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Derek took off his jacket and shoes as soon as he got home, and then grabbed a beer from the fridge, he walked over to his bedroom and stripped down to his boxers. He sat with his beer on the edge of his bed and grabbed his laptop and opened it. For the past year he has relied on the pictures he had stored on his laptop to bring him peace, as much as it hurt to look at her pictures, they were all he had and he couldn't stop from taking time 3,4,5 times a day to look at them.

He opened the computer and opened the file containing her pictures and decided it was time to let go, just as he was about to begin deleting the photos, he heard a knock at his door. He sighed and got up to go get rid of whichever friend had decided to follow him home from the bar. Tonite he needed to be alone, tonite was for letting go, and tears and pain. He grabbed the door handle and flung the door open, ready to berate whoever stood there. He gasped at the sight before him, he must be dreaming.

"Baby Girl" he whispered, almost afraid if he said it out loud she would just be another of his dreams and disappear before him.

Penelope was standing in the door frame staring at him, she had everything she wanted to say ready, but the moment she seen him that all went out the window. He was beautiful, standing in front of her in nothing but his boxers, he was a sight.

" I uh I came in early for Henrys birthday, I drove in and I was on my way to my hotel and somehow found my way here." Penelope was babbling, and Morgan was still staring praying he wasn't seeing things.

"Baby Girl…." He grabbed her by the waist and pulled her into him resting his forehead against hers.

Penelope began to cry " Derek I am so sorry, I made a mistake I…

He didn't let her finish, his lips met hers and he kissed her with all the passion and pain that had building in the past year. Penelope sighed and gave in to the kiss. Derek quickly pulled her completely through the doorway and kicked the door closed behind him. She pulled away when the need for oxygen overtook her need for him. " I missed you Derek"

"Show me baby girl" Derek lead her through the apartment and to his room. Penelope followed him eagerly, she had a years worth of lovin' to make up to her man.

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The next morning when Derek woke up the first thing he noticed was that he was alone. He sat up in his bed and looked around, No Penelope. Not again. She once again left him. He threw on a pair of boxers and went out into the kitchen to put on some coffee, and immediately noticed how quiet it was. Normally the minute he got out of bed, Clooney was jumping around waiting to be taken outside. It was then that he noticed the Luggage in the living room. Pink luggage, Penelope's Luggage. She didn't leave, she took out the dog. He felt the relief hit him instantly, just as he heard the front door open, and his overgrown puppy ran to him. Derek rubbed the dog affectionately and then looked across the room, to Penelope.

"Good morning hot stuff." She smiled

"Oh baby come here," Derek pulled her in his arms and stroked her hair. " I thought you left me again"

Penelope looked up at Derek and for the first time it hit her just how much damage she had done. "Baby we need to talk"

Derek nodded, as much as he just wanted to run away from the world, and spend the day with her; he knew they needed to sort some things out.

Derek finished getting the coffee ready and sat at the dining room table with Penelope.

Derek began

"I've missed you baby, more than anything. This year has been so hard. I am doing better now, but it took an intervention 6 months ago to get me where I am and I am still struggling. It hurts everyday."

Penelope was crying " I didn't mean to hurt you, I honestly thought I was doing the right thing, I didn't think you were really in love with me, and I knew you would never hurt me so I thought you were lying just to make me happy, so I could hear the words I had longed for. I left because I was running away. And I tried so hard to move on but I couldn't. I nearly did but in the end I couldn't.

Derek took her hands in his. " you believe me now baby?"

"Yes Oh yes Derek I believe you, although I doubt I deserve you. I have hurt you so much. And have wasted so much time for us."

Derek leaned over and kissed the tears streaming down her cheeks. "Its okay baby, it will take some time but we can fix this. I just need to know one thing though?"

"What?"

" Em said you were getting married and I …"

"Derek, no I never got engaged. Martin asked but it was in that moment I realized it was a lie. That I couldn't be with him, when I gave my heart to you so long ago. And I never got it back."

Derek smiled and thanked god, " I was going to give up on us when Em told me last night that you were getting married"

"Last night? She told you last night?"

"Yeah ironic isn't it just as I was about to give up, you came to me. "

Derek pulled Penelope into his lap and softly kissed her lips.

" I need you to promise me you will talk to me Pen, about what is going on I need to know about your insecurities, Do not run and hide from me Baby, or we will never make it. I love you Pen, and I need you."

Penelope nodded and kissed him again. " Have you umm I mean has there been anyone?"

Derek smiled "Jealous?"

"No I mean sure although I know I have no right I have been with Martin these past 6 months so.."

Derek frowned " so you two were pretty serious ?"

"Derek, I am here with you, I made a mistake with Martin. But I left him because I love you okay?"

Derek pulled her tighter and buried his head in her hair. " Okay, and to answer your question. No there hasn't been anyone."

Penelope nodded and they shared another kiss. It was going to take some time and some hard work. But they were on their way to getting what they both truly needed. Each other.