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Derek had been pacing his house for the last two and a half hours, his nerves were all over the place he didn't understand what was wrong with Penelope. He has been trying to call and text her for the past three days to no avail. He went by her house to check on her but ester wasn't there so he didn't bother getting out. Where could she be he thought? She didn't even come home to sleep, he knew this because he sat in his car all yesterday evening outside her apartment till almost one in the morning only when his own eyes began to close on him did he leave. He didn't want to scare the team, knowing that Penelope could just be avoiding him because of their encounter this past weekend but geez he was really worried about her. What if something happened to her and once again the last conversation between them was a fight because he couldn't man up to tell her home he really felt about her. Then there would be a slight chance they could be laid up in his bed baby making. Boy did he love the sound of that!

Finally giving in to temptation he jumped in his SUV and began the all too familiar drive to Penelope's apartment. This time he was getting out regardless of whether ester was there and if she didn't answer her door he would use the key she gave him so long ago. She may not be too happy with this but he had to know she was safe.

Ten minutes later he pulled up and began walking towards her door. Ester still wasn't there but he needed to at least check. Making his way up her stairs a thought crossed his mind 'what if she has another man in here? I just couldn't handle seeing that'. Sprinting faster to the door he decided exactly what he would do if another man was in his woman's house, he would gladly throw him out with ease by the collar shut the door and kiss his baby girl senseless letting her know exactly who she belongs to. "Yup that's what I'll do!" Derek decided out loud with a mischievous grin.

He began knocking. And waiting. And knocking. And waiting. And then knocking some more. He could of sworn he heard a males voice coming from her apartment. Without no further adue he took his keys placing the correct 'pink key' in the door.

Opening the door he just wanted to cry. He was met with a very empty apartment. No purple walls, no colorful figurines, no pictures of him and his goddess, and most importantly no Penelope.

A man in a gray jumpsuit came walking out of what use to be pen's bedroom with a questioning look. "Can I help you sir?" the man asked a rather pale looking Derek. "Um... yeah you can.. who are you? where is the lady that lives here? And where is all her possessions?" Derek waited anxiously praying the man would say they were just renovating her place.

"I'm sorry sir, but Ms. Garcia moved out a few days ago. I'm the building owner she didn't tell me where she was moving to just gave me her keys and a gentleman that came with her paid the rest of her fees for the broken lease." The man looked at Derek's defeated posture. "I'm really sorry sir." Offering his condolences to Derek.

After regaining his footing Derek just took off down the stairs as if he was chasing battle all over again. He jumped in his truck and headed for the bureau. He needed answers and he needed them now. And hell of come rain he was going to get them! Going over all different kinds of scenarios in his head of why she would have left him he could barely remember the fifteen minute drive to the bureau. He just couldn't justify why she did this, I mean yeah he admits he was a jack ass but to just pick up and leave your whole life behind? Without even a goodbye? Syanaruh? Osta la veste baby? He just didn't want to picture life without her.

Charging thru the bull pen he ignored the hellos and stares of the other agents around him. He was a man on a mission and he knew if anyone knew where his heart, life, and soul took off to it would be him.

Hotch was really surprised it took even this long. Almost three days has passed and Derek hadn't came in or called to question him about Penelope's whereabouts. He even started to get worried about Derek thinking maybe he should check on him. But looking out into the bull pen he studied his toughest agent's face he knew what he was here for. So he just leaned against his desk, arms crossed over his chest, and faced the door awaiting the outburst seconds away from happening.

Opening the door without knocking Derek doesn't waste any time asking "Where is she Hotch?"

"Derek take a seat please so we can talk" hotch was surprised when Derek actually made his way to the chair and sat down obediently.

"Ok I'm sitting where is my baby girl I need to go get her." Hotch looked at him and actually felt sympathy for him he genuinely looked distraught. He wanted to be hard on him after how heartbroken he left pen days ago but found it really hard to do so with Derek's vulnerability showing straight thru him.

"Sunday she was ordered to work a case undercover Morgan. Her nor I had a decision in the matter. I fought with the director and Strauss for hours but they weren't taking no for an answer-." Cut off mid sentence he watched Derek stand up and throw his chair back.

"WHAT?" he growled. "How could they do this? Something could happen to her! She can get hurt! She is not an agent what on earth were they thinking sending her-." Hotch interrupting Derek this time he began.

"Actually she is a agent of the bureau now. She was sent with agent Cruz for her protection also. She maybe gone for a year Derek." Hotch decided to get the worst parts out now instead of saving them for later.

"CRUZ?! Why the hell not me I'd protect Garcia better then anybody would and you know that. And a YEAR? You cant be serious! I have to go protect her hotch I'm sorry where is she at I know you know!"

"You know how undercover missions work Derek they don't tell information to people outside of the case it's classified. I didn't want her to go Derek but I made the Director put in even more security for her than he already had.

"I'm going to speak with Stauss immediately!" Morgan stormed out Hotch's office heading for the Ice Queens lair, ignoring his bosses warnings about possibly loosing his job. 'the hell with this job, my baby girls much more important'. He thought in his head right before reaching Strauss's door. knocking in a impatient manner he hears "You may enter".

"Afternoon Agent Morgan, what can i do for you?" Stauss stated in a unusually nice way. For her anyway.

"Um.. yes mam you can, i have reason to believe T.A. Penelope Garcia could be in danger so i would like to get a location on her." Deciding to use this approach on getting information on pen he was vaguely aware of Hotch's presence by the door.

"What makes you believe S.S.A Garcia is in any danger right now? Did she make contact with you agent? Because she has around the clock security that is to relate any information about the well being of Cruz or Garcia right away I've received nothing negative on either."

Quickly interrupting her he thought of something else he could try. "No mam she has not contacted me, but i know she isn't qualified to be out in the field. I'd like to request to trade places with Agent Cruz. Reason being i know i could protect her better than anyone else would." Derek stated rather proudly.

"I'm sorry Agent Morgan but Ms. Garcia has attended the proper classes to become a agent, along with all the extra security Agent Hotchner requested she is as protected as one could be while undercover. I appreciate your need to protect your college, but I'm afraid i cant have you and Cruz trade places. As Agent Hotchner and i discussed the B.A.U cant afford to loose another member of their team." Hotch made his way between Stauss and Morgan already knowing his agents temper he had to be ready to intervene.

"Hotch please help me out here, you know I would protect Garcia better than anyone else would!" Seeing the tears making there way down once again his toughest agents face, Hotch knew this was going to be extremely hard on him. He hated being the one to have to tell him this.

"Morgan you know i don't have that authority. you can't switch with him. We need you here right now and Garcia's as safe as she's going to get being undercover. Please don't make this harder than it already is. You just have to remember that this is temporary. Penelope will come back to us." Hotch didn't know what was going on lately, usually he was an expert on shielding his emotions but the last few days when it came to talking about Penelope's situation he would catch himself shedding a few tears. That nagging feeling in his gut about something going wrong just wouldn't leave him be either.

Looking up between Hotch and Strauss not bothering to wipe his tears away he asked. "There's not way I'm getting either or you to change your minds, huh?" Both shaking their heads 'no' he made his way to the door to leave. Turning back real quick before the door shut behind him he stated in a nonchalant way yet showed he wasn't playing around. "If something happens to Penelope, I'll never forgive you. My career would end with the bureau right then an there." And with that he stormed off leaving both to wonder who that was directed towards.

A/N: sorry for all the mistakes! i'd like to hear if you have any ideas thanis!