*Four years later*

I heard the band warming up outside; this was it. Derek and I's day. I was so nervous, the only thing I could think was don't sweat and don't trip. It was a small and elegant venue. Only Derek's old college roommate and his wife were there as witnesses. We decided to have it in Illinois and to start new memories away from the town that caused so much drama in our relationship. We are having it in the Illinois Mountains. We drove up here last night, set up two enclosed tarps to get ready in, and we have refreshments and cookout food for the after party. It was perfect; Derek was perfect. I heard the music playing from the truck. It switched from Marry me by Train to A Thousand Years by Christina Perry which indicated it was time for my entrance.

I started down the aisle; once I got outside nothing mattered. I just looked into those beautiful brown eyes of his and knew everything was right. It didn't matter how I looked, if I fell, if I was a sweaty pig. All that mattered was that we were there together uninterrupted and full of love and lust for each other that would last forever. This man was mine forever and there hasn't been one day that has passed when that fact hasn't blown my mind. He is a dream come true, my dream come true. Here we go, the end of the path.

The music stopped and Chris (his college friend) started. We didn't do traditional vows, it just didn't feel personal enough. He went first.

"Pen I am not really good at things like this so bear with me. First of all, damn you are gorgeous mama' you are amazing. How did I find someone so perfect for me?" He started choking up and doing a terrible job trying to hide it. "Pen you are my best friend, you are my partner in crime, you are my rock, you are everything. We have been to hell and back for the past five years and i regret none of it. I told you from that very first day that I was in if you were and I meant it. Here we are; in it forever and I would want nothing different. Baby girl thank you so much for being you and being patient and loving enough to choose me as your other half. I promise to love you every day, to never leave your side, to treat you like the goddess you are, and to fall in love with you more every day; it's impossible for me not to. I love you Penelope Garcia and I always will."

It was my turn to cry and read; the crying part was already done.

"Derek Morgan, we're here. If someone had told me my freshman year that I would have gotten the hunky Spanish teacher and the man of my dreams to even glance at a girl like me, I would have told them they were absolutely insane. You have been the only person in my dreams for so long, and now it's like I am constantly in a daze. I am the luckiest girl on earth. Thank you for being you, hot stuff. You are strong, committed, honest, loving, can make me laugh, and the most beautiful man I have ever laid eyes on. You are a package of perfection and I would be lost without you. Derek I promise to fall in love with you more every day, to support your aspirations no matter what they may be, to be a loving, committed, and devoted wife always and forever. I promise to annoy you every day but in the best way possible. I love you Derek Morgan."

Chris continued.

"Do you Dere…?"

"Yes," Derek interrupted, "I do."

"Do you Pen…?"

"Yes, I do."

I now pronounce you husband and wife, you may kiss the bride.

With those words and with the kiss that followed I knew, I knew that no matter what was ahead of me I could get through it with this man by my side. The love and devotion we have to each other is enough to last a life time and enough to make me ever-afterly happy.