3 days later
Scarletts' POV
The last 3 days have been stressful. I have been waiting patiently for Derek to wake up. I have noticed no difference in him than I had three days earlier. I swear if he doesn't wake up soon, I'm gonna go crazy. I know his health has to be up in order to be brought out of the coma, but still. It's frustrating. I still haven't made an appointment for the baby because I really want Derek there with me. I was sitting on the chair and holding Dereks' hand. I looked up and saw a doctor walk in. He picked up Dereks' chart and looked at me before looking down.
"Good morning Agent Hotchner." he said smiling at me.
"Morning. How is he today?" I asked.
"Well, good news is we can start the process of bringing him out of the coma." he said as he closed the chart.
"So what does the process entail?" I asked.
"Well basically, we are going to start by weining him off the medication. It's going to be sort of a long process. We are going to take it down a quarter percent today and then a quarter percent each day until hes off the meds." he said.
"So another 4 days. At least." I said with a sigh.
"Yes." he said.
"Ok. Lets' do this." I said.
"Ok." he said and walked over to the machine and took the meds down 1/4.
"Now this will run until this time tomorrow morning." he said.
"Thank you." I said and he walked out.
A little while later, Section Chief Strauss walked in.
"Ma'am?" I asked in surprise.
"Please call me Erin. How are you today? How is he?" she asked motioning to Derek.
"I'm ok. He's ok. I guess. They are starting the process of bringing him out of the coma." I said.
"Very good. How much longer before he's out?" she asked.
"At least another 4 days." I said.
"Oh ok. Well, unfortunately FBI brass is recalling everyone back to Quantico." she said and I looked up.
"What do you mean everyone?" I asked.
"I mean everyone except for Agent Morgan." she said and my eyes got huge.
"I'm not leaving." I said shaking my head.
"Agent Hotchner, we need you back in Quantico. We have other cases and they need our help." she said.
"No. I'm not leaving. Fire me all you want, but, I'm not leaving without Derek." I said.
"I'll see what I can do." she said and walked out.
A little while later, Aaron walked in and smiled at me.
"Hi sissy." he said.
"Hi." I said and looked up at him with tears in my eyes.
"Sweetie, if I had a choice I'd stay with you. I know you need me. Unfortunately Brass says we have to go back. There are other cases and victims that need our help. Strauss tried to get them to let me stay, but they said no." he said as I wiped my eyes.
"What are you talking about? Strauss said I have to go back too." I said.
"Sis, she called FBI Brass and they agreed that you need to be here. Everyone else has to go back though." he said.
"O-Ok." I said and he walked over and hugged me tight.
"I love you sis. Let me know when he wakes up. You call me if you need anything." he said and kissed my temple.
"I will. I love you too." I said and he smiled and walked out.
4 days later
It has been a long 4 days since they started the process of bringing him out of the coma. I've been on the phone everyday with Aaron. I hate that he's back in Virginia. Yesterday they ended the weining. His mother had just left and headed back to the hotel. Now is just the waiting game of when he's gonna wake up. I looked down and rubbed my stomach.
"Don't you worry sweetheart. Daddy will wake up soon." I said.
"Who are you talking to?" I heard a raspy voice ask.
I looked over at the bed and Derek had his eyes closed.
"I think mommy's starting to lose it." I said with a slight giggle and rubbing my stomach.
"Scar, baby, who are you talking to?" I heard and froze.
I looked over at the bed and gasped. There with his eyes open, laid my gorgeous boyfriend. I started crying and walked over to the bed. I leaned down and went to kiss his forehead when he reached up with a hand and pulled me down to him and kissed my lips. I haven't felt his kiss in over a week and I have missed it so much. When I pulled away, I looked down at his face and smiled.
"I have missed you so much." I said through my tears.
"I've missed you too baby. I never thought I'd see you again." he said.
"Well, I'm here and I'm not leaving you." I said, slowly running my fingers over his face..
"So how are you feeling?" I asked, as I felt him lean in to my touch.
"Ok, sore." he said.
"Do you remember what happened?" I asked.
"That little bitch bethany knocked me out and took me with her to Ohio. She told me I'd never see you again. I remember her stabbing me in the side twice before I passed out from blood loss." he said.
"Yeah when I got there, she told me I was too late. I ran over and untied you. I tried to give you CPR but the wound gushed blood every time I tried. All I could do was just hold you and I begged you to wake up. Baby, that was over a week ago." I said with tears rolling down my face.
"Hey come on. No tears." he said as he lifted his hand and gently wiped the tears.
"I'm sorry you had to go through this baby." he said.
"Don't be sorry. It's not your fault." I said.
"So do you want to tell me who you were talking to?" he asked.
"Derek, do you remember about 4 weeks ago when I got out of the hospital?" I asked.
A smile spread across his features and he said "Oh yeah, you were a little minx that night. Miss Sex at work."
I smiled and rolled my eyes. I have missed his smile so much.
"Anyway, that night something happened." I said and gently placed his hand on my stomach.
I placed my hands on top of his and looked at him, waiting for his reaction. He looked at me and then to my stomach and then back to my face again.
"Are you?" he asked with a shocked expression on his face.
"Yeah." I said and he pulled me in closer and leaned up enough to kiss my stomach.
I leaned over and pressed the nurse button while he was doing that and let them know he was awake.
"Hi baby, It's your daddy. I finally get to talk to you. Mommy has been such a strong woman this past week. You are so lucky to have her as a mommy. I know I'm lucky to have both of you. I already love you so much." he said and it brought tears to my eyes.
"Hello Agent Morgan. How are we feeling?" the doctor asked walking in and taking his chart and opening it.
"Ok. Sore but ok." he said.
"Good. Well I want to keep you for at least another 24 hours and if nothing happens, I'll clear you to go home. You'll need to contact your doctor back in Virginia in order to be cleared to go back to work. No heavy lifting. Absolutely nothing over 5 lbs for the next week. You've had your stitches in for a week already so one more. When your doctor takes your stitches out, he may want you on light duty for another week but after that you should be cleared to go back to work. No walking around that much either. So, you'll need a wheelchair to get around the majority of the time." the doctor said as he sat the chart back in the tray.
"Ok. Thank you." he said.
"No problem." the doctor said and walked out.
I looked back at Derek and thought back to the week prior to this moment. I felt myself tear up and the tears rolled down my face.
"Hey, hey, hey. What's with the tears baby?" he asked.
"Just thinking that I came this close to losing you." I said and put my thumb and index finger close together.
"Well, you didn't lose me. I'm here and not going anywhere. We have a beautiful child that is on his or her way and I'm not missing my childs' life for nothing." he said and I smiled.
"I love you." I said and he tugged on my arm.
I smiled and walked closer to the bed and leaned down. He captured my lips in a passionate kiss and then pulled back.
"I love you more. So much more." he said.
The next morning
Dereks' POV
I woke up and looked over at the couch and saw Scar lying there, flipping through the channels.
"Hey sweetheart." I said and she looked at me and smiled.
"Good morning baby. How are you feeling?" she asked.
"Ok. How about you?" I asked and then I got a good look at her.
Her face was so tired looking. She had circles under her eyes and she was yawning every 20 to 30 seconds. She was still so beautiful.
"Wait. Don't answer that. I already know. You're tired. Why didn't you sleep last night?" I asked.
"I tried. Everytime I closed my eyes, I would open them again just to look over at you and make sure you were breathing." she said and I gave her a small smile.
"Baby, come here." I said and she walked over to me.
When she got to me, i could really see her eyes. They had tears glistening in them. I took her hand in mine and brought it my chest and held it there.
"Baby, look at me." I said and she looked at me and the tears started flowing down her face.
"What's wrong?" I asked.
"I almost lost you." she said.
"But, you didn't. I'm here and I'm not leaving." I said.
"I know, I was just so scared and I still am." she said.
"I love you." I said.
"I love you too." she said and I pulled her down and gently kissed her lips.
"Now, do you feel that?" I asked while her hand remained on my chest.
"Other than your incredibly sexy chest?" she asked with a smile.
"There's that smile. But yes other than that. Do you feel my heart beating?" I asked.
"Yeah." she said.
"It only beats for two people in particular. You and this wonderful child that is growing inside you." I said and brought her closer to me and kissed her stomach.
"Good morning you two. So, Mr. Morgan, are we ready to go home?" the doctor asked walking in.
"More than you know." I said with a slight chuckle.
"Understandable. Well, just sign here and you can get out of here." he said and handed the discharge papers to me.
I signed them and was released to go home. Before we left, mom came by and saw that I was awake. She was overjoyed that I was awake and knew I was going to be a father. We visited for a few minutes and then we had to get going. Mom left and went back to Chicago. We walked out of the hospital or well, she wheeled me out.
"Ya know, I could get used to pushing you around." she said with a giggle.
"Funny haha." I said and laughed with her.
Once we got to the car, she placed the bags in the back and then came around to me and slowly helped me stand up and get into the car. She put the wheelchair in the back of the car. She got in the drivers side and reached over me and buckled my seatbelt.
"Babe, I can buckle myself in." I said even though I enjoyed the feeling of her pressed up against me.
"I know." she said and sat back in her seat.
She put her own seatbelt on and we drove off towards Quantico.