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She pours some coffee into the cups while he talked on the phone. She could feel her hands shaking, damn she felt like a teenager experiencing her first crush. Turning to put the coffee pot back she closes her eyes and remembers, his touch , the sound of his voice and the way he smelled.
She never thought she would see him again, never in a million years. It made her feel feeling that she never thought she would feel again.
"I can stay for dinner, but then I have to get back. I'm sorry I have no choice."
"I understand ." She wipes her face with the back of her hand before she turns back to him.
"Penelope please stay, don't leave, we need to talk."
"Where am I going to go with a fifteen month old and no car? Our lives are here Derek."
"He looks at her and firmly tells her. "For now Penelope, for now."
"Derek."
"I've been looking for you Penelope, I want you and our son to come back with me."
When he sees her drop her head then inhale deeply. "What if you get tired of us? What if reality is different from your memories."
"Never going to happen, baby. I'm a profiler, I know what I remember and I know what I feel and want."
He kissed her soundly before leaving, he wanted her to understand that he wants her and their child. It took him hardly any time at all to get back to the police station.
He wasn't gone long the team had added a little more information to the white board, but for now nothing made any sense it was all too random. Car hijacking and murders there had to be a connection. Somewhere?
"Well? " JJ asks.
"Yes. She is my Penelope and my son."
"She didn't let you know why?"
"She thought I wouldn't want her or Ty."
"Ty?"
"Tyler Michael Garcia, my son."
"He has your middle name, but not your last."
"Not yet." Morgan tells her before joining the rest of the team.
They gather around the white board trying to get a hold of the randomness of it all. Killing for the sake of killing and stealing cars. Something was off it didn't make any sense at all.
She cleaned the kitchen then checked on Ty before she started in on the typing. She could use the money every little bit helped. She couldn't stop thinking about Derek he looked just like he had, still a handsome man. But to be with him again with their child. It was a lot to think about. She worked until midnight, stopping only because Ty liked to get up at the crack of dawn. Ty her son, their son. She wouldn't change her life for anything. As hard as it was being a single mom it was worth it.
She didn't see him until Sunday mid-morning, standing by the fence with Sue and two other men. She looked at them once then returned her attention to Ty as they continued to play in the sand box. She encouraged him to dig and put sand in a pail then dump it out. She laughed as he dumped the pail over her feet.
The agents smiled when the heard the small boy say. "No." then drop the pail and shovel. "Ball, mama."
Penelope dusted off Ty then herself before she reached into her bag and pulled out two balls. A small blue ball and a small football, she kneels down next to him and places the football in his hand she shows him how to hold it then lets go only to have TY drop the ball and reach for the small round one. That one he tosses and runs after it, laughing as the ball keeps rolling away. Penelope follows him at a distance giving him the freedom he needs to explore and play on his own.
"He's not a football fan I take it." Rossi teases.
"Give him a chance he's only fifteen months old."
"Are you sure about this Morgan?" Hotch asks.
"Positive. You know I've been looking for her, hell you yelled at me for using the techs to cut through the red tape. I can't deny him Hotch, he looks just like me. Besides I love her and I want her in my life."
"Tell me Detective did Penelope ever talk about Agent Morgan?" Hotch asks.
"Only that she fell in love with a man that she had no hopes in ever seeing again. You should know that she has not dated since. She told me that the most important thing in her life right now is Ty, she lives for him."
The men watch as Ty comes over with the ball in his hand. "Ball." he says then throws the ball at the fence. "Go play with your son, Morgan." Hotch orders after seeing just how much the child looks like his agent.
Morgan hops the fence then picks up the ball he squats and hands the ball to his boy.
"Blue ball."
"Ball." Ty replies.
Penelope walks up to them joining them. "Derek." She says softly. "Why are you here? Are you going back now? I heard that you caught bad guys."
"Penelope there are some people I would like you to meet."
She picks up Ty holding him close to her but away from the other men.
"Penelope, I'd like you to meet Aaron Hotchner and David Rossi."
"It's nice to meet you." She tells them as she shakes hands with them.
"It looks like you guys have a lot to talk about, I'm going to leave you to it. I've got a date so I'm going home." Sue tells them.
"Sue?" Penelope says softly
"You'll be fine. Go on."
Penelope swallows then looks at Ty. "It's time for his lunch you're more than welcome to come to home with us. I can send out for take out."