Reckless

Chapter Six

Harry glanced over at his sister as the movie played. A small smile flickered across his face as Spencer reached over and took her hand in his. The effect it had on Hermione was automatic: a smile spread across her lips. Harry was fully aware that he was being watched as well. Penelope flushed instantly when Harry looked over at her. She had been caught! Harry smiled slightly at her before looking toward the movie. The black headed man couldn't help but be thankful for all of these people surrounding him. They had been his sister and him feel so welcome in their enter circle. They had been so supportive of them despite not knowing them. Harry glanced over when Hermione's laugh split through the air. He smiled and forced himself to pay attention to the movie that had given her so much amusement.

'He looks so lonely…' Penelope pondered as she looked over at him. A small cough pulled her attention away from Harry. She looked over at the person beside her, Derek. He had a small smile on his lips and a mischievous glint in his brown eyes.

"Should I be jealous?" He asked quietly. Penelope shook her head.

"I'll tell you later," Penelope muttered to him. Not for the first time since the night started, Penelope found herself wishing JJ had come along as well. A small sigh escaped her lips. She had wanted to spend a little alone time with Will. Derek raised an eyebrow, but said nothing more on the subject. Besides, Penelope couldn't help herself when she was worried about someone. She flushed slightly when, out of the eyes of their other teammates, Derek took her hand and laced their fingers together. She smiled softly at his touch.

Hermione fought to keep her attention on the movie, but the way Spencer was running his thumb back and forth over her knuckles was distracting. She peaked over at him to see him watching the movie. A soft smile of amusement curled his lips. Hermione smiled softly at the image. She had missed him so much. Unconsciously, she tightened her hand over his.

Emily was sneaking glances at Aaron throughout the movie. The only sign of his amusement was a brief twitch of his lips. David sat beside him nudging him at certain parts in the movie and laughing in others. Emily smiled softly at the older men. She could see why they were such good friends. Whereas one was serious about fifty percent of the time, the other was teasing. She blinked slightly when David raised an eyebrow at her. She fought off the initial blush that threatened to rise up on her cheeks as she looked away. David chuckled softly, almost inaudibly. The older agent leaned back farther into the chair.

'If I didn't know any better I would say that Emily had a crush on Aaron…' He thought as he crossed his arms over his chest. He let his eyes scan the room. He smiled as he spotted Derek and Penelope's hands entwined. The only ones that seemed not to have a hand to hold were Aaron, Emily, Harry, and himself. 'Well…if we had thought to invite Erin…' The loud laughter from his team brought him back to reality with a startled jump.

"What do you say we hook Harry up?" Penelope asked as Derek when they were finally alone. Derek paused in helping Penelope clean her apartment and tilted his head.

"Is that what you've been thinking about the entire night?" Derek asked; his tone was slightly incredulous. Penelope shifted, the remaining popcorn in the bowl shifted along with her. She bit her lip slightly. Derek straightened and crossed his arms over his chest.

"He just looks so lonely…" Penelope muttered.

"Penelope, we barely know him. What if he has someone in England?" Penelope blinked at the question.

"I highly doubt it," Penelope countered. "He's been living with Hermione his entire time in the States. I can't imagine a woman in England, unable to see her guy, would allow him to live with another woman. The jealousy and suspicion would drive her insane!"

"I see your point, but…" Derek started. Penelope glared and suppressed the urge to throw her hands up. She did not feel like cleaning popcorn up from her carpet. Derek smiled. "But, I will attempt to figure out a little more about him before asking if he'll go on a blind date with some girl." Penelope smiled.

"Thank you." Derek sighed in an almost mourning way.

"Anything for you, baby girl…"