Sorry this is a short one, but I have been actually doing very well on my update times. It's suprising how easy it is to write when you enjoy what you are writing and have fantastic support from all your readers! I also want to thank littlegreenbottle for helping me with more pregnancy info :) Enjoy the chapter!

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Emily was in a daze as they rushed her through hallways and up elevators, but she was aware that Garcia was there the whole time. The contractions continued to get closer together, and fear really began to set in. She tried to just think this was a dream. Pretend it wasn't actually happening. But each bump they hit she was jerked back into reality. The place that had come to be a living hell. She just wished that her baby would be okay. She also wished that JJ were there with her. To hold her hand and stroke her hair. Just so Emily could look at her beautiful face. Because if she could do that, she knew that this wouldn't be so bad. But the fact was JJ wasn't here. And she probably wouldn't get here in time.

Garcia had to speed walk to keep up with the hospital bed they were wheeling Emily in; she pulled out her cell phone. She needed to tell the rest of the team what was going on.

Her first thought was to call Morgan, but then she thought of Emily. She dialed JJ's number into her phone and after three rings she picked up.

"Hey Garcia, what's up?" JJ asked.

"JJ," Garcia said practically panting, "Emily went into labor."

"WHAT?" JJ practically shouted into the phone.

"She was having contractions, so we went to the hospital. Her water broke and she's dilated. This baby's coming."

"Can I talk to her?" JJ asked in shock.

Garcia looked around at the hospital personnel, but quickly passed the phone over to Emily.

"It's JJ," She whispered.

Emily grasped the phone like it was her final lifeline, "Jayje," She practically cried into the phone.

"Em, oh god Em, it's going to be okay," JJ said tears springing to her eyes.

"This wasn't supposed to happen! I'm not due." She exclaimed desperately.

"I know baby," JJ soothed, "It's going to be okay." she quickly covered up the phone and whispered urgently to Hotch, "We need to leave, now!" He gave her a questioning look, but her fierce look back made him nod.

"Em, we are leaving soon." JJ assured her.

"Jayje I can't do this without you," Emily whispered into the phone.

"You can do this Emily," JJ told her, "You have to do this for your baby. I'm so sorry I'm not there."

Emily felt herself sniffling as she tried to keep more tears from running down her cheeks. They were pulling her into a delivery room and the doctor told her she had to give the phone back to Garcia.

"I have to go Jayje."

"I will be there as soon as I can," JJ promised, "I believe in you, and… and I love you."

Emily gasped, but for the first time that she could remember the same words came easily to her own lips, "I love you too JJ."

JJ hung up the phone and was met by the questioning looks from the rest of the team. Morgan immediately noticed her damp eyes and hurried over to her.

"Emily went into labor," She answered quickly pulling together her own stuff.

Reid's eyes visibly widened at the information, "I thought she was only 30 weeks."

"She is," JJ said, "We need to go now."

The team finished grabbing their stuff from the conference room. Then they drove to the hotel and quickly stuffed their things into their go bags. JJ felt like she was on the verge of going crazy the entire time. She couldn't believe she wasn't going to be there for this. She just couldn't believe it. The pain returned to her chest and she practically ran everywhere, but she didn't care.

In record time the team was on the airplane and it lifted into the air. After it was deemed safe, JJ started pacing up and down the aisle. She fretfully ran her fingers through her hair. She was filled with so much worry it was consuming her. She couldn't imagine how scared Emily was right now. Having her baby early. All the risks. But most of all she wished she was there. She wished she hadn't been on this case, and that she could have been with Emily through all of this. She was making her way past the back of the airplane where the men were sitting, and Rossi intercepted her.

"Do you want to talk?" He asked.

JJ shook her head, "Thank you, but I'm okay." She said even though she clearly didn't look okay. She continued back down the aisle. To be honest she did want someone to talk to. She had never been as good as Emily was at keeping things to herself. JJ couldn't put up walls the same way she could. But JJ was afraid if she talked to any of these men she would accidentally say something she shouldn't. She might accidentally slip how she felt about Emily...

That she loved her.

Emily's vision was blurred as more nurses examined her. She couldn't believe this was happening. It felt like she was watching someone else's life. She felt a squeeze on her left hand and saw Garcia still by her side. Emily weakly squeezed back.

"Emily," one of the nurses with a kind voice stood on the other side of her bed, "you have dilated completely. We have a team of highly trained staff waiting for anything. But I'm going to need you to push."

Emily stared back at her blankly.

"Em," Garcia gave her hand another squeeze;" You can do this." She tried to encourage her.

Emily tried to concentrate. She tried to focus her mind on pushing, but she couldn't. She couldn't do it. But then JJ's words ran through her head.

"You can do this Emily," "You have to do this for your baby."

She found these words gave her power she didn't know she had. She started to push and felt beads of sweat pop out on her forehead.

"That's right," the nurse said, "Now push harder!"

Emily pushed again letting out a grunt.

"You've got this Emily!" Garcia cried.

"I see her head!" A nurse at the end of the bed told Emily.

Emily thought of her baby girl, and she thought of JJ, and she pushed with all her might. She pushed until she felt like she had no more energy left in her.

"She's out," The same nurse said.

Emily tried to look over, but she could only see glimpses of her baby.

"You did well," The nurse near Emily's head congratulated her.

Emily looked back at her baby. She wanted to hold her, wanted to see her face, but she saw the nurse holding her was leaving the room. "Where are they taking her?" Emily cried.

"They need to take her to the NICU," The nurse next to her said calmly.

Fear reiterated itself in Emily's chest, "Is she okay?"

"We don't know yet," The nurse answered, "Since she was born so early we need to run some tests to ensure she is healthy. When we are done you can see her in the NICU."

Emily looked up at the door as it closed, "I want to hold my baby," She whispered.

Ooooh... I hope you enjoyed :) I also hope you continue with the amazing comments you have already been giving me! Also, I know you guys have been asking for more talk amongst the team (especially JJ/Em) don't fret, I will add some, but it just didn't seem to fit well with this chapter. I guess you'll just have to keep reading :)