YAY YAY EMILY IS COMING BACK! I SCREAMED WHEN I SAW AND RUSHED TO MY BROTHER'S ROOM! AT THREE IN THE MORNING! I WAS SO EXCITED I HAD TO TELL SOMEONE! And then my mom gave out to me...

Anyway, back to the story. Since the wonderful Paget Brewster is returning(!) I decided to do an Emily chapter, and we'll see what she thinks of this whole mess. Oh and by the way, this is kinda sad...but if you feel really sad just remember that PAGET BREWSTER IS COMING BACK!

Chapter Twenty Five

This was as impossible situation. She hated that man for making her choose. She didn't want to choose, she wanted both. She didn't want to choose between her child and her best friend, especially as they had just gotten back on good terms. But JJ was making her choose the baby, and had taken all the hits. Every single one of them. She thought they had been held captive for four days now, but she wasn't sure. Twice a day their captor came to beat one of them up, and JJ always volunteered. Anytime Emily tried to stop JJ, JJ stood in front of her and took her punches. All of them.

JJ was beaten half to death while Emily was relatively unscathed. She hated this, she wanted to protect JJ but she couldn't do that without endangering her chid, and if anything happened to that child JJ would be devastated. All the pain she had endured would be for nothing. Emily had to keep reminding herself that what JJ was doing was protecting her child, but she forgot it everytime that man came into the room and beat JJ to a bloody pulp.

She watched as JJ was knocked out cold for the third time since they got here, and all she wanted to do was stand up and kill that man for hurting her friend. But he had learned that Emily could be troublesome, so everytime he came in he handcuffed her and threw her on the floor so she couldn't stop him.

He left JJ on the floor, blood all over her face and body, and closed the door. Emily crawled over to where JJ was and pulled JJ on to her lap as best she could with the handcuffs on. JJ's breathing was shallow, and despite all the blood she was pale. She didn't deserve all this pain, and it was Emily's fault. She had done this to her friend. If she had never fought with JJ this would never have happened. They would have both gone to the SUV together and avoided all this mess. Her friend was going to die because of her.

Emily had accepted a long time ago that if this continued JJ would die. It was taking her longer and longer to recover from each attack, and she couldn't stand anymore. She was in constant pain, and JJ said she couldn't see as well as she used to. She often got confused, and had headaches, and just recently had start vomiting. Unfortunately Emily's morning sickness had started at around the same time so their cell smelled awful.

Emily knew JJ had a concussion, and this could lead to serious brain damage for her. Emily hated herself for not being able to stop this, and several times she had considered sacrificing her baby for JJ. But JJ had stopped her every time, and gently forced her on to the floor, before being beatened. Emily couldn't even look anymore, she couldn't watch him injure her friend. But she couldn't drown the noise out, she couldn't stop the sound of his fist colliding against JJ's skin, the sound of her hitting the cold floor and the sound of her cries. Those were the sounds Emily heard in her nightmares, the very few times she slept.

She looked down at JJ, and gently stroked her friend's badly bruised face. Despite all the cuts and bruises, she still looked beautiful but she was so pale, unnaturally pale. She knew JJ wouldn't wake up for a while, the last time she didn't wake up for three hours and this beating was worse. Way worse.

For the first time since they got here Emily cried. Tears flowed freely down her face and landed on JJ's. The walls she had tried so hard to protect came tumbling down as she watched her friend breathe, hoping that with every breath it wouldn't be her last.

''Dammit it's been four days. Four! That bastard has got them somewhere and we're not even close to finding out where!'' Morgan shouted, slamming his fist down on the table. The team had tried fruitlessly for four days to find Emily and JJ, but they had found nothing that could lead them towards the two women. They tried to keep this as quite as possible, if the media found out that two federal agents had been kidnapped there'd be a frenzy. The only person they told was Will.

''Morgan we will find them,'' Rossi said calmly. He was just as angry as Morgan, he could just hide it better.

''But what if we don't? What if we never find them? What if they're dead already?''

''We have no evidence to say that they're dead, so they're still alive to us.''

''That's not good enough Rossi.''

''I know.''

They had gone to the site of Emily and JJ's abduction but all they found was their cellphones, and traces of their blood. Nothing else. The blood had gotten everyone on edge, but they still believed that they were alive, even if they weren't close to finding them.

JJ woke up eventually, but she was very weak. The fact that they only lived on two candy bars and a bottle of water a day didn't help. Emily had insisted that JJ stay in her arms, and she rocked JJ gently while JJ focused on breathing. Neither of them had to talk, Emily's comforting action and JJ's acceptance said all they needed to say.

A few hours after JJ woke up she got stronger and sat up, but she still had to lean against Emily. She put her head on Emily's shoulder and cried. JJ had cried a few times everyday but Emily had cried only the once. She couldn't let JJ see her cry. She had to be strong for JJ, because JJ was being strong for her.

Emily closed her eyes and tried not to think of JJ sobbing sadly into her, but JJ crying because Emily's baby had been born. She was roused from her trance by a small voice. ''I've been working on the railroad, all the live-long day...''

''JJ? Are you...are you singing?'' Emily asked, pulling back slightly so she could look at JJ. JJ missed the feel of Emily's head against her own and looked up smiling at Emily. ''Yeah.''

''But...why?''

''I don't know, maybe to not make this place feel so barren and sad and depressing.''

''But that song?''

''It's Henry's favourite. It reminds me that I've got something to live for.''

''JJ of course you have got something to live for. Don't give up Jayje, don't let him win.''

''I won't, plus I've got to stay strong for that little guy inside there,'' JJ smiled and rubbed Emily's stomach.

''JJ I can't let you do this anymore. You're destroying yourself.''

''It's worth it.''

''But JJ, Henry. Don't you want to see him again?''

''Of course I do. But Emily I have to protect you.''

''I don't need protection.''

''Yes you do. One well-placed blow and that baby is gone. I know you can defend yourself, you could probably kick that guy's ass, but the baby can't protect itself.''

''But I can pregnant again. I can't get another you.''

''No, no! Don't you dare consider sacrifing that baby for me! Do you want to lose your child?''

''No...''

''Then please Emily, please let me do this. And if I die, you can always name the baby Jennifer.''

''No, JJ no. Please JJ I need you, you can't do this. And what if the baby's a boy?''

''If it's a boy, I'll still live on in it.''

''But I don't want you to live on through my child. I want you there with me, I need you JJ.''

''Emily, I'll be fine.''

''But JJ I can't lose you! I can't, especially after I've just got you back.''

''You'll never lose me, I'll always be here with you.''

''Please stop talking like you're going to die.''

The door flew open and the man entered. He threw their candy bars on the ground and grabbed JJ, seeing as he knew JJ wouldn't let Emily get hurt. Emily tried to protest but JJ stopped her with a hug and a small smile. The man stood her up and began attacking her. Emily tried to stand up again but she couldn't. She tried so hard but she couldn't. She closed her eyes and thought of happier times, times with the team and times with just herself, JJ and Garcia. But she thought especially of the times when it was just her and JJ, and prayed that she'd have more of them again.

The man finished with JJ and threw her onto Emily. He slammed the door behind him and left the two girls alone. Emily pulled JJ into her and hugged her tight. JJ was out cold, and barely breathing. It was bad this time, really bad, and again Emily let her tears fall. JJ was so broken and bruised, and she hardly weighed anything. Emily was never religious since her abortion, but she prayed so hard for the life of her friend.

She placed a kiss against JJ's forehead, and tasted her own salty tears, mixed in with some of JJ's blood. She stroked JJ's hair, and attempted to remove some of the blood from it but there was too much. Instead she just hugged JJ and started singing the song JJ had been singing earlier, hoping somehow that it would wake JJ up.

''I've been working on the railroad, all the live-long day, I've been working on the railroad, just to pass the time away, Don't you hear the whistle blowing? Rise up so early in the morn. Don't you hear the captain shouting? Dinah, blow your horn...''

Aww that's sad. But PAGET BREWSTER IS COMING BACK! I'M SO EXCITED!