Derek sat at the edge of the bed watching Penelope sleep. He was tired, but he couldn't shut off his mind. He thought all that had happened in the past few days, and it all seemed like he was never going to catch a break.

He roughly rubbed his hand over his face and stood up. He looked at the clock. He sighed when he saw the bright numbers. 4 a.m in the morning. Derek thought, "Might as well get up."

Derek finished making a fresh pot. He found the folded boxes in his mom's storage closet and started wrapping and packing things up. He didn't really feel like looking at his old memories this early in the morning, but the sooner they were done the sooner he could go home, and do nothing.

He intended to unplug his landline, take the battery out of cell phone and just chill. No outings, no Unsubs, no plans. Hell he would be fine curled around Penelope asleep for the next two weeks.

Derek started with all the photos in the house, because that would be the quietest place to start. He took the ones off the walls first. He looked at the photo of his father in his uniform. A young Derek Morgan used to love going down to the precinct with his father. His dad seemed so important, like a super hero. He placed tissue paper around the frame and carefully placed it into the box, along with countless graduation pictures, family reunion pictures, birthday parties, and anything else Francine Morgan could take a picture of.

God Derek had to laugh at his pictures from the 80's. He looked like he could be a back up dancer for Bobby Brown. His asymmetrical hair cut had been the worst thing in the world looking back, but back then it was the dopest thing in the world. That was also, much to his mother's anger he got his ears pierced. Derek thought, "What that was like mistake number 256."

Derek had promised Frankie and Joey that he would never let the holes in his ears close. He wondered what P would think seeing him with earrings.

Derek's fashion choices in the 90's weren't much better. A lot of baggy pants baggy shirts and Timberland hiking boots. At that point Fran thought she was going to lose her mind at the clothing choices of her son and nephews. She just didn't get it. She never thought Derek would be one to wear his pants so low his belt was almost around his knees. Derek just shook his head. His mom took all his mistakes in stride.

Once Derek started dressing like local thugs that's when the hell with Gordinsky started. Derek even told Gordinsky once, "Just because I look like a thug doesn't mean I am one."

Gordinsky had scoffed thrown Derek against a car and said, "Imagine how your father would feel if he saw you like this."

Derek replied, "But he's not here is he?"

That was the day Rodney had tried to recruit Derek for his gang. Derek told Rodney he wasn't become a member, but he would have Rodney's back if he needed it. Because of his association with Rodney he was getting into more and more trouble. Then the tattoos started and the girls in Rodney's gang were easy Derek was sinking fast.

Frankie, Derek, and Joey at one point weren't coming home at all, and when they did they were rarely sober. Fran had enough and gotten them straightened out. Fran told them she didn't give a damn how they dressed but they were not going to go through life like this.

Then all three boys started going to the youth center. Derek didn't even want to think about that all over again. He looked at the pictures clutched in his hands. It was from the day he graduated from the academy. He was standing tall in the photo and his mom, Des, and Sara were hanging off of him. Their smiles were one of pride. Joey was in the back making bunny ears. Derek begged his mom to leave the photo out.

Derek was almost done packing away the pictures. He'd even managed to get around Spencer without waking him up.

He carried the full box towards the front door. He looked around and thought, "What next?"

He went to the kitchen a poured another cup of coffee. He decided flatware. He started with all the plates they had accumulated over the years. Some of them were in a set, and others were mismatched. For instance his nephews plastics plates that had their own cupboard. He just tossed them in a box. No need to wrap them. Then there was his grandmother's set they kept in the China cabinet. He would let his mother deal with that. He was not about to break 200 year old china.

He started pulling these out and boxing them. Smiling at the sheer amount of coke glasses his mom use to collect.

Derek was lost in thought when he heard, "Hey handsome. What are you up to?"

Derek sighed and said, "Couldn't sleep so I got started packing. Am I being too loud?"

Penelope smiled and said, "Not at all. I guess I was missing all that in my bed."

Derek chuckled and said, "Baby go back to sleep."

Penelope said, "Nope. I wanna help. Got it." Penelope sat next to Derek on the floor, grabbed some empty newspaper and scooted an empty box closer to her.

Derek tilted Penelope's chin upwards and gave her kiss and said, "I got it boss."

They sat in silence for a while quietly wrapping more plates and glasses.

Derek looked at Penelope and asked, "What should we do about all these pots and pans?"

Rossi who was leaning against the doorframe said, "Toss em. I got plenty at my house."

Fran came up behind Rossi and said, "Now wait a minute I am keeping my mama's frying pan."

Rossi said, "But honey I have a frying pan."

Fran shot back, "David that pan can out fry anything your frou-frou pan ever could."

Penelope said, "Only with these two their first argument would be over a frying pan."

Rossi said, "Fran if it really means that much, bring it."

Fran smiled and said, "David it really does."

Derek said, "Well now that the great frying pan debate has been solved, what next?"

Fran said, "Why don't we go get breakfast since most of our kitchen has been packed away, and you and Penelope can start on your room."

Penelope purred and said, "So I get to see my man's hiding spots."

Des came in the kitchen and said, "Floorboard under the window, the Playboys are under his mattress."

Derek said, "Des what the hell."

Rossi laughed so hard he had tears in his eyes.

Derek grabbed Penelope's hand and headed upstairs. As soon as Penelope got to Derek's room she lifted a corner and said, "Yep still here."

Derek smacked the mattress back down and said, "Woman don't think I don't know where all your hiding spots are."

Penelope scoffed and said, "I don't have any."

Derek smirked and said, "Bottom drawer of the dresser all the way back to the left."

Penelope looked at the floor and said, "Oh."

Derek said, "Come on baby girl let's get started."

Penelope grabbed a box and started going through his closet.

"D not to pry but why do you have a hideous tangerine colored dress in your closet?"

"College prank gone weird."

Penelope cocked and eyebrow and said, "Please do explain. And for god sakes, are those shoulder pads?"

Derek laughed and said, "My fraternity decided to raid our sister sorority. My big brother in my frat made us do it in dresses because we were pledges. Be proud your man stole the most panties."

Penelope laughed and said, "Of course you did honey."

Derek looked at Penelope and said, "Do me a favor. Throw that thing away."

Penelope shoved the dress down to the bottom of the trash bag. Derek lifted the mattress and grabbed all the magazines out from under it and tossed them on the floor.

Penelope asked, "Box them or trash them?"

"Baby girl you seriously have to ask? Trash them."

Penelope raised her hands in mock surrender and said, "Far be it from me to deny you Miss December 1991."

Derek dropped the mattress and started tickling Penelope.

"Baby I can part with the stupid magazines."

Penelope through giggles said, "Okay, okay."

Derek then said, "You think this is bad, Frankie is the one with the collection of Hustlers."

Penelope said, "Okay enough. Let's get finished."

It took a few hours but they got Derek's room all packed up. He had taken down the mirror in his room and he had taken apart his dresser.

There was a knock on the door.

Derek opened it up and asked, "Hotch what are you doing here? I thought you guys were leaving."

Hotch said, "Well Haley's parents called and practically begged for one more day with Jack. I figured we could come by and help."

Penelope was taken aback by Hotch's appearance. He was wearing sweat pants and an old t shirt.

Hotch and Derek carried the boxes from Derek's room in just a few short trips.

Joey and Frankie showed up with a U-haul truck.

Joey and Frankie were arguing while they walked into Fran's home.

Frankie said, "Joey you are the worst driver ever. Never again."

Joey said, "Well that lady shouldn't have been standing in the street."

Frankie said, "And by street you mean the sidewalk?"

Fran said, "Hey you two. Thanks for getting the truck."

JJ and Emily were helping Fran pack odds and ends. Spencer was trying to untangle himself from the hammock that was in the back yard. Des ended up having to free him.

It took about a half of a day with all the people in the house to get the place packed up. Fran was standing around her empty home looking at all the old and new family she had in her life. She felt like she was closing one chapter and starting another.

Rossi quietly walked towards Fran and asked, "Is it hard to say goodbye?"

Fran shook her head and said, "Not really. For the most part it is just stuff. I will always have my memories. "

Rossi took her hand as they walked outside. Fran gave a hug to her nephews and willed herself not to cry.

Fran cupped each man's face and said, "You two call me if you need anything at all."

Frankie said, "Aunt Fran I am going to miss you. Think about how skinny I am going to get."

Fran chuckled and turned her attention to Joey. "The same goes for you too Joseph."

Joey gave Fran a huge hug. He didn't trust himself to speak.

Fran hadn't even noticed when she or Frankie, or Joey had started to cry silent tears.

Fran looked at the boys who were like her sons and said, "I promise I am just a phone call away."

Joey said, "I know it's we love you so much and we will miss you."

Fran said, "Well now you can focus on giving me grandbabies."

Joey looked at Derek and said, "Help."

Derek said, "Un-huh. It's your turn."

Once the SUVs were loaded and. Two were going to the airstrip to take the jet back, and one would be taking the passengers on a commercial flight.

Des stood outside with Spencer.

Spencer said, "It's going to be tough not to see you for a few weeks."

Des smiled and said, "I know, but six weeks isn't that long. I will be staying with Sara and sorting out all of the junk I have accumulated over the years."

Spencer took his key ring out and said, "Here I want you to have a key to my place now. Don't worry I keep a spare. Even if I am on a case, when you get your assignment I don't want you to wait another day to move in."

Des looped her arms around Spencer and said, "For you anything."

Des kissed Spencer soft and sweetly.

Penelope smiled from inside the SUV and Derek's jaw ticket.

Penelope looked over at Derek and said, "Big boy pants."

Derek huffed and said, "Fine."

Once Fran's placed was locked, she took one last look around. She wrapped her arms around her and sighed. She looked up to the sky whispered, "Thank you."

She got in Rossi's rental and they headed for the airport. Fran was ready to start a new life.

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