“Get up…”waving the gun at Emily, he forced her away from
Maura and back toward JJ.

“Jane…Jane listen to me…” Emily said.

“Shut up…” she was really starting to annoy him.

Ignoring him Emily continued, “Jane she’s okay, she’s
breathing…I need you to breathe okay, Jane do you hear me?”

Moving a step closer he threatened her again. “I said shut
up you ***** *****!”

“At least I’m not a coward,” Emily said, disgust dripping
from each word.

“Emily no, what are you doing?’  JJ’s voice was panicked.

“I…am not…a coward…” he spoke so slowly, Emily could tell
she was irritating him.

“Not much of a man either, hiding behind a gun and the
dark…” Emily taunted him hoping he would respond, hoping to give the others a
chance to get in, praying that the lights came on soon

“He is a coward…isn’t he…Emily…” Jane’s breathless voice
pierced the darkness, “not a man…just …a little boy…”

“Shut up!

“Couldn’t do anything without daddy.” Emily’s continued.

Her gasp when the lights came on was quickly stifled when
she could finally see him clearly.  He
was favoring his left side, between the bullet and her knee; she could tell he
was hurting.  Quickly looking around, she
saw JJ’s blue eyes trained on her finally understanding what she was trying to
accomplish.

Garcia had pulled herself into a sitting position against
JJ’s bed, her eyes slightly unfocused. By her lay Maura, she was bleeding from
a gash on the side of her head and appeared to still be unconscious.

Looking over at Jane she saw her own thoughts mirrored
there.  She knew Jane was nowhere near up
for this but they had no choice.  They
were going to have to push him. Push him close enough to the edge for the
others to help take him out.  Hopefully
they wer listening

Xxxxxxxxxxxxx

“I said shut up you
***** *****!”

“At least I’m not a
coward,”

“Emily no, what are
you doing?’ 

“I…am not…a coward…”

“Not much of a man
either, hiding behind a gun and the dark…”

“He is a coward…isn’t
he…Emily…” Jane’s breathless voice pierced the darkness, “not a man…just …a
little boy…”

“Shut up!

“They’re taunting him,” Rossi said “Emily’s trying to keep
him distracted.”

The power came back on reinforcing the need to move quickly
“We can’t move in without knowing where everyone is.” Hotch said, “when we do
we’re going to have to move immediately.
Morgan, Frost, I want you by the door, be ready to move as soon you get
the word from Emily.