Disclaimer I hate you so much for making me keep saying this: I do not own Criminal Minds.

'No he left me Derek, left me to my own devices and my own device was moving on, moving forward with you.'

'Well then you tell me why the hell he's sending you texts, ringing you night and day, relying on you!' Derek said, he'd just about had enough of it. 'And what makes it even more suspect is you won't let me have my say, won't let me tell him to jog on.'

'That's because Kevin Lynch isn't your problem, he is mine, and I won't have you be dragged into a matter I can settle myself.' She told him and her phone rang off, and both of them groaned annoyed, Penelope opened the phone and snapped it shut. 'You cannot get angry with me because of him.'

'I can't? I think I can.' Derek said as he stepped forward. 'It's been nearly 6months with the geek, you're a week away from half a year without that man's love, half a year with my love and he's phoning and texting you and I can't get angry?' He picked up the phone. 'Well I'm sorry if Penny, I love you, let me be all yours again, affects me.' Derek said as he scrolled through the phone. 'Or, I know you love me, you're just with that meat head to make me jealous, now come home, I'm jealous.' Penelope just watched as he continued to throw each and everyone in her face and it was a side of Derek she'd never seen, one full of jealous hatred. 'I don't like this Pen!'

'What and I'm lapping it up am I?' She said and grabbed her phone from his hand and her purse and her keys. 'Call me when you've cooled down some, I'm going to sort this mess out.' He didn't object as his front door slammed shut. The one thing he hated most was when Penelope's drive for independence clashed with his drive for independence, clearly illustrated in front of him.

Penelope got into her car with the tears streaking her face and she drove to Kevin's, got out and near enough smacked the door rather than knocked, when he answered his smile grew. 'Penny.'

'Kevin, count this as your final warning or I will not be heard responsible for my actions.' She said pointing her finger at him. 'Leave me hell alone. I don't love you, I love Derek and there is no way you're ruining this for me.' She then turned but stopped. 'Don't underestimate me.' Were her last words as she headed back to her car, aggression gathering her, it was a Sunday night and she should've been spending it chilled out in Derek's front room, telly on, Clooney by their feet but this week, she was heading home alone and Derek was still in the same state.

Come Monday she'd refused all his calls, she'd just taken herself to bed and hoped that everything was some nasty nightmare and nothing more, nothing less. She snuck into her office and got to work, she was actually an emotional wreck, she could've quite easily of cried at how her and Derek had been ripping one another's heads off at the slightest things. She thought that love was supposed to be bliss with a couple of troubles in and there but not like this.

'Gonna ignore me all day?' Derek's voice came from the door, the tone wary and Penelope didn't look up. 'I take that as a yes.'

'I'm sorry okay.' Penelope told him in a mumble. 'I talked to Kevin, I threatened him, let's just lay this to rest.' It was as he went to accept that her phone danced across the table and Derek grabbed it quickly.

Derek's face darkened somewhat. 'Thanks for last night, it was a great reminder.' Derek read the text aloud and Penelope's mouth dropped, her eyes blurred, her head whizzed. 'So much for it being over eh?'

'Derek...' She began but he cut her off.

'You know what, if you can't delete his number and forget about him then I can't keep this going. He broke your heart Pen but you've just let him in.'

'What difference is deleting his number gonna do? It's my bureau cell I can't even change my number! You know I would if I could.' It was then she broke down completely but rejected Derek's effort of comfort. 'I thought you trusted me.'

'I do.'

'Well it doesn't feel like it right now Derek, I've tried to get rid of Kevin, nothing you say or I say is going to work. I can't do much more than that.'

'I'm sorry.' Derek said as finally Penelope got her say. 'Just let me have one say and I'll leave it and we'll take another route. Please.'

'Fine.' She gave in and allowed him to hold her again, he kissed her before leaving her office, he waltzed straight to Kevin's station and just stood and watched him work.

'What can I do for you Agent...' He looked up and gawped.

'Outside, now.' Derek said and Kevin listened, he wasn't that stupid. Derek followed the sheepishly male downstairs and then he laid into him.

'I don't know what you're problem is but you leave Penelope alone, she wants nothing to do with you.'

'Not what she said last night.'

Derek shook his head; he knew Kevin was getting into his head. 'Just leave her alone, she doesn't need your shit.' Derek just left and went inside and got on with his work the best he could do. The next thing he knows a case is pulling them back out of the door and he had to pay Penelope a flyby visit.

'I love you remember that.' Derek told her and saw her phone flashing, he just reached down and looked. 'The arsehole doesn't get the idea eh?'

'I guess not.' She shrugged and Derek read the top one.

Team's away, make up sex again Penny? Me, you tonight, like on Sunday.

'Ignore it, I'm not doing anything with him.'

'Right, I'll call you later.' He said and kissed her cheek, not her lips, and Penelope was left standing there, shocked, phone in hand, an empty heart.

Derek's call never came, nor did he answer hers and she gave up, professionalism it was and then come Saturday the team were coming home and Derek called her but she was in the bath and missed it so sat and listened to the voicemail.

'Baby Girl, I'm cooled now, tomorrow, date, you, me, and whole lot of loving. I want to ask you something and I want to make up for my behaviour it was unfair and uncalled for and I'm sorry. I love you, remember that for forever. Night Pen.'

She smiled and found sleep easy for once, come the time she woke up with Derek in her bed, she snuggled and just laid there content with the feel of him.

'Morning Precious.' Derek said kissing her tenderly, apologetically. 'What's the time?'

Penelope looked at the time and groaned. 'We've nearly slept our Sunday away.' She said quietly. 'It's coming up 4.'

'In the afternoon?!' She nodded back and snuggled in closer. 'I'm really sorry.'

'Me too, I want to get a restraining order on him. He's ruining my life and I've not done anything to him.' She said and then sat up. 'He's ruining us.'

'We'll get over it.' He told her and she truly believed him. 'Right go get ready, I'm gonna head home, be ready by 6, don't eat much, we're having us some fun.'

Penelope smiled as he left her and then went to get ready. When the clock struck 6 she was ready, and so was Derek as his knock came on the door. She opened the door and smiled impishly, Derek was definitely a fox. 'Well look at you, someone put some Hot Stuff on my door.'

He laughed. 'I'm not going to get started on you, or I will end up taking you to bed and never getting out of this place.'

Penelope laughed this time, she'd quite happily stick at home with him, let him feed her hunger that way. 'Come on the Handsome.' She said and followed him, he drove them to a restaurant, one she knew was pricey but Derek didn't have a qualm about it, he took her in and wined and dined her. She could never have been happier and as dessert was served he leant forward.

'What would you say if I asked you to move in with me?'

'I'd ask if you were definitely sure, that this is what you wanted.'

'And what if I told you that I was definitely sure that I wanted you to live with me?'

She bit her lip and then broke into a wide smile. 'I'd say yes over again.'

'Really?' He questioned.

'Yes, yes, yes, yes ,yes...'

'Good, we'll start packing tomorrow after work.' He told her and she shot him a look. 'I want us to move passed Kevin, get on with life, our life together because I love you Pen, I want the rest of my life with you and so be it, I'm going to get it.' Penelope blinked the tears away and she felt herself continually doing so as they left and was taken to the bar she couldn't help but feel the happiest she'd ever been. 'Go in, get us a table and drinks and I'll park up.'

'Sure thing Handsome.' She said and kissed him before going into the bar. As she waited by the bar, she felt a hand on her shoulder and she turned around smiling. 'You were quick.' She said and then Kevin kissed her, held her tighter than he should and wouldn't let her go, wouldn't stop and she opened her eyes and saw Derek, she stared into his eyes and she couldn't do a thing, she was like a deer stuck in head lights and she then had to watch the look Derek shot her before he left. Finally mustering the courage she pushed Kevin off and slapped him before running after Derek, her eyes streaming already.

When she found him, anger was the only visible emotion on him and for once Penelope was admittedly scared of Derek Morgan because she knew she was about to feel the wrath of him.