Penderella-Ch 11
Sam watched as the shoe slid right onto Penelopes foot and Derek said, "now that you can see she is betrothed to me we will be on our way", Sam nodded his head and sighed as he watched Penelope stand up. Derek smiled and reached down and picked her up causing her to gasp in surprise, he said, "we will get you back to the castle", she nodded her head before laying it down on his shoulder as they made their way outside.
Once they got outside she saw JJ and Emily and started crying, Derek put her down and she ran into her sisters arms, JJ said, "are you alright, did he, did he hurt you"?, she shook her head no and said, "he didn't hurt me, not that way". Emily touched her brusing cheek and said, "mother can't hurt you or us anymore, we're finally safe".
JJ said, "come Penelope, let's get you on the carriage so you can rest", she smiled as Derek helped her up and then got up and sat down beside her, she then turned to look at him and said, "thank you". He wiped a stray tear away and said, "for what"?, she said, "for saving me, for getting me away from Sam, he is a wicked wicked man".
Derek wrapped his arm around Penelope and said, "you don't have to worry about Sam anymore, you're with me and you're safe", she laid her head down on his shoulder and closed her eyes and a few minutes later she had drifted off to sleep. Derek gently kissed the top of her head and whisperd, "I will never let another man touch you, not ever again".
JJ smiled as Reid wrapped his arm around her and said, "what will happen to mother"?, Derek said, "she will spend the rest of her life doing hard labor for everything she's done". Aaron looked at the girls and said, "what will you two do now"?, they looked at each other and Emily said, "we're not really sure about that, why do you ask"?, Aaron bit down on his bottom lip and said, "Spencer and I were hoping that you and Jennifer would agree to move into the castle with us".
Emily opened her mouth to speak and Aaron said, "as our wives of course", she swallowed hard and said, "yo yo you want to marry us"?, Aaron and Spencer nodded their heads and in unison said, "yes". Derek grinned as he sat there listening to the four of them talking, he knew that once they got back to the castle and Penelope was checked by the physiciam that he was going to ask her to marry him.
As he held Penelope in his arms he knew without a shadow of a doubt that she was the woman that he was meant to spend the rest of his life with, the woman that he was meant to love for the rest of his life. He then relaxed against the carriage seat and rested his head against Penelopes and closed his eyes and a few minutes later he joined his beloved Penelope in slumber.
Aaron and Reid looked at each other and smiled as they watched their friend resting peacefully for the first time in a few days, Spencer said, "it looks so good to finally see him resting". Aaron nodded his head and said, "they have both been through a lot over the past few days that's for sure", everybody then nodded their heads in agreement.
JJ sighed happily as the beautiful countryside passed by their window, she said, "it is so beautiful isn't it Spencer"?, he nodded his head and said, "not nearly as beautiful as you my sweet". She blushed and said, "awwwwww Spencer that was so sweet", Aaron laughed and said, "Jennifer is right though it is very beautiful here".
Emily said, "my heart was breaking for Penelope, I mean the way our mother treated her, nobody should treat their daughter like that", Aaron said, "has she always been this way"?, JJ nodded her head and said, "yes always but she got worse after she married Penelopes father". Spencer said, "what happened to her father, if you don't mind me asking"?, JJ said, "he left for business the next day after we moved in with him and his horse was found but they were never able to find him".
Aaron said, "so Penelope is left to wonder what happened to her father"?, they nodded their heads yes and sighed as they laid their heads back down on the shoulders of the men that had stolen their hearts.
