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They stood up to greet both the doctor and the team/family. The team and Jack and Jessica ran up to them worried. All Spencer had told them was Aaron had been sent into emergency surgery. He hadn't wanted to tell them over the phone Petersman had found his way into his room and held them both hostage.

"What happened?" Dave asked worried seeing how devastated they were. "How is he, doctor?"

"Apparently a man found his way into Agent Hotchner's room and pressed his stomach a couple of times then held his mother hostage..." They all looked at each other but were too worried to correct him that Valarie was actually his father. "This young man shot him dead and the man fell on his stomach..."

Spencer and Valarie nodded verifying the doctor's story. Dave noticed the little cut on Valarie's neck and became worried about her too so he went over to her and squeezed her hand letting her know she had his support too.

"How is he?" Valarie asked trying to bite back the tears.

"We've managed to sort out the damage. A toxic lesion broke and let toxins into his blood but we've succeeded in cleaning it up. Also the internal bleeding started up again but we've also been able to stop it and unclot the blood that had clotted itself," the doctor answered.

She nodded. "Is he still in danger?" she asked clutching Dave's hand tight.

"Thankfully no but we wish to keep him in ICU longer just in case things make a turn for the worse again. We'll be conducting regular checks to make sure his recovery is going as it should. As long as something like this doesn't happen again he should be out of ICU in two or three days."

She nodded swallowing the last remaining lumps in her throat. "Is he awake?" she asked.

"He's currently still sleeping off the anaesthetic. We can come get you when he's woken up."

She nodded. "Please do."

"Of course," he answered and left.

After he'd left they all sat back down on the chairs in the waiting room. Jack sat down next to his granddad and cuddled up to her resting his sleepy head on her lap. He didn't seem to notice that she still had her penis or at least he didn't mention it which made her happy.

"Dad's going to be alright, isn't he?" he asked vulnerably. "I'm not going to lose him like mum, am I?"

"Didn't you hear the doctors, buddy," she answered running her fingers through his hair.

He shook his head. "I was too busy being mad at the bad guy."

She smiled stroking his hair at how protective he was over his dad. He was truly his hero and she was proud to see why. "He's going to be in ICU for a day longer but he's going to be alright," she assured.

"Really?" he asked sounding a little happier.

"Really," she confirmed.

He got up and flung his arms around her neck hugging her close to him while she hugged him back. That was when he noticed the bruises round her collarbone and the line on her neck where the scalpel had broken the skin.

"You alright, grandpa? Can I call you grandpa?" he asked trying to stifle a tired yawn.

"Of course you can. Even though I'm a woman I'll always be your grandpa..." He smiled back at him. "And I'm fine. It's just a little nick and a couple of bruises nothing major."

"Good," he smiled yawning yet again.

"Why don't you lay your head back on my lap and go to sleep? We'll wake you up when the doctor comes back."

"Promise."

"Promise."

He smiled and laid his head back on her lap closing his eyes. He was soon off to the land of nod while she kept running her fingers through his hair.