Chapter 9

The team had left the locals and the rangers to seal off the area as they started to exhume the bodies they started with the fresher graves first as there was more chance of them to be able to pull evident off the bodies and identify them as well, even though these children were dead it would bring some peace and comfort to the people they had been ripped away from.

Emily had been sitting in the exam room for over an hour she had suffered slight dehydration which they placed her on a drip for while they waited for the results of the x-ray. Rossi watched her from the door before entering; the distant look on her face worried him slightly as he made his way over giving her a soft smile.

"How are you doing kiddo?" Rossi asked as Emily looked at him

"Okay, wish they would hurry up and let me out of here" Emily gave a slight smile, "How is JJ?"

Rossi watched her for a moment he shrugged his shoulders slightly, "Hotch is with her, Emily what happened" again, he noticed the same look of fear flash across her eyes.

Emily took a deep breath as she looked away from him tears formed deep in her soulful brown eyes, "I'm the reason she has broken ribs" the walls slammed down in front of him as a blankness covered her face.

"What do you mean you're the reason, Emily?" Rossi asked as he watched her carefully.

"She wasn't breathing" Emily turned her head to look at him her eyes betraying her slightly.

"None of this was your fault, Emily," he said as she just raised her eyebrow at him.

"That doesn't really make me feel any better Dave"

Some days Rossi wondered if Emily fully heard what he had said or if she deliberately blocked it out "Does JJ know?" he asked softly as he made his way closer to Emily.

"Not really something I could or wanted to bring up Rossi," Emily said with a slight smile. Emily took a deep breath closing her eyes slightly "When can I get out of here" her voice was lacked emotion.

"I will go and find out for you." The image haunted Emily each time she closed her eyes, she could see JJ's lifeless body, and she blamed herself.

"How's she doing?" Morgan asked as Rossi made his way out of her room.

"She wants to get out of here"

Morgan grinned slightly "That figures, she dislikes hospitals nearly as much as she does her mother" Rossi smiled slightly, before making his way over to the nurses' station.

JJ sat on the bed her mouth slightly ajar "I had what?" JJ mumbled in shock as Hotch kept his features still though he was also in shock, the only hint was his eyes, as JJ looked at him "I need to speak to her Hotch"

Morgan knocked softly on the door before entering "You really know how to get yourself in trouble don't you" he mocked slightly as Emily gave a soft smile.

"Jealous I had fun without you" he shook his head slightly as he made his way further into the room. Emily sighed slightly "Have you seen JJ?"

"No, Hotch is with her"

Emily averted her eyes slightly "Has Rossi said if I can get out of here yet and any word from the scene?"

Morgan chuckled softly "He was talking to a nurse and I thought I would see my partner instead, and nothing yet, they are waiting for us back at the station though."

Emily nodded, as she stared at him slightly. "What's going on Prentiss?"

A dry chuckle escaped her lips "Plane crash, busted ankle, in desperate need of a coffee and clean clothes and also do you happen to know how JJ is?"

Morgan watched the play of emotions in her eyes as she mentioned JJ's name as he shook his head slightly "How bad is the ankle?"

Emily couldn't help but raise her eyebrow at him "Badly sprained lucky I didn't break it"

Morgan nodded as he moved closer, "Coffee I can sort out when your off the IV, Garcia made me go to your house and collect you another go bag" Emily smiled softly "And from what I have heard she has some broken ribs concussion and also begging for coffee" Emily sighed as some of the tension left her body, "And you both need a shower"

Emily couldn't help but laugh "Ya think?"

JJ looked at Hotch "I need to speak to her Hotch" he gave a slight smile "Please" he could hear the almost fear and worry in her voice,

"I will go and see when you both are being discharged" JJ glared at him slightly "Would you rather talk to her now or when you are away from prying ears, you and I both know how Prentiss can be, especially being in hospital"

JJ couldn't help but smile "Morgan's with her isn't he"

Hotch nodded "So is Rossi"

JJ frowned slightly "Where's Spence?"

He chuckled slightly "Outside waiting to come and see you" JJ nodded slightly.

Hotch had ordered both Emily and JJ back to the hotel they were all staying in for the rest of the day to get some rest, he could tell how exhausted they both were and he also doubted that Emily had gotten any sleep. Emily had tried to argue that she was fine and she did not need to rest but Hotch would not back down as Morgan wheeled her down the corridors to the exit.

"Explain to me why you lot won't let me and JJ ride together?" Emily scowled slightly as she heard Morgan sighed,

"She has to stay in for a few more hours they are waiting from someone to come and wrap her, to help with her ribs"

Emily sighed "I need to see her Morgan"

Morgan chuckled slightly "I promise you when I can bring her to the hotel I will bring her to your room" Emily nodded slightly.

Morgan had asked her a few times what had happened out in the woods but Emily refused to talk about it, he knew she would in time but the play of emotions that would flash in her eyes worried him. Hotch had spoken to Garcia to get the sleeping arrangements changed so Emily and JJ would be in the same room. Knowing what had happened to JJ out in the woods he doubted Emily would rest without her being close by.