A/N: I have a ton of people asking me if this will be a character death story. I do not want to spoil that, but if you want to know, PM me and I will tell you. Thanks for your reviews!

You pace the halls, up and down, back and forth, waiting. For the second time in a week, your wife is having brain surgery. Brain surgery in an attempt to save her life.

You cannot remember how long it is has been since they took her back, you know, at the very least, it has been a few hours. Maybe more. And the only reason you know that is because of the setting sun outside; you had kissed her goodbye around noon; it had to be getting close to six- six thirty at night.

It is as you pass the cafeteria that your stomach suddenly growls loudly and reminds you that, despite not wanting to, you have to eat. To be able to take care of your JJ, your son, you need to somehow manage to take care of yourself.

Your son, Henry, your best buddy, has been kept away from the hospital, and hasn't seen his mother since all of this began. It has only been a few days, but to you, it feels like a lifetime. You wonder what it must feel like to Henry.

And then, because you have nothing else weighing on your mind, your heart sinks lower at the thought of your son. You haven't paid him any attention lately, and while you know he is in excellent hands, you desperately want to hold him. Dr. Greer had kindly advised you not to let Henry come see his mother just yet; she pointed out that it was flu season and the last thing JJ needed was exposure to the virus.

And with Henry in kindergarten, the flu was all but guaranteed to have been passed around his class. You hate it, but you do have to side with Dr. Greer on this one. Henry will have to wait to see his mother, but he doesn't have to wait to see you.

As you sit in the cafeteria, an idea suddenly pops into your head! You know JJ will be in surgery for a few more hours, so you definitely have time. You do not dare to leave the hospital, not now, but can still spend time with your son.

You make a number of quick phone calls. The first to Garcia. She has had Henry for the past few days, and you simply ask her to bring him up to you for you; she agrees without any hesitation.

The next you call all of JJ's team and ask them to come up to the hospital, to meet you in the cafeteria. Just like Garcia, they agree without hesitation; with questions. They simply say "of course."

The last call you make is for the local pizza place; just across the street from the hospital; and order twenty pizzas. As you hang up the phone, you do something you have found hard to do lately, you smile.

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"Daddy!" Thirty minutes later you hear the sound of your son's voice and you stand up just as he launches himself into your arms. The team of FBI agents are right behind him.

"Hey buddy!" You hug him tight, nodding at each member as they surround you. "Thanks for coming guys." You motion for them to have a seat. "Pizza will be here in a few minutes."

They all mumble about how hungry they are, or how they have been craving pizza as they take a seat next to you. Not one person mentions the horrible situation in which brought everyone here, instead they all talk about happy things. And they are all about JJ.

"Remember she accidently took the Nyquil instead of the Dayquil?" Morgan laughs as he takes a box from the pizza guy and passes it down the table.

It goes on for at least another two hours, you, your son, and the team laughing and smiling, as you eat pizza. You have saved a few boxes, intending on taking them upstairs to the ICU staff.

"Daddy?" You look at your son who has crawled up on your lap. "I need to go potty." He whispers in your ear.

"Alright bud. Excuse us for a second." You excuse you and your son from the table, and take his hand. It is perfect timing, and after your son does his business, you take his hand and lead him down the hospital hallway.

"Where are we going?" Henry skips beside you, completely unaware of the awful situation that is tearing his family apart.

"To the gift shop. Think you can pick up a few presents for me?"

"Oh yah! I like doing that!" Henry responds and runs ahead and into the shop.

In the end, you have spent a lot more money than you intended to. But as Henry walks down the hall with a flower in his hand and a stuffed elephant in the other, you know it was worth it.

"Here, Aunt P!" Henry runs up to his aunt and hands her the flower. "Thank you for taking care of me." He places a kiss on her cheek and then proceeds to give another flower to Blake.

"Sorry, guys." You look at the male team members. "I didn't think flowers were your thing." You tell them. "I owe you a beer."

It's another hour later when the pager in your hands buzzes, signaling your JJ is out of surgery.

"Daddy." You hear your son wake up from your arms as you hand him over to Garcia.

"Yes, bud?"

"Here. Give it to momma." He hands the stuff elephant over to you. "I miss her."

You bite your cheek and hug him. "Me too."