AN: I'm so sorry that it's been so long since my last update but I had a bit of a writer's block with this chapter. Hopefully you all like how this turned out. PLZ R&R!

Disclaimer: See first chapter.

Chapter 10

"We have news," Hotch told Derek and Penelope as he and Rossi sat down in a couple chairs by the hospital bed.

"What's going on?" Penelope held Jamie on her lap.

"So the reason why the attack happened on you last night was because there was supposed to be a shipment of illegal firearms and drugs come into Luis Santival's warehouse." Hotch said. "They planned the attack so that there wouldn't be any agents available to raid the warehouse. They thought they had it all planned out."

"What do you mean they thought they had it all planned out?" Derek asked.

"Paul's colleagues were contacted by one of their undercover's. So while we were all heading towards the safehouse last night, the US Marshals were raiding the warehouse."

"So the warehouse was raided," Penelope sighed. "Will it really make much of a difference? Doesn't he have operations all over the district?"

"That's the thing," Rossi spoke up. "Ever since you witnessed what you did, they have been working to take down all of his operations."

"How?"

"By arresting his known associates for unrelated crimes," Hotch told them. "And while they had them in custody, they tried to break them. They found out some interesting information when they did."

"Seems that all of his associates were working for Luis under durress," Rossi told them. "If they didn't comply with his terms, he threatened to hurt their families."

"So where does that leave us?" Morgan asked

"Well unless Paul can crack Stella and her husband-"

"Hasn't he told her that he's her cousin?" Penelope interrupted. "Wouldn't that be his in? The way to break through to her?"

"I do believe he's doing that now," Rossi told them.

"Why don't we order some pizza?" Derek looked at Penelope. "While we wait to hear any news on them."

"Pizza sounds great," Penelope smiled.

"I'll call it in," Hotch took out his phone.

"I'll call the others and tell them to come back," Derek smiled at her.

"How are you doing Kitten?" Dave sat beside her as Hotch and Derek stepped out into the hall to make their phone calls.

"I'm ok,"

"But?"

"I'm just waiting to wake up," Penelope looked at him. "I'm so happy to be out in the open, but I can't stop thinking that I'm going to wake up and I'll still be in hiding."

"Well I can assure you that all this is real," Rossi told her as Hotch and Derek came back into the room.

"Will and JJ are going to pick up the pizzas and bring them down," Hotch told them. "And the others are on their way back."

"Ma and Des and Sarah were in the middle of something," Derek told her. "But they are on their way here."

"What were they in the middle of?" Penelope asked

"That is a surprise, Baby Girl." Derek smiled at her.

"You're planning something," Penelope eyed him.

"Maybe," he brought the back pack of Jamie's things over and gave him his cup filled with juice. "But you know that since his birthday is coming up, my mom will want to have a big blow-out."

"That's all right," Penelope smiled. "After spending almost the first year of his life in hiding, he needs to start having a normal life like other kids."

"And having over-the-top celebrations will now be normal for him." Derek added.

Paul pulled out the manila envelope before bracing himself to go into his cousin's hospital room. He took a deep breath and pushed the door open; he spotted the hospital bed where Stella was handcuffed. Her husband Steven was down the hall; they all agreed that they should keep them separated for the time being.

"I need to ask her some more questions," Paul told the armed guards standing in the room. "We'll be fine."

"We have nothing more to say officer," Stella glared at him as the officers went out into the hallway.

"First you know I'm a US Marshall," Paul told her. "Second I need you to look at something."

"What, more crime scene photos?" she mumbled. "If the other officers couldn't break me, what makes you think that you'll be able to?"

"It's not a crime scene photo," Paul placed the photo down in front of her. "Have you seen that picture before?"

"How did you get this?" she spotted the image of a teemager and a toddler posing together as they sat on a leather couch.

"So you recognize this?"

"It's a picture of me and my cousin before he ran away from our house. His body was found a few months later. In the woods-his body was so mangled from a bear attack that we had to identify him with dental records."

"The body that they found wasn't your cousins. They just needed you to believe that it was. Your cousin is still alive."

"How could you possibly know that?"

"Because I'm your cousin. I'm Paul."

"Pizza has arrived!" Will announced as he entered Penelope's room, followed by JJ and Henry. "Everyone arrived just as we did. They're all on their way in."

"Aunt Pen, we got you pizza!" Henry went to her bed.

"Thank you," she smiled at him.

"I'm glad you're all right Penelope," Will handed her a plate. "I knew something happened when you just stopped showing up. I just never imagined that you were going through what you were going through. We all missed you, and I'm just glad that Henry has his Aunt Pen back."

"We're all happy about that," Derek picked up Jamie so that Penelope could eat.

"So this is where the party is at," Desiree came in with the rest of the group.

"Come on in," Derek smiled at his mom and sisters. "Grab a slice or two. I think they ordered way too much."

"For this group, not a chance." Sarah smiled.

"Pizza!" Jazzlynn ran to the nearest pizza box and grabbed a slice.

"At least take a plate!" Tim commanded his daughter.

"Now where is the fun in that?" Penelope smiled at her brother.

"Not helping," Tim gave her a look.

"She looks happy," Rossi stated as he sat beside Hotch and observed the chaos across the room.

"It's more than that," Hotch commented.

"She's at peace," Reid told them as he joined them. "She's with her family now. All of her family. Something she's wanted to do since she left."

"He's right," Rossi nodded. "Now to just get her back to all of her old ways. Her job mainly. I've missed calling her for help and hearing all her different greetings when she answered."

"I'm working on that," Hotch told them.

Derek claimed the spot next to Penelope on the bed after his mom took Jamie from him and refused to relinquish him. He wrapped his arms around her and gave her a gentle kiss on the lips. She smiled up at him as she looked around the room at all her family and friends in one place.

"I'm happy," she stated.

"Good," he smiled at her.

"But I'd be even happier if we could get out of here."

"Tomorrow, Baby Girl." He assured her. "Then all three of us can start our lives together."

"Is that when I'll get my surprise?"

"I don't know what you're talking about," he stated as Emily came over to them.

"I'm not sure if this will upset you," she looked at Derek. "But try not to go all Big Brothery about it. It's completely innocent."

"What are you talking about?" Derek asked and she gestured behind her to where Desiree was sitting very close to Reid and they were having an intense discussion.

"Don't do anything," Penelope warned him. "See the looks on their faces? That is them happy to be around each other."

"You know a few days ago I probably would've physically removed him from the room and banned him from direct contact with her," Derek told them.

"And now?" Penelope looked at him.

"Now I know how fast things can change," he held Penelope tighter. "Some things aren't even worth getting upset about."

"Aww, Morgan's all grown up." Emily smiled at him.

"That being said, I'm still going to keep a close eye on them."

"Let them have their moment now," Penelope stopped him from getting up and sitting near the couple.

"Dada!" they heard a loud voice and smiled as Fran brought Jamie over to them.

"Hey buddy," Derek took him.

"You are so good with him," Fran smiled at her son.

"He makes it easy,"

"Not to bring everyone down," Penelope started. "But do you think everything is going all right with Paul and the interrogation?"

"I'm sure it's going fine, Sweetness." Derek told her.

"What did you just say?" Stella looked back at Paul.

"My name is Paul Samuels, but my birth name was Paul Santival. My parents were Sheila and Tomas Santival. My dad helped my Uncle Luis run the imported coffee business, but that was just a front for their criminal organization. My dad tried to get out of the business to try to keep me safe, but he and my mom died in a car accident before he could. I had nowhere else to go so I moved in with my Uncle Luis and his family. When I was twelve, my cousin Stella was born. She was a total princess; if she wasn't wearing some kind of frilly dress or tutu she was very unhappy."

"Prove it," Stella stated. "Anyone could find that out on their own."

"Since DNA would take too long," Paul took off his jacket and showed her a scar on his forearm. "You may have been a girly girl, but you could still mix it up with the boys. This happened when we were running through the house and we collided with the china cabinet in the foyer."

"P-Paul?" Stella burst into tears. "It's really you?"

"It's really me," Paul sat in the chair closest to the bed. "Now why don't you tell me why you're doing your father's dirty work."

"He-He has m-my son," Stella revealed and the flood gates released as she revealed everything that she was made to do for her father.

AN: So what'd you all think? I hope you liked it. On a side note, I did start working on another story while I was suffering through my writer's block. It's going to be a Crossover with another show that I used to watch. I'm not going to start posting it until I've finished this story though. Anyway, PLZ R&R!