A/N: Hey everyone sorry for the late update this weekend, but I've been miserably sick, and I'm pretty sure my muse ran away. Anyways lovelies, I hope you all love this chapter and I'd love some feed back!
Chapter Three:
As they all sat around the table at Penelope's enjoying the brownies she had made for desert, Derek couldn't help but stare. She was beautiful. How could he have been so blind all of these years. Such wasted time. All this time they could have been together. He was done wasting time, he was not going to let another day pass without him making a move. Everything was going to change tonight. Derek had a plan, all he needed was to wait out the evening, for everyone to go home, and then he was going to make his move. He was going to show her how much he loved her and that they belonged together.
"So Garcie, what's going on?" J.J. asked drawing Derek out of his thoughts.
"Yeah PG, you know we can all tell somethings on your mind." Emily said between bites of her brownie.
"Well my lovelies something big has happened, and as you all are my family I wanted you to be the first ones to know." Penelope paused before taking a deep breath and rambling out. "Kevin asked me to marry him last night and I said yes." Penelope said plastering on a content smile. There was a stunned pause before everyone started coming over to congratulate her. Derek quietly got up and went outside trying not to interrupt the celebration. He just couldn't be in there. He sat on the front steps, head in his hands. Thoughts rushing through his mind. He turned, standing up as he heard the door opening.
"You okay out here?" Dave said stepping out of the door.
"No. I can't believe this. I finally realize how I feel, plan on telling her, and then this. She's engaged to, to that idiot." Derek said as he started pacing back and forth across Penelope's front patio.
"It's not too late." Rossi said causing Derek to pause and looked at him confused.
"Now listen, I don't have time to go into it here, but were all meeting back at my house after to talk about this mess." Rossi said giving him a familiar look that Derek knew meant he was up to something.
"Dave I can't go back in there and pretend to be happy for her." Derek said sitting back on the steps.
"Don't. Go ahead and head over to your Mom's and my place and we'll meet you there soon. I don't plan on staying and keeping up this charade much longer, and by the looks we were all trading in there, I don't think anyone else is either." Dave said turning to head back inside.
"What about Penelope? I can't just leave without a word." Derek asked trying to think of what he was going to do.
"I'll her." Dave started and then paused. "I'll tell her the security company called because of an issue at one of your properties." Dave said thinking quick.
"Thanks man." Derek said heading to his SUV.
Derek sat in the SUV in front of Rossi's house, going over everything all over again. Everything between him and Penelope. Everything leading up to this moment. He sighed as he saw headlights. Everyone was pulling into the drive way. Four vehicles pulled in and all parked. Derek climbed as he got out and made his way to the group.
"Okay let's get this get this started." Dave said making his way to the front door, everyone following him in.
As they all got settled in to the living room, Dave pouring everyone drinks and passing them out. They had all been relatively quiet. Making idle conversation. No one really addressing the elephant in the room.
"Are you okay?" Fran asked looking at Derek.
"I don't really know Momma. I feel like just win I'm about to get everything it was all taken away." Derek said taking the glass of scotch from Dave.
"I still don't can't believe she accepted his proposal. I always thought of you and Penelope as a couple." Kati said sipping her wine.
"I know, that's what I thought too, I was here for almost a year before I even met Kevin, so until Jayje told me differently I always thought they were a couple." Will said smiling.
"That's because Kevin doesn't understand why she spends time with us, and he's not comfortable with us so he doesn't want to spend time with us with her." Emily said thinking back to the conversation she'd had with Penelope awhile back.
"That's because he knows what we all know. They don't belong together." J.J. said taking a drink of her wine.
"Well it doesn't matter now because she's marrying him." Derek said taking a large drink of his scotch.
"You're not giving up." Dave said as he gave Fran a class of wine, and sat down with a glass of scotch for himself, he looked a Derek with that same mischief filled look.
"Man I don't want to, but if she's happy-" Derek started, but was cut off.
"Please Derek, I've seen Penelope more excited by a shoe sale!" Emily said looking at Derek as if he should have noticed this.
"She told him yes!" Derek countered.
"She's settling Derek!" J.J. said sipping her own wine.
"Baby boy, you must be blind, because I know I didn't raise any fools. That girl is in love with you, and you are so in love with her." Fran said looking at Derek.
"I know Momma, but she's engaged now. She's marrying Lynch." Derek said shaking his head.
"Then what are we going to do about it? You love her, she loves you, and she's not happy with this Kyle boy." Fran said as if it made total sense.
"Kevin Momma. She's marrying Kevin. And what do you mean what are we going to do about it?" Derek asked looking at her confused.
"Were going to show her she's not happy, and that she doesn't belong with Kevin." Dave said smiling.
"How?" Derek asked.
"Well for starters you need to start spending time with her like you use to." J.J. said thinking it over.
"Yeah the movie nights and the shopping trips, those need to start back up ASAP." Emily said nodding her head.
"She said she loved it when you went with her to get her nails done." Kati said remembering a previous conversation.
"I can do that, but I doubt that's going to be enough to change her mind. Especially with Kevin hanging around." Derek said looking to them for ideas.
"Well she said he's visiting his family for a couple of weeks now discussing the wedding. It was a previously scheduled vacation. When he gets back I'm going to have him officially assigned to B team and make sure they keep him very busy." Hotch said smiling.
"Brilliant Mr. Hotchner." Emily said kissing him gently.
"Okay with Kevin busy, you spending time with Garcie, and us helping by constantly talking you and your love for her up-" J.J. said going over everything.
"Guys are we really doing this? Are we really teaming up to ruin Penelope's wedding?" Reid asked looking at them all.
"Yes!" Came everyone's mutual response.
"Just clarifying." He said smiling.