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When the team finally landed it had been a good 7 hours, problems at the airstrip meant delaying their take off time. Hotch immediately pulled his phone from his pocket and dialled Joel's number.

'Have you landed?'

'We have... anything else happened?'

'I'm trying to get in now, the neighbours heard screaming.'

Hotch closed his eyes and pinched the bridge of his nose. 'Okay, well we are just getting into the rentals now and we'll be there, we will have her out tonight.'

'Thank you.' Joel said and a crash could be heard. 'Andy! Let me in!'

'Joel! What's happening?' Hotch said allowing Rossi to drive, he got in the passenger seat, Derek behind him, the other 3 in the other SUV, he knew Derek, and the drive to protect Penelope would be a risk so Derek had to be patient. Hotch put the phone on speaker the other two needed to know what they were up against.

'He's just dragged her downstairs, I can see through but he's locked the door.'

'Right Joel, like you said the airstrip is like 20 minutes to there, we are almost there.'

'Okay, I'm going to try and get in.' He said and the line went dead, Hotch looked at Rossi, his grip tightened on the wheel, he looked at Derek or looked slightly disconnected from the realms of reality. When they arrived they saw the door of the given address open and a blonde haired man standing in the door way, his shoulders squared, his hands gesturing angrily. When they got out they walked up to the house.

'Penelope please.' They heard him plead.

'Joel! Leave this house now!' Came another man's angry voice.

'How about you let Penelope answer that question.' He looked behind him as he heard the cars, and left the house. 'Hotchner?'

'Call me Hotch; this is Rossi and Derek... what's happening?'

'He won't let me take her with me. I have an idea just stand in the door way, I'll call on you in a minute.' Hotch nodded and told Rossi to tell the others the plan, him and Derek crossed the threshold and stood where they were asked. 'Penelope, come with me please.'

'No.' Came Penelope's weakened voice on a low audible level.

'Why not?'

'I need my part in a family.'

'You have it!'

'I don't.' She said and Andy grabbed her hair and pulled her up, pressing her to continue what he had made her believe. 'I don't deserve a family until this is over...' She said and the tears ran down her face, she wanted Derek right now, to take her away from this, to forgive her, to be her friend.

'So until he kills you? Then will you be satisfied?' Joel asked and Penelope stared at him, she knew he was right.

'At least everything would stop then.'

Joel's heart broke then. 'Well if you won't let me help you, maybe these people can.' Joel said and turned to tell Hotch and Derek to come in, they knew the drill and walked in and into view. They both stood and looked at the man in front of them, obviously a step brother, no genetics there, holding Penelope's hair tightly in his fist, her face tear streaked, the bruising illustrating beautifully what 4 weeks with her abusive brother had made her suffer.

'Now will you come with me?' Joel asked desperately as Hotch and Derek flanked him. They saw Penelope close her eyes, and bat back the tears, a gesture they knew as her wanting to scream yes.

'Baby girl.' Derek broke the silence. 'Come on... you don't need Andy...' She looked at him, the tone of voice was caring, was loving, was warm. 'Come with me, please.' He said slightly heartbroken. He looked at Hotch who nodded his confirmation. 'Remember I told you I love you?'

'Yeah.' She said with a tiny voice, he had over a year ago, and she then felt her heart drop as Reid, JJ and Emily all streamed in.

'Well silly girl, I love you... I'm sorry it took this and more for me to realise it but please come home to me.' He watched her nod in the grasp, but Andy wouldn't let go.

'You don't get to take her.' Andy said and pulled her up, making Penelope scream with pain. 'She is going nowhere with you.' He said dragging her towards the kitchen, all the time Penelope screamed and tried her hardest to get out of his grip.

'Please Andy.' Penelope said finding her voice at last. 'I don't want to be a part of this family.' She finally said the words she had been whispering in her head for the past few weeks.

'Yes you do... that's why you came back.' He saw her face and knew it was lie; she really didn't want to be a part of that family. 'You bitch! You really think I'm going to let you go off with a black man?' Andy's attention was so consumed with Penelope he didn't see Derek charge, no one stopping him. Derek just grabbed Andy in a death lock.

'Let her go!' He near enough growled, as soon as Andy's hand let go Derek slammed him against the wall. 'Now along with your racist, abusive upbringing, were you taught how to have a heart?'

'She wants in the family, she gets it.'

'Well you need to understand one thing, I am never letting her near your family again as long as I breathe or God help me you will know a painful death.'

'You can't do that.'

'I do believe I just did.' Derek said angrier as the time went. 'Penelope may have to endure all this and more to be a part of your family but she has a place in ours and in the future with me.' He then handed the scolded looking man to the police waiting, each and everyone ignoring the threat Derek just told Andy. It was then he noticed Penelope hadn't moved. He knelt down in front of her, her face completely void of emotion now. 'Baby girl.'

'I'm so sorry.' She said as the reign of tears began.

'For what Pen?'

'I shouldn't have got with Kevin, I don't know why I did, I was stupid and I lost you all because of it, I pushed you away and its all my fault.'

'Hey silly girl, we love you.' He looked up at Hotch who nodded encouragingly. 'That's why we're here... so we can take you home, look after you.'

'I can't.'

'And why not?'

'I have nowhere to go.'

'I have the room.' She just sobbed harder in response and so Derek gathered her in his arms only to hear her gasp.

'Pen?' He asked as he immediately let her go and saw her face contorted with the works of managing pain, her breathing slightly racing.

'Can we just go home please?'

'Penelope we are taking you to the hospital first.' Hotch said as he noticed the pain management going on. He watched Derek gently handle Penelope as she stood, her breath hitching and stopping, her eyes welling with tears from the pains that were rippling her body but he couldn't help but think that they had her back now, now their family would knit together and be there, now the healing began.