A/N- I would like to thank everyone that has reviewed so far. I am glad you are enjoying the story….here is the much anticipated next chapter. I hope you like it…..

CHAPTER 10…

Five hours later the team was still sitting in the waiting room, awaiting news on JJ. All they knew so far was that she was in surgery. Other than that, it was anyone's guess. Garcia had made the hour and 15 minute drive in less than 45. Emily currently had her head resting on Garcia's shoulder; while Morgan flanked her other side. Reid had returned from the hotel a few hours early with clean clothes for both Morgan and Emily. It had taken some convincing but Garcia had finally persuaded Emily to go and change clothes. She was scared that the doctor would come out and she wouldn't be there.

Another hour passed and finally a doctor walked into the waiting room.

"You all are here for Agent Jereau correct?" The doctor asked; although everyone in the hospital knew they were.

"Yes! I'm her wife. Is she okay?" Emily said as she leaped from her chair. The sudden rush of blood caused her to waiver a bit and Morgan quickly wrapped his arm around her waist.

"I'm Dr. Jenkins." He said as he extended his hand. Emily shook it but wanted nothing more than to know if JJ was alright.

"Is Jennifer okay?" Emily asked with tears in her eyes.

"Right now she is stable." Morgan didn't like the sound of that. "The bullet ricocheted off Agent Jereau's rib cage nicked her aortic artery. The bullet then lodged itself in some muscle tissue. The bullet shattered two ribs, one of which perforated her lung. We were able to repair the damage to her aortic artery but the damage to her lung is quite extensive." Emily felt herself go weak at the knees and Morgan quickly led her back to the chairs. "We repaired the damage as best we could but I'm afraid that any further repair would be harmful to the baby."

"I don't understand? What exactly are you saying?" Hotch asked confused by what he was hearing.

"I'm saying there needs to be a decision made; one I wish you didn't have to make, but it still needs to be made." The doctor looked around at the stunned faces. "The drugs and additional surgery that Agent Jereau needs to survive would cause her miscarry. No fetus can withstand that kind of trauma or those drugs. I have to admit that it's a miracle he has survived this long. With the amount of blood loss Agent Jereau suffered I am surprised. Obviously if you decide to take this option we would perform a c-section and remove the baby as soon as possible."

"But he is only 5 and half months." Garcia said, stating the obvious.

"What are his chances at this stage?" Rossi asked.

"Less than 10 percent." Reid spoke up. Since finding out that JJ was pregnant, he had taken it upon himself to learn all he could on the topic.

"That is correct." The doctor said nodding to Reid.

"What's the other option?" Hotch asked.

"We can make Agent Jereau comfortable. Keep her on a ventilator. We would provide the baby with drugs to stimulate his lung development and we would monitor the baby's progress over the next several weeks. If by the time he reaches seven months, things look okay we would go ahead and deliver. At seven months, his chances of survival increase to over 80%; especially with the drugs to improve his lungs."

"What about JJ?" Garcia asked.

"It is possible that her lung could heal on its own, highly unlikely but still a possibility. Basically we would be keeping her alive long enough to deliver her son. At that point there will not be much we can do for her. The damage to her lung is decreasing her bodies ablity to provide enough oxygen. Eventually the brain will begin to shut down and Agent Jereau will slip further into her coma. Once the baby is born a decision will need to be made on whether or not you continue to prolong Agent Jereau's life."

"So basically you are saying we have to choose between JJ's life and her son's life?" Morgan asked as he blinked back tears. The doctor simply nodded.

"The baby." Emily said softly; just above a whisper.

"Are you sure Emily?" Morgan asked looking over at her.

"You heard her Morgan. She made me promise to save the baby." Emily said as tears ran down her face. Emily looked up and found the doctor's eyes. "Do what you have to save our son. That is what she wanted."

"Ok, we will start administering the drugs to stimulate the baby's lung development and try to make Agent Jereau as comfortable as possible. I'm sorry I didn't have better news. Let me know if you need anything." The doctor shook Hotch's hand and then left the room.

Two hours later the doctor returned and was explaining what was going on; what drugs they were giving her and other various information. Emily was finding it difficult to focus on what he was saying. All she could think about was the fact that she had ultimately made the decision that in time would cost JJ her life. She chose to let JJ die in order to safe her son's life. The doctor was just about to turn and leave when a frantic Susan Jereau came running into the waiting room.

"Is my daughter okay?" Susan asked looking directly at the doctor who was standing in front of Emily.

"Mrs. Jereau this is Dr. Jenkins. He is treating JJ." Hotch stated. "Dr. Jenkins this is JJ's mother Susan Jereau." Dr. Jenkins nodded and held out his hand.

"Is my daughter okay?" Susan asked again ignoring the doctor's hand.

"She is stable." He replied and then proceeded to explain everything that he had told the team earlier again. Hotch watched as Susan became angry, almost irate. He expected tears, not anger.

"NO, NO, NO!" Susan all but yelled. "That woman," she said pointing to Emily "has no power when it comes to my daughter. You do what ever you have to do to save my daughter."

"Mrs. Jereau I understand that you are upset; but according to Agent Prentiss this what Agent Jereau wanted." The doctor told her.

"I don't care what she told you. She can't not make decisions in regards to my daughter's health. I lost my husband last year; I cannot lose my daughter too. You do what you have to." Susan stated firmly.

"Please Mrs. Jereau; don't do this." Emily pleaded. However, Susan never took her eyes off of the doctor.

"Save my daughter." The doctor nodded and turned to Emily.

"I'm sorry Agent Prentiss, but unless you have something stating you are Jennifer's medical proxy; I have to abide by the wishes of the family."

"You can't do this. Please I'm her wife. She made me promise." Emily said as tears ran down her face.

"I'm sorry but in the eyes of the law you are not legally married. I am truly sorry but my hands are tied." The doctor said with sympathy in his eyes. "I will get everything prepped for Agent Jereau's surgery." He said as he turned back to Susan. Susan nodded and the doctor left.

"Please Susan don't do this. This is not what JJ's wanted." Emily begged.

"I don't care; I am doing this to save my daughter."

"JJ made me promise that I would save the baby; please."

"Well I guess that is just another promise you won't be able to keep, now isn't it." Susan snapped. "You've gotten pretty good at breaking promises lately." Rossi looked over at Hotch who simply shrugged his shoulders; clearly both men had missed something.

"Please, Susan don't make this about me. I know that we haven't always agreed but you have to understand that I'm only doing what JJ wanted; what's best."

"What's best? You are honestly standing there telling me that letting my daughter die is what is best for her?"

"Of course not! I love her. Do think I want her to die?" Emily snapped.

"You love her? That's a joke! Tell me Emily how is your girlfriend?" Susan said with venom in her eyes. Emily paled at the mention of Lisa in front of the team. Outside of Morgan and Garcia, no one else knew. "Oh they don't know do they?" Susan said with a slight laugh as she noticed everyone's blank stare. "They don't know how you cheated on your wife like the cheap whore that you are?" Susan spat angrily.

"THAT'S ENOUGH!" Morgan yelled causing everyone to jump. "Emily made a mistake. One that she regrets every day; but she loves your daughter very much." Morgan said stepping in front of Emily who was stunned into silence. "And like it or not, your daughter loves her too. Right now JJ is in there fighting for not only her life but the life of her child. I don't care what you think of Emily right now; but you will not sit there and call my friend a 'cheap whore' while the love of her life is dying. Do you understand me?" Morgan bellowed. Susan didn't have the nerve to say anything. "Ok good. Now Emily and I both heard JJ ask to save her son's life over hers. You have to honor your daughter's wishes."

"I'm sorry Agent Morgan but I don't. She is my daughter and I will do as I see fit." And with that Susan turned and stormed out of the waiting room. Morgan turned and slammed his fist into the wall once again causing everyone to jump. Emily walked over and silently put her good arm around him and pulled him into a hug. The rest of the team watched them in silence.

Another forty minutes passed and Doctor Jenkins returned to the waiting room.

"We are about to take Agent Jereau to surgery. I'm really sorry Agent Prentiss. I wish there was something I could do."

"I know you do." Emily said quietly. "This is not what JJ wanted. What am I going to do when she wakes up and finds out our son is gone?" Emily asked as new tears fell. The doctor didn't know what to say, so he opted for silence. "Will I be able to see him after the c-section?"

"As soon as the procedure is done he will placed in nicu for 24 hour monitoring. You will be able to see him there; but I must warn you at this stage, the chances of him surviving more than a few hours is unlikely." Emily nodded. "I got Mrs. Jereau to agree to letting you see Jennifer before her surgery. So if you will follow me I can show you to her room."

"Thank you." Emily said as she turned to face Morgan.

"We'll be here when you get back." Morgan said as he gave her a kiss on the forehead. Emily nodded and turned to follow the doctor to JJ's room.

As soon as Emily walked in Susan placed a kiss on JJ's cheek and then turned to walk out.

"Take as much time as you need." Doctor Jenkins said before following Susan out of the room.

Emily walked over to the bed and took JJ's hand.

"I'm so sorry baby." Emily cried. "I know I promised you that I would save our baby, but I can't. I've let you down again. I'm soooo sorry." Emily looked up at the baby monitor that was showing their sons strong heart beat. "I tired to make your mother understand, but she doesn't want to lose you. God what I wouldn't give to see your beautiful blue eyes right now. Please baby, if you can hear me; I need you to wake up. I need to you prove to the doctors that you can do this without the surgery or the medicine. Our son won't survive if they take him now; so I need you to wake up. Please sweetie, our son needs you to wake up." Emily begged as more tears fell. Emily laid her head down on the edge of the bed and silently begged for JJ to wake up. "I don't know if you can hear me, but I'm so sorry for everything." Emily said never lifting her head from the bed. "I'm sorry about Lisa, the drinking, everything. I love you so much." Emily slowly lifted her head off the bed and turned to take one last look at the baby monitor. The heart beat strong and steady. As she turned back to JJ, she thought for a moment she was dreaming. "JJ! OH MY GOD!! Jennifer!" Emily yelled as saw the brightest pair of blue eyes staring back at her.

A/N- Another cliffhanger, I know what can I say….So what do you think???? PLEASE REVIEW (only nine more reviews to reach 100…just sayin….lol…)