SSA Scottley - A collection - S.R.

Wheels up

"Come on, Monica." Lily said gently. "This way."

Afraid of trying to touch and comfort Monica, Lily reached out to JJ. When she grabbed her friend's hand and squeezed it, she silently asked if she was okay. Already used to that, JJ only nodded with a small smile. A silent answer to her silent question: 'I'm fine, thank you'.

When Lily pulled out her badge to show it to the nurse, she already knew where to take them. Silently, she guided them to a secluded area of the Hospital and pointed them a door. Lily thanked her as JJ pushed the door open to Monica. When the three women saw the white sheet covering his body, they froze for a second.

Lily stood beside JJ and, this time, it was the blonde who reached for her hand. Monica completely ignored the two and walked over to her husband, uncovering his face and letting out a strangled sob.

"Oh, babe, what happened?" She asked quietly, before taking a deep breath. "The kids are still asleep. How do I... Huh. I'll take care of it, ok? See you."

She sniffled, before covering Walker once more. She turned around to leave, but before she could, she broke down crying, causing both JJ and Lily to rush over to her to keep her steady, trying to avoid looking over her shoulder so they could avoid glancing at Stephen's cold body.

After a few minutes of trying to comfort Monica, JJ and Lily finally convinced her to, at least, accompany them to the waiting room. The three of them sat down and as JJ kept whispering reassurances at her, Will sat down beside her and Lily excused herself to grab a cup of tea, after offering them all some.

As she was pouring herself some chamomile tea, a nurse approached her.

"I'm sorry, are you with Agent Rossi?" She asked, as Lily turned around to face her.

"Yeah, why? Something happened?"

"Not really, it's just... He's trying to get up and as much as we tell them not to..."

"I understand..." Lily sighed gently, with a nod. "I'll see what I can do."

The nurse nodded and left. Lily threw her tea on the garbage, untouched. Well... She didn't need it anyhow. As she went to Rossi's room, she spotted Luke arriving and sighed in relief, before running toward him.

"Lily, is everything..."

Before he could even finish his sentence, she was already pulling him with her by the arm.

"Rossi is being stubborn again." She explained. "We need to go talk to him."

Luke chuckled slightly as Lily pushed Rossi's room door open. They stepped inside just in time to see him buttoning up his shirt.

"I was sought to talk some sense into you." Luke announced.

"Can't help by lying down, and I hear Tara's waking up." He responded, as Lily shook her head.

"Do you want me to find you some crutches or something?" She asked.

"I don't need them." He refused, before turning to Luke. "I got you."

He chuckled again before going to stand beside Rossi and helping him up. Lily held the door open for the pair of them, before leaving behind them toward Tara's room, passing by JJ to call her as well. When they all reunited at Tara's bed, she wasted no time in speaking up.

"Scratch." She said. "Scratch took Emily. I saw him."

"Yeah. We know." Luke nodded. "We're looking for him."

"He dosed her." She explained.

"In the SUV while she was knocked out?" Lily asked.

"Yeah." She nodded. "He brought his gas with him. He said her legs were broken and that she was in pain."