Chapter 19:
"Well, I guess we're going to Norway then."
JJ couldn't believe what she heard. They had just agreed to go away on a vacation when she'd be discharged. Her smile was from ear to ear and she was so happy she almost jumped up and down on the bed. At the sight of a very happy Jennifer Jareau, Emily couldn't manage to hold back a chuckle.
"Calm dawn JJ!" She tried to sound serious, but her smile gave her away. JJ stopped bouncing, but her smile never left her face. The brunette had a hard time stop looking at her. The profiler was both so very happy and scared. For only hours earlier was JJ lying unconscious and now she was bouncing up and down in her bed. Emily was worried sick that something might happen to the blonde.
Sensing that something was wrong, JJ stopped smiling and studied the other woman.
"Em, what's wrong?"
"Nothing!" Emily quickly answered and smiled, "don't worry that pretty little head of yours! Would you like to stay at my place or yours?"
"Nuhu! Don't you dare do that, Emily Elizabeth Prentiss!"
"Do what?" Emily asked innocently.
"Don't hide behind your walls. It's me, you know you can tell me anything!" The blonde leaned over and touched the older woman's hand. Emily put her other hand on top of JJ's and looked her deep in the eyes.
"I'm really scared something's going to happen to you Jay. When you past out earlier I couldn't move, think or even breathe for a second. My mind froze. I hate that I couldn't help you when you needed me. I told you I would always protect you, but I keep letting you down." Emily blinked, trying to make the tears in her eyes disappear. She felt embarrassed as she was not used to showing her emotions in public.
"Emily, you don't always have to be so strong. No one will think less of you if you cry! You are so strong and amazing, you could be bawling your eyes out everyday and I would still think you're magnificent!"
Dr. Eva Draper had been standing outside SSA Jennifer Jareau's hospital room for awhile. Usually she would've gone in to check on the patient, but she knew Emily wouldn't do anything to upset the blonde, and since Emily had been there with her when she lost her conscious, she figured both of them needed to see the other. The doctor smiled and walked out to the waiting area to update the blonde's family and friends.
As she approached the rather large group that waited for news on JJ, she saw that they had also allowed Emily to have some time alone with JJ. Both JJ's parents and Garcia had been here the last time she spoke to them, but it seamed as the rest of the BAU team had arrived too.
"Dr. Draper! Are there any news?" As soon as the doctor was in sight, the seven anxious men and women stood. They formed a semicircle in front of her as they waited patiently for news.
"Yes, I have some news. JJ has woken up again." Eva could see they all release some tension and relax. "But other than that I don't have much news. She is currently with Emily and once they have calmed down I'll be examine her. Then we'll just take it from there."
"Thank you so much doctor for taking such good care of my agent." Hotch held out his hand to the doctor. Dr. Draper gave him a smile and shock first his, then all the other's hands.
"It has been my pleasure. I have been meaning to thank you as well! One of the victims was an old friend of my sister. I'm glad you were able to catch him before anyone else was hurt." She smiled widely to Reid. "Is there any other questions?"
"No, not right now. And as Agent Hotchner said, we're really thankful for what you've done for JJ!" Cindy smiled at the doctor and Nathan nodded.
"Well then, I'm going to examine her. Once I'm done you can all go in and visit her. Just remember she must be kept calm all the time, and knowing she is stubborn she won't tell you when she's tired, but I guess with you being profilers you'll find out when she needs to rest. I'll come by when I'm done." Eva flashed them a smile, before walking away the same way she entered.
After JJ's statement, Emily had crawled onto the bed and the two of them simply sat together on the bed, enjoying the feeling of being together. JJ was snuggled safely in Emily's arms, and Emily rested her head on top of JJ's. There was a soft knock on the door, and both woman looked up to she the blonde's doctor enter the room.
"Hi there JJ." The doctor walked over to the bed and tok up the chart hanging on the bed. She found a pen and sat down in the chair next to the hospital bed. "How are you feeling?"
"I'm good doc! I won't lie to you, if the woman you're starting to fall in love with were holding you and protecting you, wouldn't you feel good too?" Emily was shocked by JJ's statement, but tried not to show it. She simply nuzzled the blonde's neck, causing JJ's grin to become even bigger.
"Well, that's good to hear JJ. But other than violating hospital policy of being more than one person on the bed, how is your head? Do you have pains? And has there been anything since you woke up?"
"Nope. No pain, not since... well, before."
The doctor nodded and wrote something in the chart. "What about nausea? Anything?"
"Nothing." JJ shock her head, "So, doc, am I still good to go?" Emily chuckled at JJ's eagerness to get out of the hospital. "And why are you laughing at me Prentiss?" JJ tilted her head back to look into the profiler's eyes.
"It's still AGENT Prentiss!" was Emily's reply as she got lost in the blue eyes. She leaned down and pressed a soft kiss to the blond's cheek. "Now pay attention to the doctor!" JJ started to pout, but turned her head back to the amused doctor.
"I need to examine you more closely before I can say what you can and can't do. And in order to do that, I need you, Emily, to get off that bed." At the doctor's statement, JJ pouted even more and Emily, now very amused by the blonde, chuckled again. The brunette loosened the grip she had on the younger woman and slipped off the bed.
"Emily will you please stay?" When JJ asked her like that, Emily couldn't say no, so she simply nodded and sat down in the chair next to the doctor.
Emily sat back and watched the doctor examine and question the blonde. Since the doctor mostly asked questions, Emily got a chance to admire the blonde woman in the hospital bed. Emily couldn't take her eyes off her, she was hypnotized by JJ.
"Well JJ, everything looks good. So I will release you this afternoon!" The blonde's face broke into a smile.
"Yay!"
"But!" The doctor held up her hand and looked sternly at the both women. "There will be rules. JJ you need to relax, do not, and I repeat, do NOT strain yourself. No heavy lifting for the first week, your ribs will be soar, so take you pain meds." JJ rolled her eyes, knowing she would probably not follow all the doctor's recommendations.
"I saw that JJ! Emily, you're job will be to make sure this one does what I, and her doctor in D.C., says."
"Yes, ma'am. I'll make sure she takes her meds and chain her to a chair."
"Hahaha.. You're so funny Em!" JJ stuck her tongue out. "But doc, am I cleared for work?" Now Emily rolled her eyes.
"Did you not hear what I said JJ? I thought you were smarter since you're FBI and all that."
"I heard you, no need to be insulting! You said no heavy lifting, so I can go to the office and do paperwork and stuff."
"The only stuff you're going to do is be in your house and relax. You're not leaving your house alone and you'll be off work for at least a month before you can start to think about your physical and psych eval." Seeing JJ's unhappy face, the doctor quickly added "Work with me and not against me JJ. That way you'll be back on your feet faster. I'll come by later with the discharge papers." Dr. Draper rose from the chair and shock hands with both women. In the door she turned around again.
"I told your family and friends that once I was don examine you they would be allowed into the room, so I guess they'll be here soon. And Emily, when JJ feels tired, kick them out." With that Dr. Eva Draper walked out of the room.
"Bah! A MONTH! WHAT am I going to do for a month?" JJ whined. When she didn't receive an answer, she whined more, "Em! Are you even listening to me?"
"You're whining JJ, it's not so cute. And I agree with the doctor, you need to heal properly!"
"But, Emily...!"
"Nope, no buts. And we're going to have a great time! We'll get to know each other and enjoy Norway." Emily leaned forward and stroke the back of her hand over JJ's cheek. Lost in the feeling of JJ's skin against her hand, Emily didn't realized that JJ was talking to her.
"Hello? Emily? Are you there?"
"Hmm.. Sorry! I guess I zoned out there for a moment!"
"Yeah, I figured that. What got you distracted?"
"You." Emily simply said and JJ's heart brushed with joy. "You said you were starting to fall for me!" And with that said, a single tear of joy fell from Emily's eye.