Rescuing Of Innocence-Ch 8
Penelpoes heart was racing as she practically ran up the hall toward Dereks room, Tracey was bouncing up and down in her arms as she got closer and closer to JJ. She put Tracey down in a chair and said, "please tell me he's going to be alright"?, JJ put her hands on Penelopes shoulders and said, "he's in surgery but he was stable when they left with him".
Penelope sank down in a seat and said, "I can't lose him Jayje, he is the love of my life", JJ said, "he's going to be alright Garcie, he's a fighter and he's going to fight to come back to you". JJ then looked at Penelope and said, "where is the rest of the team"?, she said, "bossman and Em are parking the car and Spencer and Dave are on their way here right now".
They looked the end of the hall and saw Hotch and Emily making their way toward them, Hotch said, "any news on Morgan"?, JJ said, "he's in surgery, so far we haven't heard anything yet". Emily sat down beside Penelope and said, "how are you holding up PG"?, she shook her head and said, "I'm not, I'm not" as she stood up and walked over to the window.
Tracey climbed down and ran over to Penelope and said, "mommy", Penelope looked down and said, "yeah sweetie"?, Tracey said, "don't cwy mommy, pwease don't cwy" as she wrapped her arms around Penelopes legs and hugged them tight. Hotch ran his hand over his head and turned in time to see Dave and Reid running toward them.
Dave said, "what happened"?, JJ said, "we were getting clothes and toys for Tracey when out of nowhere we were bombarded by either the unsub or one of his flunkies". Reid said, "were you hurt"?, JJ shook her head and said, "no, no I'm fine but Derek was hit in the side", she reached up and wiped away the tears that were streaming down her face and said, "he lost so much blood Spence, so much blood" as he wrapped his arms around her and ran his hand up and down her back.
Penelope looked up as Dave walked over to her, he said, "kitten you need to tell him", she said, "I know Dave but what if he doesn't feel the same way, what if he doesn't love me"?, Dave caressed her cheek and said, "trust me when I say that he does, he loves you with all of his heart and he has for a long time".
She said, "h h how do you know that"?, he said, "I'm wise beyond my years kitten" causing her to grin, she kissed his cheek and said, "that you are papa bear, that you are". He said, "so are you going to tell him"?, she nodded her head and said, "I am, I'll tell him just as soon as he wakes up" causing Dave to grin and say, "good kitten, good".
Tracey looked up at Dave and said, "nonno why do you call mommy kitten"?, Dave picked her up and said, "well Bella that is a long story", she looked at him and said, "me not Bella, me Twacey". Dave grinned and kissed her cheek and said, "how about you come with nonno and I'll tell you a story about why I call mommy kitten"?, Tracey looked at Penelope and she said, "go ahead baby, it's okay".
Penelope watched as Tracey wrapped her arms around Daves neck and grinned as they walked over and sat down, she was then pulled from her thoughts as a doctor walked toward them and said, "Derek Morgan"?, she said, "yes,". The doctor said, "we were able to stop the bleeding, he did however, lose a lot of blood, he'll be sore for a while but he's going to be fine".
Reid said, "how long will he have to stay in the hospital"?, the doctor said, "at least 48 hours but that's just so we can keep an eye on him and make sure he doesn't get an infection from his wound". Penelope looked at her and said, "can I see him"?, she smiled and said, "yes, just follow me".
Penelope looked back and saw Dave and Tracey and smiled as she then followed the doctor down the hall, as she stopped in front of Dereks door she blew out a deep breath and said, "are you sure he's going to be alright"?, the doctor said, "yes, he'll be fine, he'll be sore for a few days but he'll be fine" as she watched Penelope push the door open and step inside.
As she walked closer to Dereks bed she felt her heart racing, could she do it, could she tell him how she felt, was Dave right, did he feel the same way"?, she sat down beside Dereks bed and took his hand in hers. She closed her eyes and said, "I almost lost you, I almost lost you again, I love you so much and I almost lost you".
She gently brought his hand to her lips and kissed it and said, "you are the love of my life and I don't know what I would do without you and the first thing I'm going to do when you wake up is tell you, tell you everything". She jumped as Derek said, "no need to wait sweetness, I heard everything".