My Joy, Scars fans forgive me for all the mistakes of chapters being posted twice. I have fixed all said issues and I promise no more diversions from this story until the wedding is done. This should take a couple of weeks since I'm in the flow and have a clear line on where we are going.
Now we are entering what would have been the last sections of the original story but I have had interest from some that I continue it so I will. I have an amazing section coming in the future but more on that later. Let's get in here and check on Emily.
*Okay as always I own nothing of Criminal Minds or Rizzoli & Isles just enjoying using the characters.
b
Maura sent Jane back to the hotel to sleep. The woman could barely keep her eyes open at the table and would have sent JJ with her but knew better. The woman wasn't going anywhere without seeing Emily out of surgery first. She understood the feelings as well. It would have taken an army of brave men to get her from the hospital at the moment herself. She was sitting in a chair waiting on the staff to bring Emily back to the room when JJ walked in with a fresh cup of tea for her.
"Thank you Jennifer."
"I see she hasn't made it back yet."
"No...I'm sure they are making sure she is stable before moving her." She said as she took a sip of her tea.
"Or they are having to strap her down to get her up here."
"Jennifer..." Maura said looking up at the woman in disbelief.
"Maura you have only seen a fraction of outrageous behavior she is capable of when she wakes up in a hospital." JJ said smiling and raising her eye brow. "But that is a story for another time. I need to talk to you about something before miss congeniality makes her appearance."I know the two of you have connected back like you had during your boarding school years."
"Yes...we have." Maura looked at her waiting her point.
"I was just wondering have you gotten any more understanding on the whole Michelle thing?"
"She hasn't opened up to me concerning that time period in her life. Why?"
"I can't give you specifics on anything...but this whole thing doesn't feel over with."
"What do you mean?"
"We'll I know you said she might have issues and she did but there was something else involved. Something deeper and I saw several flashes of that Emily we call Michelle over the last few days with her."
Maura never got to respond because the door was push opened and Jaclyn came in, "I would have thought you two would have learned your lesson about profiling Emily from the last time."
They held their retort because behind Jaclyn came a nurse pulling in the incubator holding Bella. Maura shot up coming towards it, "What is she doing out of the nursery?"
"She is here for her protection and Emily is about ten minutes behind her with Raphy."
"What's going on Jaclyn? Why does Bella and Emily need protecting here?" JJ asked in a serious tone.
"That is up to Emily to tell you but I will inform you of this. From now on you JJ are also assigned to Maura as a body guard."
"Wait a minute. I can't be her guard and fly around with the B.A.U."
"Exactly...that's why you have been reassigned until after the wedding to Maura's detail."
"On who's orders?" JJ asked angrily.
"The paperwork will appear in a few hours. Now the last thing I'm going to tell you..." she said pointing at JJ, "...is that Maura is not to be left alone with anyone. I do not care if they are old friends family who ever. No one but this team should or can be trusted."
"Jaclyn...I need more information than that." Maura said concerned, "What are we facing?"
"You my dear need to brace yourself because you might have to see just how much Emily has loved you."
"That makes no sense!" Maura shot back.
"It will and now I have to go."
"Where are you going and where did you go when we got here?" JJ shouted at her.
"I was protecting my charges." She said as she left.
"Oh...that woman makes me so angry sometimes!"
"Jennifer...it's okay..." Maura started to say when the doors opened again and Emily was brought in and re hooked to oxygen. Maura noticed they did have Emily's hands strapped down to her sides. "Why is she being restrained?"
"She has been fighting all through surgery and on into recovery. We have to strap her wrist to keep her from pulling out her IV's." The nurse explained.
"Please take them off of her right now!" Maura said in an elevated voice.
"I'm sorry ma'am but only a doctor can order us to do that."
Maura moved over to the bed and started unbuckling the cuff on Emily's right wrist. "You can't do that ma'am!" the nurse tried to stop her.
"I am Dr. Maura Isles and I will remove these restraints off of her. Do you understand me?" She said with fire in her eyes.
"Oh...I'm sorry doctor. I will get her attending up here right away." The nurse said as she left the woman to finish her task as she wished.
"Maura..." JJ came up and caught the woman from behind in an embrace. "They were doing that to protect her." Maura started crying as she was turned into a full body hug.
"I can't stand seeing her restrained after what she has went through."
"I know honey...I know." JJ said and kissed the woman on top of her head.
"What in the Sam blazing is going on in here?" Doctor Kate asked as she came into the room.
"Oh Dr. Kate...I am so sorry they woke you up." Maura said feeling like a corrected child. "I was having issues with Emily being restrained."
"I knew you would and I ordered them removed before she came to the room. I will handle that issue. I believe you will watch her closely enough and will be able to calm her when she goes to punching in her sleep."
"She was punching?" They both asked.
"Yes...she was after someone and if I was that person I would run for my life because she is resolved to kill them."
"How do you know that?" JJ asked wondering what was going on.
"She was yelling it in surgery as she tried to sit up. She punched one doctor in the jaw before we caught her hands which wasn't a pleasant thing either at the series of superlatives that followed. We sedated her more and yet you could still tell she was fighting by her vitals. I wasn't going to alarm you because I know what she had been through and figured it stemmed from that."
"Maura she has screamed and talked in her sleep but never fought."
"Jennifer it could be from the anesthesia. Some people have different reactions to it. And Dr. Kate is right about the stress of all she has been through. Now help me get these restraints off of her before she wakes up bound again." Maura said fearing the reaction of Emily awaking to being bound.
Maura finished freeing Emily's right wrist when the woman clutched her hand tightly. "Shhh...I'm her habibiy...I'm here." She said and leaned over and kissed the woman's forehead.
JJ finally got the left hand free and just like with Maura...Emily clutched her hand tightly. "Shhh...we are here sweetie." JJ went down low to Emily's ear, "Your Blackbird isn't going to leave your side." She felt Emily tighten the grip on her hand.
"She is still under but should be coming around within the hour hopefully." Doctor Kate said as she checked Emily's heart rate. "I think she is in good hands so I'm going to finish my nap... unless you have more questions?"
"No Doctor we are good here. Forgive me for being the cause of them waking you."
"Never apologize for love dear." She said as she left the room.
"I knew Emily was hiding something."
"Jennifer...we have to let it go for her." Maura said as she looked at the sleeping woman.
"Let it go?"
"Yes...until she is ready to tell us. I think we need to let those she trust to take care of us so we can take care of her."
"You are right." JJ said agreeing with the woman but planning to call Pen as soon as she had a quiet moment to herself.
Maura was holding Emily's hand when the woman stirred a bit. "Good morning my pretty girl. I've missed you." She said softly in the woman's ear.
"kalime'ra o'morfo trianta'fyllo mou" (Good morning my beautiful rose.) Maura's heart melted at the Greek being spoken to her. "Ouch..." Emily grumbled as she tried to sit up.
"Hold on Emily." Maura said as she tried to stop the woman, "I'll adjust your bed love."
"I feel like a train ran over me..." she said as a thought crossed her mind along with panic as she felt her stomach, "Where's Bella?"
"Shhh... she's right over there Em." JJ said as she pointed at the incubator.
"Is she okay?"
"Our daughter is in perfect health." Maura said smiling at the woman whose face was beginning to relax some."
Doctor Kate walked in, "Well I see Ms. I carry a gun is finally awake."
"I'm never going to live that down...am I?" Emily asked while looking at JJ.
"Nope...you brought that one on yourself." She said as they all laughed but Emily.
"When can I hold my daughter?"
"Well if you have help... I believe it's time for you to start feeding her. Your arms are not strong enough at the moment to hold her long but I believe if one of these ladies crawls behind you and one in front of you...we can make that happen."
"Jennifer do you mind crawling in behind her?"
"Sure..." She said as Maura started letting the bed down and JJ became Emily's prop pillow.
Dr. Kate wrapped the little girl up in a blanket and moved her to Emily's arms that were under girded by JJ's.
"ciao c'e il mio bel bambino." (Hello their my beautiful baby.) Emily said as she looked down at the little girl who had grabbed her finger and wouldn't let go. "Look at all that hair." She said smiling at Maura.
"She looks like you did when you were a baby." Maura said and pulled out the picture the Ambassador had been showing everyone. "See."
"She does." Emily said as the little one became fussy in her arms.
"I think she want's you to pull out the big gun." Doctor Kate said pointing to Emily.
"What?"
"She is hungry and you are the kitchen." Doctor Kate said as the women laughed.
"I don't know how..." Emily started to say panicked until she felt Maura loosening her gown. It took all three of them but Bella had her first meal in Emily's arms. It was funny that moment took all the need to know about the future from JJ and Maura's minds. For them only Emily and Bella existed and that was the way it was suppose to be.
Okay more up dates soon. But I have a trip that I'm going on this weekend so it will be around next Tuesday or Wednesday but it's coming.