Allo! I just want to say a quick thank you to everyone that has followed this story form the beginning! You guys are great and I love all of the positive reviews (although I could bear a few more *wink*). I hope you enjoy this chapter, and all of the previous chapters, and all of the chapters to come!

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Good luck, I guess!

JJ came around the corner, seeing Blake and Rossi sitting silently in the plastic hospital chairs across the hall from a room she assumed was Reid's. Blake saw JJ as she came down the hall way and stood to meet her.

"How's she doing?" Blake asked, giving JJ a quick hug. She looked a bit shaken, which was completely justified given the events that took place in the past week.

"What do you think?" JJ asked, not rudely. "She's horrified." JJ and Blake sat down with Rossi. "Morgan's going to stay with her for a little while. I'm going back later, I just have to do something for her first."

"And what would that be?" Rossi questioned, curious.

"She asked to be moved into Spence's room." JJ explained. "I have to clear it with him and his doctor."

"I'm sure his consent will be easily gained." Blake said, smiling slightly. "Given what we know about her, I'm surprised they aren't related."

"She could easily be his daughter." Rossi smirked, thinking of what a great father Reid would be.

"She's had such an awful life." JJ sounded almost angry, but more disappointed as she spoke. "She's been through more than all of us combined, and she's only fifteen."

"It's amazing how many people out there sign up for the foster system just because they need someone to take their aggression out on." Rossi sounded irritated. He always hated child cases. However, this one was worse considering the team hadn't even known about the previous abuse. "The ones responsible for screening the applicants need to do a more thorough job."

"Agreed." Blake sighed, leaning back against the wall for all of four seconds before Hotch came out of Reid's room.

"How is he?" JJ was on her feet so fast the others didn't even see her move.

"He'll be okay." Hotch assured.

There was no debate about who was going to see Reid next. Blake and Rossi sat back as JJ quietly eased the door open and Hotch took a seat. Just before she entered the room however, JJ turned back to the others. "Did anyone tell Garcia?" she looked completely shocked that none of them had thought about their analyst and even more shocked she hadn't called already.

The others looked at each other, shaking their heads. "I'll do it." JJ volunteered. "She's going to want proof of life." She just caught Hotch's nod as she slipped into Reid's room and closed the door as quietly as possible.

"Hey, Spence." She kept her voice low, not wanting to aggravate his obvious concussion as she took a seat in the chair by the top of his bed.

"Hey." He sounded exhausted and was probably fighting to stay awake.

"Makaia asked me to ask you something."

"Yeah?" Reid looked ten times more awake at the mention of the younger genius. "What does she need?"

"She was wondering if you would mind her sharing a room with you. She doesn't want to be alone."

"Absolutely." Reid's answer was immediate. He wanted to watch over the unfortunate girl and would adore the intellectual company that would serve as a distraction for both of them.

"Good." JJ made a mental note to talk to Reid's doctor when she came back. "So nobody told Garcia we found you yet." JJ smirked, thinking about how utterly ignorant all of them had been. "And I figured she'd want to hear your voice, so…" JJ pulled out her cell phone. "You okay with this?" she asked, wanting to be sure she was making the right move.

"Absolutely." Reid's smile was implied through his voice as he wasn't quite able to force the corners of his lips to curl.

JJ smiled and selected Garcia's number off of her speed dial and pressed the speakerphone button. The phone only got through half a ring before Garcia picked up. "OH MY GOD! I haven't talked to any of you in like five-no! Six hours! I was hoping it was a 'no news is good news' situation but seriously! Even if its bad news KEEP ME IN THE LOOP!" Garcia finally paused to take a huge breath. "PLEASE tell me you found him!" it was obvious Garcia was crying, although JJ and Reid didn't need a phone call to know that.

"Hi Garcia." The left side of Reid's lip twitched up slightly as he heard Garcia's fretting spiel.

"REID! OH MY GOD! ARE YOU OKAY? REID! JUST, OH MY GOD REID!" Garcia burst into tears at the sound of her boy wonder's voice. "How are you?" she seemed to regain a bit of self-control after overcoming the initial shock.

"I'll be okay." Reid sounded so exhausted that it made JJ think of Henry when he refused to go to bed, claiming he wasn't tired as he couldn't even manage to keep his head up straight.

"I'm catching the next flight out of here!" Garcia exclaimed, already typing away on her keys to book a plane ticket.

"No." Reid's voice interrupted Garcia's key-clicking. "Don't do that. I need a favor."

"Anything." Garcia sighed, sounding tired but eager. "Name it and it's done."

Just then, Dr. Rivers came back into the room.

"I'll call you back in a few minutes, Garcia." JJ said, holding up a finger at the doctor, who waited patiently. "Reid's doctor just came in."

"Okay." Garcia sounded disappointed as she answered, clearly wanting to carry out Reid's unknown request. "I love you! Both of you! Be safe!" with that, the line clicked and dead air accompanied the beeping of Reid's heart rate monitor.

"I don't believe we've met." Dr. Rivers addressed JJ. "I'm Dr. Rivers."

"Agent Jareau." JJ smiled but remained sitting.

"Hi, Dr. Reid." Dr. Rivers smiled as she came further into the room. "How are you feeling?"

"Not much better than I did an hour ago." His voice wasn't rude, it was simply factual. "Thank you for keeping the lights low."

"No problem." JJ noted how sincere Dr. Rivers' constant grin was. She clearly enjoyed her work. "Are you sure you wouldn't like any morphine to make oyu more comfortable?"

"No thank you." The response was curt and quick, more of an all-out refusal than a polite decline. JJ knew why of course; everyone on the team did.

"Alright." The smile never wavered. "Can I get you anything?"

"I'm fine thanks." Reid was a tad irritated by the narcotic question and just wanted the doctor to leave before he got angry and yelled at someone, mostly because it would hurt his head to no extent.

"Alrighty." Suddenly her pager beeped, she looked down, silencing the shrill, electronic noise. "Well, another patient needs my attention. I'll be back later, Dr. Reid." Dr. Rivers turned to leave but JJ got up quickly.

"Dr. Rivers." She called before her hand reached the knob.

"Yes?"

"Would there be any possibility of Dr. Reid and Makaia Alcina would be able to share a room?" JJ kept an edge of enforcement in her gentle voice, implying that it was important.

"Absolutely." If it was possible, Dr. Rivers smile widened. "I'll take care of that within the hour."

"Thank you." JJ and Reid said at the same time as Dr. Rivers hurried off to attend to her other patients.

JJ sat back down and looked at Reid, taking in the scratched across his pale, fragile looking face. "So what do you need Garcia to do for you?"

"Well, I need your help too." He admitted sheepishly.

"Oh yeah?" JJ sat back, smirking at Reid's request for assistance. He usually didn't admit he needed help. "So what do you need the two of us for?"

"Well you see, I-" Reid was cut off by Blake entering the room.

"JJ go." She said, urgently. "Morgan and I are staying here. Security cameras a mile away caught a shot of Blaine."

Kind of realizing Reid may have come off a bit pedophilic in this fic... That was not my intention and I really hope it didn't read that way! :') a

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