After the briefing as promised Penelope got to stroll down the street arm in arm with Derek. They both groaned their appreciation for the sweet treat from the ice cream shop.

Penelope looked up at Derek and said, "This is just what I needed."

Derek smiled back and said, "I am glad I get a few stolen minutes with my baby girl."

Penelope chuckled and said, "You can't steal what I freely give away."

The couple made their way back into the precinct. Hotch pulled Derek aside and said, "Morgan you didn't tell me you were romantically involved with one of the victims."

Derek said, "Hotch that was almost 20 years ago, and the whole damn time she was sleeping with either my cousin Frankie or Joey."

Hotch nodded and said, "Well for no it shouldn't hinder our investigation. Gordinsky finished up with Frankie and he is headed home. I want Frankie to take Penelope back to Fran's house."

Derek asked, "Hotch are you sure? I think Penelope is not going to want to go back."

Hotch said, "For now since there is not a new body, nor any leads she can go home and get some rest."

Derek internally groaned and said, "Hotch you tell her. I want to sleep in my bed tonight, not the floor."

Hotch laughed and said, "Sure."

Derek went to meet up with Frankie to make sure his cousin was okay.

Hotch knocked on Garcia's temporary office.

Penelope turned in her chair, smiled and said, "Hey G-man what's up?"

Hotch carefully said, "Penelope I want you to go with Frankie and get some rest."

Penelope's jaw ticked. "Why can't I stay here?"

Hotch said, "Garcia you do your job so well, you have thoroughly gone through all three victims lives, there isn't anything else to find. Plus if we get a body in the middle of the night you will be required to come down to the station."

Penelope sighed and said, "Since you put it so nicely, I won't fight with you on this."

Hotch breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Thanks Garcia, I am not sure if I have the strength to take you on right now."

Penelope laughed and said, "Lemme guess Derek sent you in here to do his dirty work."

Hotch returned the laugh and said, "He said something about sleeping on the floor."

Penelope said, "Boss man he would have been right."

Frankie stuck his head in the office and asked, "P you ready to go?"

Penelope grabbed her large pink and purple hobo bag and said, "All set."

Hotch nodded at Frankie and said his goodbyes to the two.

Frankie and Penelope made it safely back to Fran's.

Frankie opened the door and ushered Penelope inside. The two of the called out, "Hey anyone home?"

Fran came out of her kitchen covered in flour.

Penelope smiled and said, "Mom I see you are busy."

Fran frowned and said, "Oh shoot I forgot the vanilla. Frankie can you run to the market please?"

Frankie said, "Let me get out of my, ass was about to get locked up outfit and I will gladly run to the store for you."

Fran shooed Penelope into the kitchen. Penelope's eyes went wide when she saw all the food that Fran had been cooking.

Fran said, "I know…I know it's a lot. I am just so worried."

Penelope asked, "Fran you know you can tell me anything right? What is going on?"

Fran replied, "I am not sure if I can do this."

Penelope prodded further. "Fran what is it you can't do?"

Fran sighed heavily and said, "I can't have all the new wonderful people in my life have such dangerous jobs. I mean I worried about Derek all the time, but now I have to worry about Derek, and Spencer, and you, and now Rossi. I started thinking too much, and that is how I ended up with all of this."

Penelope pulled Fran into a tight hug and said, "Mama Fran I promise you will learn to cope. You just have to do what I do, tell yourself that they are the best of the best…which they are….In the field they watch over each other. We are a team dedicated to each other, and more importantly we are a family…and we include you as part of this family."

Fran hugged Penelope again and said, "Thank you..and here I thought I was suppose to provide you with all the words of wisdom."

Penelope shrugged and said, "I had to grow up fast, so I learned a lot more than I should have had to, but I am okay with that."

Penelope donned an apron and said, "What can I help you with."

Fran replied, "Call your team and find out if they would like to have home cooked meal."

Penelope said, "I can do that. Do you want me to call Sara, and Joey?"

Fran looked around at the manic cooking she had done and said, "Why not, we have enough food to feed a small nation."

Frankie came down stairs looking like Frankie again. He ditched the dress slacks and polo shirt for a basketball jersey and sweat pants.

Fran sighed and said, "Frankie come on, you are almost 35 years old, stop dressing like a teenager."

Frankie smiled and said, "Come on Aunt Fran I got to stay fly for the ladies."

Penelope rolled her eyes and said, "It only works because you are cute."

Frankie grinned at Fran and said, "See. I get all the ladies."

Fran and Penelope laughed. Fran said, "Frankie if my Irish grandparents saw you dressed like this, they would ship you off to a sheep farm."

Frankie said, "I know they would. But this is how I was raised, I grew up with Joey and Derek. Nobody cared that I was the only white boy in the neighborhood."

Fran said, "I was worried about that when you had to move in, but Frankie you should know that your cousins would have fought for you either way."

Frankie kissed Fran's cheek and said, "I know they would. Now I am off to get the vanilla. Penelope you need anything?"

Penelope smiled and said, "Nope I'm good."

When Frankie left Penelope asked, "Fran how did Frankie end up living here?"

Fran said, "To make a long story short…Frankie was giving my brother a hard time. So while William was still alive he came to live here. My husband got Frankie straightened out pretty quickly. Then Derek and Frankie became close, and Frankie didn't want to go back home. He didn't want to leave and I didn't make him."

Penelope smiled, "She loved how dedicated Fran was to her family."

Fran smiled and said, "Before you ask, that is how we ended up with Joey too. I mean Joey was a wreck. He was a spoiled brat that needed to be taught a lesson."

Penelope said, "You know me so well, I was just about to ask you about Joey."

"Yeah Joey is from Williams side of the family. Most of William's family were cops, or blue collar workers. You know meat and potatoes men, but there were a few of William's family that were by nature snobby and thought they were better than everyone else. Joey's mother Anita begged us to take him for the summer."

Penelope raised and eyebrow and said, "Let me guess he never left."

Fran winked and said, "Bingo. At first Derek and Joey fought all the time. Frankie was the peace maker. I knew the day in their friendship changed for the better when they stopped screaming at each other all the damn time. William wouldn't put up with it."

Penelope said, "I know William would have been proud of all three of his sons. I mean look at Derek, he is my sexy F.B.I man, and Joey is a cardiologist, and Frankie's construction company has taken off."

Fran smiled a watery smile and said, "I agree with you sweetie, he would have been proud. Did you know Frankie volunteers at the high school teaching a trade class?"

Penelope said, "I didn't know that."

Fran said, "Those boys have come a long way. They could have been lost to drugs and gangs, but they fought to get away."

Penelope's phone rang. She smiled when she saw the caller id.

Penelope said, "Oh hey hot stuff we were just talking about you."

Derek chuckled and said, "All good I hope."

"Off course my beautiful behavioral analyst. Ooohh before I forget Fran wants to invite the whole team over for dinner."

Derek sighed and said, "Dollface that sounds like a plan. I called to tell you we were packing it In for the night. Sadly we are playing the wait and see game."

Penelope said, "Baby I wish I could have given you more. I know you guys hate waiting around for another body. Hey do me a favor?"

"Anything baby girl."

"Can you check with your mom more when you guys are on cases, because if you don't everybody she knows is going to be fat."

Derek chuckled and said, "Mom's been freaking out and cooking again."

"Yep, we have enough food to feed the entire B.A.U."

"Okay baby I will call her more. Hotch just signaled for us. I think we are wrapping up. We will see you in a few."

"I love you Derek Morgan."

"And I love you too soon to be Mrs. Penelope Morgan."

Penelope laughed and said, "We will talk about the name thing later."

A little Frankie, and Joey back ground.

There will be a family dinner, then back to the case. I want some fluffiness before scariness.

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