All Things Happen For A Reason

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Chapter 6

A while later, the nurse comes out and walks over to Hotch.

"Mr. Hotchner. Emily has two cracked ribs on the left side and one cracked rib on the right side. She has a punctured lung. We're taking her in for a MRI to check on the lump on her head. She's sedated now, but when she's back from the testing. Why don't you have a seat and when she's back in her room, I'll come get you."

"Thank you. I'm going to go check on the other young lady that came in with us." Hotch walks over to Officer Oliver. "So, how long have they had her in there?"

"She's been in there for about forty-five minutes. They took a rape crisis counselor in before they wanted to do the exam. Give her a run down of what they'll be doing when they collect evidence. Once they've finished collecting evidence, then they want me to come in and take custody of the evidence."

"How was she when they took her in?"

"She seemed okay. I think she's more worried about Mrs. Prentiss. And I think she's just really glad to be out of that cabin." Officer Oliver states.

"Do you know who owns that cabin?"

"Yeah. It's John Logan. He's one of us. We never suspected that anything was going on. About a month or so he said he had gotten a puppy, Meghan that needed a lot of attention. So when it was slow, he'd come home to check on the puppy. We should have asked to see her. We messed up. Sorry man." Officer Oliver just shakes his head at the thought of being that close to two kidnapped women and not really doing something about it.

"Don't blame yourself. It could have happened to any of us. Your sheriff never suspected either. He played us all. We found them before he killed either of them. So that a plus. Why don't you go get a cup of coffee and I'll wait for the nurse to come out. Emily's going to be a while." Hotch pushes Officer Oliver toward the vending machines that were visible down the hall.

"Thanks man." With that said, Officer Oliver slowly walks down the hall. Hotch sits in one of the few empty chairs that are outside the exam rooms.

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"Hey, can I speak to JJ?" Derek asks Reid who answered her phone.

"Sure, hold on." The line's quiet for a few moments.

"Hello?"

"Hey JJ. It's Derek. Hotch had me call you. He wants the team and the girls parents down here ASAP. Hotch found Em and the girl. They had been taken by the same guy. They guy got away, but the girls have been taken to the only hospital in town. So try to get here as fast as you can. JJ, Emily's hurt. I'm going to go find out the details. I'll call you back with info."

"Thanks Derek. I'll let everyone know and we'll be there soon. I just have to get the pilots and plane ready. Take care and give Em and Hotch our love. See you soon." JJ hangs up and is just in shock. She sets down in the closest chair that she could find. The team see this and collect around her.

"JJ, what's wrong?" Penelope asks.

"Emily and the girl we're searching for have been abducted by the same guy. But Hotch and Derek found them. The unsub got away. Emily's hurt and they both have been taken to the only hospital in town. He's gong to call back with more info. But he wants us down to Wyoming ASAP. The girls parents too. I just can't believe this happened. I'm just shocked." JJ cries. Her mind's reeling from this revelation. What kind of world are we living in when things like this and what happened to Will take place. "Can someone take me back to the hotel. I want to pack and I need to call the plane to have them get ready. I'm also so tired. I think I need a nap." JJ gets up slowly and grabs her bag with her work and all her important things that she might need.

"I'll take you. Are you sure that nothing else is wrong?" Dave asks, taking her elbow to guide and to be of some help to her.

"I'm just so tired. This kid is really taking a lot out of me. I seem to spend most of my time sleeping or peeing. I can only hold down water, milk and apple juice. I know orange juice is better, but I don't think it really likes orange all that much. I drank water more and then it just goes right through me." JJ walks next to Dave, but not too close.

"You're working too hard. You need to talk to Hotch about getting a replacement for your maternity leave. If he picks someone now, then you both can work part time so he or she can get used to things and you can relax a little before you have a little person to take care of." Dave helps her into the vehicle.

"Boy, I sure wish my feet would stop hurting. I've out grown my normal shoes by two sizes. Plus, I haven't seen my feet in about two months. I think the thing that makes it all worth it is knowing that he or she is part of Will and part of me. I was just hoping I could enjoy this time with Will. He always gave the best back rubs and the night before he got in the accident, he rubbed my feet. It was like heaven on earth." JJ sniffles a little. She wipes her nose with a tissue.

"If you don't mind, I'd rub your feet for you. I don't mind. In fact, it would make me feel better. I feel like I messed up our friendship. I don't want you to feel weird around me. We can be friends and just forget that kiss. I didn't mean to take advantage of you. So, would you like a foot rub?"

"I guess. As long as we're just friends. I'm not anywhere near ready to move on with someone else. Even if he's a nice friend. I have to think of this child." JJ sits quiet after that.

"Friends it is." And Dave just drives to the hotel in silence.

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"Take a look at this." The tech says to the doctor. As they look onto the monitor while Emily's in the machine. They see a small spot past the bruised tissue that would be the lump Emily acquired from John.

"Oh my goodness. That looks to be an aneurysm. It's a good thing we caught it. Let's get her scheduled for an endovascular embolization immediately. We need her families okay. So get on the phone and call her parents or husband ASAP." The doctor says, rushing around. The assistant rushes out to the waiting room where Hotch has been waiting.

"Mr. Hotchner, can you give me the names and numbers of Ms. Prentiss' next of kin?"

"Why, what's going on?" Aaron panics.

"She needs emergency surgery and we need consent from her family to go ahead with the surgery. She needs to have the immediately. It's pretty bad. She has a cerebral aneurysm. It could rupture any moment."

"Oh, her parents number is 211-555-7491. Senator Walter Prentiss and Ambassador Elizabeth Prentiss. She has no spouse. Their back in Virginia. Would you like me to contact them? I'm her boss and a friend of the family." Hotch sighs.

"No, thank you. I need to speak with them myself. I'll let you know when the surgery's over. She'll have to stay here for at least two days." The assistant says, feeling bad for Aaron. She could tell how Aaron felt about Emily. "See you soon." The assistant walks over to the nurses station and calls the Prentiss'. Aaron sits down to let the gravity of the situation sink in.

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Meghan makes it through her exam. Now the nurse takes blood. While the nurse is taking the blood, the rape crisis counselor asks the questions for the paper work.

"When was the first time he assaulted you?"

"It was the first day he took me. So it was about six weeks ago, I think. I was on my way to a job interview. I was walking into the mall and he grabbed me. He tied me up and taped my mouth shut. When can I go home?" Meg asks.

"Well, we want to get your blood work back. We want to make sure that you don't have any STDs." The nurse says.

"What about pregnancy?"

"They test for that too. Any other questions?"

"Yeah, could I look at a pamphlet about abortion?" Meg asks, shaking.

"Why don't you wait until we find out if you're pregnant before we put you through that stage. You might be worrying for nothing. Is there anyone you want to see?"

"Is Emily okay?"

"Wait here a minute and I'll find out." The nurse leaves the room. Not to long after she left, there's a knock on the door.

"Come in." Meg's shocked to see Aaron.

"Hi Meghan. How are you?"

"Better, thank you. How's Emily?" Meg seems anxious.

"Well, she has three broken ribs, a punctured lung and they found something they didn't expect. They were looking to see if there was any internal bleeding and they found an unruptured aneurysm. They might not have caught it if it weren't for the injuries she got from this bastard. She's going in for surgery to fix the problem. She'll be in the hospital for a few days. She'll be fine. How are you, physically?"

"I'm tired. I'm still a little tense, but other than that I'm fine. Did they say how long the surgery would take?"

"No. We just have to be patient." Before Aaron could tell Meghan any funny Emily stories, the nurse came back in the room.

"Meghan, may I speak to you alone?"

"Oh God! Just tell me what I have." Meghan says, starting to cry.

"You have no STDs. But you are pregnant. Now, do you want to discuses your options?"

"What are they?" Meghan asks, wiping her tears away.

"Well, there are three options that I know of. One is keep the baby. Two is carrying the baby to term and giving it up for adoption. Three is abortion. Those are the only options I know of. I can go over the procedure for abortion. That way you know exactly what happens during the procedure. I'll also give you a pamphlet to look over."

"Oh. May I be alone for a moment?" Meg asks, obviously shaken.

"Sure. If you need me, I'll be at the nurses station collecting all the necessary martial's." The nurse leaves.

"Are you sure you want to be alone? I can just sit here and listen or just sit here." Hotch kindly asks.

"I'm sure. I just need a few minutes to let everything sink in. If I need to talk, you're the first person I'll think of. Thanks. Please let me know if anything changes with Emily." Meg looks away as Hotch exit's the room. Meg just thinks about what's going to happen know. The options the nurse gave her.

If she keeps the baby, then she'll be a mommy to a rapists child. He or she could look like Master. What if Master comes after the baby? But if she carried the child for nine months, would she be able to give it up at the end? How could she live with herself if she killed something that was part of her? Meghan begins to openly sob.

Hotch, who's standing outside her exam room can hear the confused and scared young ladies sobs. He felt helpless, yet again. He was so glad to see Morgan walking down the hall.

"Hotch, how are things?" Clearly Morgan needed to be brought up to speed, but only on Emily. Meghan's business was hers to tell. At least until she's talks to her parents.

"Emily's in surgery. She has an cerebral aneurysm. Their lucky they found it before it ruptured. It could've killed her. Now we just wait for her to come out of surgery and hope that they were able to completely rectify the problem. Is someone meeting the team at the air strip?"

"Yeah, Officer Sexton is going to meet them there. He's going to bring them all here. Meghan's parents as well. Would you like some coffee?"

"Sure. If you get back and I'm not right here, I'll be in Meghan's room. She needs someone to be there for her. I'll be that someone until her parents get here. Thanks for the coffee run. I sure could use the caffeine." Hotch says, tired and worried. But just before Morgan can leave and before Hotch can check on Meghan, the operating doctor comes out. They seem him and their hearts stop. They both hold there breath, hoping it's good news.

"Mr. Hotchner, I have news about Emily."

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I am sorry for offending anyone about the review requirements. It was brought to my attention that I was wrong for demanding 5 reviews. I do feel that they help me make the story better and help me get the chapters up faster. Once again I apologize. Thank you to TheSwedishMystery for the review. Thank you for setting me straight. I hope you all like this chapter. I also want to let everyone know that I do go online to make sure i get the information all correct to make sure I get the infor RIGHT and REALISTIC. I'm trying to do better.