What Doesn't Kill Us-Ch 17
Derek ran out on the porch and pulled her into his arms and crashed his lips against hers, she pushed and struggled but finally responded to the kiss, Derek deepened the kiss by thrusting his tongue inside her mouth. When they pulled apart she said, "I", Derek said, "please tell me that you believe me"?, she wiped her eyes and said, "I can't, I know what I saw"
He then watched heartbrokenly as she ran up the street toward the park, he took a deep breath and said, "maybe she just needs some time", he walked into the house and closed the door. He headed upstairs and quickly put clothes on hoping that Penelope would be home soon, he looked down a few minutes later when his cell started ringing.
He looked down and read the text, he then grabbed his keys and headed out the door, the man on the other end of the screen laughed as he jumped up and grabbed his keys and said, "it's time beautiful, it's time". Penelope was walking and thinking, how could he do that, how could he cheat on her and with Jordan of all people".
She looked up and saw a bench, she walked over and sat down and put her face in her hands and let the tears fall, she took a deep breath and said, "I thought he loved me, I thought he wanted to spend the rest of his life with me". She thought back to the look on his face when she slapped him, it was utter shock, he had no idea what she was talking about.
She wiped her eyes and said, "talk this through Garcie", she went step by step from the time she walked into the house until she ran away from Derek, she could see herself walking into the house. She started up the stairs and found clothes that weren't hers on the stairs, she made her way closer and found more clothes and then she heard moans from Tamara.
She said, "then I saw her moving and she put her hands on his chest", she said, "I saw and heard her not Derek", she said, "his eyes were glassey, they were glassey like he'd taken something to sleep but he knew I would be back soon so he wouldn't do that". She thought back to what he said he was going to do", she took a deep breath and said, "he was going to exercise and then take a hot shower".
The more she thought the more it was making sense, Derek, her hotstuff had been drugged, he hadn't cheated on her, she stood up and wiped her eyes and said, "I have to tell him, I have to make this right" as she ran back toward her house. Derek pulled up at a diner across town and got out and went inside, he smiled when he saw his team sitting in the corner.
He walked over and sat down beside JJ and said, "what do we know"?, Reid said, "the unsub is one of your marriage counselors patients", Dave said, "Kevin did his research and came up with a list of 5 names and 2 of them are now dead and 2 are remarried and happily living in other parts of the country". Derek said,
"what about the 5th one"?, JJ said, "his name is Dante".
Derek said, "wait, Dante as in"?, Hotch nodded his head and said, "yes the Dante that works with Garcia", Emily said, "wait, where is PG"?, he ran his hand over his face and said, "she thinks I cheated on her. Reid looked at Derek and said, "are you feeling alright"?, he said, "I'm just real sleepy", he looked at his eyes and said, "your eyes are glassey, did you take something"?, he shook his head and said, "no, why"?, he said, "well your eyes are glassey, your gait was off when you walked in and your respirations are like 20".
Dave said, "if you didn't take anything what happened"?, he said, "Penelope accused me of cheating on her with one of our neighbors Tamara Barnes ", Emily said, "do you think that she could have done it"?, he nodded his head and said, "I have no doubt that she would stop at nothing to break me and Penelope, I mean to break me and Mandy up".
Hotch said, "Reid I want you to take Derek to the hospital and get him checked out", he said, "I'm fine, right now we need to find Garcia", Hotch stood up and said, "that wasn't a request Morgan". JJ said, "don't worry we'll find her", he stood up and said, "it won't take long to get checked out and then pretty boy and me will meet up with you at the address that I'm sure Lynch gave you for the unsub".
Penelope felt like somebody was following her, she swallowed hard as she started running faster, she was looking over her shoulder when she hit something or someone and she hit them hard. She looked up and said, "I'm sor", she said, "Dante, what are you doing here"?, he said, "it's time Mandy"?, she said, "time,
time for what"?, he pulled a needle out of his pocket and jammed it into her neck".
She struggled in his arms and said, "time for you to be where you belong, with me", she said, "don't do th th this" and then everything went black", he kissed the side of her neck as he picked her up and carried her toward his car at the corner.