Disclaimer: I don't own a thing! *sobs*
A/N:New tissue supply in stock!
Rating boosts a little... or well a lot! M rated but for the tiniest moment!
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"We're going," Penelope said as she paced the length of her living room, only Kevin and Derek were here so far, "I mean, we're really going."
"Yeah we are." Derek told her casually, he put his head on the back of the couch watching her rush around, "Come and sit down, Baby."
"We're leaving for a flight in 20 minutes, I don't know if I've got everything." She put her hands to her head in frustration and stopped dead, both men immediately turning to look at her fully, "What if they don't care?"
She felt her heart race.
"What if I died to them a long time ago?" She asked them in a frenzy, "This is selfish of me, I'm just going to be imposing on their lives, it's been too long, we should cancel."
Derek was up and over with her in a flash, his hands on her arms, steadying her completely, "It's going to be okay, you deserve to fix this, you deserve to let them in on why you felt it better to leave than stay, you deserve the closure."
Penelope bit her trembling lip, "it might be what I want, but it might not be what they want."
"Well, we'll deal with that after we get there... you might think differently after we've done something a little exhilarating."
Penelope's eyes widened.
"And before you ask, no, you don't get to know." He kissed her on the lips then, "I think we better get the bags together, because we have a little holiday."
Penelope looked at Kevin, narrowing her eyes for answers.
He put his hands in the air, "oh no! I'm not telling you either!"
"This isn't exactly fair on me; I mean I should be in on this." Penelope tried, she wasn't going to guilt trip them, that was trashy and nasty and wasn't something she'd dare to do, "I should know, to okay these things."
"Oh no! You'll know soon enough, let's just get us to California first." Derek said as he carried his and her cases and put with Kevin's. "Now Kevin, my man, when are the others getting here?"
Kevin looked at his watch.
"Wait! Others?" Penelope asked confused, "who else is there exactly?" She asked hastily, "I thought it was just us three and Krysta?"
The two men smirked as the knock rang out and Derek opened it for the team to flood in.
Penelope felt herself welling up; they were all there with their cases, comfortable travelling clothes on, smiles on their faces to see her. She couldn't stop the tears, but she tried her hardest, she just wiped her face clean and took a deep breath.
"Guys..." She warned them, "what is this?"
"It's called a holiday," Rossi pointed out, "a big group holiday."
Hotch nodded as Jack kept close to his side, "We decided, we have some time off, so let's do a family vacation to California, and we're gonna make it a good one."
The honk of a cab came and Penelope laughed in disbelief, the tears streaming, and all she had to worrying about then was Derek taking her hand and leading her down to the cabs that were waiting.
They'd planned it all.
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Hours later, as they walked up to the desk in the hotel, Penelope stood and leaned against Derek, their hands entwined, her energy levels completely depleted.
"We're getting you up, and you can sleep for a bit, we need you on top form tomorrow." Derek told her as Hotch and Rossi dealt with the rooms and keys. "You got a headache?"
Penelope pushed off him, "a little one, that cute, screaming toddler didn't help in the slightest," she forced a smile as she remained calm, trying not to worry them.
She should've known better.
"Right Morgan and Garcia together, Penelope you are sleeping off the tablets you're going to be taking." Hotch passed over the key card to Derek, "get her up; we've got it sorted here."
"Hang on, shouldn't we change it a little, I mean who's Em gonna get?" Penelope asked holding them up.
"Me!" Came a new voice and Penelope spun around to see JJ coming towards them, "told you I'd get here in time for you to check in." JJ breezed with a smile and immediately took Penelope into a strong hug, "Henry and Will are coming tomorrow for a night and then he's taking the little terror off to New Orleans while I spend some time with my favourite red head."
Penelope clung on tightly, "Thank you."
"No thanks needed Pen, now you look like a bed is all you need, and you're gonna need your energy..."
"For tomorrow," Penelope finished, "I don't like this being kept out of the loop malarkey."
"We'll if you go to bed, you won't need to worry about it." JJ told her with a smile, and then looked passed her and at Derek, "get this girl to bed."
"Count it as done," Derek said stepping in, "Now Goddess, it's either you walk or I carry." Derek offered the option to her.
"I can walk thank you very much, my Chocolate hunk of burning love." And so she did, picking up her small carry on case as she went.
Penelope swagger fully intact.
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"Dress in this," Derek told her the following morning, they'd eaten and gone to get ready and Derek was all about the orders.
"Wanna dress me in it yourself?" Penelope asked as she sat down on the edge of the bed, "I mean, I just need a little help."
"You're a tease," he told her as he stepped forward, throwing the clothes on the bed, "a sexy tease at that." He then pushed her down, leaning over her to kiss her fully, his hands running her body.
Both completely forgetting about Penelope's sealed fate, and both giving into the temptation that had been kept at arm's length.
Derek knew that Hotch would be knocking soon so he made fluid work to undress her, while letting her undress him, he then let his hands run the courses of her body, seducing her further to his want, getting her ready for him.
He didn't even wait, he felt instantly that she wanted him, and the way her hands ran over his body, leaving marks as she pulled him closer to her he knew she didn't want him to wait.
They both missed the knock and then Derek had to muffle Penelope's moans with a kiss, taking her orgasm with his and quietening it as much as possible.
He felt the adrenaline rush as he felt the release and he kissed her more delicately as she finished.
"God you're beautiful," he told her as he longed I do it again, "I love you so much, Pen, and I've been waiting years for that."
"Let me come down from heaven," she grinned at him, her eyes completely filled with ease. It was the first time he'd seen that since the doctor's new, "thank you," she said and pulled him down to kiss him herself, before letting him pull out fully and grab their clothes.
"We're almost ready!" He called out and Penelope felt naughty, that he'd actually managed to make her come with their boss just outside the door. "Meet you downstairs!"
"No more than 5 minutes you two!" Hotch called out, the sound slightly cut off from the door, but none the less clear. He knew full well what they had been doing.
"We better get dressed," Penelope said snappishly, the harsh reality slipping in, she gathered her clothes, covering herself, trying to avert her eye contact away from Derek.
"Pen..." He called as she went for the bathroom.
"I'll be done soon."
He ran over and stopped the door shutting, "na uh, you don't get to let me do that then go and hide away."
"You were just doing that because of the situation, I'm thankful for that, but let's not drag it out anymore."
He pulled her out, leaving her fully exposed, "I didn't just do that because you're the dying girl, that hadn't even entered my head until now, I did it because I'm in love with you, and I will make you feel like that until the very last chance." He then ran his hand through her hair and tilted her head to kiss her again, "You need to realise that you're Penelope first, always, and then you're the dying girl last."
Penelope smiled at that, "we better get ready before I make you take me on that bed again."
"Later, we have an adventure to go for."
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Penelope looked up and her eyes widened, "we're doing what exactly?" She asked as she gulped deeply, "Because if it's climbing that, I withdraw."
"Ah, you can't baby, we're all going and then we're all coming back down again."
"You mean that's it?" She asked him sarcastically, "It's a blooming bridge, Hot Stuff! One that's above a busy road and oh yeah, a river!"
"It's exhilarating," Kevin commented and smiled at her daringly, "you're doing it."
"But why this?" She asked as she pointed up again at the Golden Gate Bridge.
"Because we wanted you to feel alive."
"Oh! I feel that alright!" She said and Derek quietened her with a look, making her want to laugh out, "I mean," She fought herself for words but with their watching eyes, she caved pretty easily, "you're lucky I'm easy."
Derek laughed that time, especially at what they had just gotten up to.
They all looked at her confused and she just threw her hands up in the air, "Where do we begin?"
"Right this way Ma'am," a young looking man said as Penelope followed she took Derek's hand in hers and dragged him with her.
"You're going up front." She warned him, "I'll make it worth your weight in gold later."
Derek listened and obeyed her wishes, allowing her to go between him and Hotch, Jack sticking on the bottom with Reid.
Penelope didn't even know this was possible to do, but the higher she went, the more exhilarated she felt herself become. She was a little shaky at the sheer height they were getting to, but when she looked up, she was confronted with Derek's perfect ass, and that made her view all the more exhilarating.
She'd never seen a man with a more perfect ass than Derek. Just perfect to pinch, or grab or even grope.
When they reached the top, they all spread out on the landing that was there and looked out, Penelope stood alone for a moment, gathering her thoughts and felt herself come to terms slightly with her impending death, something she never thought would happen.
Derek went up behind her, wrapping his arms around her, "what you thinking about, Baby?"
"How I'm not going to be scared," she told him and put her hands to his arms, keeping them from falling away with her words, "it's just my time, I can't fight this, however much I want to, I have to accept this, and I just need you to be okay with it."
She felt his chest constrict in a tight gasp of air.
"I know it's a lot, but I can't go knowing that you never faced this, I need you to realise that life is really too short. After this, I hope you just realise that you need to grasp the moment with both hands and take it as though you were going to lose it tomorrow. Can you do that for me, Handsome?"
"I can try," he told her as he brought his lips to her ear, "marry me, Baby Girl?"
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A/N:Expecting that?
