Isabella woke up with the alarm clock on Tuesday morning. She got ready for school and had breakfast. She decided to change backpacks so she got one of her old ones that she used to use at boarding school. When she opened it she found one of her father's scrub caps, a dark blue one with constellations on it.
She stared at it for a while remembering seeing her dad wearing it. She felt her eyes start to sting but pushed away the tears before Shepherd could see her like that. She put the cap back on the bag and placed her things inside.
Suddenly Shepherd appeared at the door.

"Hey. Someone wants to talk to you" Shepherd said handing the phone to Bella.

"Hello?" Isabella said.

"It's me" Emily said.

"Hi. Are you coming back?" Isabella asked really fast and excited.

"Oh not yet baby" Emily said feeling and sounding sorry and Bella looked down sad. "But I'll be home soon" Emily promised.

"So why did you call?" Isabella asked.

"To say good morning" Emily said with a smile. She loved hearing her girl's voice even though she could tell she was a little upset.

"Good morning then" Bella said managing a small smile.

"Well, also I wanted to tell you to go to the office after school, okay? Penelope will be waiting for you there." Emily said.

"Okay" Bella said.

"We gotta go" Shepherd told Bella.

"Mom I have to go or I'm gonna be late" Isabella said.

"Alright. Have fun at school and I'll see you soon baby" Emily said.

"See you soon" Bella said.

"Bye" Emily said.

"Be careful" Bella said really fast.

"I will, pumpkin" Emily said. "Bye"

"Bye" Bella said and they hung up. She got her backpack and walked to the door.

"Are you alright?" Shepherd asked.

"Yup" she lied. "Let's go. I don't wanna be late"

Shepherd drove Bella to school and they promised to see each other soon. He headed to the airport and she headed to class.

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School was great.
Bella, Gavin and Chloe just hung out and talked when they weren't paying attention or when they were on a break. Isabella really liked her friends. For their luck the bullies didn't say anything that day, they just stared at them sometimes and whispered things to each other.
When the last bell rang Gavin ran for the school's theater and the two girls headed outside. Chloe got on her bus first and then Bella headed to hers. She was very nervous of staying just her and Penelope and she really hoped her mom would go back that day.

"Hello my tiny sugarplum" Penelope said walking fast to Bella and hugging her as she entered the BAU.

"I am super busy so let's hang out at my office, alright?" Penelope said.

"Okay" Bella smiled shyly and followed Penelope to her lair.

"Make yourself at home" Garcia said pointing to the couch. Isabella sat on the couch and got her homework out. She had been working on it for a while when Derek Morgan called Penelope.

"Hey baby girl can you work some magic for me?" He said and Bella smiled at the way he talked.

"Of course I can my love" Penelope said flirty. Bella let out a laugh and Derek heard.

"Is Bella with you?" He asked.

"Yup." Penelope smiled.

"Hey kid" he said and Bella said hey. "Garcia you might need Unm.." He said.

"Bellie, can you give us a minute?" Penelope asked. She also thought it would be best if Bella didn't hear too much of the case or see anything she shouldn't.

"Sure" Bella said. "Is it okay if I sit at my mom's desk?" She asked.

"Of course little P. Go ahead" Penelope smiled and Bella headed out with her homework in hands.
Derek sent some pictures to Penelope so she could enhance it and they were not pretty.

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After about 40 minutes they had catch the unsub. They were on the plane when Emily called Bella.

"Hey baby" Emily said when Bella answered the phone.

"Hi mom" Bella smiled. Emily had texted her throughout the day giving little updates about things but they hadn't actually talked.

"we're on the plane. I'll be there in a couple of hours, okay?" Emily said.

"Really?!" Bella said excited.

Emily smiled big.
"Yeah, I'll be home soon." Emily said. "I talked to Penelope and she's gonna take you home and wait with you there, okay?"

"Alright" Bella said smiling big. She was so happy Emily was going back home.

"Okay. I'll see you soon. Be good"

"I will. Bye" Bella said.

"Bye" Emily said and they hung up.

The flight didn't take long. Bella and Penelope just had dinner and hung out. Penelope made Bella get ready for bed and then they sat in the living room to watch a movie.
It was almost 9:40 when the door opened. Emily walked in and Bella got off the couch and ran to her.

"Mom" she called hugging Emily's waist.

Emily hugged Isabella tight. "I missed you" Emily said.

"Me too" Bella smiled letting go of the hug with tears in her eyes.

"See, your mom is perfectly fine, munchkin" Penelope said walking to them and Bella smiled shyly.

Emily put her bag on the kitchen counter and walked to Bella.
"Come here" she said and picked the girl up. Isabella rested her head on Emily's shoulder.
"Did you have a good day?" Emily asked her.

"Yeah" Bella said. She was so happy to have her mom back.

Emily took her to the couch and they just hugged and talked about the day.

After a while Penelope left and Emily went to take a shower while Bella watched 'doctor who'. A while later she walked to the living room to find Bella passed out on the couch. She walked over to the couch and kneed down in front of Bella's face.

"Bella?" She said softly running her hand on Bella's cheek and forehead. "Hey. Baby. Let's go to bed" Emily said and Bella opened her eyes and gave her a little smile.
"Hi" Emily smiled. "Let's go to bed" she said softly and Bella sat up.
"Come on" Emily said grabbing Bella's hand and helping her up. They went upstairs and at the top of the stairs Bella said "mom, can I stay with you?"

"Of course you can" Emily said. "Come on" she smiled and they headed to Emily's bedroom. Emily tucked Bella in and said she would eat something for dinner and then would go to bed.

"I wanna go with you" Bella said pushing the covers away.

Emily grabbed it and covered her up again.
"I'll be back soon honey. I'm just gonna eat. I'm not going anywhere, I'll be downstairs" Emily said.

"10 minutes?" Bella said. She didn't want Emily to be away from her.

"Sure. I'll be back in 10" Emily smiled and kissed Isabella's forehead. "Try to sleep. I'll be right back."

Bella nodded yes and Emily left.

Later when Emily returned the little girl was fast asleep. The child felt like she could relax with her mother home, she hated spending the night with Shepherd.

Emily laid next to Bella and pulled the covers up. She fell asleep while striking Bella's hair.

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(Wednesday)

Emily woke up with the alarm clock and Bella didn't even move. She had her face buried in her mother's belly.

"Bells?" Emily said softly waking Bella up. "Let's get up baby"

Isabella opened her eyes and looked at Emily's face. "five more minutes" she begged.

"Just five" Emily smiled and hugged Bella. They stayed quiet, hugging for a little over 5 minutes when Emily said "now we gotta go honey. Or we'll be late"

"Oh nooo" Bella mumbled.

"Come on, let's go" Emily said sitting up and bringing Bella up with her.

They got up and headed to change.
Emily showered and Bella was too tired so she just changed into her school clothes, brushed her hair and then walked to the living room. She sat on the couch to wait for Emily.

After about 20 minutes Emily headed downstairs all ready, she found Bella asleep on the couch hugging her backpack. She let out a laugh and headed to the kitchen. She poured some cereal into a bowl with milk and grabbed her coffee before heading to the couch.

"Bella?" She said smiling. "Come eat breakfast"

Bella opened her eyes and smiled embarrassed seeing Emily sitting close to her with a bowl in her hand. She sat up and grabbed the bowl. Emily sat next to Bella and drank her coffee.

After both were finished they headed out.

"Are you going away on a case today?" Isabella asked hoping for a no.

"I'm not sure but probably not. We have a lot of paper work to do" Emily said. After a case they always got filled with paper work.

Isabella just smiled a little but didn't say anything.

They got to the car and the drive was good. Bella was super tired and almost feel asleep on the way to the school.

"I'll be waiting at the office for you after school but anything I'll call or text to let you know, okay?" Emily said as she parked the car.

"Okay" Bella said smiling and unbuckling. She hugged Emily tight.

"Bye Bells" Emily said smiling.

"Bye mom" Bella smiled and stepped out of the car. She didn't see Chloe outside so she imagined her friend was already in or was just late, so she walked to the entrance and as always stopped to look back at Emily's car. She smiled and got in. She walked through the main entrance and headed to her class. Before she could make to the classroom those 4 girls appeared out of nowhere.

"Hey Shrimpy" Vanessa said with a mean face coming in front of Bella making her stop. "So where are your friends? Did they leave you already?"

Isabella stayed quiet.

"So what's the deal with you?" Vanessa asked.

"What?" Bella asked confused with the question.

"Apparently when we're not together you talk back" Yuna said. "And let me tell ya" she took a breath "we do not accept that"

"You better keep your little mouth shut" Vanessa said.

"Why should I? I just don't get this. I've never done anything to you" Isabella said.

"Shut up" Yuna said serious and Bella just stared.

"You better behave" Vanessa said.

"As if you were" Bella said low.

"You better be really good or there will be consequences and they won't be pretty" Vanessa said coming closer to Bella with every word. Isabella just stared. She was really scared but she had a poker face, just like Cameron taught her.

"You don't want the entire school to know about your daddy do you? Or about your mommy and her weird work and all. Do you?" Vanessa said and Bella stayed quiet feeling her eyes start to sting.

"Yeah I thought so" Vanessa said laughing and they walked away.

Isabella was frozen there. She couldn't believe those girls were using her parents to bully her. She hated it. She could feel she was about to cry so she headed to the bathroom. She washed her face and headed to class. She found Gavin already there but Chloe wasn't. They didn't talk much during the geography class and on the second period Chloe showed up.

"Why are you late?" Gavin asked.

"Millie woke up sick this morning. We stopped at the emergency room" Chloe said.

"Is she alright?" Bella asked a little worried but not showing it with her face.

"Yeah. They think it's just the flu" Chloe said. "and what's up with you?" Chloe asked noticing something a bit off.

"nothing. im fine" Bella said and faked a smile.

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The day went by fast.
At lunch break Chloe asked about Emily being back at work. Bella admitted she was still scared and Gavin was fascinated by Emily's job.
Bella ate just chips again and when the bell rang they went back to class.

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When school was done Isabella went to the BAU. She did her homework on Reid's desk while Emily worked. When she was finished she hung out with Penelope and around 6 they headed home. Bella went straight to the shower and Emily went to cook dinner. She made chicken and a salad and left it all on the table and went for a quick shower. After showering she went to get Bella.

Isabella was reading 'Harry Potter' on the floor next to her bed when Emily walked in.

"So I see you have a reading spot" Emily said smiling and Bella smiled at her.

"Come on, dinner's ready" Emily said and they headed to the kitchen.

The dinner went okay. Bella wasn't hungry but she made an effort to eat. They talked a bit about school and Bella didn't mention the bullying was still going on. They talked about going to Seattle on the weekend and Emily said that if she didn't have a case that they'd go but if she did then they'd postpone it to the next weekend.
Bella ate almost everything on her plate but she still felt sick whenever she ate. She didn't really know why. She felt like all the thoughts about her father and her mother's work ran back to her mind whenever she was eating. She just hated it.

After dinner they watched tv and out of nowhere Bella went to her bedroom to get her "Harry Potter" book. She was almost done with it. She went back to the living room and sat on the couch next to Emily.

"That's probably the best homework ever" Emily said and Bella laughed.

Isabella began reading it and in 10 minutes she was done. Emily looked at the clock and said "think it's time for bed"

"Okay" Bella said with a little smile. "Will you tuck me in?" She asked shyly.

"Sure" Emily smiled.

"My bed or yours?" Emily asked.

"Mine is fine tonight" Bella said embarrassed and Emily smiled.

"Alright let's go" Emily said picking the girl up.

Isabella laughed and said "mom, you know i can walk, right?"

"I can walk too" Emily said and carried the girl upstairs.

When they got to the room, Emily placed Bella on the bed and the girl laid down and Emily sat next to her.
"So what are you going to read next?" Emily asked.

"I don't know" Bella said.

"We can buy some new books if you want" Emily said.

"Yup" Bella smiled.

"Sleep tight" Emily said giving Bella a kiss on the cheek.

"You too" Bella said with a little smile.

"Anything just go get me" Emily said and Bella nodded yes.

"Goodnight" Emily said and stood up.

"Goodnight mom" Bella said and Emily went out.
Emily went to her bedroom to go to bed too. She was tired. She laid down and read a little before falling asleep. She slept with the book on her hands.

In the other room Bella was still awake. She was thinking about it all. She felt like she wanted to go back to her old life so bad. Of course she loved her mother and she loved having her around but she just missed her dad so much. When she was in the boarding school she missed him really bad but it was different because she knew she would see him soon but now she knew he was gone and that was it. She knew he would never come back and she was scared and sad and a little mad about everyone lying to her. She had started thinking a lot about that a couple of nights before and she did feel upset about the lying. She understood they wanted to protect her but she couldn't help but think about all the things she would have done differently. She tried hard to push those thoughts away and go to sleep. It was a hard fight but she did it. Luckily she didn't have any nightmares that night.