Chapter 10
On his way to the hospital Dave rang Garcia, putting her on speaker phone as he drove.
"Rossi, I may be a Goddess, but even I need my beauty sleep..." Garcia groaned over the phone.
"Garcia, listen to me. And don't interrupt until I'm finished." Rossi shot back.
"Woo, what's up?" Garcia asked, waking suddenly at the tone of Rossi's voice and sitting bolt upright in her bed.
"Emily's been shot – "
"WHAT?" She squealed, interrupting Rossi.
"Garcia!"
"Sorry..."
"Emily's been shot in an armed robbery at a convenience store when she was on her way home. I don't know the details I just know that she's been taken up to the George Washington." He tried to keep is voice as still and calm as possible. "Hotch is already on his up there. I need you to phone the team, tell them what's happened. Get them to come up to the hospital..." He paused before continuing, taking a deep breath. "...I think Hotch is going to need all the support he can get."
"Oh my god! Is she ok? Is Hotch ok?" she fired at Rossi, trying to control her emotions.
"I don't know how Emily is, but Hotch isn't good." He said softly after a deep sigh.
"I'll phone the guys."
"Thanks Garcia." He was just about to hang up when Garcia stopped him –
"Hey Rossi..."
"Yes?"
"Hotch is in love with Emily, isn't he?" she asked plainly, her voice wavering.
"Yea, and let's hope for both their sakes that she pulls through." With that he hung up.
Garcia rushed to her computer and logged on. Best way to tell them all was to tell them all at once. It took Garcia a few minutes to compose herself before ringing JJ, Morgan and Reid all at once through the internet.
Morgan answered first, "Hey Baby Girl, is a bit late isn't it?"
"Morgan! Something's happened – "
"Garcia, what the hell?" JJ groaned over the line.
"JJ, what are you doing on the line? And what's going – " Morgan asked, seriously confused by what was happening when Reid interrupted.
"Hmmm... Garcia, I just fell asleep..." Reid's voice was deep and husky as the came over from his slumber.
"Guys, listen to me. There's JJ, Morgan and Reid on the line so you need to all shut up and let me finish what I gotta say or I will skin all you slowly and painfully!" Garcia said trying to stop the emotion in her voice showing as she threatened them.
"Oh, my sexy girl multi-tasking..."
"Morgan if you don't want to be a victim of my steady crafting skills I suggest you shut up!"
They must have understood the seriousness behind her voice as she was countered with deadly silence.
"Emily's been rushed to hospital, she was shot in an armed robbery, she's going up to the George Washington, Hotch and Rossi are already on their way." She rushed through the speech so they could get up to the hospital as quickly as they could.
"What?!" all three replied at once.
"Shit! I'm coming to get you, Garcia, I'll pick you up in ten and we'll head down over so you better be ready."
"Yes of course my chocolate super hero." She relied her emotions all too hard to control as she felt the tears stream down her face.
"Spence, I'll... eh... swing by and pick you up, you are... on my route to the... the... erm... hospital anyway." JJ stuttered, trying to over come the shock.
"Sure, I'll wait outside." Reid replied, barely audible.
"I'll see you all there." Garcia whispered.
With that the all hung up to get ready.
Garcia was a state after she rang all the team members. She rushed around putting her clothes on, trying to calm herself down.
This was not good. Emily was supposed to be a superhero like everyone else on the team! They weren't supposed to get hurt, especially not after hours! Seeing Hotch, the father of the team, hurt because of Foyet was one thing but when Emily, the mother, got hurt too… She may just be a computer geek but Garcia knew all. She was well aware of the burning feeling that Hotch and Emily had for one another. She could see it - she had an eye for these things. Garcia was all too aware that if anything happened to Emily, Hotch wouldn't recover this time and definitely would never be able to carry out the promise he made to Haley before she died, he wouldn't be able to teach Jack how to believe in love, because if Emily died then he would no longer believe in love.