AUTHORS NOTE: this chapter has thoughts of self-harm if they is going to trigger you or cause damage to your mental health please skip to the next chapter and if you need help please get it. I promise it will get better.
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Lorelai was sitting in the waiting room at the hospital. Her head in her hands. Things had gone really wrong. How had things gone so wrong in just 6 hours.
She thought back to that morning.
*Flashback*
It started out like any morning. Lorelai got up around the same time as Rachel to make sure she got ready and got out the door to get to her bus in time. She noticed that she seemed a little off.
"You okay?" Lorelai asked her little sister
Rachel nodded. "Just a bit sleepy."
"You sure?" she asked
Rachel nodded again and put on a small smile. Truth was she didn't feel great, but she had a big test at school, and she didn't want to miss it.
Lorelai nodded. "Okay." She made sure she ate something, made her lunch, and sent her off to the bus.
Lorelai spend the next couple hours drawing till she got a call from the school saying that Rachel had gotten sick and was in a lot of pain. Lorelai said she would be there soon.
She grabbed a cab and headed to the school to pick her up. When she got there, she knew that something was very wrong though. She was holding her lower right stomach.
"Rachel. Are you okay?" She asked
Rachel mumbled. "I'm fine."
Lorelai raised an eyebrow. "Really?" She went over to her and gently poked her side.
Rachel whimpered.
Lorelai shook her head. "Yeah. You're fine." She said. She looked at the school nurse. "Thank you." Lorelai helped her up and out to the cab that she had asked to wait.
"Hospital please." She said to the driver ignoring the look Rachel was giving her. On the way she texted Garcia. She knew that she needed someone over the age of eighteen because the hospital wouldn't tell her anything.
*end of flashback*
Garcia came and sat next to her. "I talked to the nurse. She's in surgery. As you guessed it is her appendix. It ruptured. She is going to be fine it's a routine surgery. I also told them that you are her sister, and they need to tell you everything since your dad isn't here."
Lorelai nodded. "Okay. Thank you."
"You know this isn't your fault. This happens to people everyday." Garcia told her
"Yeah. Yet it was while she was under my watch." Lorelai said
"Lorelai. You are incredibly smart. You know this isn't your fault. So, what's going on?" Garcia asked
"I don't know…" She said
"Lorelai. Look I don't want to invade your privacy but you're obviously not okay. I'm a good listener." Garcia told her.
"Just a lot of stuff coming back up after that last case." Lorelai told her
Garcia nodded. "Have you called your dad?"
"No…"
"Do you think maybe you should?" Garcia asked
"Should I? Probably." She sighed and took out her phone and called her dad.
Aaron looked at her phone when it rang he saw it was Lorelai. "Hello Lorelai."
"Dad. Rachel's appendix ruptured. She's currently in surgery I am at the hospital with Penny the nurses say that she will be fine." Lorelai said in one breathe. "I'm sorry." She finished
"You have nothing to be sorry about. I will be there as soon as I can." Aaron told his eldest daughter.
Lorelai hung up and put her head back in her hands.
Penny squeezed her shoulder. "It's going to be okay." She assured her
Lorelai told her she would be right back, and she went to the bathroom. She looked down at her wrist debating self harming herself. "No." She told herself. "That will not help anything." She washed her hands before heading and sitting back down.
A couple hours later the doctor came out. "She is out of surgery and in recovery. It went well." He said
Lorelai smiled. "Thank you doctor."
"When she is in her own room a nurse will come get you. And when your dad gets here if he has any questions the nurse will let me know" He said before going off.
The nurse brought them to her room about thirty minutes later. Lorelai sat down at her side and spoke softly. "Hey. I'm here and so is Penelope. Dad is on his way."
Garcia sat as well. "Everything went well with your surgery. You just need to rest now."
Rachel listened but was too tired and drugged up to respond.
Aaron had gotten a flight as soon as possible and got to the hospital as soon as he landed. A nurse told him what room and he went in.
Lorelai looked up when the door opened. She stood up. "Dad. The surgery went well. She just needs to rest." She said
Aaron nodded. "It's okay. I know. The nurse told me." He said
Garcia stood up as well. "Here take my seat." She said. "I need to get back to the office." She said
Aaron nodded. "Thank you Penelope." He said as she left. He sat down. "Rachel. I am here. You are going to be okay." He assured her
Lorelai sat back down as well. Aaron looked over at her. "Are you okay?" He asked
Lorelai nodded. "I'm fine. Glad you're here though."
"You handled everything perfectly. You got her here and she is safe." He told her
"Yeah…But I let her go to school I knew she wasn't okay." Lorelai told him
"Did you ask her if she was sick?" He asked
Lorelai nodded. "She said she was fine. But I knew she wasn't okay."
"Did you know that it was this serious?" He asked
"No." Lorelai answered
"When you found out it was you brought her here?" He asked
"Yes." She answered
"Than you did everything right. And I don't want to hear another word about it." He said
Lorelai nodded. "The doctor said if you have any questions let the nurse know and he will come talk to you." She said
Aaron nodded. "Okay."
A few hours later Rachel woke up fully. "Hi." She said softly
"Rachel, how are you feeling?" Aaron asked her
"Tired. A bit sore." She said pointing to her stomach.
"That's normal. Do you remember why you're here?" He asked
She nodded. "I had my appendix removed."
"Yes. And the surgery went well. You will be fine." Lorelai said.
Rachel nodded. "Good."
"Just relax for now okay." Aaron told her
Rachel closed her eyes again
Aaron looked at Lorelai. "When was the last time you ate?" He asked
"Breakfast." She said
"You need to get something to eat." He said
"I'm not hungry." Lorelai told him
"Its almost dinner time. You haven't eaten since what 8am? You need to eat." He said
"And when was the last time you ate?" She asked
"I am not the one who suffers from an iron deficiency. And I am the parent. You go and get food. Now." He said
Lorelai sighed. "I'm bringing you something back." She said as she got up and went to the cafeteria. She really didn't feel hungry. She grabbed a couple sandwiches and two bottles of water paid and went back to the room. She handed her dad his and sat and ate her sandwich.
Aaron thanked her and ate the sandwich and drank his water.
Not long after that a nurse came in and told Lorelai she couldn't stay over night. Aaron was able to stay but Lorelai would have to leave.
Lorelai nodded. "I will come back tomorrow Rachel." She said softly getting up. Aaron took out his keys and handed them to her. "I am parked level 4 near the exit." He told her
Lorelai looked at him surprised. "I can take the car?"
Aaron nodded. "You can take the car tonight. We will discuss future use." He said
Lorelai smiled and took the keys. "I will see you tomorrow." She went and found the car without any problems and went home. She took a shower and sat with a cup of tea. She texted the rest of the team as she had been receiving a lot of texts asking how Rachel was.
'Rachel is okay. She had her appendix removed. The surgery went well. She is at the hospital for at least tonight doctor says they will see where things are tomorrow. Hotch is at the hospital with her. I have been sent home. She is in and out of sleep and said she was a bit sore but otherwise fine.' Lorelai texted them.
They all responded back saying they were glad to hear that and such.
Lorelai texted Reid back 'How is the case going?' and got a response that it was fine with no details. Lorelai sighed. She knew she needed the break from work but hated not knowing things.
When she was done her tea. She went to bed. It had been along day, and she was done for the night.
