Where is my family
DEREK
I don't know but this morning, felt so right, it felt so complete. Waking up with Pen, snuggled into my side almost made me forget about the problems that Chicago waited for me. We woke up this morning, took a quick shower and headed out the door, we stopped in the drive thru for breakfast, and now we sat in the airport waiting on our flight, we were a few minutes too early.
"Hey hot stuff, not trying to stir any anger up in you, but what are you planning to do if you see Michael"
"Baby Girl, there is no if, so when I see him, I'm going to talk to him man to man, and if the son of a bitch get a few bruises in the process so be it"
"As long as you don't get into any trouble"
"I will try not to, but I need to call Dessi and see if they know anything"
"Go ahead hot stuff"
I pulled out my phone and dial Dessi, after a couple of rings she picked up
"Hello"
"Dessi how's everyone"
"They were doing good until, we went to the cafeteria and Michael's dumb ass was there and he begged Sarah to talk to him so they stepped outside, and when she came back in she had another bruise on her face, what I don't understand is why her stupid ass won't call the freaking police"
"Dessi, who knows why Sarah isn't calling the police but I will handle it when I get there, but how's mom"
"well she was awake when we brought her yesterday, but she has slipped into a coma, the doctor got her hooked up to all these machines, Derek I hate seeing her like this, and it's all Sarah's fault" she began to cry and sniffle.
"Listen Dessi, this isn't her fault, Michael is all to blame for this, do not blame this on Sarah"
"But Derek, mom told her when she first brought him home, that he wasn't good enough for her, she said that it was something about him that made her uncomfortable, and all her ass could say was that Mom needed to stay out her business, so see it's all her fault"
Just then they called our flights, over the intercom
"listen Dessi they just called our flights, I got to go"
"Ok Derek"
I holstered my phone back into its clip, I let out a deep breath and I ran my hands over my head in a frustrated gesture.
Pen began to stroke my arm which immediately calmed me, "come on handsome let's go, and you can fill me in on the plane"
We made it through bagged, and now we were finally situated in our seats. Pen made herself comfy, she rested her on head on my shoulder. "Talk to me hot stuff"
"Pen, my whole family is breaking apart because of this ass hole, he showed up at the hospital and he hit Sarah again, I just don't understand why she's not calling the police. And Dessi isn't talking to her she's blaming her for everything, I don't know what I'm supposed to do"
"want me to tell what you're supposed to do, you are supposed to go there be there for them, let them deal with this their own way, but at the same time show them who fault this really is, because I'm pretty sure Sarah thinks this is all her fault too, so you go be the brother that they need"
"Thanks baby, I love you"
"Love you too handsome"
"Get some sleep, we have a couple of hours before we reach Chicago"
"Yes sir, Mr. Hot Stuff Sir"
I laughed leave it up to pen to make me laugh at a time like this. I rested my head on top of hers, and we both slept the entire way to Chicago. I woke a few minutes before Pen, so I called ahead to the car rental place so they could have us a car waiting. We finally landed, and headed towards the car, and headed towards the hospital. We walked in and went to the front desk.
"um I'm looking for a Fran Morgan room"
"Sorry sir, but only family is allowed up there at this time" the nurse said
"I'm her son, do I need to show I. D. Or something"
"Give me a minute to call up to see, if they are expecting you"
I gave her a look, of confusion and anger, this nurse was really beginning to piss me off. I reached into my back pocket and pulled out my credentials.
"Listen lady, this FBI Agent Derek Morgan, now tell him the damn room number, before I really get angry, and if you don't want to tell him, I'm pretty sure I have ways of figuring it out." Pen said as she tried her best to get into the lady face. I grabbed her wrist and pulled her behind me.
"And miss who might you be" the nurse asked her.
"Well I might be. Penelope Garcia, FBI Technical Analyst"
I couldn't help but to chuckle when she said that, and that only made the nurse angrier.
"And are you family" she asked
"Yes she my fiancé, room number now please"
"306, just show the guards your badges"
"Thanks"
Me and Pen headed to the elevator, and to the 3rd floor. We walked down the hallway till we found the room. I tapped on the door and we went in.
"Derek!" Dessi said as she jumped out of her seat to hug me.
"Hey Dessi, look I brought a surprise"
"ooooh hey pen, I miss you" she said as she hugged pen. "I've missed you too Dessi"
I looked around and noticed Sarah standing by the window, looking out of it, I walked over to her.
"Hey, you" I said as I nudged her.
"Hey, D, hi pen good to see you"
I looked over to my mom, it hurt me so bad to see her like this. I walked over to the bed, leaned down and kissed her cheek, I spoke to her
"hey mom, I know you hear me, just wanted to let to you know that your baby boy is here, and I brought along Pen, you gotta wake up for us ok"
I went and stood by Pen. I looked at both of my sisters, I've never seen them so distant.
"Sarah did you do something about that bruise, did you put ice on it are something" I asked her
"No, Derek I deserve this I'm not going to put ice on it or get it checked out" she said as the tears began to fall.
"Sarah you don't, deserve this, you thought this would be a happy moment for you guys, you couldn't have known"
"No Derek, don't baby her, she knows this is her fault, mom told her she didn't feel comfortable around him she should've took that and said ok if my mother doesn't like him, he's not for me" Desiree said
"Dessi, you can't base the person you date off your parents, it isn't always about pleasing your parents" I told her.
"You know something Desiree, I'm tired of your shit, you're always trying to play the innocent sweet child, but you are one to talk, your no different than me, instead you know that mom isn't going to like the guts you date, so you don't bring them home, you hide them" Sarah said
"Sarah, you're tired of my shit, my shit shouldn't even have anything to do with you, Sarah, I don't come to you for nothing, and my shit wouldn't bother you, if you just mind your own damn business." Desiree said
"Ok guys listen, do you realize how stupid and ridiculous you both sound right now, you are sisters, you shouldn't be arguing right now, mom would be so pissed, and you guys know it, and Sarah she would be so upset to know that you are blaming your self for this, and Dessi she would be pissed if she knew, that you were blaming her, what we need to be doing right now is making sure that mom is going to get better and make sure that Sarah and the baby is well protected and with me way in Quantico, Dessi you're going to have to be there"
"Oh no Derek I'm not keeping this baby, I'm having an abortion or something, and I'm not raising a kid as a single parent" Sarah said as she continued to cry.
"See Derek, her ass is being selfish, she's not thinking. She's act she's the only person to be a single mother, hell mom did it, she's not even thinking about the fact the she's killing a human, that she's killing a life, Derek how stupid can she get"
I looked at Pen, who had been crying.
"Look, Pen, I'm sorry that you have to sit through all this, I really appreciate you coming down here, but I can't stay here, not when my own sister is judging me, I have to go" Sarah said as she moved from the window and out the door.
I sat back in my chair and put my hand over my head.
"Derek are you mad at me" Desiree asked from her chair.
"Don't. Dessi, I'm not just mad at you, I'm mad at the both of you, you guys are sitting here arguing and yelling, but neither of you seems to realize that our mother is in a fucking hospital bed, and no matter how bad I want to go out there a find this son of a bitch, I put my own selfish thoughts to the back because I know what my mom would want, so Dessi you can save the whole I'm sorry act because right now I am way too pissed."
I hated to talk to my sister like this but if they could both but upset at each other why couldn't I.
"Derek I'm sorry, but I'm not apologizing to Sarah, I'm leaving" Dessi said walking out the door.
I waited a few minutes before I went to the door
"Hey you two, you know them two girls that just left I need both of you to follow them, but don't let them see you"
They moved away from the door and headed down the hallway after them. I went back into the room, and sat back down. Pen began to stroke my neck. Just the touch of hand on my neck seemed to calm me down.
"Thanks Baby"
"No problem"
Just then the doctor came in.
"Oh hello, hi I am Dr. Williams, and you are" he ask as he stretched his hand out for me to shake.
"I'm Derek Morgan, I'm her son, and this is Penelope Garcia, her daughter in law"
"well nice to meet you both, I would like to check on your mother's progress, I'm going to check to see if I can get any type of response from her." he said as he went over to her and began checking her over. He was just about to lift her eye to shine a flashlight in it when my mom began to groan, and her eyes began to flicker, and then she spoke
"If you shine that light in my eye, I will personally destroy you, I have a bad enough headache as it is"
"Mom!" I grabbed Pen hand and we went and stood by her bed.
"Hey is that my baby boy, and my daughter" she said as she squinted her eyes away from the window.
"Hey doc do you think, you can close the blinds and dim the lights" Pen ask the doctor.
"yea sure, and I'm going to have the nurse come in, in about an hour or so to give you more medicine, from what I can tell, you're doing great, the only thing is you have a broken leg, and you broke your wrist but other than that, I'm very glad you pulled out of the comma so early, I will leave you and another doctor will come in tonight to run some more test" he said walking out the door.
"Mom how are you feeling"
"Like I've been hit by a truck, where's Sarah, and Dessi" she asked looking around the room.
"Uh mom, the team sends their get wells to you"
"Derek I know, when you are trying to stall, tell me did something happen to them"
"No mom Sarah is going through some things that I think she should explain to you, but as for her and Dessi their not best of friends right now, Dessi blaming Sarah. And Sarah is blaming herself, but I really think they should be her to tell you some other things."
"Derek this isn't Sarah's fault, this is his fault, he doesn't want to be a father to the child so be it, she doesn't need him, she has us"
"Mom, I really think Sarah should be here, but I'm going to tell you, she's not planning on keeping the baby, she says she's not raising a child as a single parent"
"Derek no she can't do that, she's not doing that"
Just then the door open and Sarah walked in and then Dessi.
"Mom I glad to see your up, how are you feeling" Dessi asked as she took my spot as me and Pen sat back down.
"How am I, are you asking me how I feel, you want to know how I feel, I feel furious, I have taught you three so much better than this, how could you act like this towards each other, haven't I always told you all, that when time gets bad at the end of the day you three have to be there for each other, you guys got like this after your father died, everybody wanting to blame everybody except the person who cause the mess, and quite frankly I'm tired, and I'm even more pissed off at you Sarah, not because of what happened, as the oldest I made sure that you knew how to take care of yourself and your brother and sister, and I know I taught you well, so why in the hell can't you take care of a child by your self"
"Mom you are wasting your breath on her, she's too stubborn to listen to anybody, but herself and you know her once she got her mind made up, no one can change it" Desiree said
"Mom, you want to know why I can't take care of a child by myself, I can't take care of a child by myself because I don't want to end up like you"
"Wait one damn minute Sarah-" I jumped up, but Pen pulled me back down before I could continue
"Derek" my mother scolded me
"No mom I want to know what the hell she means by ending up like you, what's wrong with the way mom ended up"
"oh come on Derek, you were there you know the troubles, mom had to go through after dad died, long nights at the hospital, early mornings at the hospital, holidays at the hospital, we spent more time with auntie than with her, hell Derek she didn't even know what happened to you, all those years. Mom never ever got a chance to just be our mom, I refuse to live my life like that, so if that means aborting my kids then so be it"
I can't believe she just said that. What has gotten into her, mom did everything she could do for us.
"Wait did you just say kids" my mom ask
"Yea I'm pregnant with twins and by Friday they will be gone, I'm sorry mom but I'm not turning out like you" Sarah said as she went and stood by the window.
"Wow, Sarah, really. How in the hell can you say that to mom, mom did every damn thing she could to make sure we lived a good healthy and happy life, I'm not complaining and Derek isn't complaining why are, you, hell mom isn't even complaining, but you are, why. Oh I know why because you're a selfish bitch" Desiree said from the corner where she was standing.
I looked at my mom and she was crying. I looked to Pen who was looking at me.
"Sarah do you really think, we didn't have a good life" I asked her.
" Derek I know I didn't, I was stuck at the age of fourteen to take care of two kids, that wasn't my job, you guys weren't my responsibility, I didn't want that responsibility and I don't want it know" Sarah said
"you know something Sarah, you continue being the bitch you are being right now, but you're going to need us one day and Derek, might be there but I'll be damned if I'm there, ma I'll check on you later, but I got to get out of here" Desiree said as she gave mom a kiss on the cheek, than she gave one to Pen and with that she was out the door.
"Ma I got to go I'll see you tomorrow after work" Sarah said as she left not bothering to hug mom.
"Fine everyone just go, storm out, I have taught you guys soo much better, I told you guys that we never go to bed angry with each other because we don't know whose waken up" My mom started to cry and Pen got up and wiped the tears away. My mom grabbed her hand and held it against her face, as she kissed the palm of her hand.
"Pen, sweet heart may I ask you a question" she asked as she looked into pen's eyes.
"Sure Fran, what is it"
"Penelope, where is my family, that is not the family I raise, I did not raise my kids to, curse each other out the way they just did" my mom said as another tear rolled down, in which Pen caught it.
"Oh Fran, they are your family I think this situation has them on edge and they have soo many bottled up feelings, they need to let them out, and when they do realize that they are being ridiculous, this will only be a thing in the past." She leaned down and kissed her cheek. Than my mom reached for my hand.
"Baby boy I want my family back, I hate seeing you upset. you and your sisters need to talk, everything Sarah said about me was true, I shouldn't have put her in that position, and I should've been there maybe I could've noticed, what you were going through"
"mom no I could've told somebody there were enough chances that I could've told, but I didn't, don't even worry about it, and I promise I'm going to get our family back, I love you ma"
"Love you too Baby Boy, now take your Baby Girl home ok"
"Are you sure.. We can stay the night"
"No baby go home, I'm fine, love you both"
Me and Pen both said our love you, and we headed out the door and headed home. I pulled out my phone and texted Sarah and Desiree telling them to be at the house tomorrow and 9:00 and that we needed to talk. My mom wanted her family back and dammit she's going to get it back if it's the last thing I do.