A/N Here is the next Warnings are the same I own nothing.
Chapter 7
Hotch looked at the laptop and his jaw clenched as he looked at Lily and saw the explosive charge attached to the makeshift collar around her neck.
He walked away pulling out his cell phone he didn't care if he had to call the President himself he was going to get these men what they wanted and to hell with the consequences. He had to get Lily out of there. He was afraid of what might happen to Spencer if he lost his wife and child. He was afraid the young man would leave the FBI for good and disappear into some obscure branch of academia and never leave the library again. Hotch couldn't allow that. Reid had become indispensable to the team but that wasn't all. They had all come to care very much for the young agent and his little family.
It took Hotch the better part of thirty minutes arguing with the directors but in the end it was set up to give the hostage takers what they wanted. In the meantime Morgan had been studying the feed of lily to try to get a handle on the device on her neck. It was very small so it was difficult for him to get a good look at it but he had help from Garcia who was enhancing and sending him images he could work with.
The minutes ticked by in agonizing slowness. Spencer had not spoken a word to anyone since seeing his wife's predicament. He had climbed back into one the SUV's and was sitting staring out the window. Elle had climbed into the vehicle and sat next to him speaking quietly to him. She didn't seem to notice that he did not respond to her. She just kept up a soothing patter like a parent comforting a smile child.
At precisely 88 minutes after Reid had talked to Richard White, a black bell jet ranger helicopter flew in and landed in the almost empty parking lot. All civilians including the press had been moved several hundred yards away. It landed with a cacophony of sound so that talking was impossible. When the blades slowed all most to a stop the pilot jumped out and ran to where law enforcement was waiting to take him back to the military base he came from. The hostage takers had said they didn't need a pilot and no one doubted their abilities any longer. Spencer roused back to the present got out of the SUV and walked to where Lt Mendoza was standing talking quietly with the leader of the SWAT team.
The lieutenant's phone rang. He answered it and then passed it to Spencer.
"Well Dr I see our ride is here. Here is how this is going to go down. I assume you have seen your wife and the necklace we made for her." He laughed.
"Yes I have." Spencer said wearily
"Good now you tell SWAT to stay back. We will release the rest of the hostages first and then we will exit the building. Now my good friend Daniel has the detonator for the little bomb you wife is wearing should he be shot or any of us shot I am afraid it will be very unpleasant for both of you or should I say all three of you."
"I will find you and kill you with my bare hands I swear to God." Spencer spat.
Richard laughed and said "I don't think so Dr Reid and watch what you say for poor Lily's sake. Now after we are in the copter and leaving the DC area you may go into the bank and disarm the bomb. Daniel will call in specific instructions. Now if you don't mind we need to get out of here. Good bye Dr Reid."
Dr Reid handed the phone to the lieutenant and relayed what the man said to him. A minute later and all of the hostages but Lily were running out of the building to safety. I minute later the four men ran out and got into the helicopter. It took off to the north moving fast. Hotch pulled out his phone and requested military radar tracking of the jet ranger which was all they could do till Lily was safe. In the meantime the bomb squad had entered the building and was trying to disarm the bomb. Several minutes later they received communications from the robbers with instructions. The paramedics had put Lily out with pain killers as they needed her as still as possible and her labor wouldn't allow her to sit still anymore. Her contractions were at 2 minutes apart and they needed to get her to the hospital as fast as possible.
After 20 minutes of painstaking work the bomb squad removed the collar and explosive from Lily and took it out of the building for safe disposal.
The paramedics came out of the bank with Lily on a stretcher and quickly moved her to the waiting ambulance. Spencer climbed into the back and they sped out of the parking lot sirens screaming and lights flashing.
The rest of the team jumped into the waiting SUV's and raced out of the parking lot after the ambulance letting the emergency vehicle plow the road for them.
Fifteen minutes later the ambulance pulled up the entrance of the ER at university hospital. They raced into the entry way and were met by the waiting doctor. Lily was coming around again and she began to scream and fight off the doctor.
Spencer took her hand and said soothingly "it's alright Imzadi you are safe it's over baby."
Lily's eyes snapped to his and she tried to push up from the gurney and embrace him. "Oh God Spencer I was so scared. I thought he was going to hurt you and the baby." She began to cry and then she screamed as another contraction hit.
"Doctor Reid we have to get her into delivery now the contractions are coming on top of each other and she is fully effaced and dilated."
"I want to go with her." Spencer demanded.
"Al right doctor, nurse get him some scrubs will you please and meet us in delivery room 3.
"Come on Doctor lets get you ready for that baby the nurse said leading him away."
Spencer followed the nurse and quickly donned what she gave him and they entered the delivery room.
"Your just in time Dr Reid, you have an impatient baby." Lily's doctor said. Now just so you know your wife came in with very high blood pressure we have given her meds for that and she is ready to start pushing. Lily I know you want to push but you need to ignore that urge for a minute till I tell you. The doctor was busy for a brief moment then he said ok Lily I want you to push on the next contraction."
Lily screamed and pushed hard.
Good Lily the baby crowning. Another push. Lily had Spencer's hand in hers and he nearly screamed when she pushed again crushing his hand. She dropped back on the pillow panting. "Come on baby remember the breathing we learned." He talked her through getting her breathing under control.
"Good Lily the shoulders are out one last push."
"I can't she cried I am so tired."
"Yes you can Lily you can do anything you are a strong and courageous woman one more push baby. Spencer said. He moved behind her and lifted her into a sitting position he sat sideways behind her and put his arms around her she rested back on him and he helped her pull her knees back to her chest. She screamed once more and pushed as hard as she could. Lily felt something give way and slide out of her.
She collapsed back on Spencer and the doctor said it's a girl. The baby began to cry and so did Lily. Spencer kissed her forehead.
"Hey Dad you want to cut the cord." the doctor asked as he suction out the baby mouth and nose.
Spencer got up and gently lowered Lily back on her pillows. He walked hesitantly forward.
"Its okay Dr she won't bite." The doctor grinned. He was used to nervous fathers. Dr Reid looked fragile but at least he hadn't fainted like some of the big burly guys that had come through this hospital.
The doctor had clamped off the cord in two places and he instructed Dr. Reid to cut in between the clamps. Spencer took the scissors and hesitated looking at the Doctor. It's okay Dr Reid you won't hurt either one of them. Spencer cut the cord and watched as the doctor tied off the end attached to his daughter. A nurse took her and cleaned her off and wrapped her in a blanket.
She brought the baby over to Lily and laid her one her chest.
"Oh god Spencer she's so beautiful.'
Spencer for one couldn't take his eyes off of her she was a tiny miracle and so very beautiful.
He kissed Lily. "I love you baby thank you for making me a father."
She smiled up at him. Then her face went white and her eyes rolled back into her head.
Spencer smile froze on his face. "Lily, what's wrong. The nurse pushed him aside as monitors began beeping and the doctor began shouting orders. He looked and saw the huge puddle of blood forming under Lily. His ears began to buzz and he heard random words like "hemorrhaging, get me some O negative blood stat, and nurse get him out of here."
The nurse took his arm firmly and led him out of the room. Please let me stay with her I'll stay out of the way.
"Dr Reid you have to let the doctors do their work. We will tell you how she is as soon as we know. Go find your friends."
Spencer started down the hallway in a daze. This could not possibly be happening. She was supposed to be alright after the bank. Was this some cruel cosmic joke? He began to think as he had for the hundredth time that day "What will I do without her is she dies. Added to that thought was "How can I be a single Dad?" Then he mentally slapped himself. "Get a grip on yourself doctor Reid she's not dead so don't think that way be positive and remember what you said to Lily just that morning that this is a family of survivors." Had it just been that morning he had said that? He felt as though he had lived for a hundred years in the hours since early morning.
He walked into the waiting room where the team was in various stages of conversation, or pacing or pretending to read stupid articles in stupid magazines in which they had no interest.
Gideon was the first to see him standing there. "Spencer!" he said smiling and going over to the younger man. Then he saw how white the young agent was. He looked as though he would collapse at any moment. Gideon led him to a chair and pushed him down into it. "What's wrong Spencer? Are Lily and the baby ok. The other crowded around looking anxiously at him. He seemed to see them there for the first time. "It's a girl." he inanely.
"That's wonderful." Elle said a huge smile on her face.
"Spencer how is Lily?" Gideon asked afraid of what Reid would say. He knew his agent and something was very wrong.
"S-she ah she's hemorrhaging they wouldn't let me stay." His voice shook and was hardly more than a whisper. She might be dying and the wouldn't let me stay he looked pleadingly as if to beg the older agent for one of the miracles he had pulled off for the team. And Gideon failed him for he had no miracle to give it was in the hands of the doctors now. Elle sat down on the other side of him and took his hand in hers. He folded into her like a child and cried Morgan and Hotch began pacing up and down the room in opposite directions while JJ and Gideon sat staring into space.
After what seemed an eternity, Lily's doctor came into the room followed by a nurse with Spencer's daughter in her arms. The baby was crying and the nurse was completely unsuccessful in comforting her.
"Doctor, he said how is my wife if she alright?" He didn't want to hear it if it was bad news but he had to know.
Don't fear Dr Reid we stopped the bleeding and she is getting a transfusion now. She is still unconscious but she is going to be fine with time and a lot of rest." He smiled wearily and patted Spencer on the shoulder.
Dr Reid's legs would no longer hold him he sunk back into his chair. "When can I see her doctor?"
"As I said she is still out but were putting her in a room now and you can see her in awhile the nurse will come and get you, OK?"
"Thank you doctor for everything." Spencer shook his hand
"It was my pleasure doctor, you wife is a strong young woman and a real fighter. You have a beautiful daughter. "He smiled at the young man again and turning left the room.
The nurse walked over and gave Spencer his baby. "She has been crying the nursery down for the last half hour and believe me when the maternity nurses can't quiet a baby then there is either something seriously wrong or the child wants a family member. Spencer carefully took her in his arm cradling her head gently with one hand before shifting her close in his arms.
Although he wouldn't believe it in years to come something happened in a split second that left him slightly baffled. The baby opened her eyes and seem to focus on Spencer's before closing them again she shifted in the blankets turning into his chest and promptly stopped crying and went to sleep. It only lasted a brief moment but Spencer thought to him self "Did she just look directly at me? No that's not possible babies that age can't focus their eyes." But he would wonder about it for years to come.
He realized the everyone was crowding around him and talking excitedly cooing over the babies like all adults do. Gideon chuckled to himself "What was it that makes grown adults turn in to blithering idiots around infants." He was just as guilty as the others of this behavior.
Elle said to Spencer. "Well it isn't hard to see where she came from just looks at those fingers." Elle was right JJ thought she has her father's long delicate fingers.
Morgan said forget the fingers did you see those eyes. Reid you are going to have to lock her away from the boys. She's got your eyes and since Elle here says they turn women to mush I got figure they'll have the same effect on all the boys.
Elle elbowed Morgan why did you have to tell him I said that. Her face red. The others laughed but Spencer just gazed at his little princess in awe. Here she was he couldn't make him self believe it. The whole terrible and joyful day seemed to be a dream and he didn't want to wake up.
The nurse returned and told him he could go into Lily now. He started to hand his daughter back to her
but she shook her head. "No you better hold on to her she seems to prefer her Papa to everyone else." Gideon said "Spencer goes be with your wife we are going to go but we will come back tomorrow."
They filed out one by one telling him congratulations and giving awkward hugs so as not to crush the baby.
Spencer followed the nurse to Lily's room. "Dr Reid there is a bassinet for your daughter if you want to put her down.' He followed her over to the bassinet and carefully laid the baby in it. She remained sound asleep. "You can remain here for as long as you like Dr. We will be in to check on them later and through the night."
"Thank you' he said and the nurse left. He went over to Lily's bedside, she looked pale but otherwise seemed to be sleeping peace fully. He kissed her and went to sit down in one of the comfortable chairs. He looked at his watch, it was 6 pm. It seemed like it should be much later than that as this day had been the longest he had every spent. He sat there staring at Lily and when the nurse came back an hour later he was sound asleep. She went about her work quietly. She stepped over to the window and shut the blinds then the lights as she left the room.
Finally for all three of them there was peace.
TBC
A/N Please review I'll have one more chapter as soon as I figure out the baby's name. Please review.
