So I thought I was done with it...but here we go, wanted to write so M/G fluff of sorts so here we go :)

They were going to be ok.

Those words had reverberated in Derek's head 6 months ago and now they are ok, more than ok in fact. He hadn't been this together or this happy in a long time.

At work the woman was a revelation, getting results faster and more comprehensively and any other tech as well as teaching Alicia all that she knew, all the while still managing to flirt like the lovably bonkers woman she was, as well as being able to make the team laugh in order to break some of the tension. She had fit right into the fold. Morgan couldn't believe his luck; in 6 months they'd gone from only just starting out to the point where he could not see himself with anybody else.

As he watched her type furiously on her keyboard with all of her wonderfully eccentric nick-nacks decorating the space around her, colouring it exactly like her own personality, he smiled to himself. He had it good.

"Tiger, if you're gonna just stand and gawp at me, why don't you sit that gorgeous ass of yours down...or not, because," She said, clicking some buttons with a flourish before spinning around on her chair. "I'm done." She said with an easy smile and he reciprocated in kind, pushing himself off of the doorway to stand up straight.

"We ready to go then Mamma?" He asked with a smile.

"Don't rush Perfection Morgan." She teased with a smile, bending down to pick up her bag and she smirked as she did so knowing she was giving him a very nice view from his vantage point.

"Penelope..." He said, his voice low and filled with warning.

"hmmm sweetness?" She asked with a smile that gave her away as she stood up on a twirl.

"Don't play with me when you know we can't do anything about it until much later." He said lowly and she could see the barely banked flames in his eyes. She shivered at the sight, the man was insatiable. Good thing she was too.

"I wouldn't do such a thing." She said with mock hurt and he couldn't help the smile that rose up his face.

"'Course not." He said with a laugh, slinging his arm over her shoulder as they left her office and headed for the car park before heading off to the nearest Italian restaurant for their bi-monthly team "bonding session" which involved good food, good company and a few drinks as they all relaxed.

As he watched Penelope mesh so perfectly with the team his heart swelled, he was so glad that they had made it through all that they had. With each passing minute that night he knew that tonight was definitely the right time to put the box he had in his pocket to good use.

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Laying in bed that night with Penelope's head resting on his chest as she admired his grandmother's ring that was now on her finger with a whimsical smile.

"If this is a dream handsome, do not wake me up. Ever." She said seriously and he laughed, bending down to kiss her once more, eliciting a moan from her as he deepened it before pulling back with a smile.

"This isn't a dream, baby."