Chapter 7:

For the first time since waking up, Jennifer felt comfortable. Her and Emily had talked for sometime, and she learned more and more about herself. Her full name was Jennifer Adriana Jareau, but no one called her by her first name. She was Agent Jareau or JJ. She was the team's liaison with the media and local police, it was also she that chose witch case the team went to help investigate.

"You want me to believe that I am the best shot in the FBI?" Jennifer asked with a hitch of laughter. There was no way Emily was telling her the truth. "I am the media liaison!" Emily couldn't hold back her smile and was just enjoying the view of her friend smile.

"You know it's not nice to try and mess with my memory, Emily!" She couldn't keep the smile from her face. Somehow, sitting with Emily talking about her life, the one she didn't remember, felt safe.

"Oh, I am dead serious JJ! No one dares to challenge you in a shooting contest."

"Well, okay, I'll let it slide for now, but I will ask other people, and you better no lie to me missy!"

Their playful banter was interrupted by Emily's cellphone ringing.

"Oh, excuse me for a moment. I'll be right back." Emily smiled apologetic and went outside to answer the phone.

"Emily Prentiss" Emily answered her phone once outside of JJ's room.

"Hi, Emily. It's Nathan."

"Oh, hi Nathan. Are you in Virginia?"

"Yes, we are. We are about to board the plane with Penelope."

"That's good." Emily smiled. It would be good for JJ to have her parents her, even though she didn't remember them.

"Has there been any update on her, Emily?" Nathan sounded anxious.

"Yes, there has. She has woken up, and is actually awake right now."

"That's great to hear! How is she?"

"Well, she is as good as expected but Nathan? She has lost her memory." There was no response, but how could you say something back when someone just told you that your daughter has lost her memory.

"Nathan, mr. Jareau? Are you there?"

"Yes. How is she dealing with all of this? Is she okay?"

"She is okay now. When she first woke up, she was confused and scared."

"How did they calm her down?"

"I...I helped her. ..." Emily rambled nervously.

"Emily, calm down. Just tell me what happened."

She tok a deep breath to compose herself before answering the request.

"When JJ first woke up she asked for 'her angel', before anyone on the team could reject Will to see her, the doctor tok him to see JJ, thinking that he was 'her angel'. When he got into the room she was waking up for the second time and was very lost and confused. The doctor asked her some questions, but she couldn't answer them and she was even more confused and scared. The doctor told him not to push her, but he did. He pushed her till she started to cry and then he raised his hand to hit her..."

"HE WHAT!" Nathan screamed through the phone. "I AM GOING TO KILL HIM!"

"Mr. Jareau? Please calm down. He never hit her. She screamed and we all rushed into the room where the doctor had a tight grip on his arm, and then Morgan and Rossi laid him on the ground and arrested him. He is in custody for assaulting an Agent." Emily paused to take a breath. This was harder than she thought, but Nathan and Cindy needed to know.

"When the guys dragged Will out of the room, I went over to comfort her. It was then she called me for 'my angel'. Somehow, someway she remembers me. Not who I am to her or why we know each other, but she does remember me."

"Emily? Thank you so much for helping her." Nathan sounds grateful.

"Nathan? I am so very sorry about everything. And sorry again for not calling sooner, but JJ needed me."

"I.. We are thankful that you are there for her Emily. We will see you when we get here."

"I will have someone from the team met to meet you at the airport. I would have come myself, but I don't want to leave JJ."

"Of course! We agree with you and we will see you at the hospital."

"Yes. Bye." The Agent hung up the phone and texted Hotch.

"Hotch, the Jareau's are on their way. Can you or Morgan pick them at the airport? I don't want to leave JJ."

Emily tok a moment to compose herself before softly knocking on the door and entering JJ's room.

"Hi. You okay?" Emily chuckled at JJ's question and JJ gave her a puzzled look.

"JJ, you are lying in a hospital bed and you ask me if I'm okay." They both let out small laughs.

"Well, you seamed upset, and even though I don't know you, I don't want you to be upset" JJ's voice was almost shy.

"I didn't mean to laugh at you JJ. But it did remind me of your old self." Emily met JJ's eyes and gave her a big smile.

"But you didn't answer my question! Are you okay?" JJ asked again.

"Yeah, I am. I just got off the phone with your father." Emily paused and saw JJ's eyes widen. "It's okay, JJ. But I needed to tell them about everything that happened so they would be prepared for that when they arrive." Listening carefully, JJ nodded her head.

"That is also why I won't be picking them up at the airport. I will be here as long as you want me to." Emily continued.

"Can you... Can you tell me about them? My parents, I mean." JJ asked quietly.

"Of course. Their names are Cindy and Nathan Jareau. They live in a small town called East Allegheny in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, where you grew up. Your father owns a small dealership and your mother is a stay-at-home mom. Your father is a Steelers fan, of course, and is not pleased with your choice of team." At that Emily smiled a little, she remembered JJ's excitement one time the Redskins beat the Steelers and the phone call JJ had with her dad after that.

"Oh. What is my team?" JJ asked.

"You my friend is a Redskins fan", Emily answered with a wink. "Anyways, you love your parents very much, especially your father. He has always been very supportive of you. Your mother had a harder time with you leaving home to study and then joined the bureau, but she loves you very much and is proud of you." JJ watched Emily speak about her parents with such joy. Maybe meeting her parents wouldn't be so bad after all?