Dead Man Walking-Ch 15
Lance, Todd and Josh stood behind Kevin and watched as he once again checked the footage from both the airport in Virginia and the airport at Hawaii for any signs of his tramp Penelope. He slammed his hands on the table and said, "DAMN IT, still no sign of her".
Todd said, "maybe she didn't come to Hawaii, maybe it was all a ploy to make us think she was coming here", Kevin looked up and said, "Todd you're brilliant, of course she did". Lance said, "sooooo do you have any ideas where they could have gone"?, he smiled and said, "oh I do, I do indeed" as he started packing up his computer equipment.
Josh said, "want to give us a hint then Kev"?, he said, "oh sorry, go grab your stuff we're heading to Chicago because I bet you she is sitting pretty at Morgans moms house as we speak". Todd said, "she's a smart one that Penelope, if she is indeed there with the rest of her team then she managed to keep hidden from us for over a month".
Kevin said, "well plum sauce I hope you enjoyed your freedom and your life with Derek because when I get my hands around your neck you're going to regret ever going against me". About 15 minutes later Kevin and his friends were headed back to the airport, they had a plane to Chicago to catch and a woman to find.
In Chicago Penelope and Derek sat with their fingers intertwined in the back yard of Fran Morgans home, they sighed happily as she laid her head down on his shoulder. He ran his hand up and down her arm and said, "you okay sweetness"?, she nodded her head and said, "yeah the nausea is gone, must be nerves".
Derek nodded his head and said, "probably, well you have been through a lot lately", she looked up at him and said, "do you think this will ever be over"?, he kissed her lips and said, "it will be over soon baby girl and then we can get back to our lives in Virginia".
She said, "speaking of your lives, what are you going to do about work, you can't stay here indefinitely", he opened his mouth to argue with her and that's when Hotch and the others walked out the back door and joined them in the yard.
Penelope said, "tell him bossman, tell him I'm right"?, Hotch looked up at her and said, "tell him you're right about what Garcia"?, Penelope said, "I tried to tell him that you guys couldn't stay here and protect me that you need to go back home to Virginia".
Hotch said, "no can do Garcia", her mouth flew open and she said, "Hotch you can't put your lives on hold for me any longer, you haven't seen Jack and JJ and Reid haven't seen Henry in over a month and it's not fair to you", Emily said, "we skype with the boys on a secured line several times a day, they're fine and they're safe so don't worry about them".
Derek looked up at Hotch as Hotch said, "I just talked to the director a few minutes ago", Penelope said, "and when do you guys head out"?, Hotch smiled and said, "when this is over, he told me to keep you safe and when everything was over for us to come back so until this stuff with Kevin is over I'm afraid that you're stuck with us Garcia" causing a smile to grace Penelopes lips.
She said, "you guys know that I love you it's just it's not fair that you should have to give your lives up for me", JJ said, "you're our family and we love you Garcie and nothing that Kevin and his friends do is going to change that", Penelope started to argue but a wave of nausea made her cover her mouth and jump up and run toward the bathroom.
Derek started to get up and Emily and JJ said, "we'll go, we'll go" as they ran after their friend, Fran looked at Dave and smiled, she had a pretty good idea what was wrong with Penelope and if she was right in a few months she would be welcoming her first grandchild into the family.
Inside the house Penelope looks up at JJ and Emily and says, "how much longer can this go on, I can't" and then she continued emptying the contents of her stomach into the toilet. Emily wet her a cloth and started rubbing it across the back of her neck.
Penelope sat down beside the bath tub and said, "my nerves are driving me crazy", JJ looked at Emily and then JJ said, "Garcie when was your last period"?, she thought for a minute and said, "ohhhh no", Emily said, "we think that maybe just maybe you're pregnant".
Penelope said, "that can't be possible, their is no way that I can be pregnant", JJ said, "are you and Morgan having sex"?, she said, "well yes". Emily said, "are you using protection"?, she bit down on her bottom lip and said, "well no", her hands then went to her stomach and she said, "do you really think I'm pregnant"?, JJ and Emily both nodded their heads yes and said, "we do" in unison.
Emily said, "we need to find out for sure one way or the other", Penelope said, "I need a pregnancy test", Emily smiled and said, "their is a drug store down the street I'll just ask Cindy if she can run and pick one up for you", Penelope said, "ohhhh don't tell her it's for me, please tell her not to say anything at all about the test".
JJ said, "okay Garcie, okay, we won't we won't" as Emily stood up and walked from the room, JJ put her hand on her friends shoulder and said, "everything is going to be alright". Penelope said, "from your lips Jayje, from your lips" as they sat and waited on Cindy so they would know for a fact is she was indeed pregnant or not