Life's Choices
Chapter 28
New Apartment
AN: Thanks for the reviews, I own nothing hope you enjoy.
Penelope smiled as she slipped into Derek's bedroom; he'd just gotten back from a football game that had been away. She'd wanted to go with him, watch him play, but she hadn't felt good and he'd told her to stay home and feel better, that he didn't want her getting sick any more than she was.
While he'd been away with Nick's help Jamie, Whitney and her had moved like Jamie had wanted to. Derek only knew that they were moving in couple weeks, however they had decided to move over the weekend, it hadn't taken that long since Jamie had most the stuff packed up, except for few things in her room, Penelope had been packed too.
Jeff had gone up Friday afternoon with Fran to watch Derek play, he hadn't wanted Fran to drive up alone, and since Ruth was helping them move as well, he'd drove the three hours up to the high school with Fran. They'd surprised Derek, had he'd rode back with them instead of staying with the team, who wasn't coming back till Sunday afternoon, after the game was over. He'd wanted to come back and be with her, and she'd known that was another reason that he'd come back, even though he had said at first he'd stay.
She'd told him to have some fun, and she'd planed on the same, however her fun had consisted of sitting on her bed staring at the bare walls in the new apartment that Jamie, Whit and her had moved into. She was more than happy with it, but she wanted to paint it before the baby came, she knew it was while, and she wasn't even showing still.
Penelope bit back a giggle sliding under the covers moving to lay on her side beside Derek cuddling up with him. Pen rested her head on his bare chest before closing her eyes going to sleep again.
Derek woke up hour later going to roll over, but found that somebody was beside him. At first he thought Desiree had wound up in his room again, but she'd been spending the weekend with Whitney and Jamie having sleep over so he knew it wasn't her. It could only be one person, he opened his eyes finding Penelope fast asleep snuggled into his side. He grinned running his hand down her back before kissing the top her head.
Pen moaned trying to snuggle closer to him before she felt his hand up under her shirt, "Don't you start something you won't finish, hot stuff, I'm horny, and I won't stop," she said looking up at him.
"Good morning, princess," Derek said before kissing her.
"I'll show you a good morning, hot stuff, if only we were in my bedroom," she said with grin.
"I guess we'll just have to wait then," Derek said.
"Not really," Pen said, "Remember how Jamie wanted to move?" she asked.
"Yeah, next weekend, I know," Derek said rolling on his side facing her.
"Well, Jeff told her about the apartment across the hall, the woman moved out, and guess who now lives in it?" She asked with huge smile.
"I don't know, some guy that is annoying," Derek offered.
"Oh you aren't even close, handsome, I'll give you a hint, your girlfriend," Pen said.
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"What, wait, you, I was gone for like eight hours, ten the most, and you go and move next door?" Derek asked sitting up, "I could helped you, so help me if you were lifting…"
"No, Jamie and Nick wouldn't let me touch anything, and Ruth helped. Sarah was watching Whitney and Des both until we got finished, it was almost two am, before we got everything done, however, I still haven't unpacked my stuff, I sorta was going to ask you something, I mean you don't have to, and we could wait," Pen said.
"What is it?" Derek asked her.
"There is a fourth bedroom in the apartment just like this one, and I was wondering if you'd help me pick out some paint for the nursery, and my room, but I want you to pick something we'd both like in case you later want to move in with us after the baby comes, Jamie already said she wouldn't mind and she asked your mom if later you wanted to could you since you'd still be about seventeen when…" Pen said.
"Take a breath, baby girl," Derek said with smile, "What did my mom say?" he asked.
"She had to think about it, Jamie told her that you'd still be around since we're right across the hall, and that Des could stay with us the nights she had to work, I was just really hoping that we could live together like that for while," Pen said, "But if she says we have to wait then we're still right next door to each other, not like I am across town now," she said.
"What time is it?" Derek asked her.
"Seven I think," Pen said.
"Can you go get dressed and be ready in like thirty minutes?" Derek asked her.
"Where we are going?" Pen asked.
"Hardware store, we need some paint, brushes, and plastic so the carpet doesn't get damaged," Derek said, "I'd like to get it finished this weekend since I got practice all next week, we got four games left this season, and I don't want you staying there while the paints drying, the smell might make you sick, and it takes while," he said.
"Okay, I'll be at the door in like fifteen, just gotta get dressed," Pen said, "Oh, and Jamie gave me the money Steven sent me, she told me I had to get some food since the doctor said that just eating what I've been eating wasn't going to cut it, so you gotta help me, other wise I'm going to end up with the same stuff," she replied.
"Like you really going to listen to me this time, I told you that before, you ignored me," Derek said.
"I know, but I like my food, I…" she said.
"Are you willing to let me get the food, and no buts about it this time?" Derek asked, "Or do I have to have talk with Steven?" he asked knowing that her brother had told her if she was staying her she had to listen to Jamie about what to eat and stuff, he didn't want her getting sick either.
"You dare call my brother and rat me out, I will put you on probation," Penelope said, "You won't be cuddling with me for long time," she threatened.
"Then I'm doing the shopping and you can't complain, or I won't let you have the ice cream that I was thinking about getting you," Derek said.
"Meanie," Pen said but she went out the bedroom after giving him a kiss, "I'll be ready in no time," she said.
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They got the paint first and the other stuff they needed from the hardware store to paint the nursery. He'd gone with blue after she begged him, he hadn't wanted to since it could be a girl, but he'd caved going with the dark blue and he'd purple for her room. She'd told him to pick something they both liked just in case his mom agreed, but he only wanted what she wanted, and he could deal with purple long as she was in the room with him.
Derek got enough for two coats in each room and now they were in the grocery store. It was the store that he liked since they had more of a variety instead of the one that had been near her old apartment building. He'd gotten what she would eat, but it was still healthy for her and the baby.
"Come on, one pizza please," Pen said looking at the frozen pizzas in the freezers.
"We can get one from the diner and it would be…"
"Derek, please, don't make me beg you," she said, "One," she replied, "You know you want to say yes," she said pouting.
"Ice cream or pizza, we can always get slices at the diner, and the ice cream lasts longer than a pizza does," Derek said, he knew she was going to pout, but he wanted to take care of her and their baby.
"You are just plan mean," Penelope said before she walked off.
"Baby girl," he said going after her stopping her, "Hey, I just want you two to be healthy okay, the doctor does too, I'm not trying to be mean here, and if you really want a pizza I am willing to compromise, couple slices a week and after the baby is born if you want to go crazy and eat pizza every day, I won't stop you, but for now, you think you could settle for sharing few slices?" he asked.
"You are so sleeping by yourself tonight," Penelope said, "But fine, I'll take the deal, but when I get paid I'm buying myself a whole pizza and you are not touching it, Derek Michael Morgan, father of our child," she said before going back to where the buggy was.
Derek just smiled at her; he knew that by tonight she'd change her mind about where he was sleeping. "What kind ice cream you want this time?" he asked.
"Chocolate," Pen said finding a smile, "What else would I want to lick off you?" She asked.
Derek smiled back at her before giving her a kiss, "If we weren't in this store I'd kiss more than your lips," he said against her neck before pulling away.
"Then you better find what else you want me to eat and come on, because I'm pretty sure I'm not going to stop you," Penelope said.
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Derek opened the door carrying in the grocery bags, he'd only let her carry the bag that had ice cream in it. Nick was watching the truck downstairs, he'd walked up when they'd gotten back. Since he thought that Derek was going to be gone for the weekend he'd wanted to help Pen unpack so she didn't have to lift anything, or help her shop like Jamie had asked him.
Derek had laughed, he knew that Nick would caved on everything that Pen had wanted food wise, and he had given in on couple things, but he'd chosen the healthier stuff mostly. He had to shop for Desiree sometimes, he knew his little sister loved to eat stuff that was mostly junk food, and he tried to do his best, and she'd only ever cried once when he'd said no.
"I could have carried more," Pen said as she put the ice cream up.
"No, baby girl, you just go sit down, and I'll bring the rest the stuff up and then we can get started on painting the rooms," Derek said, "But if you can't stand the smell Nick can help me, and you can do something else," he offered.
"What am I going to do, and plus, where else would I rather be than hanging out with my handsome boyfriend, and our best friend?" She asked.
"Jamie and Ruth to the mall," Derek said.
"No, I only go there with you because if I went with them then I would be highly embarrassed when I told them what I was up to, and I can't exactly have sex in the men's bathroom with them," Penelope said.
"You had sex in the mall's men's bathroom?" Nick asked coming in the apartment door with Jamie right behind him. He was carrying the paint cans and she had the brushes and stuff.
"I didn't say that," Penelope said.
"Yeah, she said she couldn't have sex in the mall's men's bathroom," Derek said fast covering when he saw Jamie's look, "We've never had sex in public place," he said.
"Yeah right, and having sex on your truck, in your truck, in Ester, and on the roof is not a public place?" Nick asked.
"Dude," Derek said.
"If I ever catch the two of you having sex at the high school, I'll ground you both, I don't care if I'm your mother or not," Jamie said looking at Derek and Pen, "If you end up living over here, I will in heart beat, you will never ever, have sex at the high school, do you understand me," she said.
"Yes," they both said looking at Nick daring him to say a word.
"That goes for you too," Jamie said looking at Nick, "If you get girlfriend and you two go at it there, oh will you be in so much trouble," she said.
"Dang, all I did was come in the door to help paint, and I get my head bit off, I haven't had sex with anybody," Nick said, "So no worries," he replied.
When Jamie went to her room Derek and Pen both glared at Nick, "You are dead," Penelope said before going to finish putting the groceries up.
"Yeah, did you lose your mind or something?" Derek asked him, "She's cool, but you mention sex and the high school, she will kill us," he said.
"And I happen to like being in the same bed as Derek, so you say one word to Jamie about the bleachers, or the bathroom, or that supply closet, you are dead," Penelope said.
"And I won't hold her back either," Derek added.
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Hour later the three of them were sitting in room that was supposed to be the nursery. "The crib can go over there, when we get one," Pen said, "The sun would come in at dawn, and we could watch it, while we feed and change the baby," she said.
"That's my bedroom, this would get the sunset," Derek said, "The apartment is on the wrong side for the sunrise," he said.
"Oh, well sunset it can be, we can read to him, and watch the sunset, moon come up," she replied.
"Ha, this is Chicago, there is no moon to see it's called city lights, and lots of them," Nick said.
"Alright either help us or leave, you make her cry I will kick your ass," Derek said.
"Tell you what, after you get the room painted I can always draw a sun rise, sunset and the moon and stars," Nick said.
"Oh my god I would love for you to do that, it could be like your gift to us," Pen said, "Please?" She asked.
Nick smiled, "Just let me know where you want the stuff once the room is painted and I can do it one day," he said.
"If Derek and I get our own place one day would you do it again?" Pen asked.
"Yeah, I don't think I'm going anywhere, only deal is, I'm so living with you two, so get four bedroom place, I'll find job and chip in too," Nick said.
"You'd want to move in with us?" Derek asked.
"Well somebody has to watch the baby while you two are having sex, because I sure as hell am not letting not baby I know be in room while their parents are getting it on," Nick said, "I'm still scared from my parents when I was seven, and I was hiding under their bed playing under there, I about died, thank god I found my way out there before too much happened," he replied.
"Why in the hell were you under their bed?" Pen asked.
"I was trying to find my puppy, which reminds me, did Jeff say if you could have cat in the apartment?" Nick asked.
"We have to get a kitten first, not full grown cat, train it to be good, but yeah he said it was cool, long as we don't let it lose in the building or tell anybody else that we got it," Penelope said with smile.
"She's broke him," Derek said, "If she asked him for a puppy he'd give her one," he said.
"What, he loves me like his own daughter, and it's nice to have somebody I can call dad," Penelope said, "He's the closest thing we both got to one, and it's awesome," she replied.
"She broke Jeff, I'm stunned, but I bet he gets after you more for doing crazy stuff, like walking off without Derek or me near you," Nick said.
"She needs to be told not to do that," Derek said, "She's hardheaded, but I'm the only one that gets to spank her," he said with grin before kissing her.
"Hey, knock it off," Nick complained with laugh, "We better get started on this room before too late," he said few minutes later.
"True, we got two rooms to paint, and till the smell is gone, you're staying in my bed," Derek said with smile.
"Thank god I don't live in the same room with you two," Nick said shaking his head before going to get the paint from the other room.
TBC
AN: hope you enjoyed, Jamie and them moved across town, but don't think that Rodney won't be a threat still, he's not gone for good.
