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This is the last part of my 'Girl's night out' series and occurs about six months after 'Loosening up' towards the end of season six. They'll be mentioning's of JJ/Hotch and Garcia/Kevin and there may be some bad things happening to a couple of characters... you've been warned!
Hope you enjoy, let me know what you think!
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Rolling over onto her side, JJ squinted as the harsh light from the screen of her cell phone lit up the darkened room. The blonde moaned loudly as she fumbled to stop the shrill ringtone, noticing that it was just after four am, she mentally vowed to kill the person on the other end for waking her up but froze momentarily upon seeing the caller ID.
Sitting up straight, JJ turned her bedside lamp on before accepting the call. "Hotch what's wrong?"
"I'm sorry to wake you up" Hotch shakily answered
Hearing the quiver in the unit chief's voice, JJ got out of bed and headed to her wardrobe to find some clothes. "It's okay what's wrong? Are you okay?"
His breath is heavy and she can almost feel his exhaustion seep through the phone line, "JJ there's been an accident"
"Are you hurt?" She asks immediately while tangled in a red jumper that she tried to shove over her head, Hotch isn't always the most talkative person but his reservation seems somehow more intense at four in the morning.
There's some chatter in the background before Hotch's shaky voice whispers. "I need you to come to GW hospital"
"Hotch are you hurt?" JJ raised her voice a little too loud and her question became more of a demand.
He sighs when he realises he's scaring her. "No. No I'm fine, it's Prentiss"
"Oh My God" There's a few seconds silence as JJ grabs her jeans as she processes that one of her best friends has been injured. "What happened?"
He coughs before he speaks, and JJ can swear she's never heard him this shaken before, even during the Foyet chaos, there was emotion and frustration but never defeat and nerves. "We were on a raid..."
"Is anyone else hurt?" The former liaison in her kicks in as she finishes slipping into her jeans and pulling her hair up into a loose bun. "Hotch is anyone else hurt?"
Morgan asks who is on the phone before Hotch manages to reply. "Erm, Dave is getting looked at but they rushed Prentiss straight into surgery"
"How bad is she injured?" JJ gasps as Hotch replies slowly. "It doesn't look good"
JJ closes her eyes briefly to try and control the sudden wave of nausea. "I'm on the way now, okay?"
"Drive safe" His reply seems calm and sweet but JJ can still hear the nervous undertone. She turned off her beside lamp and switched on the landing light in a matter of seconds, hesitating, the petite blonde paused before opening Henry's bedroom door further than it already was.
JJ smiled at his concern but the seriousness of the situation soon took over. "I will do... Hotch?"
"Yeah?" He muttered but seemed distracted by whatever was happening at the hospital. "Are you okay?"
She could almost hear him shrug, "I don't..."
Hotch gulped unable to speak and JJ took the hint to end the conversation. "I'll be there soon, okay"
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I know it's short but it's setting up the other chapters which are longer, I promise! Anyway thank you to; angry penguin, crazyobsession101 and itscomplicated, for reviewing 'Loosening up'