Some Burned Bridges Can Be Repaired
Chapter 2
Four Dead

AN: Thanks for the reviews I own nothing. I'm using Samuel L. Jackson as his dad, back when he was doing Snakes on a Plane he looked about right for this role.

They had landed and were on their way to the CPD that had requested their help. They had two vehicles waiting on them when they got there, since Morgan knew where it was Hotch let him lead the way. Penelope was riding with Derek and JJ who'd got in the SUV with them, Hotch, Emily and Reid were in the second one.

"Without yelling can we talk?" JJ asked, "I called before we landed and their was a fourth woman found, her house hasn't been looked at yet, neither has her office," JJ said, "Hotch wants you and Pen to go there after we get to the station, go over the computer and house," she said, Hotch had asked her to talk to them, not wanting another argument.

"Yeah, is somebody going to meet us there?" Derek asked.

"Yes, a Jeff Daniels will be there waiting on you," JJ said before she saw a slight smile on his face, "I take it you know him?" she asked.

"I know him, just thought he'd retired few months ago," Derek said.

"He did, but COP called him for favor or something, don't know much, but till this case is solved he's helping us," JJ said.

Pen hadn't said anything yet, she was waiting for JJ to finish once she sat back before making few calls on her phone Pen looked over at Derek, "So are we okay, handsome?" she asked.

"We're fine, baby girl, I didn't mean to snap at you, I just really don't want to deal with this right now, but we have to, I'm not going to be stuck on the side lines either,"

"I promise, hot stuff I'll be good no more arguing," Pen said.

"Only when we're alone," he teased taking her hand.

"Hey, both hands on the wheel," JJ said from the back.

"Don't be a backseat driver, sis," Derek said with laugh.

"I'll be a front seat driver if you don't keep both hands on the wheel and you'll be back here," JJ said back.

"Sure, and you'd be trying to drive and make calls, never going to happen," Derek said.

It took another fifteen minutes to reach the CPD that had requested their help. Pulling into the parking lot JJ got out of the vehicle, "You coming?" She asked when Derek didn't even cut the vehicle off.

"You said Jeff is waiting on us, give me the address and we can go over now," Derek said before Hotch and Reid came over to his side the vehicle.

"We'll meet back up at one," Hotch said, "I want to give a profile by tonight if we can," he added.

"Okay, we'll be back then, what's the address?" Derek asked again.

"Sent it to your phone," JJ said with smile before they went inside, "Here is hoping this goes well," she said as Reid opened the door for her.

"Statistically," Reid started but the looks he got from the others told him not to finish the statement, "I'm sure it will be fine," he said instead.

"At least we can keep them apart as much as we can," Emily said.

"Not for long," Hotch said back before they saw Gideon already waiting on them, "You're here early,"

"I was expecting you all later, I was just going over things," Gideon said, "Where's Morgan at?" he asked.

"Sent him over to the latest victim's house with Penelope," Hotch said, "Oh and you might want to use first names because it's going to get little confusing other wise, at least for Derek and his dad," he said.

"What?" Gideon asked, "Chief of Police Morgan is his dad?"

"Yeah, apparently need to know, and we're sorta trying to keep them apart," Reid said, "The plane ride here was already bumpy with Pen trying to play reunion maker," he added.

"This is going to be a long case," Gideon said before William Morgan came out his office.

William Morgan was well built and even at his age he still had his good looks about him, no doubt he was Derek's dad. He looked at the five agents standing and talking to each other. He could have sworn that Agent Jareau said it would be seven of them. He'd also expected his son to be there, but he wasn't no where to be seen.

"Hi," he said walking over to them.

"Hi," JJ said back, "This is SSA Aaron Hotchner, Jason Gideon, Dr. Reid, and SSA Emily Prentiss," she said introducing them all.

"Where can we set up?" Hotch asked, he wanted to get moving and go over everything they could before one.

"The conference room around the corner has everything for this case in there," William said.

"Thank you," Gideon said before Reid, Emily and him went towards that direction.

"I thought there was going to be seven of you all?" William asked.

"SSA Derek Morgan and Penelope Morgan are at the last victim's house going over the computers and her house," JJ said trying to get through this as smoothly as possible, "I'm going to meet with the local media see what they are doing," she replied before walking away and leaving Hotch and William standing there.

Derek pulled up to the house of the latest woman that had been taken and killed. He walked around getting the door for Penelope before they walked towards the house finding Jeff Daniels standing beside the front porch.

"Hey, you didn't waste any time like usual," Jeff said coming over, he was the opposite of William in personality, but at one point they had been the same. Jeff was well built and had muscles on him, "Guess you didn't go in the station?" he asked.

"Jeff I'm not in the mood," Derek said, "I just want this case over so we can go home," he replied.

"Trust me we've already got into it once," Pen said, "And you know we don't usually fight," she replied, "Just show me the way to the computers, and you two can search and do what you always do," She said before Jeff lead the way into the house.

"The victim worked out her home, but she had three computers, two personal ones, and a work computer, her husband has it though, he's been in California for the last month, he travels a lot we ruled him out yesterday, there was no way he was here,"

"Yeah, but you know the drill, check everything, and every angle," Derek said with smile, "You taught me that, remember?"

"I'm not that old, boy, I'm sure I could still take you," Jeff teased.

"Boys behave please, this is a crime scene and as much as I love seeing you two try and take each other, I'm pretty sure that Hotch would have our asses, if we just decided to have fun," Pen reminded them.

"Fine, but when this is over, we're going out for drinks, and you, Penelope Morgan seeing as you're not pregnant this time, are going to show us how you said it was done," Jeff said.

"With pleasure," Pen said before Jeff left them to do what they had to.

It was almost noon when Penelope and Derek got to the station, they'd spent all morning going over the latest victim's house, computers and now they were going to meet up with the others to go over what they all had.

Penelope took hold Derek's hand when she got out the vehicle, "Just try to be civil, seeing as how we are only seven people you might have to suck it up and talk to him, for this purpose," Pen said.

"I'll just get you to do it," Derek said with smile giving her a quick kiss before he opened the door to the station for her.

Penelope had seen William Morgan plenty of times, it was not possible to just ignore the man, she tried to understand him, but it wasn't possible, he'd been so close to his son for ten years, they'd been best friends, then he just threw it away pretty much for his damn job. His daughters really didn't even know the man, which was sad. Fran had stayed married to him, but she knew it was hard at times, but they still loved each other. They had even thought about more kids, but never had them. Desiree was still their youngest child, and always would be.

She made nice with him, and hoped that maybe two granddaughters would help the man, but not even that had fazed him it seemed. He had five grandchildren, Sarah his oldest daughter had three kids' twin boys and girl, and his son, who he hadn't talked to in so long or even acknowledged, had twin daughters.

"Come on, JJ said they would be in the back," Derek said going through the other officers till he got to the back conference room. He'd been in here plenty of times, but didn't want to think about that at the moment.

"Good you two are here," Hotch said, "Was there anything on her computer that would connect them?" he asked.

"Nothing and I checked every thing, that I could on her computer, now I just need a computer here so I can look into credit cards and other things like that," Penelope said.

"You can use one the computers out there," Jeff said, he'd come back earlier once they'd gotten to the house, "Can't promise it will be up to date like you're used to, but it's what we got," he replied.

"Thanks, Derek you coming," Pen said, "Less you want to stay and help them?" she asked.

"Yeah, I'll be out there in couple minutes, baby girl you go," Derek said.

Penelope was going through the computer, she'd hacked into all the women's credit history and everything, she was down the first victim, and she had her personal laptop and two other computers going. She hadn't even noticed that somebody was standing behind her at first.

"Is that even legal?" She heard about jumping out the chair.

"Don't even sneak up on a woman less you want to meet her fist," Penelope said not even turning around, she knew who was behind her, "Doesn't matter if this is legal or not I'm FBI I have the authority to do this," She replied going back to what she'd been doing, she really didn't want to talk to William, she tried to get along with the man, but it was hard to do.

Derek was walking up to the desk noticing who was standing there, but just like he'd done for the last seventeen years he ignored him, "Hotch wants you to check out family history and stuff see if they could have known each other that way," Derek said.

"Sure thing, I found that they all loved to shop, and not shop like I like, but expensive spending thousands of dollars in one day shopping," Penelope replied before she felt her personal space being violated, "Okay rule one, I need personal space, give me that personal space or it will be a world of pain," she said with glare before William backed up some, "Thank you," she added.

Derek tried to hide the smile; Penelope was not the person to mess with especially when she wanted her personal space. "I'll be back in minute, and thanks baby girl," he said walking off.

"Are you doing okay?" Gideon asked.

"I'll live, but if he gets in her personal space again, I think she's going to teach him the meaning of whole world of pain," Derek laughed, "Nobody ever learns to give her room to work," he added.

"I think you did," Gideon said.

"That's different, I live with her, however when she's in labor and says I'm going to kill you if you don't get over here, that is a different story entirely," He said before they went into the conference room.

Hotch had been watching Derek and William for the last half hour, they'd given the profile to the cops, but it wasn't ready for the public yet, however it had been like battle ground, and it had nothing to do with the officers questioning their profile, they just had questions like most, but every time Derek said something one person questioned it, it was like he didn't know what the hell he was talking about.

Hotch walked into William's office after knocking, "Is this going to be a problem, having your son here?" he asked.

"What son?" William asked leaving Hotch completely stunned as the man walked out the office. It was like sticking a knife in his heart and he wasn't Derek, no wonder he never spoke to the man again, he didn't even acknowledge him, or spoken one word in seventeen years let alone now, except when he pretty much derailed everything that Derek had said.

Gideon was standing outside the office, he'd be about to go in to do the same thing that Hotch had, "He didn't even acknowledge to having a son," Hotch said, "What kind of father would just abandon his son like that?" he asked.

"I wouldn't know, Penelope said it was bad, just didn't think he would deny that Derek existed," Gideon said, "Whatever happened between those two must been big,"

"I mean my dad wasn't world class, but at least he said I was his son, I can't imagine that," Hotch replied.

"Let's just try and get through this case before Derek just goes of, he was gripping that desk in there like a life line when William kept questioning everything he said, Penelope even looked like she was going to start yelling," Gideon said.

"Yeah, that's how it goes with the two them," Jeff said, "Sorry I over heard, William used to be his son's best friend, they'd do everything together, six months under turned into six years, and the hell that he saw, he just buried himself in his work, his marriage about fell apart, but Fran was too stubborn to leave him, they still loved each other," He said, "However, the odds of father and son making up in this life time, even though that is her birthday wish, is slim," he added about to leave.

"What happened between them two?" Gideon asked.

"It's not a what it's more of a pile of what's, after the case I'll fill you in, god knows they won't and Penelope doesn't know everything," Jeff said before excusing himself.

TBC

AN: Thanks for the reviews, hope you enjoyed. Let me know if you want a blow up between Derek and his dad before the case is over. I'm thinking about it, but I want my readers' opinion first.