Princess Penelope-Ch 14

JJ and Reid were going to spend the night at JJs house since her parents were going to be out until late, that way they would be able to have the house all to themselves. Emily was spending the evening with Hotch at his house, his parents and brother were going to be gone up until late so Hotch thought it was perfect.

Derek had special plans, he was going to pick Penelope up and take her somewhere special for their date, he hadn't breathed a word to anybody where he was taking her because he wanted it to be a surprise. With JJ's help she had decided on a peach sundress, it was so hot tonight and the light breeze would feel good to her slightly sunburnt shoulders.

Penelope was nervously waiting on Derek to pick her up, she couldn't wait to get to spend some alone time with him, she twirled around and JJ said, "you look like a princess". Penelope laughed and said, "I am a princess" and JJ covered her mouth and said, "sorry, I forgot" and then both girls started giggling.

They stopped laughing when they heard a knock at the door, they headed downstairs and JJ said, "are you ready for this"?, she nodded her head and said, "as ready as I'm ever gonna be". She blew out a deep breath and watched as JJ opened to door, standing there was Reid and Derek with huge smiles on their faces.

Reid stepped in and said, "you look amazing Penelope", she said, "thanks Spencer", he then kissed JJ and said, "and you my angel, you look like a princess, my princess". Derek held out his arm and said, "shall we"?, she looped her arm through his and said, "we shall", she waved at JJ and Reid and said, "have funnnnn you two".

JJ said, "don't worry we willllll", before the door closed Reid said, "don't do anything I wouldn't dooooo" and Derek said, "ignore them" as they headed down the sidewalk that led to his truck. He opened the door and she climbed in and a few seconds later they were pulling away from the curb. Derek reached over and intertwined their fingers and said, "you look amazing tonight".

She said, "thanks and you look pretty snazzy yourself", he winked at her and said, "thanks beautiful", she gently squeezed his hand and said, "any hints on where we're going tonight"?, he said, "wellllllll we're going to have dinner on the beach". She smiled and said, "ohhhh that sounds romantic", he grinned and said, "it's beautiful there and I hope you enjoy our night together".

Penelope sighed happily and said, "as long as we're together tonight is going to be perfect", she then laid her head down on his shoulder as they continued making their way toward their destination. When they stopped a few minutes later he put the car in park and climbed out and walked around to her side of the car and opened the door.

He held out his hand to her and she happily slid her hand in his as she got out of the car, as she looked around and said, "oh Derek, it's beautiful", in front of them was a huge blanket spread out and rose petals were laying on the ground from the path over to the blanket. Penelope said, "it's so beautiful here", Derek said, "the view where I'm standing is perfect" causing her to smile lovingly into his eyes.

Derek pulled out her chair and she said, "thank you kind sir", he said, "you're very welcome malady" as he sat down beside her, he took her hand in his and she said, "even at night you can see how beautiful it is here". Derek nodded his head and said, "this is a special place for me, it was one of the few places we all would go together as a family".

Penelope said, "I can see why it's so special", Derek said, "it brings back so many great memories", he brought her hand to his lips and kissed it and said, "and here's hoping that tonight brings us more memories". She bit down on her bottom lip and said, "it will handsome, it will", Derek smiled and said, "would you like to dance"?, she nodded her head and said, "I'd love to".

They stood up and he pulled her into his arms, the sound of the soft romantic music filled the air, Penelope grinned as she laid her head down on Dereks chest, being there, wrapped in his arms was perfection, pure perfection. As Derek held her close he started humming and then singing to her, she felt her heart racing as she heard him singing.

When the song ended he cupped her face in his hands and slowly leane din and gently pressed his lips against hers, when they pulled apart he said, "I know this might be to soon baby girl but I, I love you". She smiled and said, "I love you to Derek, I love you to" as she pulled him down into another kiss, their tongues battled for control for several minutes before they pulled apart for air.

He said, "baby girl I", she put her finger over his lips and said, "are we alone here"?, he nodded his head and said, "we are", she said, "Derek I've never, well I've never done anything like this before, I'm a". He silenced her by pressing his lips against hers, when they pulled apart he said, "are you sure"?, she bit down on her bottom lip and nodded her head and said, "yes" as she claimed his lips once again and they sank down onto the blanket.