From Now Until Forever

Chapter 15

Penelope woke early the next morning and crawled out of bed and began to get some comfortable clothing out of her closet before making her way around to Derek's side of the bed and climbed back up on the bed so that she was straddling his blanket covered naked body, she felt Derek stir as he began to wake up she leaned forward and kissed a trail down his chest before raking her nails along the same path, Derek cracked one eye open and couldn't help but smile as he saw his Baby Girl on top of him when Penelope noticed that he had o e eye open she slipped off him and off the bed she now stood beside the bed In all her naked glory.

Derek pushed himself p onto his elbows and looked at her and said "that was just down right mean waking me up that way Baby Girl" Penelope smiled and began walking backwards towards the bathroom Derek quickly threw the blankets off his body and made his way into the bathroom where he found Penelope starting the shower he pulled her into his arms and buried his face into her neck he began placing butterfly kisses along the delicate skin until his mouth reached her ear and he said "why my Baby Girl did you wake me up so early."

Penelope replied "well handsome I woke you up early for the simple fact that we are still in my apartment as we kinda got a little carried away last night and we need to get back to your apartment and get your suitcase packed before we head to the airport" Derek didn't reply he just guided them into the shower and began to wash every inch of Penelope's body as Penelope did the same to him, they got out of the shower and quickly dried off and dressed.

It was now 8 am and Derek and Penelope had just arrived back at Derek's apartment and were getting out of the car, Derek took Penelope's hand and intertwined their fingers together and made their way to the door as Derek opened the door he heard Clooney bark impatiently as they walked in, Clooney jumped up at his master excitedly Derek gave the overgrown fluff ball a scratch between the ears before he began to move through the apartment towards the back door to let the lovable pooch out as soon as the door was opened Clooney took off out the door, Penelope closed the door and made her way upstairs and sat on Derek's bed waiting for him to come up so that she could help him pack his suitcase.

Finally Derek's suitcase was packed and was now in the back with Penelope's and Derek was doing a last minute check around the apartment as he spoke to Raymond the guy that would be looking after Clooney while they were gone, Penelope sat on the couch with the overgrown fluff ball sitting beside her his head resting on her belly as though he sensed that there was something different her, Derek got off the phone and made his way over to his Baby Girl and said "come on Baby Girl it is time head to the airport" Penelope smiled as she gave Clooney a pat on the head, Derek called Clooney as he walked into the kitchen to get him a rawhide treat Clooney knew what he was about to get and began jumping up and barking and quickly followed his master to the kitchen just in time to see the treat that he was going to enjoy being thrown on his bed.

Penelope and Derek left the apartment and got in the SUV and headed for the airport so that they could check in with plenty of time to spare, arriving at the airport Derek parked his SUV in the secure parking garage and got their suitcases out and made sure that everything of value was out of sight before locking the vehicle, he then took the handle of his suitcase and extended it as Penelope did the same with hers she put her purse over her shoulder and reached out and took Derek's hand and intertwined her fingers with his as they made their way into the airport to check their bags in, once their bags were checked in they made their way to the gate number that was indicated on their boarding pass Penelope was starting to get a little nervous this was only the second time that she will have meet Fran, even though they had spoken on the phone a few times she was unsure of how Fran would take the news that she would be becoming a Grand Mamma very soon.

Once they got on the plane and were seated the plane taxied out on to the runway and that is when Penelope began getting restless, she was quite restless during the entire flight and every time she would fidget in her seat Derek would give her hand a gentle squeeze just to give her some reassurance but just as the plane was coming into land in Chicago Derek turned to Penelope and said "Baby Girl you need to calm down, everything is going to be fine I promise you" before he bought their joined hands to his lips and placed a kiss to the back of her hand Penelope gave him a half smile and nodded, she knew that she needed to clam down because she knew that the stress would not be good for the babies she closed her eyes and began taking some deep breathes to try calming herself down.

The plane landed and taxied into the gate Penelope had calmed herself enough and had stopped fidgeting, Derek and Penelope were two of the last to disembark the plane, once they were in the airport they made their way down to baggage claim to wait for their bags but just before they got to the baggage claim area they heard Derek's name being called, Derek smiled when he heard his name he knew the voice all to well he hadn't been expecting his Mamma to come to collect them from the airport as he was going to hire a car so that if they wanted to go anywhere they didn't have to borrow Mamma's car all of a sudden he felt a pair of arms around his waist he looked down and there was his Mamma, he bend down and placed a kiss on the top of her heads he wrapped her in his free arm being that he was holding Penelope's hand with the other.

Fran pulled back and looked at her son and she could see that he was happy she couldn't help but smile she raised her hand to caress his cheek as she said "ohhhhh Baby Boy it is so good to have you home I have missed you so much" Derek leaned in to her hand as he said "I missed you too Mamma" Penelope let go of Derek's hand and began to walk towards the baggage claim to get their suitcases she was feeling a little emotional knowing hat is one thing that she would never feel again as she tried her hardest to keep the tears from rolling down her cheeks, when Derek realized that Penelope had let go of his hand and walked away he immediately let go of his Mamma and made his way over to where Penelope was standing he noticed that she stood there her head bowed and she was looking at her feet he moved in front of her and bought his hand up to her face and moved his finger and thumb to her chin so that he could lift her head so that she would look at him.

When Derek finally got Penelope to look at him he could tell that there was something wrong and he said "Baby Girl what's wrong" Penelope shook her head and said "there is nothing wrong Handsome" Derek gave her the I know when your lying look and he said "come on Baby tell me what's going on in that beautiful mind of yours" Penelope dropped her eyes from his as tears began rolling down her cheeks as she said "watching you and your Mamma just now made me realize just what I am missing out on and" she began to sob lightly as she put her hand on her belly, Derek said "you realized what you are missing out and what Baby Girl" Penelope gathered her words and continued "and that I will never get to have the feel of my mothers love and that these babies are only going to know one Grandmother instead of two" Fran overheard what Penelope just said but she didn't want to spoil their surprise but her heart broke at Penelope's confession to Derek.

Derek managed to get Penelope to calm down and they grabbed their luggage, Fran took Penelope's while Derek dragged his along behind him his arm wrapped around Penelope as they made their way out to the car, Derek loaded their luggage into the trunk before he opened the back passenger door for Penelope and allowed her to get in before he got in himself as his Mamma got into the drivers seat and once everyone was buckled in Fran backed out of her car space and headed towards the exit of the car park she paid the car park attendant and he opened the gate, it wasn't a long trip from the airport to the Morgan house but in the short drive Penelope had fallen asleep resting her head on Derek's chest.

When they arrived at the house Derek very carefully unbuckled his and Penelope's seat belts and slipped his body from underneath hers and got out of the car she stirred a little but didn't wake and he quickly made his way around to the other side of the car and opened the door he reached in and picked Penelope up in his arms even though she was sound asleep she knew that he was there and she wrapped her arms around his neck and snuggled in real close as he adjusted her in his arms, Fran opened the front door before going back to the car to get her purse as she watched Derek enter the house he headed upstairs with Penelope and into his childhood bedroom he gently laid her down on his bed but he was unable to pull away as Penelope tighten her arms around his neck even more and he whispered "it's ok Baby Girl I am right here I am not going anywhere."

Derek felt Penelope release her arms and he was able to stand up he quickly grabbed a blanket from his closet and placed it over her he took her glasses off and put them on the nightstand beside the bed before leaving the room closing the door over behind him, he made his way back downstairs and out to the car took collect their bags and Penelope's purse and headed back inside closing the door behind him he placed their suitcases off to the side at the bottom of the stairs so that he could take them up when he went up to check on Penelope, Fran was in the kitchen putting the kettle on so that she could make herself a cup of tea she stood at the sink watching out the kitchen window.

Derek walked into the kitchen and saw his Mamma deep in thought he called out softly "Mamma are you ok" Fran turned around and looked at Derek and said "yeah I am ok I just can't help but think about what Penelope said at the airport about never having the feel of her mothers love again, it broke my heart when she said that" Derek wrapped his Mamma in a hug and said "she lost her mom and her step father in a car accident when she was 18 but when she saw us today it bought back the memories that she had suppressed for many years of never having a mother figure around" Fran felt a tear roll down her cheek she looked up at Derek and said "so when do I get to hear about this surprise you have made me wait for" Derek chuckled and said "you will find out the surprise when Penelope wakes up but we also need the the girls to be here so that they can find out as well."

Derek and his Mamma sat talking for an hour about anything and everything when he excused himself to go up and check on Penelope, Derek made his way to the bottom of the stairs and picked up their suitcases and Penelope's purse before climbing the stairs he gently pushed the door open and entered his bedroom he put the suitcases down and made his way over to his bed he gently climbed on to the bed and pulled Penelope into his arms as he leaned in kissed her, Penelope began to stir she inhaled deeply and was greeted by her favorite scent of Derek's body wash and she knew that he was there with her she snuggled her head into his chest as she welcomed the closeness of their bodies Derek brushed her hair off her face and tucked it behind her ear before cupping her neck in his hand and using his thumb to caress her cheek as he attempted to rouse her from her nap.

Penelope slowly started to respond to his touch and moaned her disapproval of being woken up as he really didn't want to have to wake up and deal with the emotions that had hit her earlier Derek whispered "I know your awake Baby Girl, come on open those gorgeous brown eyes for me" Penelope opened one eye she couldn't quite make out where she was being that she didn't have her glasses on she closed her eye again Derek picked up her glasses and handed them to her she opened her eyes and put her glasses on she took a quick look around the room before her eyes landed on Derek and as soon as she looked at him she could tell that something was wrong and she said "Handsome what is wrong" Derek moved his hand from her neck and took one of her hands and intertwined their fingers and said "I am worried about you Baby Girl" Penelope frowned and said "why are you worried about me Hot Stuff."

Derek replied "well after what happened at the airport I got the feeling that you would resent the relationship between Mamma and I" Penelope sighed a little angrily and said "Derek why on earth would you think that I would resent the relationship between you and your mother, did you think that because my mother is dead that I can't be happy for the relationship hat you share with your mother, the real reason I got upset at the airport was because of what we are here for and knowing that I will never be able to get on a plane and travel back home to California to tell my mother that I have found my one true love, my soul mate and that we are expecting a family" as fresh tears rolled down her cheeks Derek now felt like a complete and utter jerk for bring up the conversation and making her cry again he pulled her against him and said "I am sorry Baby Girl I shouldn't have said anything I just wanted to make sure that you were ok, do you want me to leave you alone."

Penelope shook her head and held on to him tightly as she continued to cry into his chest she didn't mean to snap at him but the pregnancy hormones are wreaking havoc with her body to be honest with herself she was over being an emotional and hormonal already all she wanted was to enjoy her time in Chicago with Derek and his family without crying at the drop of a hat, Derek and Penelope laid on his bed in silence their arms and legs wrapped around each other.