Bella and Chloe went to school that morning and things went great. Mazzy was opening up more and they were becoming friends. Later in the day Mister Levi called Bella and Chloe out of Science class. He talked to them about the auditions and they agreed on handing out flyers during lunch. So when the lunch bell rang the girls went out to do that. For their luck their friends, Gavin, Rose, Michael and Mazzy, went with them to help. They finished and went to eat quickly. Once done, the bell rang and back to the classroom they went. Soon enough they were walking out of the school. Bella spotted Emily's car and smiled. She said goodbye to her friends and ran to the car.

"How was school?" Emily asked as the girl threw her bag in the backseat.

"Great" Bella smiled.

"Do you have a case today?" Bella asked when she saw Emily didn't hug her like she usually did. Her mom just started the car and drove.

"No, just finishing lots of paperwork" Emily said.

Soon she parked at the BAU. Bella just hung out at Derek's office till 5 when they headed home. The girl showered and put on black leggings and a Doctor Who tshirt, and headed downstairs to the living room. When she got there she found Morgan and Prentiss sitting on the couch waiting for her.

"Is everything okay?" The girl asked taking a spot on the other couch and turned to face them.

"Yes, but we need to have a little talk with you." Emily said. Earlier that day she talked to Morgan about what they should do. She wasn't sure she was ready to have that conversation with Isabella but at the same time she thought it was very important that she did soon. She had noticed Bella joking around about that subject but she wasn't sure about how much the girl actually knew. So Derek agreed they should talk to her and explain everything, as much as it was embarrassing they knew they'd have to sit and talk sooner or later. So they decided to talk to her once they got home.

"We think it's important that we sit down and explain somethings to you" Emily said. Emily knew Isabella knew that you needed to have sex in order to get pregnant but she wasn't sure about what else in that subject the child knew.

"And if you have any questions you can just ask" Derek said.

Bella just sat there. She felt like she knew what was coming and she just wanted to disappear.

"So... what we want to talk about.." Emily tried to begin but staring at Bella she just couldn't find the right words to say.

"We need to talk to you about sex" Derek spitted out.

Bella shook her head no.

"Sweetheart, it's important that you learn from us what it is rather than hearing kids talking about it at school" Emily said.

Bella felt so uncomfortable. She wanted to hide. She couldn't believe she had to listen to all of that again.
She stood up and tried going away but Emily grabbed her arm.

"Hey. It's important, honey" Emily said. "I know it can be a scary thing" she added and Bella looked down.

"You don't need to explain that to me. I already know." The girl said not even looking up. She was so embarrassed.

"You already know? What do you mean by that?" Derek asked.

"My dad told me about it when I was 7. 'Cause I read a book that had stuff. And then he told me some other stuff when I was 8. He was a doctor for God's sake" Bella said serious.

Emily looked confused. John, Isabella's biological father, never mentioned he had "the talk" with her.

"So do you mind telling me what exactly he said?" Emily said. Bella shook her head. Emily pulled the girl and made Bella sit next to her.
"I know it's uncomfortable Bella. It's a little hard for me too but it's very important that you understand" Emily said.

"He said it's what you do to have babies and then he said you do other times too" Bella said.

"But do you know exactly what it is or was that all he said?" Derek asked.

"He gave me this book and umm... you know the p-... Ummn..." Bella tried to explain but she couldn't really talk.

Emily took a deep breath and started. She was very nervous but she knew it was important to talk to the girl about those subjects.
"When a man and a woman decide they want to do this, the man's penis goes inside the woman's vagina, and for them to have a baby the sperm comes out of the man's penis."

Bella looked down. Her cheeks were already so red. She for sure hated talking about that.

"Sometimes the sperm joins with one of the tiny eggs inside the woman's body, and that makes the egg begin growing into a baby. This happens in a place women have called uterus" Emily said and Bella looked up. The kid looked horrified but Emily kept going.

"So... when a couple is ready they might decide to do that. It's very important to know that the man needs to use a condom, which is-" Emily said but Bella cut her off.

"Mom, dad was a doctor for god's sake. He showed me pictures and all that stuff" Bella said and Emily's eyes widened.

"So you know... umm..." Emily said unsure how to ask what exactly the girl knew already.

"Please mom, I don't want to talk about this again. It's disgusting. I don't want to even think about it. Please. I'm just 9, I don't need to know anything now, please" Bella said desperately.

Emily smiled and wrapped the girl in her arms. She could see Bella was still just a little kid.

"Okay. We don't have to talk about it right now. But if you have any questions just know you can come to me for that okay? You can come to us" Emily said making Bella sit up straight and look at her.

The kid nodded.

"We don't want you looking things up on the computer that might be wrong. Or even asking someone else. We want you to talk to us even if its embarrassing" Derek said.

"Okay" Bella said.

"Did he talk to you about other things too? Like puberty and periods?" Emily asked. She felt like she just had to know.

Bella nodded and hid her face on Emily, embarrassed. Emily hugged her again.

"Alright" Emily smiled. She felt glad John had explained everything to Bella and she knew he had done just right.

Derek wrapped both of them in his arms. The hug took longer than usual.
They let go and Derek asked if they wanted to go to the mall.

"Yes. I'm gonna get my shoes" Bella said and ran away to her bedroom, thankful that stupid talk was over.

Derek laughed at how quickly the girl walked away from them.
"I think John might have traumatized her" he said.

"Im happy he did" Emily let out a little laugh. "But He didn't tell me he had talked to her about this" Emily said.

"I can see why" Derek said and let out a laugh. Emily was really pale and her eyes were still widen than normal.
"You can't bare to think she's growing up." He said.

"Is it that obvious?" Emily asked.

"Just go look in the mirror." He laughed.

"Stop" Emily smiled.

"She's 9, Em. Time flies and soon she'll be a teenager. As much as that scares me I know it will happen eventually. And you gotta get used to that idea" he said and she nodded.

Derek threw an arm over her shoulders and she rested on him.
"I wish she could just stay little forever"

"Me too" he smiled.

Suddenly Bella walked back wearing her red rain boots.
"Let's go?" She said desperately wanting to get out of the house.

Emily saw the boots and instantly pulled the girl to her lap, glad her little girl was still just a little girl.
"Promise me you'll never grown up"

"Mom, I don't think it works like that" Bella said. Derek and Emily laughed.

"Then promise me you'll never stop wearing rain boots on sunny days" she said knowing it was a silly thing that Bella did since she was 3 years old.

"I promise" Bella said.

Emily held her tight and kissed her cheek.
"I love you, Bells"

"I love you too" Bella smiled and got up. "Now let's go please"

They stood up and followed the girl to the car. The car ride to the mall was very quiet. Everyone still felt a bit weird about the conversation they had at home. But once they got to the mall things started to get better. Bella started talking a bit more as they walked around.

"Do you want to go get one of those weird little stuffies you love?" Derek asked when he spotted the Disney store.

Bella nodded and they headed there. She picked out a Nemo tsum tsum, Derek paid and they headed to the food court. They ate dinner and talked to the girl about how school was going. Bella was back to her old self already, she was acting like they never even mentioned sex.
Once they were done Derek drove to his house and then kissed Emily and hugged Bella goodbye. Emily drove home and Bella got quiet again.

"Everything okay back there?" Emily asked her after 6 minutes of complete silence.

"Yeah" Bella said kinda low.

Emily thought the kid was probably still thinking about their little talk. And when they got home she saw she was just right.
They walked inside and Bella headed straight to the couch. Emily put her bag on the counter and went to sit with the girl.

"Everything okay?" Emily asked as she sat down on the couch. Bella got up and sat next to her mom. "Was it too much?" Emily asked feeling a bit bad, throwing one arm around the girl as Bella got comfortable.

"With dad John was worse" Bella said.

"Really?"

Bella looked up at her and said "mom, i don't ever wanna do that thing"

"I'm glad to hear that baby but when you're older and with someone you love you won't find it so weird anymore" Emily said.

"It's disgusting, mom" Bella said making a face and Emily let out a little laugh and hugged the child tighter.

"I'm really happy you think that" she said.

There was a bit of silence till Bella said "do you do that with him every time he sleeps here?"

Emily said "no, honey"

"You do that just on your bed,right?"

"Yes" Emily said serious.

"Do you always change the sheets?" Bella asked.

"Yes" Emily laughed.

"And you use that thing so you won't get pregnant, right?" Bella asked.

"Yes. We use a condom every time and i take the pill too" Emily said.

Bella just nodded.

"Did your dad talk to you about the pill too?" Emily asked.

"Yeah." Bella said. She took some time to think and then said "Mom, is going to the lady Doctor bad?"

"No. it's just a little uncomfortable but it's okay" Emily said. "Maybe you can go to an appointment with me-"

"Nop" Bella quickly cut her off.

"Not to do anything, honey. Just to talk. My Doctor is really nice and she can answer any question you have" Emily said.

"Maybe someday but not right now. I'm still little" Bella said and Emily smiled.

Another moment of complete silence.

"Mom" Bella said not looking up after a while.

"Yes" Emily said glad the girl was feeling a bit more comfortable now.

"Dad said... dad John, he said that periods can come after you turn 10... But umm... Does that mean it will come soon?" Bella asked.

"Usually a girl gets her period when she's a little developed already" Emily tried to explain. "I got mine when I was 13"

"Does that means I'll get mine at 13 too?" Bella asked hopeful.

"Maybe." Emily said. "Look honey... you're smaller than all of your friends so they'll probably have theirs first"

"I'm scared of it I think" Bella said honestly.

"That will happen eventually to every girl but no matter what I'll be here. Okay? If you need to talk, know I'm here" Emily said and Bella looked up. "And you don't need to be scared. It's not so bad" Emily said with a small smile as she tucked a lock of hair behind the girl's ear. Bella hid her face on Emily's chest.

"And no matter what happens you'll always be my little girl. Always remember that" Emily said hugging Bella tight.

"Hold?" Bella said holding a smile. Emily saw and smiled.

"Come here" she said and pulled Bella to her lap. The girl got comfortable as Emily ran her hand on Bella's arm.

"I love you mom" Bella said.

"I love you too, Bells. And I'm really glad we had this talk today" Emily smiled.

"I can't say me too... but it wasn't soooo bad" Bella said and Emily laughed.

"Did your dad really show you a bunch of stuff?" Emily asked.

"Yeah" Bella said making a face and shaking her head to wipe those images away.

Emily laughed. Bella cuddled up to her mom.
After a little while Emily turned the tv on. They watched it till around 10pm when Emily noticed Isabella had fallen asleep. She carried the girl upstairs and covered her up. Lulu, the dog, jumped on the bed and made herself comfortable. Emily smiled and headed to bed.
She texted Morgan about what she talked to Bella and he was happy the kid asked her some questions and seemed more comfortable talking with just Emily.

"See you tomorrow at work" Emily sent.

"See you." He sent.

Emily locked her phone and suddenly the screen turned back on.

"I love you" Derek's text said.

Emily smiled and sent "I love you too."

Then she put the phone on the nightstand and laid down to sleep.