I do not own criminal Minds. It's only in my mind..Sadly
Although Curly-Melinda, Topper and Rascal-Kasey are mine.
Penelope looked at Derek like he'd lost his mind. "Are you feeling alright Derek? You look a little pale to me" she said as she tried to feel his forehead to make sure he wasn't coming down with a fever.
"I've always called you hot stuff. Are you having a little problem remembering things? It's called old age Derek" she said chuckling.
"You remember me? Derek asked.
"Derek there is nothing wrong with my memory, from where I'm sitting you are the one who seems to be having a problem remembering things. Are you sure you're alright?" She asked with a frown.
Derek sat up and laughed. He laughed until he had tears rolling down his face. "Oh my god the fates wouldn't be that unkind would they?" God it was too much! The roller coaster of emotions he had face in the last 48 hours just seemed to be getting worse" he thought.
"Derek you are really starting to freak me out. Have you lost your mind?" Penelope asked him.
"Oh my mind is perfectly sound thank you very much, yours on the other hand seems to be slightly skewed" he laughed.
"Well I like that!" she huffed "you sit there laughing like a loon and then calmly tell me my mind is in need of repair, I have one word for you NUTJOB!" she said as she tried to get off the bed.
This made Derek laugh more and he tightened his arms around her to keep her with him.
"Baby girl settle down that's not what I meant, what is the last thing you remember? Derek asked her.
Penelope thought about it before answering him.
"Well I remember talking to Hotch" her eyes widened when she realized why she was talking to Hotch and quickly tried to change the subject. "What are we doing in your bed? And why do we look like a human pretzel?" she asked.
Derek let out a shout of surprised laughter and kissed the top of her head.
"Ahh baby girl you continue to surprise me" Derek said.
"Well?" she asked and lifted her eyebrow.
"Well baby girl this is going to come as a shock to you. But you talked to Hotch six months ago."
What! Penelope yelped. "What do you mean six months?"
"Two days ago Curly came to me at the BAU and asked me for help" Derek said.
"Curly? Melinda Curly? How do you know her?" Penelope asked.
"I'm trying to tell you! Stop interrupting" he told her.
"Fine" she said sitting back on the bed with a pout.
Derek smiled as he continued "As I was saying Curly came to ask for my help. Apparently you had gone underground again. And you had gotten yourself into some trouble. Apparently some guy named Topper was planning an armed robbery and you just happened to be walking passed where they were held up and they either thought you were spying or heard something you weren't supposed to. And you took a pretty bad beating."
Penelope's eyes widened at that, but Derek ignored her and continued.
"Well anyway to keep a long story short. You lost your memory and you were pretty freaked so Curly came to see me and I bought you all back here." He told her.
"Ahh my hero" Penelope said.
"Baby girl I need to talk to you about your letter" Derek said.
Penelope froze upon hearing those words; she had hoped that he wouldn't bring it up. But whatever Derek was going to say was lost when Curly and Kasey came home.
"Whiz where are you? shouted Kasey.
"God" Penelope thought it felt so strange being called that. She hadn't been called that in years.
"In here Kasey" Derek called.
Kasey bounced through the door like she had springs on the end her feet.
"Whiz we went to see an honest to god movie on the big screen and we had ice cream, popcorn and soda. When can we go again?" she asked in a rush.
"Kasey, slow down I suppose you ate so much that you're too full for pizza?" Derek asked her.
" PIZZA?" she asked with her eyes as wide as saucers. "NO I'd never be too full for pizza" she said seriously.
Derek burst into laughter and everyone joined in.
After they settled down Derek told them that Penelope had gotten her memory back. Well most of it anyway.