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HOPE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

MONDAY FEBRUARY 25

Reid's eyes opened wide and he found himself completely unable to believe the words that she'd just spoken. Maybe he'd heard her wrong. Had she really just told him that she was pregnant? "Lyssa a. . . are you serious?"

Lyssa nodded, attempting to gauge by his tone and facial features how he felt about the news that she'd just delivered. All she was able to read for certain was the fact that he was completely and utterly shocked. "I found out today when I went to the doctor's office. They had to run some blood tests before I could begin treatment for the tumor and they found out that I'm pregnant."

Reid was completely stunned. Granted when Lyssa had first began acting strange he'd wondered whether she might be pregnant however as time had gone on he'd dismissed this as a possibility. Now he could hardly believe the news that she'd just given him. He was going to be a father.

"The doctor advised me to terminate the pregnancy," Lyssa said in a quiet voice, her blue eyes downcast as she recalled the conversation of a few hours ago. She was still tormented by the casual way the doctor had told her that it would be in her best interest to end the life of the child that was growing insider her. That conversation would haunt her for the remainder of her life, however long that might turn out to be. "He said that if I'm to have even the slightest chance for survival then I have to begin treatment immediately."

"Lyssa. . ."

"I can't do it," Lyssa said, shaking her head. She would not, no she could not, punish her child for something that wasn't it's fault. "None of this is the baby's fault and I refuse to end the life of my child before it even starts just to save myself. I can't do it Spencer. I won't."

Tears formed in Lyssa's brilliant blue eyes and Reid immediately reached over, careful not to disturb his IV lines, and pulled her into a comforting embrace. He stroked her hair gently and whispered in a soothing voice, "It's okay Lyssa. I promise I'm here for you."

Lyssa raised her gaze to meet his and she offered him a rather shaky smile. She hadn't even dared to hope that Spencer would stand by her side after what she had done to him, all of the hurt that she had caused him to endure, and yet here he was comforting her. Fresh tears filled her blue eyes and in that instant the love that she had always felt for him grew.

This touching scene was interrupted by a soft knock on the door. A few seconds later the door slowly swung open and Morgan, Garcia and Gideon stepped into the room. Morgan's eyes widened in surprise as his gaze fell upon Lyssa and anger was evident within their depths. "What are you doing here?" he demanded, recalling how depressed Reid had been after Lyssa had ran out on him, without even a suitable explanation as to why.

"Morgan," Reid said in a quiet voice.

Morgan opened his mouth to say something however he was interrupted by Gideon, who had been eyeing the young couple intently. "Congratulations," the older profiler said in his customary voice.

Lyssa's eyes widened however Reid wasn't even remotely surprised that his boss had deduced the fact that Lyssa was pregnant, after all he was a master profiler. He nodded in the direction of his boss.

"What?" Morgan exclaimed.

"I'm pregnant," Lyssa said in a quiet voice, avoiding making eye contact with Reid's colleagues. She knew that they were angry with her for the way that she'd left Reid, and honestly she couldn't blame them. That didn't make this situation any more comfortable however.

Garcia's gaze swept back and forth between Lyssa and Reid.

"So is that why you left him?" Morgan demanded. "Because you're pregnant and you didn't want to tell him about it?"

"No," Lyssa said, her voice barely above a whisper. "I left because I'm dying and I didn't want Spencer to have to deal with that."

Morgan's eyes widened.

"Oh babies," Garcia exclaimed, hurrying over to Reid's bedside and pulling both Lyssa and Reid into an embrace. She knew that Reid truly loved this young woman and her heart was breaking from the knowledge that even though she had returned he was still going to lose her.

"Listen," Morgan began, rubbing the back of his head with his hand. "I'm really. . ."

"It's okay," Lyssa said, her gaze shifting over to the spot where Morgan stood. "You were just protecting your friend and I love you for that fact. You're a great friend."

Morgan looked slightly sheepish at the fact that Lyssa had just offered him a compliment after he had insulted her integrity however he nodded in her direction. She had offered him her forgiveness and for that he was grateful.

"You know what," Garcia said as she released her hold on the young couple. "I think we should leave and give the two of them some privacy."

Morgan and Gideon both nodded and the trio of FBI agents bid good-bye to Lyssa and Reid and left the hospital room.

"I'm sorry about what he said," Reid said in his soft-edged voice.

"Don't apologize for your friends Spencer," Lyssa said, offering her boyfriend a smile. "They were just looking out for you which is a good thing." Lyssa noticed that there was a pained expression on Reid's face and she gazed at him in concern. "Are you feeling okay Spencer? Should I call the nurse?"

Reid shook his head. "I feel okay."

The young man sounded almost guilty about this fact and Lyssa immediately knew what the problem was. "Listen to me Spencer. I don't want to see that expression on your face because of me. That's the reason why I was leaving in the first place. Let's focus on the bright side of this situation. We're going to have a baby."

Reid's eyes widened as he thought about this prospect and he wasn't entirely sure that he was qualified to be a father, not having had a good role model during his own childhood.

Lyssa sensed his apprehension. "Don't worry Spence, you'll do fine."

Reid offered her a smile but he didn't look convinced by her words. The young man wasn't entirely sure that he knew how to be a father however there was one thing that he knew for certain. Unlike his own father he would always be there for his own child. That was the vow he made in his hospital room as he held Lyssa in his arms.

TBC. . .

A/N- I'm soooo sorry that it took me so long to update this and I'm sorry that the chapter is so short but I'm taking things one at a time now and the going's rough. Hopefully the next chapter will be longer and better.