A/N: I'm not really sure where I'm going with this but there were parts of Mayhem that I felt were left open. It was in those gaps that I think I have a story so this is my attempt. I hope you all enjoy…..

He waited in his room inside the emergency room for the nurse to come with his discharge papers. He had been checked out and given some pain medication but luckily nothing was broken. The events of the night repeating inside his head. He wanted to talk to Penelope but knew that she needed to cool off before he approached her. The door to his room opened and Hotch and Emily walked in.

"We just talked to the nurse, she told us she was getting your papers ready" Hotch said.

Morgan nodded in response and asked "Is everyone ok?"

Hotch knew exactly who he was asking about and nodded. "I'll go check on your release papers and see if we can't get that going. We still need to go back and have you give your report." He said.

As Hotch walked out, Emily came closer to Morgan and asked "How you feeling? Do you need anything?"

"Sore but I'm fine. How's she doing?" He asked.

"She's doing. What the hell were you thinking?" Emily said.

"Em, I love you but I'm not willing to put up with a lecture right now. I didn't put her in that position on purpose AND I might add she contacted me not the other way around. When I saw what we were up against I had no choice. It's bad enough she's so pissed at me she's not even willing to come down here. I just can't do this right now." He said.

"Don't give me that shit, we always have choices and the first of those is not to put ourselves in danger knowingly. You took this a step further and put her in a position that she was with you all the way. Do you have any idea what this is doing to her?" Emily said angrily.

"You make it sound like this was something I wanted to do. Like I had a choice. Who was going to take this bomb out Em? There was no time for anything other than to drive that ambulance out of there. If I hadn't done that, we'd all be dead. Would that have been any better for anyone?" Derek said the frustration clearly in his voice.

"Derek, you know how she feels about you! Can you imagine what she went through thinking you were going to die??? Can you imagine what it was like for her those few seconds that you didn't respond?? That was Irresponsible of you!" Emily snapped back.

"You guys keep making more of our feelings then there really are. We're friends! You keep talking about how we feel about each other even though she's with Kevin, and you keep insisting there's more. She doesn't love me that way, get over it." Morgan shouted.

Emily smiled and shook her head. "Oh wow, you don't see it do you? Or you're afraid to see it! OMG, Derek Morgan you're scared!" Emily said surprised.

"What??" Derek said as he looked up at her.

"You're scared. She's with Kevin, so in your mind, she doesn't feel the same way about you. I can't believe it." Emily said.

"Let it go Em! I told you already, I don't want to get into this with you." Derek said annoyed.

"I'll let it go Derek, but before I do, let me just say this. You're both kidding yourselves if you think that these feelings just go away. They don't. If you're both willing to throw away what might be the only chance you get at happiness then it's up to you both. But fear should never be the excuse. I will say that I never thought I'd see the day when Derek Morgan.. THE Derek Morgan was afraid." Emily said.

"So what's your excuse Em?" Derek countered. "How do you and Hotch justify it."

"That's low Derek." Emily said.

Just then, Hotch walked in with the nurse holding Derek's discharge papers. Emily knew that Derek had his suspicions about her feelings for Hotch but she wasn't ready to admit them to herself just yet, much less Derek.

After giving Derek his instructions and signing was seemed like 100 forms, they all walked out and headed toward the SUV. The ride back to the office was quiet. Derek thought about Penelope and all the things that Emily had said. Hotch was too pissed to even talk and Emily, she just sat there not willing to let Derek see just how much he'd gotten her. Yes she loved Hotch but her and Hotch were a different story all together. First of all Hotch wasn't even divorced yet and he was after all her Boss. This would ruin his career and she would be forced t o transfer. When they arrived back at the office, the chaos that had been created was still very apparent. Derek walked straight into the building without waiting for anyone. Hotch walked around the SUV and met up with Emily as they both walked inside the building. He wasn't sure what had happened between Derek and Emily but it was obvious something had transpired while he was out of the room. He wasn't about to ask Emily about it either because he felt he was probably better off not knowing. He did know one thing for sure, it must have been a hell of conversation to get Derek worked up, and he knew Derek well enough to know, worked up he was.

It took several hours to get Derek's statement and it was Rossi that suggested that Hotch and Emily go back to the hotel. He had volunteered to take Derek back to the Hotel after everything was done. "There's no sense in all of us losing sleep." He had argued.

Back at the hotel Penelope sat in her bed waiting for Emily to return. She had already been told he was ok, but she wanted the whole story. When Emily had walked into the room, Penelope quickly jumped out of bed and waited for Emily to let her know what was going on. After she was told that Derek was released and ok, she seemed to relax a little bit. "Has he returned yet?" Penelope asked Emily.

"No Hun, he was at the office giving them his report. Rossi will be bringing him back." Emily replied. "Do you want me to call Rossi?"

Penelope shook her head. "No, I was just curious is all." She said and went right back to bed.

Derek had finished giving his statements and completed his report. He was exhausted and in a bit of pain. As he and Rossi walked to the car, Rossi noticed him holding his shoulder and asked "Have you taken your pill yet?"

"I'll take one when I get to the room. I'm not sure how my body is going to react and I'd rather be in bed." Derek said.

As they got into the car, Rossi turned to Derek and said "I'm not sure if anyone has said this or not, but Thank you."

Derek was confused. "For what?" He asked.

"For what you did today. Whether or not Hotch agrees with it, you did save our lives and the lives of many people." Rossi said.

"I did my job Rossi, nothing more." Derek said as he leaned his head against the seat rest and closed his eyes.

"You do know that she was in the waiting room right?" Rossi asked.

This caught Derek's attention and he opened his eyes to look at Rossi. "No I didn't." He said.

"Give her time Derek; she will process it all so it makes sense to her." Rossi told him.

Derek simply nodded and closed his eyes again. It's not that he didn't want to hear the older man's opinion; it was just that he wasn't ready to listen to another lecture about how everyone could see how they felt about each other or how obvious it was that they cared. Emily's lecture was enough for one night. When they arrived at the hotel, Derek quickly got out of the truck, thanked Rossi for the ride and headed towards his room. He wanted to just sleep. Sleeping would stop his mind from thinking about Penelope and about the night's activities.

After taking a quick shower, Derek took one of the pain pills that had been prescribed and jumped into bed. He knew that sleep would be elusive and he would need any help he could get. As he tried to drift off, he thought about his baby girl and how much he wanted to talk to her. He knew that giving her the space she needed was important; after all he had told her he could wait. It was then that he decided he would ride home with Hotch. This way he could give her that space and at the same time, clear up some things with Hotch. He wasn't sure how mad Hotch was, but there was no better way to find out than sitting in a car with him for hours.