Note: This story starts off at the scene where all of the team where in the waiting room to see if their beloved colleague Emily Prentiss made it through the gruesome torture that Doyle put her through. I added a character just to make it a little bit more personal. I do not owe Criminal Minds at all.
SSA Gwyneth Stone POV
An eerie and awkward silence fell in between the team as we waited for the news of our beloved colleague Emily Prentiss to see if she had made it through the gruesome torture of her hunter Ian Doyle. The door opened and our Unit Chief Hotch walks in, followed by SSA J.J, with his head down filled with grief as he gave us the news.
"I'm afraid she didn't make it." He stated looking about the room to see everyone's reactions.
I felt grief bare down on me as my Chief spoke those words, knocking me to the ground from the place where I stood. I grabbed hold of the couch, holding on tight while clutching my chest with my free hand. It felt as if someone had carved my heart out with a knife and stomped on it as if it were bubble wrap. I heard someone move behind me and place their hands on my shoulders. I didn't care to look up. Why? Why did this have had to happen? Emily why did you faced Doyle alone? We could all have helped. I decided to look up and saw Garcia standing over me her cheek bones speared with makeup and eyes red with crying. I stood and she embraced me and I hugged her in return even though I just wanted to get out of the room.
"I didn't get to say good bye." I heard Reid say, choking back his tears, as he allowed J.J. to hug him.
