Without A Trace-Ch 10
Everybody stayed for a couple of hours before they started heading out, Penelope said, "what are we going to do about Keisha"?, Derek said, "she's going to go stay with Reid and JJ tonight and we're going to pick her up tomorrow on the way back to our place". She looked down at Keisha and said,
"are you okay with going to spend the night with uncle Reid and auntie JJ"?, she nodded her head and said, "uh huh dey hab a widdle boy momma and he is fwee yews old".
Penelope looked at JJ and said, "oh my god Jayje I didn't know", JJ said, "his name is Henry and when you get home and get settled in we will bring him over so that he can meet his godmother". She said, "you you you mean me"?, JJ put her hand in Penelopes and said, "of course I mean you, that is if you want to".
She said, "of course I want to", she looked up at Derek and said, "does anybody else have babies"?, he said, "Hotch and Em have a little boy and he is about Keishas age and his name is Jack". Tears flooded down her face and said, "I've missed so much, Carl and Scott have taken so much from me that I will never be able to get back".
JJ wiped away the tears and said, "how about when you get home and get settled we bring everybody over so you can get to meet them"?, she nodded her head and said, "I like that idea". Penelope hugged Keisha and said, "mommy loves you sooooo much", the little girl giggled and said, "I lub you to momma".
Penelope tapped the end of her nose and said, "you be a good girl tonight okay and momma and daddy will see you in the morning"?, she nodded her head and said, "me be good, me pomise". Derek leaned down and kissed the little girl on the top of the head and said, "daddy loves you princess", she grinned and said, "me lub you to daddy".
Reid picked Keisha up and said, "how about after dinner and a bath and before bed you can call mommy and daddy and talk to them, would you like to do that"?, she nodded her head and said, "peaseeeee". He grinned and said, "consider it done", she clapped her hands and said, "yayyyyyyy", Reid said, "we'll take good care of her Garcia I promise".
She smiled at Reid and said, "I never doubted it Spencer it's just that I haven't been away from her before and I'm worried that she will be afraid without me". He said, "we'll keep her busy and anytime you want to talk to her tonight just call okay"?, she wiped away a stray tear and said, "thanks Reid I will".
Penelope and Derek watched as JJ, Reid and Keisha headed toward the door, they stopped and Keisha waved and said, "bye byeeee", they both smiled at her and waved and said, "bye bye sweetie". After they disappeared at the end of the hall Derek sat down on the bed beside her and said, "is it alright that I stay here with you tonight"?, she nervously nodded her head and said, "y y yes".
He said, "I never gave up on you baby girl, never stopped looking", she took a deep breath and said, "and I never gave up hope that I would find you all again". He accidently brushed against her arm and she jumped and he said, "I'm sorry baby, so so sorry", she said, "it isn't your fault Derek, not your fault at all".
He got up and moved to the chair beside her bed and said, "I need you to know that I am here for you and anytime you want to talk just know that I am here ready to listen". She looked down at her lap and said, "thank you", he said, "baby you never ever have to thank me for anything, not ever", she looked up at him and said, "I thought about you all the time while I was away".
She swallowed hard and said, "I kept hoping that you would kick down the door at any time and save me, save us but it never happened, you never came,
nobody ever came". He said, "if I would have known where you were I would have come and got you, please believe that", she said, "I do Derek, I do believe that".
He said, "how long have you been here in California"?, she shrugged and said, "a few months I guess, we never stayed anywhere longer than a few months because Carl was afraid that someone would find us". She laid her head back against the pillow and said, "the things I went through Derek, those things are things that nobody should ever have to go through, not ever".
He nodded his head and said, "I agree sweetness, I agree", she said, "they didn't realize I was pregnant until I was about 5 months along, I didn't show a lot until then". He said, "what happened before they realized you were pregnant"?, she rubbed her wrists and said, "they would tie my wrists or strap me down to a bed and rape me several times a day".
He said, "ohhhh baby girl I'm so sorry", she said, "no matter where we would go they would fix up a room called the play room and they would take turns taking me to that room where we would stay for hours at a time". She said, "but after they realized I was pregnant there was no sex, well no rough sex because they didn't want to hurt the baby".
Derek said, "I promise you they will pay for what they've done to you and Keisha", she said, "ohhhhh they never touched her, not ever, but after about a year Carl gave me to Scott and he didn't waste any time in trying to get me pregnant and it took well until 7 months ago before he was able to do it".
She bit down on her bottom lip and said, "I was hoping that he wouldn't ever be able to get me pregnant but then sure enough the morning sickness started and all my hopes were dashed". She looked up at Derek and said, "was it wrong of me to hope that I wouldn't have another baby, not like that Derek, not that way".
He said, "no sweetness it wasn't wrong, not wrong at all", he said, "maybe you need to try to sleep, I promise I will be here when you wake up", she said, "I'm afraid Derek, I'm afraid of what I'll see when I close my eyes". He said, "I'll be right here sweetness, right here by your side", she took a deep breath and closed her eyes.
Derek watched her sleep restlessly for over an hour before she woke up screaming, the doctor and several nurses ran into the room and Mia said, "Penelope I'm going to give you something to calm you down, this stress isn't good for the baby". Derek watched helplessly from the door as the medication finally started kicking in and she closed her eyes as she drifted off.
He ran his hand over his head and said, "you'll pay for everything you've put her through, I promise you that", the doctor walked out into the hall and put her hand on his shoulder and said, "she should sleep for a while, rest is what she needs the most right now". He nodded his head and said, "all I want to do is hold her in my arms and tell her everything is going to be alright but I can't, I can't touch her".
Mia said, "just give her a little time, she will let you know when she's ready", he said, "I'll wait forever if that's what it takes, she nodded her head and said, "if either of you need anything please let the nurses know". He said, "we will Mia, thanks", she smiled and said, "you're welcome as she walked out of the room.
Meanwhile Carl and Scott were making their way into the hospital, Scott said, "we've got to find her, we've just got to", Carl smiled and said, "let me try something". He walked over to the desk and the nurse smiled and said, "can I help you sir"?, he said, "yes mam, I'm looking for my daughter in law Penelope Garcia, can you tell me which room she's in"?, she looked at the room assignments and said, "she's in room 500 sir and right now your son is with her".
Carl smiled and said, "thank you so much, you've been very helpful", the nurse smiled and said, "anytime sir", he said, "I was wondering if you could give him a message for me"?, she handed him some paper and a pen and said, "I will make sure he gets the message". Carl wrote on the paper and then folded it and said, "thank you".
The nurse said, "I'll take it to him right now", Derek was sitting deep in thought as he watched Penelope sleep and he was pulled from his thoughts when he heard a knock at the door. Derek looked up and she said, "sorry to bother you sir but are you Derek Morgan"?, he said, "yes that's me, is there something wrong"?, she said, "oh no sir I have a message for you".
She handed him the message and he said, "who's this from"?, she said, "it's from your father", Derek then watched as the nurse walked out into the hall. He opened the note and his heart started beating faster and faster as he read, "WE'RE WATCHING HER DEREK AND WE WILL GET HER BACK", he pulled out his cell and dialed a number.
After a few rings he heard, "Hotchner", Derek said, "Hotch they've found her, Carl and Scott have found her"