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A/N:I'm quite sad this story's coming to end soon, but hey, what starts must end sadly... Thank you as always and I hope you enjoy =)

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Penelope loved just watching Derek sleep. This time around he knew full well that he was going to wake up when he was ready and it was going to be all natural. She was going to be greeted with that cheeky grin, a little wink and she was going to hear him tell her he loved her.

For once, the physical pain was entirely eclipsed with the thought.

She smiled as she laced her fingers with his and slowly stroked the back of his hand with her thumb. This moment, right there, was her idea of perfection now. It wasn't back in limbo, a place that had only captured them due to near death; it was the reality they were sat in. The one that showed that they conquered fate and death and survived to tell the tale.

"Best sight ever," Derek croaked out, making her jump a little. He smiled as her eyes met his at last. He had been awake for a couple of minute before speaking. He had been absorbing the sight in front of him, taking in the breathtaking view of Penelope.

"Hey," She said quietly and smiled a little at him, "How you feeling today?" She asked cautiously, nervous to get a negative response.

"Better now I woke up to you, but I wanna know what my baby girl's doing out of bed."

"I just couldn't sleep, I was worrying about you," She replied honestly, "I just needed to get out of that bed. It's been a long couple of days."

Derek brought his hand up to her cheek, cupping it he watched her press into his palm, closing her eyes at the comfort she felt. "How you feeling today, Baby?"

"Tired," Penelope replied, unmoved. "Doc said I'm going to be even more exhausted with the liver donation. It's going to take a while, but I just need to take it easy."

"And taking it easy is coming in here is it?" Derek asked her back as she finally opened her eyes to look at him. "You'll never know how thankful I am for what you did."

"Being here, Derek, with me is thanks enough." She replied honestly and felt her smile grow. "Plus you know me going against rules, I rebel."

Derek laughed stiffly at that, "Yeah I do know." He agreed as he shifted a little. "I guess we're going to have some scars from this."

"Worried your perfect God body is going to be ruined?" Penelope teased him.

"Naw, Princess, I know my girl digs war wounds." He batted back and watched her giggle, "Plus I like the idea of extra memories."

Penelope's gaze turned almost dreamlike then, "You think we'll ever go back there?"

Nodding, Derek turned onto his side a little, "Everyday we're alive." He told her honestly, and he looked into her eyes, stole her attention yet again. "Let's not do anything that's going to put us there again, especially alone."

"Deal," She agreed and grabbed his hand with both hers. "But we know you're the big bad agent, so we know it's more you giving up being the death defying one of the team for good after this." She half joked with his, "I mean, I can't go through the stress of losing you, Handsome. I thought years of panicking about you on the field were bad enough but this, what happened at the house, I mean, this is all too much."

"Hey," He said soothingly, "You look at me for a moment," He instructed her and he watched as she listened to him and looked up. "Now listen to me, okay?" Derek watched her nod, her eyes so full of worry and fears, "If we can survive a house exploding with us in it, we can survive anything. You survived that and getting shot, you're indestructible in my books. I've dodged more bullets than I can count, gotten out of an ambulance before it exploded and escaped Unsub attacks too many times that I think it's safe to say I'm a little indestructible too eh?"

Penelope breathed a laugh, "You're more than a little indestructible, Hot Stuff. You're like the terminator or something." Penelope looked at their hands, and saw the ring and realised that so much was accomplished, in and out of reality. "There really isn't a world worth living without you." She finally said as her gaze rose up to his. "Here or there, it just was so dead in comparison to life with you."

Derek slipped one hand away and put to Penelope's cut cheek, offering her some more comfort.

"I don't quite know how I did it before. How I survived years with you just as my friend because now I've had it, my life before was so plain. I never want a day without you."

"There will never be a day without me in it." Derek vowed to her, "We've got a good 50 plus years left in this life to make sure neither of us have to go a day without the other."

Smiling brightly, Penelope turned her head to kiss his palm. "I really like that promise."

"It's not a promise, Baby Girl, it's a plan for the future."

"Perfect plan you two have got going on," Hotch's voice came as he stood at the doorway. "Not interrupting are we?" He asked them, "We went to Penelope's room, but we were pointed here straight away."

"I think we've said everything we need to for the moment," Derek said as he remained in contact with Penelope but shifted to get a comfortable position as Hotch, Fran and one of Derek's sisters came in. "Only three of you?"

"I was dropping your mom and sister off before I have to head to work." Hotch confirmed, "Thought I might as well see how the two of you were doing."

"I'd be doing better if me and Goddess could get out of here," Derek told his boss back truthfully, "We'd recover better at home."

"You're not leaving here until the doctor is satisfied and that's that." Fran said as she came around to the other side of Derek's bed to give him a kiss. "You're listening and that's final."

"I do believe Derek Morgan just got put in his place by Momma Morgan." Penelope teased as she sat back in the wheelchair to ease some of the pain riddling her body slowly. "It's got to be one of my most favourite pastimes to watch that."

"Behave," Derek chided playfully, "She puts you in your place enough."

Fran cocked an eyebrow, "I still haven't forgotten the stunt you pulled with the doctor to get tested to donate a part of you liver, Penelope."

"I saved a life."

"Whilst giving me the most strenuous time of my life ever," Fran told her, "Two of my children on the operating table again for the second time in a week is not something my heart can take repetitively."

"I'm sorry," Penelope apologised and looked into Fran's eyes trying to think of words that would make this better but she was completely drawing blanks. "It was the only thing I could do and I know you've heard that before, but at that moment in my life that was the only thing I could've done."

Fran's stern look loosened in a motherly smile, "And that's what makes you this family's own hero, Penelope." She told the blonde softly, "Don't think I am anything but eternally grateful for what you did. It's just the mother in me worries about you and your health. You were so weak and suffering already, I didn't want you to go through the stress of another surgery."

Derek grabbed his mom's hand and shook it to get her attention. "She has her reasons, but let's look at this way. We're both getting out of this place soon."

"Oh and won't that be hard to keep you two resting." Hotch chucked in knowing how the pair of them would be. "It's good thing there'll be cavalry to help."

"I'll feel ten times better just for waking up to my stunning woman instead of an empty room." Derek admired Penelope as he spoke and watched a soft grin draw on her lips. "That'll be worth the bed rest."

Penelope laughed, she had to agree with that idea of bed rest too.

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I feel the sun creeping up like tik tok

I'm trying to keep you in my head but if not

We'll just keep running from tomorrow with our lips locked

Yeah you got me begging begging baby please don't go

If I wake up tomorrow will you still be here

I don't know

If you feel the way I do

If you leave I'm gonna find you

Baby please don't go go go go

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Song: Mike Posner – Please Don't Go