I Have died everyday waiting for you
Darling don't be afraid I have loved you
For a thousand years...
I'll love you for a thousand more....
Penelope's hands fidgeted as she walked down the corridor. The rest of the team behind her letting her lead. He heart beat quicker then any time in her life. Her eyes where watering the closer she got just the thought of seeing him made her wanna break down in tears. When they made it to the door she heard the beeping of the EKG machine and glimpsed in through the small rectangular window until the nurse opened the door. she walked slowly in the room as if every step she mad could wake him up. He looked horrible like a fallen angel. He was bandaged tightly and his body ridden with IV's and tubes. She wanted to break down but kept her self together until she made it to the bed. Her hands ran over his cheek. Every thing dissolved ; The team, the nurse, the hospital setting everything. A tear fell on his face she ghosted her fingers down to his chin and brought them to her chest.
" Mr. Morgan should is Lucky a few more inches and the bullet would have pierced his heart. Right now is Important however... we need him to wake up.. if you he doesn't wake in the next 24 h ours there could be a risk that he'll slip into a comma..." The nurse said with a grimace of her face. That l broke her heart even more to see Derek wrapped and put in all of this mess and then the possibility he might not wake up?
Derek Blinked his eyes... and looked around. The last thing he remembered was chasing the unsub and then... he quickly stood feeling around his body. "what the..." He got a closer look of his surrounding and saw..nothing it was just black... black then blue... he spun all the way around.. breathing in and out trying to make sense of where he was. He heard mumbling and sounds above him but saw nothing.. the further he walked the more there seemed to be no end. He ran as fat as he could and still the same eerie background.
"Thank God..." Prentis mumbled behind Penelope putting a hand on penelope's shoulder. Every one else was silent. It was eerie to have Derek lying immobile on the bed. He was the general protector of the team him lying there was unnerving. It was silent for a while before anyone spoke. They just listened to the sound of the EKG machine.
Derek sat down out of breath and out of patience. The mumbling stopped above him and now odd shapes and colors where floating around him. He couldn't make sense of it wasn't logical. The only thing he could make sense of was the smell in the air.. He knew that smell anywhere it was Penelope. So where ever he was Penelope was close but he couldn't see her anywhere. "DAMMIT!" He shouted out. Then everything floating around him disappeared. " Well son.. if thats how you feel about it..." Derek snapped his head up to see... " Dad?" The man smiled a bit before making a spin.. " In the.. well almost in the flesh.." Derek stood to hug him tightly. It'd been forever since he could wrap his arms around his father. " What are you.. hhow are you even here?" The old man smiled before answering. " Making sure you don't give up... your well aware of what happened to you son and now right now outside of this place everyone who cares about you are waiting for you to wake up. Derek sighed.. " I tried I really did." His father patted him on his back. " You didn't try hard enough son... Outside of this place is girl who is dying inside to see you like this she's almost in physical pain over this seeing you like this... she needs you."
"Well umm you guys... I gotta go I gotta go home and see henry." JJ Slipped away. Then one by one everyone left until it was only Hotch and Penelope. Penelope had taken a seat beside the bed. She'd been Quiet for a while now. "Penelope are you ok?" She looked up as if she'd been somewhere else the whole entire day. "I'm ok I just ummm... Its hard." Hotch nodded. " He'll be fine I know Derek he's strong Stubborn and persistent he'd never let something like this take him down." Penelope nodded " Yep been that way since high school." She chuckled and looked back at the bed. Sniffling a bit. "what time is it anyway shouldn't you be at home?" Hotch stayed silent a bit looking over at Morgan. " will you be ok by yourself?" Penelope nodded. " yeah sure you should go home get some rest how can we function if our boss isn't at his best?" Hotch laughed a bit. " you sure know how to make things seem better Penelope." She smiled as Hotch left the room.
"There is no way out of here I tried it just goes on and on forever..." Derek looked up at his and saw him slowly fading away. "Wait Dad... Wait..." His father laughed a bit... " I can't wait son.. I know you'll find a way out of here Remember there's always a way out.. I love you... now go and get your girl before it's too late..." Derek tried to catch him but he'd already melted away. Derek looked around. He could still smell Penelope. He could still feel his father's touch... He walked forward some more contemplating his fathers words. The he heard it.. he heard Penelope! Her voice broken and full of sadness but he heard it! He ran forward faster then he's ever ran in his entire life.
She stayed silent just looking over Derek. Her mind going back over every moment they every spent together. She gripped his hand a little tighter. Tears freely flowing down her face. " can't believe you would go an do something so stupid... Urghhhh every time we get somewhere you always do something... something to make me cry and its not your fault but ...I can't vent any other way and i'm scared..." Penelope gripped his hand and talked to the unconscious Derek.
Derek could finally see something other then this black abyss he could see a door. A familiar door... It was like the door to penelope's house when they where teenagers. He ran to the door and flung it open.
" I told you to be careful and you never listen.. Like that time when you jumped off the bridge downtown to get my favorite headband... and sprained your ankle." She chuckled a bit her voice sounding rough. She put her head down and kissed his hand. " That was your mother head band... I wasn't going to let you lose it." Penelope's Head jerked up... "Besides its not like I had football or anything." Penelope Smiled. " Oh my God.. Oh my God.. I..." Derek laughed and then winced. " Are you ok how do you feel?" Derek looked at her her face ridden with tear tracks like the sky with con trails...and just as deadly too. " i'm ok baby girl nothing a little TLC couldn't fix." Penelope frowned a bit. " This isn't the time to joke your seriously hurt Derek..." Derek reached a hand out to move a piece of hair from her face. " waking up to you has made me feel a million times better trust me." She grasped his hand and kissed it. " i was so scared...Derek.." Derek sighed a bit " I know baby girl but..." Penelope cut him Off... " No you don't know.. It felt like my whole heart was ripped out of my chest. I couldn't breath I was on auto pilot I don't even remember coming to the hospital all I remember is hotch's voice telling me you got shot... it hurts... all I could think about was you...not seeing your smile.. or feeling your touch... or hearing your voice... God... then you not meeting your child what if that would've happened?" She continued with her rant... " Wait baby girl wait... Go back.." He sounded raspy and sickly. " Back to what?" She fidgeted her hands. Derek looked down at her hands it was a tell sign of her being nervous. "Baby girl..." Penelope looked up. " you not meeting your child." Derek stared straight into her eyes. "what child.." He pushed. Penelope took a deep breath. " The one in my stomach?" Derek looked at Penelope with a surprised look. " I went to the doctor before I got the God Awful message to come down here. He told me I was umm I was pregnant." Derek was silent for a while.
His mind was reeling. He'd been in the hospital the whole time? what about his dad and the horrible place where all he could do is run? He looked up to the ceiling . Trying to make sense of everything and now Penelope was pregnant it was like his father wanted him to make it back just so he could hear the news. He lifted his head to the ceiling and smiled before mouthing a 'Thank you'
It was like she was thrusted back to years ago. It was the same silence as then... the silence was never good. " Derek..." She could feel her heart speed up and if Derek had the wrong answer for her right now she was going to have a heart attack... She'd been through too much today for him to reject her. She watched Derek's hand reach for her stomach. only his finger tips touching the outer rim of her belly.. Penelope looked into his eyes. A small shine making its way to the rim of his eyes and sliding to the corner and down his cheek. "Thank You Baby Girl."
