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Penelope stared at the screens in front of her, she had no idea what it was like to be fully wooed but she knew that Derek Morgan was going to give her the whole lot, from the minimal to the extravagant. Whenever she was with him she felt the urge to smile all over again, Kevin Lynch had never had that effect, she felt the need to have fun, to shove banter out like they used to it, everything felt natural to her again.

'Whoever said chivalry was dead...' She sighed and got back on with the search that she was running, she'd been back in her office almost an hour and so far she'd received a new bunch of flowers and as Derek had called them, computer friendly flowers, and he was right, she could keep them forever and they would never die or wilt or spoil, her new love of artificial flowers were evident in the bunches in the room, all from one man.

'Hey baby girl...' Derek's voice came from the door; she turned around with an appeased smile.

'What can I do for such a statuesque man of chocolate goodness?'

He chuckled at her. 'We've got a case, we're briefing on the on the plane, you be ready to grace us with cam?'

'Oh I'm always ready to grace you with cam.' She retorted with a teasing look in her eyes, her lips in a small seductive smile.

'Behave yourself woman.' He stepped into the room, dropped his go bag, approached her, and bent down in front of her. 'You need me, even for a vent, or a cry or a good ole chat I'll be right at the end of the line.' He pushed a kiss to her forehead, leaving it longer than he usually did and then pulled away to look her in the eyes. 'Love you baby girl.'

'Love you too hot stuff. Stay safe for me.'

'I will goddess. See you soon.' And with that he was gone, she just sat and stared at the now empty doorway. 'Oh!' Derek said as he appeared back. 'There's a tiny present in the draw of my desk for you.' He winked and left her properly then.

Penelope, sitting there twiddling with the pen, decided that she'd wait ten minutes before she went and eagerly looked at what he'd left her behind. She broke just before the ten minutes up; she stood, grabbing files to make it look like she had reason to be in the bull pen. Stopping by Derek's desk she opened the draw and found two surprises and a card with her name on it.

Smiling at the things she opened the card.

So this is written on a rush. But, I was going to surprise you at home time, take you out and prove to you just how much I want you.

But enjoy anyway baby girl.

D. x

She looked into the draw again, placing the card down, she bent down and pulled out a red rose and a piece of neatly wrapped cake. She felt her eyes water, he must've gone back to get her it, and kept it well hidden, he did that just for her.

Before she let the tears fall and gained herself looks from the surrounding agents she headed back to her office. Still smiling she put the things away for safe keeping; she then readied herself at her computer, awaiting the teams call.

When she was made to go home that night she found her cell ringing, looking at it she smiled, hoping that this would be the first time she could talk to her.

'Well if it isn't a girl's best friend.' She answered, her tone coming out more seductive than she meant it too. 'How you doing handsome?'

'Not to bad just yet baby girl, we'll see though.'

'Day to day right?' Penelope asked me as she pulled her keys out and locked her door. 'That offer you gave me earlier extends to you stud muffin. You need me for anything I'll be a mere phone call away.'

'Thanks sweetness.' He replied and she smiled. 'Please tell me you're heading home.'

'I am with cake and a lovely rose that a god of chocolate thunder left me.'

He laughed. 'Should I be worried that you haven't shared this vital piece of information with me?'

'Oh no, this ones harmless handsome, promise.' She returned and he laughed down the phone tiredly. 'Why don't you get some rest hot stuff? You sound exhausted, those brain cells need to recuperate.'

'Hey!' He defended with laughter slicking his tone.

'I'm being serious Derek Morgan, you know at the press of a couple of buttons I could so find your mom's phone number. You're never too old for a telling off.'

'Nor are you baby girl.'

'Oh on the contrary mon cheri. I have no one to reinforce parental rights on me.'

'I can though sugar.'

'Oh really? Well that's what you think Agent Morgan.' Penelope quipped back quickly with a smile. 'But handsome, I am by my car, so go to sleep and I promise to do exactly the same when I get home.'

'I will once I've got a text off you telling me you're home and about to eat.'

'Caring for me from afar I see, I like it and shall obey oh gorgeous one.'

'I do believe that's the oracle obeying a mere mortal for once.'

'Yes for once and never again. Night handsome.'

'Oh we'll see about that one Garcia. Night baby girl.' The line went dead and Penelope got into her car still with her smile unmoved. Driving home she kept the air supply high, she was shattered and she wasn't about to give Derek a reason to panic over her, making it home in a successful and uneventful trip she grabbed her stuff and headed for the door.

She froze as she saw Kevin Lynch sitting on the steps of her apartment. Seeing him ripped open the hole in her all over again and she knew there and then she needed closure, needed to end the chapter in hr life that was titled Kevin Lynch.

She continued her walk towards him, her key poised ready to open the door, her attitude not weakening at all.

'Penny?'

'Penelope.' She corrected and opened the door, she knew if anything, the only way she'd end this was to shout and scream and she'd rather do that behind closed doors than outside. He followed her in, closing all necessary doors, acting like a pet, obeying his master.

When they were finally in her apartment he watched her with jealously as she put the rose in a bud vase and put it somewhere where it'd be seen.

'Penelope hear me out.'

She laughed. 'Hear you out? After the 'I don't love you anymore' comment I don't think I need to do anything for you.'

'I'm sorry, I shouldn't have done that like that, and I should've...'

'Don't Kevin; I've rebuilt my life, a life without you.' Penelope told him pointedly and saw his face drop, the wind get knocked out of him. 'I don't want to argue with you but Kevin, you can't expect to come back after months and expect me to still love you.'

'But you must do, you didn't say differently that day.'

'Maybe because you'd ripped my heart out and stamped on it... metaphorically of course.' She told him, he winced. 'Kevin, there's nothing here for you, nothing left for you.'

'It's Morgan isn't it... he's got in your head.'

'Do not bring him into this, he's the one that put me back together after you broke me, I don't want you to dictate my life anymore, I need closure and so do you. It's over Kevin.' Penelope told her tone didn't waver as she said those words; her tone was completely neutral and even.

'Okay, fine then but this is the last time you'll see me Penelope.'

'Fine with me, fresh starts and all.' She said and went to her door. 'It's been nice while it happened Kevin.' She told him and opened the door; he went to walk out of it. 'Hang on Kevin.' She said and he halted, hope in his eyes, she went over to the bin and pulled out the bottle of shampoo that had caused her downfall only days earlier. 'You might get better use out of this.'

'Oh, erm, thanks.' He replied confused and left dazed. Penelope shut the door and slid down it, no urge to burst into tears but the urge to exhale with relief, she felt like it was really over, that she could really move on.

She stood up and put something on to eat, and then grabbed her phone, she dialled the one number she wanted right at that moment after deleting the one number she needed to, Kevin was leaving her life more and more with each passing moment.

'Baby girl?' Derek answered sleepily.

'Shit.' She swore down the phone. 'I woke you up. Damn it!'

'No, no worries, I'm asleep on the couch anyways, what's wrong? Are you okay?'

'I'm perfectly fine handsome, I just had to tell you, I couldn't text it.'

'What's a matter then mama?'

'Kevin was just here.'

'And you what? Got back with him?' He asked somewhat hurt.

Penelope snorted. 'No way! I told him it was officially over and it is Derek, it's really over for me now.'

'It's good to hear it baby, I hated that he was dragging your gorgeous self down.' Penelope smiled at the words. 'You sure you're okay?'

'I'm positive, I'm just getting food and then sleep, which is why I'm going to go and let you get into bed and sleep.'

'Okay then baby girl, I love you P, night.'

'Derek?' She asked warily.

'Yeah.'

'Thank you, for everything, for sticking by me and looking after me, not everyone's got a friend like you.'

'Not everyone's got a baby girl like you either, get ready for bed P. I'll be your wake up call in the morning.'

'I look forward to it handsome; I'll show you a good morning orally.'

'Behave yourself silly girl, I'm on the other side of this continent.'

'Night sugar.' She told him without defending her actions, she heard him groan as she closed the phone somewhat satisfied with the role of events. Now she could give her heart away, and she knew one man to give it to.