Hey, everyone, here is the next chapter for you all. I'm sorry for the delay in putting this up. It was supposed to go up last night but I had a minor seizure which messed me up a little for the night. I'm fine though and I have them due to my neurological disorder. On the up side, I just got Netflix and I'm finally watching Orange is the new black. I'm kinda binge watching them all. Anyway, enjoy and I look forward to hearing from you all.
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Emily swiftly dodged the unsub as he tried to stab her with the knife. Grabbing his wrist, she twisted it till he dropped the knife and sent a strong punch into his gut. A yelp escaped her mouth as a hand grabbed her hair and shoved her into the wall. Pain erupted from her forehead but she regained her focus and tackled the man as he tried to pick the knife back up. All the anger she had kept inside over Reid being hurt came flooding out. She brought punch after punch down into face and didn't care that her knuckles became bloody. She ignored his pleas for her to stop and kept hitting him.
"You will never hurt him!" she screamed before sending one last punch into his face and knocking him unconscious. She clutched her forehead as she got off him and hissed as she found a deep cut and blood dripping down her forehead. She looked up and discovered he had smashed her forehead into the corner of the wall.
"Miss! Oh, god. Are you alright?" a nurse shouted before running down to her.
"Call security and have them arrest him," Emily said before wincing. "Ah, dammit. I'm with the FBI agents downstairs. He's a suspect and he just tried to kill a patient under protection. Do it now."
"Your head," the nurse flustered.
"Screw my head," Emily snapped. "Just call security."
Garcia rushed into the exam room where Emily was being seen by the doctor. She gasped as she walked in to see the doctor stitching a large cut to Emily's forehead. "Emily, are you okay?"
"As long as Reid is safe, then yes. Is he okay?"
"He's back in his room and all his checks after his surgery came back fine. We have the man that attacked you in custody. Hotch had to hold Morgan back from the room when he found what happened," Garcia explained quickly before turning to the doctor. "Will she be okay?"
"She'll be fine but has a mild concussion which she'll need to be kept under observation for."
"Can I be kept under observation in my friend's room?" Emily asked. "Please."
"I don't see why not but you must take it easy and rest while you're in there. I'll need to see you in a week to take these stitches out too. Rest and take it easy," the doctor advised before finishing the last stitch. He cleaned the area before placing a bandage over it. "There we go. If you experience any headaches, blackouts, severe dizziness or anything like that, you need to come back to the hospital immediately. Now for your knuckles."
The doctor helped Emily sit up against the pillows and placed a pillow on her lap. Garcia grimaced as she saw Emily's scraped, bruised and bloody knuckles. "Oh, sweetie."
"They're fine," Emily assured Garcia with a small smile. "Besides, it was worth it. You should see the other guy."
"I'm so happy you came here," Garcia said before sitting on the edge of the bed. "I don't want to think about what that son of a bitch may have done to Reid. Sorry for my language, doctor."
The doctor chuckled as he prepared to clean Emily's hands. "I have a teenage son. Trust me, nothing you say could shock me."
Emily let out a pained noise as antiseptic solution was wiped over her hands. The cotton pads came away smeared with blood and Garcia couldn't help the small pain in her heart whenever Emily let out a small noise. After cleaning her hands, the doctor wrapped them up with bandages. "Keep these clean, replace the bandages every two days and don't grip anything too tight or you'll mess up my handiwork. I'll have a nurse take you to your friend's room."
"I can take her," Garcia smiled.
"Okay," he nodded before handing her a bag. She looked inside and found bandages, antiseptic cream and some pain medication. "Only let her take pain medication when I come and give her concussion the all clear. Her hands are going to be swollen for some time but ice will help with the pain."
"Thank you," Garcia said before giving the doctor a small hug and making her way over to the bed. "Come on, let's get you back to Reid."
Reid awoke to hear the sound of Emily and Garcia talking. He opened his eyes gently but immediately frowned when he saw that Emily's hands were bandaged as well as her having a bandage on her forehead with bruises round her eye and down her cheek. He tried to rise up in the bed but yelped as his entire body protested every movement.
Garcia rushed over and brushed her hand through his hair. "Don't move," she ordered gently. "Take gentle breaths to get through the pain."
"What happened?" Reid asked as his eyes strayed to Emily as she lowered herself into the chair next to his bed.
"I'm fine," Emily insisted. "You're safe and that's all that matters."
"No, tell me," he demanded.
"Someone tried to hurt you," Garcia sighed before cradling his face with one of her hands. "The man whom killed Declan, you know the man who did this to you, well, he tried to take you away from us. Emily stopped him though. I've heard that his face is nothing but a swollen mess. Emily kicked the crap out of him."
Emily lifted her bandaged and swollen knuckles up to show him. "These were worth being able to save you and beat the crap out of him. I didn't leave your side till he tried to take you. You're safe, Reid. My cuts and bruises will heal but nothing could have ever healed the wound losing you would have created. Your surgery went well too and your infection should clear up in no time. I don't want you to be upset or sad. It's over."
Reaching up his least injured arm, he touched her bruised cheek and smiled. "Thank you, my saviour."
He closed his eyes and let his hand slide back down to his bed. Emily couldn't stop staring at him as he slept in the bed. Garcia pulled a chair up to sit next to her and gave her a very gentle nudge. "I never understood why you two never got together."
"Garcia," Emily rolled her eyes.
"What?" Garcia giggled. "You too have an amazing connection with each other and I've heard the way you two talk to each other. Emily, it's clear you miss him the most out of all of us. You love all of us, we know that, but anyone can see that you love Reid more. All those years you worked with us, I never saw you take a real interest in a man apart from Reid. You two always used to gravitate towards each other. Then, there is what happened tonight."
"What are you talking about?"
"You could knocked out that guy out with a few hits but you lost control and it's clear why. You beat him near to death because he almost took the man whom you love. Don't keep walking away from how you feel. I know that you are used to being independent and so is Reid but you two fit together perfectly. It's never too late for love."
"I do care for Reid a great deal and I may have certain feelings for him but right now isn't the time to bring this up to him. He's not very strong right now. He needs to get through all of this before anything happens at all. He needs rest, comfort and support."
"He needs you too," Garcia said gently. "Don't forget that."
Morgan, Hotch and the rest of the team stared through the glass window to see Malachi's unconscious form being treated by the doctors. Rossi turned to the rest of the team. "Remind me to never mess with Emily."
"We need answers from him once he wakes up," Hotch said. "Blake and Rossi, I think you should take on the questioning."
"Why?" Blake asked.
Hotch crossed his arms and leaned against the wall. "I can't go into that room. He tried to hurt Reid and if I go in there, I'm going to kill him. Please, just do this. Find out his real name so we can see what happened to him. I want to put this case to rest."
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