A/N- This story takes place about a month before the end of the previous story (Emily and JJ have not gotten Tom yet). AJ is still 18 and Kelly is 20.

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JJ ran through the Emergency room doors desperately looking for her mother. Angie had called JJ twenty minutes earlier saying that Tom had collapsed and was on the way to the hospital; since then JJ had been in a daze. She knew that she needed to be strong for her mother, but she was scared to death.

Flashback…

"Agent Jereau." JJ said answering her phone.

"Oh god sweetie, your father, he collapsed and I think he might be having a heart attack."

"Whoa, slow down mom. Did you call 911?"

"Yes they're here now. I don't think he's breathing?" Angie cried into the phone.

"Make sure they take him to American General. I'll meet you there." JJ replied, already gathering her stuff. "It's going to be okay mom." JJ could hear the paramedics in the background telling Angie they needed to go. "Mom go with the paramedics, I'll be there as soon as I can." Angie didn't even say goodbye, she simply closed her phone and climbed into the ambulance.

On the way to the hospital she called Emily. Emily said that she would pick AJ up from school and call Kelly, who in the past couple years had grown to see Tom and Angie as her grandparents.

"Mom." JJ said as she found Angie sitting in the waiting room.

"Oh thank god JJ." Angie jumped up and threw her arms around JJ's neck and began to cry. "They won't tell me anything."

"I'm sure Andy will be out as soon as he can." JJ said as she led her mother back over to the chairs. They had no more sat down when Emily, AJ and Amy walked in. "We don't know anything yet." JJ told Emily who gave her hand a squeeze. "Mom what happened?"

"I don't know, we had just finished lunch and Tom got up to put the dishes in the sink and he collapsed."

"Did he say anything first or was he feeling bad?" Emily asked, very concerned for her father-in-law.

"No, nothing. As far as I know he felt fine." Angie began to cry again and JJ wrapped her mother in a hug.

"Angie, JJ?" Andy said as he walked into the waiting room.

"Andy how is he?" JJ asked as she and Angie jumped up. From one look at her husband, Amy knew that it was not good news.

"He suffered a massive stroke."

"Oh my god." Angie cried out. Emily jumped to grab Angie as she felt her legs give out.

"I'm so sorry Angie, I wish there was more I could do." Andy said with tears in his eyes. "We currently have him on a respirator and he's in a coma." The tears began to pour down JJ's cheek as she listened to what Andy was saying and watching her mother cry hysterically in Emily's arms. "We are going to run a CT scan to check for any brain activity but I'm not hopeful."

"And if the scan comes back negative?"

"Then you have a decision to make. I don't suppose Tom had a living will?" JJ shook her head. "Well in that case, you will need to decide what you want to do. I'm sorry JJ." Andy pulled JJ into a hug and kissed her forehead. He looked over at Amy who had tears of her own. He reached over and gave Amy's hand a squeeze. "I will come find you when the CT scan is complete." JJ nodded and turned to look back at her mother, who was still crying in Emily's arms. Then she looked over at AJ who had her own tears. JJ walked over to her daughter and hugged her.

Kelly walked into the waiting room to see Angie crying in Emily's arms and AJ crying in JJ's arms and she knew that the news wasn't good. She could not help but gasp at the sight in front of her, causing everyone to look up at her. Angie was the first to stand up and she wrapped Kelly in a hug. Angie reached back and grabbed AJ's hand and then pulled her into a hug as well. Emily felt the tears beginning to fall as she watched Angie hug both her grandchildren.

A little while later, Andy walked into the room and shook his head. What little bit of hope they were all clinging to died right there.

"Angie, I'm very sorry but we need to discuss what you want to do." Andy said clearing his throat. "We are going to move him to the ICU but right now the only thing keeping him alive is the respirator."

"Is there no chance he could wake up?" Amy asked.

"Not from what I saw on the CT scan."

"I don't think I can do it honey." Angie said looking at JJ.

"Mom you know that dad would not want to live like this. You heard Andy; the only thing keeping him alive is the respirator." JJ replied, trying to be strong but quickly losing the battle. "I don't want to do it either but you know that it's the right thing to do." JJ said as the tears began to fall again.

"I will take you up to the ICU, give you time to say your good byes before we take him off the respirator." Andy said wrapping his arm around Angie. "I know that it is hard, but know that he didn't suffer." Andy said with his own tears now. Angie nodded, at least knowing that gave her some comfort.

They were just about to walk into the ICU, when Angie stopped.

"We need to call Derek." Angie said. "He needs to be here. Tom would want him here."

"I will call him." Emily smiled as she pulled out her cell phone. Andy showed Angie and JJ to Tom's room while everyone else waited outside.

"Agent Morgan." Morgan said answering his phone.

"Derek its Emily." Immediately Morgan knew it was bad news because Emily had used his first name. "I'm afraid I have some bad news."

"Tom…" Morgan struggled to get out. Tom had become like a father to him in the years he had known JJ.

"He had a massive stroke and currently the only thing keeping him alive is the respirator." Emily said as fresh tears threatened to fall. "Angie and JJ are in there with him now, Andy is giving us time to say good bye before they take him off the respirator. The CT scan showed no brain activity. Angie would like you to be here when we do it."

"Are you sure? Wouldn't she rather it just be family?" Morgan asked struggling to hold back the tears.

"She wants you here. She said that Tom would want you here." With that Morgan completely broke down. Upon hearing Morgan crying through the phone, Emily let her own tears begin to fall. They both sat there crying into the phone for several minutes.

"Tell Mrs. J that I'm on my way." Morgan finally managed to say through the tears.

"Okay." Emily replied and closed her phone. Just as she closed her phone JJ came back out. She said something to AJ and Kelly, who both turned and went inside the ICU. JJ walked over and sat down next to Emily.

"I called Morgan. He's on his way." Emily said wiping the tears away. "How are you holding up?" Emily asked looking at JJ.

"I'm not real sure right now to be honest." Emily nodded and took JJ's hand. They sat there in silence and a few minutes later AJ and Kelly came back, both with tears pouring down their faces.

A little while later Morgan showed up, his eyes already red and puffy. Morgan gave each of them a hug, his tears starting to fall again. JJ pointed to the big doors that led to the ICU and told him which room Tom was in. He turned around and walked inside.

"Mrs. J?" Morgan said quietly, tapping on the door to Tom's room.

"Oh thank god Derek." Angie said getting up and wrapping her arms around him. "I'm so glad you came."

"Of course. Tom was like a father to me." Morgan said looking at Tom for the first time. Morgan thought he looked so peaceful laying there. "Would it be okay if I had a few minutes by myself?" Morgan asked.

"Of course, honey. Talk all the time you need." Angie offered a weak smile and then went back out to the waiting room.

"Hey Tom. I don't know if you can hear me, but I just wanted to make sure you knew how important you were to me and how much I appreciate how much you have done for me." Morgan said as the tears began to fall. "Like that talk you gave to me when I almost chickened out on my wedding. You were right; Emily and JJ would have killed me." Morgan laughed through the tears. "And I promise you that I will look after Mrs. J. Don't you worry." Morgan squeezed Tom's hand and then turned to leave.

Once back in the waiting room, JJ called Andy and told him they were ready. A few minutes later Andy, Angie, JJ, Emily, AJ, Amy, Kelly and Morgan walked back into Tom's room ready to take him off the respirator. Andy wrote a few things down on his chart and then slowly undid the respirator. They all stood there in silence while Angie sat there and held her husbands hand. Morgan and Emily watched the heart monitor, while Andy, with Amy standing beside him, kept a close eye on Tom's breathing. He could tell that it was slowly down. It wouldn't be long. After about thirty minutes the nurse turned the sound off on the heart monitor and within minutes it flat lined. Morgan wrapped his arm around Emily, while JJ leaned down next to her mom and whispered something in her ear. Although no one could hear her, everyone knew what she said, as Angie began to cry. Kelly and AJ hugged each other as the tears began to fall from each of their eyes. They all stayed in the room for several more minutes before finally leaving.

As the made their way, silently, to the elevators they happened to walk by the nursery. Nobody really paid that much attention; that was until Angie stopped. Angie watched as they brought in a brand new baby boy. The six of them stopped and watched as they placed him in a bassinet and wheeled him towards the window. It was in that moment that Angie smiled. She realized that life would go on and seeing that baby, less than an hour old, reminded her of that.

The next few days were a blur for everyone. Morgan never left Angie's side, keeping his promise to Tom. JJ, Emily and Morgan all took an extended leave from work, to help Angie with the arrangements. The Senior Director never even batted an eye when he got the requests. He knew how close they all were and told all of them to take as much time as they needed. They were possibly the three best agents he had and every one knew it. JJ was very grateful for Morgan and Emily's help. At the funeral it was Morgan who stood up and spoke.

"Tom was a great man. He loved his family. A family that included his loving wife of 52 years, Angie, a beautiful daughter, Jennifer," Morgan said smiling at JJ, who was desperately trying to hold back the tears as she clung to Emily's arm, "a wonderful daughter-in-law, Emily and an amazing granddaughter, Amanda." Morgan looked down at AJ who was laying her head on Garcia's shoulder. "But each and everyone of us in here probably can name at least a half of dozen other people that Tom considered 'family.' Whether it is a young girl whose own family threw her out on the streets," Morgan said as he looked at Kelly. "Or a woman whose stories of JJ always made him laugh. He was always there when someone needed a hand." Morgan paused to take a deep breath before he continued. "I've known Tom a long time and he was much more than a friend to me. He was more like a father. I knew that I could come to him with anything and just like any father he always knew just what to say when I needed re-assuring." Morgan winked at Garcia. "Or how hard to smack me in the head when I was being an ass." Everyone laughed. "An amazing thing happened the other night. Not twenty minutes after Tom passed way," Morgan said choking back some tears, "we walked by the nursery. As we stopped, we saw them bring in a brand new baby boy, less than an hour old. So here we are, mourning the loss of a friend, a father and a husband, looking at this little boy. It was a shocking reminder that life goes on. With death comes life. Tom would not want us to mourn his passing, but rather celebrate his life. He leaves behind a loving family and more friends than I can count. He will truly be missed."

A/N- Okay that was a lot harder to write than I thought it would be and I know that some of you are probably not going to like it, so I apologize. It was just something that came to me and I felt the urge to write it. PLEASE REVIEW!!