A Missed Opportunity

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JJ laid on the floor of her living room. She felt the air leave her lungs as she stared up at Will, his hands wrapped around her throat.

Her legs kicking as she tried to pull his hands off her. As the last of her breath was leaving her body she felt his hands come off her. He got off of her and she heard the door closed. She didn't know what caused it this time. She turned in her side coughing. As the tears fell down her face she tried not to make a noise. She didn't want him to come back.

She laid there on the floor as her phone rang. Without looking she answered it, assuming it was Will.

"Jay?" Emily said. More tears formed in JJ's eyes. She tried not to sound sad as she slowly responded "Oh. Hi." Emily could hear the sadness in her voice. Without saying anything she got up to go to JJ's apartment. "Are you okay?" She asked as she got in her car. "I'm fine. Hey. I'm sorry for what I'm about to do." JJ said as she hung up the phone.

Emily sat frozen at a stoplight. She knew what was going to happen. Immediately she called Garcia. "Garcia." She begged, tears forming in her eyes. "Everyone call everyone. JJ's in trouble. Please. Somethings happening." She hung up and sped off.

JJ managed to get on her knees. She pulled herself up and walked to the bathroom. She looked at herself in the mirror, hating what she saw. She was an FBI agent. She was supposed to handle herself.

Her hand opened the medicine cabinet looking for anything. Anything that would help. She pulled out mild painkillers and opened the bottle.

Emily had arrived at her apartment and ran up the stairs. She sprinted to the blondes apartment and kicked the door down. "Jennifer! I know your here!" She yelled running to the bathroom.

JJ was sitting in the bath with the pills in her mouth. Emily yanked the bottle out of her hand throwing it before opening the blondes mouth. She tipped her head forward causing the pills in her mouth fall. "How many JJ?" Their eyes met. JJ's blue eyes shut, hoping the ones she swallowed would get it over with already.

Emily knew what this meant and pushed her finger down her throat. The blonde gagged as she vomited the swallowed pills.

Morgan ran through the broken door gun drawn. "JJ? You here?" He yelled looking around. "Bathroom! Get medical now!" He heard Emily yell frantically.

She sat there hoping what she did could keep her love alive. The blonde cried on her shoulder.

As medical came in with a gurney Emily sat with JJ, a hand on her head as she wept. She helped the paramedics get JJ on the gurney and followed them out.

As she left the bathroom she say Reid sitting on the living room floor. Morgan noticed and sat next to him.

"He hurt her. I'm a profiler and I didn't know." He said looking down. "Kid none of us did. We all missed it. But we got here. We gave her a chance." Reid didn't move. They sat on the floor not talking or moving.

Emily walked down with JJ, not letting go of her hand. She watched as they lifted the gurney into she got into the ambulance without noticing as JJ was crying on her back. As Emily held her hand she closed her eyes.

~in the hospital~

JJ woke up in her hospital bed. Mascara dried on her face from crying. She looked over to see Emily watching her from a chair. "Emily." She let out trying to reach for her. She looked at her hands and saw restraints keeping her hands close to the bed.

"Jay." She said as she got up and pulled the blonde into a hug. She could feel the tears on her shirt. "I'm sorry." She whispered. "You were right. I couldn't take it anymore. I had to." The brunette pulled her face to meet their her eyes. "I am never going to let him come near you. Ever. Okay?" The blonde nodded as she was pulled into another hug.

The doctor came in as the two broke apart. "Hi Jennifer. I'm Dr. Phillips. What do you remember?" Her voice calm. There wasn't heaviness in her voice. Emily took this as a good sign.

"Everything before the ambulance ride. I remember it all" she replied, her voice wavering. "That's good. The good news is you're going to be okay." The doctor started. "The bruises will heal. Your physical state is okay. However, you'll be sent to the psych ward for at least a week. You'll be released after you pass a mandatory mental test led by a trained psychologist. I'm going to be honest, this may take a while. But you're alive." She finished as she left the room.

"I'm sorry." She said one more time as the brunette squeezed he hand. "Hey, you're alive. And I will be in this chair as long as you need. I will always listen. I am here, and I'm not leaving." Emily said squeezing her hand.

"It was Will." JJ replied without hesitation. "I was laying on the floor. I couldn't breathe. He was holding me down and he was..." she broke down and squeezed Emily's hand hard. "When he left you called. I couldn't take it. I am an FBI agent. I supposed to be able to protect myself. I couldn't Emily. I found my way to the bathroom and I grabbed the pills. I swallowed as many as I could before you got there."

Emily pulled her into a tight hug as JJ wept in her arms. She held her until she felt the blonde slowly fall asleep.