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What have I got to live for? Spencer thought bitterly.
Through the numbness, he felt a smithing, small and soft hand rest on his bruised, cold and still hand.
"Hi, Uncle Spencer, it Henwy. Please, can you wake up."
The team let J.J, Will, and Henry go to see Reid first. They knew that they would all fit easily in the huge private room that the hospital had been nice enough to put Reid in. Slowly the team made their way into the room.
Everyone was shocked to see their youngest team member in this state. He looked even thinner and paler than usual. Around him were tons of machines and wires. Garcia immediately started to sob and found herself in Morgan's embrace.
Derek guided her over to a couch and sat down with her so he could pull her close and hold her tight. The others all took place in the seats across the wall, only Hotch remained standing.
"Mommy, what awe all these things for?" Henry asked in a small voice as he pointed at all the wires and machines. J.J. just stood there in shock and didn't know how to explain this situation to her son but luckily that conversation was taken from her as Hotch stepped forward towards Henry.
As Hotch stepped closer the small boy held his hands out to him and he picked him up and sat him on the side of his hip. Everyone was listening closely now.
"You know Uncle Spencer is a bit hurt and he needs time to get better." He pointed towards the oxygen tube. "This tube helps your uncle to breath. For you, it is normal to take deep breaths in and out right?" Hotch asked while watching Henry closely. Henry took a deep breath and then looked at Hotch with all his attention.
"Yes, it's easy, Uncle Hotch," Henry said in a quiet voice.
"For your Uncle, it is a bit difficult to do this right now so he needs this tube to help him with that," Hotch said slowly so Henry could follow. Henry nodded hesitantly and then pointed towards the heart monitor.
"What's that? The noise is funny and it shows funny lines." Henry said with much interest as he watched the lines go up and down. Hotch gave a small smile at that explanation.
"These lines show how strong your Uncle's heart is working at the moment," Hotch said and immediately Henry's head shot up.
"Really?" Henry asked with wide eyes.
Hotch leaned down and carefully laid one of Henry's small hands over Reid's heart.
"Look at the screen and feel at the same time," Hotch said and Henry watched in fascination as the lines jumped up and down.
Hotch explained everything there was to explain for Henry, but then Henry turned around to face Hotch and his eyes got watery.
"Uncle Hotch?" He asked in a broken voice.
"Yes, buddy?" Hotch asked with concern in his voice.
"Will Uncle Spence be okay? Why doesn't he wake up? I always wake up when someone touches me but Uncle Spence doesn't." Tears started to fall and Hotch quickly wiped them away.
"Uncle Spencer needs sleep right now to get better so he can read stories to you again." Henry's eyes immediately light up.
"Can we read for him, Uncle Hotch? I have one of my books with me. Can we?" Henry asked hopefully.
"Sure we can, buddy," Hotch said as he sat down on the edge of the bed with Henry still in his arms. J.J. handed Hotch the book and the two started to read.
Halfway through the book, Henry had fallen asleep in Hotch's arms and Hotch softly closed the book.
"I think he needs his bed. J.J., take him home. We will inform you if there is any change." Hotch said as he faced J.J.
"I don't want to leave Spence," J.J. mumbled as she took her sleeping son from Hotch.
"He won't be alone, we will be here with him. We won't leave. Henry needs you now J.J and this is not the right place for him to stay all the time and you know that." Hotch said softly. J.J thought about it and then she just nodded in defeat. Will walked over to her and took Henry from her so she could say her goodbyes.
J.J pulled everyone into an embrace and then she walked over to Reid's bed. She stroked a strand of wavy brown hair in need of a wash, out of his face and placed a gentle kiss on his forehead.
"Please come back to us Spence," J.J said as a single tear ran down her face.
Hotch pushed a chair to Reid's bedside as he slowly sat down and lay one of his hands over Reids. The team decided that everyone should get a few minutes to talk to Spencer alone and the others would simply wait outside and drink some coffee.
"The team is outside, they're just drinking coffee...sorry, I shouldn't make you jealous. I guess if I could slip some coffee into your i.v. so you would be up in a minute. ." He sighed with a soft chuckle.
"But I do promise you that I will order a new coffee machine for the office and you will get to choose what kind. No matter how much it costs. I think the government owes it to us. Well after they rebuild the building again." He said while he looked at Reid's far too pale face.
"Do you remember that one case where you told us that you always wanted to go to New York one day and you said that you have never been there cause we never had a case there?" He said and paused. "Well of course you remember. Eidetic memory." Hotch gave his hand a little squeeze.
"I promise you that when you are out of here and you recovered that we will a vacation. The whole team. We will fly out to New York and spend a few days there. How does that sound to you?" Hotch didn't know what he expected. An answer? But the hope was always there.
"I also want...I want to say thank you: Thank you for saving us. I know that you knew you would hurt yourself worse but still, you carried on to save us and you truly did. You sent the SOS sign that got someone's attention. You are truly a hero Dr. Spencer Reid."
"Spencer please come back to us. You are part of our family. We can't lose you. Reid, I don't tell you this often enough but I'm so proud of you."
Emily took a deep breath as she sat down in the chair that was just taken by Hotch minutes before. She also found herself softly taking Reid's hand.
"How much I would love to hear some of your statistics right now. Then you would actually be lifelike to me. I still remember that look on our face when I called you that. I'm sorry when I hurt you with that but I still can't understand how someone can be as smart as you. You are truly a wonder, Spencer. I guess by now you would have finished half of the hospital library." She said with a soft chuckle.
"Reid I have to tell you. You are really the best little brother I could have ever wished for. You always help me out and I am so happy that you decided to work with the BAU even though you could be a doctor at god knows where. I know you are the reason we all made it out of there alive today. We all owe you big time, Handsome. You saved us and nearly sacrificed your own life for it. You are a true friend. Family. Thank you so much, Spencer. I promise that when you are out of hospital we will do some movie nights with Russian movies and whatever else you want to watch and I will get you a star puzzle and I will learn how to play chess...I think." She said with a little smirk as she looked at her friend.
"Just come back to us, Reid. We need you."
Derek took a seat and didn't waste a second taking Reid's hand in his.
"Pretty boy, I'm thinking about putting you on a leash to keep you out of trouble in the future. I know you don't need the whistle anymore but I'm really considering the leash. I don't know what to say, Pretty Boy. What you did in the past hours was one of the bravest things ever. You risked your life to save us out there. I don't know how we can ever repay that. I-I just want you to wake up. I know you are one hell of a fighter but I need my little brother back. That's what you are to me: my little brother and the best one that I could ever have wished for. I swear I will never play any more tricks on you. I've learned to not mess with an MIT student. You made that clear, Pretty boy. I want you to know that I will be here every step of the way. Till you wake up and the recovery and everything just like when you got yourself exposed to anthrax. You won't get rid of me pretty boy and of course, for the first few weeks, you will move in with me. Clooney and I would like some company. The Reid effect doesn't work with him." He said with a smirk as he squeezed his hand
"Buddy just wake up, please. We need you, Pretty boy."
Garcia already cried as she entered the room and sat down on the chair. Careful to not hurt Reid she laid his hand on hers.
"Boy wonder. I don't know where to start. I can't tell you how sorry I am. I left you alone. I should have stayed with you. Please, you need to wake up my junior G-Man. I couldn't live with the guilt if something happened to you my genius. I love you, Reid and I am so sorry that I left you alone in the bullpen. If I could turn back time I would have stayed with you. You saved us despite all your injuries you still managed to save us. You are the strongest and bravest person I know. You're my hero, Spencer. For a few weeks you will be my bitch again and work with me and this time I'll make tons of cookies only for you." She said in between crying.
She stood up and kissed his forehead and stroked his cheek with the back of her finger.
"Please wake up and be okay Boy wonder. We all need you. Your family needs you."
The last to enter the room was Rossi. He remained standing in front of Reid's bed and watched him. He made a mental note to get the kid to eat more.
He took a seat and also gently laid his hand on Reid's.
"What did you get yourself into this time? You are really a danger magnet, kid." Rossi stopped for a second and looked up.
"I remember when you told me that you never have any normal fans. Well, that sometimes may be true but you found one in me. I don't want to say I'm normal that's for you to decide kid. I have to say I was so honored when you knew my books word for word and that you were a fan of my work. As time passed by and we got to know each other more you really grew to be an amazing friend for me. Spencer, I actually consider you as a son to me. I am very proud of you, kid. I know I might have told that officer that you were left on the steps of the FBI but you joining the BAU was the best thing that ever could have happened to the unit." All that was heard was the beeping of the heart monitor for a few moments but then Rossi continued.
"Thank you, kid, for saving us today. Without you, I don't know if we would have made it out there alive. You were so brave, Spencer. You risked your own life for us. Thank you. Nobody knows this but I wrote another book and I was dedicating it to my Mama, but I think the special honor goes to you this time. Besides," he added with a smile. "I've already dedicated 5 books to that woman and she doesn't seem to appreciate it," he chuckled to himself, but it soon died away when he focused on the frail man in front of him.
"When you are out of here we'll have a party at my place. I will cook and we will be together as a family." He said with a small smile.
"Please wake up. We need you, Kid."
Garcia looked at Reid closely from her position on the couch in Derek's arms. She still felt horribly guilty for leaving Spencer alone in the bullpen to check on the others.
I'm so sorry, Spencer, she thought to herself but in that moment they suddenly heard a shrill noise in the room as the heart monitor started to beep rapidly.
"Reid?!" Garcia jumped up and staggered over to his bed. She watched in breathless horror as the bedcovers turned a deep and irrefutable red where his impaling wound was.
"NO! Reid don't do this! REID!" She yelled as loud as she could and she began to cry heavily.
"Baby Girl!" Morgan yelled behind her as she felt his hands on her back.
"Garcia!" Hotch yelled now even louder.
"Penelope! Wake up!" She heard Rossi yell and she felt his bandaged hands on the sides of her face.
Her eyes shot open and she immediately sat up and looked around the room. The whole team looked at her with concern. Rossi was still kneeling before her and without thinking she threw herself into his arms. She heard his calming voice.
"It was all just a dream. Everyone is okay. Spencer is going to be okay." He said as calm as possible.
He just held her for a few minutes before the embrace ended and she looked around again.
"I'm so sorry." She said in between sobs.
"You don't have to be sorry for anything, Garcia. You wanna talk about your dream?" Hotch asked as he took a seat next to Rossi on the couch.
New tears formed in her eyes as she began to speak. "I feel so guilty. It was my fault. I should have never left him. I had one simple order. To stay with Reid and what do I do? Abandon him to go looking for you guys. He could have died and he still could b-because of me." She said while crying.
Morgan stood up and stretched his arm out towards Garcia. She took a hold of his hand as he pulled her up and towards Reid's bed. He pushed her down softly on the side of his bed. He softly laid her hand on Reids and she immediately took his hand and squeezed it softly as fresh tears ran down her cheek.
"Baby girl. Don't you dare ever think that again! Reid also told you to go looking for us because he knew he couldn't do it himself. You kept him calm because he knew no matter what you were looking for us. If pretty boy was awake right now he would tell you not to blame yourself. You have done everything that you could and we all came out there alive. Feel for yourself. You can feel his pulse, baby girl. You know Pretty boy is a fighter. We don't blame you and he wouldn't want you to blame yourself. So baby girl please stop that feeling for your Genius. He will make it through all of this and then he will say this to you." Morgan said softly as he looked into Garcia's eyes.
She gave him a small smile as her eyes wandered over to Reid and she froze.
"Reid?!" She said in nothing more than a whisper and everyone followed her view.
There on the corner of Reid's face was a small tear.
"Genius if you can hear me please squeeze my hand. I know you can do that, Boy wonder." She said as she looked down to her hand and everyone else did the same as they took a step closer to the bed.
At first, nothing happened but then she felt a light pressure against her fingers.
She immediately started to cry but now happy tears.
"That's it, boy wonder. I'm so proud of you. Please let me see that beautiful hazel brown eyes of you." She said with a smile on her face.
Emily meanwhile had already pressed the call button for the doctor.
Just as the nurse and the doctor came in and wanted to ask what was going on, Spencer's eyes slowly started to flutter and finally, after a few attempts, they fully opened.
"Welcome back Dr. Reid!"
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