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A small chapter to start with. Let me know what you think. This will be an audience participation fic. I end each chapter with a cliffhanger and give you some options for which direction the story can take. I'll use the majority of votes that I received in the reviews to construct the next chapter.

An insistence ringing woke her from her sleep as she reached for the cell phone with the offending noise. She looked at the clock by her bed and groaned. It had only been three hours since she walked through her front door after another tough case. There would only be one person who would call her this early in the morning. "JJ, I swear if you are calling about a case…"

"Agent Prentiss?"

Emily stopped her rant as she heard an unfamiliar voice on the other line. "Yes?"

"This is Nurse Jacobs at George Washington Memorial Hospital." Emily stopped breathing as the nurse introduced herself. The hospital was calling. Someone she loved was hurt. The team? Her parents? She tried to refocus on what the nurse was saying. "...was brought in this evening badly beaten. We found her badge amongst her clothes just before she regained consciousness." Badge? JJ? Garcia? "We were about to call you Superior, but Agent Jareau insisted on us calling you first." Oh God JJ!

"I'll be right there," Emily said when she was finally able to speak. Hanging up her phone she changed out of her the clothes she was wearing to bed and quickly left for the hospital. Thoughts ran through her mind. JJ was lying in the hospital beaten. Was she okay? Who did this? Why did she ask for me, instead of Will? Emily felt a smile appear on her face. 'She wanted me instead of Will,' she thought to herself.

It has been one year since JJ and Emily ended their secret relationship. JJ was afraid of one of them being fired or worse – transferred because of their relationship. So they decided that being friends would definitely be better than not being able to see each other every day.

Six months later, JJ announced she was pregnant with Will's baby. Emily cried herself to sleep that night as she realized that she truly lost her Jennifer. Thankfully, JJ is planning on staying with the B.A.U. once she gives birth. Tears now ran down her cheeks as she hoped that JJ was okay.

Emily pulled into the hospital parking lot and ran into the emergency room. "I'm Agent Emily Prentiss I received a call about Agent Jennifer Jareau being brought in?" Emily spat out at the nurse as she showed her badge.

"Yes, Agent Prentiss, please follow me? Nurse Jacobs has been sitting with Agent Jareau since she was brought in. Agent Hotchner is also on his way. I know that Agent Jareau did not want him to be called, but it is hospital policy to inform commanding officers of all law enforcement officers when they are brought in."

"I understand," said Emily. "You could also probably expect the rest of our unit to show up as well. Please let me know when they arrive and I'll make sure that JJ is ready to see them."

"Sure."

Emily walked into the room and tears immediately flew to her eyes as she saw the bruises on JJ's face. "Oh Jennifer," Emily gasped as she rushed to JJ's side.

"Em," JJ smiled at her.

"Agent Prentiss? I'm Nurse Jacobs. We spoke on the phone." She held out her hand for Emily to shake.

"Thank you for calling me," Emily responded as she shook the nurse's hand and nodded.

"I'll leave you two alone. She needs her rest but refused to sleep until you arrived."

"I'll make sure she gets it," said Emily as she looked JJ in the eyes. The nurse than left the room. "Are you okay? What happened?"

"I told him I still love you," JJ whispered.

"Who?" Wait, Did she just say that she still loves me?! Emily's mind screamed. Emily's eyes grew wide as she realized what JJ had just said. "JJ, did Will do this to you?"

JJ nodded as Emily wrapped her arms around JJ. "I'm going to kill him!"

"No!" JJ pleaded. "Just stay with me." She gripped her hold on Emily tighter.

"Okay. I'm not going to leave you." Emily placed her hand on JJ's stomach. "Did he hurt the baby?"

"The doctor says that everything is fine but she ordered a sonogram to make sure."

"Thank God." Emily pushed a loose strand of JJ's hair behind her ear. "So, you still love me?"

"I never stopped," said JJ.

"Good, because neither have I." Emily leaned down and kissed JJ with intense passion.

They broke apart as they heard someone enter the room

Who is at the door - The Doctor? The Team? or Will?