2 Weeks Later…

Home of Derek Morgan – Morning –

It had been a week since Derek's discharge from the hospital. He'd been allowed back to work on light duty, which meant he was stuck in Quantico when the team was out of town on cases. He hated being left behind but he still wasn't feeling one hundred percent, which meant he couldn't protest or complain. The only upside to the whole situation was that it gave him more time to be with Penelope.

It was Saturday and it was good to be off. With the rest of the team just returning home from Miami, they'd all agreed to meet at Rossi's later for dinner. Until then, Morgan had planned to tour a new property that his realtor had alerted him to.

Since his release from the hospital, Penelope had been spending her time at his place and he was happy to have her around. He wanted it to be on a permanent basis but he was determined to take it slow; she was still dealing with guilt about everything that had happened with Kevin, Sam and Savannah. The two of them had skirted around the issue for weeks afraid to bring it up as if not speaking on it meant that it hadn't happened. But it had happened and the nightly nightmares of being buried alive reminded him of that fact.

This morning was one of the rare times that Penelope was not there. She'd gotten up early to run some errands but she promised to be back by noon to resume their quiet weekend together. So, Derek was left on his own for a few hours and there were errands he needed to run too; one in particular that he had been dreading but felt he couldn't put off any longer.

County Jail – Quantico, VA –

Penelope dreaded seeing Kevin but she knew that there were some things that needed to be said. He was wrong in the role he played in Derek's kidnapping, that was for certain but she needed to come clean about some things too. She was actually surprised that her former lover had agreed to see her and so here she was sitting at the cold steel table in the small gray room waiting for Kevin to come through the door.

After about fifteen minutes the door opened and Kevin was lead in by a guard. He looked haggard and it was obvious that he hadn't gotten much sleep since being locked up. The oversized orange jumpsuit and the handcuffs and shackles caught her off guard as he shuffled toward the table taking the seat across from her.

"Thanks for seeing me, Kevin."

The man whom she once thought was all she could have stared back at her. He looked lost, dejected and angry. She swallowed hard before continuing.

"H-How are you?"

"Peachy. I was just getting ready to go for my massage when you called." He smirked.

"Kevin, I just wanted…"

"What? You wanted to come here and what, gloat? Tell me that I was wrong? That Derek Morgan loves you and he wants you and that bastard child you're carrying?"

His words rocked her and she jumped at the harshness and cruelty in his voice. There was no remorse just pure raw anger.

"No, that's not why I'm here."

"Then why? Because you're the last person I want to see right now."

"I want to apologize."

Kevin wasn't quite sure how to respond. He'd been the one who'd tried to kill her lover. He had done everything in his power to prevent Derek from being rescued and she was apologizing to him?

"You were right. All the times you accused me of being in love with Derek. You were right. I was in love with him."

"Then why me, Penny? Why did you make me believe we could have a life together? I loved you and I thought you loved me! I hoped I could be enough to make you drop that silly crush you had on Morgan!"

"I didn't understand my feelings for Derek. He was, is my best friend. I never thought he'd see me any other way and that was okay. I loved you Kevin and I loved that you loved me…"

"I was in love with you Pen. You were my whole world! I thought I was the luckiest man in the world because you were my girl! But Morgan was always around lurking in the background."

"Kevin, I want you to know that Derek never did anything to try and break us up."

"Too bad Sam didn't have that assurance. Maybe he'd still be alive."

"That's not fair!"

"Fair? None of this is fair, Penelope!"

"No matter how things ended with us, you had no right to hurt Derek. He didn't deserve that from you!"

Kevin felt foolish. There was no excuse for what he had done. He hated Derek not for what he had done but because he had won Penelope's heart before he had ever met her. Now he was behind bars because his jealousy had driven him to an unspeakable place. He looked down at his hands that were folded in front of him. There was only one more thing to say.

"I'm sorry, Penelope."

"Me too."

Morgan couldn't take his eyes off of the woman who he'd spent the last year with. It was hard to believe that Savannah had turned into a vicious woman scorned but he'd driven her to it and now both of their lives had been changed forever. Savannah took the chair across from him while the guard stood behind her.

"Looks like you've recovered quite nicely."

"You sound disappointed."

"Well I did try to kill you after all."

"Savannah…"

"Please, Derek I hope you didn't come here to tell me how wrong I was to try and…"

"Actually, Savannah…I came to apologize. I was wrong. I should have ended things with you a long time ago."

"Derek, don't flatter yourself. I loved you but even more than that, I wanted you."

"What?"

"You don't think I see how you look at Penelope? How you two have this world that only you two live in? You look at her with this, look! I knew you were in love with her the moment I met her."

"I didn't even know…"

"Yeah you did; you knew, she knew…everybody knew."

"The thought of that, that…woman ending up with you was too much! I couldn't lose you to her!"

"I love Penelope, Savannah. I've loved her from the moment I laid eyes on her. I was a coward…"

"Are you kidding me? Any woman would love to be Derek Morgan's woman."

"Any woman can do a whole lot better than me, especially Penelope."

Savannah shook her head and chuckled. A look of total confusion crossed her face.

"You would have stayed with me, wouldn't you've Derek?"

"Savannah…"

"No, answer the question! You're one of the good guys, Derek. You would have stayed with me, probably would have married me eventually. You put everyone else before yourself and even though you would have been miserable, you would have stayed."

"I'm sorry, you didn't deserve what I did."

"You're damn right, I didn't deserve being lied to and cheated on! I loved you Derek! I wanted a future with you…children…"

"Savannah I know what I did was wrong, but you need help."

"Don't you even…"

"I'm serious. You convinced Sam into beating you up then you tried to blackmail me into staying with you! It's obvious this wasn't planned out. You drug Kevin Lynch into your sick plan and the three of you were going to kill me!"

Savannah sat back in her chair looking away from his angry stare. There was nothing more to say; nothing that would refute his statement. Her situation had nothing to do with wrong or right. It had everything to do with failing. There were two things in life She hated; losing and failing.

"So now what?"

"Now you go to jail, probably for the rest of your life. It didn't have to end like this, Savannah."

Derek stood and nodded at the guard who'd brought her into the room. He had a sudden feeling that he'd wasted his time. His visit didn't relieve his guilt or need for closure.

Savannah watched him as he left then turned looking up into the eyes of the tall, muscular guard standing behind her with his arms crossed.

"Is he the one?"

"That's him."

"Just say the word and I'll end him."