𝐒𝐔𝐍 & 𝐌𝐎𝐎𝐍 | 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐓𝐰𝐨

𝐎-𝐍𝐄𝐆, 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐧𝐞.

𝐎-𝐍𝐄𝐆,
𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐧𝐞.

𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐑 didn't stop compressions until they arrived at Potomac General, in which ER staff took over and the BAU team were abandoned in the waiting area. Nathan was on call, meaning he was called into the ER whilst Penelope took care of Amelia, the trio drove together.

Aaron took his daughter from Penelope's arms immediately, Nathan didn't even greet the team as he rushed into the OR, desperate to find out anything and everything he could. It's four hours of gruelling waiting when he finally comes back. Nathan searched for his best friend's husband, Aaron immediately approached him with heavy eyes.

"They was a lot of damage, she'd had three blood transfusions, she's still sedated but the haemorrhaging's stopped, she lost a lot of blood, from the reaction with the sedation and medication and the..." Nathan cleared his throat, "The miscarriage, but so far she's stable"

He closed his eyes temporarily, tears filling them, "She was pregnant?" Aaron whispered, holding onto Amelia a little tighter then before.

"We think four weeks, Dr Fredricks couldn't be sure if the miscarriage was caused by the reaction or if it was a natural occurrence" Nathan explained, trying his best to stay professional, like it wasn't Averie he was talking about, "Dr Fredricks is hoping to wake her in the next hour or so, I'll take you to her room"

Aaron nods, sparing a glance at Spencer who's leaning against the hospital chair in a world of his own, no doubt running the probability of everything that had taken place, if he could've done something different, if he could've done anything to have a more positive outcome. He jumps back at Aaron's had on his shoulder, "Come on, they're gonna' wake your sister up"

His eyes glimmered in hope, as Aaron patted him on the back a few times, the two agents followed Nathan's lead through the hospital and Aaron had never been more thankful for Amelia to be sleeping, "She coded once during the surgery, but luckily we was able to resuscitate with ease" Nathan added as they entered the room.

Suddenly Aaron felt guilty for all the times he'd forced Averie into this position, into watching your life partner lay ill in a hospital bed, covered in scars and hooked up to monitors, "My sweet, sweet Averie" Aaron let out a whimper, Spencer doesn't even have to ask, he quickly takes Amelia in his own arms leaving Aaron to sit at his wife's side, holding her hands in his own.

"She'll be ok?" Spencer's voice broke as he continued to rock Amelia in his arms, staring across the room at Averie, she looked so small in the hospital bed, blood bags attached to her.

"She's stable Spence', it's looking really good" Nathan gave a short smile, hoping to bring his teary eyes boyfriend a bit of comfort.

It was twenty minutes of silence later when Averie woke up, squeezing her husbands hand and giving him a dazed smile, "Hey, stranger" She greeted. She tried to keep the smile on her face, to soften the panic and fear she knew he felt, but one look in his teary eyes had crying too, "I'm sorry,  I didn't want him to hurt Ana or move on to Mimi, I'm sorry-"

"I love you so much" Aaron whispered, his lips pressed against the palms of her hands, "I-I should've been there, I should've..."

"No, no, none of this is your fault, you can't control other people Aaron, and look, I'm alive aren't I? You know why? Because you paid for me to go to the academy, sure I've always been the type to antagonise but I got Ana out, I got out alive, we are ok, nobody is to blame here, especially not you" Averie re-assured in a small ramble, "I love you, Hotchner"

He stared at her for a few moments, just thankful to see her face, her smile, the dimple on her left cheek, "I forgot to get you a happy birthday card but seen as though you didn't get me a happy kidnapping card I think were even?" She joked.