Emily P.O.V
I woke up and looked around. I was in a hospital. I had a wicked headache.
JJ was there when I woke up.
"Hey, how do you feel?" She asked me softly.
"Like I got hit by a truck…again," I said.
"Well the doctor said you'll be fine, like last time. Concussion, cuts and some bruises, like last time," JJ explained.
"Oh my god, how's Kaitlin? I remember…she was bleeding. A lot!" I was frantic.
"She's gonna be okay…last night she was in critical condition, but she's stable now. She'll be okay soon," JJ said.
"Where is she?" I asked. "Can I see her?" I asked.
"She's in a room down the hall. Garcia is there. Morgan is talking to Hotch and Rossi. Whoever did this to you did it on purpose," JJ explained, "And as for seeing Kaitlin, that'll be up to the doctor, or nurse."
"Can you ask them if I can?" I asked. JJ nodded and went to ask. She came back a few minutes later.
"Lemme help you up, okay," JJ said coming around to the side of the bed. She held my hand and helped me up. "Do you want to get dressed? I have some clean clothes for you over there. They actually said you were cleared to go. Kaitlin is not, however," JJ explained.
I nodded. "I'll leave you to get dressed. I'll go tell Kaitlin you're gonna come see her. I'll be back in a couple of minutes." JJ said and left.
I found a pair of jeans and a tee shirt. There was a sweatshirt, and my black boots. I got dressed quickly. I pulled my hair into a pony tail. JJ knocked.
"I'm ready," I told her and she came in. She stared at me for a second, looking into my eyes. I stared back. We stood there for at least a minute staring into eachothers mind. "Thank you," I told her. Then we started to walk to Kaitlin's room. My whole body hurt. I walked slowly, limping slightly. JJ stood right next to me and helped me.
We walked into Kaitlin's room, where Morgan, Garcia and now Hotch and Rossi were sitting.
"There she is," Morgan said. Kaitlin sat up slightly.
"You look like hell," I told her.
"Thanks, but you aren't looking too hot yourself, there, Emily," She responded. I grinned slightly. She was okay.
"How are you feeling?" I asked.
"Eh," she shrugged, "I got hit by a truck. How about you?" She asked.
"I got hit by a truck…again," I said smiling.
"Again? What do you mean again? Do you guys just like do this for fun?" She asked me.
"No. It's just happened before," I explained, and that was that.
"Well, I think I need some coffee," Morgan said hinting for the others to leave with him.
"Ooh, me too," Garcia agreed.
"My treat," Rossi said. Then Rossi left, then Hotch, followed by Morgan and Garcia, leaving me with Kaitlin.
I sat down on the bed next to her.
"Same nurse as last time," she told me smiling slightly.
"Really? Good," I said nodding. She shrugged.
"Are you okay?" She asked me.
"Yeah…" I said.
"I don't believe you," She said.
"Well…this is the second time I've been hit by a truck. The first time is like okay that sucked, the second time, you take it personally," I said smiling.
She grinned, "Well the truck hit you…us, on purpose. Who's threatening you?" Her face looked a little more solemn after she asked the question.
"I don't know…did you see him?" I asked.
Kaitlin closed her eyes trying to remember. "It was really dark," she began.
"I know…but did you hear anything?" I asked. "I think I was unconscious."
"Yeah…the guy came down and I swear I thought he was gonna…" she swallowed, "I thought…I don't know, that he might kill us. I reached for your gun and stayed still. I held my breath until I heard him walk back up the hill. Then he drove away. Then Derek came," she told me.
"I'm sorry I wasn't really "there" with you," I told her.
"It's…it's okay," I told her, "I'm glad you're okay now."
JJ walked in, "Hey, Em, Hotch wants to talk to you, and I gotta go get some paper work from my office. I'll be back in a little bit," She told us. She gave Emily a hug and then one to me, and then left.
"I'm gonna go see what Hotch wants. Do you wanna get dressed and we'll head out?" I asked. She nodded. I walked out and shut the door. Hotch was waiting for me in the hall.
"How are you feeling?" Hotch asked me.
I shrugged, "Okay, I guess. The whole "third time's a charm thing is really gonna suck…" I smiled and so did he.
"Well we'll make sure there is no third time," he said laughing.
"Well, lighting never strikes twice, but apparently there's no limit for getting hit by a truck," I said grinning.
"Listen, how many times has this unsub contacted you?" Hotch asked me.
"A few. He called the house and Kaitlin answered, he called my cell phone, and he's left a few notes, one was in the glove box and we found it right before the truck hit us, one was in screen on the front door, and one was tucked in my window of my bedroom," I explained, "But there's been no threats to Kaitiln, only me. And Kaitlin," I said in a hushed tone, "doesn't know about all the messages. She only knows about the one phone call that she answered and the note in the car so…"
"I understand," Hotch said, "But you should have told us about this."
"I know, I know…" I sighed.
"This type of unsub has been threatening you. What does he want?" Hotch asked me.
"He wanted me to come to his house and to apologize for a mistake I made with him 15 or so years ago…and he said it was urgent that I did. He said he was angry, and that he was going to explode with anger…?" I explained.
"What was the mistake?" Hotch asked.
"I have no idea…He wouldn't tell me. He said I knew what it was and that I shouldn't try to deny it."
"I think…because you have failed to comply with his demand so far, that he is going to torture you until you do. Not physically, though," Hotch explained.
"So he's gonna mess with my head until I come to him."
"Yes…and I'm worried about Kaitlin's safety. You care about her, and he must know that, so he might try to hurt her…"
"Kaitlin…He's going to try to hurt her? No. I won't let her out of my sight. And Derek is going to stay with us," I explained.
He nodded. "I'll go get Garcia, and Rossi and Derek. They're out in the waiting room. You should get home."
"Thanks, Hotch," I told him and I went to go get Kaitlin.
I called JJ's office.
"Hello?" she answered.
"Hi, JJ, it's Emily. I just wanted to tell you that we're leaving the hospital, so you wanna come over later and have dinner with us?" I asked.
"Yeah definitely. I just have to finish sorting some paper work," JJ said and then said goodbye and hung up.
I walked into Kaitlin's room. She was dressed. "Ready?" I asked.
"As ready as it gets," She said and we left with Derek, Reid and Garcia.
"You guys coming?" Derek turned and asked Hotch and Rossi.
"We'll meet you over there," Rossi assured us.
We walked away. Rossi looked at Hotch, "You think Kaitlin and Emily will be okay?"
"Derek will be with them…but I think that this guy is definitely going to attack or try anyway, to attack Kaitlin," Hotch said.
"Unfortunately…that's what I thought, too." Rossi said and they walked away.
