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Thank you to ArwenLalaith for being my beta reader and fixing my grammar and spelling mistakes, and improving my story.
"Do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Let the day's own trouble be sufficient for the day." - Samuel Butler
*****
Hotch managed to catch Olivia as she fell; Emily raced out of the room to find help. "We need help!" she cried toward the other doctors and nurses before racing back to her sister. Hotch had laid Olivia on the ground, her head supported by his hand.
"Olivia can you hear me?" he asked; she didn't respond.
"Oh God," cried Monica, running into the room with Dr. Ashton and another nurse. "Go get Dr. Michaels, now; have her meet us in the ER!" ordered Monica to the other nurse who ran from the room.
"We'll need a gurney to get her to the ER," said Dr. Ashton examining Olivia.
"What is it?" asked Emily frantically, feeling like she was about to jump out of her skin.
"It could be a number of things, let's just hope it's not a serious complication, like pre-eclampsia" said Dr. Ashton calmly.
"Why?" asked Hotch.
"Because if it is, it might require an emergency c-section to avoid a stillbirth. Not to mention that it would put Olivia's life at risk," he said seriously.
"Oh god, but she's only thirty-four weeks," said Emily.
Monica rushed back into the room with a gurney. "Can you help me lift her?" Dr. Ashton asked Hotch who nodded.
"I'll support her head," said Monica, using a c-spine hold on her neck.
Dr. Ashton counted down and they carefully lifted her onto the gurney before hurrying from the room towards the ER. Kayden met them there and began issuing orders, "Let's hook her up to a pulse ox, we need to closely monitor her blood pressure. I want an ultrasound to check for fetal distress." While in the process of hooking up a potassium drip, she added, "Has anyone contacted her husband?"
Obviously that thought had slipped everyone's mind in the midst of all the chaos. "Oh, Spencer," said Emily suddenly, "I'll call him."
*****
"Reid, your phone," said Morgan, annoyed. It rang again and he looked up and saw that Reid was gone. By then, it had stopped ringing, though. Morgan let out a sigh of relief, until it started ringing again, causing him to groan with aggravation. "Agent Morgan," he said wearily as he answered the phone.
"Morgan!" cried Emily in relief as someone finally answered the phone.
"Are you still at the hospital?" asked Morgan, knowing what happened earlier, "Is everything okay?"
"It's Olivia," said Emily, tears coming to her eyes, "She collapsed and is still unconscious. We don't know what's wrong, but she and the baby could be in danger..."
"I'll find Reid, we'll be there soon," said Morgan grimly, hanging up the phone and sprinting off to search for him.
"Reid!" cried Morgan, finally finding him in Garcia's office.
"What's wrong?" asked Garcia, alarmed.
"Reid, something happened to Olivia," said Morgan, carefully selecting his words.
What little color Reid had in his face was immediately gone. "Wh-what?" he stammered.
"She collapsed and is unconscious; they're checking her and the baby over now," said Morgan as calmly as possible.
"I need to be there," said Reid in a flat voice, still in shock.
"I know," said Morgan, guiding him out of the room. "Garcia-"
"I'll let JJ and Rossi know. Now go!" she reassured.
"What if something is seriously wrong with my wife or my baby!" panicked Spencer as they sped through the streets towards the hospital. Shock was starting to wear off, giving way to anxiety. "I can't lose them, Morgan, either one of them!"
"It will be alright, Reid, everything is going to be fine," said Morgan, trying to calm him, but panicking himself on the inside. When he pulled up in front of the hospital, he barely had time to throw the gear-shift into park before Reid sprinted from the vehicle.
"Emily!" he cried, spotting her and running down the hall. "How is she?" he asked, worried.
"She's still unconscious; they're running tests, they are trying to rule out pre-eclampsia" she said, leading him to Olivia. "We'll go find Morgan," she added, pulling Hotch away so Reid could have a moment alone with Olivia. "Olivia," he said softly, taking her hand. "Why didn't you tell anyone you weren't feeling well or that you were having cramps. Why didn't you tell me?" he asked despite knowing he would get no answer.
"Spencer," said Kayden, coming into the room, "We have the test results."
"Is it pre-eclampsia?" asked Spencer, clutching Olivia's hand.
"No, but her blood pressure is quite high and the stress she's been under is affecting the baby," said Kayden, "She'll need to stay in the hospital a night or two and then, if all goes well, she can go home. However she will probably be on bed rest for the remainder of her pregnancy."
He nodded, considering, then asked, "Why is she still unconscious?"
"It could be from the medication or it could her body's way of compensating for the stress. She should regain consciousness soon," answered Kayden reassuringly. "Do you want me to inform the people in the waiting room or do you?"
"People?" asked Spencer, confused.
"Yes, there's about ten people waiting for you out there," she answered, smiling.
"I'll go quickly," he said, glancing at Olivia before leaving.
In the waiting room, he was met with the rest of the team, along with the Ambassador and Monica. "How is my daughter?" asked Elizabeth upon seeing him.
"She's doesn't have pre-eclampsia," he answered, suddenly feeling the flood of relief as he said the words. Everyone else visibly relaxed as well. "She has high blood pressure and has to stay in the hospital a night or two and will probably be on bed rest for the rest of the pregnancy."
"Well, thank God it's not pre-eclampsia," said Monica with a sigh.
"Mr. Reid," said a nurse coming into the waiting room, "Your wife is starting to regain consciousness."
Hurrying back into the room, he saw that Olivia was starting to stir. "Spencer?" she asked groggily. After a moment, she seemed to remember what had happened and began to panic, "The baby, is the baby alright?"
"Listen," said Spencer to quiet her so that she could hear the sound of the quiet beating of the fetal heart monitor. She let a sigh of relief upon hearing the steady whoosh of her baby's heartbeats. "Liv, why didn't you tell anyone you weren't feeling well?"
"I just thought I was tired, I didn't think it was anything serious," said Olivia earnestly.
"Hello Olivia," said Kayden, coming into the room.
"I take it, there wasn't any serious complication?" said Olivia.
"Thankfully, no," said Kayden, "Your blood pressure is off the charts though. You'll need to spend the next couple of days in the hospital until it stabilizes. You'll probably be on bed rest for the rest of your pregnancy. That means your maternity leaves starts now."
"If it's best for the baby, then of course," said Olivia, relieved her baby was fine.
*****
"Spencer, you are not taking the next six weeks off," said Olivia calmly as she lay in her hospital bed.
"Yes, I am," argued Spencer, "Who else is going to look out for you?"
"First of all, I can take care of myself and second, Emily is going to be out of the field for the next six weeks anyways, so she'll be here if I need someone," said Olivia, trying to interject logic into the conversation.
"Still..." said Spencer, looking torn.
"I'll make you a deal," said Olivia, rubbing her stomach, "The next two weeks, you keep working. I'll come home and stay on bed rest and have Emily take care of me. After the two weeks if things are horrible and I absolutely need you, you can take time off."
"Sounds good," said Spencer, looking relieved.
"Good. Now, could you please get us some peanut butter," she said, giving him the big blue-eyed look.
"Okay, I will be right back," he said, giving her a quick kiss on top of her head before leaving.
There were a few minutes of silence after he left in which Olivia began to doze off, before being startled awake by Monica knocking on the door. She stood in the doorway, holding a piece of paper, for the several moments that it took Olivia to be fully awake. "I know you're supposed to be relaxing, but I thought you might want to see what we found in your sister's blood-work..." she said, handing her the results.
"Oh my," said Olivia, surprised at the results.
"I thought you might want to be the one to tell her."
"Yes, I think that would be best," said Olivia with a sigh, worried how her sister was going to take this news.
