A/N: Sorry to do that to you. HotchnerJareau and I have had this planned out for ages. She's a godsend!
So in other news, I have potentially broken a bone in my wrist/hand. We were learning a contemporary dance at dancing the other night and we had to punch the floor (imagine holding a screwdriver and having to stab it into the floor. That motion). I got really into the dance because I really liked it and on our LAST run through, I punched the floor so hard that I felt something crack. Today it was black and tender and swollen. It doesn't hurt but it aches a bit and I still have full range of motion pretty much, so if it's still a lovely shade of black tomorrow, I'll be trotting off to the doctor.
I can still write, which is a good thing!
Disclaimer: I don't own Criminal Minds or any of its characters and affiliates.
Alone in the room with Haven, all JJ had managed to do was cry for what her daughter was going through. Henry and Will had opted to wait in the waiting room, sensing that the two girls needed some time alone to process the events of the night.
Laying beside Haven, JJ was holding her sobbing daughter, running her fingers soothingly through Haven's hair. They had sat in total silence since the doctors and nurses had all left them alone.
Wiping at her eyes with her free hand, JJ swallowed thickly, trying to quell her sobs as Haven turned over and laid her head on her mom's shoulder.
"I was...starting to...get used...to the idea of...having a baby," Haven choked out, tears leaking from her already swollen eyes. "And now...it's gone"
Biting her lip, JJ wrapped an arm around her daughter, pulling her close. "Oh, Haven...it's cruel. You may be young and supposedly...better off, but it's not fair...not fair that you have to deal with this"
Haven let out a sob. "It's horrible. I would never...wish that this had happened to you when...you were pregnant with me"
JJ swallowed hard, remembering the day she and Haven had had a massive fight which had resulted in Haven saying that JJ wished she had miscarried her little miracle.
"It is horrible, baby girl...and I'm right here for you...right here"
Standing just inside the door of his daughter's hospital room, Will had a lump in his throat the size of a golf ball.
Haven was curled on her side, her face buried in her arms. She had long since stopped crying, but had refused to talk to anyone, instead choosing to keep her face hidden most of the time.
Behind her, JJ was laying on her side, propped up on her elbow as she gently stroked Haven's upper arm. She had barely said a word either, and Will knew it was because she was reliving her second miscarriage.
"Haven LaMontagne?" came a voice from the door.
Will turned to find a young female doctor standing in the doorway, patiently waiting to be given the ok to come in.
"Haven's my daughter. I'm Will LaMontagne," Will said softly, holding his hand out to the doctor, who shook it warmly.
"I'm Doctor McKinley. I just need to do one last ultrasound for Haven before she goes home," she replied, her voice gentle and sympathetic. "Is that ok, Haven? Or would you like me to come back in a little while"
Haven mumbled something into the crook of her arm.
"She'll have it now," JJ relayed quietly. McKinley nodded, moving around to the side of Haven's bed as Haven finally shifted to lie on her back.
"I'm gonna go and find Henry," Will said softly. JJ nodded, watching as her husband left the room, pulling the door closed behind him.
Dragging the portable ultrasound machine over to the edge of Haven's bed, McKinley took a seat on the little stool as Haven pulled up her shirt to reveal her stomach. JJ slid off the edge of the bed, sitting on the chair beside it and folding her arms on the edge of the mattress. One hand loosely gripped Haven's as she rested her chin on her arms.
"I won't tell you the gel's going to be cold, because I'm sure you've already heard that a hundred times this evening," McKinley said softly, giving Haven a sympathetic smile.
Placing the transducer against Haven's skin, she switched the screen on, adjusting the strength until she had it set correctly.
"Ok...," she murmured softly, moving it around slowly on Haven's belly.
A short silence passed before McKinley froze, staring at the screen in utter confusion. "What the...?"
"What?" JJ asked suddenly, lifting her head. "Is something wrong?"
McKinley shook her head, her expression reading nothing but total surprise. "Haven is still pregnant"
"What?" Haven and JJ said unanimously, both perking up immediately.
Pointing to a darkened shape on the edge of the screen, McKinley smiled. "Right there. You were originally pregnant with twins"
Haven's eyes widened. "You're joking"
McKinley shook her head. "It appears you've undergone what's known as vanishing twin syndrome; the miscarriage of one embryo while the other remains viable and healthy. It's uncommon for it to present as a full blown miscarriage. Most simply absorb back into the body without you ever knowing they were there"
JJ gaped at the doctor, unable to believe what she was saying. "So...she's still having a baby?"
McKinley nodded. "And she should carry it to term. Of course, if that's what you want-"
"I'm not having an abortion," Haven cut in defiantly.
"Ok well, have you had an ultrasound since finding out you were pregnant?"
Haven shook her head.
Moving the transducer over so she had a clearer view of the baby, McKinley studied the image before her. "Looks like you're about eleven weeks. Everything looks just fine with this little one. Don't worry about not knowing what to feel. It's perfectly ok to grieve the baby you lost and feel happy about the one you still have"
Haven nodded, swallowing heavily as she gripped her mom's hand.
Wiping Haven's stomach off with a paper towel, McKinley rose from her stool. "I'll go grab your discharge papers"
As she left the room, Haven burst into tears again, prompting JJ to pull her into a tight hug.
"It's ok, Haven, it's ok," JJ whispered, rubbing Haven's back. "You're ok"
"I don't want to give it up for adoption," Haven sobbed. "Not after this"
JJ bit her lip, holding her daughter tightly. Whilst she had hoped that in the best interests of Haven's future, Haven would've chosen adoption, as soon as the vanishing twin had been revealed, she'd known what Haven was going to say.
She had promised to support Haven with whatever decision she made. And she was going to make good on that promise.
"We'll talk about it, ok? You've had a rough night. You need to take some time to let all this process, and then you can make your decision," she said warmly, kissing Haven's temple as she pulled away from the hug.
"I love you, Mom," Haven replied, sniffing and wiping her nose on her sleeve.
JJ smiled, tucking Haven's messy hair behind her ear.
"I love you too"
