Do I Know You-Ch 23
The next morning Penelope woke up with a smile on her face, she threw back the covers and put her robe on and made her way down the stairs and into the kitchen. Bella smiled and said, "mornin mommaaaaa", Penelope kissed the top of her head and said, "morning princess", Derek grinned and said, "goodddddddddd morning baby girl, how did you sleep"?. she took a deep breath and said, "I slept like a baby".
Penelope poured her a cup of coffee and said, "something smells delicious", Derek put a plate in front of her on the table and said, "I made some chocolate chip pancakes". She licked her lips and said, "ohhhhhhhh that sounds amazing", Bella looked up at her momma and Penelope laughed as she wiped the syrup off her daughters face.
Derek put a piece of paper down in front of Penelope, she looked up at him and said, "what's this"?, he sighed happily and said, "these are a few therapists that Hotch recommended and any of them can fit you in today, that is if you are ready to go to therapy". She took a bite of her pancake and said, "I am more than ready, I want to get my old life back".
After breakfast Penelope called one of the doctors and grinned up at Derek as she walked into the kitchen, he took a sip of coffee and said, "well by the smile on that beautiful face of yours I would say that you have an appointment with one of the therapists on that list". She sat down at the table and said, "you would be right Mr. Morgan".
Derek sighed as he joined her at the table and said, "which therapist did you decide on"?, she smiled as she watched Bella run into the living room to play with her dollies and said, "I have an appointment at 11:00 today with Dr. Betty Arch and I was wondering if you would come with me because I'm a little nervous".
He brought her hand up to his lips and gently kissed it and said, "it would be my pleasure to go with you to your appointment baby girl, I will see if momma can watch Bella for us". She took another sip of her coffee and said, "thank you for everything you are doing", he winked at her and said, "I would do anything for you goddess, anything".
Thomas sat in his cell with his back to the wall as thoughts of Penelope filled his mind, he remembers the last time they were together and how good she felt as he thrusted in and out of her. He smiled as he rubbed his crotch and said, "soon you will be mine again and we are sooooo gonna make up for lost time".
Tamara was in her hotel room getting the escape route planned out so that they could be back in Virginia as soon as possible after she helps her accomplice escape from jail. When she finishes with her last order of business she tosses her cell on the bed behind her and lays down on her side and hugs the pillow up and imagines that she is hugging Derek.
Meanwhile back in Virginia Penelope and Derek are waiting for Penelopes name to be called, she sits looking out the window deep in thought, Derek looks over at her as memories of the night before fill his mind. He can feel Penelopes lips on his and can feel her in his arms and for a few hours things seemed normal.
Derek was pulled from his thoughts when Dr. Arch walked out and motioned for them to follow her, Penelope takes a deep breath before getting up and following the doctor down the hall. She can't help but smile when she feels Dereks hand in the small of her back, she can't htelp but wonder what their life together was like and she hoped that one day soon she would get the chance to find out.
Derek and Penelope sit down across from Betty and she smiles and says, "you are my only patient for today so we have all day to talk", she relaxed into the chair and smiled. Betty said, "what is the first memory you had when you woke up Penelope"?, she bit down on her bottom lip and told her just like she had told Derek a day or two earlier.
The session was going great and Becky said, "do you have any memories of your life with Derek or of your daughter"?, she sadly shook her head and said, "no, not one". Betty looked at her and said, "would you be open to hypnosis"?, Penelope said, "will it help me get my memories back any faster"?, she nodded her head and said, "in a lot of cases it does".
Penelope sat back and said, "I am willing to try anything", she pulled out a necklace and held it in front of Penelopes face and said, "alright Penelope I need you to relax and follow the necklace with your eyes". Penelope took a deep breath and did what Becky told her to do, Betty said, "just keep taking slow deep breaths and listen to the sound of my voice".
She said, "I need you to see yourself at the supermarket, can you see it"?, Penelope said, "I can't, I can't", Betty said, "it's okay Penelope, you're safe Thomas can't hurt you here". She relaxed more and more and suddenly she could see something very fuzzy, she said, "I can see but it is very fuzzy".
The doctor said, "alright what we are going to do is make that picture clear, I need you to focus on something and pull it closer and closer to you, can you do that"?, she took a deep breath and started pulling the picture in and after a few minutes she said, "I can see it, I can see it."