Prompt: Warmth
Hospital rooms were sucky and uncomfortable. Penelope told him that, complaining about the blanket and how she was freezing from the moment she woke up. JJ went to her apartment, bringing over her favorite blanket along with her pajamas and make up.
Still, even with the heat all the way up, with her big sweater and thick blanket on, her body still seemed to shake all through the night. At one point, she was shaking so much he went and got the nurse, sure there was something wrong. The nurse just checked her temperature, said she was fine, and told her to try to get some sleep.
Which was exactly why he refused to leave her alone there. She needed someone to take care of whatever she needed, even at two in the morning.
"Can't it be any warmer?" Penelope asked between chattering teeth. Her body was shaking so hard he was afraid she was going to bite her tongue.
He moved over to the thermostat, but it was as high as it would go. Watching her continue to shake he felt completely powerless. He had to do something, even the electric blanket he'd tortured the nurse for half an hour ago wasn't helping.
Suddenly he had an idea, although he wasn't sure it would work, or that it would be appropriate. Still, it was better than nothing.
He carefully lifted her blanket and, watching out for her various wires, slid into bed with her.
"What…what are you doing?" she asked, teeth chattering the whole time.
"Body heat," he said quietly as he pulled her against him, "Works every time."
He felt her body tense, but then relax into his. Within a few minutes, the shaking had subsided into shivering and her teeth were no longer chattering, "See?"
"Hmmm," she said as she snuggled closer to him, "I should have known you'd be the best blanket ever.
He grinned and pulled her even closer, if that was ever possible. With everything his baby girl gave him, warmth was the least he could give her.