Thank you for trusting me!

Chapter Four:

She looked so much younger than eighteen. While walking with the director, Sloane was holding onto the hand of another girl with red hair as if it were a life a preserver. She was scared and no one could blame her as she approached the team.

"Everybody," Briggs said. "This is Sloane Tavish and Cassie Hobbes. Sloane and Cassie, these are Spencer's teammates."

J.J. stood up first to meet her.

"Hi Sloane," she said. "I can't thank you enough for coming to help my friend."

"You're welcome," she said nervously. "Did you know that there you blink seventeen times a minute?"

"No," she said with a faint smile. "I did not."

"Tears also have the same composition as saliva," she said.

Cassie squeezed Sloane's hand assuredly. "Sloane likes facts," she said.

"I can't imagine what that is like," Prentiss said.

Sloane looked to Cassie. "Was that sarcasm? I'm not good at detecting sarcasm so I like to ask."

"No, Sloane," Prentiss said. "That was me trying joke. Your brother loves facts too."

"Interesting," she said.

The director stepped forward. "Why don't I take Sloane to get ready for the surgery? These people will be praying that both you and Spencer make it out okay."

"Okay," she said turned to the team. "It was nice meeting you. I'll try not to let you down."

Garcia rushed forward and hugged Sloane.

"You won't dear. You won't. Thank you so much for coming."

Sloane patted her gently.

"You're welcome," she said.

Before getting into hospital gown she looked at Reid with Cassie standing by. He was covered from head to foot with tubes, monitors, and other hospital equipment. The expression on his face was sad. She then read through his chart.

"He's allergic to the same medications as me," she muttered.

Sloane looked to him again.

"I know you can't understand me, but I thought I'd say hi. I'm Sloane Tavish, your half-sister. I'm going to donate most likely my left kidney so that you can live. We'll get through this together."

She then rubbed the one hand that wasn't covered in tubes.

"See you later," she said and walked out of the room holding Cassie's hand.