The doctor’s fought to save her, forcing oxygen into her
lungs, they were stabilizing and enabling her breathing but her heart rate would
not stabilize, in fact it refused to and her heartbeat continued to get more
erratic, the staccato beat of it making it painfully clear that she was failing
until…

The solid tone cut through the room.

“NO!!!” Maura fought Frankie as he held her back. “Let me
go!  Please…Frankie…let me go…”
collapsing in his arms, her desperation was all consuming.

“Tachycardia…charging…300 …clear…” the sound of Jane’s body
jerking caused louder sobs in both Penelope and JJ.  Morgan wiped the tears from his eyes and looked
back at Emily, any bad feelings or pent up frustrations from her lies
completely gone.

The tone continued to sound.

“Again…charging…clear…” The sound of multiple beats filled
the room.  “We have sinus rhythm, still
erratic…”

“Doctor we have blood…”

“What!…Dammit call the OR…we need to get her in now…we
can’t stabilize her if she’s bleeding…go, go…”
Pulling the bed between them, they wheeled the bed out of the room and
raced down the hallway.

Grabbing the arm of one nurse Hotch demanded to know what was
going on “sir, Detective Rizzoli’s been shot, I can’t tell you anything more
right now, please sir,” looking pointedly at her arm, Hotch realized he was
still holding her, “sorry,” he mumbled. “Shot?”

“He squeezed the trigger.” JJ said quietly

“What?” Morgan said

“He was already pulling the trigger when Maura shot
him.  It must’ve been an involuntary
reflex.  But obviously his aim was off.”

“It was enough though wasn’t it?” Frankie said harshly,
wiping his eyes with the back of his hand. Turning Maura around to face him he
made her look at him.  “Maura…look at me
dammit…she’s still alive…” pulling her into a hug, he held her.  As they broke apart he realized the side of
her head and face were covered in blood.

“Maura your head,” raising a hand to the side of her face
she smacked it away.

“Maura?” Emily had watched the exchange and realized that
Maura was hanging on by her fingernails.
Looking at JJ, who nodded, she walked over to Maura.  Pulling her gently by the arm, she forced
Maura to look at her.

“Maura let them take care of you please…Maura?” Emily
couldn’t believe how broken she looked.
Nodding slowly, Maura allowed Frankie to lead her out of the room, like
a child.