Hotch paced back and forth in Emily's hospital room. The doctor said the drugs would probably keep Emily out for an hour or so. Maybe I should go to Abby's room… Hotch thought. He took a deep breath and left Emily's room, walking down the hall. He got into Abigail's room and sat in the chair next to her bed. She looked so small in that huge hospital bed. Hotch gently caressed her cheek as she laid in a coma. The room was quiet, but all of a sudden Abby's heart monitor started going crazy beeping. Hotch got up and started to panic, as a bunch of doctors and nurses came in the room.
"Please step back sir," a nurse said as Hotch tried to see what was happening to his daughter.
Abby's heart rate eventually went down after a minute or so but it was still a shock to Hotch.
"Aaron!" someone called.
Hotch looked up, who was calling him?
"AARON!" they called again.
Emily, it sounded like Emily. Hotch ran down the hall to Emily's room and he saw her fighting some doctors. They were trying to calm her down but she was freaking out.
"Emily, stop it!" Hotch said, pushing through the doctors to grab Emily's arm.
Emily stopped fighting but after she started crying. The two doctors in the room left, so she could calm down. She wrapped her arms around Hotch's neck, dragging him down. Hotch shh-ed her and ran his hand through her hair. Emily let go of his neck and moved over in the bed so Hotch could sit on it.
"What happened to Abby?" Emily asked wiping some tears away.
"She's in a coma…" Hotch trailed off.
"This is all my fault," Emily sobbed.
"No its not, don't think that. If its anyone's fault its mine."
"I wasn't watching where I was going…"
"Emily, its not you're fault-"
"I spoke to her," Emily interrupted.
Hotch raised an eyebrow.
"What do you mean?"
"When I was sleeping, I was talking to her… I didn't want to wake up because she told me she couldn't."
"That's just the drugs talking, Abigail is unconscious right now and she has been since the accident."
"No it's not Aaron!" Emily insisted, sitting up.
Hotch remained silent. Was she serious? Did she really think she could talk to their daughter who was in a coma? Hotch shook his head. Well Abby's heart rate did go up when Emily woke up… No, it was just a coincidence.
"Em, the doctor said I can check you out tomorrow. You get to go home." Hotch said with a small smile.
"What about Abigail?" Emily asked staring up at the ceiling.
"I don't know when she can come home; she has to wake up first."
It was silent, Hotch didn't know what to say, she looked so sad.
"I'll be right back. I'm going to check on Abby," he said getting up and leaving the room.
He got into Abigail's room and a doctor was writing something on her chart.
"What happened to her before? Is she alright?" Hotch asked as the doctor looked up.
"She's fine, she was probably having a dream in which her heart sped up," he replied.
Hotch nodded, maybe Emily was right.
