"Laurel's doctor confirms that it is pneumonia, exacerbated by exhaustion," Reid reported over the phone later that day. "He has her on antibiotics as well as supplementary oxygen, and is also giving her a sedative to keep her quiet. I've checked her lab results and her oxygenation levels, as well as the dosages of the medications, and everything seems to be in order."
"Thanks Spencer," Hotch was sitting in the gate area of the Buffalo, New York, airport. "That makes me feel a lot better. My plane is scheduled to begin boarding in about ten minutes so I won't be able to get any updates for a while."
"Don't worry," Reid assured him. "Everything here is under control. I'll be staying here at the hospital with Laurel, and Jessica is going to be keeping the girls overnight. We think it might be a little upsetting to them to see their mom right now, with the tubes and wires and everything running in and out of her."
"JJ has spoken to Jack," he continued. "She convinced him to stay in Chicago and finish his orientation session before flying back. It is only going to be another day, and there is nothing he can do here."
"Thanks again, Spencer," Hotch said. "My plane is boarding now so I'll see you in a couple of hours."
Before he boarded the plane, Hotch checked his laptop to make sure the forms he had requested had downloaded properly. Then, he spent most of the flight completing them. When his plane finally landed at Dulles, the first thing he did was open his laptop, check the internet connection, and quickly push the 'Send' button.