Meant To Be-Ch 1

Penelope Garcia bit down on her bottom lip as she drove on a strange road, she had made a wrong turn and was just trying to make it back to the freeway, the weather
was pitiful, it was snowing and oh so cold. She glanced down at her feet for a second and then when she looked up she screamed as her car started swerving all over
the road.

She tried to keep her car on the road but all of her attempts failed as she plowed through a wall of snow and hit a tree, for a few seconds everything seemed to be
fine but then everything started going black. The next thing she knew she was looking into the handsome face of a complete stranger, her vision was still a little
blurry as he got in front of her and said, "are you alright, can you hear me"?, she nodded her head and said, "I can hear you and I think I'm alright".

The man said, "you scared me to death when I saw your car going off the road, are you sure you're alright"?, she tried to get out of the car but quickly sat back down
as pain from her head and her throbbing ankle was to much for her to take. She looked up at the man and said, "I can't, I can't walk", the man said, "don't worry let
me help you".

He easily lifted her from the car and carried her to his warm truck, he opened the door and said, "Tyler move over for daddy okay"?, the little boy nodded his head
and said, "kay daddyyyy" as he scooted over to the middle of the seat. Penelope watched as the man pulled the seatbelt across her chest and latched it and then he
said, "I'm going to take you to the ER and get you checked out".

Penelope nodded her head and said, "thank you, oh I'm sorry I don't know your name"?, he grinned and held out his hand and said, "Morgan, Derek Morgan and this is
my son Tyler". She said, "it's nice to meet you", Derek said, "do you know what your name is"?, she thought for a minute and said, "I don't remember", he said, "don't
worry, stay calm, it's probably just from the head trauma".

He shut her door and walked around to the drivers side of the truck and after making sure Tyler was buckled in he buckled himself in and slowly pulled away from the
side of the road. A few minutes later he pulled up at the ER entrance and jumped out and ran inside and Penelope watched as several pepole ran back outside with him
to help.

The door opened and the doctor said, "are you in any pain mam"?, she said, "my head is throbbing and my ankle, I think it might be broken", she nodded her head and
said, "don't worry we're going to get you inside and get you checked out". Penelope slid out of the truck and into several arms as they helped her onto the gurney
and wheeled her inside.

Derek and Tyler sat and waited for hours as the doctors checked her out and then finally she came out and said, "she has a concussion and a broken ankle", Derek said,
"does she remember who she is yet"?, she shook her head and said, "not yet". She looked at Derek and said, "since she doesn't know who she is we have no way of getting
in touch with her family, that is if she has any".

Tyley yawned and Derek said, "can you wait right here buddy"?, he nodded his head and said, "yeppppp", the doctor grinned and said, "don't worry about him Derek I'll
stay here with him until you get back". Derek ruffled his sons hair and said, "be good okay"?, he laughed and said, "kay daddy", the doctor watched as Derek then took
a few steps and then disappeared around the corner.

When he walked to the door he couldn't help but smile as the beautiful woman he had rescued earlier was peacefully sleeping, he walked over and stood there for a few
minutes just watching her. She woke up and said, "hi", he said, "hi, how are you feeling"?, she said, "my head and ankle hurt but other than that I think I'm doing
okay".

He smiled and said, "that's good", he sat down on the bed beside her and said, "do you remember anything yet"?, she shook her head and said, "nothing other than the
accident". He put his hand on hers and said, "don't worry, you're going to be okay", she reached up and wiped away the tears that were streaming down her face and
then she said, "I don't know who I am, where I'm from, nothing".

Derek said, "maybe everything will come back to you in a few days"?, she said, "I hope so but what do I do until then, where do I go"?, he looked into her lost eyes
and said, "that's easy, you can come and stay with me and Tyler until you get your memory back". She smiled and said, "I can't do that, I can't put you out like that
Derek".

He said, "you aren't putting me out, we want you to come and stay with us", she thought for a minute and then smiled at the handsome man and said, "I think I'll take
you up on that offer, as long as you're sure that you want to do this". He grinned and said, "I'm sure", she nodded her head and watched as he helped her into the
wheelchair and pushed her from the room.

The doctor grinned when she saw Derek pushing the woman in the wheelchair, she said, "looks like everything has been decided"?, he said, "yep, she's going to stay
with me and Tyler for a few days until she can remember who she is and where she belongs". The doctor said, "just keep an eye on her for a few hours and here is a
prescription for some pain medicine".

Derek said, "who's name did you put them in"?, she said, "don't worry I called the pharmacy and explained everything to them and they are waiting on this" and she
handed him the prescription. He grinned down at the beautiful blonde and said, "let's go get your pain meds and then get you home and get some food in you, how does
that sound"?, she smiled and said, "sounds good Derek, sounds good".

The doctor watched as Derek put Tyler into the womans lap and pushed her from the hospital, as he helped her into the truck she winced in pain and he said, "ohhhh I'm
so sorry baby girl". She said, "baby girl"?, he said, "I'm sorry, I don't know your name", she giggled and said, "that's alright Derek, you can call me whatever you
want", he laughed as he buckled her in and walked around to the other side of the truck.

As they pulled away from the exit he glanced over at her and smiled, his heart raced when she winked at him, he was quickly becoming attracted to this beautiful woman
beside him and he couldn't wait to see what life held in store for him and the beautiful stranger