Hello, dear readers of fanfiction! Fear not, for I am alive and well. I am updating because the other day I realized that in my story, poor Penelope has been preggers forever! LOL. So here is a chapter update for this story. Also, thank you for reading and reviewing. I do appreciate it (and your patience as I procrastinate getting this story out!) Love you all!

Also, some slight sexual content towards the end… just a warning (And hopefully I do it justice because I have never written that before).

As Penelope hung up from their conversation, she felt uneasy. Almost nauseous. She wanted to contribute that feeling to left over morning sickness (which she quickly discovered could happen at any point during the day!)

But deep down, she knew the real reason she felt uneasy was because of the three little—okay, BIG words that came out of her Hot Stuff's mouth:

I love you.

"Why does that have to bother me now?" Penelope muttered under her breathe as she sat up from her multicolored couch. Something that had been said between her and Derek a hundred times or more, suddenly now made her stomach fill with butterflies.

"Humph," Penelope scoffed as she looked down at her slightly more protruding belly. "My stomach is already filled with you two. Mommy doesn't need anything else!" she laughed as she patted her tummy for a moment, before her brain decided to chime in with a Sure, you don't need anything else—besides Derek!

"Ugh!" Penelope scolded at herself and in a huff, pushed herself up off the couch and marched to her bedroom.

Penelope shook her head as she headed into her bedroom. She passed her full length mirror upon entering and paused for a moment and looked at herself full front, to really look at herself for the first time since she found out she was pregnant. She noticed that her boobs looked like they were slightly different. She moved to cup them slightly with her hands and discovered that "the girls" certainly felt heavy and looked bigger. Derek will tell me if they are, that's for sure! She thought and giggled slightly and turned to view her body in profile in the mirror. She was wearing one her favorite loose night gowns, that was a baby blue color and made from some of the softest cotton material Penelope had ever had adorn her body. She used both hands and started at the top of her baby bump and smoothed them down over the fabric until she had her belly cupped in her hands.

"Oh my," Penelope said quietly and started to slightly tear up. "I'm really going to be a mommy." She said in awe as she continued to rub her belly. "And not only that, but I get to be your mommy, my jellybeans," she said lovingly to the babies and allowed her happy tears to fall. Penelope took one last look in the mirror and still holding her tummy, then padded over to sit down on the edge of her bed.

"Now," she started as she continued to circles around her belly, "I know after talking to our dear Sir Derek, that you both will move for me when you're ready… but I hope you'll pick sooner rather than later?" she asked. She then began to gently feel around different areas on her stomach, trying her hardest to feel something. Anything. Even though she wasn't really sure what she should be feeling since she had never been pregnant before. "Well, I guess you'll move when you're ready. In the meantime," Penelope yawned. "It's time for us girls to get our beauty sleep," she said as she patted her belly and then moved to get under the covers and settle in her bed.

"Whoa," she said sleepily as she yawned again. "I just referred to you two as 'girls'." She put a hand on her belly. "Guess we'll see if Derek's right," she murmured as she drifted off to sleep.

The BAU jet landed about 45 minutes after Derek's conversation with Penelope. He knew he should have just got in his truck and went to his house for some much needed sleep, but that was the last thing he wanted to do. At this point, Derek just wanted to check in with his Baby Girl and make sure she was truly okay from that had talked about early.

When he got Penelope's apartment, Derek used his key to let himself in. Once inside, Derek saw that her place was dark except for the slight light coming from her bedroom. He took off his shoes, dropped his go bag and made his way toward her room.

Derek quietly moved the beaded curtain and was struck by the sight before him. There lay the most beautiful sight he had ever seen. Penelope, laying slightly on her left side with the covers pushed down her waist. She had her hand on her stomach, holding it protectively. Protecting them, even in her sleep. He thought as he also noticed something else enticingly beautiful about her and that was her oh so perfect breasts, barely being held in by the soft fabric of her night gown. He wanted to kiss the valley between them, to touch them, kiss them and kiss lower down her stomach and down to other areas and—

"Derek," her voice barely whispering his name broke him out of his reverie. He thought he had woken Penelope, but he looked down more closely to see she was still fast asleep. She dreams about me? He asked himself. And that led him to wonder about what else she dreams about…

Calm down, man. There will be time for that later Derek thought. Once some things are set straight between us. He walked over sit on the bed, in front of where Penelope was laying. It was then that he really noticed her belly.

"Wow," he whispered as he slowly extended one of his hands to rest on it, careful not to wake Penelope. He bent his head down closer toward her bump. "You two really have grown," he said to her belly as he continued to rub it in slow circles. It was then that he felt Penelope began to stir.

"Mmm, Hot Stuff?" she questioned as she moved her hand that was holding her belly to rest it on top of his.

"Yeah it's me, Baby Girl," Derek said as he brought his other hand to her stomach. "Go back to sleep, Baby. I'm just talking to the jellybeans before I go," he said as he used both hands to rub her tummy.

"M'kay," Penelope said sleepily and settled back down to sleep. She had removed her hand from her stomach and now Derek held it by himself as he bent his head closer to really talk to the babies.

"Hello in there," he whispered as her nuzzled his nose to the slight swell. He didn't know where that came from, but it felt like the right thing to do. "It's me, your D-," he sighed. He was about to say "It's me, your Daddy." That was also something else he didn't know where it came from, only that he wanted to be that desperately more and more now. And hopefully, Penelope would agree.

"It's me, your Derek," he started again. "I know you don't know me, but your mommy is my best friend," he said as he continued to rub Penelope's belly. "And I want you two to know that you have a lot of excited people waiting for you to arrive. Seriously, from your uncles Arron, David, and Spencer, and your aunt JJ. Oh, and of course your aunt Emily, too, when she finds out!" he laughed quietly as he continued talking to Penelope's belly. "But no one is more excited than your mommy. I'm telling you, kids. No one in this world loves you more. Well," he paused and got as close to her belly as he could. "Except for me," Derek whispered, and then gently kissed her belly twice. It was on the second kiss that he felt the lightest pressure applied back to his lips.

"Oh my!" Penelope suddenly awoke and gasped her hands flew to Derek's on her belly. Derek quickly raised his head up.

"What is it Baby?! Is something wrong?! Did I hurt you?!"

"No! Oh no, nothing like that," Penelope said and then focused again to see if it would happen again.

"Then, what happened, Sweetness?" Derek asked confused. "I was scared I hurt you."

"Oh, no! I'm sorry, Honey," Penelope said as she squeezed his hands gently. "I didn't mean to scare you. I just—I thought I felt something, but I guess not," Penelope said dejectedly. Derek moved to hold one her hands while keeping the other on her belly.

"No, I thought I felt something, too," Derek said, and then quietly added "when I kissed your belly."

"Awe, Hot Stuff," Penelope said as she squeezed his hand. Derek was still rubbing her belly slightly his other hand went the both felt a very distinctive push.

"Derek!" Penelope gasped excited.

"Was that?"

"Yeah, I think so!"

Derek began focusing his attention to the one side of her stomach. With her hand still on top of his, he gently pushed…

And was rewarded with a push back.

"Oh my God!" Penelope squealed. "Did you feel that, Derek?" she asked happily.

"I felt something alright!" Derek laughed and smiled a huge grin. "This has to be one," he started as he released Penelope's other hand. He put it on the other side of her belly and gave a little push. "There has to be two—."

"Ooh!" Penelope said exclaimed as she joined her other hand with Derek's on the new spot on her tummy. "Yeppers that was definitely the other one!" she said as she started to tear up with happy, and relieved, tears again. Derek noticed and reached up rub the pad of his thumb under one of her eyes to wipe away a couple of tears. "Stupid pregnancy hormones," Penelope muttered happily.

"See, Baby Girl? I told you they would move when they were ready," Derek smiled at her and continued to feel around in different areas of her stomach. "Or maybe they were just waiting to show off for me, isn't that right Jellybeans?" Derek said as he bent to kiss her belly again.

"Ack! Oh, Derek!" Penelope giggled as she and Derek felt her belly move like crazy. Derek joined her laughter and they then spent some time feeling the movements of the babies from within Penelope's tummy. After a while, Penelope spoke. "They really do like you, Handsome."

"Well, what can I say? I've always had a way with the ladies," Derek said and winked at Penelope.

"Still certain they are going to be girls, huh?" Penelope asked.

"I just have a feeling, Penelope. I can't explain it," Derek started. "I just know."

"Hmm," Penelope started, "You may be right. I actually referred to them as girls earlier before I went to bed."

"Oh, really?" Derek said with a smug look on his face. "So you think I might be right, too?"

"Don't look so smug, Mister," Penelope playfully scolded. "You want to bet on it, Hot Stuff?"

"A bet, huh?" Derek started. "Baby, you know I never back down from a challenge. When's your appointment to find out their genders?"

"In a couple of weeks."

"Alright," said Derek. "How about if you lose, you have to let me take you out of town for a couple of days," Derek said as he removed one of his hands from her stomach to pick up one of Penelope's.

"Okay…" Penelope trailed off, a little confused. Don't see what's so bad about that. "And if you lose?"

"Doesn't matter," Derek said as he rubbed the hand of Penelope's he was holding with his thumb. "When it comes to you, I always win," he said and then kissed the back of her hand gently.

Penelope smiled at him, feeling so overwhelmed with so many feelings she couldn't describe all in that moment. She was happy that she had felt the babies move for the first time. Also, she had to admit to herself that she was even happier that Derek had been there to experience that with her. And with the way he was being so sweet and loving with her right now made her the happiest, except for one piece missing to all of this that she didn't want to think about right now. But she hoped it would come later…

"Hey, Penelope?"

"Yeah," she answered Derek.

"Are you okay?" he asked as he wipe away a tear that she hadn't even realized had fallen down her face.

"Damn hormones," she laughed quietly. Yeah, she thought. Damn hormones and my feelings for you!

"Silly Mama," Derek smiled as he wiped her face. "Well, it's late and I need to let you all get back to sleep." It was then that he felt movement under the hand still on Penelope's stomach. "Be good to mommy, okay?" he asked as he bent to kiss her belly a final time and pushed himself off that bed. When he turned to leave, he felt her hand grab his arm.

"Derek?"

"Yeah, Baby?" he asked as he looked into Penelope's eyes and saw something there that he couldn't describe. But that didn't matter right now. All that mattered was that she needed him.

"Stay?" was the single word Penelope asked.

"Yeah, Sweetheart. I'll stay," he said, and then moved the covers down enough to get into Penelope's bed. He moved the so that she was rest comfortably half-way on his upper body, with his arms around her and her head on his chest, her golden hair splayed all around him. He let his hand slide down to rest on her belly.

"Thank you," Penelope said quietly, trying to stifle a yawn. She nuzzled her head down into Derek's chest. "Mmm," she said sleepily. "I love you," she said as she drifted off to sleep peacefully in his strong arms.

"Mmm-hmm," Derek said, equally as sleepily as he kissed the top of her head. "I love you more."

With one gentle squeeze around Penelope, Derek finally drifted off to sleep. The sounds of Penelope's breathing and the movements of the babies under his hand, lulling him off to sleep.

So... I hope this update means you forgive me for not updating in like, a year. I'll try to get back on the ball. Let me know what you think and I'll see you in the next chapter! :P