Giving up Loving on

Ch. 8 I hurt him

Author's Note: Thank you for all the reviews. I am still working hard to get this story done. I am aiming for Easter night to be completely finished. Thank you.

Cindy

(Penelope's point of view)

I was early. I got my usual and sat down. I saw Savannah come in. She was ordering. I wasn't sure what she knew. She saw me and walked over to my table.

"Hi Savannah." I said.

"Hello Penelope." She responded.

"How are you?" I asked.

"Okay I guess considering." Savannah answered.

"Considering what?" I asked.

"Derek and I broke up." She answered as I gasped.

"You broke up?" I questioned in shock.

"Yeah we just wanted different things. You really need to talk to him. You really hurt him." Savannah said.

"Thank you Savannah." I said sincerely.

"Take care of yourself and him." She said walking away.

I finished breakfast with my friend. I headed home. I decided to try and call Derek yet again. It went straight to voice mail. I left a message. I asked if we could get together and talk.

I waited a couple of hours and then tried to call him again. It rang a few times and then went to voicemail again. I left another message I begged for him to just talk to me. I couldn't believe the mess I had made. It was just two weeks until Easter. Church was helping me stay focused. I need that faith and courage right now.

We had a case the next day. I had hoped to see Derek. When I presented the case Derek wasn't there. I briefly saw him as they left.

The case ended up being a long one. We had no information. There were three victims with nothing and no one in common. I kept searching. I finally found some information. The victims had all recently been on trips.

They had all went to Florida. It turned out they had all been in the same hotel. They didn't seem to have any other connections. They had all been there at different times.

I could tell the case was weighing on the team. They all sounded tired. Derek didn't speak directly to me. I did see him though. He looked tired and sad.

JJ asked me if I could look after Henry. I was so happy to spend time with him. I loved the distraction too. Henry and I had so much fun.