Chapter 20 –
15:18pm Sunday 20th November 2011
Emily couldn't believe the time, that she had slept for so long, she knew that Milly was safe, that JJ was looking out for her but now that she was feeling refreshed Emily wanted to get back to her sister. Quickly Emily threw a few things into her bag, she had no idea of when she would next return to her hotel room before Emily turned and walked out of her room, crashing right into another person as she rushed towards the elevator.
"Dave, I'm so sorry."
Emily quickly bent down and picked up Dave's bag and sheepishly handed it to him.
"Not a problem, it's good to see you, how are you and Milly doing?"
Dave smiled as the elevator door opened and the two of them walked in.
"Ok I guess."
"Well that's certainly a non-descript answer."
Dave grinned as Emily smiled and shook her head.
"Better thanks, Milly is improving and we've been talking."
"Yeah I heard that you dealt with an unwelcome visitor yesterday."
"Mmm the Colonel certainly makes his presence felt, even after he's been dismissed."
"Ah there's the Emily Prentiss I know and love, the dry sarcastic wit! Did it feel good standing up to him?"
Dave raised an eyebrow as Emily smiled and bowed her head before slowly bringing it back up and nodded it firmly.
"Of course it did, but I must say I was rather restrained, for Milly's sake."
Dave let out a loud laugh as the elevator stopped and the door opened.
"So you're heading back to the hospital?"
"Uh huh, JJ's been there for a while so I'd better go and relieve her."
"Ok well I'm going back to the station to finish off the last of the paperwork."
"Are you flying back today?"
Dave shrugged his shoulders and gently placed a hand on Emily's arm.
"No, not yet, we're kind of waiting on you and Milly."
Emily nodded her head and took a deep breath.
"Thanks, we appreciate it."
Dave nodded his head as Emily smiled and started to walk towards the door, quickly hailing a cab to take her to the hospital.
15:43pm Sunday 20th November 2011
Emily smiled as she entered the room, the end of the bed contained the remnants of empty coffee cups, an empty Cheeto's packet and a couple of sandwich wrappers.
"Well I can see that you two have managed to amuse yourselves, did you get a look in with these Milly?"
Emily grinned as she picked up the empty Cheeto's packet and looked at JJ who cheeks quickly reddened.
"Of course Em, unlike you your sister knows how to share her food and not devour it in two minutes flat!"
JJ shot Emily a glare but the sparkle in her eyes was present as the two women suddenly burst out laughing causing Milly to reach up and cover her eyes before Emily bent over and kissed her on the cheek.
"I'm sorry Milly, I guess you'll get used to JJ and I."
"Yeah Milly, our conversations can get a bit wacky sometimes."
"Oh god she hasn't even met Pen yet!"
Emily perched on the edge of Milly's bed and looked at JJ who opened her mouth wide.
"Oh yeah!"
Milly turned to Emily, a slight look of concern on her face and she could feel her anxiety levels rising but Emily quickly reached across and took a hold of her sister's hand.
"It's ok Milly, these people are my friends, and they're not going to hurt you in any way."
Emily spoke quietly as she tried to reassure her sister, out of the corner of her eye she could see JJ gathering her belongings.
"The doctor is going to be round in about five minutes so I'll leave you two alone, if you're feeling up to it maybe I could bring the rest of the team by to say hello?"
JJ smiled as she stood up and looked at Milly who nodded her head.
"That would be nice seeing as I guess I'm going to be seeing a lot more of you all once I start living with Emily."
"Oh yeah you can count on that! Take care and I'll speak to you soon Em."
"Thanks JJ, for everything."
JJ waved her hand in acknowledgement before she walked out of the room, hoping that the doctor would bring them all some good news and allow Milly to return home with them sooner rather than later.
16:08pm Sunday 20th November 2011
Emily closed the door as the doctor left the room, breathing a sigh of relief as she turned back and looked at Milly who had her eyes tightly closed.
"It was good news Milly, we can go home."
Emily's voice was quiet as she sat down on the chair that had become her home these last three days, Milly's eyes were still closed and Emily knew that if her sister opened them the tears would fall once again. Emily leant her head back and looked at the ceiling, the conversation with the doctor had gone well, but the subject of Milly's self-harming had come up and Emily had promised to get Milly to see a psychologist as soon as they were back home.
"Are you sure you are ready Emily?"
Milly's voice was quiet, breaking with emotion as she spoke.
"Of course I am, I know that it is all a bit scary but trust me ok?"
Milly nodded her head as she slowly opened her eyes.
"So your new place, has it still got a certain male stalking around?"
Emily let out a laugh as she realised who Milly was talking about, quickly Emily retrieved her cell and brought up a photo and passed it to Milly.
"Wow Sergio still looks as handsome as ever!"
"Yeah, he was pretty grumpy when I came back but he seems to be back to his normal self now."
Milly squeezed Emily's hand as she could tell how talking about her disappearance still affected her sister.
"I can really go home tomorrow?"
"Yeah but you still need to rest."
Milly nodded her head and closed her eyes once again.