Okay folks, after a bout with some writer's block, it's time to give you another chapter. My mind's been swirling with ideas on where to take this story. I hope you like it.

Chapter 4

Derek Morgan stretched out his long legs and rolled the kinks out of his neck. This had to be the longest day any of them could remember. And the hospital waiting room seemed like it was getting smaller and smaller by the minute. Turning to look out the window, he could that it was dark outside now. It was hard to believe that they had been working a case just this morning. Hotch was in the corner talking quietly on his cell phone. He was their unit chief, so everything team did, he had to make sure Strauss knew what was happening. He definitely didn't envy the guy right now.

Prentiss walked back into the waiting room with a tray of coffee for everyone. Garcia and Reid had gone to stay with Henry, and Will was glued to JJ's side in her room. She would take one to him too.

Morgan patted her on the knee. "Thanks for the coffee Emily."

"It's no problem. I feel like if I'll go crazy if I don't keep myself up and moving."

"One of us should probably try to check on JJ and Will." Rossi said coming over to sit with them and partake in some coffee.

"I'm on it." Emily said holding up an extra coffee and a bag of cafeteria food takeout. "I figured he could use coffee and something to eat at this point."

"Make sure you tell him that Henry's in good hands tonight with his Aunt Penelope and Uncle Spencer." Morgan said.

"I'll tell him." She said taking off down the hallway.

Meanwhile… Will was laughing. He, JJ, and Henry were having one of their rare family game nights. Tonight's game was "Simon Says..". JJ was Simon tonight. She always thought she could trip him up.

"Simon says hop on one foot." JJ instructed Will and Henry. They both hopped on one foot. Will knew this was the time where they usually let Henry win. He was three years old, so beating his parents in any game was everything to him.

"Daddy you can't beat me!" Henry said laughing. "Mommy, tell daddy he can't beat me."

"You heard him, honey!" JJ said cracking up. "I think we know who the winner is going to be!" JJ paused for dramatic effect.

"Come on mommy!" Henry yelled. "What does Simon say?"

"Simon says… Spin around once, touch your nose, and put one hand on your head!" JJ said breathlessly. She laughed hysterically as Henry did exactly what she told them to do, and Will, knowing Henry should win the fumbled while spinning then fell on to ground.

"You're out daddy!" Henry yelled triumphantly. "Mommy, look at daddy! I win!"

Will and JJ laughed as Henry ran around the room cheering.

"That's your son." Will said to JJ shaking his head. "Crazy."

JJ caught Henry as he was doing a victory lap around the living room. "Okay buddy." She pulled him onto her lap. "You did a good job beating daddy."

"Yeah, little man." Will said ruffling Henry's hair.

"It's almost bedtime, so do you think you can do just one more Simon Says?" JJ asked Henry.

The little boy nodded, looking up at his mother expectantly

"Okay." JJ said. "Simon says pick up all your toys in your room, and get ready to put on pjs for bed."

"Mommy…" Henry did not like this Simon Says.

"Hey buddy." Will said climbing to his feet. "Listen to your mom..uh….I mean Simon."

"Okay." The little boy said climbing out if his mom's lap. JJ kissed him on the head as he ran upstairs to his room.

Will held out his hand, and JJ grabbed it, pulling herself from the floor.

"Good game." She said.

"What can I say?" Will said, smiling. "I love losing to that kid."

JJ gave Will a quick kiss on the lips then began cleaning up the snacks they had laid out for game night. She laughed as he held onto to her arm.

"This mess isn't going to clean itself up Will." He wrapped his arms around her waist from behind. She felt his lips kiss her softly on the back of her neck. She gave up trying to clean and spun around in his arms to face him. "You're terrible."

"You love it." Will said, smirking as he leaned in to kiss her neck.

"Will Henry is probably going to come back down here any minute." She closed her eyes as his lips worked magic on the sensitive spot just below her ear.

Will stopped his attack on her neck to look JJ in the eye. "You know he's doing more playing with his toys rather than actually putting them away."

JJ let out a short laugh. "You're probably right." She pulled Will in close by his shirt. His arms were still around her.

"So…?" Will asked leaning back so his face was out of her reach.

"So kiss me." JJ said, now with one hand behind his head trying to draw him closer. When he laughed, still not giving in, she decided to change her method. "Simon Says kiss me." Her eyes were shining.

"Well then I guess I must." Will said as their lips met in a lingering kiss. He pulled her closer to him, and JJ sighed as he ran his hand through her hair. Their lips parted just for a moment.

"I love you Will." JJ said softly. They kissed again, deeper this time. JJ parted her mouth when she felt Will's tongue glide swiftly along her bottom lip. They breathed each other in as they kissed hungrily. Will was never as happy was he at this moment. He had a girlfriend whom he loved more and more every day, and a son upstairs that was just perfect. Who needs marriage when you have this? He thought.

"I love you too." He whispered in between kisses.

Will suddenly felt a hand on his shoulder. That's weird, he thought. Who could possibly be touching his shoulder during this perfect moment?

"Will…?" Emily touched Will's shoulder. He was sleeping; his head lay next to JJ on her hospital bed.

Will lifted his head from the bed, blinking his eyes confused. He smelled coffee. He looked up to see Emily standing beside him holding a cup along with a brown paper bag. "Emily…?" He looked back at JJ, who was still unconscious, and knew he had just been dreaming. He rubbed his hands over his face trying to clear the sleep from his brain.

"Are you okay?" she asked him. Her eyes were full of concern.

He nodded his head. "Yeah, I'm alright." He drawled. "Just dreaming is all."

"I wanted to check on JJ. And you too." She held out the coffee. "I also thought you could use this."

"Thanks." He said taking the coffee and food out of her hands.

Emily moved closer to JJ's bedside. She looked down at her friend. Her co-worker. Her teammate. JJ did look peaceful, but Emily would give anything to have her wake up so that they would all know she'd be okay.

"How's she doing?" Emily asked.

"The same." Will ran a hand through his hair. "Good. The doctors say she's pretty much stabilized."

"That's good news." She said. "Garcia and Reid are with Henry for the night. They're going to bring him in the morning."

"Okay." Will said looking at JJ. "Thanks again for the coffee and food."

"It's no trouble." She said, her gaze settling on JJ as well. Just as she was about to turn and leave, she thought she saw JJ move! "Will!" she said in a slightly elevated whisper. "I think she just moved her hand!"

Will whipped around, dropping the bag of food and coffee on the nightstand. "What? Oh my god!" He peered down at her and grasped her hand tightly. "JJ, honey can you hear me?" He scanned her entire body for any signs of motion. Emily stood by him, holding her breath.

"JJ, squeeze my hand if you can hear me." He squeezed her hand gently, waiting for her to squeeze back. The seconds ticked by, and then he felt it! "Did you see that?" He asked Prentiss.

"I'm going to go get a doctor!" She rushed out of the room.

JJ squeezed Will's hand again, and her head moved as she tried to open her eyes. "I'm right here." Will told her gently. "Come back to me."

JJ swallowed, her eyes opened slowly. "Will…?" She whispered. She looked tried to get a look at her surroundings. She noticed the pain right away. It seemed to be coming from everywhere.

Will held her hand and kissed her on the forehead. "Yeah, Jay, I'm right here." He watched her closely as she realized where she was.

JJ's throat hurt, and searing pain radiated through her entire body. "I'm in the hospital?" She was confused, and tears welled up in her eyes, spilling onto her cheeks. "Will it hurts…" She tried to sit up, but the pain stopped her from doing so. "I can't…"

"JJ, it's alright." He assured her. He was so glad she had finally woken up, but hated to see her in so much pain.

Just then the doctor came in. Emily, Hotch, Rossi, and Morgan hovered just inside the door. They held their breath while the doctor checked on JJ. The doctor quickly looked down at his chart then snapped it closed. Will moved only inches away from JJ so that he could get close enough to examine her.

"Jennifer welcome back to us." He smiled kindly down at her. A nurse came in to stand next to him. "You gave your family and colleagues quite a scare today."

"Please…" JJ croaked groggily. "What happened?" She looked at Will, her tear filled eyes held only pain and fear.

The doctor looked at Will, who nodded his head for him to continue then back down at JJ. "You suffered a serious injury this morning. You had surgery, but you are going to be okay."

JJ struggled to make sense of what was going on. She grabbed for Will's hand, and he squeezed it so she would know that he was there for her. She went through the haze in her mind, trying to piece what happened together. She felt tired, sick, and the pain was almost unbearable. She tried to take a deep breath to steady herself, but it hurt too much!

"It hurts!" she gasped. She closed her eyes briefly.

"I know. We're going to give you something for the pain." He stepped aside so the nurse could get to the IV in her arm. JJ nodded without saying anything. The nurse injected JJ's IV with morphine. "That should give you some relief within minutes." The doctor told JJ and Will.

The doctor was right. JJ's pain seemed to be subsiding, and her body relaxed more. "Will, what's going on?" Her voice had grown even more tired than before.

Will looked back at the others still gathered at the door. Taking a deep breath he looked back down at his girlfriend. It had been an extremely long day, and JJ had already been through so much. Did he really want to upset her by telling her that she had been shot? Rossi walked over to stand beside Will.

"Hey kiddo, " Rossi said. "You're a sight for sore eyes. You're going to be just fine."

"JJ, honey, just try to relax and get some rest." Will said. "The meds are going to help you sleep right now."

"Where's Henry?" Her eyelids drooped as the morphine took its hold on her. "Will…"

"Shh…" Will soothed as she fell into sleep. "Just rest cher."

"We'll beck back first thing Will." Hotch said. "If you need anything at all don't hesitate to call any of us." They all nodded in agreement.

"Thanks for staying with us all night." Will sat back down next to a sleeping JJ. "He would explain to her exactly what happened to her in the morning. He would explain it to Henry too.

"Henry, buddy it really is time for you to go to sleep now." Spencer pleaded with the stubborn three year old.

"Uncle Spence, I wanna wait for mommy and daddy!" Henry lay in his bed, where Reid and Garcia had put him four times now. Spencer was about to explain to Henry why he had to get some sleep, when Garcia walked back into the room. She was exhausted from chasing after her godson all night.

"Henry my little love!" She shooed Spencer off the bed so she could sit down. "We gotta get you to sleep sir. Remember, we have to get up and go see your mom and dad."

"Mommy and daddy at the doctor, right?" Henry asked.

"That's right. So we all need to try and get some sleep okay?"

"Aunt Pen, can you stay in here with me?" He looked up at her with the saddest eyes.

Garcia looked back at Spencer, who shrugged his shoulders. "Of course I will buddy. Make some room in there!" She gave him a nudge, indicating that he had to scoot over some.

"I'm going to take the guest room Garcia." Spencer said heading out of the room. "We'll be sure to call Will before we get there."

"Goodnight Uncle Spence!" Henry called.

Spencer smiled back at him. "Goodnight buddy."

Sunlight filtered in through the window of JJ's hospital room. Will had barely slept during what was considered the rest of the night. JJ had pretty much slept through the night. A nurse had to come in once to administer another round of pain meds. The doctor making rounds had checked in on her this morning. Her vitals looked good, and there was no sign of infection at the site of her surgery. Will sat in the chair that had become like an extension of himself over the last twenty four hours. He held JJ's hand, and felt her begin to stir.

JJ slowly opened her eyes. Until now she thought she had been dreaming. She wasn't though. She was still in the hospital bed she remembered waking up in last night. She was glad though, upon opening her eyes that Will was the first thing that came into her field of vision.

"Hey beautiful." Will said softly. "Good morning."

"Hey…" JJ grimaced in pain, but smiled bravely at Will.

"How bad is it?" He asked. "I can have the doctor come in if you're in too much pain." He started to raise out of his chair.

"No." she whispered. "Stay with me please. I just want you to stay with me."

Will nodded, sitting back down still holding her hand. "Alright." He said gently.

"Will, where's Henry?" She asked. "How did I end up in here?" JJ's eyes welled up with tears, and they threatened to spill over.

"He's with Spencer and Garcia." He gently pushed a strand of hair behind her ear. "They're bringing him over soon."

"JJ, yesterday, when you all were out on a case…" Will began. She looked up at him, hanging on his every word.

"Go on…" She pushed him to keep going.

"You were with Hotch and Reid talking to a suspect's sister." He squeezed her hand reassuringly. "It was supposed to be routine, so you all didn't wear your vests. He sighed before continuing.

"JJ another suspect that the team didn't know about surprised you at the house." He looked her right in the eye so she he she would know her was telling her the truth. "He had a gun, and because you matched the victimology of the woman in the case," Derek paused to take a deep breath. "JJ, he shot you."

JJ didn't say anything at first. She closed her eyes, as partial images of what happened yesterday peppered her still foggy memory. The pain in her stomach. The difficulty breathing. Feeling tired and weak. It all made sense. She opened her eyes to see Will looking down at her. His eyes were full of concern.

"JJ," he said. "You're going to be alright. I promise." He let a short laugh. "I won't lose you." He shook his head emphatically. "No way."

"Good to know." JJ said. She looked behind Will as Emily entered the room.

"Hey you guys." Emily said. "Can I come in?"

"Of course." Will said.

Emily walked over to them. "JJ we're so glad you're going to be okay. The whole team is outside."

"Everybody is here?" Will asked. HE knew that meant his son as well.

"Yeah they're just down the hall in the lounge."

"Okay." He kissed JJ on the forehead. "Jay I'll be right back okay? Emily will stay with you."

"Henry…?" JJ said.

"I'll go get him. I promise." He let go of her hand and walked out of the room.

Will walked down the hallway, and into the family waiting area. He spotted Henry playing with some toys with Morgan. He looked up when he saw him enter the room.

"Daddy!" Henry shouted running and jumping into Will's arms. Will squeezed his son tightly.

"Hey buddy. We missed you last night."

"I missed you too." Henry looked around the room, his dad still holding him. "Where's mommy?"

Will walked with Henry over to the couch so they could sit down. The others stayed close enough for support, but far enough away as to give father and son privacy.

"Listen buddy." Will started. "Yesterday when mommy was at work she had an accident."

"Did mommy fall down?" Henry asked.

Will smiled at his son's innocence. "Sort of. You know how me and mommy have jobs that can be a little scary for us sometimes, right?" Henry nodded, so Will continued.

"When mommy, Uncle Spencer, and Hotch were trying to catch a bad guy, another one came and hurt mommy." He pulled Henry close in his lap. "I know that you know mommy is strong like a superhero though. She's going to be good as new in no time."

Will's heart broke as Henry's eyes filled with tears at the thought of his mom being hurt. "Daddy I wanna go see mommy now."

"We're going to go see her buddy. We'll go right now." He stood up, holding Henry in his arms. "Mommy is feeling kind of tired right now, and we need to be brave for her okay?"

"Daddy!" Henry's voice got louder. I wanna see mommy now."

JJ's teammates looked at him sympathetically as he carried Henry out of the room. Will talked to Henry as he carried him down the hallway. "They're giving mommy medicine to help her feel better, and they have to make sure she's getting better." They stopped just short of the door. "We're gonna be brave for mommy, remember?"

Henry nodded, and Will slowly opened the door. He hoped they could all keep it together for Henry's sake! For JJ's too. Here goes, Will thought…

Ahh folks, that's it for this chapter. The next one will focus on the Lamontagne=Jareau family and how they cope. Please review and I'll try to update soon!