A Welcomed Surprise-Ch 10
Before they knew it Friday was here and they were putting the finishing touches on the living room clean up when Anita knocked on the door. Derek smiled and watched as Penelope walked across the room and stopped in front of the door and took a deep breath before opening the door.
When she saw Anita she smiled and said, "did you have any trouble finding us"?, she said, "not a bit, your directions brought us right to your front door". Penelope stepped aside and said, "please come in", Anita smiled and nodded her head as she stepped inside.
One of the first things she saw was Mia playing happily with Clooney, Derek held out his hand and said, "it's nice to meet you". Anita said, "it's nice to meet you to, you must be Derek", he said, "guilty as charged", Anita looked around and said, "Penelope you have a nice home".
Penelope said, "thanks but Derek did all the work", she looked at him and said, "you did an amazing job", he said, "thank you". He watched Anita for a few seconds and then said, "well sweetness I'm going to head out I've got a meeting with Hotch".
He kissed her lips gently and said, "love you", she said, "love you to", he then walked over to Mia and said, "sweetie I've gotta go see uncle Hotch but I'll be back later, okay"?, Mia got up and wrapped her arms around Dereks neck and hugged him tight and said, "kay daddy".
Anita smiled and whispered, "did she just call him daddy"?, Penelope nodded her head and said, "she's been calling me mommy and Derek daddy since that first day". Anita said, "I'm glad that she's feeling comfortable and safe enough to call you and Derek her parents".
Derek kissed the top of his daughters head and said, "daddy loves you", she giggled and said, "lub you daddyyyyyyyy" as she ran back over and started playing with Clooney. Derek then shook hands with Anita and said, "it was nice to meet you Anita".
Anita said, "and it was nice to meet you to Derek, I hope to see you again soon, I love the way you interact with Mia, she is adjusting to you very nicely and that pleases me". Derek said, "she's an amazing little girl and she quickly stole this profilers heart".
Derek winked at Penelope and said, "catch ya later baby girl", she said, "be careful handsome", he said, "always and kissed her lips one final time before walking out the front door. Anita said, "this home is amazing and Mia definitely has a safe and loving family here".
Penelope said, "some of our team mates have kids, one is 5 a little boy named jack and a 3 year old boy named Henry and they adore her". Anita looked down at the papers in her arms and then back up to Penelope and said, "how are her nightmares"?, Penelope said,"she had one that first night but so far nothing else".
Anita said, "good, good" as she noted that in her papers, Penelope said, "would you like a tour of our home"?, she said, "I'd love one". Penelope said, "Mia, Clooney let's show Anita around the house", Mia jumped up and said, "kayyyyyy mommaaaaaaa" as she ran over to Penelope with Clooney right behind her.
After Penelope showed Anita around the house they headed outside to the back yard and Mia headed straight over to the sand box and her new best friend Clooney wasn't far behind. Penelope said, "would you like something to drink"?, she said, "do you have tea or lemonade"?, Penelope said, "we have both".
Anita smiled and said, "either would be great", Penelope said, "do you care to keep an eye on Mia for me"?, Anita said, "not a bit, not a bit". Penelope smiled as she turned around and headed into the house to come back a couple of minutes later with tea for her and Anita and a sippy cup of cool aid for Mia and a doggie treat for Clooney.
As Anita and Penelope sat talking Anita said, "well Penelope this visit went well, we have 3 more left before we can completely sign off on Mias adoption". Penelope said, "if everything goes well how long will it be before I can adopt"?, Anita said, "if things keep going good I'd say 2 or 3 months" causing Penelope to smile.
Penelope said, "Derek and the team have been a big help", Anita said, "it's good that Mia has a big family to love her and make her feel safe". Penelope said, "Mia loves her aunts and uncles and adores Jack and Henry ohhh and I can't forget Clooney and Mudgie".
Anita said, "who's Mudgie"?, Penelope said, "Dereks mother and step father have a dog named Mudgie and he's just as protective of her as Clooney is" causing Anita to grin. She looked at Penelope and said, "how are things with Derek, are you two dating"?, she nodded her head and said, "yes, I hope that's alright"?, she said, "yes, yes it's fine".
Anita said, "do you see your relationship progressing into a more permanent thing"?, Penelope said, "our relationship is new but I love him with all of my heart so yes, I definitely see our relationship moving on to something more permanent sometime in the near future".
Penelope watched as Anita wrote a few things down before closing her folder, she then looked up at Penelope and said, "thank you for showing me around today". Penelope said, "you are very welcome, stop by any time Anita, any time", Anita said, "I'll be back in a few weeks for another check".
Penelope nodded her head in agreement and said, "not a problem", as they started back toward the house Penelope said, "come on princess it's time to go inside". Mia jumped up and dusted the sand off of her and said, "tomin mommaaaa" as she toddled up beside her and slid her little hand into Penelopes hand.
Anita smiled as the obvious mother/daughter bond and as she walked out the front door she knew that she did the right thing by putting Mia with Penelope. Penelope and Mia were standing and waving at Anita as she pulled away from the curb and they were still waving as she disappeared out of sight.
Penelope then kissed her daughter on the forehead and said, "how about you and momma watch the minions movie"?, Mias eyes lite up and she said, "yayyyyyyyyyy" as they turned around and headed back inside. A few minutes later they were cuddled up together on the couch watching Mias favorite movie.