By Malinga and Kalnaman
As/N: Sorry for the long wait. Thank you all who've given us reviews.
Hotch went to the waiting room to talk to his team. He was met by millions of questions. They were all worried about Spencer. He told them what the doctor had informed him and that Gideon and he would do anything to keep him out of a mental health facility. "Damn straight! We'll all help you! No way do I want them to lock my 'kid brother' up!" Morgan said firmly. And the others nodded and said in unison that they all wanted to help him through it.
Hotch asked them all to go with him to the BAU; they weren't happy about it though. They wanted to stay close to Spencer, but Hotch had assured them that he was in capable hands and that he would need them more, as soon as he went back home.
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Hotch was happy that he could convince Agent Rossi to join the team. It was hard for him to focus at work, because he couldn't stop worrying about Spencer. He'd called the hospital numerous times to check how Spencer was doing. He was told that he was sleeping soundly and that Agent Gideon hadn't left his side.
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After work Hotch went home to take a shower and pack a bag for both Spencer and himself. He lay down on his couch and tried to rest a bit before he went to take care of Spencer. Only about an hour later he gave up and went to the hospital to take over from Gideon so he could get home and get some rest.
"How has he been doing, Jason?"
"He's only been awake a few times…"
"Has there been any change in is condition? Has he been progressing?" Hotch asked hopefully.
Gideon shook his head sadly. "No not really, but luckily it's not worse either. He has been able to move his legs a little and his other arm, but the movement is uncoordinated, like that of an infant. I've helped him to the bathroom a few times, he gave signs with whimpers and blinking his eyes when he needed to go, and luckily it seems he doesn't need to wear any diapers."
Hotch nodded sadly. He'd hoped that Spencer's health would have been progressing more; that he'd be on the right way to a fast recovery. Sadly it was only wishful thinking. "That's good. It's hard enough seeing him like this and it would be even harder to see him in diapers."
Gideon nodded in agreement. "The only time he was crying was the time when they had to give him shots…"
"Shots? Why were they giving him shots?"
"Since Spencer couldn't swallow his antidepressants, they had to give them to him through intramuscular shots in his backside," Gideon said sadly.
Hotch nodded unhappily at that; he knew how important it was for Spencer to get his medications - especially now in this condition.
After they'd been talking for an hour Gideon went home, though he didn't do it willingly. Hotch had been able to talk him into it.
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Hotch had just tucked Spencer back into bed after his visit to the bathroom after he'd just fed him mashed potatoes and meatloaf. Luckily Spencer had been able to eat most of it and the nurse had been pleased. Spencer had gone back to sleep. He was lying on his right side with his left thumb in his mouth and his teddy bear in the other arm.
Just has Hotch had tucked the blanket firmly over Spencer, Dr. Nimoy came inside. "Agent Hotchner. How is your boy doing? The nurses told me that he's eating and using the bathroom , with help of course. I'm pleased that he is eating."
"Yes. I'm happy that he is eating too. Sadly he isn't much better than he was this morning, but at least he can move a little."
Dr. Nimoy nodded sadly. "Yes something like this takes time. I'll go home now. I just wanted to see how he was doing in person. I'll be back tomorrow to do an evaluation."
"We won't let you lock him up in a mental health facility," Hotch said firmly.
Dr. Nimoy let out a sigh. He had had a feeling that they would fight him on his intention to commit him if he hadn't changed before morning. "Let's talk about it tomorrow shall we? It's late. Tomorrow will be a new day and hopefully Spencer has changed for the better by tomorrow." With that he said his goodbyes and left.
Hotch wasn't happy at all at how he got dismissed. He so hoped that he would be able to convince the doctors tomorrow that Spencer would be in best hands at home with his friends and family.
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Hotch was woken up in the middle of the night by Spencer's crying. The boy wasn't awake, but he kept crying no matter what Hotch did to calm him down. When he pulled the blanket down, he could see why he was crying. The bed was wet. Hotch let out a sleepy sigh and called for help to get some wipes and clean sheets and a gown. He wasn't happy though, when he saw a nurse carrying a diaper. "Is that really necessary?"
"Sorry, yes it is… well, at least at night. Since it has been going fine at day time I think he'll only need one at night."
Hotch nodded sadly. He let the nurse help him getting the clean sheets on, but the cleaning and diapering he did on his own. After Spencer was clean and dry he calmed down and went back to a deep sleep. Hotch then went back to bed, fearing what tomorrow would bring, as he was afraid it wouldn't be as good as he'd hoped.
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Hotch hadn't been able to sleep much. Every time he'd just heard one single sound from Spencer, he'd hurried to his side to make sure he was okay. And every time a nurse had come in to check on Spencer, he'd been woken up. And the times when he was asleep he'd had terrible nightmares about Spencer being locked up and accusing words coming from Spencer for locking him up like his mom. But Hotch was happy that at least Spencer was able to sleep peacefully.
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Spencer was horrified when he could feel something soft around his groin and on his backside when he woke up. He started to cry.
Hotch hurried to his side. "What is it, buddy? Shh, shh. I'm here, it's okay, I'm here."
Spencer was happy that he was able to place his right hand on the side of his thigh, and then he looked confused up at Hotch.
Hotch now had an idea what could be distressing Spencer. "You have a diaper on."
Spencer made a face at that and started to blink his eyes once and seconds later repeated it.
"Don't worry. I'll take it off you now. You'll only need diapers at night," Hotch said while starting to take the diaper off Spencer. Spencer calmed down as soon as it was off.
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Just after Hotch had fed Spencer, he was happy to see Gideon coming into the room. He told Gideon about the nighttime incident, and that he would need to use diapers at night. They then helped Spencer to the bathroom to use the toilet and have a bath. While bathing Spencer, Gideon told them that he'd made arrangements along with JJ, Garcia, Morgan and Emily for when Spencer would go home later today. Whatever arrangement they thought was best and needed to be made at the house for Spencer to come home, was fine with Hotch.
After Spencer was helped back to bed, the room went very busy. Nurses and doctors came in and out of the room. They were poking and prodding the poor Spencer who was crying unhappily. Last Dr. Nimoy came in, along with some other doctors Hotch and Gideon hadn't seen before. They were told they came to evaluate Spencer to find out what the best course of treatment would be, and if it should be as an out- or inpatient. Gideon and Hotch were about to argue, but they were asked to wait until they'd done the evaluation. When they left the room to talk to each other about their diagnosis, Hotch hurried to call the team for back up, while Gideon was comforting the crying Spencer.
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Spencer was so afraid of the doctors who were just asking him questions over and over again, which he could only answer by blinking his eyes yes and no and whimpering and crying.
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Later that Hotch and Gideon were asked to join the doctors in one of the doctor's office. Hotch made it clear that the others from Spencer's 'family' had to join them, and Dr. Nimoy reluctantly agreed to it.
Hotch and Gideon made sure that a nurse would stay with Spencer until they got back. Spencer wasn't happy about it though. He was screaming and sobbing so much that a nurse had to sedate him.
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When they all were seated in the office, Dr. Nimoy started by telling them what they thought was best for Spencer. "We all agree that it is in Dr. Reid's best interest that he'll be transferred to a mental health facility that deals with his kind of problems…"
TBC
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