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A/N: So we have a HEA fully there right? Hope you enjoy the last chapters guys! Mini epilogue after this! I've got no time to review reply, but realise that I do love your reviews and am very appreciative of them!
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Derek had been home, but sleeping in a bed with no Penelope was one of the worst things ever. He'd been taken home after the birth of his daughter while Penelope rested, but he only wanted to be with his family. The others had tried to get him to celebrate, but all he wanted was sleep and his wife.
Walking down the corridor in the hospital's maternity ward, he couldn't stop smiling. After a eighteen hour labour he got his first cuddle with his daughter and had never felt prouder than that. Then, after watching Penelope struggle to stay awake, he had managed to get everyone to go home for the day and had been talked into going to the nearest bar with the men of the family. One that he had walked into, and literally walked straight out of when he had no energy to keep up with the merry spirit.
"They've both done nothing but sleep since you've left," Derek heard the familiar voice of Penelope's midwife, he turned to face her. "We've gone into check on them, but they're both sleeping."
Derek smiled at the thought, "Is it okay to go in?" He asked and got a quick nod before taking the short walk to go into Penelope's hospital room.
He watched Penelope as she just slept peacefully, her body facing their daughter before he went over to the plastic cot that his daughter was sleeping in. Standing over her tiny form he realised that she was waking up and he leaned down to pick her up, to comfort her before she woke up.
"Shh," He calmed her as he cradled her in his arms as he stood there. "Daddy's got you," he soothed lovingly.
"She probably needs a feed," Penelope said sleepily as she woke up. She had heard Derek's voice just outside, but it wasn't until she felt his presence in the room that she knew he had come back.
"Hey Baby Girl," Derek said as he went and sat on the edge of the bed, their daughter in his arms still. "How you feeling?"
"Sore," she breathed as she slowly woke up, "Very sore." She decided and closed her eyes sleepily, "Tired, happy," she said as she opened her eyes again and then sat up a little.
"Pen..."
"Nurse said I had to try and get her to fed as soon as," She told him, "I'm awake now." She said and hid a yawn behind the back of her hand. "What's the time?" She asked noticing it being dark outside, "Did you even get sleep?" She scolded him lightly.
"It's barely past midnight. I slept a little but I guessed my best bet of sleep was here," He said as he handed their daughter over to Penelope's waiting hold, "With my wife."
Penelope smiled as she moved her gown and gently positioned her daughter how she was shown earlier that day. "She really needs a name," Penelope said as she looked up from the little girl and straight into Derek's eyes.
"I can get someone to bring by the baby name books, but I really think it should be whatever we feel is perfect for her."
Penelope thought for a moment, "Like Ella, or Eloise." She looked down at that, "Something beautiful for her," she said as she smiled. "Can you believe it, Derek," she began and brought her head up to look at her husband. "We made this little girl."
"I actually can't believe it," Derek truthfully responded, "I try to put it together my head, but I can't believe that you're my wife and we have a family, Penelope. After years of wanting all this, it is mine."
"Everything happens for a reason, Handsome and you only get what you deserve and you, my love, deserve the upmost amount of love above anyone. I used to think that maybe that wasn't me, but I see your smile every time you look at me and I know I'm doing a spot on job. Now I see you do that smile whenever you hold our baby."
"You do more than a spot on job, Penelope. Don't ever doubt just how brilliant you are," He told her and then grew a little quieter. "I brought this," Derek said as he reached into his back pocket and pulled out a little pink bunny rabbit, "I know she has a million teddies already, but this one I want to be, I don't know, a little present from her daddy."
Penelope smiled tearfully, "Having a daughter's made you go all soppy, Hot Stuff," Penelope teased lightly, "I couldn't ask for a better father than you for this little girl."
Blinking hard, Derek tried to shift the film of tears on his eyes, but he couldn't stop the wave of emotion crash over his body. "I never expected anything in my life to be easy, but loving you and now loving our baby, it's the easiest thing in my life. There's so much I have to be thankful in my life and it's all down to you, Penelope. You think you're just my wife, the mother of my child, but in all honesty, you're my hero. My own saviour and I can't get over how lucky I am to have every day with you."
Penelope laughed a little to clear the impending tears, "You had to get me crying while I'm trying to feed our baby, didn't you?" She said just as their daughter put up a resistant showing she had finished feeding. Penelope reacted naturally before settling down again.
"Want me to put Eloise back down?" Derek asked with a happy look, and chuckled a little at Penelope's expression, "I think it's perfect, Baby Girl. Eloise Morgan," He mused happily and he reached for his daughter and then cradled her softly before bringing her up to his chest and rubbing her back, "I'm doing this right, aren't I?" He asked Penelope a little worried that he wasn't doing it right.
Penelope nodded and reached over to the bedside table, "Put this on your shoulder. The last thing you want is dribble," She told him and helped lay it under their daughter's head. Laying back down, Penelope watched on at the sight in front of her and couldn't help but smile as Derek reacted naturally. "We're gonna need to knock a routine into her as soon as we can."
Kissing the little girl's head, Derek looked down at Penelope as he realised she was tiring again, "Look's like you need one too," he joked and stood up to carry Eloise over to the cot. He lay her down gently, supporting her where necessary and then grabbed the rabbit and put with her before pulling the light blanket up over her tiny body, "Good night, Baby Girl."
"I gotta share my nickname now," Penelope told him quietly and she tried her hardest to stay awake for a little while yet.
Derek removed his shoes, and then tugged down the corner of the blanket. Penelope quickly moved a little allowing him to crawl under with her and hold her. He couldn't help but smile.
They really were a family.
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"So does this little girl have a name yet?" Ben asked as he held the baby and Joel and Drew watched on. "I mean she is nearly two days old."
Penelope smirked at her brothers as all attention diverted from her baby to her. "We haven't no, but we're working on one. We just haven't come up with something that fits her perfectly yet," she lied. She and Derek had the name, but Derek was getting his mom and sisters and she didn't want to tell her brothers without Derek being around.
"Oh it seems this room is going to be filled with too much family soon," Fran said as she came into the room with a bright motherly smile. "How's my newest grandbaby doing?" She asked as she went over to Ben.
"Have a look for yourself," Ben said as he showed the little girl off proudly.
Derek walked into the room, bypassing everyone and went over to Penelope. He quickly sat down next to Penelope and allowed her to get comfortable against him. He felt their bed was just too empty without Penelope in it and their house was just too quiet without her in it too.
"Go for it, Handsome," Penelope whispered at him.
"I guess you lot had better start calling that little girl, Eloise," Derek told them and Penelope nudged him with a smile.
"Or Ellie for short," Penelope told them and watched their expression. "We decided last night when Derek appeared in my room."
"It's a gorgeous name," Joel said as the attention diverted back to the baby, "Well look at you, Eloise Morgan," The baby squirmed a little in Drew's arms, "Just like your mommy when she was small."
Penelope smiled a little brighter as her head fell to Derek's chest. She watched as her all of her family, and Derek's gushed over her and Derek's daughter. She was still finding it more than a little surreal to have her brothers around her. Just at this moment, with them holding their niece, she realised this was a dream that she had always believed would never come true.
"We brought this," Rossi broke the excitement as he and Hotch entered the room. He threw the box in his hands at Derek and smirked as he went over to Penelope and gave her a kiss on the cheek, "How you feeling, Kitten?"
"I'm good," Penelope smiled, she was sore, she was achy, but in general she was unbelievably happy and feeling like she was on top of the world. "Now what did you bring?"
"Cigars," he commented, "It's tradition to smoke one once a baby's born. Hotch and I wanted to keep the tradition going."
"I guess we better get out and smoke them then," Derek said as he sat next to Penelope. "We're taking both mother and baby home in the morning."
Penelope rested her hand to his chest, "Go out and celebrate," She told him lightly and watched his expression knit together as he readied to argue with her. "Go, I'll be fine here. Honest," Penelope told him. "Just go and have a little fun before your eighteen year sentence starts," she teased lovingly.
"We'll have a girl's night, while you lot go and out and have a drink," JJ said and looked around at Emily and the Morgan women before getting a response. "I think the women have spoken."
"C'mon then Morgan, let's go wet the baby's head," Rossi said as he picked the cigars up and the women got settled as Ben took the baby over to Derek to get a cuddle.
Soon, Penelope was left with her daughter and a kiss on her lips from her husband as JJ sat on the end of the bed. She looked at everyone and felt her emotions bubble a little at the amount of love and adoration that seemed to just manifest within the room. It was unlike anything she had ever felt before.
"Pen," Drew asked, "You sure you're okay?" He queried as they readied to leave.
Everyone froze and turned their attention to Penelope.
Penelope nodded, "I never even entertained the end of the world to be this amazing," Penelope said as looked down from everyone to her daughter. "But it's the best thing that ever happened."
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The End!
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