Survival-Ch 6 D- Coping
Several weekslater Derek walks into his office and sits down, he picks up a picture of him and his baby girl and says, "hello beautiful", he then sighs as he puts the picture back down on his desk. JJ and Emily were now home from the hospital and resting, they still wouldn't be back until the end of the week which meant until they did the team would consist of him, Hotch, Dave and Reid and as their analyst Kevin Lynch.
Derek was getting ready to jump into some paperwork when his cell started beeping, he looked down and saw that they had a case in Florida and that they would be filled in on the jet. He sighed as he stood up and grabbed his go bag and headed toward the rest of the team at the elevator, Derek sighed as he stepped onto the elevator.
A few minutes later the men of the team were surprised to see Erin Strauss already on the jet and waiting on them, when they were seated she said, "I know that this is going to be hard on you". Derek said, "no offense mam but you don't have any idea how hard this is, JJ, Em and baby girl are three of the major parts of our team and without them it is like part of our heart is missing".
Strauss said, "agent Morgan", he said, "you don't know anything about how we feel about Penelope, you never have and you never will", he then got up and headed over to his seat. Hotch said, "he's". Strauss held up her hand and said, "don't worry Aaron I understand", he then turned and headed back to check on Derek.
Erin was looking at the files when her cell started beeping, she opened the message and saw that Penelope was awake and she sent a text saying that she was out with the team on a case but when the case was over she would be coming for a visit. Hotch sat down beside Derek and said, "Derek you need to try to focus on your job, I know how you feel".
He looked at Hotch and said, "I'm sorry man it's just that she rubbed me the wrong way talking about how she knows how we feel, she never has and she never will". He smiled and said, "we're all mourning her Derek and it might take some time but", Derek said, "I know Hotch, I know", he sighed and said,
"why don't you come up front so we can review the case"?, he nodded his head and stood up and headed to the front of the plane to join the rest of his team.
The case takes several days to close and Derek ends up being the one to kill the unsub, after the team finishes their paperwork Hotch says, "since it's so late Strauss wants us to stay the night and head back early in the morning". Derek sighs and says, "I need a drink or ya know 10", Dave puts his hand on Dereks shoulder and says, "come on kid I'll go with you a drink sounds good to me to".
Hotch watches as Derek and Dave head out of the police station and toward their SUV, a few minutes later they were sitting at the bar drinking and talking about Penelope. Dave watched as the younger man had drink after drink after drink and the more he drank the more he talked about his sweetness,
his goddess, his Penelope.
Dave looked up and saw a beautiful woman walking over, she put her hand on Dereks shoulder and said, "how about a dance handsome"?, he looked up at her and said, "no thanks". The woman put her hands on her hips and said, "what did you say"?, he downed another drink and said, "I said no thanks", Dave grinned as Derek looked at him and said, "I think I'm gonna head back to the hotel man".
Dave paid for the drinks and said, "hang on kid I'm coming with ya", as he passed the girl he shook his head and said, "honey you never stood a chance,
especially not tonight". The woman watched as Derek and Dave headed out of the bar, she turned and headed back over to the table full of friends that was waiting on her.
When Derek and Dave made it back to the hotel Derek stumbled into his room and locked the door and tried to toe off his shoes but fell on the foot of the bed instead. He pulled himself up farther in the bed and sighed as he pulled his shoes off and tossed them across the floor, he wanted so bad to pull his cell out and call his baby girl and hear her voice but he then realized that he would never hear her voice again, or so he thought.