Later that afternoon JJ's parents left to go get some lunch. They tried to get Emily to go with them but she refused.

"Emily you need to eat something." JJ's mom pleaded.

"I don't really have much of an appetite right now; besides I don't want to leave her alone."

"Okay fine, but we are going to bring you back something and you are going to eat it." JJ's parents left the room and headed for the cafeteria. Emily returned to her chair and started flipping through a magazine.

After a few minutes Emily thought she saw JJ's hand move out of the corner of her eye. She put the magazine down and stared at JJ's hand. After several minutes Emily figured she imaged it and went back to her magazine. That is when she saw it again. This time she was convinced that she saw JJ's right hand move. Emily jumped up and grabbed JJ's hand.

"JJ, baby, can you hear me? Squeeze my hand." Emily paused as she focused on JJ's tiny fingers, nothing. "Come on baby. I know that you can hear me. Please squeeze my hand." Suddenly Emily felt JJ's hand tighten around hers. Emily was pretty sure her heart skipped several beats. JJ's hand wrapped tightly around hers was possibly the best feeling in the world. Emily glanced up at JJ's face and noticed that her eyelids were fluttering, as if she was trying to open them. "Open your eyes baby. I know that you can. Let me see those beautiful eyes." Slowly JJ's eyes opened. Emily felt tears pouring down her cheeks. "There you are. Welcome back." Emily brought her other hand to JJ's face and ran her thumb across her cheek.

All of the sudden JJ began to panic and started grabbing at the ventilator.

"JJ calm down. It's okay. That is helping you breathe. Ssshh. Calm down. Just focus on my voice and breathe normal." Instantly JJ began to relax.

Jane, having noticed a difference in JJ's heart rate from the nurse's station came running into the room.

"She's awake!" Emily happily yelled as Jane came into the room.

"That is great." Jane took a few vitals. "I will go call Dr. Thompson." Jane said as she quickly left the room.

"Everything okay? We saw the nurse leave rather quickly." Tom asked with a concerned look on his face as he and Angie came back into the room after lunch, sure enough carrying a to-go box for Emily.

"She's awake." Emily returned her attention back to JJ. "Sweetie your parents are here."

"Hey sweetheart. You had us so worried." Angie said as she took JJ's other hand.

"So I hear that Agent Jereau is awake?" Dr. Thompson said as he entered the room. "JJ we are going to take the ventilator out now. So on the count of three I need to you exhale as hard and as quickly as you can. Your right lung and chest are still very sore so it is going to be painful. Once the tube is out your throat is going to be sore so try not to talk to much." JJ blinked and gave a small nod. "Okay, one two three." The doctor pulled the tube out. JJ began coughing and was quickly over come with pain. Tears streamed down her face.

"JJ look at me." Emily ran her fingers through JJ's hair. "Try and relax. I know that it hurts."

"I will have the nurse give her something pain. JJ I want you to try and get some sleep. Your body is still healing." Dr. Thompson turned and left the room.

"Emily?" JJ said in a raspy voice.

"Don't talk. It's okay. I am right here and I am not going anywhere." JJ's eyes grew heavy as the pain medication was starting to kick in and soon she drifted off to sleep. "I need to call the team. I will be right back." Tom and Angie nodded and Emily left the room.

She found herself leaning against the same wall she did a week ago crying like she had never cried before. She did not even notice that Tom had come out and was walking towards her. Tom grabbed her by the shoulders and she collapsed into his arms crying tears of joy and relief.

"It's okay. JJ is going to be okay." Tom said as Emily cried into his shoulder.

"I cannot believe how close I came to losing her." Emily said between sobs.

"I know, but it will take more than a couple bullets to stop my daughter." Tom said with a smile. "She is too..."

"Stubborn!" Emily finished for him as she wiped the tears from her face.

"Just like her girlfriend." Tom placed a gentle kiss on Emily's forehead. "Now go call your friends."
Tom went back into JJ's room and Emily dialed Garcia's number.

"Garcia, FBI Goddess of Knowledge and Truth."

"Hey it's Emily, I have great news. JJ is awake." Emily held the phone away from her ear as Garcia screamed.

"Are you serious? How is she doing?"

"She is asleep right now; they gave her some pain medication after they took the ventilator out."

"Oh, this is great. I will tell the rest of the team and we will be over soon."

"Okay see you in a little bit." Emily closed her phone and went back to JJ's room.

JJ drifted in and out of sleep the rest of the day, never staying awake for more than few minutes and eventually everyone but Emily headed home. It was around 10pm when Emily, while staring out the window, heard JJ wake up.

"Emily?" JJ asked in a quiet voice.

"I am right here." Emily walked back over to JJ's bed. "How are you feeling?"

"Like I've been hit by a bus." JJ started to laugh but some realized that it was not a good idea, as pain radiated through her chest. JJ squeezed Emily's hand as she prayed for the pain to stop.

"Just relax sweetie."

"My god it hurts." JJ said through gritted teeth.

"Do you want me to get the nurse?

"No, just stay with me." Tears ran down JJ's face.

Eventually the pain started to subside and Emily could feel JJ's grip loosen.

"Feeling better?"

"Yeah, how long have I been out?"

"Five days." Emily carefully sat down on the side of the bed. "The doctors were not sure you were going to make it." Emily felt a tear roll down her cheek. She brought JJ's hand up to her lips and kissed her knuckles.

"Don't cry. I am going to be fine. Good as new in no time."

"I was so scared. I thought that I was going to lose you" The tears became a little heavier. "I am so sorry."

"Sorry for what?"

"For everything. For not wanting to tell the team, for not believing you when you said that they would be happy for us and most importantly for not going to get you that clean shirt.:

"Don't blame yourself. If you had gone than it would have been you in this bed not me. There is no way I could have handled you being where I am now. You are much stronger than me."

"Not really. I have cried more this week then I have my entire life. I have cried on Morgan, Garcia, even you dad." Emily smiled. "I don't know what I would have done if I had lost you."

"I am not going anywhere, I promise." JJ smile and Emily leaned over and kissed her. It was not overly passionate but after everything that they had gone through it was just what they both needed.; the pain long forgotten. "I was right you know." JJ said as they pulled apart.

"Right about what?"

"About the team. I told you they would not care." JJ smiled.

"I have been waiting to hear you say that all week." Emily teased. "I know that I don't say it that much but you know that I love you right?"

"Of course I do, but it is nice to hear it every once and a while. I know that I say it all the time but I love you too."

"And I never get tired of hearing it." Emily laughed and at that moment she realized that everything was going to be okay.