Inevitable
Morgan and Garcia
Chapter Eleven
One year later
March 2012
"Hold on, baby girl," Derek said, right before Penelope was about to disconnect a call from the team.
"Yes, my sculpted God?"
"Is there something you wanna tell me?"
"Hmmm," she teased "I made a little trip to Victoria's Secret to replace the lingerie you destroyed last week."
"Hush, woman!"
"Oh, was that not what you were aiming for?"
"No, not quite." He smiled and paused for a moment. "More like: Happy Anniversary, Derek Morgan. You rock my world and I ain't never letting you go."
"Oh! That. Well, yeah. That too," she said.
He laughed. "I gotta go, crazy girl! Love you."
"Love you forever and happy first anniversary."
He clicked off the call and walked out of the room with a small grin playing on his lips. The last year had seen them through amazing times, through hardships on the job, and through their fears and doubts about if they could really stay as happy as they were at first when they got together. He had never been more comfortable in his own skin and happy to be alive than after they started dating. Penelope took longer to settle into their love but by his birthday he had known that she was in this with him for life. It made that day even more special for him because it was his first birthday in years when he didn't have to question if his life was on the right path still or not.
Being with Penelope for this last year had been amazing. They had gotten engaged right before Christmas and were just waiting till May, and their annual vacation, for the ceremony. Most nights were spent together but she wouldn't give up her apartment until the actual wedding.
To show her that he was serious about them he had bought her a kitten to live at his place. Now they shared a pet. They couldn't break up. It would be fair to Delilah. Penelope laughed when Derek told her that but the sweet kiss she gave him showed she loved his way of thinking.
Thank God for that cause he sure loved his girl and never wanted them to break up the good thing they had going.
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Derek knocked on the door, said "Hey baby girl," and then walked into Penelope's office. He found her on the phone talking to team B.
She held up a finger to tell him to hold on. He walked over and settled in behind her chair, rubbing her shoulders, and waited for her to be done.
"You're oh so uber welcome, Sam. Don't ever forget who delivers all the cyber goodies your little heart can handle. Garci out." After she disconnected she looked up at her boyfriend and said "My honey is home."
He turned around her chair and pulled her to her feet. Usually they only shared short pecks in the office, unless they happened to get a little carried away but it didn't happen often because they didn't want to cause problems with their jobs. Today though Derek needed more than a gentle brushing of their lips against each others. He had missed spending the actual date of their anniversary with her and now he was about to start making up for that fact. To show her that he still was as hot for her as he had been a year ago.
Not that she should have a doubt about that considering their sex life.
Pulling Penelope flush against his body, he wrapped one arm around her back, buried his fingers in the nape of her hair and titled her head up. Their eyes met, hers turning from playful to dark with desire and need, before the moment grew intimate as he slowly moved in for a kiss.
"My love," she murmured, just before his mouth pressed against hers. Their kiss was slow but sensual.
He let out a low growl as he pulled back, lust licking at his gut and the need to get her home paramount in his mind. "About done here?"
She scrunched her nose. He knew that meant she still had work to do. Derek let out a breath then leaned his forehead against hers. "Okay, babe," he said "how about your fiancé heads home and gets started on dinner while you keep working here to bring home the bacon?"
"I'll try and be quick. I'm the Oracle but the paperwork doesn't go as fast as the searches. Sorry, baby."
"Hush. No apologies. You do your thing and I'll get the home fires burning for us. And, mama, believe me when you do make it home tonight things are gonna get smoking hot real fast so you better come prepared."
She chuckled. "Oh, I am always prepared. You should know that by now. Although I'm learning to not bother in investing in quality lingerie since you don't seem to be able to stop yourself from ripping it to shreds. I might as well wear any old thing."
"Believe me I notice what you wear. And I appreciate every bit of it but its what's underneath that really makes me crazed."
Penelope giggled and cuddled closer to Derek. "One day you'll be an old married man who barely looks twice at me as I walk around in granny panties. So you better enjoy the lingerie days while they are here."
"I'll always look twice. And you might as well skip panties all together, if you ask me. Why obstruct my view?"
Penelope chuckled and gave him another quick kiss. "Go home, you silly horn dog."
Derek stepped back but then he reached out and lifted her chin with his fingertips. "One year down," he said in a soft and loving tone. "A lifetime more to go."
She smiled sweetly at him as the lightest sheen of tears came to her eyes. "Only one lifetime?" she teased. "So you're really sticking to this death do us part thing, huh? Going to replace me once you get to Heaven with a hot young angel?"
Derek smiled. "You're the only hot angel I'll ever need."
"Good answer. Now fly away so I can finish up my oodles of paperwork."
"Yes, ma'am. Don't you keep me waiting too long, you hear?"
"Oh, mon cher, mama will keep you waiting as long as she likes because anticipation is half the fun."
"Ha! I've had that half of the fun already. I'll take the other half from now on."
She laughed as he walked out of her office.
