the Missing Piece (Jemily x Reader)

-18- safe

JJ's POV

"Emily, I've got her." I call into the apartment as I push open the door and lead Y/N very carefully inside.
She has leaned her head against my shoulder and seems a little absent, almost passed out, while I hold her upright without touching her wounds.
She has gotten weaker with each stair, as if she had used up all her energy to defend herself against Katy.

Her whole body is shaking and she is a little pale around the nose.

"Oh my God, what happened?"
Emily rushes out of the living room towards us and immediately wraps her arm around
Y/N's waist to take her from me.

Y/N lets it happen to her without really noticing what is happening.
Her eyes keep fluttering shut and she lets her head sink weakly against Emily's shoulder.

"Come with me, sweetheart. You're freezing cold."
She says gently, leading the shivering Y/N to the sofa and carefully setting her down.

I lock the apartment door and run into the bathroom, grabbing a sweater, two towels and the first aid kit.

When I get to the living room, Y/N is sitting shivering next to Emily on the sofa, her head hanging and Emily rubbing her wet upper arms to warm them, while her face is plastered with worry.

"So, honey. Now we'll dry you off first."
I say gently and sink to my knees in front of the sofa.
I hand Emily a towel and start drying Y/N's legs with the other one.
Emily lovingly dries her face while Y/N whimpers quietly, her eyes half closed, her lips pressed together.

"Can I help you?" I ask quietly and point to
Y/N's torn, completely soaked shirt.
She nods weakly without really looking at me.
I carefully pull the torn shirt over Y/N's head and she immediately wraps her arms protectively around her naked body.

Emily throws a blanket around Y/N's shoulders and then puts her arm around her again, lovingly stroking her upper arms through the blanket.

"We also have to take care of your wounds, sweetheart." I say as I gently dry Y/N's hair.
I meet Emily's gaze, she looks at me worriedly, I can see in her eyes that she wants to know what happened.

I return her worried expression and twist my mouth into a rather tortured, upside-down smile to calm her down a bit.

I'll explain it to her.
Now it's important to take care of Y/N.

Y/N snuggles into the blanket, pulls the corners around her body and leans against Emily.
Her whole body continues to tremble, but probably not just from the cold.

"But I don't want to go to the doctor. I don't want to leave..." She whispers quietly, barely audible.
"Please don't send me away..." She begs with a trembling voice and tears running down her cheeks.

"Hey...Hey, Hey." Emily wraps both arms tighter around Y/N's shaking upper body and gives me a surprised look.
I'm just as surprised by Y/N's expressed concern.

What makes her think we would send her away?

Y/N sobs quietly as she buries her head in Emily's chest.
I sit on the other side, take Y/N's hands, which she has folded tightly in front of her chest, and stroke them lovingly.

"It's okay, Sweetheart. You don't have to go. You're staying with us."
Emily keeps assuring her while stroking her upper arms.
"It's okay...everything is fine." She says like a mantra while Y/N cries.
I stroke her hands and try to make her feel like she's not alone.
"We'll take care of you, honey. Everything will be fine." I say quietly, with tears in my eyes.

What a lie.
I couldn't take care of her.
She was hurt.
She could have died.
I could have lost her.
We could have lost her.