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'Pen... come on this is going to happen.'

'Is it?' Penelope answered her voice full of nonchalance as she slumped down on the sofa. 'This is the third time we've got to this spot where we have one more day to wait just to be let down.'

'It's going to work.' Derek said as he sat next to her. 'We're going to have a baby.'

'I'm scared it won't be through me though... I really want to have a baby.'

'I know but you won't with all this negativity.' Derek replied honestly. 'Bad psychologically factors become bad physiological factors.'

'Have you been taking lessons off Reid?'

'That kid is helpful for more than we listen to.'

'Aw! You listened for me?'

'I asked about it all.'

'That boy knows too much for his own good.'

'And age...'

'He's a brain box, much like that sister of yours, they're kids are going to be amazing.'

'Kids... Pen, he has only just brought the ring.'

'With much needed help.' She said looking up at him. 'Right I'm going to head to bed, I want tomorrow today.'

'Okay, I'm going to sort Clooney out and I'll be up.'

'I might be in the bath.'

'That's okay, I'll join you...' He trailed off and watched her squirm at the tone of his voice and smirked.

'Oh is that option up for deliberation is it?'

'Oh unknowingly.'

'Hmm, then so it is.' Penelope said with a cheeky grin. 'But then again, do I want to share my bubbles with you?'

'Of course you do!'

She thought teasingly and winked at him. 'See you a minute then Mr FBI man.'

'You will FBI man's wife.'

'That was pure cheese handsome.'

'So are some of the chat up lines us men were talking about at lunch.'

'You boys had lunch?' She said looking at him from the stairs.

'You girls have lunch all the time, only fair us lot do too.' He said looking at her. 'Go on baby girl, I'll be right up, get those bubbles on the rise.'

'Already on it handsome.' She said as she headed up, Derek watched her disappear fully before moving to sort Clooney out, all the time his mind mulling over finding if this IVF had worked or not. He wasn't sure on how many more no's Penelope could take but he knew soon she'd reach her breaking point. 'Third time lucky.' Derek found himself saying to the dog as he feed him. He then followed through on his plans and headed to the bathroom where he found Penelope relaxing in the bath; he striped and got in with her. She moved to mould with him and then ran his hands over her, his right hand stopping on the scar from the previous year, nearly 2 years, the one that was the full of sadness of the losing the baby but happiness of gaining back a family. There was major silence throughout that time, they had one another they didn't need words.

Immediately after getting out of the bath they got changed and crawled into bed, Derek felt Penelope spoon much more closely than usual, knowing that she was seeking as much comfort as possible from him in that instance, so he reacted to it and moulded back with her. Sleep claiming them both that night, both wanting the appointment to be now rather than later.

'Got everything?' Penelope asked as they headed to the door, running later after over sleeping.

'Yes I've got everything, have you got everything?' He asked in return.

'I do.'

'Well let's roll mamma.' He said as they finally made it out of the front door and headed to the parked SUV. Silence consumed them both throughout the ride but when the clinic came into view the pair seemed to sparked up.

'It's going to be the death walk again.' Penelope muttered as she watched her hands as they sat on her lap.

'Not a death walk.'

'Oh come on handsome.' She said with a louder voice as she watched him as he parked the car. 'It's going to be the same procedure, we sit, we wait, we watch people come and go, smiles, tears, then its our turn to run the mill.'

Derek sighed and she knew he agreed. 'Pen...' He started. 'We have to go through this to get what we want... I know it hurts, I know we've been the couple that have left broken hearted but we can't give up trying, this is going to happen.'

'Positivity from the best husband I could ask for.'

'I like to keep my wife on the side of the fence where the grass is always greener.'

'I'll tell you this... it's working.' She smiled and looked at the digital clock on the dashboard. 'We had better go handsome.'

'Let's go baby girl.' He said they got out, claiming one another's hand as soon as they could; they walked in and signed in. Now the running mill began and they were asked to sit and wait, the pair of them complied and took seats up. They watched couples come and go, some more readable than others, some clearly devastated and the more Penelope watched women break the more her leg bopped up with nerves.

'Calm down.' Derek told her as he placed a hand on the knee to stop the nervous twitch mid working. 'You are going to pull a muscle or something.'

'Sorry.' She said placing her head on his shoulder and taking a deep breath. He listened to her exhale and breathed with her. 'How much longer are we going to have to wait?'

'Penelope and Derek?' A familiar voice called them, and the pair stood, the doctor smiled at them and waited for them to get closer. 'Sorry about the wait you two.'

'It's okay Claire.' Derek answered as Penelope's nerve became uncontrollable and her thoughts filled with getting another negative response.

'We'll do the same process again but we have a quiet moment so we should get the results instantly today.' Claire told them as she lead them into a room. 'Right Penelope sit on the bed and we'll get some blood.'

'Okay.' Penelope said taking her cardigan off and slipping onto the bed, Derek standing nearby.

'So how have you been feeling lately?' The doctor asked as she tied a piece of material to find Penelope's vein.

'Tired but apart from that fine.' Penelope answered not looking at her arm as the needle was inserted; she looked at Derek and smiled.

'Okay that's normal... nothing out of the ordinary?'

'Nope.'

'Sounds good then.' Claire responded and she pulled the needle out after getting the amount of blood she needed. 'Right apply pressure and I'll be right back.' She smiled and left the room.

'You've gotten better with needles baby girl.'

'Nothing to be scared of anymore handsome.'

'Too right.' He winked at her and pulled the chair closer to her and grabbed her hands with his. 'There is nothing to be scared of anymore.' Penelope nodded and then settled more, the nerves fizzling out as she now realised she was here, there was no leaving now until crunch time was over.

5 minutes their doctor, Claire, entered with a chart, she was reading it over and looked at them. 'Sorry about the wait... we've tested the blood but we need you back in 2 weeks because from the blood test it seems you're pregnant.'

Penelope gawped at the words that escaped the mouth of Claire, a woman that had started as a stranger but had become a companion through IVF, Penelope looked at Derek who was staring smiling. 'Are- Are you for real?' Penelope finally asked.

'I am... it seems the last IVF was a success, so what I need is for you to rest as much as possible in the next week, preferably your legs elevated, and in a fortnight we'll do an ultrasound to see how it's all going but you're over another hurdle now so you're one step closer.' She saw Penelope smile a beam of a smile as she squeezed Derek's hand. 'Just keep it chilled, no stress at all, and if you get any spotting or discomfort ring us and we'll go from there but that is a precaution.'

Penelope slide off the bed. 'Thank you.'

'No problems... I'll see you both in 2 weeks.'

'You will and thank you.' Derek said as they left the room. Walking down they couldn't believe they were one of the couples to beam as they arranged the next appointment, they ignored the eyes of the awaiting couples, that had once been them. They then left to go tell the eagerly waiting family back at work.

'You would have thought they'd have grown bored with this same old rigmarole.' Penelope said as they crossed the car park, she then felt a pull on her arm and spun around. 'Whoa!' She said as Derek snaked his arms around her waist and pulled her close claiming her lips in a heated kiss. 'Easy tiger!' She said as they pulled apart for air.

'We're pregnant.' He mused with a dopey smile.

'We are hot stuff.'

'I want to shout this from the roof top baby girl.'

'And we will, like banshee's we will but for the moment we have a brood of a family awaiting the confirmation or the bad news.'

'Well let's give them the confirmation.' He said helping her into the SUV, before running around and jumping in to get going quickly. Penelope laughed as they pulled into the bureau car pack. 'What?'

'That's got to be record timing hot stuff.'

'Well I want to tell people.'

'No you want to be a banshee.'

'Well if I can scream that I'm going to be a dad then so be it but you are resting this next too week! I want you to do nothing but rest!'

'You're not serious are you?'

'I am.' He told her bluntly before they climbed out and entered the building. 'Your brother should be doing lunch with JJ by now.'

'Yes he should and knowing Georg e he would have stuck to order.'

'Good.' Derek said as they entered the elevator, seeing as it was packed they reframed from discussing personal business until they stepped out on their floor and looked through the glass door to see the bull pen on lunch mode. Emily not at her desk, Desiree perched on Reid's desk, the others obviously in their offices. 'This is it.' Derek said nervous all of a sudden.

'Don't get nervous on me now!' Penelope exclaimed as the roles reversed, she heard him laugh as he pushed the door open and held it for her.

'Go and sit.'

'No.'

'Penelope... you are resting.' She rolled her eyes. 'Don't argue with me!'

'Fine.' She said in defeat and slipped onto his seat and watched as everyone was so consumed with their better halves.

'Well, well, well...' Rossi said breaking everyone's concentration. 'The prodigal man and wife return.'

'Oh my god! When did you get here?' Desiree said leaping up.

'Yeah why didn't you call?' George asked as he looked at Penelope then Derek.

'Why the need?' Penelope said as she pulled the plaster of her arm and threw in the bin. 'I'm only pregnant.' She said looking down before looking up.

'You're not!' Emily said with a play of laughter on her voice.

'Ickle old me is well and truly baby making...'

'That's amazing news.' Hotch said as the men shook Derek's hand, the women pulling Penelope to her feet to hug her. 'So what happens now?'

'We've got to give Penelope as much rest as possible for 2 weeks and then we go back for a scan.'

'Well take the days off.' Hotch offered.

'Hotch... its 14 days though.'

'Well take it sick leave you still have loads left, you've hardly used it apart from yo-yoing for appointments.

'Baby take it.'

'You know I'll be itching to work.'

'Well work 2 days week until the scan.'

'The others she'll need baby sitting.' Derek joked.

'Oh hush up and be a banshee!' Penelope retorted and stuck her tongue out at her husband making them laugh, making her smile adoringly at Derek as they were another step closer to what they needed.

'Well alternate... unless Derek wants some time alone with his pregnant wife.' Hotch gave the option to them all.

'Oh! Pregnant wife.' Derek said pulling Penelope close after she had hugged George again. 'That I like the sound of.' He said pulling kissing her again making them all clap and smile, no personal affairs in the office forgotten for the moment, Rossi would be able to defuse a Strauss sized bomb if she chose to destroy this moment.