AN: Sorry about the way too long wait guys, and I am very happy that I still have followers. Here's some short and light chapter. Please, bear with me. I am just getting back to writing and I am far from my best.

PS: You may want to read the previous chapter to remember where I left off. That's what I had to do XD

R&R

Tenth

"What do you want?" Emily went straight to the point, as soon as she got her mother out of the room to not disturb JJ.

"Can't a mother visit her only daughter?"

"Not you." Emily answered coolly.

Elizabeth Prentiss cleared her throat and looked around.

"It wasn't hard to find out where you were. And what you are doing… with our money." Elizabeth said slowly.

"Have you been spying on me? That's my money!" Emily answered in a low but harsh voice.

"Our money. And I'm not spying, I'm just… taking care of you."

"That is my money, the only good thing you ever gave to me and I don't want you snooping around on what I am doing with it." Emily said and took a deep breath trying to control herself.

She looked to JJ's room and saw that a nurse was there. When she looked back at her mother, the ambassador continued.

"You are right. I won't pry anymore. But I do have to say that what you are doing here is…" Elizabeth paused, searching for the right word and Emily closed her fists anticipating what she would say. "…admirable."

"What?" For that Emily wasn't prepared.

"You saw an injustice happening, tried to catch the guy who caused this and when you couldn't, you tried to comfort and help the victim. That is very admirable of you, Emily." Elizabeth said and curved her lips a little, in what was supposed to be a smile.

"Okay…"

Elizabeth took Emily's arm and started walking, forcing Emily to go with her.

"You may not see it like that, but what you are doing here is very similar to what I do around the world. You are trying to help someone and I try to do the same."

"By negotiating with other governments and representing the interests of the United States?" Emily scoffed.

"The United States Government is interested in helping people." Elizabeth answered sharply, and Emily waited for her to continue. "What I am trying to say is that I want to help you as well, Emily. I want to help her. I know that she doesn't have money…"

"You looked into her?" Emily asked dumbfounded.

Elizabeth barely acknowledged her and continued. "She is severely hurt. She's not only going to need nurses, medical equipment, surgeries, appointments with doctors but also lawyers, afford the law suit, someone to protect her in case the man who did this decides to try again…" she trailed off and Emily froze.

She didn't think about that possibility.

Her mother looked at her knowingly. "I'm not dumb to offer her money, Emily. But I'm offering you and her all my support. If there's anything that I can do for you, you just say. I have contacts, ways to find people, to get to judges… anything."

Emily shook her head, still confused about where this conversation went.

"Thank you, mother, but I think we can manage."

Elizabeth sighed and stared ahead.

"Well, the offer stands for as long as you may need."

With that she turned and walked away.

JJ was arguing with a nurse when Emily got back to the room.

"…I won't!" Emily heard JJ say and the blonde looked at her when she walked in. "Great, Emily, tell her that I've been trapped in this bed for enough time and that I am going to walk out of here now. Literally."

Emily looked at the poor nurse. She was young and visibly new at this, and the brunette didn't want to be in her shoes.

"Madam, I'm sorry but this is hospital's policy. We have to get you out on a wheelchair."

JJ suddenly looked outraged.

"Madam? Did you… did she just call me madam?" The blonde looked at Emily, ignoring the nurse.

Emily laughed at that and, seeing that JJ was indeed serious, she cleared her throat and addressed the nurse.

"I'll talk to her, sorry." The nurse nodded and got out of the room.

"Jen…" Emily started.

"Emily." JJ retorted.

Emily knew JJ wouldn't budge. She was finally going out of the hospital after what felt like an eternity, and she would do it on her own, because that was who she is: independent. The agent sighed, defeated.

"Let's get out of here. I'll deal with the policies." I learned how to do this even before I was born anyway.

JJ had already signed the forms and Spencer was waiting for her.

"Shouldn't you be on a wheelchair? You shouldn't be walking!" Reid said as soon as he saw the blonde.

"And you shouldn't be talking." JJ retorted.

Spencer looked at Emily and she mouthed "Don't ask".

Emily led them to her car; she would take them to JJ's apartment. The blonde sat on the passenger seat while Spencer sat on the back.

"Spence…" JJ said. "I'm sorry about that. I just want to get out of here." She finished and looked at Emily.

Emily grinned.

"As you wish, madam."

Spencer did not understand when JJ slapped Emily hard on the back of her head.