Okay so I left ya with a cliffy, I hope you're all excited to see what happens. Once again I do not own CM even though I want to. I hope you enjoy this chapter this story is wrapping up. Also thank you to all those who have reviewed
The sight that greeted Hotch would be one that would haunt him for years. As he rounded the corner, the first thing he saw was his very pregnant wife with blood coming down the side of her face grabbing her stomach in pain. The second would be the gun pointed to her head. Third, how it appeared she was fighting for consciousness. He must have made some sound because the next thing he knew Burns had pulled her from the ground into a chokehold against his body.
Hotch lifted his gun "Let her go Burns" he was attempting to find a shot that wouldn't harm his wife. Hotch felt rather than saw Rossi, Reid, Morgan and Detective Clark come up beside him there guns drawn.
Burns pulled Prentiss closer to him "I don't think so she's mine, we're leaving together." He noticed the pain in his arms as she clawed at him, but he chose to ignore it.
They heard Emily gasping "No, no" and claw trying to breathe. The anger radiated off everybody. Rossi knew any moment the situation would explode he needed to try to negotiate with him before someone died.
"You know how the system works Burns; you are holding a federal agent hostage." Rossi said in a soothing voice "Just let her go and we'll negotiate" while Rossi was attempting to assess the situation; he made the mistake of looking into Emily's eyes he noticed the raw fear and pain radiating from them. He couldn't dwell on that, if he was going to save her life and Hotch's sanity he needed to stay objective.
While Rossi was making his observations, what he didn't know was Hotch was making a similar assessment. Looking into Emily's eyes, he saw the fear, pain and sorrow. He watched her mouth 'I'm sorry' before she started forward in pain. Comprehension dawned on him she was in labor that son of a bitch had caused his wife to go into early labor.
"I can't let you leave with Agent Prentiss." Hotch's voice held a steel edge that he didn't feel. "She needs a hospital, if she doesn't she'll die. Do you want that Burns." Hotch tried to reason with the man, as he slightly lowered his gun.
"She doesn't need a hospital; her body is riding itself of the parasite you implanted in her." Burns angry statement shocked all those who heard
Hotch's eyes narrowed "Our child isn't a parasite." He lifted his gun once more intending to shoot but felt Rossi's hand on his shoulder he looked back to see Rossi shake his head and mouth 'I'm taking lead' nodding Hotch stepped back slightly allowing Rossi to take lead. He couldn't let his anger get a hold of him if he did his wife and child were as good as dead. Looking into her mahogany eyes, he tried to convey all of his love, peace and strength.
"Burns, you don't want to do this, you'll be going away for murder if you do." Rossi reasoned
"It doesn't matter, you already have me on five murders what's another one added to my list. I know what will happen to me in prison. Inmates don't take to former officers." Burns stated. All of his well-laid plans had been ruined all because she couldn't come nicely, she sickened him, it didn't matter if he couldn't have her nobody could.
The instant he spoke they knew someone wasn't going to come out of this alive. They only hoped that it was officer Burns that died rather than Emily and the baby.
Morgan instantly picked up on the number of deaths "Burns is Alice Cain alive? If you let Prentiss go and tell us where Alice Cain is we can make a bargain."
"What, solitary confinement." Burns laughed, they just didn't get it he would never give her up she was his, he pulled Emily's hair so they could have a better look at her "We are leaving she's mine,."
They saw Emily struggle as he squeezed her breast. Sending a wicked grin to Hotch Burns taunted them, "Tell me was she good, did you enjoy infecting her? I'm going to have so much fun infecting her" Burns refused to acknowledge the growl that escaped Hotch's throat. He was going to kill Hotch and Emily would be his, in that moment Burns made a split second decision.
Hotch's eyes narrowed at the terror in Emily's eyes and watched the lone tear fall down her face. At the same time Rossi and Morgan noticed Burns aim his gun at Hotch,
It happened so fast later no one would be able to tell who fired first. Hotch watched in horror as he heard the shots fired and Burns body jerk forward toppling onto Emily as another shot rang out.
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Emily didn't know what was happening she felt a slap to her face "Wake up Bitch." She slowly began to gain consciousness; she didn't know how long she'd been out. The first thing she registered was the intense pain in her stomach her baby was coming and without a hospital, there was no way to stop it; the second was the cold, the third she was still in the parking lot. That meant there was a chance of rescue. As Emily heard a noise, she felt her hope rise.
Burns must have heard it too because in the next instance she felt herself in a chokehold with a gun pressed towards her head. She didn't comprehend what was going on the only thing she heard was the sound of Aarons voice. He was here they were going to be okay.
Emily looked up and noticed Morgan, Rossi, Reid and Detective Clark coming up behind her husband. She felt a sharp pain through her stomach and gasped. She was fighting back the tears. She knew that her tears would send her husband over the edge; she refused to let Burns win.
Burns pulled her against him roughly. Emily began gasping for air. She clawed at his arms. She couldn't breathe "no," she gasped "no", she was starting to lose consciousness again, a distant voice brought her back. Rossi it was Rossi, if her husband couldn't negotiate there was no one else she'd rather trust her life with.
She didn't understand everything that was being said but what she did know was someone was going to die and she'd fight like hell to keep her child safe. When she looked up she felt Aarons eye's burning into her's, she saw the fear, love and guilt.
Burns pulled her head back, offering them a full view of her injuries. In the next moments, she felt him squeeze her breast; no, she wouldn't let him she struggled against him trying to get away. She heard Aaron growl and felt a lone tear fall down her cheek. She wanted to go home she needed to get away.
She heard the gunshot and felt Burns topple onto her before a pain shot through her shoulder and stomach. Time passed slowly as she closed her eyes trying to remain calm she could feel the blood seeping through her shoulder. The next things she felt was Burns' body being thrown off her.
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Aaron ran forward throwing Burns off of his wife, "Call an ambulance. She's bleeding," He yelled as he knelt besides her carefully putting pressure on her shoulder looking into her face. Morgan knelt besides him checking for other wounds.
"Come on Em, open your eyes. Please baby." Tears fell down his face as her head turned and eyes fluttered open.
"Aa….Aar…Aaron." Emily tried to sit up but let out a gasp of pain. Her hand instantly going to her stomach and holding it tightly.
"Its going to be okay sweetheart stay laying down." He quickly shed his jacket and placed it over her wound before shouting, "Where's the damn ambulance." He turned back towards her face as her eyes started to close
"Dang it Hotch there's so much blood." Morgan cursed, "Come on Em stay awake." He pleaded
"The Ambulance is on its way." JJ said as she jogged up to the group of men. She looked onto her best friend and tears started down her face.
"Aaron our baby," Emily whispered, tears streaming down her face. She let out another gasp of pain.
"Its going to be okay Em our baby's going to be alright, you're going to be ok I promise." He soothed the hair on her head, "She's going to be okay"
"He's early, what if he doesn't make it?" the wail of an ambulance heard in the distance
"Shhh baby its okay the ambulance is here everything's going to be okay I promise you." The paramedics gently pulled Hotch away and loaded Emily up in the ambulance.
"GS wound to the shoulder, Her BP is dropping, start an IV. Let's load her up and go." One of the paramedics said, Hotch watched numbly as they strapped her down and lifted the stretcher into the ambulance.
Rossi questioned them "can someone go with her?"
The paramedic nodded "We can have one person ride with her."
Hotch barely registered what they were telling him before Rossi shoved him into the ambulance "We'll pick up Jack and meet you there." Hotch nodded grimly as the ambulance doors shut
Rossi watched the ambulance leave before turning to Reid and Morgan "There's nothing else we can do, we need to find Alice Cain once we've done that we'll head to the hospital. Morgan get a hold of Garcia and see if she can find any properties that are under Burns name, preferably somewhere secluded, like a ware house or cabin."
Morgan nodded "Baby girl listen I need all of the properties under William Burn's name, preferable one's that are secluded like a warehouse, storage unit or cabin."
"Derek what's going on, JJ said something happened to Emily" the panic evident in her voice
"Baby Girl, don't panic Emily's been shot."
Garcia gasped "No, No is she okay oh my gosh oh my gosh. Oh my gosh, this is not happening no, no, no I refuse to let this happen again. Not happening."
"Baby girl I need you to focus she's going to be ok Hotch went with her to the hospital but I need you stay focus a girl's life depends on it."
"Alright, ok I'm ok alright let's see ok hot stuff there's a warehouse on the outskirts of the city I'm sending the addresses to your PDA right now."
"You are a goddess; once we've found Alice Cain meet us at Potomac Hospital." Morgan hung up the phone and turned to Detective Clark "Here's the address to a warehouse under Burn's name she should be there."
"We'll take care of this from here, I have a feeling your team needs to be at the hospital." Detective Clark replied.
Rossi and Morgan both nodded
"Morgan, Reid go back to Quantico pick up Garcia, JJ and I are going to pick up Jack we'll meet you at the hospital." That being said Rossi escorted JJ to the SUV before anything else could be said.
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The silence in the car was insufferable. JJ didn't know what to say she saw the anger radiating off of her husbands body, they were on there way to pick up Jack. She'd already called Jessica and informed her what was going on. After her husband and the others had divided their duties he'd escorted her to his SUV and since then had stoically kept silent every once in awhile he'd look at her and his knuckles would tighten.
Sighing "Dave we're getting close to Jessica's you may as well say your peace because we have to explain to a five year old why his mommy Emily is in the hospital."
"What do you want me to say Jen, that you were exceedingly stupid, that you were ordered to stay in the precinct and you disobeyed that order, that you could have been killed damn it what do you want me to say."
Shocked at the amount of emotion in her husband's voice "Dave, I'm sorry. I never..."
"You never what Jen? What if you'd come out five minutes earlier Jen, what if one of the bullets had hit you, did you even think of that. I've almost lost you once, I couldn't … I couldn't do it again Jen I couldn't" Watching her face pale, he knew why she'd done it but damn it why couldn't she have stayed in the precinct. His heart almost stopped when he saw her jog up and inform Hotch of the ambulance, she had to of left the precinct just before the shooting started. As they stopped at a stop light he rubbed his head "just tell me why Jen, why would you risk your safety?
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"Damn it Rossi I was worried for her. She's my best friend." JJ turned away before whispering, "It was my fault she was in that position Dave, he offered to escort her and I just let him take her, I needed to help her."
Seeing the pleading look in his wife's eyes Rossi felt some of his anger melt away "It wasn't your fault Jen, you didn't know and you couldn't have changed the outcome, if anything he would have shot up the precinct to get to her." Rossi turned the car down Jessica's street. As they parked in front of Jessica's house, he turned her head "Jen look at me it wasn't your fault."
JJ pulled away and opened her door "Dave we need to bring Jack to Aaron we'll talk about this later." That being said she slid out and shut the door.
Rossi ran a hand through his hair in frustration "This is far from over Jen; if you won't listen to me I know you'll listen to Aaron." He whispered to himself before following suit and heading toward the front door.
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Three hours later Rossi and the gang entered the hospital and found Hotch pacing the waiting room.
"Daddy, daddy where's mommy Em'ly?" Jack yelled as he ran into his fathers knees. "Unca Dave says she has an owie." Tears littered the young boys face
Hotch turned to pick him up, holding him close enjoying the feeling of him in his arms. "She's with the doctor bud."
"Is she gonna be okay daddy?" Jack questioned. Hotch looked into his little boys eyes and felt the tears gathering. "She's gots to be daddy she pwomised. She pwomised she wouldn't go away like mommy"
Hotch sat down into a nearby chair ignoring the glances from his teammates his heart was breaking "I know buddy, but Emmy." His voice choked up "Buddy Emmy got hurt by a bad man..."
"Did you get the bad man daddy?" Jack cut in before Hotch could continue
"Yeah buddy, we got the bad man" Hotch watched Jack nod his head vigorously "but she been hurt real bad okay." Hotch turned his head to the side attempting to prevent the tears
Jack put his small hands to his fathers face, looking him in the eyes he mustered all the seriousness a five year old could "Mommy Emmy will be ok daddy; I know she will its chwistmas she's gotta be. I'll go to Santa he'll change my gift so she'll be okay he's gotta I only want Emmy to get bettew for chwistmas" the little boys declaration caused the tears to flow freely of all those around him.
Reid walked up to Jack "Hey buddy do you want to come with me to get some coffee and treats for your dad?"
Jack looked to his father who nodded before jumping of and grabbing his hand "Come on unca Reid we've gotta hurry back."
Hotch gave Reid an appreciative nod and watched Jack and Reid leave towards the cafeteria.
"Hotch do you have any news" Morgan voiced the question on everybody's minds
"The doctors haven't come by since she was first brought in, its been over three hours and I still don't know anything." The anguish in his voice was evident.
"She'll be okay Aaron, she's a fighter and so is the baby." Rossi sat next to the man and put an arm around him "She knows how much you and Jack need her she would never willingly leave."
Before Hotch could reply, a voice called "Is anybody here for Emily Prentiss-Hotchner."
Hotch and everybody else were instantly on there feet "I'm her husband, do you have any news." The desperation evident in his voice, his eyes searching the doctors pleading for good news.
"Right now your wife is in surgery, she was very lucky the bullet was a through and through, the surgery is relatively simple." The relief was evident on everyone's faces "However there are risks especially concerning your son."
"My son?" Hotch questioned, it was a boy they were going to have a son "What risks" he croaked out
"At the moment we've used Procardia to stop the labor; however the stress of the surgery may be too much. If your wife goes into labor again we're going to have to deliver your son. However with the blood loss your wife may not survive but without the surgery your wife may not survive" The doctor informed them "We need your permission to deliver your son if the need arises."
"Doctor, do what you have to do. Save my family." Hotch's decision was instant, he knew that Emily would never forgive them if he let there son die but he would never forgive himself if she didn't survive. The decision was a no win but he knew he had to trust the doctors to do there best.
"I would recommend you get some rest, I don't know how long the surgery will take, but you won't do Mrs. Hotchner any good if you're running your selves ragged." Watching Hotch and the other nod the doctor left.
As the doctor left JJ touched Rossi's arm "I'll be right back, I have to go to the bathroom" Rossi watched the anguish look and tears on his wife's face before she left
"Hotch I'll get some rooms at a hotel nearby, JJ and I will take Jack there to spend the night." Rossi touched his arm before he and Hotch sat down "Aaron I need a favor though"
Shaking his head confused "What's going on Dave."
"Talk to JJ, she thinks this is her fault."
"What why" Aaron was shocked "that's absurd"
"She let Emily leave with the unsub."
Comprehension dawned on Hotch as he swore. "Don't worry Dave; I'll make sure she knows it wasn't her fault." Hotch stood and started to go and find JJ
Rossi grabbed his arm "Thank you Aaron."
"You'd do the same, plus it wasn't her fault. It could have happened to anyone." Rubbing his forehead "No one suspected Burns as being our unsub. Heck he'd been normal the entire time."
"That not true Hotch." Morgan interrupted.
"What do you mean Derek?" Hotch's eyes narrowed
"Reid noticed..."He began
"WHAT" the shocked voices interrupted
"He never liked the guy, I was going to have baby girl run a check on him after we found Alice Cain. I don't know he said the man gave him the creeps and he didn't like how he looked at Prentiss."
Shaking his head Hotch ran a frustrated hand through his hair "Alright I'll talk to him after he comes back with Jack, Right now I need to take care of JJ. Can you guys wait here and let me know if the doctor comes back."
Seeing them nod he left towards the women bathroom, when he reached it JJ had just exited. Upon seeing her "JJ" he shouted
"Hotch what is it has the doctor come back." Hearing the panic in her voice
"No, no JJ nothing like that everything's okay, they haven't come back yet." Hotch guided her towards a chair "JJ you know this wasn't your fault right?"
JJ quickly turned away "How can you say that Hotch, I let her leave with a murderer. I might as well have shot her myself."
"Don't, JJ don't" turning her to look at him "This was not your fault; don't take the sins of that man on you. Don't do it. I don't blame you and I know that Emily would never blame you. No one knew." Hotch watched the tears start to fall down her face "The only person to blame is Burns."
JJ wiped the tears from her face and looked into Hotch's eyes "You may not blame me Hotch, but I won't be able to forgive myself until I know she's aright. I'll try but I need to see they're both alright."
Hotch knew it wasn't a complete victory but it was enough of one to satisfy him and hopefully Rossi. "Alright let's head back to everyone else. I know your husband is anxious to see you."
JJ touched his arm "Thank you Hotch, I know you're so worried about Emily right now. But it means a lot that you'd go out of your way to talk to me."
"Right now I can do something about this, I can't sit and dwell on Emily if I do I'll go crazy, helping you was a necessary distraction."
As they, both walked in a comfortable silence towards the waiting room they noticed Morgan running towards them.
"Hotch," Morgan called out
Fearing the worst Hotch felt the blood drain from his face, stumbling back into a chair "What is it. What Happened?"
"The doctor just came by, Emily's out of Surgery, she made it Hotch. The doctor said she and the baby are going to be fine." Morgan gasped
Tears fell down his face, as he wept unashamed. A joy filled his soul. They were going to be okay. "Are you sure? "
"They just finished and are moving her to recovery; they said she should have her own room within the hour we can see her then." Morgan smiled "They're okay Hotch, Reid and Jack came back while you were gone."
Nodding Hotch raced towards the waiting room to get his son and wait until he could see his wife.
Okay so this story is wrapping up I hope that you've all enjoyed it. I'm planning to either do one chapter and an epilogue or just an epilogue let me know what you guys want. I haven't decided yet. Reviews are welcomed and wanted I hope you all have a happy holiday
-Galadinzel