Why hello again, here is the next chapter! I apologize for the wait, and I admit that there will probably be another one since this is national novel writing month and I am attemping to take a part in that! Well, enjoy!

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Morgan watched Emily as she slept. She was curled up across a row of chairs in an empty waiting room. Morgan had had to witness for the second time a nurse cleaning and wrapping the wound that she had inflicted on herself. But this time, the nurse had given Emily a sleeping pill in the hope that it would help her relax. For the first time since Caroline's death, he had seen her body move from its rigid position. He couldn't help but think of it as a forced relaxation- just an illusion. But Morgan was still just happy that she was finally sleeping. He hoped she was having good dreams. Or better yet, none at all.

His phone started to ring, and he quickly answered it before it woke Emily up.

"Morgan," he whispered into the phone.

"Where are you?" Hotch asked. "JJ's nurse told me you both left."

Morgan sighed and glanced over at the sleeping woman next to him. "Sorry Hotch, something came up."

"Does this have to do with Emily?" Hotch's voice softened.

"She's with me, and we're still in the hospital, if that's what you're asking."

"How is she?" Hotch asked. He had not missed any of her earlier actions, even if he didn't know quite as much as Morgan.

"I can't say much, but she's safe now."

Hotch nodded, even though Morgan couldn't see it from the other end of the phone. "If you need anything…"

"I know," Morgan said.

"Okay, Garcia wants to talk to you."

Morgan closed his eyes; this was all just getting to be too much for him. He couldn't stand seeing his friend this way. Weak, hurt, and feeling so bad she thought she had to cause herself pain. All he wanted was for her to be okay. And to make sure of that, he knew he would need help, but he had promised he wouldn't tell anyone. He had said he would keep this confidential.

"Derek?" Garcia asked in a small voice.

"Hey, baby girl." He sounded defeated.

"Derek, what's going on? You and Emily keep running off. I may not be a profiler, but I know something's wrong."

"I'm sorry I can't tell you more. Emily's sleeping right now, we might be able to find you guys later, but right now I really just need to make sure she's okay."

Morgan could almost hear the frown in her voice as she responded. "Fine, but when you get back you owe me an explanation."

Morgan sighed again. "You know I love you, right?"

"I do. And I also know that Emily has a good friend with her who will make sure she is okay," she told him and Morgan hung up.

Morgan leaned against the chair behind him and closed his eyes.

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JJ slowly opened her eyes and looked around. A dull pain throbbed all over her body, and new sharper ones awoke every time she moved even the tiniest bit. She hated how she couldn't remember what had happened to her. All the nurse had said was that she had been in an accident. It has to be something from the job, she thought. That was the only explanation that made sense. Maybe an UNSUB had attacked her. It wouldn't be the first time a team member had ended up in the hospital because of something like that.

She turned her head towards the door when she heard it creak open. A nurse walked in and moved near her.

"Hello Ms. Jareau, how are you feeling?" the nurse asked.

"O-okay," he stammered. "Ca-call me JJ."

"Okay JJ." The nurse answered. "Do you remember anything from the last time you were awake?"

JJ scanned her brain. "Th-the last thing I re-remember was Em- Emily and Derek."

"We had to sedate you because you experienced a seizure. With head traumas, this is nothing out of the ordinary. We have given you medication to prevent further seizers," the nurse explained.

JJ nodded. "I c-can't remember t-the accident. W-what h-happened?"

The nurse looked at her briefly. In some cases it wasn't best to tell your patient what had caused them the accident, but she didn't think it would hurt to inform this young lady.

"You were in a car accident, JJ."

Suddenly, JJ remembered.

"I slipped up," Emily said as she gazed into the dark sky. JJ could tell she was somewhere else, probably back in the cellar with Caroline and the UNSUB.

Suddenly she felt the car drift to the left and she saw headlights moving directly in front of them.

"Emily!" she yelled, trying to get her attention. Terrified, she looked between the approaching car and Emily. Emily eyes jerked back into focus, but it was already too late.

"EMILY!" JJ screamed again, and then everything went black.

JJ shuddered as she remembered that moment.

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Emily groaned as she blinked her eyes open.

"Morning, Princess." Morgan greeted her with a soft smile.

She slowly sat up from the seat she had been lying across and looked around the room. Suddenly, her eyes shot down to her bandaged wrist. She shut her eyes and leaned back.

"I think it's time to talk about this," Morgan said as he sat next to her.

With her eyes still shut, Emily answered quietly, "I guess it is."

"Why did you do it Emily?" Morgan asked desperately.

Emily opened her eyes again and kept her gaze locked solely on her bandaged wrists. "Ever since I was old enough to understand, my mother told me that Prentiss's do not let others know how they feel. They are strong women who are in control and do not need help."

"Everyone needs help sometimes-" Morgan started, but Emily cut him off by holding her finger in front of his mouth.

"And I believed her," she continued softly. "When you are told something over and over again, it's hard not to. After this case and after what happened to JJ, I just felt so out of control. I didn't know what was happening to me. It's like my mind was crumbling and I couldn't think clearly. Doing this was the only thing that helped me." She lifted up her wrists tenderly.

"You scared me." Morgan admitted.

Emily nodded and looked away. She couldn't stand to see how much she had hurt her friend.

"I won't ever let you do that again," he stated.

"I know."

But what Morgan had really wanted her to say is that she wouldn't try.

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