Chapter Ten

"I can't sleep," she whined for the third time, while Morgan was away on the first case after they had gotten married.

"Did you have a hot decaf tea or something?" Morgan asked her, over the phone.

"I'm lonely," she admitted.

"Hug a pillow," he joked.

"It's not the same."

"Put my shirt on it and curl up and go to sleep."

She did what he asked and within minutes he could hear her sleeping and he hung up. Morgan put his phone on the table, his screen saver lighting up showing a photo of the sonogram.

"Is everything alright?" Emily looked at him.

"Yeah she is just having a little separation issues."

"Is this a first?"

"No its been like this since we moved in together."

"Maybe talk to JJ," she said. "Maybe it is hormones?"

"Yeah, maybe I will," he said. "I just worry about her and the babies. They are my world."

"No one would blame you for caring, Derek. Just let yourself be happy."

"Thanks, Em." He smiled.

"You know, it's kind of amazing to see you like this, Derek." Emily smiled.

"Like what?"

"In love. You are there for her in a flash. You always have been and you love doing it. It's very sweet and I like seeing that in you cause I know that she is the same way."

"You have no idea how happy she makes me. I could not imagine a life without her."

"We don't want to lose either of you. I enjoy my family."

"We are a tight knit bunch, aren't we? Now lets go get this unsub so I can get home to my babies."

Morgan dove into trying to solve the case. The next day at work Garcia went in with her purse and looked tired and weak. At the end of the day, she happened to pass by Strauss, who scoffed. Strauss didn't know that Garcia knew about her sleeping with the janitor.

"How you feeling, Penelope?"

"Oh you know." She shrugged.

"What your man is no longer here to take care of you? What a shame."

What a bitch! Penelope thought. She opened the phone to call Morgan."I miss you, sug."

"I miss you, too."

"I'm heading home. Call me in about 30 minutes, love."

A hour passed and Morgan called Garcia. "Hey, baby girl, we just landed. I will meet you at the elevator in a couple minutes." You could hear the excitement in his voice.

"Okay, sug." She hung up and jumped in her office with joy. A few minutes later the elevator door opened and the team started to file off looking tired and worn out. Morgan was one of the second to last off. His face lit up when he spotted her. She ran into his arms and he wrapped his arms around her as he kissed her.

"I missed you so much." She kissed him again.

"Grab your purse. Let's go home."

"I got paperwork."

"Not now. Lets just go home. Hotch cleared it."

Morgan, not caring what people thought, scooped her up and got her purse and his bag. He carried her downstairs, not caring if people were looking. He put her in their car.

He told her "I will cook us a nice meal tonight and we can just relax."

"Oh I am loving the sound of that." She smiled, kissing him again. She loved being in his arms and him protecting her.

"Derek, I made a doctor's appointment tomorrow."

"I would love nothing but to go. I want to be at all the appointments for all our kids."

"Wow, you got it all figured out, don't you, handsome?"

"Well I figure since I got the perfect girl that I can't help but want as many babies as possible."

Penelope smiled, "I am one VERY lucky woman."

"That you are, princess. Just like I am one very lucky man."

All she could do was smile as he pulled up into their driveway. She opened the door to get out and he stopped her, smiling. He went around to the passenger side and picked her back up then carried her into the house with her bags slung across his shoulder.

"You know, there will be a time when you can't carry me, handsome."

"Says who?" he retorted.

"When these lil beans get bigger so will I. I'll be the size of a moose."

"Then you will be my sexy moose," he said kissing her.

All she could do was smile at him.

Derek said "I love you and I am going to enjoy watching you and our little ones grow. " He kissed her again as he sat her down on the couch and went up the stairs to their bedroom setting down the bags. Then came back down taking two steps at a time with her warm blanket in hand. "Here, sit here and relax I will go start supper."

He put the blanket on her.

"I like this, don't get me wrong, but I am not dead." She yawned.

"You need to rest so that you can be healthy and not hurt our beautiful babies."

"You make me fall more and more in love with you." She smiled.

He made a face as he went into the kitchen and started supper. She turned on the tv and slowly passed out. He came back in, smiling, scooping her up and carried her up to the bed and tucked her in. In his pocket his phone vibrated. He checked the caller id then answered it.

"Hey, Mom."

"Hey, son, how are things."

"They are fine, mom. How are things there?"

"Great. How is Penelope?"

"She is doing just fine- sleeping actually."

"Send her my love."

"I will. We actually have some news for you. We found out we are having twins."

She gasped. "You're what?"

"We are having twins. She is about nine weeks along. We, as you know, got married on the team trip."

"When did you guys find out?"

"While we were on the trip. I just didn't want to overwhelm you with news."

"Derek, this is the only time I would love being overwhelmed. I am so happy, baby boy."

"I knew you would be, Momma."

"I got my baby boy married and having babies all at the same time."

"Kinda looks that way, Mom."

"How do you feel about this?"

"Scared, happy, a whole bunch of other feelings I can't put words to..."

"I'm happy for you."

"I'm happy too."

"You sound it, son."

"Thank you, Mom. Hey, I will send you a photo of the ultrasound," he said sounding like a little kid.

"Okay, I look forward to it. Hey, I am going to let you go. Your sisters and I are meeting up for a girls night later. I will tell them the news."

"Thanks, mom. I love you."

"Love you too, baby boy."

Morgan hung up and sent her the photo through a text message then went back to eating his supper and watching tv.

Garcia padded to the living room. "How long have I been sleeping?"

"A little while. Why?"

"I woke up lonely." She pouted.

"Oh, we can't have that," he said, patting the spot on the sofa beside him.

She snuggled in beside his chest. "I love you."

"I love you too, baby, and mom sends her love too."

"You told your mom?"

"I did. She is ecstatic."

"I bet," she said, laying her head back on his shoulder.

"I made both of us dinner." He motioned to the plate of food on the coffee table.

"Thank you, baby," Garcia said, lifting her head up and getting the plate of food.

"I will go get you some chocolate milk." Morgan smiled, standing up and going to the kitchen.

Garcia loved all this babying. He had always been this way towards her. It had just increased since they moved in with each other and a little more since she found out she was expecting. They engaged in pleasant conversation, talking about work, friends, babies.

"We need a nursery big enough for two," Garcia admitted

"We will get there, don't worry. We got some time yet."

"I know but I don't know how good I will feel."

"You don't expect me to let you help do renovations, do you?"

She laughed. "Can I at least shop?"

"I will let you do that. It's my least favorite part."

"Let's not settle on any colors or anything until we find out the genders?"

"That's not a bad idea. We have the spare bedroom that we can use for these two but if we slip up and have another quickly after the twins then we can break down and buy a new house?"

"Now I like the way you think, sug." She kisses him.

"But please do me a favor and let me help decorate the room and put it together and plan out everything with you?"

"Of course, you are as much a part of this as me. I want you to be making as many decisions as I do."

"Why didn't we do this sooner?" He kissed her forehead.

"I am not sure the timing was right before. By the time we realized it we had been with other people and failed so we knew what we wanted. That and the fact that we were best friends made it oh so easy of a decision to make."

"There is no one else in this world I would want to share my bed, my house and my life with."

The sincerity in his voice made her cry. "Sorry, hormones." She smiled.

"That's ok, baby," he soothed her. He kissed her forehead again.

"How did I get so lucky?" Garcia wondered.

"I ask myself that daily. I am just glad I finally got my wish."

"Which was?"

"To make you mine, Penelope"