The funeral was nice, well as nice as any funeral could go, all of the bullpen attended all expect Emily who was still sedated in hospital, JJ had gone to the funeral knowing that if she didn't attend and Emily knew that she would be mad at her because as Emily once said the dead need to feel love as well, there is nothing more sadder in life than being at a funeral and being laid to rest alone. JJ never understood it but Emily always said things that JJ couldn't get her head fully around it was partly why she was grateful that both Emily and Reid could understand each other.

Emily had explained that when she had died after Doyle even though it was only for a short period of time, she could feel our presence and it helped to keep her grounded and a reason to fight, and it was when they had met up in France that Emily made her a promise to always fight to come home alive to always be at her side, and that was one promise she wanted and needed to keep.

Emily had been in hospital for the past six weeks they had begun to lower the dosage of pain medication, in those six weeks Emily had gone through five operations for skin grafts, they cleaned the burns that remained now every three days and they were healing, somewhat still angry and blistered red and raw. JJ stayed at her side through everything and to her she was still the most beautiful thing in the world, her heart still ached to be able to hold her, although she took some comfort being able to rest her head near her with just enough contact to reassure her she was still there and alive.

Rachael and Declan had been there for her as much as they could but they did relent slightly when JJ made them both go back to school under the threat that if they did not Emily would ground them and take away their monthly allowance. Henry was confused and scared missing his mommy greatly and it showed, he would run to the door when she opened it only for his little shoulders to slump and his sad eyes bored into JJ.

He would sleep in Rachael's arms most nights waking up screaming for Emily it broke all their hearts. JJ had promised that once mommy was feeling slightly better he could go and see her, but she just did not know when that would be. Emily had made no signs of waking up. However, the tears that sometimes slipped from her eyes gave JJ hope that she was slowly coming back to her.

Her raven locks were slowly growing back in the places that her hair had been burnt away from, luckily, her scalp had only been mildly burnt and her hair once it had grown would hide the scars, which would remain there. Emily could wake any day now, they had run tests to make sure there had been no damage to her brain since she had arrested a few time during the operations that she had undergone and that does not include when she arrested on arrival to the hospital which they had only just managed to bring her back.

A deep rumble pulled JJ from her light sleep her fingers gently resting against her wife's stomach "Jen" came the raspy weak voice that sounded as though Emily had been smoking 30 woodbines a day.

JJ's eyes snapped open as she struggled to reply it had been too long that she had gone without hearing her beautiful voice.

"Je" her voice failed to get the words out as JJ managed to find her voice against the tears streaming down her face.

"Thank god" she mumbled under her breath before open her eyes lifting her head to look into the most smouldering deep chocolate eyes she had even seen "Emily" Emily went to speak again as JJ just smiled as much as she wanted to hear her voice she knew it would be painful. The slight gasp brought her back from her thoughts.

"Shh, baby don't try and move okay" Emily looked at her in confusion as she watched her stand up.

"You're in hospital baby okay" Emily tried to nod but the movements hurt her body as she whimpered slightly. "Emily listen to me okay" JJ said softly as brown eyes locked with hers "I need you to keep very still okay, you have been badly hurt" she smiled lovingly at her.

"Blink twice for yes and once for no. Do you understand me baby" she asked softly earning herself two blinks from Emily "Good, are you in pain" again Emily blinked twice as tears escaped her eyes "Okay darling the nurse won't be long I promise" JJ smiled as she gently wiped the tears that were seeping from her eyes.

"My beautiful wife" she smirked, the soft knock on the door pulled JJ's eyes away from Emily's as she spoke softly "Don't move okay Emily" she didn't even need to look as the familiar nurse walked in.

"Is everything okay JJ?" Emma asked JJ smiled softly the enjoyment and happiness lighting up her eyes.

"Someone woke up and is in pain" the relief seemed to drag its self away from Emma's body as she walked over to Emily

"Hi Mrs Prentiss my name is Emma and I have been looking after you, JJ tells me your in pain so I will just give you some more pain medication and then we can see about getting you a drink" Emily blinked twice at the nurse her throat felt like it had been rubbed in sandpaper she swallowed which caused a mounting of pain to shoot through her body.

"Emily look at me" JJ said softly as Emily opened her eyes unshed tears welled in her deep chocolate eyes. "Breath through it baby" she said softly.

Emily's voice rasped "It hurts" her eyes pleaded with JJ's wishing she could take the pain away.

"I know darling, I know the medication should be helping you soon I promise darling."

"What happened" JJ closed her eyes slightly as she swallowed deeply.

"Let the pain medication settle in first and the nurse to come back with a drink and then I will tell you okay," JJ said firmly as she watched Emily carefully.

The cool liquid that ran down her throat soothed it as she breathed out, Emma had told her to take it easy and she still needs to rest her voice but JJ didn't care about that right now she was just happy to be able to look into the deep soulful chocolate eyes of her wife and bathe in the comfort that she was awake.

Emily's eyes fluttered slightly "Just rest Emily I will be here when you wake okay baby"

Emily mumbled her reply causing JJ to chuckle. The familiar mumbled of 'not sleepy' fell from Emily's lips as her eyes closed taking her in to her dreams of peaceful slumber.