The State Verses Derek Morgan Ch 24
After Dave left the chapel decided to step outside for a few breaths of fresh air before heading back to his wife, once he got outside and took several breaths to try toc calm himself down, he looked up at the stars and said, "it's a beautiful night kitten, the sky is full of stars, are you one of those stars, i bet you are. I bet you are shining and sparkling for us, so we'll know you're alright." Once Dave felt a little calmer he took one final deep breath and then Dave made his way back toward the waiting room a nurse was over talking to Fran, she smiled and said, "thank you" and turned to see him walking through the doors, she met him halfway and said, "we can see him now".
Dave said, "you go ahead Bella, I'll wait here for you", Fran shook her head and said, "ohhhhh no you don't, we're all going, all four of us so don't you stub up on me now David Rossi", he said, "ohhhhh you called me David instead of Dave, am I in trouble?", she kissed his cheek and said, "no".
She then leaned in and whispered, "are you feeling better now?", he smiled at her and said, "I am, thank you Bella", she winked at him and said, "now let's go see our boy", Dave nodded his head yes and fell in line behind Fran and the others as they followed the nurse up corridor and they stopped in front of Derek's door, the nurse turned and said, "he's hooked up to a lot of machines but right now he's stable, the doctor will be in to talk to you soon".
Fran said, "thank you", the older nurse said, "no problem honey, none at all", Dave said, "you ready for this?", she said, "nope, not by a long shot but we gotta do what we gotta do", Dave said, "that we do sweetheart, that we do". As they stepped into his room they heard his heart monitor beeping, his vitals were so far staying pretty good, well pretty good considering everything he'd been through over the past couple of days.
As she looked down at his arm she saw that his right wrist was cuffed to the bed, she said, "seriously, he's seriously cuffed to the bed?", Mia said, "he has to be Fran, he was in jail for murder in the first degree, it's mandatory that he stay cuffed, I'm sorry". Fran said, "it's not your fault Mia, nobody here blames you honey", Mia smiled and said, "when he wakes up we'll have to see what he remembers and go from there".
Hotch said, "I can't help but think that the people that left him for dead will try again when they find out that they didn't succeed in killing him", Mia said, "I was thinking the same thing so I'm going to talk to the judge and see if I can get him put in isolation so that nobody will see him but us and a guard that will be posted to guard him at all times"
Fran said, "as long as my son is safe that's all that matters, I don't care where they keep him just as long as they can keep him safe", Mia looked at Hotch and said, "I'll go make that call", Hotch nodded his head and said, "and we need that to be in effect from the second he gets back to the jail", she said, "I'll do my best", Hotch said, "you always do Mia, you always do" and he stood watching as his friend grabbed her cell from her purse and headed out into the hallway to make a call.
Dave said, "she's very good at her job", Hotch said, "she's one of the best for sure, she's an amazing lawyer so I'm hoping that between me and Mia that we'll be able to get Derek found not guilty and get him out of there". Fran said, "from your lips to God's ears Aaron, from your lips to God's ears" as her attention then turned back to her unconscious son, she sighed and shook her head and said, "little mister you're going to make me an old woman before my time" causing Dave and Hotch to grin.
The woman standing in front of him was a breath of fresh air and he thanked God everyday for putting Fran Morgan in his life because without her he had no idea where he'd be, none at all.