Moving Forward

Part 87

Jennifer Jareau's POV

Today, the team gets back to work. I decided I would take a few moments off to help Emily. Oliver, Jaeden, and Hope left with Spence earlier. Emily is in the living room, looking some pictures from a photo album she brought from her place.

"Emily?"

She lifts her head up and looks at me.

"I got to go to talk to Dave about to fact that I won't be working for a while and I have to do some stuff at the office. I won't be there for hours, but there are some things in the fridge. Make yourself at home!"

"Alright."

"And if there's anything, my cell phone is always on me."

She smiles at me and nods in understanding.

I put on my coat and my boots. I pick up my purse and my keys and I check if I have everything.

"Don't forget to take your medication! It's on the counter!"

"I'm gonna take it right now!"

"Okay, bye!"

I leave by the front door and get in the SUV. I head to the BAU. Once there, I walk to the Conference Room as everyone is there. I also decide that it's the time that a tell everyone about my pregnancy. I will also tell it to Emily when I'll be back home.

"Another case?" I say, entering the Conference Room.

Everyone looks up and puts down their file.

"JJ, what are you doing here?" Dave asks, "Haven't you said you were taking the day off?"

"Yeah, I did. But I had to talk to you."

"You know the phone exists, right?"

"Yeah, I know that. Thanks for remembering me. But I also had something else to tell you."

I look at Spencer right in the eyes, I know he understood.

"The Reid's family is getting bigger!" I smile.

Everyone's eyes get bigger.

"No! You must be kidding us! You're pregnant!" Penelope declares, getting up and hugging me.

"Do you know how far you are?" Kate asks.

"6 weeks," I respond.

"Congratulation!"

Everybody congratulates me and Spence. After that, I ask Dave if I can talk to him in private as he's the new Unit Chief.

"What's wrong?" He asks me.

"Nothing, I'm fine. But you know that Emily's maternity leave is already set?"

"Yes. Talking about that, the new agent is supposed to arrive next week."

"Wow, that's fast!"

"Yeah, it is!"

"But, concerning Emily's maternity leave, I would like to take a few days or weeks off, I don't know. But I think it's safer for Emily to be with someone else for now. But I don't know how long I'll stay with her."

"JJ, take all the time you need."

"Thank you."

"It's nothing. And congratulation!"

"Thank you!"

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Emily Prentiss' POV

It has been a few moments since JJ left and I'm starting to be hungry. I put down the photo album and I walk to the kitchen. I massage my belly as I feel my daughter kicking. She must be hungry too! But I want to drink something first. So I open the kitchen cabinet and I pick up a glass which I fill with cold water. The coldness of the water makes my daughter wiggle. I walk to the fridge and I open it. I feel like eating chicken with mayonnaise. I search for chicken and I finally find some chicken in a Tupperware. I take it and I take the jar of mayonnaise. I walk back to the living room and I turn on the TV. I see that Dirty Dancing is playing so I decide to watch it.

I'm comfortably seated, eating some chicken with mayonnaise. I'm surprised by my daughter kicking and it makes me breathless. I almost drop my chicken. I make little circles on my belly with my hand and it calms her down. I continue to eat quietly when suddenly a pain appears in my belly. This pain, I've never felt it. It's like being stabbed; like a blade sinking into my stomach and sliding down to my back, at my kidneys' level. These pains come and go like a child on a swing. I try breathing exercises, maybe it will help me to no longer feel the pains. Only, it doesn't stop these unbearable pains. They still continue stronger and stronger. I feel something wet between my legs. I look down and I see blood...