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'Jennifer LaMontagne?'

'Yes that's us.' Will said as he jumped out of his seat with Henry still in his arms.

'The good news is the damage is all repaired to Mrs LaMontagne arm. It appeared an artery was slit so she was basically bleeding out slowly, anymore and she would have had a severely compromised state of health... However, we have moved her to ICU until such time as her blood count is up. She is also suffering from acute hypothermia caused from the mix of both blood loss and the icy water in which we were made aware she was in.' Everyone nodded their both a confirmation and understanding. 'I can allow one of you to go down to her for now, but the rest of you can see her later today or tomorrow morning.'

'Will go.' Everyone said.

'Is it okay to take our son?'

'I see no problem.' The doctor said and led Will away with Henry. Now the waiting game began to hear news on Penelope. Derek sank into his seat, he had hardly said a word since getting the all clear, no words could help in this situation, solidarity could but right now silence was helping him the most. He looked at Penelope's brother occasionally and figured he didn't really want to be here but Derek knew far too well that if he started he would cause a scene and that was the last thing he wanted. From hearing that JJ had hypothermia from blood loss and the icy water put everyone that was in the building in a new sense of worry, if it happened to JJ it would happen to Penelope far worse.

An hour turned into two and it had been nearly 4 hours since they had heard the sentence 'Mrs Morgan is in surgery.' No one appeared willing to give up the updates, so they waited. Then a middle aged man came towards them, their attention on him with hope.

'Penelope Morgan?'

'Yes.' Derek said jumping from his seat.

'Are you all here for Mrs Morgan?'

'Yes.' Came the unanimous response.

'Okay well Mrs Morgan is critical for the moment, we lost her a couple of times but we managed to revive her, her blood count was dangerously low, if it were to go any lower she would have slipped into a coma. The damage to her right side is extensive and required a lot of work but we successful repaired it all. She is in ICU at the moment. We were made aware of the submission into water and when we tested her core body temperature she was significantly low so we are continually trying to get her out of stage2 hypothermia.' He looked at them, constantly at the man who had spoken first. 'Another thing that worried us is her pregnancy.'

'Pregnancy!' Derek said alarmed.

'Yes Mrs Morgan is roughly 2 months pregnant.' The doctor said. 'I'm sorry if you didn't know.' He said seeing the shock.

'No it's okay.' Derek said calmly as Fran placed a hand on his shoulder. 'Is the baby okay?'

'We won't know the extent of the damage until Mrs Morgan's body has had time to get over the trauma.' He saw the hesitant nods. 'I'll send a nurse up in a minute for someone to go down to her.'

'Thank you.'

'No problem.' The doctor said and left.

'Morgan this is yours and Penelope's chance.' Hotch said happy that some good news was heard at least.

'I know but Pen's been too hesitant about getting pregnant since last time.' Derek said, Penelope had blamed herself for the fact that she needed to give birth to a still born, a little boy that they had name James Aaron Morgan. Penelope's heart had broke when she had held the little child for the first and last time, Derek remembered all too well how she blamed herself for the death, how she became withdrawn. The whole thing nearly ruined their marriage but Derek was determined to stick by his wife whether she wanted it or not, he refused to leave her. 'She's going to be beyond devastated if she loses this one.'

Everyone nodded their acknowledgements of the dilemma. 'Second chances Morgan.' Rossi said, something his mother had always brought him up to believe. Several moments later a petite nurse approached.

'Someone is welcome to come down to Mrs Morgan.' Without a noise Derek stepped forward and followed the nurse. The large crowd left behind took their seats again as they watched Derek's retreating figure disappear down a corridor.

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Will entered the room and looked at his wife; Henry lent forward trying to get a hug even though his mom was asleep, as Will approached her eyes opened.

'Hey.' She smiled. 'You got him.'

'Your mom did actually.' Will replied as he took a seat and pulled up as close as possible, placing Henry on the bed carefully. He watched as JJ lifted a weak hand and stroked his hair, she smiled tiredly.

'My mom?' She said as she processed things. She looked at him. 'What was she doing there?'

'Families got phone calls telling them, took them 31 hours to find out. Your mom found Henry in his cot still.' He saw JJ's eyes gather tears. 'Hey what's wrong?'

'I can't believe we are out.' Her eyes then widened. 'Penelope? Gideon, Strauss, Elle?'

'Hey hey hey don't worry... we haven't heard anything on any of them.' She nodded. 'Just get some sleep, I'll get your mom to take this little guy home.'

'Go with him... I don't want him to be without one of us at the moment.'

'Okay, want Emily or someone?'

'No tell them to go home as well, they were taken as well.' Will just nodded.

'We aren't going anywhere until you're asleep.'

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The first thing Derek noticed as he entered the ICU room was how pale Penelope looked, her lips carrying a blue tinge, he froze at that point unable to allow reality to tell him that the women in the bed was his wife the one that had been cuddled tightly into his side just before they were taken.

'Don't worry about the paleness that will fade it's just the lasting symptoms of the shock she went into in, as for the blueness to her lips and hands that will go once her body temperature is near normal.' The nurse said supportively seeing Derek hesitate. 'She's been awake briefly, asking for a Derek, I take it that's you.' Derek simply nodded. 'She is going to be okay, it's the initial first days after that play their part but she just needs to recuperate.' With that the nurse left.

Derek approached the bed and sat down. He gathered her hand in his, the normally perfect contrast not that anymore, he watched as the fingers in his hand tightened and he looked up to see Penelope looking at him.

'Hey baby girl.'

'Hey.' She answered with a raspy whisper and smiled as she closed her eyes.

'How you feeling?' He asked, knowing he needed to tell her she was pregnant, no one else needed to do that; he didn't want anyone else to do it.

'Okay I guess... tired maybe.'

'Any pain?'

'Not really, it's not as bad as... back there.'

'You scared me P.' He said looking at her hand. 'I couldn't cope with losing you.'

'Same.' She said tiredly.

'Baby girl?'

'Hmm?'

'Doesn't matter, just sleep.' With that Penelope's eyes remained closed. Derek got up to go and give the others an update.

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'How is she?' Hotch said as soon as he saw Derek approaching.

'She's doing okay... she's still got the lasting effects of shock, and the hypothermia is showing how bad it is.'

'And her side?'

'Painless apparently, she's just really tired.' Derek said as he stood there. 'How's JJ?'

'Well she sent Will home with Henry and Emma. She's sleeping now.'

'Pen is as well.' Derek sighed running his hands over his face. 'I couldn't tell her.'

'You will.' Fran said. 'You just need to find the time.' Derek smiled. 'How about you get home and get some rest?'

'No... I want to be here, be near.'

'Derek...'

'No, that almost killed me in there, I just want her close.'

Kevin looked down, he had underestimated that the Derek Morgan, of the B.A.U. could ever love Penelope unequivocally, for a love as unambiguous just didn't fit in with Derek and his past with women. He was just proven completely wrong, Penelope was his one woman, once his baby girl always his baby girl.

Hotch took precedence once again. 'Kevin take Jane home, Reid get Austin back to her hospital room and get some rest yourself. Reid take your mom. Em maybe we should get you home.'

'No.' Was all Emily said.

'Emily! We are taking you home.' Elizabeth said.

'But Pen...'

'Will understand.' Hotch said.

'Hotch I think you need to go home as well, you were there as well.' Derek reasoned. 'Pen will understand.' He copied what Hotch had just said.

'Yeah come on bro, you need to rest.' Sean said, almost breaking his brother.

'Fine but we'll be back tomorrow. First thing.'

'Fine.'

Just before they could go any further the doors to the area they were in opened.

'What the...'