I dislike saying this BUT Disclaimer: I do not own Criminal Minds, if I did we'd see a lot more going on if you get my gist....

Penelope lavished the rain that was pouring down, it was warm and it was almost beautiful as she looked out at the park. She could feel her emotions eating away at one another. She'd left the box earlier and ran, she hadn't looked back and now as the final minute came closer to ending she pondered on whether or not she'd just made a fatal error.

She put her head up to the sky, sending a silent prayer, she had been living the good life with Derek, wanting him with each and every passing moment she got with him but she'd never thought he'd reciprocate so secretly as he did. She had felt that with each passing year that getting with Derek was nothing but a pipe dream and now the reality of it all was that Derek was in love with her as much as she was in love with him.

She looked at her watch and saw the 11th minute of the hour was encroaching and she looked around, she felt herself tear up, the tears began falling unnoticed with the rain that was slowing. She'd jumped right in with that response to Derek and he hadn't shown up, so now she just put her head in her hands and thought out what the hell she was going to do next.

'So stupid Penelope.' She said under her breath as she looked down and heaved as she tried to halt her tears. She didn't want to cry over this because she had told him that she wouldn't really care if he didn't love her back but with that said and done she knew it was now a lie.

'Sucks to think it's a love lost eh?' A voice said as someone sat next to her. 'Sorry I'm late baby girl. I was too busy reading a love letter.' Penelope shot up and looked at him, a small smile on her face. 'I think I'm dreaming but God I don't wanna be.'

'Hey handsome, you are far from dreaming.' She said as she took his hand. 'Wanna know how I know you aren't?'

'How?'

'Because...' She started and then just kissed him on the lips, tentatively, passionately, a long awaited kind of kiss; she smiled more brightly as she pulled away. 'In dreams you just about lose out on what you want.' She finished and she looked at Derek staring at her.

'I've waited far too long for that.' Derek mused, his attention on Penelope as she turned and looked out ahead of them. 'I'm sorry I never chased you.'

'We both seem to fall guilty to that hot stuff.' She said and squeezed his hands. 'How long has that box been building up in your house?'

'For too long.' He told her and turned his attention to where she was looking. 'You really waited in the rain for me?'

'I thought if this was going to be my first and last chance to tell you I'd have stayed out here rain or shine just to know.'

'I'm glad you did baby girl.' He told her and put his arm around her. 'How about we get back to mine and continue this?'

'I like being out here, in the rain that is, it helps.' She said and looked at him. 'I've dreamt for too long about you, even when I was Kevin, it was always you. I just couldn't kick you away. You're a pest everywhere in my life handsome.'

Derek laughed slightly. 'Seems we both have an equal effect on one another.' He said and lifted her head up to look at him directly head on. 'I meant everything you read, I've always meant it but when it came to confronting it I just couldn't. Something in me just didn't let me.'

'It's out now Morgs.' She told him with a sweet smile. 'You where you wanna be?'

'I will be once I've done a couple of things.' He stood up and jumped down from bench and stood in front of Penelope, he put his hand out for her to take and she took it willingly, no hesitation at all. Derek helped her stepped down from her perch and just stared into her eyes; he pulled her close, allowing his hands to do what they needed to, one fulfilling his desire of threading through her hair. 'God I love you so much and you will never know just how much I love you.' He told her and kissed her with every pent up emotion he had held and secured safely in his heart. The searing of the kiss penetrated every lock, made every barrier give up its defence and on both Penelope and Derek's part the love collided forcefully as they didn't let up.

Pulling away Penelope licked her lips, tasted Derek on them. 'I think I can get some idea from that hot stuff.'

'Now can I please get my goddess out of the rain? I want to continue this at home.'

'What and make every dream come true?'

'That's right make every dream come true.'

'Well, you've made mine.'

'What of kissing in the pouring rain?' She nodded impishly and he grinned at her. 'My baby girl lacks ambition.'

'Now I didn't say it was my only dream did I?'She asked teasingly. 'Take me home and I'll show you exactly what I've dreamt and it involved you in bed, clothes on floor.'

'Well I definitely both our dreams are gonna collide tonight Goddess.' He told her and put his hand out, she took it and they left the park together.

Derek's life may have been all in his dreams but from Penelope's curiosity it was now his reality and he proof with Penelope being so close. His proof was Penelope's box; it told him everything it needed to.

It was his own little love story entirely, one he'd keep and cherish forever.

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A/N: So it ends... with the HEA I promised!!

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