Chapter 9

"It's Emily".

I could feel the words hit my like a ton of bricks. "What do you mean?" I asked

"I got a call from Hotch saying that she was in a bad accident, I'm on my way to come get you. I'll be there in a couple of minutes" he said before hanging up.

Bad Accident?

"This is all my fault, she was on my way to see me" I thought as I started crying again. She could have been dead because of me. Making my way over to the door I grabbed my coat and keys before slipping on my shoes and heading out the door, only to run into Morgan. He looked down at me and sighed before hugging me

"It's my fault" I said into his chest

"No JJ, this isn't your fault." He stated as I shook my head "If it wasn't for this stupid date Emily wouldn't have gotten hurt" I retorted

Morgan pulled away and stared at me "JJ do not blame this on yourself, you couldn't have known this was going to happen. Now we have to go to the hospital so see if everything's okay" he said as we walked down the steps and out to his truck.

As soon as we got to the hospital we were greeted by the rest of the team. Reid automatically got up and pulled me into a tight embrace "Thanks" I mumbled out before turning to Hotch

"Do you know how she is doing?" I asked as he shook his head "The nurse hasn't given any updates to her situation" he stated

"Well how bad was she when she arrived?" Morgan asked

"The nurse said that her seat belt had broken two of her ribs, one had punctured her lung." He said as I tensed up. "Along with the broken ribs she had major head injuries. They said that she was lucky since it was a head-on collision" he added.

"Lucky?" I snapped "She could have died and they say she was lucky!"/

Garcia stood next to me and placed her hand on my forearm "You should sit down, you look like your about to faint" she said as I allowed her to move me over to the bench. "I'll go see if they will give me an update" Rossi said before a doctor came into the waiting room "Prentiss?" he called out when I shot up and walked over to him.

"Yes, how is she?" I said

"Miss Prentiss had a punctured lung which we were able to repair, and the damage to her head is nothing to worry about. She will have to stay her for the next few days under watch, in case of her injuries" he said as I sighed and thanked him

"When could we see her?" Garcia asked

"Well I don't recommend all of you going to see her at this time. So only one of you can go" he said

"JJ you go, we'll call you later" Hotch said as I nodded and followed the doctor down the halls.

I skimmed my eyes over the doors to remember the numbers of the rooms before he stopped and opened the door to room 201 "Thank you" I said as he nodded and walked off.

I entered the room only to have the air taken from my lungs. Emily was laying on her bed with a tube down her throat, wires were hooked up to her with a steady beeping in the background. I set my purse down next to her bed and grabbed the chair and pulled it to her side.

I looked her over and took in what I was seeing in front of me. She was pale. More pale than normal. I reached out and took her hand in mine only to find it cold "Em?" I whispered knowing that she wouldn't be able to hear me due to the medicine but I didn't care.

"Emily, I'm so sorry" I tried to fight back the tear but in the end they won as I stroked my thumb over her hand.

A few hours had pasted, the nurses had come in and checked over her injures before asking me if I was okay, I thanked them and said nothing more. My eyes were starting to hurt from staying awake and crying. I stood up and stretched my legs before pulling out my phone

How is she? – Derek

They haven't removed the wires or tube that she is hooked up to.. – Jennifer

Give it time – Derek

I sighed as the doctor walked in "Good morning Miss Jereau" he said

"Please call me JJ" I replied

"Alright JJ, it looks like Emily's injures have started to heal themselves. I am sure that she will wake up from the morphine sometime today" he said

"Thank you doctor" I said as I sat back down and reached for Emily's hand only to see it move slightly. I stopped and looked up to see dark brown eyes looking at me "Emily" I whispered as the doctor smiled and placed a hand on her shoulder

"Good morning Emily, I am going to need you to stay still as I take the tube out okay?" he asked as she nodded, he slowly pulled the tub out and placed it on the bed as Emily started coughing violently. I sat up and stared at her worried that she might be causing more pain to herself.

"Do not worry, this happens to all patients who are taken of the ventilation tube" he stated "Okay, now that we have removed the tube I need to check if you have any symptoms of a concussion". She looked over at me before I slipped my hand into hers "You're okay" I said.

"Water?" she said, her voice was raspy when I stood up and grabbed a cup from the adjoining bathroom, turning on the tap and letting the cold water fill the cup before shutting it off and returning to her side. "Here" I said as I handed it to her, she gladly took it and drank the cool liquid.

"Better" she answered

It took a few minutes for the doctor to check if she had a concussion. And surprisingly she didn't. "I will be back to check on you later" he said before leaving. It was quiet for a few minutes after he left, neither of us ready to say anything.

"A hospital. Not the place I wanted to take you for a date" she joked as I kept my eyes on the ground

"Jennifer?" she said

I looked up and shook my head "I thought you stood me up at first" I said as she sighed "That you backed out.. I was so mad at you then Morgan called and." My voice cracked as I stopped talking. Emily reached over and took my hand in hers "Firstly, I would never stand up someone as beautiful as yourself" she smiled

I gave a sad smile before sitting on the edge of her bed so she wouldn't have to move far "Secondly, I stopped to pick up flowers" she added.

"Only you would do that" I said

"I am sorry that I ruined our first real date" she said

"Don't worry about it, maybe another time" I replied before squeezing her hand "I'm just happy that I didn't lose you".

Emily smiled as I blushed slightly "I'm not leaving you that easy Jereau" she joked as I chuckled softly

"I wouldn't have it any other way Prentiss" I answered back before brushing a soft kiss across her lips.