Feeling the squeezing of her hand again just a bit stronger,
Maura lay her head down on the Jane’s bed and cried.

Chapter 14

Maura pressed the call button to let them know about
Jane.  The nurse who responded hadn’t
believed her until she saw it for herself.
Calling for the doctor, she left Maura alone with Jane again.

“Jane honey I know you can hear me.  You need to get better okay.  I’m going to go let your mother know and I
will be right back honey I promise.” Maura lovingly kissed her hand and walked
out to give everyone the news.

She was surprised when she got to the waiting room to find
Emily Prentiss waiting for her.

“Hey Maura, how is she?”
Emily owed Jane so much for what she did for JJ, she had to know now for
herself how she was.

Everyone looked at her expectantly, “she…she squeezed my
hand.  She squeezed my hand in response
to questions I asked.”

“YES!” Frankie’s yell made them all jump.

“Dammit Frankie are you trying to give me a heart attack…God
I can’t believe I said that,” Angela sat down and started crying as it suddenly
hit her what her daughter had been through.

“Aw Ma, Ma don’t cry its okay, I’m sorry…I was just you
know, happy, aren’t we happy?”  He pulled
his mother into a hug and held her while she cried.

Emily seemed stunned by the implication of what Angela had
said, “Maura?”

Maura sat down abruptly, totally unaware when Emily kneeled
down in front of her.

“Maura what did the doctor say?” she said softly.

Maura was surprised at how calmly she relayed almost
verbatim the doctor’s comments.  She was
even more surprised when Emily pulled her into a hug.  She felt herself relax in her arms surprised
at how comforted she felt.

Emily held Maura close, she knew exactly how she must have
been feeling and her heart broke for her.
But Jane was strong she knew she would be okay but it was going to be a
long road for them both.  Emily Prentiss
was not an affectionate person, she had gotten through life viewing and feeling
it from behind her walls and embankments.
But Jane and Maura, she felt a connection with them and she knew JJ felt
the same way.  Emily didn’t think, she
knew that if it were her in that bed, Jane would be here for JJ.