STRAWBERRY BUBBLEGUM [18+]

Chapter Twenty-Four

I didn't realize that I had dialed her number until I heard her voice.

"Jennifer? Hello?" I swallowed thickly and raised the phone to my ear.

"Uh, hi. Are you busy?"

"Um, no, I'm not busy. What's up?" My heart was beating so fast, I can't believe she called me.

"My therapist person just left.. I was just calling to check up on you, see how you are doing?" I smiled to myself at hearing her voice. I could tell she was nervous about talking to me, always has been and since she's in the state she is in right now, she's extra nervous and it's so cute.

"Thank you for calling. I'm doing okay, just one day at a time. The real question is, how are YOU doing?"

"I'm okay.. Everything is still blurry about you and I.. When I was talking with Dr. Lewis, she made me do this thinking thing. When I was doing it, I got a really bad headache and started seeing a flashing light before I saw you. It was so weird.. It was like you were in the room with me" I swallowed hard to keep the tears away.

"What did you see? If you don't mind me asking."

"We were on this couch, I don't think it was your house? There was a pool in front of us. You said you loved me then you disappeared." Okay, that made my heart hurt. God, I wish I could hold her right now.

"We were in Greece.. I took you there for Valentine's Day. You had gotten me this beautiful anklet with your initials on it. The day before we left I got you a Rolex and it said I loved you on the back.. That was the first day we said it to each other.." I wiped the tears away from my face, I didn't want her to hear it in my voice. I'm very good at hinding that I'm crying.

"Oh.. Can you tell me more?"

"Sure" we sat there on the phone for 2 hours while Jennifer listened to me talk. She asked me a thousand questions about our relationship. She also wanted to know about my time in Paris.

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April 7th, 2012
Washington, DC
View Point Apartments
Jennifer's Place

It's been a month since Jennifer was kidnapped and left with memory loss. It's also been a month since Emily left. Everyone's been trying to help JJ regain her memory but it's hard when they're always gone on a case. But, Tara has been a big help and she's been seeing a lot of improvement with JJ. JJ has been in contact with Emily here and there, talking with her and trying to know more about their relationship but.. Something strange happened this morning.. 👀🍿🥤

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I woke up this morning around 7:30am very confused. Something felt.. Off. My head was pounding and I was so dizzy. I sat on the side of the bed with my eyes closed trying to breathe and get my migraine under control. I heard the front door open and close. Where the fuck is Emily?!

"JJ?" I heard a voice call out. I didn't recognize it, at least I don't think so? "JJ?!"

"Emily?!" I called out, my head was hurting so bad.

"Hey, you okay?" I looked up and noticed this black woman standing there. She was wearing jeans and a T-shirt. She had an FBI badge hanging from the bottom of her shirt.

"Who are you?" She frowned looking at me.

"I'm Tara, JJ? I'm your therapist? You've been seeing me for almost a month? Our appointments are always at 7 but you didn't come by the office.." I shook my head and pressed the palms of my hands against my eyes. "JJ.."

"Please.. Just-" before I could say anything else I passed out. I heard Tara yell my name before I went down and lost consciousness.

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April 7th, 2012
Falls Church, Virginia
Inova Fairfax Hospital
11:30AM

I don't think I've ever arrived in another state so fast in my life. My heart was beating so fast as I made my way through the hospital. I was looking for the team. I got a phone call from Pen around 7:45am saying that they rushed Jennifer to the hospital. She had passed out from a severe migraine. She updated me around 9:30 saying she still was out of it. I was so scared that she wouldn't wake up again since she was still suffering from the kidnapping and her memory. Tara said she hit her head when she went down.

"Penelope!" I called out when I found the team. "Any updates?" I asked, trying to control my breathing, I was so anxious and nervous.

"Hey love, no updates yet. The nurses took her back to run some tests like 30 minutes ago. How was your flight?"

"It was okay. I'm anxious, I just want her to be okay" I chew on my lip so I don't cry. I hated being exposed to everyone.

"It's good to see you" Derek said, getting up to hug me, everyone else followed suit.

"It's good to see all of you guys too. I'm sorry for leaving.. I just needed time and space. Between me immediately working after returning from Paris and then everything with Jennifer.. It finally caught up."

"It's okay baby doll, you don't have to explain that to us. We understand that this job is hard and life happens. We were waiting for whenever you were ready to return, it didn't even have to be at the BAU. We just wanted you home" Pen said, "Also, I want you to meet my girlfriend, officially of course. Tara, this is Emily. Emily, this is Dr. Tara Lewis."

"It's finally nice to meet you, even though I pretty much know everything about you" we shook hands.

"It's nice to finally meet you too. Thank you so much for taking care of Jennifer. It means a lot. My parents have offered to pay you for everything and I know you said no payment is necessary but the Ambassador insisted."

"I'm going to say no but I know you won't accept it" I smile softly at her. We sit down and talk while we wait on Jennifer's doctor. They finally came out around 1 o'clock PM.

"Family of Jennifer Jareau?" We all stood up looking at her.

"That's us. I'm her girlfriend" I felt Pen grab my hand, holding it tightly. Reid came up and stood on the other side of me.

"I'm Dr. Green, I'm Jennifer's doctor. We ran some tests and everything is looking well. She didn't hurt her head too badly when she passed out, just a small knot on the back of her head, it will go down in a few days. We are waiting for her to wake up. It might be a few-"

"Agent Jareau, you need to get back to your room!" We heard a nurse yell. We all left the waiting room and stepped into the hallway to see Jennifer standing out there in her hospital gown, her hands holding her head as the nurse tried to get her to listen.

"No! I need Emily! Where's my girlfriend?!"

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OH SHIT, she got her memory back 😳 and she's being stubborn already 🤦🏾‍♀️ Emily go control your girl before she acts out and they sedate her ass.

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