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"I want see my mom," Melody insisted, placing her hands on her waist, doggedly

The nurse snorted with impatience, as she hugged the folder against her chest, "Young lady, do not you should to be in school?"

Melody dropped her lower lip, her brows pursing with grief. Her eyes grew wide, dramatically pleading

"Please ... wanna see my mommy ...Please," she whispered, tilting her head slightly. "I am very sad"

Derek watched the scene from a safe distance. He was truly amazed. Who could deny her nothing with that face? That girl was a drama queen.

Obviously, the nurse had fallen prey to the girl's emotional blackmail, and allowed her to pass. Derek stood outside, without knowing what to do.
He wanted to see Penelope, but he was afraid. He was afraid to see her there, prostrate on the bed, half-asleep ... half dead. He not wanted to store that image into his brain. God, no.

However, the important thing was not him.
It was about a little girl who was alone in the world, without her mother.

Raising his eyes upward, Derek whispered, "Help me, please."

He opened the door quietly and slowly entered in the room. Melody was sitting right next to the bed, at the foot of her mother. Her eyes were wet, her fingers caressing Penelope's motionless fingers.

His heart sank with emotion, watching this poor little girl, suffering in silence. A tear fell down her cheek, but she erased it quickly, drying the wet trail with the sleeve of her white jersey.

"You're very brave," Derek said, "But sometimes, you need to cry. That can help you feel better"

Melody did not answer. Derek said nothing more. He stood beside the girl, while still watching Penelope.

Old questions rang in his head, after eight full years. Why they distanced themselves so much? How one night and a few words were able destroy a friendship so strong?

Why they did allow that?

Penelope looked so fragile and yet so beautiful...

Derek went to the top of the bed, bringing a shaky hand to her soft cheek. He stroked it slowly and barely touching her skin. Then his hand abandoned her injured cheekbone. He buried his fingers in her hair, taking it away from her forehead. He caressed the small bandage that covered her left brow with his fingertips.

Derek swallowed hard, tears threatening his vision. "Baby girl ... I missed you so much"

Melody's small hand squeezed his, and he turned to face her. Her long lashes were wet; her blue eyes tinged with sadness. "My mom is going to die?"

He approached her, raising the little girl from the bed. Melody leaned her head on his shoulder, still looking for her mother. "No, baby, your mommy will not die. She is only sleeping too much"

"I do not believe you" she said, close to tears, "You say that she sleeps, because you don't want me be sad. But you're sad, too"

He smiled slightly, before going near the bed of Penelope "Do not believe me? Give me your hand" Derek asked, grabbing her wrist with his free hand. "See? Her heart beats" he said, putting her fingers on the pulse of Penelope's throat. "Do you feel this?"

"Yes ..." Melody replied, keeping her hand in her mother's neck.

"Put your fingers over her mouth, without touching her lips," he suggested, "Do you feel her breathing?"

She felt the hot breath against her fingers, fascinated. A faint smile played on her face "My mom is a sleeping beauty"

"Yes, so you can rest easy, because, she will awake ..." Derek replied, never taking his eyes of Penelope

Melody put her arms around his neck, looking into his eyes, "When?"

"I don't know, baby..."

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Spencer closed his eyes for a few seconds before he could hear the voice of Derek "Are you asleep?" He rubbed his eyes with one hand, sleepy.

He grinned when he saw Melody, her legs tangled in Derek's waist, her head resting on his shoulder, her eyes closed. "I see that I am not alone"

His friend sat down, sighing. "The nurse told me that Melody has been here all night long. The poor girl had no one could to look after her. That is the reason that the hospital made contact with JJ"

Spencer pursed his lips, feeling sorry for the little girl. He watched as Derek took off his jacket, before placing it on the back of Melody. "Where is her father?"

Derek shrugged "I do not know ..."

A doctor interrupted their conversation, entering the room, "Penelope Garcia?"

Both men got up from their seats, eager to hear about the health of their friend. Spencer and Derek were the ones, who were still in the hospital. It was workday and their companions had left. They had to work.

"Hello, I'm Dr. Lewis" he introduced himself, extending his hand. "You two are patient's immediate family?"

Spencer and Derek exchanged a meaningful look, not knowing what to say. Despite how much they loved their friend, she had no genetic relationship with neither of them.

"We are FBI Agents. I'm Derek Morgan and he is Spencer Reid," he said, pointing to his friend "Penelope has worked with us for many years and ..."

"Sorry," interrupted the doctor "In that case, I can not give any information about her health"

"She has nobody. She has no family," Spencer told, "We are her only family" he looked into Melody, asleep in the arms of Derek "us, and her daughter. Did you want to explain the situation to a seven year old?"

The man looked down for a moment, before shaking his head, "I'm sorry, guys. Rules of hospital"

"Please ... Look at this," Derek said, turning his body slightly, "It's just a little girl. She has been here all the night, no sleep, because nobody could take care of her. Nobody is worried about her or her mother"

"Agent Morgan ..."

"We are agents of the FBI; we understand the importance of standards. But this is an extreme case"

He looked at Melody for a few seconds before returning to look at them "All right" the doctor whispered, opening his folder.

"Apparently, Ms. Garcia had no severe damage, when her daughter called to emergencies. Nevertheless, she fainted in the ambulance. We assume that she has had some kind of brain injury or concussion. Till she wakes, we will not know the impact this can have on her health"

"So she's going to wake up?" Reid asked, unsure "Really?"

The doctor looked at him with a warm smile

"Nothing is certain in medicine, because the human body is capricious. However, we found no severe or irreversible damage within her body. However, as I said before, we should expect till her to wake up, to see if after falling into coma, she suffers some consequence"

"What kind of consequences?" Derek asked his voice full of concern. He felt the girl moved uncomfortably in her sleep, and gave her a kiss on her temple, stroking her back, trying to reassure her.

"Loss of speech, physical disability, vegetative state ..."

"I think we had enough information about the consequences. Thank you very much" Spencer interrupted, feeling his stomach shrink within him. He not wanted to imagine his friend in any of these situations. Period.

While the doctor moved away from them, Derek looked at Melody, tenderly, before looking at his friend "I think I'm going to go home. This microbe needs rest properly"

"It's okay, go" replied his friend, "I'm going to visit Garcia a moment and then I will meet with the team.I will call you later"

"Thanks, kid."

Spencer smiled, putting his hands in the pockets of his pants. He saw Derek go away from the hospital, the girl perfectly protected in his embrace, in a fatherly gesture.

He really could be a good father ... Spencer thought, before entering the room of his friend.

A/N 2: Well, I hope you liked the chapter. All your ideas, opinions, questions, corrections, etc. ... will be accepted and taken into account =)

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