Beating The Odds
Chapter 26
Spring Break Starts
AN: Thanks for the reviews I own nothing hope you enjoy.
"We'll be back in a week," Derek said, "Jake's meeting us at the airport," he added making sure that Rachel was in the car seat securely.
"I'll drive the car back," Jeff said putting the last two bags in the car's trunk, "You sure you two aren't going for real?" he teased.
"No, most of that's Pen and Rachel's, I got one bag for clothes and then one for some other stuff," Derek said, "The other six are theirs," he said with smile giving Rachel a kiss before he shut the door.
"Hey, sorry I'm late," Jenna said, "I over slept," she added.
"It's cool, Pen's coming out in minute," Derek said, "Are you coming with us?" He asked.
"No, I decided to stay here," Jenna said, "Sure my brother took off and just left me, and I got no friends besides you and Pen, but I'm going to be fine, and plus I am going to NWU so don't want to visit ODU," she said.
"Don't worry, Ruth already said she's staying with us till you two get back with Rachel," Jeff said, "Nick shouldn't have left you, even if he was hurting for the other reasons," he said.
"That's the way our family works, my parents didn't want a girl so they dumped me, Nick is heartbroken he leaves too," Jenna said, "I mean he left San Fran with our parents all those years ago, and he wanted Pen then, but he lost her and he can't deal with that, I get it, I'm still trying to get over Phoenix, my baby's dad, but he died, Pen just didn't love him any more," she said.
"Yeah, but I'm still trying to figure why he'd just abandon you again," Derek said, "When we get back Pen and me are going to start going through our stuff, since in exactly two months high school and college will be over for us," he said, "You're welcome to stay in that apartment since I'm moving in with her, the school knows, and seeing as how the high school has spring break I got no work, and when Pen announced it to the whole school that we're together it don't matter any more," he said.
"Good thing that the school board felt the same way," Jeff said, the last two days had been hell, Derek had about lost his job, but with the good word from not only the students from his classes, and all the people that knew, the school board didn't fire him, but Nick had been suspended before he'd taken off.
"That wouldn't have mattered, sure it would have killed me, but I got Pen, Rachel, and the baby that's on the way, without them I got nothing, the future don't mean shit without those three," Derek said before Penelope came out the door, "Like now," he said before kissing her, they were starting to get back to sharing kisses the one she'd given him three days earlier in his classroom had been the at least sixth in good while since Rodney had happened.
"MMM, I come outside and am greeted by my hot stuff with a kiss," Pen said, "I love this," she said wrapping her arms around his neck before giving him another kiss.
"Well we better hit the road, Jake will be wondering where you three are," Jeff said, "Ruth's at the diner waiting for you, she said that if you like you can start that job today."
"It's spring break and you want to work?" Pen asked.
"Nick was ticket around here, he's gone, so I gotta get job now, and there is the car, insurance and all that other stuff he left me with," Jenna said, "I'll see you three when you get back," she said before giving Pen and Derek a hug, "Take care of my niece," she added looking at Rachel.
"Why don't you get a bag and come with us," Pen offered.
"I don't want to, got a few things to do here," Jenna said, "I'll see you when you get back, and Pen, thank you for not hating me," she said.
"Your brother is the ass not you, Jen," Penelope said before hugging her again, "I'll call you when we get there," she said before getting in the front seat of the car.
Derek and Penelope walked into the house that Jake had found for them in Quantico, Virginia that night at almost midnight. Jake had taken them to his house to get changed and stuff before they went out to eat and he showed them around some. Afterwards they'd stayed at Jake's just relaxing and having fun in his pool, which he'd put in when he'd moved to the new house.
"I just want to go to bed," Pen said flopping on the bed, they'd called when they got to Jake's to say they were okay and now they were both tired. Rachel had fell asleep hours before when they'd been at Jake's house.
"Let me get her in to sleep and we can," Derek said with a smile carrying his daughter over to the crib that Jake had borrowed from a friend.
"I just can't believe that this house will be ours in two months it's like huge," Pen said getting up and going to the top the bed pulling the covers back screaming when she saw the spider, "Derek," she was expecting the little thing and she took off running to her husband.
"What?" Derek asked glad that Rachel didn't wake up.
"There's a spider on the bed," she said.
Derek had to laugh, he knew his wife's fears, and spiders were on the top of that list besides the nightmare.
"You think this is funny?" Pen asked, "You keep laughing and you'll find yourself on the floor," she said.
"You sure you want that, that's where the spiders are at, who would protect you from them then?" Derek asked with smile.
"You, you, this is not funny," she said before leaving the room in a huff.
"Your mom is a drama queen," Derek said to Rachel few minutes later before he went after his wife, "Baby girl I'm sorry," he said sitting beside her on the couch.
"I'm sorry too," Pen said, "It's just I don't like surprises any more, after the diner, Rodney getting out that surprised us, so I don't like finding stuff I don't expect," she said.
"I didn't mean to laugh it was the way you looked when you screamed out, and you ran over to me," Derek said, "I was also happy, you've been running to the bathroom and locking yourself in it with the nightmares, but now, now you come to me, I was happy, and you were screaming over a spider," he added.
"I know I've come ways since everything, but I'm still scared at night Derek, I close my eyes, I sometimes can picture his face, feel his mouth and hands on my body," Pen said leaning into his side.
"I wish I could take that away, I don't know how you feel, I've never had that happen to me," Derek said, "It could have when I was younger, but somebody was watching out for me," he said, "I know that somebody was watching over you, he could have finished the job, and I don't know if I could have let it go," he said.
"Rodney and Raymond are still alive, sure Ray might never walk again, but Rodney's going to get payback some how," Pen said, "I'm just terrified he's going to do something to me or Rachel," she said.
"You listen to me, he's not getting near you, or our daughter again," Derek said, "How about we forget about Rodney, Ray, Nick, and everything of the last two months or rather the last year and just think about now?" he asked.
"I just wish I could block everything out you know, but I still can't, I hear his voice still, I can hear him talking, and I don't want some stupid shrink to tell me I have problems, or some group therapy crap," Pen said.
"Then talk to me," Derek said turning to face her, "While we're away, talk to me, tell me how you feel," he said wiping the tears away.
"I don't know where to start, and it won't work, the school counselor was trying to mandate therapy," she said.
"You are my wife, the mother of our children; I know what you need not some college grad shrink telling you anything," Derek said.
"What if I can't, what if it never leaves?" Pen asked.
"Tonight let's just go to bed, and I'll keep those bad dreams away, and in the morning, we can start talking," Derek said.
"Okay, I'll try," Pen said before she hugged him, "I just want to have sex with you and not see him," she said with tears running down her face, "That's what I'm scared of the most, and I can't stop feeling him," she added hugging Derek as she cried.
Derek held her, he was glad she'd finally talked, after that first night, she'd stopped talking again, then when Nick happened she closed up again. The school's psychologist thought they'd started dating because of that till she found out they were married; she was the one that gave them hell over it
Penelope had went to the school board and told them if they fired him, then they were going to regret it, because she'd make them pay for destroying their lives before she gave a little demonstration of what she had in store for them, it had been in the office of course, and she'd said there would never be any proof she did it either.
Derek was sure the little thing she'd done, which had been hacking into the school records, and not just changing her last name to Morgan, but changing her grade in his class the semester before. They had ruled in his favor and he'd been relieved since no job meant he would graduate on time.
Derek picked his Goddess up in his arms and carried her to the bedroom putting her on the bed. He'd let her cry herself to sleep, while he'd held her, he was hoping she'd sleep through the night. Even months after it, she still couldn't fully sleep, and the baby kicked a lot these days too, he couldn't believe two more months everything was changing.
Penelope would be going to college, and he'd be joining the FBI after the boot camp from hell according to Jake, he'd told them some things on the way to Virginia that day.
The only thing that he wanted to know was what was going to happen to Jenna. Nick had just abandoned her like he'd done his daughter, and that pissed him off even more. She was only seventeen; she'd got into school when she'd been four, which meant it would be another year before she'd be eighteen, but she was graduating and going to college in Chicago.
Derek sighed giving Pen a kiss before he took her shoes and socks off tossing them on the floor before he took his shirt and jeans off getting into bed himself after he checked on Rachel.
"Some how it's going to be okay," Derek said rolling over and putting his arms around Pen, "I love you so much, baby girl, and I can't wait to see this little boy or girl," he said putting his hand on her growing stomach.
"I can't wait to have your baby," Pen said placing her hand on his resting her head against him before they both went to sleep.
TBC
AN: Spring break has just begun for them and it's only going to have more surprises along the way.
AN2: I don't know when I'll be able to post tomorrow since I won't be home and it's season finally time of my shows, but I'll work to get at least one chapter up of LC for you all long as there are no storms.