Chap. 19 Letting you go
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The next day, the team came early to the hospital. When they reached Penelope's room a nurse was leaving.
"Good morning."
"Good morning, you must be Ms Garcia's family."
"Yes, how is she?" Emily asked.
"Oh, she's still asleep. She had a rough night."
"What's wrong?" Hotch replied worriedly.
"She had some nightmares and a panic attack, we had to sedated her."
"Ok, thank you."
"You're welcome. She will be asleep for some time more."
Hotch, Morgan and Rossi entered the room while Reid and the girls went to visit the baby.
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When Penelope awoke one hour later, she saw the men sitting next her bed.
"Hey guys." She whispered
"Pen how are you? The nurse said you had a bad night…." Rossi asked.
"Yes, some nightmares. I know they would come anyway…"
"Penelope, we have to come back tonight… we wanted to know what you're planning to do."
"Hem… "
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Meanwhile in neonatology
"Hey Maggie." JJ said.
As if sensing the company, Margaret raised her little arms in the incubator.
"She's so cute." Emily said.
"Do you think that Garcia will come back in Virginia?"
"I really don't know, she needs to heal and she also has to wait some weeks for the baby." Reid asked.
"Yeah you're right… I hope she won't decide to leave apart from us." JJ said
"Only time will say it, she passed through so much these last days. All these revelations…" Emily replied.
"Well, let's go to see our friend." Reid concluded.
They walked quickly towards Penelope's room. When they entered they heard Hotch scolding at Derek.
"Morgan!"
"But Hotch, she…"
"No. Go out now we need to speak" he said dryly.
Reid, JJ and Emily saw with astonishment as Derek followed an angry Hotch outside the room.
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"What?"
"Derek, you can't choose for her. This HER life!"
"But what will she do alone here. We're her family!"
"She needs to come to terms with all that happened. Maybe this time alone will help her."
"But…
"No Morgan! It's for her own good you have to let her go so she can come back to us."
"I don't have a word in it, do I?"
"Visibly not." Hotch replied before entering in the room again.
Derek sighed and followed him.
A/N: So, What now?