She walked into the Judge's office with Hotch just before their one O'clock appointment. Seeing Tyler in Derek's arms she felt her heart slow down, she had never left him with anyone that she didn't really know well and JJ was an unknown well at least to her.
"Mamma" Tyler calls out when he sees her.
"Did you have a good time with Daddy and your aunt Jennifer?" Penelope asks as she holds out her hands for him.
He didn't reply with the few words in his vocabulary she didn't expect him too.
"How did it go?" Derek asks Hotch.
"Her Boss is sad to see her go, but he understands."
"What about the creep with the hands?"
"He was asked to resign it seems that he has done it before to employees and clients. As for his son, the plagiarist, he was busted down to clerk until he can prove himself trustworthy again."
"That's great. I would still like to meet up the other guy show him just what a good pair of hands can do when they are used correctly."
"I said he had he had octopus hands I never said that I didn't defend myself." Penelope tell him in a sing song voice as she looks at Tyler.
Before anyone could ask what she means the door to the judges chambers opened and his clerk comes out. "His Honor will see you now" She tells the waiting agents and Penelope.
They entered the judge's chambers like they enter any room, as one. The judge briefly looks up and then back down to the papers on his desk.
"I understand that you want to amend a birth certificate."
"Yes your Honor, I do." Derek answers.
He glances at the paper again. "Are you agreeing with this Miss Garcia."
"Yes your Honor, it's the right thing to do. Derek, agent Morgan is Tyler's father he should have his name."
"I've read the briefing that agent Hotchner submitted. A damn fine one too, I'm sorry that I never saw you practice law, you're still well thought of in the in the justice department."
Hotch inclines his head just a fraction of an inch, "Thank you your Honor."
"I see no reason why Tyler shouldn't have his father's name." He says then he signs his name on the court order.
"I understand that you will be leaving us, Miss Garcia."
"Yes sir, I'm going back with Derek and his team."
The Judge looks at Derek. "I see. According to Agent Hotchner you have been looking for Miss Garcia for the last thirteen months. In fact it was sheer luck that you found her at all. Do you love her?"
"Yes your Honor, I do very much."
"And you, do you love him?" He asks looking at Penelope.
"Yes your Honor very much."
"I'm old fashioned and I've been called a curmudgeon and it fits me. I don't agree with people having children and living together without being married, if only for the sake and safety of the children. With your job Agent Morgan God forbid anything happen to you, your son would not be protected."
"We are planning on getting married once we get back to Quantico your Honor, it's just that we don't have the time right now to have a wedding." Morgan tells him.
"I could marry you now if you like." He tells them
Derek looks to his side and sees Penelope holding their son on her arms. Yes the Judge is right he wants to protect them with his name and his benefits that come with his job. Seeing Penelope nod her head yes and smile, he takes her hand in his.
"Yes your Honor we'd. like that very much."
The judge pushes the intercom on his desk and tells his clerk to bring him a marriage license and a waiver form.
After thanking the judge the team quickly leaves with the new birth certificate and the marriage license.
"The few things that you will be bringing are in the SUV Penelope." JJ tells her
"We need to buy a car seat we don't have one?"
"Yes we do. I bought it while you were out with Hotch and Rossi. Don't worry JJ helped me." Derek informs him as he takes Tyler into his arms. "I also bought him a real football and a baseball hat."
"Derek." Penelope groans softly.
Hotch told everyone to go home the reports could wait until Wednesday. "Welcome to the family and the BAU Penelope. Derek will help you enroll Tyler into the daycare at the Bureau and get you settled into your new home. You start work in two weeks that should give you enough time to settle in."
"Yes sir." She replies
"Come on Baby girl. We have things to do." Morgan tells her as he drapes an arm over her shoulder.
She was pleasantly surprised when he pulled up in front of a house, painted white with dark green shudders.
"I haven't owned it long. I usually buy a house fix it and then flip it. But if you like this house we'll keep it and make a home for us."
"Do you have an extra mattress we can put on the floor for Tyler at least until we can go buy him a bed. My old landlord gave me five hundred for all the things we left, he said it would be cheaper in the long run for him."
"We can go to the store later. Come on I'm hungry and so is our son, if the way he is grabbing at your blouse is any indication."
He slips his key into the door lock and holds back a smile at what he is seeing. He steps in and moves to one side so Penelope and Tyler can come in too.
"You must be Penelope and this beautiful boy is my grandson." Fran says as she swoops in, hugging Penelope and then holding her arms out for Tyler.
"This is your Nana, Tyler she loves you all ready and my guess is she is going to spoil you rotten." Derek tells him as Penelope hands Tyler to the older woman.
"You have no idea, no idea at all." Fran mumbles as she kisses the baby.
"You called your mother?"
"Of course I did. I needed back up and there is no one better than my mother." He smiles as he watches his mother and his son get acquainted if only for a few minutes before he starts to fuss.
"He's hungry." Penelope tells her.
"Well then we should feed him. The kitchen is that way." Fran tells her as she passes Tyler back.
"Did you get everything on your list, mom."
"I did, I also racked up that credit card you gave me for emergencies."
"Well this was an emergency. My son needed things."
Penelope catches a half sob in her throat at what she is seeing . A beautiful solid oak high chair right next to the kitchen table.
"I told you I wanted you and our son with me."
"When did you do all this?"
"That first night after I found you. I called my mother."
