Until The End of Time

24. Spilled Milk

Penelope's POV:

I woke up the next morning with immense pain in my shoulder. My hair was a mess and my shirt was coming off. I sat up and rubbed my shoulder. I stretched, but I couldn't even do that! I guess I'm feeling the pain of combat, you could call it.

I get out of bed and yawn. I walk to the kitchen and pour myself some coffee. I sit at my table and realize, Derek isn't here. I get up and look around, worried that something happened to him.

I go in my bathroom and no sign of him yet. I hear my door open and close. I walk out my bedroom and it's Derek. He's been out, jogging I guess, and he didn't even bother to put a shirt on.

I stand there as he takes out his headphones and takes a drink of water. He's drenched in sweat and all I can stare at are his gorgeous abs. He finally looks over and says,"Good morning Baby Girl." "Morning."

I kept staring at him in amazement. How could a person be so ripped? He walks over to me,"Stay back! I don't want your funk on me." I put my hand on his chest to keep him back and he teases me,"Oh what? You don't wanna give Baby Boy a hug? C'mere!" "No! Derek that's not funny!" "I'm gonna getcha!"

He starts chasing me around my apartment and I stop at a wall. "Derek, I'm done playing!" He comes up to me and stands over me with his hands on the wall above my head. "You look really cute in the morning." I blush,"Well, so do you. But you don't smell so cute!" He laughs and I push him away from me.

I go back to the kitchen and grab my coffee. "Put on a shirt will ya!" He smiles,"Ok. I'll be right back." He goes into my bedroom,"What are you doing?" "I went and got some of my clothes. I'm just gonna change in here if you don't mind." "Oh ok. Go ahead."

He disappears into my room. He comes back out 10 minutes later smelling fresher than ever. "Finally. You actually smell clean." He sits down on the couch and turns on the TV.

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Derek's POV:

It was a Saturday. A lazy Saturday. The perfect time to spend with Penelope. I was watching morning cartoons with her on her couch. We were having a good time over the breakfast she cooked.

"This is really good!" "Thanks. My mom taught me how to make it when I was little." I look up at her but she was playing around with her food. "I really do miss her." "I can tell."

She looks up at me. I was silent for a while, expecting her to say something. She didn't, so I said,"I know how it feels to loose a parent. But, I can't tell you your situation." She looks at me for a second,"While I was in a coma. I saw her. And talked to her." Tears are in her eyes. "I talked to her. About things. She's proud of me. Really proud." She smiles.

"I bet she is. Seeing her little girl become something great." "She she said she didn't like Kevin. And I've taken that into consideration. He hasn't even texted me once for the past two weeks Derek! Not once." She starts crying.

I bring her over to the couch and say,"Look at me Penelope." She looks at me with her big brown eyes filled with sadness,"You love your mother and she loves you. She would do anything to keep you safe. Even if she's not here, she's here. She's watching you and protecting you. Just know that ok? A mother's love is stronger than any Hercules, Baby Girl and it'll never give up on you anytime soon."

She looks at me with tears rushing down her face. "Come here." I pull her into a strong hug and she sits there crying into my chest. I kiss the top of her head and close my eyes.

She stops crying a few minutes later and she goes to the bathroom to clean up her face. She comes back out and sits on the couch. "Hey, could you do me a favor?" "Anything." "Could I get a massage? Pretty please?" "Really?" She bats her eyelashes at me and I couldn't resist. "Ok! You got me!" She smiles and sits on my lap.

I start rubbing her shoulders,"That's the spot. You're the best, you know that?" "Yeah yeah." We laugh and 5 minutes later the doorbell rings. Penelope gets up and answers it,"Kevin?!"

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