*Stay with me*

(Amelia's P.O.V)

It was so nice to see Reid again. I tried to smile at him, but it took too much effort, and I was in a considerable amount of pain - with my face and wrist, anyway. The drug seemed to have made some of my body parts numb, and I couldn't feel anything at all.

"It'll be okay," Reid whispered, still clutching my fingers in one hand, and stroking my hair in the other.

I swallowed, hard, feeling more tears well in my eyes. I had to stop crying; it wasn't going to get me anywhere. But the throbbing of my face and the pain lacing through my wrist was unbearable.

I was also starting to feel light-headed and disorientated, and I figured I must be loosing a lot of blood somewhere.

I gulped again, releasing a shuddery breath.

Reid looked down at me with glittering eyes, full of sadness and sympathy.

He was so sweet; he obviously cared about me.

I met his gaze through swimming vision, and gently squeezed his hand.

His eyes were glazed.

"You'll be okay. I promise."

The edges of my vision were darkening. My eyes began to edge close.

"No, Amelia. Stay with me; open your eyes," Reid said, his voice strangled. "Stay with me."

But I couldn't help it; the dark was devouring my mind. I couldn't...

~

I began flitting in and out of consciousness as I was wheeled away on a hospital gurney. The ambulance drive faded into a blur of colour and warbled and distorted speech.

Reid was always by my side, holding my hand. Whispering words of comfort. But I never full registered what was happening.

And then we were at the hospital, and I was wheeled into an operating room.

Reid followed, but the doctors told him to leave.

He walked over to me anyway, and kissed my forehead. A light, sweet kiss.

And then the rest faded into darkness.

~

I woke up to the drone of humming and beeping machines. The white ceiling swam through my unfocused vision. Words passed through my ears, but I never registered what they were saying.

My abdomen throbbed, but the pain was minimal.

My head pounded.

Where was I?

Then everything surfaced. Thomas Riley... what he did to me. But then Reid came. And everything was okay again.

I was in the hospital. A nurse's face hovered above mine. "Amelia.... Amelia!" Her words were distorted, they didn't match the movement of her mouth. "Amelia, I'm going to help you sit up."

I nodded weakly and shuffled onto my butt as the nurse propped some pillows behind my back.

"How're you feeling?"

Everything was clear now. The room in which I lay was a hospital room. Through the gaps in the blinds, I saw the rest of my team waiting anxiously.

"Fine," I replied, smiling to myself as I caught Reid pacing back and forth.

The nurse nodded and left the room, and I saw Reid's face brighten as she told them I was awake.

Garcia, Morgan, JJ and Prentiss rushed in first, crowding round the bed and asking how I was feeling.

"I feel completely fine," I lied, subtly putting pressure on my side. "Should be back to work within the next week."

"I don't think so," Prentiss said with a raised eyebrow.

I sighed and nodded, realising she was right. "Maybe the week after?"

"We'll see," Hotch said from the door.

"Take it slow, okay?" Prentiss said, and I smiled and nodded as she patted my shoulder.

JJ and Garcia hugged me, and Morgan clapped me on the back, before all filing out the room.

Then Hotch and Reid came in; Reid lingered behind Hotch, looking awkward.

"I don't want to see you for the next week, understand?" Hotch said sternly, though with a kind glint in his eye.

I nodded. "Yes, sir."

He sighed and stepped back. "You're not going to be able to come back to Quantico until I few days, so I've asked Reid to stay with you until you do. You should be able to take the plane by Thursday."

I nodded, trying to keep my face placid, but a smile was tugging at my lips. My gaze briefly flitted to Reid, smiling thoughtfully to himself, and Hotch left with a nod.

Reid ambled over, biting his lip. "Hey," he said quietly.

I chuckled. "Hey." My eyebrow arched expectantly. "You didn't... offer to stay, did you?"

His lip quivered. "Well, I..."

I grinned and took his hand in my hand. "I'm glad you did."

Surprise flashed through his pupils, but then he smiled his adorable smile and sat on the chair beside my bed.

"Are you okay?" He asked, glancing at the bandage protruding from under my shirt.

"Yeah, I suppose."

We immersed into thoughtful silence for a few minutes. I looked across at Reid, and saw he was frowning.

"What's wrong?"

He looked up somewhat startled, as if he'd forgotten I was there.

"Oh, nothing," he said quickly, squeezing my hand. "I'm just glad you're okay."

I nodded and leaned back.

"I... I really started to get worked up, you know?" Reid suddenly spoke up, his voice wobbly. "Worrying about you... I didn't really do my job properly."

He was genuinely that concerned about me? My heart fluttered in my chest.

"Hey, Reid?"

"Hmmm?"

I tilted my head and gestured for him to come closer.

He frowned and leaned forward, and I quickly pressed my lips against his as he closed the distance between us.

He pulled away in surprise, his eyes wide. "What was that for?"

I shrugged. "Just you being you."

He looked momentarily baffled, then laughter gleamed in his eyes, and he kissed me again, lightly.

I closed my eyes. Everything was just... flawless.

THE END!

BOOM BOOM! I have now officially finished this fanfic. I might post a short epilogue tomorrow or something, or I might just leave it at this. Idk.

Anyways. I hope you're not too disappointed with the ending; I'm always super bad at finishing off stories, so yah. Sorry if its a bit boring.

So did you enjoy the story? I hope so; it seemed to get a lot of super nice comments, so thank you so much for everyone's support. It really means a lot to me!

I will be writing other Reid fanfic, and I may even write a sequel to this story in the future, so look out for my other works!

I wanted to keep this short, so thanks once again, and goodbye!

~ _imagine_fantasy_