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George Town University Hospital ER 9 pm

In the middle of the constant noise of the emergency room, the dispatch radio blared to life.

"University Hospital, this is Quantico Hostage Rescue. Do you copy?"

"University Hospital, hostage rescue, what do you have?"

"We are en route with a male patient, 24 years old. GSW to the back left upper quadrant. Patient on the scene with no pulse down approximately three minutes till resuscitated. The left lung collapsed after bullet penetration. The patient was intubated on the scene and is stable. ETA ten minutes. Over."

"Got it, Hostage rescue. The ready-to-receive will have surgeon and OR standing by University Hospital over and out."

"Acknowledged University over and out."

Ten minutes later, the large double doors to the ER crashed open. A gurney with two paramedics, Lily, and a doctor running beside it slid into the room. The ER began shouting orders.

Lily tried to follow Reid. The ER nurse said, "You can't go in there, miss. "

"But-"

"You must stay out of the way and let the doctors do their work." The nurse smiled kindly at her. "Why you don't have a seat in the waiting room? I promise to find you when we know a little more. "She said gently.

"Ms. St John, come sit with us," Gideon said from behind her.

He and the others walked with her to a waiting room corner.

Gideon said you know Ms. St John-

"Please, all of you, call me Lily. I feel like we're family."

"Alright, Lily, I am worried about you too. You have been through a terrible ordeal. Why don't we have the doctors check you out."

"No, she said I am fine. I am not moving till I know Spencer's alright."

Elle sat down and put an arm around her. The tears she'd been holding back to be strong for Spence came in flood, and she sobbed. Wildly. She cried till Elle thought she would be sick. Gideon said quietly from the other side of Elle. Let's get her a doctor. She needs a sedative.

The ER doctor came in. Everyone leaped up and crowded around him, peppering him with questions about Dr. Reid.

He said, holding up his hands. Please let me explain what happened—Dr. Reid's in surgery. We need to get the bullet out of his lung. We don't believe there is any danger of paralysis, but we still have to be very careful. Now the surgery will take a few hours. We will keep you updated.

"Dr, will there be any brain damage? He flat-lined and was down for three minutes?" Gideon asked.

"I don't know, Agent Gideon. We will be doing a CAT scan and other neurological testing and will tell you when we know. We may have to wait until he is awake to know.'

As he turned away, Morgan called out urgently, "Doctor, wait!"

The doctor turned to see Morgan with Lily in his arms. She had fainted. The doctor rushed over. What happened?"

"I don't know. Lily fainted, and I caught her before she hit the floor."

The doctor led them into an examining room and said, "Please wait outside. I'll tell you what's wrong with her as soon as I know. I want to ask you some questions about this young lady." He directed to Gideon.

"All right, doctor, I will answer what I can."

"What is her name?"

"Lily St John"

"Is she an agent too?"

"No, doctor, she was kidnapped about 24 hours ago and held in a dark room. I don't know if she has eaten or had anything to drink in that time."

The doctor nodded as he wrote. "Well, that would explain her fainting. I'll order up some tests to be sure. "He leaned over and checked her pupils. She listened to her heart and did a cursory exam of her body. Gideon winced at the angry red ligature marks on her arms and ankles.

"I am going to have a nurse apply some antibiotic cream to the ligature marks to be safe, and after her blood work comes back, and she is awake, I'll give her something for her pain. She has gone from unconsciousness to sleep, so let's leave her for a while."

The men left the room, and Agent Gideon informed the rest of the team of her condition.

"She's sleeping now, so we wait."

Two hours later, the surgeon walked up to the group. Morgan shook Elle, who had fallen asleep with her head on his shoulder. "What's going on?"

"The doctor's here."

The surgeon said, "My name is Dr. David Wilson. I am the head of the surgical team that operated on young Dr. Reid. We removed the bullet from his lung and re-inflated it. He came through in excellent condition. He is on a ventilator, and we'll see if we can take him off it tomorrow, depending on how he's doing. He will be out of recovery in another hour but will still be sleeping for the rest of the night, so I suggest you all get some rest. "

Hotch said, "Thank you, doctor, for all you have done."

"I didn't do all of it the doctor said. That your agent is a fighter."

The ER doctor entered and said to Gideon, "May I speak with you for a minute?"

They moved off down the hallway.

"What is it? Is it Ms. St John?"

"Her test results are back. I need to know Agent Gideon if she has a boyfriend or husband we can contact?"

"Lily's boyfriend is in one of your operating theaters. His name is Dr. Spencer Reid, and he's one of my agents.

"There is no other family to contact that is close?" the doctor inquired.

"No, what is it? Can you tell me?"

"Ms. St John is pregnant."

"She's pregnant. Does she know yet? How is the baby?"

"She is about four weeks along. I don't think she knows, although she may have begun to suspect. As for the baby, as far as I can tell, everything is alright, but I have called in a prenatal specialist. Her name is Dr. Rebbeca Williams, and she is the best on the east coast."

"Thank you, doctor-"Gideon began to say when they heard a scream from Lily's room both sprinted to her room. She was thrashing wildly on the bed, screaming for Spencer.

"No, Spencer, Oh god, help me. He's bleeding. Help him"

Agent Gideon grabbed her into his arms. Rubbing her back, he said quietly, "Lily, it's okay. Lily, wake up now. Come on, wake up. It's okay. She relaxed and lowered herself to the bed. Her eyes opened.

"Agent Gideon," she asked, looking confused.

"Yes, Lily, it's me."

"Oh, I thought it was a terrible nightmare."

"It was you were dreaming about earlier tonight."

"Oh, it's real then. We're are in the hospital, and Spencer is here."

"Yes, he's still out of surgery now and in recovery. "

Lily tried to get out of bed but swayed and sat down. The doctor said. "Ms. St John, you need to stay in bed."

"Why? I want to see Spencer. Why do I feel so dizzy?

The doctor said. "Ms. St John, you are severely dehydrated and haven't eaten in 24 hours. Your blood sugar crashed."

"So that's why I fainted?"

"No, we did some tests, and you're four weeks pregnant."

Tears welled up in her eyes, "I'm pregnant?"

"Yes, congratulations, but you need to stay in bed. I have a specialist coming in to see you and check the baby. "Just a precaution," he assured her, seeing the worry come into her eyes."

"When will she be here, doctor?" Gideon asked.

"Not for a couple of hours she is coming up from Baltimore, and the weather turned bad."

The doctor said, "now I need to get to my rounds. I'll check you later." he patted her shoulder and left.

Lily looked at Agent Gideon "you knew?"

"Yes, I hope it is okay?"

Of course, Spencer thinks of you as a father, so I don't mind. I want to see him and tell him, though."

Gideon said. Why don't you tell me about your dream while we wait for him to wake up and your doctor to get here? It might be good to talk about it.

Lily blew out a breath and said. "Alright, Thanks for listening."

I was sitting on the cot in the dark. I was so afraid. I wanted Spencer to walk through the door so badly that when he did, I didn't believe my eyes at first. I started to say something, and he shushed me. He turned on the lights and swept the room like I had seen cops on TV.

He came over to me and knelt and untied the ropes. He asked me if "Dr. Miller was there."

I tried to hug him, but he pushed me away and asked me again if I had seen her. I said, "No, not for hours," and then I saw her standing with a gun pointed at Spencer's back over my shoulder.

She told him to get up and back away from me. He whispered to me, "remember, no matter what happens, I love you."

He turned to her, and she told him that she couldn't wait to kill me and make him watch. Then he changed. He said terrible things about me that he didn't love me and wanted to kill me. I was terrified till I realized what he was doing.

When he kissed her, I picked up his gun, stood up, and said, "kindly take your hand off my boyfriend."

She was stunned. Spencer moved back to me, which is when all hell broke loose. You came in the door shouting FBI Drop your weapons, and I lowered mine. I remember thinking that everything was okay now you were here. Then Spencer yelled, "No!"

That is when I heard all the gunshots, and then Spencer was falling to the floor, and there as so much more blood than I ever saw, and I screamed for help. You and the other agents turned him over and did CPR. It's a blur from there. I remember the medics coming in and taking him out. I remember you telling me to ride with him. I was so terrified he would die.

"It's my fault he took a bullet for me. What if my child's father dies? What will I do?"

Gideon said, "This is not your fault, it is the fault of Dr. Miller, but she is dead now, killed by my agents. I only wish we had been faster on the trigger."

"AgentGideon, you are right; it is no one's fault but hers."

"Listen, you're tired. Why don't you sleep? It will be a while before you can see Spencer, and your doctor will be here in a while?"

"Okay, but I don't want to be alone. Will you stay with me till I fall asleep? Agent Gideon, will you tell me about Spencer and your cases? Does he always do brave and stupid things like tonight?"

Gideon laughed and said. Oh, Ms. St John, I can tell you a few things you wouldn't believe.

And he began to talk.