United We Stand 2 And Then There Were Two

The continuing story of United We Stand. The story picks up where we left off. JJ is in the hospital. Shawna Flynn's team is disappearing and new bonds are formed at what cost? And the Unsub is quietly plotting.

I do not own the rights to criminal minds, or any part of CBS. This story is fictional and any resemblance to actual people living or dead is purely coincidence. This is part two of United We Stand, please read part one if you haven't already.

Chapter 4

A nurse came out of the room next to JJ's and he looked at her. He smiled and said, "Michele room 4 is cleaned up and the bed is changed."

She threw her linens in the cart. His smile faded and she stopped for a moment looking at him puzzled. "Is something wrong?"

He smiled quickly covering the anger he just felt. "No just a bit tired tonight, I didn't get to sleep before coming here this evening." He lied.

Michele groaned, "Oh I know how that is, four kids at home and they never let me sleep. If your done why don't you go to the cafeteria and get some coffee, bring me a cup too while your at it. Oh and Steve," He stopped walking and looked back at her. "Take your time, and thanks!"

He waved at her and went to the elevator leading to the dirty utility room.

When he got to the ground floor instead of going to the utility room he made a left and opened the door. His car was parked by the sterilization unit and he pushed the cart to it. He lifted JJ out of the cart and she stirred slightly. He laid her in the back seat of his car and then he got a syringe out of his pocket and gave her another dose of Morphine. "Sleep, beautiful and soon we will be home."

An hour later Michele wondered where Steve got to. She thought maybe he was sleeping in the cafeteria. The floor was quiet and she decided to take a walk and see if he was there. She went into the cafeteria and no one was around. She shook her head then got coffee and returned to the second floor. She sat at the desk confused about what happened. Another hour later and Steve had not returned and she was concerned, she called the charge nurse and told her that he was missing. Another hour passed and the charge nurse said security hadn't found Steve and she joked that another one bit the dust. Michele laughed at the joke because it wasn't the first time someone quit in the middle of a shift. Michele forgot about it because it was time to do rounds.

When she got to room four she turned on the light and seen that Jennifer Jareau lips looked blue. She moved closer and realized she wasn't breathing and her skin appeared to be grey. She laid the bed flat, pressed the code button and began CPR. Her body was cold and the nurse knew it was a waste of time to try and revive the pretty blonde.

Hotch was in bed wrapped up in the covers with Shawna when his cell phone rang. He rolled over and picked it up, "Hotchner!" His voice was rough and he knew he said that a little too loudly because Shawna sat up quickly.

"Agent Hotchner, Dr. Jandi, I am one the staff of Hanaman medical center. I am requesting you to come here to the hospital, please." He said with an accent.

"Dr. Jandi may I ask what this is about, is agent Jareau ok?"

"Agent Hotchner, sir I wish you to come here. This is all I will say."

Hotch was getting annoyed but he knew the doctor was not going to give him anymore information so he said he would be there. In his gut he knew this was not good news. He disconnected and immediately his phone rang. It was Will. He answered and spoke softer. "Aaron, did you get a phone call about JJ?" Will's voice was shaky.

"Yes, Will I did, just now. Are you heading over there?"

"I am in the car now I will meet you there. Hotch, she is ok isn't she?"

"Yes, I am sure of it, maybe she needs more surgery. Don't worry." Hotch tried to calm Will but his own fear was getting the better of him. He knew these phone calls and they never resulted in anything good.

Shawna was out of bed before Will called and was fully dressed. She used her phone to call Julie and explained the doctor's phone call, asking her to get in touch with Emily and Morgan. She called Garcia herself and told her to meet them at the hospital. Hotch was thankful to Shawna for her quick thinking in locating his team. He dressed and hurried to the hospital, dialing Rossi's number on the way.