"Hotch, It's Reid. Garcia woke up."

Hotch stopped mid walk to JJ and motioned for Emily and Dave to come closer. "Are you sure?"

"Yes, Morgan got a page and I had to chase after him, but he is with her now."

"Do you think she'd be up to visitors?" He asked.

"Um.. well I..." Nurse Austin looked him up and down, gave him a wink and nodded in approval for whatever it seemed that young Spencer Reid would want. "Um.. yeah Garcia can have visitors."

"You okay, Spencer?" Hotch asked.

"Yes sir, just come to the hospital when you can." He hung up the phone and looked in on his two friends. They have yet to separate and he continued to wait outside. He dialed his phone and listened to the fun ring tone on the other line.

"Good afternoon, Spence," Rebecca said with a smile in her voice. "How's Penelope?" she asked.

"She woke up," he said quietly.

"That's good, right?" she said, sitting down on her couch with Kitty sitting on her lap.

"Of course, I just..."

"Just what, Doc?"

"I just... Is it wrong that I need to see you?" He asked, a little flustered.

Blushing on the other end, she began playing with her hair and coughed quietly. "No, its not wrong. I need to see you too."

"Can you come down here? I know its a lot..."

"Don't finish that sentence. Let me get dressed and I will be right there."

"You aren't dressed yet?" he asked surprised. "Its a little after three!"

"Well, your shirt is too soft to take off, Spencer Reid," she said with a wicked smile.

"Um.." he brushed his hand through his hair and continued, "Just get here when you can."

Laughing she spoke with a tone of excitement in her voice, "I'll be there soon, Spence."

Hotch hung up the phone and looked at his team who were eagerly awaiting news. "That was Reid. Garcia is awake."

They all breathed in a sigh of relief and JJ felt tears burn her eyes. "Can we see her?" she asked.

"I think that would be good. We can discuss the profile and our strategy once we see Penelope."

As they walked toward the SUV, Hotch held Emily's hand tightly. Before she could enter the car, he pulled her into his arms and held her close. He was beyond relieved that their team mate had woken up and knew that this had rattled them. Aaron couldn't fail another person he cared about with this job. If Penelope would have died, he didn't know what to think.

To say Emily was surprised by the sudden public affection was an understatement, however she melted into his embrace and breathed in his strength. Holding him closer, she whispered in his ear, "She's awake. You didn't fail her. She's awake."

Aaron nodded and only held her tighter to him. Just as Emily had begun to believe that what they had was over, he continued to surprise her. She hoped that would never change between them.

JJ looked at her with surprised eyes and David rolled his eyes at the young blonde. "You really didn't see that coming?" he asked surprised.

"I always hoped so for them, but never thought Hotch would grow a pair," JJ said texting Reid.

"Ah, to be young and in love," he said buckling his seat belt.

"Did you say that before all your divorces?" JJ teased.

"Hush!" he said as Emily and Aaron separated and made their way into the vehicle. Hotch's expression was one of "do not ask or you will receive punishment," so they stayed quiet and studied the profiles on the drive to the hospital. Only Emily had a relieved smile upon her face that she only had for Aaron Hotchner.

"So, hubby?" Garcia said looking at her chocolate Adonis with humor in her eyes.

He kissed their joined hands and said, "I know, baby girl, I just couldn't not be near you. I can't imagine leaving you, not when..." Derek took a deep breath and held onto her hands tighter. "Pen..."

"Derek, I know you almost lost me, but your best friend isn't going anywhere, okay hot stuff? I am still your baby girl and I won't be leaving you anytime soon."

Best Friend? His eye brows arched looking toward her direction and he could tell she didn't fully believe that this was real for them. They had been in this position once before and they remained friends. He had to make her believe that he wasn't going to settle with being friends. Not this time.

"Honey..."

"Penelope, do you want to know what I have been thinking about while you have been unconscious for these painfully long 19 hours?"

Nodding toward him, she rubbed small circles on his hand to help him continue his thoughts.

"i have been thinking about us. About how you know the most about me in this entire world. I asked God why he would try and take you away from me again. I grew disappointed in myself that if you were to... if you were to have... if you had died that you would have never known how much I love you and how much I need you. I want you for every aspect in my life. There has never been a point in my life that I have been happier then when you are beside me. I turn to you for strength, for hope and for love. There will never be a day when I won't want you beside me. And baby girl, I am a fool for not telling you this sooner. I am in love with you, Penelope Garcia, and I want to be your man every day of my life."

Tears fell from her eyes and she gripped his hands tightly. "Please tell me this isn't a dream?" she asked touching his face, the five o'clock shadow grazing her hands.

Smiling down on her, he leaned forward and kissed her softly. Derek rubbed his thumb over her cheek and pressed into her deeper, letting his tongue press against the entrance of her lips. She opened willingly and she carefully wrapped her arms around his neck, hoping to avoid injuring herself more. As oxygen grew more necessary, she felt a twisting pain in her side and she laid her head back against the pillow squinting her eyes in pain and reached for her side.

"Goddess, what's wrong?" Derek asked panicked. He looked as her heart monitor increased and she moaned in pain.

"Baby, I think we need to slow it on the lovin until I can breathe a little easier," she smiled painfully. "You take my breath away my prince," she said taking her hand in hers. "I am in love with you, Derek Morgan."

He kissed her quickly and paged the nurse to get her more medication.

Spencer was looking down at his hands when he heard the clicking of heels coming from his left side. Looking up, he saw purple heels, dark blue jeans, a purple sweater, gorgeous wild hair, a million dollar smile and his purple scarf draped around her alabaster neck. He stood up and he seemed to be a mountain above her and he surprised her by pulling her into his arms by his scarf. She was in the middle of giving him a flirty smile when he leaned down and stole her lips in a heated kiss. After the shock, she relaxed into his hold and began responding to him with heated passion. Rebecca moved her lips toward his neck and he took an assessment of his surroundings. Stopping her movements, he took her hand and led her to the nearest closet.

She walked into the cramped space and looked at him with surprised eyes. "Doctor, I never expected you to be this bold," she said. "I think I like it," she said with a wild smile.

"There's a lot you don't know about me, Rebecca." He took a seat on the ladder that helped medical personnel reach for supplies on the higher shelving. "Now, come here," he said pulling her into his lap. "I need your assistance," he said with a wink. She laugh loudly and attacked the young doctor hungrily, not noticing his scarf holding the door slightly open.

Doctor Ford and Nurse Austin entered Garcia's room and smiled at the couple in front of them. "How long have you been together?" Nurse Austin asked, shaking the couple from their world.

"Six years," he said, stopping Penelope from changing their story.

"Congratulations," Juliet said. "Mrs. Garcia, I need to do some tests, so I was hoping that Mr. Garcia can leave the room for a brief time."

Derek gripped her hand tightly and she gave him a quick kiss. "Remember what I told you, I am not going anywhere Derek."

He smiled and kissed her quickly and said, "I will check on Reid and see if he's called Hotch."

"Love you," she whispered, looking into his deep brown eyes.

"Love you, Goddess," he said winking at her making his way out of the room.

"Phew! Whatever you do to keep your relationship passionate, keep it up! And give me the secret," Nurse Austin said checking her medicines.

"It isn't hard to stay in love with my Prince," Penelope said looking at the two women. "I am very blessed to have him," she said choking up on her words.

"He's blessed to have you with him now," Doctor Ford said checking her vitals. "My James thought he lost me once, and once I came back to him we were stronger than ever."

"What happened?" she asked.

"Let's just say that I could write a book with all the problems he and I faced, but it was with the grace of God and our stubbornness and love that we made it. I am so blessed to have him," she said glancing down at her wedding ring. Looking back up at her patient, she gave a kind smile and said, "Let's check out this wound."

When Nurse Austin removed the bandage, Penelope let out a gasp and her eyes rolled behind her head in pain, gripping her blanket tightly. Nurse Austin gave Juliet a sad look and Juliet swallowed, nodded and made a note into her chart. "It seems we have a problem, Mrs. Garcia..."

Derek walked out of the room and took in a sigh of relief. As he looked toward the elevator doors, his gaze was stopped when he saw a familiar purple on the hospital floor in between a doorway. He saw Hotch, Rossi, Prentiss and JJ in his peripheral vision but halted their movements and pressed one finger to his lips to silence them. Stepping closer he heard a woman's giggle, a man's grunt and sensual laughter from coming inside the closet. Rossi and Hotch moved behind Derek. He counted to three with his hands and pulled open the door quickly to see a jacket and sweater thrown wildly in the small space and a bra spinning in the hands of Dr. Spencer Reid. In surprised, the couple tightened their hold on one another, the woman wrapping her legs around Reid's waist and Reid standing up in attention. Spencer looked over Rebecca's shoulder and saw his team looking at him with humor in their eyes. One word ran through his mind the minute he saw Morgan's face... Busted!