From Now Until Forever
Chapter 26
2 and a Half Months Later
Penelope woke early as she was unable to sleep but she lay in bed for a little while longer and was just about to get up when her cell phone started to ring she picked it up at her Hot Stuff,s face flashing on the screen she swiped the screen and said "hello Handsome, miss me" Derek laughed and said "with every beat of my heart, how is the love of my life and our little miracles doing this morning" she sighs and says "we are great, missing you like crazy but great I was hoping that you would make it back from this case for today" Derek thought about what was so significant for today and then it clicked and he said "oh Baby I am sorry that I won't be there for the ultrasound" Penelope had tried to hide the disappointment in her voice but Derek knew her all to well.
Today is supposed to be exciting as she was now 19 weeks pregnant she was considered to be over half way through her pregnancy and today is the day that she would find out the gender of their babies, she got up and waddled her way into the bathroom she closed the door behind her and used the toilet when she was finished she stood in front of the mirror and pulled Derek's shirt off and threw it on top of the laundry hamper, resting her hands on her belly she smiled and said "good morning my little ones, I hope that you are going to be good and let the doctor see what you are so that we can tell dada when he gets home" as she looked at her now well rounded belly, she turned the shower on and got it to the right temp before stepping in letting the warm water cascade over her body.
Once she was done in the shower she got out and quickly dried herself off and got dressed in a comfortable stretch maternity skirt and her hot pink maternity shirt that had "Expecting Quads" written in big white letters on the front along with a pair of hot pink ballet flats, as she left the room she called Clooney who had been laying on Derek's side of the bed and they headed down the stairs Penelope went to the back door and let Clooney out for his morning run and just as she walked into the kitchen to turn on the kettle there was a knock at the door she walked as quickly as pregnant waddle would allow her to towards the front door and when she opened the door she found Fran standing there smiling at her, Penelope was shocked that she was there and said "good morning Fran" as she stepped aside to allow her into the apartment.
Fran had known that the ultrasound to find out the genders was coming up and she booked a plane ticket as she wanted to surprise Penelope and Derek with her visit, when she saw Penelope she couldn't believe how big she had gotten, Fran smiled and said "good morning Penelope how are you feeling this morning" Penelope replied "I am great, a little surprised that you are here and I am missing Derek like crazy" Fran looked at Penelope and said "I am glad to hear that you are good, and I understand you being surprised that I am here because that was the plan, but what I don't understand is why are you missing Derek" Penelope said "I am missing Derek because he has been away on a case for the past week and a half and they were supposed to be back a few days ago but half way through their flight another case came in and they had to turn around and go to sort that out first but they aren't having any luck in tracking down the unsub so he is going to miss today."
Fran knew that Derek wouldn't miss anything to do with the babies for the world if he was home but being that he is across the state somewhere it couldn't be helped and she knew that Penelope was going to need a much support as possible and without thinking she let go of her suitcase and dropped her purse and wrapped her arms around Penelope enveloping her in a Mamma bear hug it broke her heart when she heard Penelope start sobbing in her ear, Fran pulled back and placed her hands on Penelope's cheeks using her thumbs she wiped away the tears and thought pregnancy hormones can be a bitch sometimes, Penelope placed her hand on her belly and was rewarded with the feeling of her babies kicking which made her smile she looked at Fran and said "would you like to feel your grand-babies kicking" Fran had a smile a mile wide as she placed her hand on Penelope's belly and it didn't take long until she felt the movements of at least one baby.
Penelope looked at the clock and realized that her appointment was in and hour and said "I have to get going soon" and turned to walk head to the back door to let Clooney back in so that she could feed him as well as make a little breakfast for herself, Penelope thought about the fact that Derek wasn't here and that Fran was so she wanted to ask Fran if she would come to the ultrasound with her when Penelope entered the kitchen she saw Fran preparing herself a cup of coffee and she waddled over to where Fran was standing and asked "Fran would you like to come with me to the ultrasound today" Fran's face lit up as the biggest smile appeared on her face and she said "ohhh Penelope that would be amazing to be able to share that with you, thank you" and with that she turned and wrapped Penelope in another Mamma bear hug.
After breakfast Penelope went upstairs to finish getting ready while Fran took her suitcase up to the spare room and freshened herself up after her flight before heading back downstairs to find Penelope waiting for her in the living room, Penelope saw Fran coming down the stairs and smiled as she said "are you ready to go and see your grand-babies" all Fran could do was nod Penelope shifted herself to the edge of the couch but was unable to push herself up and she turned to Fran and said "would you be able to help me up please I am stuck" Fran moved around to the front of the couch and held out her hand Penelope took her hand and Fran pulled slightly and helped Penelope to her feet Penelope laughed and said "thank you Fran" before she headed into the kitchen to get Clooney his treat.
Penelope and Fran were now ready to leave the apartment, the ride to her doctor's appointment didn't take long and soon she and Fran were walking into into the doctor's office Penelope signed in at the reception desk before waddling over to here Fran was sitting and sat down, she glanced around the waiting room and looked at all the other pregnant women that were there, she couldn't help but think that her belly seemed to be bigger than everyone else's she ran her hand over her belly just then she heard a nurse calling "Penelope Garcia" Fran got up and waited as Penelope pushed herself up out of her chair and headed over to where the nurse was standing the nurse showed them to the exam room.
A few minutes later Stephanie knocked on the door and Penelope called out "come in" Stephanie entered the room and made her way over to where Penelope sat on the end of the bed and said "ohhhh my goodness Penelope you have gotten bigger since I saw you last, how have you been feeling lately" Penelope sighed and said "well I have been getting tired a lot and I have been getting twinges in my back" Stephanie picked up Penelope's chart and recorded the grievances that Penelope was having before she said "ok so let's have a look at how you are progressing before Dr. Martinez comes into your ultrasound" Stephanie handed Penelope a specimen container and Penelope sighed as she slipped off the bed and headed out the door and down the hall to the bathroom.
When Penelope returned to the room she handed the container of pee to Stephanie who began to do a few tests to make sure that everything was ok and that there were no infections as Penelope sat back up on the bed, once Stephanie was done with the tests she wrote the results on the chart and turned back to Penelope and said "now Penelope I need to get your weight and get some measurements and Dr. Martinez will be in, in a few minutes" Penelope stood up and waddled the few steps over to the scales and got on them again Stephanie recorded it on the chart before got back on the bed and laid back as Stephanie continued her examination, just then there was a knock at the door before it opened and Dr. Martinez entered the room she took Penelope's chart from Stephanie and read through it carefully.
Meanwhile Derek was driving like a bat out of hell through the morning traffic he had been able to get Hotch to let him come home to be there at the ultrasound, he looked down at his watch and noticed that Penelope's appointment was already half over and he doubted whether he would make it in time to find out what sex the babies were all of a sudden the traffic began moving again he was only a block away from the doctors office when he pulled into the car pack he was relieved to see that Penelope's car was still there he jumped out and ran towards the door he opened the door and rushed to the reception desk and said "my fiancée Penelope Garcia is having her appointment I was wondering if I could surprise her with me being here" the receptionist smiled and stood up and said "of course Mr. Morgan I will show you to her exam room" within a few minutes Derek was standing outside the exam room.
Derek raised his hand and knocked on the door he waited and then the door opened and he put his finger to his lips when he saw Stephanie behind the door she quickly opened the door and he entered the room and Penelope looked up as Derek looked around the room and he said "Mamma what are you doing here" Fran smiled and said "I thought I would come for a surprise visit and then I found out that you were on a case so Penelope asked if I would come with her" Penelope stared at Derek with tears in her eyes she couldn't believe that he was standing beside her he bent down and gave her a kiss as Dr. Martinez looked at Derek and said "you are just in time to find out what sex your babies are" she picked up the gel and squirted some on Penelope's belly and began scanning as she tried to find the secret that each baby was hiding.
Dr. Martinez smiled as she stopped the wand on the lower left side of Penelope's belly where their first baby was and turned to Derek, Penelope and Fran and said "this little angel here is a girl" Derek kissed Penelope and said "awwww Goddess a baby girl" she moved the wand over the lower right side area of the belly where the second baby was and said "this little one here is a boy" Derek grinned and said "a son, we're having a son" the doctor nodded her head and said "so far it is one and one, she then moved the wand to the upper right side area of the belly and said "this baby here is another boy" Derek brought his girlfriends hand to his lips and kissed it and said "two sons and a baby girl I am so happy" Penelope smiled and said "three down and one to go" the doctor laughed and moved to the upper left side of Penelope's belly said "and last but not least we have another girl" Derek and Penelope couldn't believe it they were going to have 2 girls and 2 boys.
Fran smiled as she looked at Derek and Penelope with tears in her eyes and said "I told it was owing to be 2 girls 2 boys" Dr. Martinez continued to look at the screen before she said "well it looks like you are going to have two sets of identical twins, a set of identical girls and a set of identical boys and they are all doing very well" Penelope was in shock just like she had been when she first found out that she was having quads Derek looked at Dr. Martinez and said "how much longer is Penelope going to be able to work for" Dr. Martinez sighed and said "Penelope I was going to take to you about work and after reading the results that Stephanie recorded, I would like you to think about giving up work within the next two weeks now the reason I say that is because you have a small amount of protein in you urine sample and that is an indicator that you could develop pre-eclampsia which is a potentially serious condition."