Over the past few days Emily had drifted in and out, if it was not the pain medication sending her to sleep it was the pain waking her up, her body screamed at her, it was as though with each movement her skin was cracking and splitting, some parts still burned, and it would bring tears to her eyes. Emily's voice had become slightly stronger as she gazed sadly in to slightly dull blue eyes.

"I am so sorry Jen" Emily said softly.

"You have nothing to be sorry for" JJ's mind was split at the moment, not one of them had told Emily about Jessop and if they were honest they did not know how to.

"What is it Jen?" Emily asked as she gazed into her JJ's dull eyes.

"I need to tell you something and I just"

Emily gave a sad smile "Jessop, I know about it Jen"

JJ frown slightly "Oh"

Emily closed her eyes slightly "How bad is it Jennifer, I need to" Emily swallowed thickly. The doctor and nurses has told Emily she had received burns but Emily had yet to see them, and she knew deep down that JJ would be honest.

"Emily, there's going to be scaring, one side of your face has started to heal but there will be scaring and you have to be careful in the sun" JJ gave a soft smile as she saw the tears build in Emily's eyes. "The worse burns are to your arms and hands, they have already done skin grafts they are just waiting to see if they have" she pause unsure how to explain what the doctor had told her.

"Jen," Emily's voice was thick with emotion as she looked at her.

"You're going to need physical therapy, but they should heal, your neck and up chest will also heal, Emily" JJ whispered looking into Emily's eyes "If Jessop hadn't have protected you like she had you wouldn't be here"

Emily swallowed again "Will I scare" she couldn't even finish what she wanted to ask as JJ smiled and for the first time in weeks she placed her lips softly against Emily's

"You are not going to scare him and you know he will want to kiss your boo-boos away"

Emily nodded "and you"

JJ's eyes went wide as she looked at her "Don't you dare go down that line of think Mrs Prentiss. I love you and I still love you and this happened and it doesn't change anything" Emily nodded as JJ claimed her lips "My beautiful girl" JJ smiled.

Emily moaned slightly when JJ pulled away. Emily looked at her as she saw the sparkle that seemed to be missing come back into JJ's eyes "My sweet girl" she whispered "I will always be yours no matter what our life and work throws our way" Emily nodded as a smile ghosted her lips, before she frowned slightly "You need your pain meds" JJ smirked causing Emily to nod.

"I want to see them Jen" Emily's eyes pleaded with her slightly.

"Rachael and Declan will be here after they have finished school," JJ said softly

"Henry and Jessica?" JJ gave a sad smile.

"They aren't allowed baby, not until you have moved rooms,"

Emily's eyes fell "I need to make sure he knows I haven't left Jen, I need him to know I am coming home, please Jennifer I" Emily couldn't help the emotions that over took her. Henry had already ripped at her heart, every time she walked back into their home.

The medication finally took over dragging Emily into a deep sleep, JJ got up and walked over to the nurses' station "Emma how long before she can be moved she wants to see our son" JJ said, she knew deep down Emily would not be happy until she had seen her little boy and he knew she was still here.

Emma smiled "We should be able to move her in a few days."

JJ sighed, "Can he come and see her now then,"

Emma sighed, "We can't allow him onto the ward" she said softly.

"It would help her so much please, hell I will even pay extra just so she can see him, they both need it" JJ couldn't help the tears that were falling down her cheeks, she had kept it all so tightly wound inside her, but seeing the look on Emily's face when she told her she couldn't see him yet broke her heart.

JJ made her way outside after being told again she couldn't bring him in to see Emily a soft voice pulled her from her thoughts as the tears still ran down her face "Jennifer, what's wrong" Elizabeth asked taking a seat on the bench next to her.

"Emily wants to see Henry and they keep saying no, they need each other Elizabeth" JJ broke down as Elizabeth wrapped her arms around her.

"I know you have asked me not to but I am going to make a phone call and see what I can do" JJ nodded against her. Placing a soft kiss on JJ's head "I will be back shortly" she whispered before leaving.

Elizabeth spent the next hour on the phone speaking with Mark the manager of the hospital she got him to agree to allow Henry to see Emily before Elizabeth could have chance to move her to a private hospital where she would be allow to be with her family. They both agreed it would be the best thing for Emily and help her to heal.

JJ walked through the front door of their home as the small blonde hair boy ran straight towards her, "Hey little man" JJ said as she picked him up.

"Mama?" he questioned still looking at the door hoping Emily was going to walk through it.

JJ smiled at him "Let's go and sit down mommy needs to talk to you" she said softly

"Mama gone?" he asked sadly.

"No little man but I need to talk to you about Mama" he nodded against her as she took him into the front room

"Hey Mom" she smiled as she sat down pulling Henry close against her.

"You want me to?"

JJ shook her head "Your fine Mom" Sandy smiled as Henry sat looking at her before turning around to look at his Mom

"Mommy" he said softly

"You remember me telling you that Mama got into an accident and is in hospital" Henry nodded. JJ couldn't help the smile that crossed her lips.

"So you understand Mama is very poorly and we have to be very careful with her"

He frown slightly "Mama"

JJ nodded "Yes buddy, now would you like to go and see Mama but you have to promise you will be gentle"

Henrys eyes went wide "MAMA!" He shouted.

"Yes buddy"

Sandy looked at her "Are you sure that's a good idea JJ?"

JJ glared at her Mom "Yes he is her son and they need each other and also he is going to have to see her at some point" JJ could not help the anger that came out in her voice.

"Jennifer, I did not mean it like that. I don't want him frightened"

"Henry go to your room please, and find something to take to Mama," she said softly.

She waited until Henry was out of the room. "How dare you suggest that him seeing his Mama will upset him. Do you know how much damage it is causing from him not being able to see her?"

Sandy sighed, "You know I didn't mean it like that. How can you take him to see her when she"

JJ closed her eyes "I wasn't asking you to come Mom, I was asking Henry and if he can't deal with the fact that Emily is different now, then he can't, but he will get used to it in time, everyone will. She is my wife she is the mother of my children and I love her as much as the day I say I do and if you cannot understand that then you are not welcome" JJ's voice was dangerous.

A soft hand wrapped around her waist "Mom?" Rachael said softly seeing that her Mom was angry.

JJ pulled her close to her as she spoke "Mom I am not asking for you to deal and be okay with it, I am telling you that I will do anything for my family and if that means upsetting you because you think my choice is wrong then that is just fine. However, I will not keep those two apart any longer. Do you even know what it did to him when she disappeared for six months?" Rachael leant into JJ's frame closing her eyes slightly.

"Jennifer that isn't the point, her scars are very fresh and you do not know what effect that could have on him, he is at a young impressionable age and"

"I don't believe you just said that" Rachael soft voice came "You think my Ma is going to scare him, what because she is poorly because she has scars? The scars on her body never upset him before and if it does I am here to take care of him and explain and so is Declan" Rachael could not help the words falling out her mouth. Racheal and Sandy always got along from the second they had met but she was much like Emily and had a temper if anyone upset her Mom or Ma. "He is my baby brother and if I thought he needed to be protected it would be me and Declan that protect him"

JJ closed her eyes "Rachael" she said softly.

"Jennifer, I just don't want him" Sandy sighed, she was worried about the effects of him seeing Emily or it doing more harm than good to them both. "You do not understand what I am trying to get across either of you. If you take Henry and he sees her and gets upset because his Mama looks different who is going to feel worse Emily or you Jennifer? What do you think will do more harm, him not seeing her until she is out of hospital or putting him through that?"

JJ shook her head "He is my son and I think I know what my own son needs, you forget Mom I have dealt with things like this in my job and keeping him away and not allowing him near her will affect him more later than it will now, so if you don't mind I need to go and get him ready"

The stress of the weeks had driven JJ and her family to the brink where they would argue say things that they did not mean but it was all due to the worry the not knowing and the waiting. Nevertheless, everyone knew Henry needed this; he needed to know his Mama had not abandoned him again; he needed to see that his Mama has been hurt but she is still there and she has not left him again.

They made their way down the corridor JJ had done her best to explain that Emily looks different and that he had nothing to be afraid of, part of her prayed Emily was asleep just in case this went wrong and part of her hoped she was awake to see him.

"Now Henry you remembered what I have told you"

He nodded "Mama. Hurt and looks different and to be quite"

JJ smiled and nodded "Good boy" she whispered.

He frowned for a moment "Mama knows me coming?" he asked.

"No buddy it's a surprise to help make her feel better" a bright smile crossed his face as they entered the room.

Emily was still asleep as they made their way into the room "Mama" Henry whispered as they made their way closer to the bed. His eyes grew wide as he looked at Emily his eyes filled with fear as he looked at JJ. "Not Mama" he said.

JJ closed her eyes "It is buddy I promise," she whispered as he looked at Emily again. He frowned, as his eyes looked at her face his little hand reached out to her as JJ brought him closer to the bed.

He couldn't make out if it was his Mama, the burns still angry on her face the swelling had gone down slightly, he study her for a moment. "Down" he looked at JJ, she placed him on the bed next to her as he frowned again his hand reaching for the top of her gown.

His hand gently touch her causing Emily to wince slightly and stir her from her sleep "Jen" she whispered not opening her eyes as she felt someone tug on her top again. Henrys eyes went slightly wide as he moved the top, it was the mark he knew and it was in that second he knew that is was his Mama. His fingers traced the mark he could see on her chest as Emily opened her eyes, she knew that touch she knew the smell.

"Mama!" he shouted hoping to wake her.

A smiled broke across Emily's lips as she spoke not wanting to open her eyes to see his face not wanting to know what his eyes or mind was thinking. In truth, she did not want him to be scared "Hey buddy"; she whispered as tears slipped down her cheek.

"Mama got bad boo-boo" he said as he moved up the bed. JJ could not help but laugh seeing what he was about to do. His fingers hovered above Emily's face. He use to do this when Emily pretended to be asleep his fingers softly touching her eye lids to open them "Mama wake up" he said as Emily opened her eyes looking straight into sparkling blue eyes.

Again Henry study her face before their eyes locked together familiar brown eyes looked back at him with so much love as more tears formed spilling down her cheek

"My little man" he shook his head "You're not?" she asked as she swallowed the fear flashed across her eyes as he grinned.

"Mama's buddy" JJ had warned him how sore Emily was but it still didn't stop him from laying against her side his hand softly falling into her chest "Mama got bad boo-boos"

JJ ran her fingers through his hair as Emily let the love from him wash over her. "Mama will get better soon," JJ, said softly looking lovingly at her wife who mouthed the words thank you to her.

JJ placed a soft kiss on her lips as she whispered. "You both need this"

Emily nodded as she tried to move her arm to hold him slightly. "I love you buddy" Emily said her voice still thick with emotion.

"Love Mama"

JJ sat in the chair Henry still curled into Emily's side, Emily's hand gently resting against his back both of them asleep as the door opened softly, JJ looked up placing her finger to her lips as both Rachael and Declan walked in, Elizabeth stood behind them both holding Jessica.

"I thought this one might want to see her Mommies as well" she said softly as they all made their way in.

JJ took their daughter into her arms as Rachael made her way over waking her brother up so Declan could pick him up off the bed.

"Hey champ, Grandma came to see you" he said softly as sleepy blue eyes looked across the room.

The moment at the side of her caused, Emily to stir slightly "Bu" her voice wavered slightly unsure if it had been a dream and worried if she opened her eyes he would not be there.

The soft gurgle pulled her awake as her eyes looked and saw JJ before falling on their daughter. The tears fell again as she saw her family stood at the side of the bed she closed her eyes slightly "I love you," she whispered as JJ placed Jessica next to her.