Chap. 15 Some comforting words and a talk
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Fran was sitting in the bed staring at her son pacing back and forth through the room.
"Derek sit down."
"I can't. Pen should hate me now."
"This is not your fault. You said he had hit her before that…"
"Yes but if I hadn't kissed her…"
"You love her! You have acted on your feelings. You were right. He's the one who was wrong. Please don't blame yourself. Penelope will need you, she needs you right now!"
"I…"
"Your mother is right Morgan." Hotch said entering the room. "I didn't want to eardrop your talk but…"
"That's ok Agent Hotchner." Fran said sweetly.
"Derek, Penelope doesn't blame you at all. In fact she felt stupid to have been involved again with the wrong man. She's sorry about what happened and wants to talk to you. You should come back to her if you wish it."
"I… don't know."
"Derek." Fran warned.
"I just want her to be happy."
"She'll be happy when she sees you near her, comforting her and not blaming yourself." Fran said.
They saw the indecision in his eyes, and then he did what his heart was telling him.
"You're right, we need to talk, then we'll see."
He quickly left the room almost running.
Hotch and Fran chuckled on seeing this.
"What about we join the team for a late lunch Mrs Morgan.?" Hotch asked.
"This is Fran, agent Hotchner."
"You can call me Hotch or Aaron for that matter." He replied almost smiling.
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When he reached the hospital, the others were leaving the room. He smiled to them and entered. Pen was still awake, staring outside the window.
He walked towards her and whispered.
"Baby Girl. I'm sorry; I shouldn't have left like that."
She turned towards him and smiled.
"That's ok. We need to talk."
He nodded and sat in the nearest chair, not loosing contact with her arm.
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"Do you think they sorted things out?" Reid asked.
"With those two everything is possible." Hotch replied.
"I have faith in them, they will need time but it will be ok." Fran said confidently.
The girls had been quiet since the hospital.
"We're sorry about Kevin, we know that we should have said something but we promised and she said she didn't have proves anymore so…"
"That's ok JJ. She made a choice we have to respect that."
"Just to let you know that we had given Lynch a piece of our mind."
"This why he left?" Reid asked.
"Surely." Emily said smirking.
"Good girls." Rossi whispered and everybody laughed.
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"You should have come to me for Lynch, baby girl."
"I know but it was too late, I was so tired of everything."
"That's ok. It's too bad he left not long after you."
"Don't worry the girls gave him a piece of their mind."
"Oh" he simply said.
Then he listened smiling what JJ and Emily had done to Lynch.
Some time later, Penelope decided to be really honest with Derek… she was feeling the drugs effects again but she needed to tell him all the truth.
"You know why I married him handsome?"
"No?" he said smiling, the nickname sweet to his ears.
"Because he was so sweet with me, he looked a lot like you and I thought I could live what I had with you, but with him…"
I understand, I felt the same with Pearl but I was wrong."
"So did I but you didn't marry her…"
"Penelope if you thought you could live what we had with him it's because you…"
"I love you Derek…I'm in love with you. I'm sorry I lied to you…I was just so afraid…I wanted to tell you but I was married."
"I know, it was selfish to come like that and tell you this while you were involved but I had to…"
"In one hand, you saved my life sweetness."
"How so?"
"If you hadn't come and kissed me, I would always be with him… he could have hit me one more time or kill me later… you're my hero."
"I wish I had saved you without you being hurt."
"It is worth for having my family back hot stuff." She said before closing her eyes.