At 15

Chapter 54

"I've got her! On the basement in the south side, I need a Medic " Morgan called

"Please, hey it's me Emily, I'm right here" he said taking her hand
"It's gonna be alright, stay with me baby stay with me, come on baby. Stay with me"

"Let me go" she whispered

"Em" Aaron shouted falling down to the ground
"Hey sweetheart" he said through his tears
"You're going to be okay honey, right, everything's going to be okay" he told her smoothing back her hair

"Look I brought something for you" he smiled tightly, hurriedly digging in his suit pocket
"I knew you would fight" he said as tears fell freely from his face as he place the ring back on her finger

"Love you" she whispered, her voice so weak and broken, Emily lifted up her right hand with a heavy effort to touch his cheek
"You'll be okay, take care of them, for me"

"No emily!" Morgan and Hotch shouted at the same time

"Where is my medic!" Morgan yelled

"Come on, em. Keep those eyes open for me okay. Just a little longer, you promised remember? You better keep that promise."Aaron told her, her her eyes were still heavy
"I never slept with him"
"I only kissed him, I didn't know this would happen.I'm so sorry"
"I'm so sorry" she repeated quietly taking deeper breaths with each word

"I know, I know" he told her holding onto her hands tightly

"I'm cold Aaron"
"I'm really cold" she whispered as her eyes fluttered open and closed

"I know you are honey, just squeeze my hand" he said

"Just like that, I'm so proud of you" Hotch told her placing a kiss on her forehead
"Just a little longer, please, just hang on a little longer" he begged her as he felt her grip loosen

"Where is my god damn medic!"

••••••••••

6 long hours later and they still hadn't heard from a nurse or a doctor. They knew she had already lost a lot of blood and that she coded in the ambulance. That was a picture her husband would never be able to erase from his mind.

"Remember that time when she totally nailed that guy at the bar, brad?" Garcia said softly as her and JJ sat together
JJ let out a quiet laugh at the memory
"Yeah, that guy was really in for it. Remember when she nearly broke Morgan's arm because he would shut up" JJ added

"She nearly broke his arm?" Seaver questioned surprised

"Only other agent in the bureau who can pin him in under 30 seconds " Rossi said blankly as he started at the wall in front of him

"Damn" Ashley said

No one replied, everyone in their own trance of memories they shared with the brunette that was currently fighting for her life, right as Hotch walked back into the waiting room the doctor appeared.

"Emily Prentiss" everyone's heads snapped up impatiently waiting for the verdict
"She made it out of surgery" Hotch sunk down onto the floor against the wall, relief washing over him. His hands rubbing over his face and eyes to keep the tears at bay
"However, she has a long road till recovery" the doctor informed them

"Can we see here" Garcia asked standing up with Morgan's support

"Only family"
"I'm looking for a Mr Hotchner" he added

"That's me" Hotch said scrambling to stand up and wiping the tears from him face

"If you'll follow me please sir"
Hotch turned back and gave his team a weak smile before he followed the doctor down the hallways of the hospital

"Before you go in there... I have to warn you, as you know she lost a lot of blood" the doctor told Hotch, referring to the shirt he had previous, covered in Emily's blood
"She is extremely weak, but we completed a blood transfusion and she will make a full recover eventually" leaving Aaron with a pat on the back

He took a deep breath before he opened up the private room

•••••••

"Daddy? What are you doing?" Emily asked as she lightly tapped her horse's side to catch up to her fathers own horse

Confusion came over her face when she saw a little boy in front of her father, securely held by his stong arm as the boy sat in the saddle. He couldn't be any older than two

"Who's this?" Emily asked smiling at the little boy was reaching his hand out for her. The boy had dark brown hair and hazel eyes, slightly tanned skin and a dimple on each cheek.

"Princess, this is Hunter" he father told her
The breath her body in a gasp, it was her little boy

"Can I hold him?" She asked, causing her father to let out a chuckle

"Of course" the feeling of his tiny fingers around on of her single ones nearly made her cry
She had experienced this exact feel only twice before, once with Jack and once with Layla.

"Okay Em, it's time to go" Richard said removing the child from her grasp

"No what do you mean, just 5 more minutes" she pleaded

"You have a family to go back to Princess, go, let them take care of you. I love you" he said before galloping off into the field leaving Emily even more confused than she was before, her heart rate increased as she chased after her father but it o lay felt like he was getting further and further away from her.

The sound of rapidly beeping machines woke him up, and before he knew it he was being pushed out of the room by a group of nurses

"What's going on?" He asked
"Please someone tell me"

"Mr Hotchner your wife's blood pressure spiked we need to get it under control before you can enter the room, please sir, she's going to be fine. Relax for a minute" the nurse informed him

Sighing in defeat he walked away knowing he had to make a few phone calls

••••••••
For the second time that day he was woken up by the beeping machine, this time it wasn't as fast as before Emily was awake

"Emily, Emily, sweetheart, it's me, you're safe, you're safe" he whispered holding her hand tightly

"Aaron?" She asked taking in her surroundings, her eyes rapidly darting across the white hospital room
"I'm so sorry" she said soon followed by a river of tears

"Shh, it's okay, it's okay, Em you have to calm down please. Deep breaths okay?" He said
She breathed in as his hand traveled up her back and out when it went down

"Is he? Is he..." she struggled

"He's gone, Em"

"The team, the kids?" She questioned looking up at him

"Their in the hotel room, I sent them, they won't be able to see you until tomorrow, the kids are on a flight here" he informed her

Relief came in a form a new tears, she fought so hard to protect them and she succeeded

"Can you lay down with me, please?" Emily asked him, her voice meek and tired

"Always"
She moved over with a wince, which he didn't miss, he held her close but gently scared that she was going to break. Resting her head on his chest her eyes fluttered open and closed as she tried staying awake. Her fingers played with the wedding ring on his finger as he placed soft kisses on her head every now and again

She fell asleep after hearing him say "I love you" exhaustion taking over before she could repeat those 3 words