*Okay as always I own nothing of Criminal Minds or Rizzoli & Isles just enjoying using the characters.
The women sat and watched Penelope's computers running searches and every few moments they would hear the woman either laughing or saying "oh no you don't I got you." They just kept in the back ground letting the woman do her thing at her own pace.
"Yes! Never try to escape the queen of all knowledge. I will make you my bitch always!" She said laughing an evil laugh.
"Pen?" JJ said in a questioningly tone.
"Oh...sorry." She said looking up and smiling at everyone, "Here you go Maura one medical file on a Kia Mosley Prentiss."
Maura stood up straight and had to shake the name Pen had said off. "Maur...you okay?" Jane asked noticing the bristle and change of countenance of her best friend.
"I'm fine Jane I just haven't heard anyone called by Emily's last name except me calling myself Maura Isles Prentiss or her mother. It just felt weird."
"We get that." JJ said coming over and rubbed her shoulder trying to give her support.
She looked down at Pen, "Do you mind if I sit and look at the files for a moment?"
"Not at all." Pen said standing up letting Maura sit down in front of her babies. They all waited as she read the files. They all became curious when they noticed the woman starting to wipe tears from her eyes.
"Maur...What is it?" Jane asked unable to wait any longer.
"Oh...I'm sorry. I got lost in what the files were saying. Kia suffered from Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia. Reading the physician's notes her condition required an aggressive treatment that she refused because there was less than a 30% chance of extending life. She didn't want for her last good months to be filled with being sick from chemotherapy. She really only had a few more months of active living left. I imagine this is why she pushed so hard for Emily to marry her insuring Chessie would have a good mother and stable home."
"So she was dying?" Emily said lifting herself off of the couch startling the other women.
"Yes habibiy she was dying." Maura said standing up and going to her.
"I would have lost her anyway."
"Yes and she would have had a painful death love."
"Why wouldn't she have told me. I would have gotten the best medical care for her."
"Emily..." Maura said catching the woman's face in her hand making her look at her. "There wasn't anything that could have been done."
"How did she get it and is Chessie at risk?" Emily asked in a panic.
"Hold on calm down love. According to the file they determined she contracted it from benzene. The report said she lived by a shoe plant that was dumping waste water into the river being used for drinking water when she was a child."
"So Tsia could've also contracted it as well?"
"Yes love...a high concentrate of benzene can cause it." She said as Emily fell into her arms hugging her before the sobbing started into Maura's shoulder. "Shhh...love it's okay. Things have happened as they should have it seems. I know this sounds horrible but her death was quicker and more merciful than what she was facing with this illness."
"Can we go and sleep love? I'm not feeling very well." Emily said in a whisper in Maura's ear.
"Yes love... go on up and I'll be there shortly." Maura said kissing the woman on the cheek.
"Good night everyone... I'm sorry I'm not much company right now." She said as she waived bye to them and headed to the stairs.
"Is she going to be okay Maura?" Penelope asked watching the woman climbing the stairs.
"I believe she will be just fine after she grieves some more and forgives herself. At least with your help she has a reason to be able to forgive herself. Thank you all for your help. I know it seems like we take two steps forward and one back with her but she is still handling a lot of emotions and she has come a long way in a very short period of time in my opinion."
"Maura how is the PTSD's?" JJ asked wanting to know how she was handling the stress of the rapes.
"She has her up and down times. I fear they may rear up strongly as the time for her to deliver Bella gets closer though but we will handle everything one day at a time."
"You need to take care of yourself too." Pen said looking at the bags under her friends eyes.
"Taking care of Emily is the best way I can take care of myself. She's part of my soul." She said smiling at the group then gave them all a hug. "Jane do you mind locking up when you ladies leave. You are all welcome to stay as long as you like but I need to get up to her right now. Good night."
"Good night." They all replied back to her as she started up the stairs.
Thank you for reading... I know these three chapters would have only been one the way I was writing before. But I hope you are enjoying quicker updates even though they are very much shorter.