*Okay as always I own nothing of Criminal Minds or Rizzoli & Isles just enjoying using the characters.
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Jane and Emily waited outside the autopsy room until the whole examination was complete. Dr. Riter came out and allowed the ladies in to see the body once the little trace evidence that was there was removed. He filled in the ladies what test were still out and explained there wasn't any finger prints, hair, or fluids on the body. They both expected that answer given that the body was in the water for a while. They found out that COD was suffocation by strangulation, meaning she was put into the water post mortem. She had been dead proximally forty eight hours before she found.
Emily studied the body and every ligature mark on her small body. "Was there a birthmark on her left shoulder?"
"No." He said as she shook her head marking Jessica Tanner off her list as a possible ID.
"Was there any sign of sexual assault?" She finally asked the dreaded question that in her heart she already knew the answer too.
"There was tearing of the vagina and hymen area..." he paused and coughed "... excuse me. There was also tearing of the rectum."
"Post mortem I pray." She said more than asked with her eyes closed.
"I'm sorry to say... no." He said looking down at the floor.
Emily looked up at the ceiling and took in a deep breath and blew it out slowly. "Is there anything we can use to catch this son of a bitch from you autopsy?" She asked fighting her stomach and her anger.
"At this point no... I am doubtful of founding anything from the toxicology screen or blood work either other than who she is. The water really cleaned the evidence off of her." He said sadly and handed her the copy of his report in a file folder that she could take with her to read to the team.
"Thank you Dr. Riter... here is my card please call if there is anything else." She said as she left the exam room and headed straight to the ladies restroom. Jane followed her not saying a word... nothing more was left to be said. She waited outside for Emily but then decided to check on her remembering how upset she looked in the exam room. She heard the sounds of the woman stomach wrenching. She didn't blame her for loosing it because it was hard even for her to hear about what the little girl had endured. Stepping back outside she decided to give the woman her privacy... she knew she wouldn't want anyone to hear her losing her cookies on a case. Emily came out in about five minutes, "You ready to go and tell the team what nothing we have?"
"Yeah... let's go." She said and followed behind Emily to the SUV.
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Maura crawled into bed and had a new brunette laying beside her. She smile at the sleeping five year old resting on Emily's pillow. She knew that her love's scent was a comfort to the sleeping child because it comforted her when Emily wasn't there.
The session with Dr. Addison had been a very good experience for the both of them. She was filled with warmth as she remembered Chessie's introduction to the doctor, "This is my mommy and she is a doctor too." She didn't know why the feeling of the little girls words seemed to be more rich than even when she walked across the stage and received her PHD diploma. She heard Bella in her crib kicking and slipped out and went over to check on the miniature Emily laying there waiting to be held.
"ti manca tua madre non ti (You miss your mother... don't you?)"
The little girl kicked her feet. "Well I'm not as good of singer as your madre but I believe I can maybe get a lullaby out for you." She said as she unbuttoned her shirt so she could hold the girl next to her skin and chest. She sat down in the rocking chair and smiled at the little girl and began singing...
Over in Killarney, many years ago
My Mother sang a song to me in tones so sweet and low,
Just a simple little ditty, in her good old Irish way,
And I'd give the world if she could sing That song to me this day.
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral,
Too-ra-loo-ra-li,
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral,
Hush now don't you cry!
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral,
Too-ra-loo-ra-li,
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral,
That's an Irish lullaby. ***
"That girl is going to be just like Emily with all the languages being spoken around her." Angela said as she heard Maura singing.
"The only language I hope she truly learns from us is the language of love."
"Oh honey... I think she already knows that one from you two... look."
Maura looked down and saw that Bella had reached up and put her hand on her throat to feel the vibrations of her voice and had fallen back to sleep. She stood and slowly walked the girl to her crib and placed her down.
"Motherhood looks good on you Maura. You ever think about having one yourself?"
"I love my children but I'm not sure about producing one with my DNA."
"Maura... there is nothing wrong with your DNA. You are a genius."
"A genius with a mob biological father in prison."
"What about Hope? She is a good person."
"Yes she is... but Emily and I have been so blessed with these gifts. I want to enjoy them for now."
"I understand... Bella is a beautiful baby. Well I see that Cheesie is asleep and Declan is studying for a chemistry test tomorrow so my work is complete for the day." She said hugging the woman.
"Good night Angela." Maura said as she just stood and watched her daughters sleeping hoping her other brunettes were getting some sleep as well.
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Jane and Emily walked into the conference room where the team had gathered... it was going on eleven o'clock and they were all getting tired but knew they needed to go over the new information.
"There wasn't much where the body washed up Hotch. JJ and I went up stream and found some tire tracks but they could have been from anyone." Morgan was saying when the girls walked in.
"We do not have good news either..." Emily started and turned and ran to the bathroom. The team looked at Jane for an explanation.
"She had some bad tuna salad for lunch... and has been trying to keep it down. She will be okay in a minute I gave her some of my Dramamine that JJ gave me earlier." She said lying trying to protect the woman's pride. JJ looked at her in a questioning way not fully buying the story because Emily never ate tuna out because of it being made with mayonnaise but respected the woman for covering for Emily in front of the team.
"Okay...Jane what did you and Emily find out?"
"The water washed all trace evidences away and the girl was sexual assaulted vaginally and sodomized..." There was a loud bang as Morgan hit his fist on the table in disgust.
"Derek..." Emily said as she walked back in, "... she was already dead before we found her. The M.E. said she died forty eight hours ago." She said patting him on the shoulder.
"Have they identified her yet?" Rossi asked trying to refocus them.
"They are running DNA right now against what they have of the three missing girls since they looked similar. But we have ruled out Jessica Tanner because the girl didn't have a birth mark on her shoulder. That leaves Kim White, Brandy Thompson, or even some other poor victim. At this point we do not know." Emily said finishing the report from the M.E. that she had in her hands from off the table where she had left it before running to the restroom.
"Okay... listen up we all are very tired and need rest or we aren't going to be of any help to the investigation. Let's head to the hotel and meet in the lobby at 7 am for a fresh start." Hotch said knowing his team was just about on empty. "Pen went and checked us all in at the hotel and has your keys. It will be doubles this trip so go and get some rest."
Jane figured she would be in Pen's room since she knew that Emily and JJ roomed together even when it wasn't doubles. "Here you go Jane... here's your and Emily's keys." Her eyes went wide in shock. "Don't worry she doesn't bite... well she does Maura but that is a whole other story." Pen said laughing at the brunette's face.
"You know I can't wait till scooter butt gets home next week." Jane said in a way as a warning shot over Pen's head to leave her alone.
"Okay... grouchy much." She said handing her the hotel keys. "You are next door to JJ and I."
"You two ready to go?" JJ asked as she saw that Emily had already left for the vehicle and knew that she needed to rest if she had thrown up.
"Yeah... let's go." Jane said walking out.
"Those two are just a bundle of nerves. Did you hear Jane covering for Emily?" Pen asked JJ as they left.
"Yeah... Emily wouldn't eat tuna from out. I'm glad we are the only ones that know that and it needs to stay that way." She said looking at Pen.
"I wonder what has the brown eyed princess jumpy in the stomach?"
"I don't know but she is still breast feeding..." JJ stopped and hit her head with the palm of her hand.
"What?"
"I bet her breast are hurting... have you seen or heard her talk about expressing her breast?"
"Well...no!" Pen said surprised by the question. "Would that make her throw up?"
"If the pain was great enough and you know Emily she will take as much pain until her body says stop it."
"Well that is true." Pen said shaking her head in agreement.
"I'll check on her when we get to the hotel."
"Good idea... because my boobs are for decoration not for working." Pen said giggling. "I have no idea of how to express my boobs other than to lift and shake them."
"You are bad Penelope Garcia..." JJ said laughing at her friend, "...but I love you for making me laugh in the midst of this crap." She said as they made their way to the SUV that Emily and Jane were already in waiting for them to head to the hotel.
Okay this chapter has been full of rough content so I'm ending it with Pen's funny comments... more later.
The song is Too Ra Loo Ra Li (An Irish Lullaby)***