JJ was still pacing the room when Dave walked in, followed closely by Haley. The doctors hadn't said anything to her since he woke up. Dave looked up at the clock: an hour ago. He returned to watching JJ, watching how she protectively rubbed her barely noticeable bump. No one knew, except Emily and Garcia. Not even Aaron. Aaron… Stay with us. For your baby, he willed.
The doctor walked in. "It's good news." JJ looked at him expectantly. "He's responsive and awake."
JJ nodded her head. "That's good." She wasn't sure if it was a statement or a question.
The doctor nodded. "We're gonna need to keep him here for a few days to fully recover."
"And there isn't anything… longterm?" Haley asked.
"No… Just a few scars, but that's all."
"Can we see him?" Dave asked before he would let his voice break.
"Not for too long, he still needs to rest…" He turned to leave but remembered something. "He asked for some people… Lily and Matthew?"
JJ shook her head. "I don't know a Lily or Matthew."
The doctor smiled. "We must have picked it up wrong."
The three walked into the room quietly. JJ wanted to fall. Her strong husband looked so weak and fragile lying there like that. She rushed over to his side and stroked his hair. "Aaron," she whispered. His eyes flickered and opened, looking right at her. She smiled: her husband was no longer connected to many machines and he was looking right at her. She took his hand and laughed.
"Lily," he said quietly.
JJ froze. Dave glanced at Haley, who shrugged, and then back at JJ. Had he really just said another woman's name. "Aaron," JJ began, "the doctors said you were looking for Lily and Matthew… Who are they? Did they do this to you?"
"Lily," he repeated, "if it's a girl… Matthew, if it's a boy."
JJ laughed and started crying again, and kissed his hand. "You never know… we might need both of them this time around."
Dave let his tears swell when he heard the good news, but he could still see Haley freeze.