Third Person POV
The silence that follows after JJ's words are suffocating and nobody breaks the silence. Then Spencer Reid gets up from his chair and JJ stops him.
"Where are you going?" JJ asks him, grabbing his shoulders to stop him from moving. Spencer averts his eyes as a tear slips down his cheek.
"I never got a chance to say goodbye." he says. JJ pulls him in for a hug and they grip eachother tight, not wanting to let go of eachother.
JJ puts her lips up to his ear and whispers to him so that no one else can hear, "Follow me. I have to show you something. But quiet, no one can know where we're going." Before Spencer can say anything, JJ takes his hand and silently leads him out of the room. Once they are out of earshot of the rest of the team, she begins to speak as they walk.
"While the doctors worked on Emily, it was touch-and-go for a while, and they weren't sure if they would be able to stabalize her and keep her alive. But they were able to stabalize her and she is alive. Before you ask, the reason why I had to lie to the team is Doyle is still out there and if he found out that Emily is still alive then he would come back to kill her. It's safer for her if everyone thinks that she is dead so Doyle doesn't come back."
Spencer gets confused by her words. "But why would you tell me?"
They reach their destination and Erin Strauss detatches herself from the doorframe.
"Because Emily wants you to be her handler." Strauss crosses her arms over her chest and looks at Spencer expectantly, as if he could tell her why.
"Why would she want me as her handler?" Spencer asks.
"I don't know," Strauss admits, "why don't you ask her?"
All three of them turn to look into the window that sits in front of them. In the window is a hospital room that has white walls, machines, and a hospital bed. Occupying the bed is a woman with raven black hair who is stairing up at the ceiling avove her. It's Emily.
Spencer puts his hand on the door knob and turns to JJ, silently asking if it's okay to go in. JJ gives him a nod and looks at him encouragingly, gesturing him to open the door. Spencer takes a deep breath and then turns the door knob in his hand, suddenly nervous to see his friend on the other side of the door.
"Emily?" he asks as soon as he steps in and at his voice, Emily moves her head a fraction in his direction.
"Reid?" Emily questions, her voice weak and hoarse from a mixture of the pain and the pain killers that were using her body as a battle ground inside herself.
The young agent rushes to her side, taking her hand in his. "It's okay, Emily." he assures. "I'm here."
Confusion spreads across his face as he thinks of the question that has been bugging him since he was just told a few minutes ago that Emily was actually alive. Seeing his puzzled expression, Emily says, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing," Spencer starts. "I'm just confused. Why would you want me to be your handler? Why not Morgan or Hotch or Rossi?"
"Because I know that I can always confide in you no matter what. And that's an important quality to have in a handler." she jokes. "But you have to promise me something."
"Promise you what?"
"That you won't tell the rest of the team that I'm alive."
He nods. "I promise."
"And Reid?" Emily says.
"Yes?"
"Please take care of our team. And make sure that they move on at some point, okay? Please don't let them mope around forever. All of them deserve to be happy."
Spencer nods once more. "I will."
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Hey guys! Sorry that this chapter wasn't longer, I promise that I'll try to make the next chapter is even longer. But on the bright side, this chapter was at least a little longer than the previous one so yay!
Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this chapter! Please review! Constructive criticism is always welcome!
See you in the next chapter!
~AngelFallenOutOfHeaven
