From Now Until forever
Chapter 27
Derek looked at Dr. Martinez and said "is there anything we can do to keep that from happening" Dr. Martinez looked up at Derek and Penelope and said "there is a way to prevent, there is research that has shown positive results that if you up your dietary fiber intake along with daily exercise that it can cut down your chances of getting pre-eclampsia, now you have roughly about 13-14 weeks left so in that time I would like you be on bed rest for a few hours everyday and also to stay away from any stressful situations we need to keep your blood pressure down" Penelope was in shock she couldn't believe that up until now her pregnancy had been going great.
Dr. Martinez then said "another reason I would like you on a few hours bed rest is because you are carrying quads and as your belly grows you will find that your body will begin to ache more and it will be harder to get around" Penelope just looked at Dr. Martinez and nodded she couldn't quite find the words to express her feelings which for Penelope Garcia was very unusual because she was always able to get her feelings out no mater what the situation, Stephanie grabbed a towel and began to wipe the gel of Penelope's belly as Dr. Martinez said "now I understand that this is a lot to take in right now but there are 4 good things to think about and when they get here you will see that it was all worth it, also would like a copy of the ultrasound pictures" Penelope finally smiled as she and Derek said in unison "yes please" Penelope then said "is there anyway we can get pictures of each individual baby please" Dr. Martinez smiled as she quickly went through the pictures of each baby she had already written beside each one what gender they were and began to print them out.
Finally Penelope, Derek and Fran were ready to leave Derek wrapped his arm around Penelope and placed a kiss to the top of her head he knew that he was supposed to go back and join the team but his Baby Girl needed him more right now and there was no way he was going to leave her and let her worry about everything on her own because that would just cause her to stress and that is not a good thing for her or the babies, he walked Penelope and his Mamma to Penelope's car and helped her get into the drivers seat he then watched her back out of her car space and drive out of the car park slowly he walked to his SUV and got in, he then pulled his cell for his belt and dialed Hotch's number and after 2 rings Hotch answered "hey Morgan" Derek replied "hey Hotch, I was just wondering if you really need me back there" Hotch said "why what happened at the appointment" Derek sighed and said "well I made it just in time to find out what we are having but then the doctor told Penelope that there were a few tests that showed that she could end up with pre-eclampsia which is a potentially serious condition."
Hotch could tell by the sound of Derek's voice that he was concerned about Penelope and their unborn babies and he had every right to be and he said "Derek remember when Em was pregnant with Jack and she was put on bed rest well she had the beginning stages of pre-eclampsia and yes it was scary as hell and that was just with one baby but Penelope is carrying four so I understand that you want to be with her right now so go and be with you fiancee and we will see you when we get back tomorrow" Derek smiled and said "thanks Hotch" and with that he ended the call and put his phone back on his belt and drove out of the car park headed for home.
When Derek arrived home he entered the apartment quietly and he could hear sobbing as he made his way across the room where he found his Baby Girl sitting on the couch enveloped in his Mamma's arm as she bawled her eyes out while saying "I am a horrible mother I can't even keep my babies safe, oh my god Derek must hate me for putting our babies in danger" Fran looked up and saw Derek standing behind them and she could see the look of distress in his eyes she motioned for him to come over to the couch which he did and when he sat down next to Penelope he reached out and put his hand on her back and said "Baby Girl you are keeping our babies safe while ever they are still inside you they are safe so please stop talking like that and I could never hate you I love you with all of my heart and that will never change"
Penelope pulled away from Fran and turned to look at Derek and said "I love you too Handsome but I still feel like I am failing our babies because they could have to be delivered early if I do develop pre-eclampsia and then they are going to have to spend longer in the hospital and I don't want that" Derek pulled her into his arms and said "I don't want that either Baby so we need to get you started on upping your dietary fibre so that you can prevent getting pre-eclampsia and carry our little miracles longer" Penelope gave Derek a half smile and said "now that I am not ungrateful that you are here, but shouldn't you be back joining the team" Derek smiled and said "well after you left the doctor's office I called Hotch to see whether they needed me back there and when Hotch asked why I told him that you needed me more but also we managed to catch the unsub just before I left to come back here so I don't need to go back because the team will be back tomorrow."
Fran got up and left the living room leaving Derek and Penelope to have a private moment together and made her way into the kitchen to make herself and Derek a cup of coffee and Penelope a cup of tea when she entered the living room she placed the cups on the coffee table and sat down before saying "so now you know what you are having have you decided on how you would like the nursery" Derek said "well I was thinking that we could have two nurseries one for the girls and one for the boys that way one room won't be so crowded and then as they grown the will still be able to share a room" Penelope looked up at Derek and said "that is a great idea Handsome, now we just need to order all the furniture and get the paint so we can get it done before I get to big and can't move" Derek leaned down and kissed her lips.
A little while later Fran headed into the kitchen and began to prepare some lunch for everyone while Derek and Penelope were still sitting on the couch Penelope snuggled into Derek's side before saying "how about later on we start thinking about names for our little miracles, well first names at least because I have the perfect middle names for them" Derek looked down at her and said "and what would those names be Baby Girl" Penelope replied "those names my Handsome Prince would be your mother and fathers first names and my mother and fathers first names" Derek smiled and said "I think that would be special so we have Francine and James and Baby I don't even know what your parents names were" Penelope said "my parents names were Ivy and Michael and the reason I chose our parents names was because both of my parents and your dad will never get to meet our babies and I want our babies to know their grandparents."
Fran placed the plates on the dining room table before walking across to the living room she stopped at the end of the couch and said "I have prepared some lunch for us" Penelope pulled away from Derek and allowed him to get up once he was p he held out his hand which Penelope took and he gently pulled her to her feet they made their way to the dining table as they sat down they began to eat as while talking about designs for the nurseries and what color themes and that is when Penelope said "I would like each baby to have a color so that we don't get them mixed up" Fran smiled and said "that sounds like a fantastic idea being that they are identical, so what colors were you thinking" Penelope said "for the girls I was thinking pink and purple and for the boys I was thinking blue and green and those colors would be for their rooms, their clothes and their bottles."
Derek said "well we better write all this down after so that when it comes time to do the nurseries we have a plan of action" once they finished lunch Derek grabbed Penelope's laptop bag and bought it to the table Penelope quickly got it setup she pulled out her notebook and fluffy pen and found where she had written down all the furniture items that she had looked at when she was in Chicago she then added purple, pink, blue and green colored bottles, also bedding in the same colors to the list of things that she would have to get off the Internet if she couldn't get them in a baby store.
Later that night after Fran had gone to bed Derek and Penelope sat on the couch with a book of baby names, a notebook and a pen they went through the book Penelope asked Derek about each of the names as they read through the names and again Derek agreed and wrote the name on the list, the names they had chosen for the girls were Alessandra, Anabelle, Kassidy, Lexi, Madison and Mia now that they had their list it was Derek's turn to choose the boys names Penelope handed the names book over to Derek as he handed her the the notebook and pen, Derek began reading through the book and asked Penelope what she thought of each name that he chose and if she liked then she wrote it down, the names they had chosen for the boys were Brayden, Carter, Nathaniel, Oliver, Zachary and Zavier now they needed to see what each name looked like with the middle names that had already been chosen and there were just two names for the boys and the girls in the end that worked well together.
Derek and Penelope looked at the 4 names they had written down for the girls they had Madison Ivy Morgan and Mia Francine Morgan and for the boys they had Zachary James Morgan and Zavier Michael Morgan they couldn't help but smile their babies now had names they said the names out loud to see what they would sound like as it is one thing to write a name but it is another to hear how the name sound when spoken tells you whether the name is the right one or not and thankfully the names sounded perfect.