Rossi really out did himself- he planned a surprise wedding for JJ and Will, in the backyard of his mansion. Penelope wore a dark purple goddess halter dress with gold embellishments and a deep cowl back. Her clutch purse and gold shoes matched perfectly. She was kind of proud that she was able to put this together so last minute. Her hair was in long luscious curls with a deep side part and bangs. She kept her make-up basic with a simple smokey eye, light blush, and nude pink defined lips. As she was taking in her reflection in the window, Reid approached her in the garden.
"You look beautiful!"
"Aww shucks, thank you Dr. Reid," she said like a breathless 40's movie star.
Reid observed her for a few moments and then said, "Your leaving aren't you?"
"What?" she said in surprised voice
"You and Jackson are taking off after you are done with your tour of duty at the BAU"
"You're going to miss me?" she said trying to deflect the question "I always planned on returning to California and to teaching- but now I think I may travel a bit. Jackson is staying here—he really likes it here."
"What schools are you looking at?"
"Well, MIT is knocking if I can brag a bit—well, I'm knocking on their door but they're interested. The department chair took me out to dinner two weeks ago when he was in DC and he invited me up to meet with the department"
"Sounds, like it" he said sounding sad.
"Reid, stop it. I am here for another 2 months and I will visit often. You're my best friend and I don't ditch"
"I am?" he said elated.
"Yes silly," she said grabbing his arm, "you going to dance with me tonight? You seem like a waltzer"
"Is waltzer a word?"
"No smarty pants, it is not a word—but I am sure you are a great waltzer"
Hotch, Beth, Jack, Derek and Emily were walking towards them.
"This is JJ's day," she said as they approached "lets talk about it tomorrow"
"Talk about what" Hotch said with a smile
"Nothing, boss man." She said with a fake forced smile
"Hey Jackers" she said as she bent down to give him a kiss and a hi-5.
"Hey Auntie P" she gasped in shock and excitement—See Jack called everyone on the team Aunt and Uncle but her - she was always Ms. P – today she just got a promotion.
"I saw this awesome fountain inside. Do you want to see it and maybe we can make a wish?"
"Oh, yes!" he said enthusiastically
"Be right back" she said to Hotch
They took a few steps and Jack turned around and called "Uncle Derek, come on."
"I've been beckoned"
He joined them and put his hand on the middle of Penelope's back. "You truly look like a goddess tonight" he whispered in her ear.
"Thank you, and you my friend, are wearing that tux."
He kissed her temple.
As they made a wish at the fountain, Jackson watched them while he sipped his scotch at the bar. Emily walked over and asked how he was doing.
"Not so bad, Team Morgan."
She laughed "so that's my nickname—so you're Team Garcia"
"No, I'm Team Love – they love each other—I just hope they get a chance at happiness."
"Oh, so you're not her knight in shining armor." Emily teased
"No, I've been relieved of my duties," he said with a devilish grin, "but I hear you have an opening."
"Smooth—I see why you're the original hot stuff," she replied flirtatiously.
"I've never been called hot stuff— maybe twinkle toes" he said as if he was pondering all of his possible pet names "– want to dance?"
Penelope sat next to Derek during the ceremony, which was beyond beautiful. The garden was lit up by beautiful lanterns and white flowers. During the exchange of vows, she started to tear up. She always hated weddings because they always ruined her tough girl exterior.
Dinner was immediately after the ceremony—the food was amazing and the wine was steadily flowing, as the band played bossa nova music.
Once the dinner was done, Jackson leaned into Penelope's ear and shared his great idea. "Let's give them our song."
"Really? But it's ours" she said with a tipsy pout
"We'll loan it then. Do you still know how to play it?"
"I think so, but you sing most of it."
"Play what?" Morgan asked leaning into their conversation.
"MYOB, Hot Stuff -Excuse us," she said grabbing Jackson's hand.
As soon as they left the table, they disappeared. With in moments the team sees Penelope and Jackson on the stage with the band. Penelope has an acoustic guitar around her shoulder and straw fedora on her head. Jackson has a similar fedora and they are smiling like goofy kids.
"Oh Jeez" Emily said, "What are those two up too?"
"This should be interesting," Beth said to Hotch who was smiling ear to ear.
The microphones were on stands in front of them.
"Excuse me," Penelope said as she tapped the microphone. "Is this thing on?"
"Can we have your attention" Jackson chimed in on his microphone.
"This may be painful—have you ever been karaoking with them." Reid asked the table.
Penelope continues, "So JJ & Will – were kinda pissed about this impromptu wedding—you know how I love gift giving, and I think I excel at bachelorette party planning."
Jackson looks at her like she has 3 heads and she returns to the point, "We love you and we know that you love each other but we didn't "
Jackson interrupted her rambling or hamming it up, and says, "So we decided to give you our song. Get your earplugs because we are going to sing it for ya. JJ & Will -please get on the dance floor."
Penelope starts to strum the guitar, as she finds the appropriate cords she says,
(Listen to the song if you want to here ' watch?v=LYhrYHmUPn0')
"We apologize in advance – we are karaoke rock stars at best." Once she has the melody she kicks off the song with-
Do dit doooo
Do dit doooo
Do dit doooo
(which sounds like birds talking in the morning)
Jackson starts to sing
Well, you dawned on me and you bet I felt it
I tried to be chill but you're so hot that I melted
I fell right through the cracks
Now I'm trying to get back
Before the cool dawn run out
I'll be giving it my bestest
And nothing's gonna stop me but divine intervention.
I reckon, it's again my turn
To win some or learn some.
But I won't hesitate
No more, no more.
It cannot wait,
I'm yours.
Well, open up your mind and see like me,
Open up your plans and damn you're free.
Look into your heart and you'll find love, love, love, love (harmonize together)
Listen to the music of the moment, people dance and sing, we're just one big family
And it's our God-forsaken right to be loved, loved, loved, loved, loved(harmonize)
They harmonize together
So I won't hesitate
No more, no more.
It cannot wait,
I'm sure.
There's no need to complicate.
Our time is short.
This is our fate,
I'm yours.
Jackson sings this part to Penelope
Do you want to come on, scootch on over closer, dear
And I will nibble your ear
Penelope sways over to Jackson as if she is doing a country line dance. Once she is there, they share the mic. A second or two before Penelope is supposed to sing she hits him with her hips and knocks him away from the mic playfully.
She sings
I've been spending way too long checking my tongue in the mirror
And bending over backwards just to try to see it clearer
But my breath fogged up the glass
And so I drew a new face and I laughed.
I guess what I'll be saying is there ain't no better reason
To rid yourself of vanities and just go with the seasons.
It's what we aim to do.
Our name is our virtue.
They harmonize together with Penelope singing lead
But I won't hesitate
No more, no more.
It cannot wait,
I'm yours.
There's no need to complicate.
Our time is short.
This is our fate,
I'm yours.
They alternate sang each the line starting with Penelope
Well, open up your mind and see like me,
Open up your plans and damn you're free.
Look into your heart and you'll find that the sky is yours.
So please don't, please don't, please don't...
There's no need to complicate.
'Cause our time is short.
This oh, this oh, this is our fate.
I'm yours.
They sing together
I'm yours
Oh, I'm yours
Oh, oh,
Baby, do you believe, I'm yours?
you best believe, you best believe, I'm yours.
"We've embarrassed ourselves in honor of your love" they said in unison and they bowed like peasants.
The band continued to play music. They are start off with Stevie Wonder "Signed, Sealed, Delivered"
She spots Derek chatting with Hotch heads over to them.
"Sorry you interrupt but your presence is needed on the dance floor?" she says as she grabs Derek's hand.
"Just bring him back in one piece" Hotch says playfully.
As he she lead him to the dance floor, Derek says "That was a beautiful thing you and Jackson did up there."
"Everybody needs a song – it was our civic duty."
She kissed him
"What was that for?" He asked
"You're kinda irresistible," she said with a smile.
"so are you" he said spinning then dipping her.
When he pulled her up from the dip, she was closer to him then before and they were smiling at each other like high school sweethearts.
When the song was over, Rossi came over and danced with Penelope next. Derek walked like two steps before a girl asked him to dance. After Rossi, she and Reid tried to take a stab at swing dancing but they failed miserably.
Hotch danced with her next – after a bit of silence he said, "We're going to miss you, Garcia."
"Not you too—I'll be back."
"I always knew you weren't going to stay but you will leave vacancy that cannot be filled."
"That is sweet—I think" she smiled. "Y'know you're not getting rid of me that easy… not after Jack has upgraded me to aunt status."
They chuckled.
When the song ended she returned Hotch to Beth. Jackson grabbed her by her waist and they started to dance.
"I didn't think Emily was ever going to let you dance with anyone else." She laughed.
"She's a good dancer," he said as he spun Penelope.
"You like her, that is so cute."
"You and Derek – are you good?"
"I don't know— tonight we are pretending to be. I think we hurt each other too much to have anything to build on.. he says he going to keep trying but once I leave cases will come and I am sure what we had will fade into the background."
"He loves you and you love him—it is simple. Stop creating problems and accept the solutions. I can see why Derek call you hard head," he teased. "But really, you owe it to yourself to try – don't you think?
"what if we fail?"
"Agh, Sweet P., the magic is in the trying," he said as if that was the most obvious answer in the world.
"when did you get so wise?" she said realizing he was right "so you and Emily, huh?"
Derek stood at the bar with Hotch, Rossi and Reid, looking at the couples dancing. Derek was just looking at one.
"How is Operation Penelope going?"
"It goes—much harder than I thought" Derek replied truthfully
"She is leaving you know" Reid said like a fact.
"Yup, I know kid"
"what are you going to do?" Rossi asked
"MIT wants her and it's her dream job. I have no right to ask her to stay but,"
"Before Andrea died she came back to me because I was her one true love. We always had this connection—when she came back, I was so happy because I thought we had another chance – but we didn't because we spent the majority of our lives without each other. I wouldn't wish that on anyone."
"I know—I have no right to ask her to sacrifice her career for me if I'm not willing to do the same thing."
"Hotch, I'm thinking of going to Boston – if she lets me but she needs space and I'm trying not to go all as she would say 'cave-man-ish' on her."
"Permanently?" Hotch asked
Reid, "you would leave us?" asked shocked
"I haven't thought it through yet—but all I know is a life without her isn't an option. Our job takes so much out of us and she restores me in a way I didn't think was possible." After a small pause he continues, "I love her Reid and I don't think I could handle that long of a commute" he chuckled
"Be right back, gentlemen." He said as if he was 007.
"Can I have this dance, baby girl?"
She smiles as he takes her hand and puts it by his heart and places his other hand around her waist. She put her head on his shoulder and they dance to "The way you like tonight." Her hair smells just like he remembers – jasmine and oranges. He takes a deep breath hoping that his brain will store it in the ducts of his soul so he could tap into it when she is gone.
"you are like a sexy little dancing machine"
"the classes paid off, huh?"
He chuckles.
"This is one of my favorite songs – have you ever hear Frank Sinatra sing it?"
"I don't think so."
Her smile widens as she goes on to explain it. He can't even hear her because a floodgate in his heart just opened. Her smile, her laugh, her beauty face, and wit would all be gone. As he looked at her he could not imagine how they got here. He wanted to just steal her away forever and that didn't even seem long enough.
It took them a minute to realize that the song changed to something more up beat because the were so engrossed in each other.
As he led her off the dance floor he asked her to walk with him.
"How are you he asked her?"
"You asked me that already and I'm fine, darlin'," she replied
She picked up on his nervous energy and asked "Is everything ok with you?"
He nodded and turned to her. He was looking into her eyes and asked "Are you happy Penelope Garcia?"
She tilled her head and looked at him "of course I am" she said "Are you?" She asked
"For the first time in a long time – yes." Holding her gaze he continued "I just wanted to talk about last night."
She kissed him – a light brief kiss on the lips and said, "Derek, not now—we promised to talk—"
"Wait" he said putting a finger on her lips, "let me finish this, I wanted to let you know where ever you decide to do or go—I want to come"
"What ?"she whispered
"If you go to MIT—I'm there—If you go to UCLA – I'm there
If you go to Antarctica —I'm there – Moon – I'm there.
I know we don't know what the future holds but I am never letting you go again and I will follow you to the ends of the of the universe."
"Derek Morgan is a poet as well-How much have you had to drink, Handsome?" she asked smiling as a tear formed in the corner of her eye.
"I promise you, I'm serious." He said wiping away the tear.
She looked into his eyes – and decided on happiness – "Ok"
"Ok, what?"
"Ok, everything. I love you and I want you with me—hard head." She said imitating him.
"Every time you say yes—I am surprised – you make it sound like the simplest thing in the world," he said shaking his head laughing. He picked her up and spun her.