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"What did she want?" Cruz asks.

Rossi takes the offered coffee from JJ and sits before he answers. He puts his hand in his pocket. "She asked me to go with the LEO's when they notify Sam's parents about his death. She also asked me to return this ring to them, it was his grandmother's." Rossi finishes by taking his hand out of his pocket an showing them the ring.

"Oh no." JJ says softly then blinks away some tears that are threatening to fall.

"If I didn't know any better I would say we were cursed, not just us I mean the whole BAU." Morgan tells them softly.

"Actually the bad. . ."

"Not now Spenc, please."

"You should all go home it's been a long week for you. Come back to work on Monday." Cruz orders.

They leave one by one leaving only Hotch and Rossi. "You go home to Jack. I'll call JJ in the morning maybe she can come and stay for a few hours. I don't think Reid, as much as I love the kid, would be of any comfort to Penelope."

"Maybe Morgan can spend a few hours as well." Hotch suggests. "They've always been close. I call him and ask him to come tomorrow night maybe they can watch a movie."

Rossi walks back into her room and is surprised to see that she is wide awake and watching the news with the sound off.

"Kitten why aren't you asleep? Didn't you take the pain medicine"

"Not time for pain medication, I'm not sleepy. Why didn't you go home?"

"I'd rather be here with you?"

He watches as she reaches for the cup of water of the table in front of her. He doesn't' move he just watches her. Once the cup is back on the table he sits in the chair that is next to the bed.

She turns the news off then turns her head so that she can see him better. "Tell me about Rome? What is it like?"

He knows what she is doing, and for right now he will try and give her the respite that she needs. "Rome, The Eternal City. It's old and there are ruins everywhere. But the people, and smells that linger in the air it what makes it so special to me. I stay away from the touristy areas. I like the old book stores that have been there for decades, you can smell the dust as you walk into store. The bakeries that still use wood to heat the bricks, as well as the pizzerias well they are all over the place. Pizza not like here it's different, basic Margarita pizza the crust is so thin you need to use a fork and knife, the sauce fresh made that day never canned, fresh cheese and basil, drizzled with olive oil." He closes his eyes and continues to tell her about Rome and his favorite places.

When he does open his eyes he can see that she is crying, he face is wet and the tears are coming like a torrent. But she is not making a sound, silent tears.

"Penelope." He says softly.

"Why? Dave why? I was so happy, he asked me to marry him and I said yes without even having to think about it. I told him about the baby afterward. He was so happy he spun me around and kissed me. We were talking about names and planning our future. I don't understand why would someone do what that man did?"

"I don't know Kitten, you know as well as I do that some people do unspeakable things."

"I miss him Dave and I miss what might have been I'll never know about our child." She tells him as she cries all the harder.

"I know Penelope. I'm so sorry for your loss, I completely understand your pain right now." He tells her. He stands and hitches one hip on her bed wipes the tears off of her face.

"You really do understand, don't you?"

"Yeah Kitten I do. But haven't you always said that everything happens for a reason?"

"Just because I've said it doesn't mean that I like it."

"No one likes it Penelope. Just some people have a harder time of it than others. And you work with a group of people just happen to have the same hard time. It's what makes us so good at what we do."

They both look over when a nurse comes into her room. "I came to see if I could get you anything. Do you need something for pain?"

"Yes please that would be great? Did the doctor order anything to help me sleep?"

"Yes he did. Would you like that also?" The nurse asks.

Penelope nods her head slightly as she wipes her face with the back of her hand.

"Dave I want you to leave after I'm sleeping, please. I'm safe here, really I am. But you can come back tomorrow if you want with a large cup of tea and maybe a biscotti from the sandwich shop we always order lunch from."

"I can do that Kitten but I'm only going to leave after you're asleep. I'll even get JJ to go get you some things from your apartment. Okay?"

"I'd like that, thank you."

Not ten minutes pass after she is given the medication through her IV port is she sound asleep. Rossi makes sure she is covered then kisses her forehead before he leaves her.

He steps out into the hallway only to see Morgan standing there with Savannah talking softly to each other.

"I thought you were told to go home?" Rossi asks.

"I was waiting for Savannah to get off shift. How is she, really?"

"She's Penelope, she is crying and dealing with everything. She is tough, it will take time and she will find peace, just like the rest of us have. Like I told her it's what makes us good at what we do. We know the pain and sorrow the victims we help all to well. Go home Derek take Savannah with you, you both look beat."

"Dave are you going to be okay?" Derek asks with concern.

"I'll be fine. This just stirred up some memories."