I don't own Criminal mnds. Paige however, is mine.
Sorry for the long wait…my internet was down and I just now got it back.
The second Rossi stepped through the door, Paige sat up and held her arms out for a hug. Rossi wrapped his arms around her in a hug, letting the tears fall. She began to cry as she realized that she was safe, that her dad was there, and that he would continue to be.
Emily and Penelope tiptoed out of the room with tears in their eyes, letting Rossi and Paige have their emotional father-daughter moment. Out in the hall, J.J. approached them. She became alarmed when she saw them crying.
"Is she okay?" J.J. asked, worried.
"She's going to be fine." Penelope said, and gestured into the room. J.J. watched as Paige hugged her father.
"The first person she wanted when she woke up was her father." Emily said.
"Oh, thank God!" J.J. said, joining the other two in crying. All three women hugged out in the hallway, relieved that Paige was awake and okay.
"I hope this means that she's not going to be sensitive to male presence. She's doing okay with Rossi, I think she'll be okay with the rest of the guys on the team." Emily thought aloud.
The doctor came to check on Paige. She smiled at the sight of Paige and her father. She took Paige's vitals.
"Well, it looks like you're going to be just fine, dear." She said. "But you should get some rest."
"Yeah, I'm exhausted." Paige replied, yawning. "Daddy, you look like you haven't been sleeping. You should go home and sleep."
"I'm not leaving," he said stubbornly. "I'm staying here."
"Daddy, if you stay here, I won't be able to sleep. And if I don't sleep, I know you won't either. And we'll both be a mess." Paige told him.
"Rossi, we've gotten rooms at a hotel. Paige will be fine. She's got police protection. And Reid is here too. He's up. I think he wants to sit with her for a while later." J.J. said.
"Okay." Rossi replied. "Only if you promise to rest, Paige."
"I promise, Daddy. I love you." She smiled weakly at her father.
"I love you, too. Good night." He kissed the top of her head.
"Night," Paige closed her eyes.
It was only after they left that she allowed herself to cry.