Chapter 2 the bridge with twins

Sargent Morgan had told both Emily and JJ his punishment was over. Should they transgress again, they would be living in their NYPD teddy costumes whilst doing all the school visits. He smiled to himself at the look of sheer horror on their faces. Both Emily and JJ hated school visits. It was utter hell.

"No need to worry, Sarg. We will be absolute angels. We won't even mess with Strauss." Scouts honour. JJ told him, giving him a scout salute.

"You two were never scouts, and you probably went to devil's school." Smiled Morgan "get to work, you pair of slackers." He smiled, humming the Paddington bear song.

Both Emily and JJ ran out the precinct to their RMP with Morgan growling.

Both officers sat in their police cruiser, smirking. "We're screwed now, and he's got teddy bear suits to hold over our heads. I can't do a week dressed as Paddington again. I'd sooner walk naked around time square." Emily told JJ

"Em, as much as I'd like to see that, tad extreme. I enjoyed the week." JJ smiled

"You are an extremely sick and twisted woman, Jennifer Jareau." Smirked Emily

They started the patrol of their designated sector. JJ and Emily had been patrolling their selected sector '35-Edward reports of a pregnant lady Wendy Salmon sat on the edge of the 35th street bridge, please investigate.' Central asked the pair on the radio

"35-Edward on route", JJ replied.

JJ rarely drove the car because her partner wouldn't allow it unless it was an absolute emergency due to her rather heavy lead foot and the time she crashed the car into the Hudson and turned it into the city's first police submarine. Emily has never let her forget that day.

EJ

They arrived at the bridge to find an eight-month pregnant Wendy Salmon sitting over the safety barrier with her legs dangling over the edge of the bridge, looking down at the 185ft drop to the water below.

"We need to talk to her," JJ told Emily

Both girls radio the situation back to control, requesting further assistance and the FDNY while discussing things.

"LEAVE ME ALONE!" Shouts the woman looking directly at the two officers.

JJ walks over to the woman

"Do you mind if we sit with you?" JJ asked

"W-What?" A completely surprised Wendy spluttered

Emily and JJ climbed over the safety railing out of reach of Wendy.

"Hi, my name's Jennifer. This is my partner Emily." JJ smiles

"I don't like it here, partner; I'm not good with heights." A nervous Emily told her partner

"How can you possibly be afraid of heights? You are a helicopter pilot?" JJ asks Emily with a smirk

"I've got a very comfortable seat, walls and a floor and let us not forget the big fan blades above my head. What makes you want this view today, Wendy?" Emily asked

"I don't know. I just started driving and decided this was the one, no real reason." Wendy told the two girls

The FDNY arrive and make Emily and JJ get into safety harnesses secured to the fire truck. Emily still feels nervous, but she has to concentrate on saving the lives of three people.

Wendy looks down at her pregnant belly, placing her hands protectively over the bump. She turned and looked at Emily. "The girls are using my bladder as a trampoline." She told them.

"Can we feel? I promise we won't try anything. I find it amazing."; JJ asked.

" keep one hand on the safety rail," Wendy told them both

The two girls slid within arms reach of Wendy but, for the moment, complied with her wishes. They were close enough now to grab her if she jumped.

"That's amazing!" JJ smiled, feeling the little lady kick her hand

"The twin's dad died in a car accident a month ago. I can't live without him. He is ... SNIFF...was my everything. He had just finished the nursery for the girls. We have been together for ten years married for six."

"Wendy, what can I say? It would be best if you believed your twins deserve to live, and they are a part of both of you. I know you must feel empty now. Please let us help you and your girls." JJ asks

Both Emily and JJ can see the emptiness in her eyes and her slumped shoulders. They both see at that moment she intends to jump. They both nodded at each other, and they had talked about what they could do before they climbed over the fence.

"Have you got any family in New York?" Emily asked as she gently slid herself a little closer to Wendy.

"No, it was only Tony and me. That was all I ever needed." Wendy sighed. She started to move towards the edge of the bridge.

Emily and JJ both grabbed hold of the bridge railing with one hand and swung themselves towards Wendy, both ramming their knee's between her legs and grabbing hold of each other's harness straps and trying to keep her in place on the bridge edge. The supporting police officers and FDNY personnel ran towards the trio to help keep Wendy on the bridge.

Wendy started to bang her head into Emily's and JJ's faces trying to get them to let go of her so she could jump. All the girls could do was hold on to Wendy and take her onslaught. If they let go to protect their faces, she would be able to jump. Wendy continued to move her head from side to side with ferocious intent. Both Emily and JJ started to feel dizzy and could feel the blood dripping down their faces.

"WENDY! stop." Shouted JJ

Firefighters managed to get a strap around Wendy and pull her to safety. She was distraught and hysterical after being placed on the ambulance stretcher, and all her fight was gone. She was physically exhausted. She just quietly accepted her rescue.

"Don't move officers; we will lift you over the barriers?" a firefighter told them

"I ain't moving till this bridge stops spinning", laughed a bloody and swollen faced JJ.

"Good job, Emily, Jen. Now get yourselves to the hospital to be treated. Lt Strauss wants to speak to you both there." Sgt Morgan tells them with a smirk

"Aw, Crap, is she going to give us a Rip? You know she hates us?" They both ask at the same time

"Go and get checked out. And behave yourselves." He asked his officers, "Yes, boss, angels remember."

EJ

Emily and JJ are sat in the treatment bay in the E.R, having their war wounds treated."That's you both done, officers keep the stitches clean and come back in 10 days, and we will take them out for you. Just ice both your panda eyes and your swollen lips. Any problems just come straight back." The E.R doctor tells them

"Thank You, Doc." They both Tell him

"Oh, Doc, how is Wendy Salmon the pregnant lady who tried to jump earlier?" Emily asked

"I'll find out for you" he leaves the room to find out

He returned 10 minutes later to inform Emily she was in the early stages of labour. "She's in labour room 7."

They both look at each other through swollen eyes, both sigh.

"We can't leave her all alone; come on, Jen, time to be helpful, aunts," Emily told her partner

Ten minutes later, JJ and Emily enter Wendy's Room. They kick off their shoes and get up behind Wendy on her bed. They both grab a hand and start rubbing small circles on her back.

The nursing staff look on, shocked at the state of the two NYPD officers faces and the fact they are both comforting the woman who had assaulted them a few hours earlier.

"Grip our hands as hard as you need to, and we're here for you. You won't be alone for the birth, and Tony can watch from above to see his girls arrive." JJ smiles

"Why, why would you both want to help me? Look at Your faces. I did that to you. Just leave me alone I'll be fine." Wendy asked in utter surprise

"You stuck with us, so suck it up and get those young ladies delivered. Oh, if you want to squish blondies hand harder, I wouldn't complain. She got fewer stitches than me." Laughed Emily

"HEY, leave my natural golden locks alone. We were not leaving you by yourself, and we just saved your ass, so think of it as our gold standard service." JJ smiled. "Oh, can I cut the cords? I would love that." JJ gushed

"Of course you can. I owe you that much." Smiled Wendy " I'm sorry ab...OH MY GOD, THAT HURTS... " Wendy breaths through a contraction with the help of Emily and JJ

JJ and Emily smiled at each other since meeting her. That was the first smile they had both seen on her face. Hopefully, once her twin daughters arrived, she could start the long healing process

After 8 hours of labour, a wholly exhausted Wendy sat holding her twin daughters tight to her chest with a million-watt smile. Her two birthing buddies had a smile from ear to ear, their extremely bruised hands forgotten about. They were both caught up in the moment. Both girls had a couple of tears falling down their faces.

"They are both gorgeous, Wendy. We will leave you to get some sleep. Is it ok to pop in and see them again?" Asked a tired Emily

"You both better, as your their godmothers, if you'll accept." Smiles Wendy

Emily or JJ can't respond. All they can do is nod and smile like the Cheshire Cat.

As both girls walk out into the corridor, they see Lt Strauss waiting for them.

"Ma'am," they both greeted her

"What did you two think you were doing on that bridge?" A pissed of Lt Strauss asked

"Saving three life's Ma'am. Doing what we swore, protect the people of this great city."JJ answered

"Like always, you both don't care about the procedure. What you did on that bridge was reckless. I can't discipline you because that makes me look like an evil witch. Both of you get out of my sight; I've got a press conference to give. You can see what captain Rossi has to say about your conduct in the morning," Lt Strauss tells her two officers

Emily and JJ have both been biting their bottom lips to stop themselves from laughing and answering back. Their Lt didn't need much of an excuse as she hated both officers with a vengeance.

"Drink, partner, your buying because I got 31 stitches, and you only got 26." Smirked Emily

"No rum." JJ smiled.