Disclaimer: I don't own a thing, but if I did there'd be a lot of loving between cases – just sayin' ;)

A/N: Finally chapter! Kinder sad, I loved writing this story! Alas, all good things must come to an end... Thanks for sticking with this and I hope you like this little epilogue!

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"You need to open your present before everyone arrives," Penelope said as she thrust a smallish box into Derek's hands.

Derek looked at the box and back at Penelope, "It's not Christmas day though."

"In the last two years of our relationship since when did we leave present opening until the actual day? Hmmm? I seem to remember we break all forms of tradition."

"Good point," Derek said and quickly ripped off the wrapping and cautiously took the lid off. His brow furrowed then as he put his hand in to grab the contents.

Penelope shifted her weight from one foot to another. She watched him and imagined how many other ways she could have done this, but her excitement over the present had been eating away at her for a month already that she was impressed she had managed to keep so quiet for so long as it was.

"Pen," Derek spoke with his voice sounding almost choked as he held up the small charm.

"It's never too full," Penelope told him, prompting to the bracelet she worn daily with a grin on her lips as she stood calculating what how he was going to react.

Derek eyed Penelope and then burst into a loud cheer, "Oh God, Gorgeous!" He said swooping in and catching her in his arms, the box and charm still in his hands. "You're pregnant!" He shouted excitedly as he kissed her breathlessly. "How long have you know?"

"Since the end of November," She told him and looked away now realising that she shouldn't have kept something so big as this from Derek. "You were on a case and I didn't want to tell you on the phone and when you got back I decided to make it your Christmas present. I wasn't going to, but I saw the baby charm and I had an idea and I-" She paused nervously, "I'm sorry."

"Oh Baby," Derek said as he looked at her, "This is the best way to be told I'm going to be a dad, believe me. Perfect even so don't you dare apologise." He told her, his tone full of elation, "I cannot wait to tell everyone."

"Not yet," Penelope stopped him, "I want to get used to idea of us both knowing." She said with a meek smirk, "Only for a little bit anyways."

"Okay," He told her and kissed her again, "How far gone are you? Do you know if it's a boy or a girl? We need to start getting things in. What do babies need the most?"

"Whoa, whoa, whoa slow your roll, Handsome," Penelope calmed him down yet still remained completely amused. "You need to open another present first," Penelope commented as she left him standing and then grabbed another small present. She watched him look in awe as he took the lid off and looked in at the sonogram photo sitting in the bottom. "Baby Morgan, developing perfect at just under 20 weeks," She told him as he picked the picture up and then looked to Penelope with so much emotion that he looked pretty much ready to cry at the wonder of staring at his and Penelope's unborn child. "At my next scan you can find out exactly what the sex is if you want to."

"If we want to," Derek corrected and looked at her questioningly, "How have I not noticed?"

"Noticed this you mean?" She questioned and turned on her side, lifting her top she showed him how her stomach was already forming nicely.

"How the-" Derek stuttered.

"It's all you'll feel now," Penelope told him with a quick wink, dropped her top and left to go check on the meal she had been preparing through all of her Christmas Eve.

Derek ran a hand over his head and smiled like the cat that got the milk. He had wanted nothing more than to start a family with Penelope and it had happened well before he had expected it to. He now, after thinking about it, realised that Penelope hadn't worn any figure hugging clothes and whilst away on their recent case she was sat down like normal. He had no way to suspect it then.

Now, however, he realised she was hungry – all the time, she got tired easily, her mood swings were all over the place and then there were clothes. Derek had been ignorant to his wife's little secret and now he felt foolish.

Yet when he looked at the photo of his unborn child, he realised that his year had just been made its absolute best and for that he was glad he had missed connecting the signs and had the best present ever.

"Handsome!" Penelope called out from the kitchen, breaking him from his thoughts, "We're running well behind and my brothers have just left the hotel! Which means your mom will be coming with them."

"I'm coming!" He called back, putting the lid back on his two opened presents and headed in to help his wife out.

"Ooh and the team! They'll be here in a moment too!" She continued to shout out.

"Calm down, woman!" Derek shouted animatedly as he headed in, "What are you going to be like tomorrow when you have a proper Christmas dinner to serve?"

"Don't even go there," She told him warningly. "You just come and help your Goddess of a pregnant wife."

Derek's smile broke then, "Mm pregnant wife, now that is something that is like music to my ears."

"You better get used to it, Handsome," Penelope told him with an amused grin. "It's gonna be a long four months ahead of us."

"It'll fly by," He said as kissed her and then looked around, "Now what have we gotta hurry getting done?"

"Hiding the evidence," She said as she spotted the boxes that he had left on counter top.

"On it," He told her just as the doorbell went alerting that the first round of guests were here.

Little did Derek know was that Penelope was hoping he'd do his usual and let their baby news slip out when he was occupied.

She knew him and she knew that would make her Christmas even better.

She just had to sit back and wait.

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Penelope sat quite impressed with herself as she looked at the table covered in food and her family all surrounding it ready to eat. She watched her husband carve the turkey and she imagined what the next year was going to be like when their child was going to be around for them enjoy Christmas with.

She loved how oblivious her brothers were, her team were, even her mother-in-law was to her pregnancy. They hadn't let on if they knew and they weren't a bunch to do that so she sat pleased that she had managed to keep a secret like this.

It made the moment they broke the news to them all the more exciting.

Without realising it, Derek had made her a plate and was now behind her, putting the plate in front of her, "Tuck in, Baby Girl."

"Whoa, Handsome, share a little yeah?" Penelope teased as she took her now mountain high plateful of food from Derek.

"Well you need more, you are eating for two after all," Derek blurted out, he hadn't thought before he had spoke and now everyone stopped dead in conversation and were staring at Derek before turning to stare at Penelope questioningly.

Penelope felt her seat begin to burn red hot as everyone stared at her then. She put her hands up and smiled brightly, mentally creating payback for her husband, and then she shrugged like her pregnancy was no big deal, "Merry Christmas!"

Now the real Christmas celebrations broke out.

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The End!

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