Kevin, already naked climbed out of bed and made his way toward the bathroom. He loved taking showers with Penelope but she'd been so busy it had been months since the two of them shared any intimate time in her cramped shower stall cleverly managing the space while engaging in clumsy slippery sex.

All she could think about was getting out of her apartment as soon as possible. She knew Kevin would try and distract her with his pitiful attempts for attention but she wasn't in the mood to be around him any longer. She needed space from him and her feelings of guilt over what she and Derek had done were overwhelming her.

Kevin turned the knob and opened the door; the steam from the shower made him virtually invisible as he crept on the tips of his toes toward the naked woman her back to him. He was nervous with excitement he saw this as a turning point in their relationship, a chance to show her he was a man not afraid to take charge. He knew he had given her too much say in their relationship and perhaps that's why she had found it so easy to tell him, 'no', when he needed her to say, 'yes.' He couldn't help but think she had become bored with him because he had gotten comfortable with her running things. He was so happy to be with her that he was willing to agree to just about anything but now it was clear that that was no longer working. So, with a new found since of purpose, confidence and determination, Kevin stepped into the shower.

Perris, California – Crime Scene - Morning –

Derek found the distraction of their crime scene necessary. He hadn't slept much the night before and at the moment the sight of the three bloody bodies in front of him gave him that distraction. He felt JJ's eyes on him as he carefully maneuvered around the small church that had become the unlikely place for a triple homicide.

"It looks like the pastor was shot last."

He kneeled down next to the body of an elderly man lying still in a pool of his own blood. JJ stood behind him nodding in agreement.

"Well obviously he doesn't have a racial preference. These victims are African American; the last victim was Hispanic." She added.

"Yeah and at the first scene the victims were white."

"All of our victims were killed in churches so this unsub has a definite hatred for the church."

"Or someone in it." He added.

The two agents continued through the church careful not to disturb the crime scene investigators. JJ knew he was avoiding her with his busyness and she knew she'd have to wait for an opportunity to ask him what had been bothering him since yesterday. No doubt it would have something to do with Garcia.

Home of Penelope Garcia –

"KEVIN!"

He chuckled as he quickly engulfed her in his arms pinning her against the wall and smothering her with kisses. She struggled to get free which made him even more determined to conquer her objections.

"Kevin stop!"

She struggled against him she had never seen this strange dark look in his eyes before. She found it hard to break free as the water beat down on them and the death grip he had on her wrists held her painfully in place.

"Come on, Plum Sauce you can't keep me waiting forever! We haven't had sex in weeks now!"

"Kevin, I've got to go to work! Let me go!"

"NO! I want you now! Aren't you the one always saying that I'm not spontaneous enough, uh?"

Penelope continued to struggle and dodge his attempts to kiss her on her lips. While each slimy kiss on the side of her face and neck sent shivers down her spine all she could think of was Derek. She needed him now he'd kill Kevin if he knew what he was trying to do. As she tried in vain to pull her arms free she wondered what had made him snap, where was the mild mannered almost docile Kevin?

"Kevin, please, let me go!"

Then he released one of her hands so that he could fondle her breast and press his body against hers to pin her tighter to the wall.

"Penelope, you know you like this. I know you've been waiting for me to be more aggressive no better time like the present." He chuckled.

"NO! I don't want this, Kevin! Let me go!"

He ignored her and now his free hand was between her legs roaming and exploring her unwilling body. She had to get free from him before it was too late. She felt the tears running down her face as she searched her mind for anything she may have done to make him think that it was okay for him to force her to do something she didn't want to do. She wanted Derek she needed Derek to save her. Then she had a moment of clarity and that was all she needed. Derek had spent hours teaching her self-defense because he didn't want her to be a victim again. She had thought he was just being over-protective she never dreamed she'd actually have to use what he'd tried so desperately to teach her.

She wasn't going to allow Kevin, to make her a victim; he'd released one of her hands so that he could continue his attack on her; she had to use that same hand to protect herself. The anger within her was now going to be her fuel. She heard his loud shriek before she realized that her fist had landed solidly on his nose.

"PENELOPE! What the hell!"

She hit him again, again; the last time dragging her well manicured nails across the skin of his cheek. She knew she'd never forget the wide-eyed look of disbelief in his eyes as he let her go and stepped away from her. She rushed past him into the bedroom toward her nightstand where her cell phone lay. She heard him behind her but she didn't turn around she had to get to the phone, she had to call Derek.

"Penelope!"

She could feel his breath on her neck now and without thinking she quickly turned and with all of her might raised her knee ramming it into his fully exposed genitals sending him to the floor in a heavy thud. Then she remembered the gun also courtesy of Derek's concern for her safety. She'd sworn she'd never, ever use it, didn't believe in them but now it was in her hand. She didn't realize that she had pulled it from the nightstand drawer but there it was slightly shaking but determined to blow Kevin's brains out if he so much as flinched in her direction.

"I'm hurt! Penelope, you hurt me!" His hand bloody and held over his nose.

She stood naked and dripping wet looking down on the also naked body of the man who'd sworn he loved her, wanted to marry and move to a farm in the middle of nowhere with her; he was now just a pitiful, spiteful lump of human flesh ruining her carpet with his blood.

"Get up!"

She renewed the grip on the gun. He raised his hand in surrender as he looked into her angry eyes.

"I said get up!"

"Penelope, please don't shoot!"

"Get…out…of…my…house, Kevin!"

Struggling against the pain, he managed to pull his humiliated wet body from the floor looking maniacally around the room for his clothes.

"I'm not going to repeat myself!"

"Okay, okay, I just need my clothes!"

"No you don't! Move!"

She motioned toward the door with the barrel of the gun as she took a step toward him.

"But…but you can't send me out without my clothes, Penelope be reasonable!"

"Was it reasonable to think you had the right to force yourself on me? Was it reasonable to think that you could rape me?"

"P-P-Penelope…I'm sorry! I just wanted you! I thought you wanted me to be more…"

"More what?"

"More in charge! More manly…"

"Manly, really, Kevin? A real man doesn't force a woman to have sex after she's told him, 'no.' A real man takes no for no!"

She took another step toward him and he retreated away from her trembling and shivering from the cool air against his body. He saw the insane determination in her eyes as he turned and rushed toward the front door.

He'd barely made it to the hallway before she slammed the door and slid the deadbolt in place, dropping the gun near her feet. Her knees felt weak as she leaned against the door and allowed her body to slide to the floor in a shivering, hysterical mess drawing her knees to her chest as she sobbed uncontrollably.

Perris, California – Crime Scene –

"I can't imagine anyone with that much rage!"

JJ closed the passenger side door as Morgan started the engine.

"Three victims all shot point blank in the head, you're right that's a lot of rage."

"I'm hoping we can wrap this up and soon. The circus is in town and I promised Henry I'd take him this weekend."

Morgan didn't respond he seemed a million miles away as he pulled onto the freeway. JJ looked over at him and knew he hadn't heard a word she'd said.

"The weather man is predicting that the sky will fall before the day is over."

"So I heard." He said distracted.

"Okay that's it! What's going on! Spill it, Morgan!"

Her raised tone shocked him from his thoughts.

"Excuse me?"

"Where'd you go just now?"

"What are you talking about? I'm here."

"I just told you that the sky is falling and you agreed with me! So, again, what's going on with you?"

Morgan shook his head and continued to drive. He knew she wasn't going to let it rest but he wasn't sure how much he wanted to share with her. He was relieved when his phone rang interrupting the conversation. He couldn't remember the last time he was happy to see Hotch's name flashing on his phone.

"Yeah Hotch, what's up?"

Home of Penelope Garcia –

After several minutes she had managed to stand and make her way back to her bedroom. As she passed Kevin's clothes along the way she angrily picked them up gathering them in a large wad under her arm. With each piece of clothing she felt her anger growing for the man she'd spent almost three years with, the man who she only recently realized she had settled for because somewhere along the line she'd convinced herself he was all she could have. This is what she got for doubting her worth and this was the man that she was willing to stay with and turn her back on the man she truly loved and who loved her just because she didn't want to hurt him.

But now he'd hurt her she saw the red bruises on her wrists and her rage was almost uncontrollable as she saw the blood stain from Kevin's nosebleed on her tan carpet; she wasn't sure what she would do if she saw Kevin Lynch again. Even worse, she knew what Morgan would do if he found out.