Revenge-Ch 20
The weekend flew by and Penelope sighed as she stood in front of the mirror as she finishes getting dressed for court, as she stands there thinking about the past week she doesn't hear Derek walk into the room talking to her. She jumps when he wraps his arms around her, he says, "I'm sorry baby, I thought you heard me talking to you when I came in".
She turned around and said, "sorry handsome I was just thinking about the past week and everything that we went through", he wrapped his arms snuggle around her and said, "today is the final step to getting back to normal goddess". She laid her head down on his chest and said, "what if the judge lets her off Derek, what if", he put his finger over her lips and said, "baby she is going away for the rest of her life, they all are".
She opened her mouth to say something and that is when Michael started fussing, she smiled as she walked into the other room, she walked over to his portable crib and picked him up and kissed his little cheek and said, "it's ok baby boy, momma's here". Penelope looked at Derek and said, "I hate to leave him here but I am glad that your mom and sisters are going to stay with him".
Derek laughed and said, "momma, Desi and Sarah can't wait to spend some time alone with the little guy, I know for a fact that they went shopping yesterday and bought allllll kinds of things for him to wear and of course a few toys". Penelope laughed and and said, "of course", while she was patting his back there was a knock at the door and Derek grinned when he opened the door and saw the smiling faces of his mom and sisters.
He stepped aside and said, "you ladies are in luck he just woke up", Desi rubbed her hands and said, "we brought soooooo much stuff for our little nephew", Derek grinned and said, "he is gonna be sooo spoiled". Fran playfully slapped Derek's shoulder and said, "that's what grandmas and aunts do, we get to spoil the babies", Sarah and Desi laughed and said, "that's righttttttt".
Derek looked down at his watch and saw that court was due to start in less than an hour, he looked over at Penelope and said, "baby girl we need to get started, the rest of the team will meet s there". She kissed her son one final time before handing him over to Desiree, Derek said, "baby he is gonna be fine", she sighed and said, "I know handsome butttt I'm still gonna miss my little man".
He wrapped his arms around her shoulder as they headed toward the door and said, "momma, we will be back as soon as we can", Sarah laughed and said, "take your time little brother". Penelope and Derek both waved at everybody as they headed out the door, as they headed toward the elevator he said, "baby girl stop worrying about court today, I promise they are all going to pay for what they did to you, Mikey and Sarah", she nodded her head as they stepped onto the elevator.
A few minutes later they walk into the courthouse and are met instantly by the rest of the team and Sarah, Hotch looks at Penelope and says, "everything is going to be fine in there Penelope, they are all going away for the rest of their lives". Reid looked down at his watch and said, "we better head inside and get our seats, court is due to start in a few minutes".
The baitliff stood up and said, "all rise, the honorable Judy Smith now presiding", she walked into the room and over to her seat and smiled and said, "please everyone be seated". When Penelope sat down she took a deep breath and smiled as Derek intertwined fingers with her and rubbed his thumb over the top of her hand, she mouthed the words, "I love you", Derek winked at her and said, "I love you to".
Savannah turned around and smiled at Derek while the judge was looking at the file in front of her, Penelope looked at Savannah and grinned as the judge advised her to turn around and pay attention to the proceedings. Savannah turned around and smirked at the judge as she was talking, the judge asked her, "I have read all of the evidence and witness statements and I am ready to render my verdict".
Derek gently squeezed Penelopes hand as the judge said, "I find you guilty of 3 counts of kidnapping and assault with one of them to an FBI agent and one to her unborn child". She then looked at Penelope and Sarah and said, "I am so sorry for what the two of you endured, I can only imagine the fear that you both experienced as you both went through your lives day to day".
She then looked at Savannah and said, "I will never understand how a woman could behave without any thoughts for human life like you did with the three lives that you so recklessly held in your hands". She then took a deep breath and said, "Savannah Rodgers I hereby order that you serve 10 years in prison for each offense and 10 years for each person".
Savannah stood up and said, "whattttttt, that's 60 years", the judge laughed and said, "very good Ms. Rodgers", Savannah said, "you are crazier than hell if you think that I am going to spend any time in prison for my little crimes of inconvenience". The judge closed the file and said, "little crimes of inconvenience, you can't be serious with me right now".
Savannah opened her mouth and said, "that bitch got everything she deserved, well not everything that she deserved because as you can see she is still alive", judge Rodgers banged her gavel and said, "that's it, that's it, I am finding you in contempt of court and am adding an additional 5 years and in addition to that I am ordering that you not be eligible for parole".
Savannah pushed her chair back and started around the table when the judge said, "take her away gentlemen", Penelope took a deep breath and smiled as she watched them practically carry a kicking and screaming Savannah out of the courtroom. Judge Smith looked at Penelope and Sarah and said, "you ladies are two of the bravest women I have ever met and I hope that this court was able to give out a little justice for you today".
Penelope and Sarah smiled and in unison said, "yes mam", she smiled and said, "Ms. Rodgers will never see the outside of a prison", she then banged her gavel again and and baitliff said, "all rise". Everybody stood up and after the judge left the courtroom Derek pulled Penelope into his arms and pressed his lips against hers and when they pulled apart she turned around and hugged Sarah.
When they pulled apart the girls wiped the tears out of their eyes and Hotch and the rest of the team hugged the girls before he said, "it's over girls, it's finally over", everybody was all smiles as they headed out of the courtroom