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Chapter Nine:
"Well after Derek cleared up what actually happened with Savannah." Penelope said smiling remembering how he declared his love for her.
"Just to clarify I broke up with her like I said I was going to." Derek said smiling.
"And once I recovered from the shock of what that manipulative vindictive bi-" Penelope stopped herself. She wasn't going to do that. She had Derek. That's what counted. She wasn't going to be the new girlfriend that trash talked the ex. She was better than that. She didn't like Savannah, but she wasn't going to waste her time talking about her. "Woman, did, we just, I don't know. We hashed it out. I told him how I felt. Well no I guess he told me how he felt, and I just thought he was referring to in a friend's way." Penelope turned her head to look at Derek for confirmation that she was explaining it the right way.
"So I getting frustrated with how stubborn my Goddess here was being, repeated what I said before, but clarified, that I was in love with her, not just loved her. Which for a minute there I honestly didn't think she believed me. I mean come on Angel you almost gave me a heart attack there with that silence." Derek kissed her forehead, and smiled at her.
"Okay I was just taking in what you said! I mean come on it's not every day that the man you've been secretly in love with tells you 'hey I'm in love with you too!'" Penelope said causing them all to laugh.
"Secretly?" Emily said literally laughing out loud.
"Seriously Garcie, neither of you have been really secretive about this." J.J. said shaking her head. God they were so oblivious.
"Honestly Kitten the only one it was a secret to, was the two of you. The rest of us knew that you two were in love with each other." Rossi finished.
"Very true, but really I mean statistically speaking that is common. Most people who harbor romantic feelings for someone who returns them, doesn't realize that the person returns them, it usually takes outside forces to bring them together. Just like in this instance. It took a snow storm, and Rossi locking them in the room together to make them talk about their feelings." Reid rambled on, and for once instead of zoning out, everyone was listening.
"Speaking of which, Rossi, thank you." Derek said smiling at him.
"Yes my Italian Stallion, thank you so so much for helping us." Penelope said getting up to give him a hug, and kiss on the cheek.
"Don't thank me, just name a grandbaby after me we'll call it even." Dave said smiling at them.
"Okay I got the woman, let us get married, and then you can have those grandbabies you and my mama keep talking about. But while were working on the wedding, why don't you have those four over there work on you some more grandkids?" Derek asked, trying to change the subject, he and Penelope hadn't gotten to the kids subject yet, he knew they both wanted them, but he figured they should talk about it first before he said for sure one way or the other.
"Hey!" Came J.J. and Emily's response. Hotch decided it was time for more wine and got up to head into the kitchen, Reid quickly agreed getting up as well.
"Now that that's out there I think I'm going to get some wine as well, want some Baby?" Derek asked not waiting for her response before retreating into the kitchen so that J.J. and Emily didn't maim him. Dave chuckled before joining them in the kitchen too.
"Sure Hot Stuff." Penelope called over her shoulder.
"So marriage huh? You left that part out of the story earlier." J.J. asked smiling at her.
"Technically we didn't finish the story. He said he's going to ask me when the time is right. He didn't say when, he just said he was going to." Penelope said with a wide smile.
"Awh Garcie that's so great!" Both girls moved to her side of the couch hugging her.
"I know I'm so happy, but at the same time I'm so afraid I'm going to blink and it'll have all been a dream." Penelope confessed.
"OUCH!" Penelope let out a surprised gasp at being pinched.
"Looks like it's not a dream." Emily smiled looking at her.
"Very funny. Now back to what Derek had said. Why don't you two want more kids?" Penelope said looking at them both.
"Aaron and I just, we want more you know that, but things have been so hellacious lately we haven't had the time. We are thinking, you know since Jack starts Pre-K in the fall we might start then." Emily explained. She wanted at least one more, maybe two. Aaron had even said maybe more depending on their careers. She wasn't so sure about more than two more, but you never know. If someone had told her ten years ago that she'd be married with one kid she'd have laughed at them.
"See with Reid and I it's more of when were home we are either so exhausted we just want to sleep, or when we do try to start that, Henry decides he wants to sleep in our bed with us. Or his most recent one is he wants me to sleep in his bed with him. Don't get me wrong you know how I love that he's a mama's boy, but I really want a night or two alone with my husband that's not centered around a case, but even just saying that I feel guilty because I don't get to spend a lot of time with him either." J.J. said with a sad sigh.
"Sunshine you know, you both know, if you want a night alone you can bring my beautiful god sons to see me. I love having them. And you wouldn't have to be guilty for dropping them off with me for the night, they love having sleep overs at my house. And now that Derek's moving in with me, god it'll be like Christmas for them." Penelope said looking between the two women.
"Awh PG you're the best fairy god mother!" Emily said giving her another hug.
"Wait Derek's moving in with you?" J.J. said noticing how she slipped that in there. Just then the guys came walking back in with wine glasses, an open bottle of wine, and another unopened bottle.
"Yeah I am while we pick out a house." Derek said answering her. Everyone shifted back to their former seats.
"Are we going to leave any wine in the house boys?" Penelope asked looking at the already two empty bottles, and now two new bottles joining those on the table.
"I told her before she went to bed earlier I would pay for whatever we used. She already has my address to bill me for the electricity bill." Dave said explaining not realizing what he had let slip.
"The electricity bill?" Penelope asked looking at him confused.
"Dave man you were responsible for that?" Derek asked immediately connected the dots.
"Well I needed some excuse to get you both upstairs." Dave said with a laugh, pouring wine into everyone's glasses. Everyone started laughing.
"You my Italian Stallion are very innovative." Penelope said smiling at him.
"I try Kitten."
Back in Quantico at the Rossi House where we left a Psycho with our all very much loved Fran:
"Savannah? What are you doing here?" Fran asked looking at the woman standing in front of her.
"Mrs. Rossi come on now, where are you manners?" Savannah said with a twinge of annoyance in her tone.
"Savannah, why are you here?" Fran was trying to maintain her decorum, but Savannah just managed to push all of her buttons.
"Tsk Tsk, is that anyway to talk to your future daughter in law Fran?" Savannah said with her too sweet, fake voice.
"Please, you can't lie to me, I know my son dumped you." Fran said laughing at her ignorance. She really thought she could get her to believe that.
"That was a misunderstanding, he was just upset and stressed out from the case. I know he wants to marry me, and then you'll get those grandchildren you've been wanting." Savannah said with a fake smile.
"Savannah you will never marry my son. Now I think it's time for you to leave." Fran said trying to close the door. Savannah reached out to stop her.
"You're wrong. I will marry Derek."
"No you won't. My soon is too good for you Savannah. My son is a sweet, caring, strong and hardworking man. And you, you're a spoiled, selfish bra-" Fran felt a stinging sensation on the right side of her cheek.
"Don't you dare! Don't you dare say that!" Savannah screamed at her, and raised her hand to hit her again. Fran grabbed her hand mid swing.
"You are lucky my grandsons are here right now. Get off of my property, and stay away from my family. That is your only warning." Fran closed the door, and locked it.
"Nana? Are the cookies done now?" Jack came running up to her with Henry right behind him.
"I'm sorry boys Nana got a bit distracted. How about we head into the kitchen and Nana will put the cookies in and make us all some hot chocolate." Fran said getting a cheer from the boys, and walking into the kitchen. Once the cookies were in the oven, and the hot chocolate was on the stove top, Fran ushered the boys back into the living room to finish up the movie. She knew she had to tell Derek about this visit from his ex. She knew he had said that she hadn't taken the break up well but this was an understatement.
"Boy's I'll be right back Nana is going to the restroom. Please stay don't touch the hot chocolate Nana will get it for you when she comes back okay?" Fran said making her way to the down stairs restroom.
"Yes Nana." Jack said not looking up from the TV.
"Yes Ma'am." Henry said continuing to color a picture in his coloring book.
Fran closed the bathroom door behind her. Making her way over to the sink she glanced at her face in the mirror. There was a slight swelling near her right cheek bone, and a small cut where Savannah's nails must have caught her face. Yep Fran knew there was going to be no hiding this. She went back to the kitchen and picked her house phone up off the base dialing the phone number of the satellite phone her husband was using. She almost hoped that it'd go to voicemail so she wouldn't have to explain this now. After a few rings she heard the voice of her husband.
"Tesorina, my love, how are you and my grandsons?" She heard him ask.
"Oh the boys are great, waiting on cookies to come out of the oven. Um are you with the kids? I need to talk to you about something." Fran said stirring the hot chocolate.
"Yeah were all here in the living room, do you want me to put you on speakerphone?" Dave asked. He was concerned.
"Yeah just let me pour the hot chocolate for the boys okay?" Fran asked as she sat the phone down.
"Okay Tesorina." Dave said. She could make out him saying something on the other end. Probably getting the others attention. She poured the boys two small cups of hot chocolate, throwing in a few marsh mellows for them and checked on the cookies, noticing they were done she pulled them out setting them on the table to cool off.
"Okay, I'm bringing them their drinks, and then I'll tell you what's going on." Fran said explaining her actions.
"Mama is everything okay?" She heard Derek's come through the phone.
"Here you go boys. Nana will bring you the cookies in a minute their cooling off okay? Be careful it's warm okay?" Fran said to Jack and Henry who only nodded.
"Okay, I'm heading back to the kitchen." She took a seat at the island in the kitchen. "Okay before I explain anything I want you all to know I'm fine."
"Tesorina what happened?" Dave asked, he was so worried about his wife, and being in another country and not knowing when he could get home was not helping.
"Well I had a visitor earlier that, well left an impression you could say." Fran said gently touching the side of her face.
"A visitor?" Dave asked confused.
"What kind of impression Mama?" Derek asking, he wasn't sure about this visitor.
"Well, honestly, on my face." Fran said picking up a cookie.