Hope this actually works. It did in my head. =)
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7) Shot
The team stood there with a rapist in front of them. He had his back to them.
"Big Bill." Hotchner said loudly. "Back away from the girls."
"And who are you to try and stop me?" Big Bill asked.
"We are the F-B-I." Morgan said.
"Oh." He said looking at them, waving the gun he had in his hands aimlessly. "The FBI. Which Branch? The RICO? The DOJ? The DEA? Oh No. I got it." He smiled a gnarly gross smile that made the girls behind him cringe. "You are the BAU." He looked at them. "Come on? Am I right?"
"We are the BAU, Yes." Hotchner said. "And you are going to put that gun down and leave these girls alone."
"Now there's the problem." Big Bill said as he shifted his weight to his other leg. "I'm not going down without a fight here."
"So going down shooting?" Rossi said.
"Just about." Big Bill said. "So, BAU? Profilers?" He looked at them all in turn. His eyes stopped at Reid and nodded towards him. "You look like you're just an intern. How long you been working? Just start last week?"
"He's been working for the BAU for five years." Hotchner said. "Now put the gun down and come away slowly."
"I said that's not what's going to happen." They advanced and Big Bill shot three time and hit three of them. He was then taken down by a fourth.
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Out and down on the street, JJ was trying to get the press to go away. Unfortunately they were filming live.
"Look," The reporter said. "I know you've got you're job and I've got mine. I've got kids to feed."
"Yeah." JJ said. "I do too. Now If you can please get off the streets and-"
"I think the public has a right to all this as Americans."
"Yes and I agree but after this is taken care of and this is an investigation-" JJ's words were cut off but the sound of gun shots. Four consecutive ones. JJ turned and both she and the reporter ducked, out of habit.
"Hotch!" She yelled into her sleeve. "Hotch! What's going on? Someone answer!"
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Farrah held the remote above her head, just out of Athena's reach.
"Come on Theens." She said. "We are 25. Not teens who can go on in the world without a care like your friends upstairs."
"And," Mari said. "Not all of us have an FBI agent for a boyfriend."
"Shut up!" Athena said jumping for the remote. "Nancy does too care about this stuff and this is our girls night. No News."
"Just a few seconds." Farrah said.
"Fine!" She said giving up and crossing her arms over her chest. "Then pajama time and popcorn!"
"Alright!" Mari said giving in to the deal. Farrah turned on the National News. Athena noticed JJ on the screen.
"Wait." Athena said taking the remote.
"What?" Farrah asked.
"I thought you didn't want any news tonight." Mari said.
"Yeah but, that's one of Spencer's fellow agents." Athena said. "Her name's Agent Jennifer Jareau. I think the team calls her JJ. Something's got to be going on. She's wearing a bullet proof vest."
"It that where he is?" Mari asked as her tone went from playful to completely sober. The look on Farrah's face was serious now.
"Yeah." Athena answered. "God I hope he's OK." Then, a few seconds after she said that, four gun shots were heard. She sat there, wide-eyed and watched JJ call frantically into her sleeve.
"Athena?" Farrah said. Athena didn't say a thing but got up, pause the DVR, and ran upstairs. She knocked on Nancy's bedroom door ten seconds later. They had just finished watching what they had made for her and Reid.
"NANCY!!!!" She said coming in.
"Athena!" Nancy said standing up and looking at her best friend. She slipped the DVD into purse. "What's the matter?"
"The National News." She panted. "They were....... Covering their case... And four gun shots..... On pause..... Downstairs." She said. Nancy ran down to the bottom of the stairs and skidded into the other room. She took the remote and backed it up. Athena walked into the kitchen as Nancy, Bess, and George watched it. She couldn't bare to see it again, to hear it again.
"Hey." Nancy said from behind her a few minutes later. "If it was him, Agent Jareau would call right?" And as if right on cue, the phone rang. They both looked at the phone.
"You talk to her." Athena said in a whisper. "I can't." She brushed past Nancy as she left. Nancy leaned in and picked up the Phone.
"Hello?" She said.
"Nancy," JJ said on the other line. "Athena's there right?"
"Yeah," Nancy looked towards the living room where her depressed friend sat. "But I don't think she'll be able to talk right now. She saw the live video feed and is a bit worried."
"Well tell her that Reid will be alright." JJ said.
"You mean he-" She lowered her voice. "-did get shot?"
"Uh- yeah. Could you tell her? I mean he was shot in the arm so there's no life threatening damage, but they say that he'll have to stay for-"
"I honestly can't tell her that." Nancy said. "If I do, then she'll want to come to you guys." She stopped and thought for a second. "But it is possible."
"What's possible?" JJ asked.
"We could be over there If Athena want's to." Nancy said.
"How? Most flights and airlines are already closed."
"Charlie." Nancy said with a slight shrug. " He drives my dad's company plane. He can get us over there in a little over an hour."
"If you're coming, Would you be able to meet Garcia?"
"Yeah." Nancy said. "Can you have her give me a call and we'll get her over there."
"Ok. We'll see you Nancy." JJ said hanging up. Nancy hung up and walked back into the living room. She was met by Bess and George.
"Was that Agent Jareau?" Bess asked her. Nancy nodded.
"Well what did she say?" George asked.
"That Spencer got shot in the arm." Nancy said lowly, so Athena couldn't hear. "He has to stay at a local hospital in North Carolina for a bit, I cut her off before she could say really how long. And that if we're going down, that Penelope's going to want to come too."
"But we can't leave." Bess said.
"It's almost eleven at night." George added.
"I know," Nancy sighed. "But think about it. If it was Ned, I'd want to fly over. If it was Burt," She looked at George. "Or Dave," Her gaze drifted to Bess. "Wouldn't the both of you want to go over and check on them?" They nodded at that. They looked quickly around, to ensure that Athena wasn't close by. They receded father towards the kitchen to talk. "Besides. If she wants to, I can, and I will, make it happen." Nancy looked at her friends determinedly.
"Alright Nancy." George said. "What ever is said in there is in the best of interests."
"I'm in." Bess said nodding a bit. "You're right. If this was Dave, I'd want to be with him." They walked into the other room and stood next to the couch.
"Can we leave now?" Athena asked from her place on the couch. She kept her eyes on her knees and hands. "I mean if it's at all possible." She looked at Nancy with big eyes that you would normally see on a little kid who wanted to save a little puppy. "Is it?" Nancy looked down at her friend. Silently she thought that maybe she shouldn't say they couldn't fly over, that all the flights were book and the airlines closed. But as the thought came across her mind, Nancy knew she couldn't. It was like she said, if this had happened to Ned, Nancy would want to fly all the way over to him. Athena was in love. Complete and total love and Nancy knew it. She just wouldn't be able live with the fact that she was the reason two lovers were kept away from each other at a time like this. She made up her mind after a few seconds, though it felt much longer to her.
"If that's what you want to do," Nancy started. "I can give Charlie a call." Athena's eyes brightened a bit at that and a small smile played across her face. Only Nancy noticed it, which was fine with her.
"You could do that Nancy?" She asked standing up. "Would you get into any trouble?" Now it was on Nancy's lips that the small smile played on.
"No." She said shaking her head. "I've known Charlie forever. And it's Dad's plane. It was going to take us home after Ned came back when our friends flew home but I can cover for anything and I know how to fly."
"Thank you Nancy!" She said giving her friend a hug.
"I'll call Charlie and we'll let the airlines know we've got a small party coming." Nancy told everybody. "Alright?" the phone rang at that moment. And they got into gear.
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Twenty minutes later, Nancy had picked up Garcia and had her call JJ to tell them that they were on their way, she also had her find out how long they were supposed to stay at the hospital. They had gotten threw security and Charlie had met them. They were just loading themselves onto the plane. As Charlie got in and closed the door after Nancy, she looked at him.
"Are you sure about this Charlie?" She asked for what had to be the millionth time she's asked him ever since they had gotten there. "I mean I can drive. I have my pilot license."
"And What?" Charlie asked her. "Let my favorite attorney's daughter pass out while in the air." He ruffled her hair like he used to when she was little. She scrunched up her face. "No way that's happening."
"But what about you?" She asked as he turned to go into the cockpit. "Don't you need your sleep?" Charlie turned around and smiled.
"Nah." He said. "I kinda figured that you'd have to leave in the middle of the night. So I took a nap." She smiled at him. "Now go get to your seat." She listened and buckled in next to Athena. The whole plane was silent until Charlie came over the intercom and told them that they could get up. Four out of the seven people in the plane got up to walk or get something to eat. The ones left sitting were Nancy, Athena and Garcia. Nancy looked at Athena and noticed that she was staring out the window.
"Hey." Nancy said softly. "We'll be there in a bit. It'll be ok." She said. Athena just looked at her and shrugged.
"I know but," She paused, searching for something. And as if staring into the air would make them pop into her head or pop out of her mouth. "I don't know." She looked back out the window. Nancy and Garcia exchanges glances.
"Where's Ned?" Garcia asked. She wanted to fill the awkwardness, But all that came out instead of her normal soft voice was a cracked, hoarse choke. She was still in a bit of a shock herself.
"Went back home to take his finals." Nancy said distantly.
"Oh." Garcia said nodding.
"I need to ask you guys something." Athena said lowly, turning to the other two. "Where?"
"What?" Garcia asked.
"I asked where?" Athena said a little louder. "I need to know where."
"Oh." Nancy said in realization. "It was in his arm." She realized that Athena couldn't bring herself to say the word "shot". She put her hand on Athena's. "They say it's definitely not life threatening-"
"then why are they keeping him for so long?" She asked with a bit of hysteria in her voice. Nancy sighed a bit. Not out of annoyance or frustration but of understanding.
"They have to. and It's only for three days." She said rubbing Athena's hand with her thumb. "I know how you feel." Athena looking at her in wonder. "On a case, Ned was hit by a car that was aiming for me. I stayed at the hospital all that night and he stayed there for four more days after that. He was in for a total of five days." It was very little, Nancy knew, but it was all she could do. Athena nodded and wiped her nose.
"Excuse me." She said softly and she got up and walked past them. Nancy looked at Garcia.
"So..." Nancy started. "Did Agent Jareau tell you who the other two were?"
"Yeah." Garcia said nodding. She looked at Nancy. "It was Hotch and Morgan. Uh- Hotch's collarbone was shattered and Morgan was uh- shot in the leg." Nancy nodded.
"Does this make you miss the safeness of your little office?" Nancy said a bit jokingly. Garcia shrugged and gave a slight yawn. "Why don't you get some sleep?" Garcia nodded and closed her eyes. Nancy put her head into her hands and shook her head. She reached into her purse to get a piece of gum and found her DVD she had made Athena and Reid. She made a mental note to herself to give that to Athena later. She put it down, not getting the gum. She got up herself and went to Athena. She put a hand on her best friend's back.
"It's so surreal." Athena said shaking her head and turning towards Nancy. "But after this time, I've got to learn to deal. I can't be flying around every time he gets a case just to check on him if we do end up furthering our relationship."
"It's totally understandable." Nancy said. "And you will be able to deal with this. It'll take time and you'll be able to get by."
"I made my decision." She said with a sigh. Nancy looked at her in confusion. "About the house."
"Oh right! You Aunt wants to move to Italy to be closer to her business and asked you if you wanted her house." Nancy said remembering. "And?"
"And I told Aunt Sara that I'll take it." Athena said. "I told her yesterday. I mean that house has been in my family for generations. I think a little over a 's no way we're going to sell it. I talked to my brother and he got really mad, like how dare I take the house." Athena gave a small laugh. Nancy smile a tad because her friend hadn't smiled since the phone call. "So he had to bring in our parents." They both rolled their eyes. Nancy loved the Witers and knew how they'd react. "They almost gave Eden the house," Nancy's eyes got wide. She's known the Witers for as long as she's known Athena and they are not people to not listen to reason. As she opened her mouth, Athena cut her off. "So I had to tell them about me and Spencer being together."
"You never told them?!" Nancy asked.
"Nope." They grabbed onto the counter to stable themselves as the plane hit a bit of turbulence. "So, I said that Eden already had a house for him, his wife and Keena." Nancy smiled at the name of Athena's niece. Keena was a four-year-old ball of energy, who was tons of fun at parties and a sweetheart to talk to. "I said that I'm going to move down to be closer to my boyfriend. Eden almost lost it because, you know. They live in Chicago. He and I have never been close in the first place. Why do you think we'd go to Aunt Sara's at different times?"
"I remember all those fights. He was so glad to marry and leave." Nancy said.
"Yeah. Well, he thought I had met Spencer, you know, online. But as I explained everything to them, My parents were happy that I found someone I really honestly like and who really likes me back. They want to meet him."
"And is that it?" Nancy asked clutching the counter again.
"Well, naturally they asked what he does for a living. I told them that he had a stable job." Athena turned a light red and Nancy figured that this was definitely a less intense red then what had appeared on her cheeks that night she had talked to her parents. "Eden was going off that if I couldn't give him a straight answer, He'd go and check with the FBI about him. I started giggling at that. Dad asked me what was so funny. I said that Eden would definitely find him by going through the FBI. It was then Eden accused him of being a felon."
"Spencer Reid?!" Nancy said, eye wide and eyebrows raised. "A felon?!"
"I know right. He would never do anything against the law."Nancy's eyes clouded over slightly as she thought about what he had told her in Florida. He told her that one time, he had been kidnapped and had become addicted to drugs because the kidnapper gave it to him almost everyday. She had half a thought to tell Athena about it, but decided against it on the thought that he would tell her when he was ready. Athena noticed a conflict behind Nancy's eyes that told her that something was up, but she didn't question it. "But I said no. Then I said that he had a title. Mom asked what it was. I said That he was Dr. Spencer Reid of the FBI's BAU. Eden almost lost it when I said that I was dating a Fed." She giggled a bit. "Mom can't wait to meet him and Dad and Eden likewise. But Eden's on that fence, you know."
"They'll love him." Nancy said. "And does Spencer know your idea?"
"No." Athena shook her head. "I was going to tell him when he got back. But I guess when you're dating a Fed, You learn that there's no better time then the present. I'm going to find out some way to tell him soon."
"Good." Nancy said as they walked back to their seats. "Come on. everyone else is sleeping and we should get some too. It's going to be a long night." Athena agreed as they sat down in their chairs. After a few seconds, Athena turned towards Nancy.
"Was it only Spencer?" Athena's voice was low and almost inaudible. Nancy turned to her and knew exactly what she meant.
"No." Nancy said shaking her head. "Agents Morgan and Hotchner were the other two."
"Any of them fatal?"
"No. Agent Morgan was shot in the leg and Agent Hotchner was shot in the collarbone. "
"It shattered?"
"Yeah." Nancy nodded her head slightly.
"Oh." Athena closed her eyes and Nancy sighed. She just sat there and thought for a bit. She noticed after a while she noticed she was the only one up. She got up and walked into the cockpit.
"Hey." She said to Charlie.
"I thought I told you to sleep on this flight." He said. "It's not even an hour long."
"I know but I couldn't." She said sitting in the co-pilots seat. "It's all a lot."
"You'll get her though it." He said, not taking his eyes off the sky.
"Why do you say that?" Nancy asked looking at him. He stole a quick glance and looked at her. He turned his attention back to the sky.
"Because you're Nancy Drew." She yawned. "Now you can either go back in there and get some sleep or you can get some sleep up here." She nodded and got up.
"Thanks again Charlie." She said leaving.
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The seven of them were met at the front of the hospital by JJ. She brought them over to the waiting room. There, they joined Rossi and Prentiss.
"Nothing new." Prentiss said as they walked over. Garcia took a seat next to Rossi, who was reading a book that it looked like he had just started. Athena sat down across from them. Farrah and Mari sat down next to her. Nancy, Bess and George ended up leaning up against the wall. They waited for a while before ever moving.
****** Two Hours Later******
Nancy and Athena were sitting next to each other. JJ was forced to deal with the Media again so she was out of the room. Mari, Farrah, Bess and George ended up going to the hotel down the street that they'd had all checked into, the girls and the FBI team. Nancy put her arm around her friend. Rossi was halfway through the book now. Garcia was making little dolls out of gum wrappers she found in her pockets. Prentiss turned around in her seat and looked at Athena.
"He'll be ok." She said, seeing the worry in Athena's face.
"Then why is it taking so long?" She asked looking at her with questioning eyes.
"Theeni," Nancy said. "I told you, They had to remove the bullet and he's got to still be under the anesthetics." Just then a doctor came in.
"Are you all for the three FBI agents?" She asked when she saw the crowd. He voice brought up everyone's attention in the room.
"Yes." Emily said getting up. "How are they?"
"Well," The doctor said looking at the clipboard in front of her. "Agent Hotchner's arm will have to be in a sling for the next few weeks and he won't be able to be in the field for at least a month. Agent Morgan," She flipped to a different page on her clipboard. "Will be on crutches for about two weeks. He can't do anything strenuous during that time and about a week after. And Dr. Reid," She flipped to a new page and Athena stood up, Nancy followed to help steady her. She was still drowsy from lack of sleep. "He just has to keep all strain off his left arm no matter what for about two weeks. If anything, he's got the lesser of the injuries. Agent Hotchner's got the worst. Just, When they fly back, they should go get checked out. And right before they come back to work." She nodded and turned to leave.
"Would we be able to see them?" Athena's voice stopped her. She turned around.
"Are you related to one of them?" She asked.
"I'm Dr. Reid's girlfriend." Athena said.
"Well yes I guess you all could," She said scratching her head. "They might still be out but go ahead." She gave them the three rooms and they headed to the rooms while Rossi stayed back to tell JJ were the went. Prentiss headed to Hotchner's, While Garcia and Nancy went to Morgan's room. Athena went to Reid's. Hotchner was still out but Emily sat down in the chair next to him and just started talking to him. Morgan, however was the first one to actually wake up.
"Hey Baby girls." He said as he saw Garcia and Nancy walk into his room.
"What's this I hear about you being a hero?" Garcia asked in a mocked scowl. Nancy gave a small smile.
"I wasn't being a hero." He said. "Just doing my job."
"yeah well your job got my gorgeous hurt." She pouted as she sat down in the chair.
"Hey," He said. "Maybe I'll be hanging around your office while I'm on crutches, like Gideon had to." That seemed to perk Garcia up. He looked over at Nancy. "What are you doing here?" She gave one of her patented half smiles to Morgan.
"Thought I'd check on you," She said sitting on the arm of the chair Garcia was on. "And the fact that You were one of the first people I saw when I woke up about a month ago....." He smiled back at her and grunted as he tried to sit up. "But to tell you the complete truth, Athena needed to see Spencer and she brought us along." He rolled his eyes.
"Of course that's what brought you all down." Morgan said. "I need a piece of gum." He said, furrowing his brow a bit.
"Here," Nancy said reaching into her bag. She pulled out a piece and noticed she still had the DVD in her bag. She handed Morgan a piece and she gave one to Garcia. She popped a piece into her mouth and got up. "I'll be back in a little bit." She left and past Rossi and JJ. "Hey," She said to them. "Agent Morgan's awake and Penelope's with him." They nodded and she walked past them towards Reid's room. She stopped and knocked on his door.
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Athena walked into the room that Reid had been given. She stood into the doorway and just looked at him. He looked so thin and frail in the bed. He was wearing one of those flimsy hospital gowns and had an IV in his arm. His left bicep was wrapped in a sheet of gauze. She swallowed hard to get the lump forming in throat to go down. She took a couple tentative steps into the room. she shook her head, realizing that she was being stupid and walked over to the bed. She sat on the chair next to his bed and grabbed his hand. She sat there, rubbing it. After what seemed to be hours to her, Reid moaned softly.
"Shh." She said. "Spencer, I'm here. Baby. I'm here." He turned his head and his eyes fluttered slightly.
"A-A-Athena?" He said weakly.
"Yeah." She said with a smile. "It's me. I'm here. I'm here."
"I love you." He said.
"I love you too."
"What are you doing here?" She started after a few seconds. His voice still scratchy from the drugs.
"It's an extremely long story but it's all thanks to Nancy." She turned her attention to Reid. "How's your arm?"
"I can't feel it at the moment." He said. "But I bet it's going to throb like a bitch when I don't have any drugs in my system."
"Don't you joke about that type of stuff." She said in mock seriousness.
"And such language from such a genius." Nancy said from the doorway.
"You're really one to talk." Reid said from the bed. Athena looked at them both and smiled. She knew what he was talking about.
"Hey," she said walking over and her hands raised in mocking defeat. "I just calls them as I sees them. I just stopped by to make sure that you're alright Spencer." She said as she reached into her purse. "And I wanted to give you this." She walked over to the DVD player in the room. She popped it in. "Hope you like." She said with a wink and left the room. Once the menu came up, Athena took the remote because Reid's arms felt like two ton weights, she hit play. They watched The little Video of the two of them that Nancy had made. It consists of pictures and audio-less video clips of the two of them that Nancy had taken since the Beach party in River Heights. She had put her own cover of Breathless by The Corrs. Athena and Reid couldn't help but smile. Athena looked at Reid.
"I love you so much." She whispered holding her hand.
"I love you too." He said squeezing her hand with as much strength as he could muster, which wasn't a lot.
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Nancy was walking back towards Morgan's room when she decided to make a quick detour to talk to Hotchner. After all, he had been the one who convinced the whole team, well mostly Morgan, to accept her as the head detective on the case in River Heights about a month ago. As she turned, She caught Rossi in the Hallway. He asked her to stay with Hotchner while he went to get something for him. She told him she was headed there anyways. When she got there, she discovered that Prentiss had gone to visit Morgan. She knocked on the door.
"Hi." She said walking into the room. "How's your collarbone?"
"It'll get better." Hotch said. "You here for Reid?"
"Yeah, I guess you could say that." Nancy said shrugging. "Athena needed to come so I tagged with her."
"How did you get here?"
"Charlie's my Dad's company plane's Pilot." She explained standing awkwardly at the foot of his bed. "He had dropped off some friends of Athena's and mine. When Agent Jareau called, he was able to fly us over here in a little over an hour."
"Oh." He said. "How long are you staying?"
"Well I know that our friends have to be back home by Monday," Nancy said. "And you guys aren't getting out until Tuesday,"
"Here's what we'll do." Hotch said as she paused. "I don't think Athena will want to leave Reid," Nancy shook her head in agreement. "And I'm not sure she fully trusts any of us other than Reid on the team," He looked at Nancy. "And are you supposed to go back to Virginia or River Heights?"
"Uh-" Nancy said thinking a bit. "Virginia."
"So If you can have your Dad's pilot, did you say his name was Charlie?" She nodded. "If you can have him fly your friends home on Sunday, You and Athena can fly back with us on Tuesday."
"Really?" Nancy asked.
"Why waste jet fuel?" He asked.
"Thank you Agent Hotchner." Nancy said with a smile. He gave a small one back, which was rare. He stifled a yawn just as Rossi walked in. "I'm going to let you get some rest. Thanks again Agent Hotchner." Nancy ducked out and walked into a women's restroom. She pulled her hair back and looked at the time. It was just about two in the morning. He phone rang and it made her jump. She saw it was Ned and tired to make her voice seem normal for the G.N.O. she was had been having. No need to worry him and make him miss his make-ups.
"Hello?" She said.
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Nancy stood at the door to Reid's room and she knocked on it. She walked over to the chair where Athena was sitting. She put her hands on Athena's shoulders.
"Come on." Nancy said. "Let's let him get some rest. He'll be here tomorrow."
"Alright." Athena said letting go of Reid's hand and getting up. "I love you." She said leaning in to kiss him.
"Love you too." He said kissing her back and they parted. She looked over her shoulder and waved as she and Nancy left the room. As they walked to the door and Joined the team, Nancy looked at her.
"Did you tell him yet?" She asked.
"No." Athena said. "Not yet." They left and went to the hotel down the block.
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Ok so I think that I'm going to make Nancy's Birthday in early September and Ned's in early March. And Her middle name be Elinor. This story is going go over for two/three years time lapse, so Nancy has to grow up and get older. So I need your opinions. I also need Idea's for Nancy's Mom's name. I take anonymous reviews so I need what you think. So........ What do you think????
