Do I Know You-Ch 20
After breakfast Penelope and Bella spent the morning watching Finding Nemo and coloring just like she had promised the night before, she glanced up and watched as her daughter was coloring on a picture of a puppy and sighed happily. Derek was in the kitchen with his mom packing the huge picnic basket.
Fran said, "baby boy you are packing enough to feed an army", he laughed and said, "I just want to have enough momma because I want us to spend the day as a family and maybe just maybe Penelope will have some spark of memory". Fran hugged her son and said, "I hope so baby boy", he sighed and said, "I love her so much momma and it is killing me to be so close to her and not be able to hold her and kiss her whenever I want".
She smiled at him and said, "I know honey, I know", Derek looked into the living room and felt his heart beating faster as he watched his wife and daughter coloring at the table. Fran put the last of the stuff in the basket and closed the door and said, "there you go baby boy everything is packed and ready".
Derek hugged Fran and said, "wish me luck momma", Fran smiled and said, "good luck baby boy", he then grabbed the picnic basket and headed through the house to the living room. Bella looked up at him when he said, "are my girls ready to go to the park"?, Bella jumped up and said, "me weady daddy, me weady", Penelope laughed as she stood up and walked over to join Derek and their daughter.
The ride to the park didn't long and soon Penelope was pushing Bella on the swings while Derek laid the blanket down on the ground, when he was finished getting everything ready he walked over and joined his girls. Bella looked at him and said, "wook daddy me fwying, me fwying", Derek laughed and said, "you sure are sweetie".
Penelope looked around the park and said, "this place is beautiful, do you and Bella come here alot"?, he nodded his head and said, "we come here on the weekends when I'm not working and sometimes Jack and Henry come with us don't they baby girl"?, she smiled as she looked over her shoulder and said, "dat's wite daddy".
Penelope glanced over at Derek and said, "so after I disappeared you never", he looked lovingly into her eyes and said, "never, you are the only woman I want, you own my heart". She felt her heart beating faster and faster at hearing Derek say that, had he truly not given up on her or their life together.
Bella laughed as the swing stopped, she looked up at her parents and said, "tan I pway in da sand"?, Derek nodded his head and said, "sure sweetie go have fun, momma and daddy will be right here". She waved as she headed over to the sandbox, Derek and Penelope sat down on the swings and Derek gently caressed the side of her face again and said, "I know you went through hell while you were away and I would do anything and I man anything to make things the way they use to be before he took you away from us".
She said, "I know you do Derek and I wish we could wave a wand and everything would be back to normal and I would have my memories but that isn't going to happen". She stood up and Derek gently put his hand on her wrist and said, "I'm sorry baby girl, I'm so damn sorry I didn't mean to upset you".
She pulled her hand away from him and said, "you didn't upset me it's just that I want to remember I really do but I can't", Derek stood up and walked over to her and said, "have you thought about seeing a therapist like the doctor suggested"?, she nodded her head and said, "I have and in my opinion the sooner I start seeing one the better".
Derek smiled and said, "if you want when we go home this evening we can call and get you an appointment", she nodded her head and said, "thank you I would like that, I would like that a lot". Derek caressed the side of her face and said, "I love you baby girl", she looked into his eyes filled with love and reluctantly pulled away.
Derek said, "did I do something wrong"?, she shook her head and said, "no you didn't do anything wrong it's just", he rested his forehead against hers and said, "it's just that you don't know me". She took a deep breath and said, "no, no I don't but I would like to take the time to remedy that".
Derek grinned and said, "I would like that", they pulled apart grinning when they heard their daughter calling for them, Penelope looked at Derek and said, "let's go have some fun with our daughter". Derek laughed and said, "some fun with our daughter is just what we both need", she nods her head in agreement as they start walking over toward Bella.
Little did they know that their picnic was being watched by the one and only Tamara Barnes and she was a woman on a mission and that mission was to make Derek Morgan hers once and for all.