Can't End Now
Chapter 10
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AN: Thanks for the reviews I own nothing hope you enjoy.
"Wait a minute, baby girl," Derek said with a smile, it had been week and half since she'd woken up in the hospital and the doctor had finally released her so she could go home.
"Derek, I am going to walk in that door and if you try and stop me I will kick your ass," Pen said.
Derek put his hands up in surrender, "I give, you can walk in the house on your own," he said.
"Thank you," Penelope said getting out of the truck, the doc had released her letting them know that the baby had to be checked on once a week, because it was still not completely out of danger, lots of bed rest, no work at all, and stress free after agreeing to the conditions he'd released Pen.
"Mom," Jessica and her siblings yelled when they saw their mom and dad coming in the door, they ran over greeting them with hugs.
"I'm so glad you're home," Ty said.
"I missed you mom," Danielle said as they all waited for their hug.
"I'm glad to be home, and I just saw you last night," Pen said, but smiled at them, "Okay now where is our blue dog at?" she asked, "Clooney," She called out.
"Nick took him outside for a walk, but…" Jess said, however not two seconds later Clooney was running in from the kitchen stopping short of jumping when Derek told him to heel.
"There's my boy," Pen said rubbing Clooney who was wagging his tail and standing on his hind legs, "Okay when did you learn to do that?" She asked.
"Probably since Dad said he can't jump on you," Ty said, "Or Uncle Nick taught him," he offered up.
Pen laughed, "Sure he didn't jump because Derek said no," she said with smile, "He didn't jump because he knows that I don't feel good," She said.
"Hey," Derek protested, "You don't know that," he said acting hurt, "Come on let's get you in the bedroom before you get too tired," he said taking the bags and walking with her to the bedroom.
"I can do that," Penelope said, but she let Derek take them knowing it would start another argument about resting and doing nothing. She just didn't know if she could do that for the next five months, three she hadn't known, one she'd been in a coma, and now she was out, and had to deal with not being able to do anything.
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Derek laid down on the bed beside his baby girl, "How you feeling?" he asked pulling her into his arms, all the wounds had healed, her ribs were sore but that was it, they'd healed up as well.
"Tired mostly, I think the ride here took it out of me," Pen said resting her head on Derek's chest, "I'm scared too, I don't know if I can stay in bed for five months, it'll be like pulling teeth without numbing them," she said with a sigh.
Derek ran his hand over her arm, giving her a kiss, he knew it was going to be hard and not just on her, "I told Mark that I wouldn't be back till after the baby is born, I think it's only right, I mean I can't concentrate on work, and know that you're here and going crazy," he said.
"No, hot stuff, you can't stay with me," Pen said, "They need you," she said.
"Nick has been there, he's helping them out, plus, I'm not going back there till I get an apology too, he risked your lives, if this baby doesn't make it, neither will our friendship," he said before looking away knowing she'd be giving him the glare, the one he hated.
"You cannot make a decision like that with our baby's life," Penelope said, "I want let you," she added, "You heard what the doc said, this baby was going to have problems from the start, even if I hadn't been in that crash," she said.
"I don't care, it made it worse, you going out like that, and like I said, if this baby makes it fine, I'll do the apology thing, and we can be friends again, but I won't lose my child because of his mistake of not listening to Rossi," Derek said, "It's final," he added, "Now why don't we get some sleep?"
"NO," Penelope yelled, "OUT, I will not have you stake your friendship to Hotch on our baby's life, and until you can stop fighting with him, you're not sleeping in here," she said, "Now go."
"Baby girl, don't do this, you know that I'm not going to change my mind, you'll be spending nights in here alone and cold, and that'll be stressful on the baby, I won't…" Derek said before she sat up.
"Leave or I will," Pen said crossing her arms.
"Penelope," he said stunned.
"Go," she said turning her head away from him.
"I'll be back in few minutes and we're going to talk, about other things, and I will not change my mind," he said before he got his shirt and left.
Penelope laid back down before she started crying, she wanted Derek, but she was mad at him too for fighting with Hotch. She turned on her side holding to his pillow as she cried, "Damn you Derek Morgan," she said, "Please, please, let our baby make it," she prayed closing her eyes, "We've lost two already, don't make this a third," she asked about to go to sleep when Derek walked back in over to the bed and kissed her.
"I love you, Penelope Morgan," he said, "I will try that's all I can promise you," he said before kissing her again.
"Damn it, why do you have to be so damn sexy?" Pen asked before pulling him down on the bed.
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Derek was sitting on the back deck with a beer trying to figure out what to do few hours later, he knew with Penelope home that Hotch would be over at the house, and since Pen wanted him there, he couldn't say anything. It was pissing him off, that Hotch thought he was off the hook, he hadn't forgiven him yet, and he was border line of punching the hell out him again.
Derek was pissed that he hadn't said word one to him, or asked him about the kids, but sure he asks Pen everything. He took a swallow of the beer before he heard a vehicle pulling up. He got up going inside the house to the kitchen looking out the window and groaned seeing Aaron coming towards the house.
He wasn't alone however, Haley and Jack were with him, so that made it somewhat okay, sure it was messed up in his logic how it made it okay, but it did somehow. Derek went to the door letting them in, but only greeted Haley and Jack.
"She's sleeping right now, and highly pissed off too, she's been yelling at Des and Nick half the day," Derek said.
"What you do to piss her off?" Haley asked.
"Nothing, I haven't done anything thank you very much, we were making out when somebody decided to walk in the room," Derek said before picking Jack up, "You want to go outside and see your cousins?" he asked.
"Yes," Jack said with smile.
"Are Nick and Desiree still here?" Haley asked.
"Yeah, they're outside too, my mom's in the room with Pen, she kicked me out again," Derek said before he took Jack outside.
"Figures," Hotch said.
"Aaron, so help me, if you start anything with Derek you'll be finding the couch as your bed tonight, and for the next week," Haley said.
"He did it, I haven't done one thing to him," Hotch said.
"No, but you did listen to Straus, pregnant or not, you knew that Derek didn't want her in the field, think about what he almost lost, not just his child, but his wife," Haley said, "Penelope means everything to him, those kids, hell even Clooney suffered," she said, "He's angry because he trusted you, and you blew that, I would took a swing at you myself if I was him, you're lucky Pen forgave you, but Derek doesn't forgive that easily," she said before going out side.
Hotch groaned before he went to the kitchen, Haley was driving home, and he needed a beer bad. He opened the fridge finding no beer or nothing, but he'd saw the beer that Derek put down. "If you're looking for the beer, it's downstairs now," Jessica said, "Dad moved it so mom wouldn't have to smell it," she said.
"Thanks," Hotch said.
"Don't thank me, I'm on dad's side, you better be glad that my mom is alive, or I'd be making you disappear," Jess said taking a bottle of water before she left.
"So all of the kids hate me," Hotch said with a groan before going to find that beer.
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Nick was sitting in the basement with Tyler and the bunny that they were going to surprise Penelope with, they just had to wait couple more days. "Hey, you come to join the part?" Nick asked seeing Hotch, "Grab a beer and join us," he offered, "Promise I won't put my fist through your face," he said.
"Thanks," Hotch said getting a beer and joining them, "What's with the hiding the bunny?" he asked.
"Dad doesn't know that we got the bunny, he said no new pets right now, but mom said she wanted a bunny," Tyler said, "So I went and found one with Uncle Nick," he said.
"Sit, I promise we won't hit you," Nick said, "You can help with the bunny," he added.
"What exactly are we supposed to do?" Hotch asked leaning against the wall watching Tyler play with the bunny.
Meanwhile upstairs Penelope was sitting on the bed, "I want Derek," she said.
"You told him you were fine," Des said.
"Well excuse me, if I want my husband," Penelope yelled, "What am I just not supposed to want anything, I mean I've been in a fucking coma for a month and now I just not supposed to want my husband?" she asked.
"I never said that," Desiree said, "I'll go get him," she said.
"NO, I need to move because I'm sick of this damn room," Pen said getting up, "I don't need baby sitters either," she replied.
"Okay, so this will be Tyler's pregnancy all over again," Fran said with a sigh, before she went and followed Pen; she didn't want Derek yelling at them.
Derek was half asleep with Jack in his lap when Penelope walked outside, "What are you doing?" he asked.
"I'm sick and tired of being babied that's what, I will not have this shit," Pen said crossing her arms.
"Woman you are barely able to walk," Derek said, "You don't have your energy back," He said before Haley took Jack so he could get up.
"I don't care, I spent a month in a coma, and now I'm just going to sit down and relax while my husband is out here?" She asked.
"You kicked me out the damn room," Derek said, "You think I wanted to leave, but you said to leave or I would be on a couch, even after we made up," he said.
"I don't care what I said, I want you," Pen said before she started crying, "I'm hormonal, I'm pregnant, and I want my husband," she yelled as the tears fell.
"Okay," Derek said pulling her into his arms, "I'll be with her if you need me," he said looking around at the team and his dad before he picked her up carrying her back to the bedroom, "Des out, I got it from here," he said.
"Thank god," Desiree said before she left the room, "Good luck bro, she's acting like when she was carrying Tyler, and put that with Danni's too," she said.
"Hey I'm right here," Penelope said.
"Yes you are, my Goddess, who cannot make her mind up," Derek said kicking off his boots before taking his shirt off, "I'm going to fix us a bath so we can relax, I think we both need it," he replied.
"Derek, I'm sorry I was a bitch just now, but I lied, I want you in here, and I don't want you to leave, or work, or do anything, I'm being selfish, but I can be right, I mean I almost died, and my mind keeps trying to process it and…"
"Motor mouth, you are fine, I get it, I remember how things are after stuff like this, it sucks that I know," Derek said, "I'll get that bath ready and then we can talk, and maybe, before somebody leaves you might can convince me to say at least I'm sorry, can't promise friends but maybe an I'm sorry for beating the hell out you," he said before giving her a kiss.
"Thanks for putting up with me," Pen said hugging him.
"Wouldn't have anybody else you are my world, and our family too," Derek said before he went to the bathroom.
Penelope laid back on the bed with a sigh, she knew that it was going to be rough, part of her was trying to push them away, wanting to deal alone the other part wanted them near, and she was scared that she'd wake up and be in the coma still.
TBC
AN: Okay I will post more Sunday, but as for Saturday I'll be working on my other story that I'll post once either BTO or this one is done.