Disclaimer: I do not own CM, CBS does.

A/N: I need to know what you want…….I could continue this story for several more chapters or the next chapter could be the last. I am torn because I feel they have a long way to go still. Let me know what you think.

"Help," she thought has she stood under the shower spray. She placed her hand on her lips for what was probably the hundredth time she had done that since Morgan's lips had left them. This couldn't be happening to her, not with Derek. She knew that if he kissed her again, she would melt, and then things would happen and it just couldn't. She got out of the shower, got dressed and headed for Ester.

She knocked on the door and JJ opened it, holding Henry in her arms, she looked a little shocked.

"Pen," she asked not liking the look on Garcia's face.

"Oh JJ, help, I have a problem."

"Come in", she said allowing Pen to enter. "Where's Derek?"

"Derek is the problem, JJ," Pen replied.

"Oh," was all JJ could say.

"HE kissed me JJ."

"Wow," JJ said as she sat next to Pen on the sofa, "Okay so when you say kiss are we talking lingering kiss closed lips or the can't get enough of you swap spit kind of kiss," JJ asked trying not to laugh at the look on her friends face.

"The second, I think," Pen said blushing.

"Way to go Morgan, JJ whispered.

"No, JJ, this is not good. He can not do this to me."

"Do what Pen. Love you its too late for that and you know it

"JJ, he can't change the rules on me like this.

"What rules Garcia?"

"You know beautiful Adonis of a man over here, nerdy, dorky, tech geek, over there and the line in the middle where they do not cross."

"Oh Garcia, is that the way you see you and Morgan?"

"Yeah, and now he is messing that up."

"And that is a bad thing why?"

"Because I will be the one to get hurt, that's why," Garcia finished trying hard not to cry.

JJ put her arm around her friend. "Garcia, Morgan would never want to hurt you."

"I know JJ and that is why this can not happen."

"How are you going to stop it Pen, you could lose your best friend in the process.

"I know JJ, that's why I am here. I'm scared."

"Garcia, don't do something you will regret. Talk to Derek," JJ said as her phone rang.

"Hey Derek, what's up?"

"Are you busy later?"

"No, I was going to have a little me time. Will is taking Henry on a father, son trip for the next few days, and they are leaving in a few."

"Well, can you meet me at the bar in a few hours?

"Yeah, sure. Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm great I am sitting here in Pen's apartment, staring at the flowers I brought back, only to find she is not here, and not picking up her phone.

"I think I might have a good idea where she is and why she is not picking up the phone."

"Is she with you?"

"Yeah."

"Is she okay?"

"Yes and no,"

"Let me guess, she is trying to talk herself out there ever being a possibility of us, isn't she. Well you tell her that won't work. I am not going away or backing down from this."

"I know Derek. I am not the one you need to tell all of this."

"I know JJ but she has put a wall up and I can't get passed it."

"I know that too, look I will see you in a few hours okay."

"Ok"

JJ looked at Pen and she could tell she wanted to ask about the phone call, but was afraid of loving too much and meaning too little. It was then JJ made a decision that she hoped for which she would eventually be forgiven.

"Pen, will you take a ride with me. I want to tell you some things and you need to hear some things."

"Sure, I guess."

JJ drove them down to the park by the river and stopped the care.

"Come on let's go for a walk."

"Oh, no I don't think I like this idea.

"Come on, I need to show you something and you cannot see it from the car," JJ got out and started to walk toward the water and stopped causing Garcia to almost run into her.

"Ok, JJ what did you want me to see."

"Look," JJ pointed to the bench in front of them. Penelope saw the back of Morgan's head, and saw Clooney sitting next to him.

"Why JJ?"

"Why did I bring you here? I brought you here so you can see where he comes when he doesn't have you, Garcia. There is so much more I understand about him now that I didn't before and I want you to understand them. Garcia when you look at him what do you see?
"I see a man too self-assured and beautiful to ever be with someone like me."

"Know what I see. I see a man who trusts very few people because his scars run deep. I see a man who acts as if he is cocky and self-assured around women, because he doesn't want them to see who he really is. He is still that scared little boy who was raped by Carl Buford, over and over again, who had lost his father and couldn't tell his mother because she was headlong in her own grief. Pen you say you are afraid, think of how afraid he must be. Now you asked me for help and I am giving it to you. You need to at least give the man a chance. Tell him about your fears, he is your best friend, he will listen" JJ gave Garcia a hug and headed back to her car.