A/N: Well, my peeps I am back from my vacation. I am not a happy camper, tho! It went by way too fast and I don't wanna go back later today. Ugh, sixteen hours right off the bat! Did I ever leave? Lol!

Anywho, thank you to all that have read, reviewed, followed and favorited my story. It's all definitely appreciated and warms my heart. Thanks also to my guest reviewers. I would answer you back, but of course I can't. You are appreciated though! Love to all of you. Now, onnnn with the show….

It was at that moment the doctor and the nurse walked in. While the nurse checked his vitals and bandages Dr. Peters began to speak. "Well Agent Morgan, I see you are awake. How do you feel? How is pain now on a scale of one to ten?"

Derek rasped out. "Hey doc, please call me Derek. I'm okay just visiting with my family."

"Okay, Derek it is! You know your family has not left your side since you were brought in. Now tell me about your pain."

Derek squeezed his girl's hand even tighter. "I do have the best family, don't I? My pain is anywhere between a six to a seven."

The doctor nodded to the nurse and she picked up the syringe and cleaned off the port to his IV and before Derek knew it she shot the medication in. "Thank you again for your honesty. Anything else I can help you with for now, Derek?"

Derek frowned as he felt the medicine already starting to work. "I am a bit hungry. Can I get something soon? What did you just give me, doc?"

Dr. Peters knew he wouldn't be thrilled, but it was necessary for his healing and he sighed. "Well, it's more pain medication as well as part sedative. You absolutely need your rest and not put any unnecessary strain on your chest. We will keep you pretty much sedated for the next twenty-four hours, it's vital for your condition. As far as food, the next time you wake up we will give you some broth, Jell-O® and maybe some toast, we have to take it slowly."

Derek was not a happy camper, at all and whined. "But doc, I just woke up! I want to spend some more time with my family! I hate this, I don't want to go back to sleep yet and I'm hungry!"

"Hot Stuff, stop arguing with the doctor! It's the best thing for you! I promise we will still be here when you wake up. Now, be a good boy for your Baby Girl!"

They chuckled at the way Penelope handled him and watched as he settled down. He was quickly losing the battle as he continued to fight sleep. He grumbled for a few seconds and then mumbled out before sleep overtook him. "I love you, beautiful!"

She grinned, leaned down and placed a few butterfly kisses to his cheeks and lips. She then whispered in his ear. "I love you too, Angelfish!" a big grin appeared across his face after hearing her declaration and then the room was filled with his soft snores.

"Well done, Kitten! He never could say no to you!"

Everybody chuckled and both the doctor and the nurse exited the room with the promise to check on him later.

Emily piped up. "Well, I don't know about anyone else, but I am starving after all this activity."

JJ rubbed her stomach. "Yum, I definitely could eat! I am dying for a burger and some curly fries."

The group including Penelope all went. "Yummm!"

"You know me, I am not much of meat eater except for chicken, but that sounds dee-lish! Can we have pickles, too?"

The family chuckled and shook their heads. All of them were so grateful and thrilled that their girl seemed to be completely back to her old self and that Derek was definitely on the road to good health.

"Absolutely PG, you can have as many pickles as you want! How about Hotch and I go and grab our lunch from the diner, this way we can all eat together and be here when Derek wakes up again."

Hotch chimed in. "Sounds like a great idea, Em! Count me in and let's get going!"

They left and on the way out checked with the agents that were still guarding Derek and asked if they were interested in some burgers. All four of them readily accepted their offer. Once that was settled, Hotch and Emily took off for the food.

Meanwhile, down the road a bit, both Sam and Savannah were pacing in Sam's hotel room. They were climbing the walls and dying to know the condition of Derek. They knew he was being heavily guarded and surrounded by his annoying BAU team. They wanted to move ahead with their plans, or should the truth be told Sam's plans. He knew that Savannah was only part of this, because she wanted to get Derek back and get rid of her nemesis Penelope.

He inwardly laughed at the thought of the clueless idiot that was in cahoots with him. His plan hinged on her naivete and her creating a temporary diversion so he could complete his diabolical scheme. He wanted both Savannah and Derek, dead, dead, dead. Taking Penelope, making her his own property and killing his foe would be the highlights of his miserable life.

"Savannah, we need to put everything into motion. You need to put on your best disguise and get your way into Morgan's room."

Savannah whined. "You know it won't be that easy! They are all on the lookout for me. I don't know if I can pull it off."

Sam was getting impatient and tired of her whining. "Damn it, you will pull it off or you will never see "The Derek Morgan" again! You got that, bitch!"

She jutted her hips out and waved her finger in front of his face. "Don't you threaten me or talk to me that way! Otherwise, I will make sure you will never get your precious piggy Penelope back and that is a promise! No matter what I have to do!"

Sam was now angry and stalked toward her. He grabbed her by the neck and tightly squeezed while he shoved her against the wall. She began choking and gasping for air as she tried to fight him off.

"Now, you listen bitch and listen good! I am only going to warn you once! The next time I will kill you and won't even give it a second thought. Don't you dare talk about my Penelope like that, she is the perfect specimen for me! I have very special plans for her and trust me when I say they all won't be pleasant. She needs to be a taught a lesson and shown who is in charge. As far as you, don't you dare turn on me or it will be the very last thing you do! If I am nice, I may let you have Morgan. You got that?"

As she continued to choke and gasp she nodded her head vehemently in agreement. He finally released her neck just prior to her almost blacking out. As he let her go, she slid down the wall and fell into a crumpled mess. She was coughing and still trying to get some air into her oxygen starved lungs. She sat there trying to catch her breath, rubbed her neck and said absolutely nothing.

He walked away still fuming and with a maniacal look in his eyes. Nothing, and no one will stop him from getting exactly what or who he wanted. And, the who was Penelope Garcia, soon-to-be Mrs. Samuel Dumbrowski his future slave of all trades. He was counting the moments and tomorrow was 'D-Day'.

A few hours passed and they all enjoyed their lunch and kept a close eye on Derek. After he woke up the next time the doctor allowed Derek some time to eat something, albeit a small of amount of light foods. After much grumbling, he allowed his goddess to spoon feed him some broth and Jell-O® and he was given some toast, as well. He hated being treated like an invalid, but his girl was afraid he would burn himself with his unsteady hands. So, he finally capitulated. And again, he was sedated and allowed to sleep.

As the afternoon dragged by and turned into night the team and Fran sans Penelope headed backed to the hotel for the evening. Penelope still refused to leave the side of her Noir Hero. As promised, Derek was kept sedated all the way through until the next morning. Each time he woke up he was allowed a little time to stay awake and spend time with his family and his lady love. The doctor's plan was going well, as Derek was coughing less and less putting the least amount of strain on his chest and stitches.

The last time Derek woke up he insisted that Penelope crawl into bed with him. She hemmed and hawed she didn't want to hurt him, but finally gave in to his puppy dog eyes. She never could say no to him and he played her like a violin perfectly. They fell fast asleep in each other's arms as their last thoughts were hopefully, they would be able to talk things out a bit tomorrow.

Throughout the rest of day, Savannah contacted some people. She called in a few favors and managed to get some up-to-date information on the man of her dreams, her DerBear. She found out that he was now out of his coma and was taken off the ventilator. She also was informed that he was downgraded to stable condition, but would stay in the SICU for a bit longer. She was also told that he still had four guards protecting him and his room. Her informants also relayed other pertinent information that her partner in crime requested.

After running to the store, Savannah found everything she needed for her disguise. This needed to work or Sam would make good on his threat to kill her and Derek. When she arrived back to her hotel room, she decided to try on her whole getup. She bought a red-headed curly wig that went down past her shoulders and had bangs, to boot. She also purchased knee high black stiletto suede boots, a black skirt that went down to her calves and a slit on the side. She also bought a plain white silk blouse that could be buttoned down for added distraction. With the right make-up and the darkened thick rimmed eyeglasses not even her own mother would recognize her.

There was a knock at the door, she went to answer it and when she opened the door Sam was immediately taken aback. He walked in and closed the door.

She smiled while she watched him stare her up and down. "Watcha ya think?"

Sam grinned and whistled. "Wow, what a difference! You should be able to sail right by anybody without a problem. The wig is perfect and fits well with the rest of the ensemble."

"Thank you, this should do the trick!"

Sam smirked. "Listen, I just need you to buy me enough time so I can grab her and run. Then sometime thereafter you can figure out what to do with that overgrown muscle bound sorry piece of crap! Get changed and we will go grab some dinner. I need for us to get a goodnight's sleep we have a very big and busy day tomorrow."

Savannah nodded and headed off to the bathroom to change. They made their way to dinner and spared no expense and enjoyed their steak and seafood dinner. They finished their meal and turned in early because they would have to be awake before the sun rose.

Derek and Penelope managed to stay wrapped up in each other's arms all night. At one point, Derek woke up for a bit. All he could do was stare down at the beautiful angel asleep in his arms while he lightly ran his fingers through her long blond tresses. He felt so complete and happy with her right by his side. She was where he always wanted her to be and thought she should be. He was thrilled that she appeared to be back to her normal self. God, how he loved his Baby Girl and he hoped that she really felt the same way. They still hadn't had a chance to talk about anything yet. He really needed for her to know that he really loved her and wanted to spend the rest of his life with her. He eventually drifted back to sleep and dreamt about nothing, but the gorgeous goddess next to him.

TBC

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