Wanting-Ch 18

Penelope woke up when the doctor walked into the room, she said, "how are you feeling this morning Penelope"?, she said, "I'm still wondering why this happened to me"?, she sat down on the bed beside her and said, "honey Sam set his sights on you and those sights became obsessive and there was nothing that you could have done to change that".

She looked at Penelope and handed her a card with a name on it and Penelope said, "what's this"?, she said, "this is a friend of mine, she's very good maybe she can help you thorugh this". Penelope said, "is she a shrink"?, the doctor grinned and said, "she is but she is a great listener, maybe she can make you feel better and help you to see that what happened to you wasn't your fault".

Penelope smiled and said, "thank you", the doctor handed her release papers and said, "you're very welcome", she stood up and said, "you're free to go whenever you're ready and if you need anything please call her Penelope". Penelope nodded her head and said, "thank you, I will, I promise", the doctor nodded her head as she turned and headed out of the room.

Derek opened his eyes and said, "morning sweetness, how are you feeling"?, she took a deep breath and said, "we're ready to get out of here handsome and head back to your moms house". He grinned at her and said, "why don't you go get dressed and I'll pull the car around to the front door"?, she threw the cover back and stood up.

He gently wrapped his arms around her waist and kiised her lips and whispered, "I love you baby girl", she weakly smiled and said, "I love you to my love". Derek watched as Penelope grabbed the bag of clothes that one of the team had dropped off before heading down to pull the car around for his baby girl.

When Penelope walked out of the bathroom she smiled when she saw the nurse standing there with the wheelchair, she smiled at Penelope and said, "are you ready to get out of here"?, she nodded her head and said, "more than ready". She sat down in the wheelchair and took a deep breath as they headed toward the elevator.

A few minutes later she smiled as she saw the handsome face of Derek Morgan when he opened her door, she stood up and kissed him on the cheek and she said, "thank you handsome". He winked at her and said, "anything for my baby girl", he smiled at the nurse and said, "thank you Becky", she nodded her head and said, "anytime Mr. Mor, I mean Derek".

He walked around and got behind the wheel and said, "are you ready to head back to mommas"?, she intertwined fingers with him and said, "I'm ready to try to get back to normal handsome". He pulled away from the hospital and said, "you will feel better sweetness it will take some time but me and our family will help you through this", she weakly smiled and said, "thank you".

Derek said, "you're welcome but what are you thanking me for"?, she looked over at him and said, "for being so patient with me", he gently squeezed her hand and said, "baby I love you and I will do anything that it takes to make things better". She said, "you are doing it Derek, me just knowing that you are here for me helps so much".

He smiled as they pulled out onto the main road, he glanced over at Penelope who was rubbing her stomach as she looked out the window, he knew that he had to make Sam and Savannah pay and he would, no matter what he had to do. About 15 to 20 minutes later they pull up in front of Frans house and he gets out and walks around to the passenger side of the car and opens her door.

He holds his hand down and she puts her hand in his and says, "thanks handsome", he says, "sweetness if you want we can cancel the party"?, she shook her head and said, "no sir we will not, tomorrow is your birthday and IT WILL BE HAPPY, DO YOU HEAR ME DEREK MICHAEL MORGAN"?, he smiled at her and said, "mam, yes mam".

Penelope winked at him as he wrapped his arm around her waist and led her toward the house, when they got to the porch the door opened and Fran stepped out on the porch. Fran could see that Penelope was getting ready to break and said, "baby boy can you do momma a favor and see if the cake is ready to come out of the oven"?, he said, "sure momma".

When he stepped inside the house she closed the door and opened her arms and Penelope walked into her arms and as Fran rubbed her hand up and down Penelopes back the tears streamed down her cheeks. Fran said, "that's it Penelope, let it out, let it all out honey, I'm here, we're all here", she wrapped her arms tight around Fran as she said, "why Fran, why"?, she kissed Penelope on the top of the head and said, "I don't know honey but I can promise you that he will pay for what he did".

Derek pulled the curtain back and took a deep breath as he watched Penelope and his mom, he watched as Fran consoled her like a mother would do for her child. Fran glanced up to the window and smiled when Derek mouthed the words, "thank you". She smiled and nodded her head as he closed the curtains and let them have some time alone.