The team gathered around Penelope's room, trying to understand what had happened. Derek was still in surgery and there was no news. Hotch was pacing outside the emergency doors with JJ trying not to cry. He had been in surgery for more than 2 hours and after a nurse came out, telling Hotch that there were some complications and they needed more time to fix the damage to his body.
"Hotch; maybe we should go to Penelope." JJ touched his shoulder and Hotch turned around. She had tears in her eyes as brown met blue.
"You go, I'll stay. Penelope needs you. I'll be fine." Hotch reassured JJ. She gave him a weak smile and slowly walked out of the room. Hotch sat down in one of the chairs and just thought what would happen.
JJ walked into Penelope's room, flashing her badge to the security. When she made her entrance, JJ found herself under pressure as all the eyes were on her. She looked into the eyes of the team. Rossi's were tear stained as he held one of the twins. Spencer's were longing for good news. Emily's were tearful and then she made contact with Penelope. JJ walked over and Penelope hugged her.
"Please tell me, is he ok?"
JJ looked at the team and then at the sleeping baby in Penelope's arms. She was going to answer when Hotch appeared in the doorway. JJ looked at him and realised what had happened.
Today was the day that Penelope would find out the gender of the baby. Derek had organised for his mother to look after the twins while he and Penelope went to the doctors. Derek looked at Penelope as she was getting the girls ready to go to their grandmothers.
"Ready Derek?" Penelope glanced over at him.
Derek looked out the window, looking at the perfect weather. "Yes"
Hotch and JJ left the team, crying, to go see one of the surgeons, who operated on Morgan.
"You see, there was nothing we could do to stop the bleeding but by putting him on life support, we can put stitches where the bleeding was and come up with a better solution soon. If we wait, he may go into a coma, if we rush into surgery when he isn't ready, he may die but it's your option.
JJ started crying and Hotch put his arm around her. He looked at the man lying in the bed, covered in wires, a steady beeping around him. There was a bandage around his stomach, from where the bullet shot through him. Some blood was still stained on his body.
"Penelope cant see him like this" JJ looks up in horror.
"but what if he dies? We cant let her not see him." JJ shrugs off Hotch's arm.
They start to walk out of the room when the machines start going crazy.
