AN: This Penelope Garcia is not the Garcia that is portrayed on the show. Don't get me wrong, I love her character, her vulnerability and innocence- I believe she represents the human side of it all. The effects of the world around us and how we feel towards them at some moments when we are faced with them. Anyway, my Penelope Garcia doesn't need a hero all the time, she's gonna be strong and independent in a different manner. Thank you I hope you like! :)

I have never felt so free, in my entire life. Being here in Paris was everything Emily said it would be, Amazing. I stared out the window of my hotel and took in the view, beautiful. Not just beautiful, but like worn and torn beautiful. She heard a knock, and knew it would be Reid.

She opened the door, "Hey, my Boy Genius!" Giving him the biggest hug and he gave it right back with a squeeze.

"Garcia, I have missed you terribly. Wow, you look great!" He said as he took in her appearance, she wore her hair Straight and shoulder length with semi side sweep bangs. She no longer had glasses and she had a white lace dress knee length and a pink belt that accentuated her much smaller waist.

"Aww. Compliments for the oracle already." She said with a slight blush and a wink. "Well lover boy, are you hungry? Emily told me a place that we "have to try or she'll die" that's a direct quote."

He chuckled, "Yes, I am. Leave it to Emily to narrow down to 1 out of the 9,057 restaurants." She laughed and grabbed her clutch. "We have a lot to see and discuss. Let's get going."

He smiled and followed her out the hotel room.

They got to Chez Julien and they were both in awe. Emily was right it was to die for, it was beautiful in true French fashion. As they waited to be seated, Reid spoke up incredibly fast, "Paris is a major European city and a global center for art, fashion, gastronomy and culture. Its picturesque 19th-century cityscape is crisscrossed by wide boulevards and the River Seine. Beyond such landmarks as the Eiffel Tower and the 12th-century, Gothic Notre-Dame cathedral, the city is known for its cafe culture." The hostess took them to their seat and gave them menus.

Penelope started laughing, "Wow, Reid, I even miss that." With a huge smile. He simply blushed, "Sorry. Habit." Looking at the menu. "Okay, I have no Idea what this says. How about you order for me."

"No, problem." She said with a smile. She was so happy to be hangout with Reid. Her little brother for all intent and purposes. Then about a minute later while she was explaining to Reid what was everything they had, a girl walked over with a smile and notepad out and ready, "Bonjour mon nom est selena. je serai votre serveur. que puis-je obtenir pour vous?"

Penelope smiled and answered, "Bonjour, nous aimerions tomates jouno en vinaigrette et persil,

œuf mollet bio asperges vertes, jambon de Bigorre commencer, après Saumon label Rouge, salade de quinoa et Bolaille fermière rôtie, pommes grenailles confites au jus, et une bouteille de vin blanc, gràti"

As Reid just watch in amazement, here Penelope Garcia, the last time he saw her she was just a shell- broken. He knew the unspoken reason- actually they all knew, but still they said nothing. He felt like they failed the one person that NEVER failed them. Even through everything he witness of her journey, he couldn't stop with being in Awe with how amazing, confident, and beyond beautiful she was now. She was just as playful and giddy as before but now she seem more in touch with herself, more powerful in the sense of who she was.

She snapped him out of his trance, "Sherlock, where did you go?" Giggling at my expression

I blushed and chuckled, "Sorry Watson, just thinking..."

"So my boy wonder what were you thinking while gawking at me?" Her flirtatious tone ever present.

"Just about you... How much you've changed and grown. I'm happy for you, Garcia, truly I am." In the most sincere and emotional tone she has ever heard of him.

"Aww sweet cheeks, thank you. I am happy. You know, even with everything that happen with Derek, I'm grateful that I can truly say I have moved on. Looking back at the past isn't going to change my future. Now enough with the heavy, how is work? Catching babbies as usual?"

"Work unfortunately is the same but not as tense as before, the new agents and tech are pretty good. Where do you work now? And you going to Emily's wedding?" At the last question he's tone became slight worried, he knew Morgan was invited.

"I work for an IT security company. Its pretty average, I can work anywhere. I also write codes and new games, now that pays quite well haha. It feeds my shoe addiction. As for the wedding, Oh definitely, I'm the maid of honor, wouldn't be right to skip out of it, nothing is keeping me from the wedding of the century." She said with a smile and with conviction.

Our food and wine came. We continued to talk about some conventions and she went into detail about her place in London. Her plans for her new loft. It's was fun and light hearted. Then we finished, I, of course went to pay and she snatched the bill from my hands, "I told you, my sweet, that my job pays extremely well, next time it'll be on you." She said with a wink and a giggle. I simply smiled and knew not to argue.