April Showers Bring May Flowers-Ch 23
The jet landed at the airport about 3 hours and 15 minutes later, they quickly unboarded and were met by Dave who quickly ushered the 4 women into the car while he grabbed their bags and tossed them into the trunk.
On the way to the hospital he filled them in on Derek's condition and Penelope said, "d d did you get to see him?", Dave said, "I did kitten, he's holding his own, he's a fighter", tears streamed down her face and she said, "h h how bad is it Dave?", he glanced at her and said, "I'm not gonna lie to you Penelope it's bad".
Fran, Penelope and the girls listened as Dave said, "the knife nicked his spleen and they had to remove it but people can live long healthy lives without their spleen so we're not really worried about that", Penelope blew out a deep breath and said, "how many times was he stabbed?", Dave said, "three times".
Desi said, "where else was he stabbed?", Dave said, "his liver was also hit and there is where the problems lie", the four worried females listened as Dave said, "since the liver has so many functions it is vital for survival and he is in ICU and right now he's hooked up to several machines
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Saraj said, "like?", Dave said, "IV's of course, a heart monitor, catheter and for now he's on the vent", Penelope said, "what aren't you telling us Dave?", he said, "they lost him twice during surgery but were able to bring him back but he was without oxygen for about 3 minutes while they fought to get him back".
Fran said, "so they are worried about brain damage?", Dave said, "right now we have to wait and see how he is when he wakes up", Penelope said, "do they have any idea when that might be?", Dave shook his head and said, "no but the doctor did say that the next 48 to 72 hours are going to be the most critical for him".
Desi said, "will we be allowed to stay with him?", Dave said, "yes, not all of us of course but 3 to 4 of us can stay with him at all times", Penelope said, "good because I don't want to be away from him any longer than I have to be", Dave nodded his head and said, "the others are with him now".
When they arrived at the hospital a few minutes later they practically ran through the entrance and headed straight toward the elevator, when the double doors opened up they saw Reid running toward them and Penelope said, "ohhhh this isn't good, this isn't good" as they took off running toward Reid.
They met in the hallway and Reid said, "it's not good, he's coded again, they are working on him now", Penelope felt her legs give out and she almost hit the floor but Dave and Reid caught her, she said, "no, no, no I can't lose him, I can't lose him".
Reid said, "let's get you down to where JJ, Em and Hotch are okay?", Penelope nodded her head yes as Reid looped his arm through hers and walked beside her as they made their way to join the others.
After what felt like forever the doctor finally walked out and said, "he's back, he's critical but stable for now", Dave said, "this is Penelope Garcia, she's Derek's fiancee", the doctor held out his hand and said, "hi Penelope, I'm Derek's doctor my name is James Johnson, do you have any questions for me?", Penelope said, "what are his chances?", James said, "well right now it's less than 50-50".
Fran said, "but those chances increase when he wakes up right?", he said, "yes but I'm afraid that he's got a long road ahead of him", Penelope said, "we're here and we're not going anywhere", James smiled and said, "you can go on in and if you notice any changes please let us know".
Penelope nodded her head as the family all got up and walked across the hall to Derek's room where they pushed the door open and stepped inside and what they saw broke their heart, especially Penelope, Fran and his sisters.
Penelope walked over and reached down and took his hand in hers and said, "I know that you can hear me so listen good, I want you to fight like you've never fought before do you hear me?, the only thing she could hear was the beeping of the heart monitor and the swooshing of the ventillator.
Hotch said, "I'll go get some coffee", Reid said, "I'll come help you", JJ glanced at her husband and then turned her attention back to Penelope as she heartbrokenly sat holding her hotstuffs hand.
