Emily POV

"I don't think you understand how amazing you are," I said looking at her as I drove her to the hospital.

I laughed. "Do you recognize this dress?" she asked me.

"Yeah…I…oh my god…I wore it to prom with ah…Flame," I said.

She swore when I said his name.

"Are you okay?" I asked her seriously.

"I don't think I'll ever get over what happened, but… I'm alive, so I guess I'm fine," she said.

I sighed and pulled into the hospital.

"I think every possible bad thing except starvation and death has happened to me," she said laughing. I smiled, "I think so," I agreed.

We got out. Derek was standing at the entrance. He ran over to me and picked me up, wedding style.

"Why the hell are you here?" She asked smiling.

"What? You think we don't watch the news?" He asked and carried me inside.

A nurse came over with a wheel chair and Derek put Kaitlin in it. She looked at me.

"I'll go with her, JJ wants you, and Kaitlin when you're all set, she wanted to talk to you, too. " Derek told me.

"You gonna be okay?" I asked her. She nodded.

They started down the hall, "Wait!" Kaitlin shouted.

"What?" I turned around quickly.

"Get Reid," she said. Derek jogged down the hall to the waiting room,

"Yo, Reid," He said. Reid stood up and walked down the hall to Kaitlin.

She stood up and limped over to him. No one tried to stop her.

She gave him a huge hug. "I love you, Reid," she said hugging him tightly and he hugged her back.

"I thought you were gone," he whispered sadly.

"No way in hell I was gonna leave without saying goodbye," she whispered back. He laughed.
"Well I'm glad. Now, ah, go get a cast. I'll be waiting," He promised and then he turned to walk back with me. Derek pushed the wheel chair over and had Kaitlin sit back down. Then the nurse followed by Derek, pushed Kaitlin down the hall.

Reid and I walked back; Reid was grinning the whole time.

"She loves you, you know," I told him.

He nodded, "Yeah, I do…and I love her, too. It's like having the little sister I never had," he explained.

I laughed, "Yeah. She's like having a lot of different things you never thought you'd have," I agreed. Reid pointed to a room.

"This is hers. I think she wanted some alone time with you, so we're all in the waiting room…waiting," Reid explained as I smiled.

"Thank you very much, doctor Reid," I said kissing him on the cheek. He laughed awkwardly and then walked into the waiting room.

I knocked on the door and then walked in. JJ's eyes lit up.

"Hey," I said softly.

"Hi," she responded, equally quietly.

"How are you?" I asked. She looked scared.

"It's like…if Kaitlin's not in a hospital, you are; if you aren't, I guess…I am," JJ said smiling. It was good to see that she was smiling.

"Yes, JJ, it looks like that is the case," I smiled.

There was some silence. I pulled up a chair next to her hospital bed.

"Kaitlin's getting a cast?" She asked.

"Yeah…" I paused, "Derek's with her, though," I added.

"She's a tough kid," JJ said. I nodded in agreement.

"She's had one hell of a year," I continued.

"Yeah, but if there's any one that's gonna make what happened to her easier to go through, it's gonna be you," JJ said.

I shook my head, "I want to be…I really do…but everything bad, besides her family's murder…has happened with me…it's been my fault." There was a silence.

"Em, that's not true-"JJ was cut off.

"Ohhh no, Emily Prentiss. I will not, for even a second, let you think that," Garcia exclaimed. She had just walked in. "How did you know that you were gonna get hit by a truck? That I was gonna get kidnapped? That she was gonna take my place? Are you psychic? Are you Jesus? No, you aren't. You're human. And you, my friend, are doing the best job anyone could do? Aaaaand…. By the way- Kaitlin's done…" Garcia finished.

"Come here!" JJ said holding her arms out for a hug. Garcia came in and pulled me in the hug with her. The three of us hugged.

"We need a girls' night out, the three of us! Like old times! We'll go to a bar, get some beer, get drunk, come home with guys we don't know…" Garcia continued to talk.

"Uhh…hon," JJ said smiling looking at the door. Will was standing there with Kaitlin and Henry.

"Hey, if you wanna bring another guy you don't know home, that's fine, as long as you bring me some of that beer!" Will said laughing, "You have some visitors." He put down Henry, who waddled over to JJ's bed. Emily picked him up and put him on JJ's lap. Kaitlin hobbled over on her crutches.

"Em, Will, Garcia? Could you give Kaitlin and me a few minutes?" JJ asked. Will nodded and left.

"Sure, see you later," Garcia said winking.

"Yeah, sure, Jayje. If you guys need anything, holler," I added and then left.