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Thanks for the reviews guys! Here's the next chapter. Nothing really from JJ and Emily this chapter, but Callie and Alex get a kick in the pants from Lexie and Penelope and Derek enjoy their life back home with Elizabeth. If you haven't noticed, I really love Lexie :) Enjoy guys!
Quantico, VA – 1 Week Later
"So, how's your hubby taking the wheelchair?" Emily asked Penelope as the two of them sat down for lunch in the Morgans' kitchen. It was Saturday and their first week back in Quantico. Thankfully no cases had been given to them and they'd spent the whole time doing massive amounts of paperwork. "Last time I called him he dropped the phone and I heard him shouting all forms of obscenities. It was rather amusing." She smirked and took a sip of her wine.
Penelope rolled her eyes. "He's acting like a bear with a sore head," she muttered. "I swear to God if he doesn't stop acting like that I'm not putting out for a month."
Emily smirked. "Exactly how does that work out?" Penelope raised an eyebrow in question and she added, "You know, sex? With his leg being broken, how the hell –"
All Penelope did was laugh. "Oh, Em honey," she giggled. "We've found all sorts of creative ways to have sex with his leg being like that." She looked out the window and smiled when she saw JJ's car pulling into her driveway. Her smile spread to a grin when she saw her godson bounding along into the house. "Ooh! Look who's here!"
"Auntie P! Auntie Emily!" he whispered happily. He ran to throw his arms around Penelope first and then moved to Emily.
Both women smiled widely. "Hey, Henry!" Penelope said kissing the top of his blonde head. She smiled up at JJ as she closed the door behind her. Looking back at her godson, she whispered back, "Why are you whispering?"
"Mom told me I had to be quiet because Lizzie might be sleeping," he said, putting his finger to his lips. As if on cue, Elizabeth's crying broke out and Penelope planted a kiss on Henry's forehead. He looked at her hesitantly, like he was worried she might be mad at him. "No worries, little man. Not you. She's just hungry." She rose from her chair and went up the stairs to Elizabeth's nursery. When she got there Derek was already at the crib looking rather frustrated.
"Hot Stuff, is everything okay?" she asked in concern.
"Brilliant Penelope!" he huffed. "My daughter is crying and I can't even stand to pick her up." He tried to rise from his wheelchair, but ended up tripping and falling down again on his butt. Cursing softly in pain, he looked up at Penelope and said, "I'm sorry, Baby. I'm just…I'm just really upset. I have to use a chair lift to get up and down our stairs; I can't stand up to pick our daughter out of her crib…"
Penelope picked Elizabeth out of her crib and kissed her forehead, before putting her in Derek's arms. "All you have to do is ask for help, Derek," she said softly, planting a kiss on his head. "You know I'll do anything for you."
Looking up at his wife, he nodded. "I know, Baby Girl," he murmured, running his index finger down her cheek. Elizabeth began to squirm and fuss, so he handed her up to Penelope so she could start feeding her. "Are Prentiss and JJ downstairs?" he asked, his voice calmer now.
"Mhmm," she said. "Henry too."
Holding his hand out for her to take, he said, "As soon as you're done feeding this little monkey, let's go join them."
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"Lizzie's finally asleep," Penelope said around ten o'clock. She went to the dresser and pulled out a silk nightie before stripping to nothing and sliding it on.
"Woman, you should know better than to put that on," Derek drawled as she slid under the covers next to him. "You look so good when you're naked." He trailed a hand down her thigh and she closed her eyes to sigh with pleasure. His hands began to travel up her waist and across her stomach, making her heart flutter wildly. She laughed and kissed his neck, trailing her hot lips up his throat. Moving to straddle his waist, she made sure to be careful with his broken leg and used her fingernails to trace the lines of his rock hard abdomen.
"What are you going to do, Handsome?" she asked huskily, leaning down to his ear. "Make a poor lady suffer in this restrictive piece of silk?"
He laughed and pulled the nightie up and over her head, revealing the breasts he'd fallen in love with the moment after he'd fallen in love with her. As they made love together, Penelope let Derek whisper the contents of his soul to her and she felt more alive than ever before.
"Is it just me or does this get better every time?" he panted after Penelope collapsed at his side, both of them sweaty and satisfied.
"Who knew breaking your leg would lead to such fantastic sex?" she said flippantly, nuzzling his neck and planting a sensual and tender kiss on his lips. "If I break the other one do I get to give you a sponge bath?"
He laughed and pulled her closer to his side. Kissing the top of her head, he murmured, "Baby Girl, you can sponge me down anytime you want."
Rolling onto her stomach, she put her chin on Derek's chest and said, "I hope Jayje and Em are going to be okay. They both seem different."
Derek stroked some of her hair back and murmured, "They'll be okay. They're strong."
"I just really thought that Alex was going to be good for JJ," she sighed. "There looked like there could've been something there. Something to help her get over Will. After what he did to her, I didn't think she would ever find someone who she would connect with again. What that bastard did to her, I just wanted to find one of your Glocks and –"
Pulling her lips to his, Derek silenced her with a kiss. "I love that you're so loyal to JJ, but wasting your time on hating Will LaMontagne going to drive you crazy. He's a bastard, but he's not worth the time of day. For you and especially JJ to worry about." He cocked an eyebrow at her and asked, "What did happen between her and Dr. Karev? I was asleep for most of our time in Seattle Grace."
Penelope sighed once again. "I don't know the details, but I do know that he was crazy about her and that she fought him every step of the way." Sliding on top of him again, she laid her head against his chest and let him hold her tightly. "Promise me you won't ever let me get away from you…no matter how hard I fight you. Let me know you'll always keep me grounded." She brought her head up to look him in the eye and grasped his face.
Kissing his wife and caressing her cheek gently, he wrapped his arms around her back. "I love you, Mrs. Penelope Morgan. I'll always love you and I'm never going to let you get away from me."
And she fell asleep on top of him, wrapped in his loving arms that would never let her go, no matter what happened or broken legs that threatened to keep him off his feet for months.
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Seattle Washington, Joe's Bar
Alex and Callie sat in a booth, both of them downing their fifth shots for the evening. They were both relatively hammered and had been at least two nights in the week that had passed since the BAU's departure.
"You know," Callie slurred. "That damn baby was the cutest baby I've ever seen. And her parents, they were so fucking in love that it was inspiring to the whole wide world." She held up her drink to clink glasses with Alex. "I've never seen two people so in love with each other that could survive every test of time thrown their way. And to think I might've had that with Emily was stupid on my part. It would never have happened. I should've known that love was never going to last for me. Not after fucking Arizona left me. She ruined me!"
Alex swung his finger around in the air and garbled back, "And Izzie ruined me. JJ felt like she might…I don't know…rejuvenate me? I could totally fall in love with her. Fall absolutely fucking head over heels in love with that girl. I don't care she has a kid; I would gladly become a father with her. I'd punch the hell out of the bastard that broke her heart. It would make me feel better and I hope it would make her feel better. I wouldn't do it if it made her upset, but it would feel really, really good."
As they were slurring incoherently to each other, Lexie came up to their table and slammed her fists down on the table. Callie and Alex looked up at her with surprise. "You two! You're a disgrace! You let two women who could make you eternally happy slip away and left all four of you with broken hearts! So you know what you have to do?"
"Drown ourselves in more drinks?" Alex said with a ridiculous smirk on his face.
Lexie rolled her eyes. "No goddammit! You need to go after them. Immediately. So go find those two and be happy. Find Penelope and have her help you. And give that adorable daughter of her's a kiss for me."
When she left them to join Mark Sloan, Callie and Alex looked at each other and nodded. "She's totally right. We need to find them," Callie said, putting her shot glass down roughly.
Alex nodded and rose. "Let's do it."
