A/N Hey school starts in two days so my updates may be scattered sorry. Anyone want to be my beta? PM me? Derek and Penelope's flight to London to see Emily season 8ep1. Warning: The Morgan/Prentiss train has rolled in on this chapter (sort of). Read and review thanks! And Prompts please!
Derek was quiet as the plane was about to take off. Penelope, on the other hand, was talking non-stop. She was telling stories about things that had happened in the past few years. Some of the stories, Derek had heard more than once, but he didn't care as long as she didn't stop talking. But after Derek didn't laugh after one of her more amusing stories, Penelope finally asked him what was wrong.
"Nothing's wrong, babygirl. I'm fine," he lied.
"Honey, you've been quiet this whole trip and you didn't laugh at the Brad the Real FBI Agent story. I will ask again. What's wrong?" Penelope replied.
Derek sighed and looked out the window to avoid answering for a few more seconds. "I just still can't believe she left. I miss her but this trip just feels like rubbing salt in a wound," Derek explained. "She's leaving us and now we have to go see her be happy somewhere else."
Garcia half smiled at him and took his hand in hers, "I know. It hurts but we have to let her do what's best for her."
"Don't say that...I know that, and that's what everyone keeps saying but that doesn't make the pain of being left behind go away Penelope," Derek replied, his eyes showing just how upset he was, but there was something else in his eyes too, Garcia just couldn't...
"You love her don't you?" Penelope asked.
"We all love her," Derek replied cautiously.
"You know what I mean, Derek. Don't lie to me," Penelope said, seeing straight through his facade.
Derek sighed, his silence betraying everything his words never could.
"Does she know?" Penelope asked him quietly.
Morgan shook his head. "I never told her and if she ever figured it out she never mentioned it," he replied.
"You should tell her, Derek," Garcia said softly.
"You know Emily. She doesn't trust people. If I told her she would have gotten scared and just left sooner than she did," Derek replied with a roll of his eyes.
Garcia paused for a moment, considering his words. "You could have changed her. Helped her learn to trust," she suggested.
Morgan sighed but didn't respond for a few minutes. "Well it's too late now," he replied finally. "I already begged her to stay, and she didn't. I'm not asking her to come back, Penelope. She's moving on."
"It's not too late, Derek. Just because she moved doesn't mean you still aren't going to be close," Penelope said.
Derek just sighed but didn't answer, allowing a silence to fall between them. Penelope, realizing she wasn't going to get any more out of him, went back to telling story after story until the plane landed.
"Hey! Derek, Penelope!" Emily called out in greeting, seeing them exit the plane area.
"Emily!" Penelope called, running towards Emily, Derek not far behind (carrying both of their bags).
"Hey, how are you guys?" Emily asked them, giving each of them hugs. "And you're the pack mule, huh?" she asked Morgan.
Morgan held up the bags some in response and smiled "Of course"
"He's always the gentleman," Penelope said.
And so their visit went on completely as planned, with Derek thinking he had missed his chance and Penelope knowing he hadn't.