At the office Isabella went straight to Penelope's office.
"Hello" she said and the woman turned around on her chair.

"Hey peanut" Penelope said.

"Hey" Bella said.

"Your mom just left" Garcia said with a sad face.

"I know. I saw them" Bella said.

"Come here I want a hug" Penelope said and Isabella went and hugged her.
"How was school?" Garcia asked.

"fine" Isabella said walking to the couch.

"Good" Penelope smiled. "Do you have a lot of homework?" She asked as Bella sat on the couch.

"Not that much" Bella said pulling out a folder.

Bella did her homework and then watched movies on her iPad and just hung out with Penelope all day really.
The team called it a night at 12:45.

"So.. Garcia's house or Prentiss's house?" Penelope asked.

"Garcia's is fine" Bella smiled.

"Are you sure?" Penelope asked actually surprised the girl chose that.

"Yeah. We can stay at my house tomorrow probably" Bella said knowing that they probably wouldn't catch the unsub the next day with the way things were going. She did her things at the office but she was always paying attention to the cases. She couldn't help it.
So they went to Penelope's house, showered and went to bed. Isabella was so tired that she fell asleep impressively fast. Penelope stared at the girl for some time, happy she looked better and didn't seem so afraid anymore. After a while she fell asleep too.

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(Thursday)

"Good morning sunshine" Penelope said as Isabella opened her eyes.

"Hi" Bella whispered and hugged Penelope who smiled really big.

"What do you want for breakfast?" Penelope asked.

"Pancakes?" Bella asked.

"Pancakes it is" Garcia said smiling. They got up and got ready and then had breakfast. Penelope drove Bella to school and told her to go to the office afterwards.
The day at school went fine. They were released 20 minutes earlier from their art class because the teacher had a doctors appointment, so they sat on the bench close to the big steps outside the school. Isabella was sitting facing the concrete floor where some parents and nannies were waiting for all the kids to come out. After a while the bell rang and Chloe went inside to get Millie, Gavin and Bella went to the bus.
At the office she went to Penelope's office and the woman was really busy and barely talked to her. So she went to her mother's desk and stayed there doing homework, then she read a book she found at Reid's desk, and then just watched a couple of episodes of Doctor who on her iPad.

It was past 11 when Penelope walked behind her and said they were going home. The girl was almost asleep on her mother's chair.

"Can we go to your house again?" Isabella asked.

"My house?" Penelope asked surprised and the girl nodded. "Of course we can" Penelope said and they left. Isabella actually really liked Penelope's house. It was so colorful and bright. She felt like it was such a happy place and Penelope just seemed to have happy powers. She really loved her perky aunt.

The night went great. They ate Mac and cheese for dinner then showered and both went to bed. They were exhausted.

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In Fresno, Emily found it hard to sleep that night. The case was tough this time, it was involving kids and that was always hard but with Bella living with her it seemed like it got even harder. She could do the work fine but the moment she got to the hotel her mind flooded with thoughts of her daughter getting hurt like the victims. She had to force herself not to call to check on Bella every 30 minutes.

That night she couldn't help it. It was 12:26 when she got her phone and dialed Isabella's phone.
Penelope heard and got up to answer and saw Emily's face in it and the word 'mom' on the top.

"Emily?" She said.

"Hi. I'm sorry I'm calling so late" Emily said.

"Oh no it's fine. Do you want to talk to your baby?" Penelope asked knowing that was exactly why the woman was calling.

"Yeah. Is she asleep?" Emily said.

"Oh she won't mind waking up to talk to you" Penelope said already waking Bella up. "Belle! Your mom's on the phone" she said and the girl sat up.

"Mom?" Bella said sleepy. "Is everything okay?" She asked worried.

"Everything is fine Bells" Emily said taking a deep breath as her baby's voice filled her ears. "I just needed to hear your voice"

"Oh. Hi" Bella said also glad to hear her mother's voice.

"So how is everything there? Are you alright hanging out with Garcia?" Emily asked.

"Yeah." Bella said and Emily just stayed quiet. "Mom, are you sure you're okay?" Bella asked.

"Yeah baby. It was just a hard day" Emily said. "But I'll see you soon, okay?"

"Okay" Bella said. "Goodnight mom"

"Goodnight Bells" Emily said smiling.

"I love you" Bella said.

"I love you too" Emily said.

"Be safe" Bella added fast.

"Always." Emily said. "Bye"

They hung up. Isabella smiled at Penelope who placed the phone on the nightstand and then laid in bed again. Bella moved closer to the woman and they fell back asleep shortly.

In the hotel Emily felt like she could finally breathe knowing her baby was safe with her favorite aunt. She could finally sleep.

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(Friday)

The morning went okay.

"How about iHop today young lady?" Penelope asked the girl who smiled and said "greatest idea you've ever had" so they went to iHop and had a great time there. After eating Penelope dropped Bella off at school and headed to work.
At school Bella had another good day up until lunch time. Her friends headed to the table and she went to get a Coke from the vending machine.

"Hey shrimpy" came one of those girls. They started talking about how she still looked sick and that she shouldn't be at school and a bunch of other stupid things. Bella just stood there and took it.

"Are you done?" Isabella asked them after they stopped talking. They laughed and left.
She hated those girls so bad but as long as they weren't talking about her parents she was fine, she could take it. So she went back to the table.

"What happened there?" Gavin asked.

"Nothing. It's just... Oh lord. Those girls are just... So stupid" Bella said.

"Agreed" Chloe said and they laughed.

Suddenly Bella's phone rang. It was Emily.
"Hi mom" Bella said answering.

"Hi baby. How's everything?" Emily said.

"Good. We're just having lunch now" Bella said.

"Oh say hi to your friends" Emily said.

"Mom says hi guys" Bella said and took the phone out of her ear and her friends said together "hello Emily" and bursted into laughter. Emily's heart melted as Bella put the phone back in her ear and her laughter filled her ears.

"Take care baby. I gotta go. I just wanted to check on you" Emily said smiling.

"Okay. Will you be home tonight?" Bella asked.

"I don't know yet. This one is a bit more complicated" Emily said.

"Alright. Just make sure you're safe" Bella said.

"I will baby. And you too, okay?" Emily said.

"I will" Bella said.

"Bye Bells"

"Bye mom" Bella said and they hung up.

Emily smiled realizing how many times Bella had told her to be safe in the last couple days.

"Is she coming home tonight?" Chloe asked.

"She doesn't know yet" Bella said making a face.

"She'll be back soon" Gavin said.

"I know" Bella said.

They went back to eating and when the bell rang they headed to class. The rest of the day went great. She headed to the office and just hung out at Penelope's office all day. She did her homework and watched a movie, she had a snack with Penelope then she finished reading Reid's book and fell asleep on the couch. Penelope woke her up at 8:34pm to go home.

"We're done here" Penelope told her.

"They're coming back?" Bella asked excited but still sleepy.

"Yup. They just went to the jet" Penelope told the girl.

"Good" Bella smiled.

"Come on. We're heading to your house" Penelope said and they got their things and left.

At home Bella took a good and long shower then headed downstairs. She found Penelope in pajamas cooking something.

"What is this smell?" Bella said making a face as if it was the greatest smell in the world. She also had pajamas, long sleeves as always but shorts this time, and her hair was down and wet.

"We are having my special chicken sandwich for dinner" Penelope said.

"That sounds good" Bella said heading to the bathroom. She put her hair on a half up than headed to the couch. It wasn't long till Penelope called for her. Both women sat at island and ate the sandwich, which Bella really loved it.

"You should make this every week" Bella said and Penelope laughed.

"I'm glad you liked it munchkin" Penelope said proudly. They finished eating, put everything away and headed to watch tv in the living room.

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Emily got home at 1:26am and found both girls passed out on the couch. She woke Bella up. She needed to just hold her baby. Penelope woke up too.

"Oh sorry. We fell asleep" Penelope apologized really fast.

"It's alright. It's really late already" Emily said soothing Bella's hair as the girl closed her eyes back again.

"Come on I'll take you up" Emily said.

"I can walk fine mom" Bella said sitting up.

"Come on. I need this today" Emily told the girl and picked her up. Emily headed to her own room and placed Bella on the bed, who didn't even move.

"So I'll stay on hers. Goodnight" Penelope said.

"Goodnight" Emily smiled at her friend who was almost asleep too. "And thank you Garcia"

"Anytime" Penelope said smiling and headed to bed.

Emily showered and when she got back to the room all ready for bed the kid was still sleeping in the same position. She needed her baby with her that night. It was a tough day. So she laid really close to Bella and the girl just hugged her.
And that was exactly what she had wished for all day.

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Saturday was pretty much a chilling day.
In the morning Emily, Bella and Penelope woke up at 10:36 and just watched some tv. Around 2, JJ went to Emily's apartment with Will and Henry for a little barbecue. So they stayed at the pool almost all day but Bella didn't get in. Bella just sat at a table and read one of her books while they talked about work and played with Henry at the little kids pool. Around 4 Chloe, Millie and Hilary went to the pool too. Hilary went in with Millie and Chloe sat next to Bella.

"So how's everything?" Chloe asked.

"Fine. You?" Bella said.

"Fine too" Chloe said without a bit of excitement and picked up a book on her mother's bag.

"Look at those two" JJ said smiling to everyone, and everybody smiled at the sight of the two girls sitting by each other with their eyes fixed on their books.

"The reason why Bella moved here was awful but I really don't know what could have happened to Chloe if it wasn't for Bella" Hilary said.

"I don't know what could have happened if Bella didn't have Chloe" Emily said with a face that sort of said thank you.

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It was almost 6 when JJ said they should go home. Emily invited them to stop by the next day to take Henry to the pool again, the little boy loved the water. They left and gave Garcia a ride. Emily and Bella headed back to the apartment and Chloe stayed a little longer at the pool with her family.

"Mom? Can we watch a movie or something?" Isabella asked as she walked back inside the apartment.

"Sure. Why don't we get all ready for bed then we just hang out till its bed time?" Emily asked the girl.

"Okay. I'm gonna shower" Isabella said heading to the stairs. Both women showered and put pajamas on, then they laid together on the couch and spent the rest of the night watching tv shows. They headed to bed at almost midnight.

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Laying on her bed Isabella thought about how the day went and she felt happy about it all. She loved her family there, and she knew it was way bigger than just her and her mom. She sure missed her dad, that feeling was never gone, but she knew she was loved and she also loved them very much.

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(Sunday)

It was 9:34 when Isabella woke up. She went to her mother's bedroom and found Emily sitting on the bed reading a book.

"Good morning" Emily said as soon as she spotted the girl at the door. Isabella walked in and laid on the bed, hiding her face on the side of Emily's leg.

"Are you alright?" Emily asked and Bella gave her a thumbs up. "Are you sure?" Emily asked unable to keep a little laugh in.

"Yup" Isabella said and stayed in the same position and Emily went back to reading.

They went for about 10 minutes without anyone saying a word and then Emily couldn't anymore.

"Come on let's go to IHOP" Emily said knowing something was up.

"What? IHOP today? No" Bella said.

"We can stop at Barnes and Noble" Emily said.

"Now we're talking" Bella said sitting up. Emily placed the book aside and pulled Bella into a hug then to her lap.

"I love you. Do you know that?" Emily said hugging the girl.

"I love you too" Bella said with a smile. "Will you get me a new book?" Isabella asked.

"I'll get you 2" Emily said smiling.

"Really?" Bella asked letting go of the hug.

"You used to go all the time right?" Emily asked.

"Yeah. I used to just read there" Bella said and laughed.

"Well, I'm not dropping you off and leaving you alone for a couple hours at a bookstore. I'll probably never do that. Actually I will never do that. But I can drive you there and you can get some books if you like" Emily said. "Deal?" Emily asked.

"Deal" Bella smiled and hugged Emily again.

"Alright. Let's get ready" Emily said and both girls got out of bed.

Isabella changed into black leggings, a Harvard t-shirt and her red rain boots. She let her hair down and took off to the kitchen. When she got there she found Emily in jeans and a pink blouse and black flats.

"What's with the boots?" Emily asked smiling.

"I don't know. I just feel like wearing them today" Bella said.

"Just in case it rains?" Emily said joking. It was a beautiful day outside, the sun was shining bright and the sky was blue, almost without clouds. There was really no reason for the rain boots.

"Ha ha. Very funny mother. Let's go" Bella said and they headed to the car.

The breakfast went great and then they headed to Barnes and Noble. Bella was there for a really long time. Emily sat on a couch they had with a book and let the girl venture through the isles.

"I'm done" Bella said coming close to her mother with three books on her hand.

"Wasn't the deal 2 books?" Emily asked making a face. Bella laughed.

"I thought we could maybe get this for Henry." Bella said handing a Harry Potter pop-up book to her mother.

"I see" Emily smiled suspicious.

"It's for him I swear. I already have it. It's in Seattle" Bella said.

"You want to introduce Harry Potter to him?" Emily asked smiling.

"Yes. It's my job as his cousin AND best friend" Bella said, picked the book and waked to the cashier. Emily laughed and stood up.

"Alright. I'm taking this one too" Emily said and handed the book she was reading to Bella.

"Serial killers mom?" Bella said staring at her mother who laughed.

"Let's go." Emily said.

They paid and went to the car. Bella picked one of the books and started reading. Emily smiled at her little book worm.

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Back in the apartment Bella got a call from Cameron and she went to her bedroom to talk. The conversations between them had changed so much. They stopped talking so much about Bella and now almost all they talked about was Cameron's senior year and colleges and stuff like that. Bella liked it but it felt weird. She felt like she didn't know how to just open up to Cameron like she used to. They talked for almost an hour and then Bella headed to the living room. She watched some tv with her mother then they ordered pizza for lunch.
Around 3 JJ showed up with Henry, Penelope and this time also Derek.

"Hi Bella" said the little toddler running to the girl.

"Slow down Henry" Penelope screamed as the boy left her fingers and grabbed Isabella's legs.

"Hi" Bella said picking him up.

"Hi" the boy smiled big at her.

"I got you a gift" Isabella said and walked to the Barnes and Noble bags laying in the counter. She put Henry down and got the book out.

"Uuuh Harry Potter" JJ said.

"It's a pop-up book" Bella told JJ and handed The book to Henry.

They played with it for a while, Bella read him the beginning of the story and than they decided to go up to the pool. They spent the afternoon hanging out at the pool. Again Bella just sat and read. Around 5 they headed to the apartment and ordered Chinese. They were sitting at the dinner table almost done eating when JJ's phone rang.

"Hello?" JJ said.

"It's Aaron. We have a case. Omaha, Nebraska. It's bad we gotta leave now" Hotch told her.

"Alright. Morgan, Prentiss and Garcia are here with me." JJ said.

"Alright. Garcia is coming with us." Hotch said.

"Okay. We'll be there soon" JJ said and hung up. Isabella tensed a bit knowing just by looking at JJ's face that they would have to go somewhere. Penelope saw it and held her hand.

"So?" Garcia said.

"We have a case. Nebraska. We need to leave now" JJ said. "And Penelope you're coming with us."

"What?" Bella asked with fear evident on her face.

"Hey it's okay" Emily told the girl. Isabella's face said it all as she sat silent between Emily and Penelope. Tears filling her eyes.

"Look you can stay with Will" JJ said and Bella just stared at her.

"Would that be okay?" Emily asked and Bella shook her head no and bursted into tears.

"Oh baby" Emily said hugging the girl.

"Do you want to stay at Chloe's?" Emily asked.

"No" Bella cried.

"Bella honey look, Will's not working, and you can finish reading that book with Henry" JJ said.

"Yeah" Henry said excited.

"See he wants you to go" Penelope smiled and Bella looked at the boy who was smiling big at her.

"So how about that? Would that be alright?" Emily asked and Bella nodded yes.

"And anything you can just call. Any of us" Derek said. "Okay?"

"Okay" Bella said wiping her tears and Emily helped.

"I'm sorry" Penelope said hugging the girl.

"It's okay" Bella let go of the hug. "I'm gonna get my things" she said still looking upset and headed to her bedroom without looking at anyone. She liked Will but she didn't know him well enough, she didn't really trust him to just spend the night at his house like he was her family or something. She had only seen him a couple times.
She packed a bag and made sure to put her blanket there just in case. Then she got a pair of black flats from her wardrobe and sat on her bed to put them on. As she finished, Emily appeared at the door.

"Are you okay?" Emily asked.

"Yeah. I just freaked out a little I guess" Bella said. Emily walked a sat beside her.

"You can stay at Chloe's if you want" Emily said.

"Will is a cop too, right?" Bella asked.

"Yeah. He's a detective. Why?" Emily said.

"Nothing. Just checking" Bella said and Emily knew what she meant. If she would be safe with him.

"Look. I know you'll have a ton of fun with Henry. And anything just call me. Anything" Emily said taking the girl's hand.

"Okay" Bella said and hugged her mom.

"Let's go" Emily said and they left.

Derek and Penelope drove on Emily's car to the airport, while JJ and Emily took Bella and Henry to JJ's house. Emily could see Bella was nervous but she knew she would be okay. Will was a good guy and she knew her kid loved Henry. So they dropped the kids off and headed to the jet.

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"So you can stay in the guest bedroom. That one you slept at, remember?" Will told Bella after he closed the door. He could see she was tensed. "It's hard when they go, right?" He asked Bella.

"Yeah. Sometimes" Bella said.

"So how about a movie and some popcorn?" Will said picking Henry up.

"Yeah" the little boy said excited.

"Are you up for that?" Will asked Bella.

"Sure" Bella said with a little smile.

"Alright" Will said. They picked a movie and Will made popcorn.
The night was good, just watching the movie and laughing at Henry's silly faces. Everything went great.

"He's out" Bella said at the sleeping boy in her arms. In the middle of the movie Henry wanted to sit on her lap and he ended up falling asleep.

"Yeah. It's late. And a school night. You should be going to bed too, shouldn't you?" Will asked.

"Probably" Bella said smiling and looked again at the sleeping boy.

"Let me get him and you go get ready for bed" Will said kneeing down. He picked Henry up and took him to his bedroom while Bella got ready.

"You can use Henry's bathroom. The shower doesn't work in this one" Will told Bella before she entered the guest bathroom.

"Okay" Bella said a little shy.

"It's right by his bedroom" Will told her and she went there.

After showering, getting dressed and brushing her hair, Bella went for a glass of water.
"Can I have some water?" Bella asked Will.

"Oh you don't have to ask sweetheart." Will said. Bella drank some water.

"Goodnight" Will said and she started walking towards the guest bedroom.

"Hey. Sweetheart" Will called her. "Anything just knock on my door" he said and she just stood there a little embarrassed. "Okay?" He said.

"Okay. Goodnight" Bella said and headed to the bedroom. She took her blanket out and laid down. She was really tired that night so it wasn't that hard to fall asleep even though she did fought with the thoughts of the entire team out in the field in freaking Nebraska. After a little moving around and kicking the covers off and pulling them back, she finally gave in and fell asleep.

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Emily had texted Will as soon as she got on the plane and told him about Isabella's nightmare issues. For their luck Bella didn't have any nightmares that night.

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(Monday)

Isabella woke up with her alarm. She got her school clothes and headed to the bathroom to shower. She did it all really fast and headed to the kitchen all ready.

"Good morning" Will said. "How was you night?" He asked.

"It was alright." Bella said sitting next to Henry who was eating cereal.

"Cereal or toast?" Will asked.

"Cereal is fine" she said and he handed her the Cheerios box and milk. They ate and headed out. The drive to the school was fine. Bella guided him because he wasn't sure where the school was and he did get lost.

"You had to turn there" Bella said.

"You should have said it sooner" Will said laughing.

"Well I didn't see the turn" Bella laughed.

"Yeah and neither did I" Will laughed.

They had a great laugh in the car while trying to find the school. Bella got there 20 minutes late but all the fun was worth it.

"Alright. So you'll go home at 3:30?" Will asked.

"Actually 5. I have choir today" Bella said.

"Oh alright. I can pick you up at 5 then" Will said.

"It's okay Will , I don't mind taking a bus" Bella said.

"you can just wait for me here and I'll be here" Will said. "Okay?"

"Alright" Bella smiled.

"At 5" Will smiled.

"Okay" Bella smiled back.

"Bye" Will said.

"Have a nice day" Bella said. "Bye" and she headed off.

The school day went great. Luckily no bullies bothered her. After classes she headed to choir with Chloe and Gavin and they had a blast. Once school was done the three friends headed out. They said their goodbye and everyone went their ways.

"How was your day?" Will asked Bella, as she entered the car.

"Fine." Bella said.

"Hi" Henry shouted from the backseat at the same time Bella said fine.

"Hi" Bella looked at him and smiled. When she turned back she noticed Will's face, he expected more than a fine. "It was okay I guess. " she said and he smiled.

"Mine too" Will said. "So how about Chipotle?" He asked.

"You like Mexican food?" Isabella asked surprised.

"Not that much but I thought you might like it" he said.

"Oh. I can eat whatever. I don't mind" Bella said.

"How about Outback then?" Will said.

"Perfect" Bella said and he drove there. They ate and had a great time. Bella was actually surprised that she was having fun with them. When she learned she would have to stay there she thought it would be awful but she was okay. She missed Penelope and her mom, really bad, but she was okay. After dinner at outback they headed back to the house. Bella read the Harry Potter book with Henry and then the boy wanted her to read all his story books. She sat on the floor with the boy on her lap and read a bunch of books. Will could hear them giggling from the living room. He got up from the couch, where he had been working, and went to have a glass of water when he's phone rang.

"Hello?" JJ said.

"Hi" Will said.

"How everything?" JJ asked.

"It's really good. Henry made Isabella read him all his books" Will laughed.

"Oh I'm sure she loved that" JJ said and they laughed, both knowing she probably really did. "So she's okay?" JJ asked.

"Yeah yeah. She's fine." Will said. "She's good for Henry" he said. "He likes her a lot"

"Yeah" JJ agreed. "Well, make sure you tell her I called and that everything is okay here and also that Emily's sending her a kiss"

"Okay. I will" he said. "Love you"

"I love you too. Bye"

"Bye" he said and they hung up. He headed to Henry's bedroom.

"Well boy I think you had enough stories for a day, didn't you?" Will said to Henry who smiled and snuggled Bella. "It's time for bed." He said. "And you have school tomorrow" he told Bella.

"No. Play" Henry said.

"We can play more after school" Bella told Henry.

"Yeah?" He asked.

"Yeah" Bella smiled. "Now it's bed time" she said picking him up. Will just stood at the door smiling as he watched the little girl put Henry to bed.

"Goodnight buddy" Bella said.

"Night night" Henry said. Isabella walked out and Will turned the light off.

"He adores you" Will said and Bella smiled.

"I'm going to bed too" She said.

"Oh wait. JJ just called and asked me to tell you that everything is fine there and that your mom sent you a kiss" Will said and Bella nodded and smiled.

"Are they coming back?" Bella asked.

"Not today" Will said.

"Okay" Bella said. "Goodnight"

"Goodnight" Will said and Bella walked to the guest bedroom and he to his own.

Bella just changed her clothes and laid in bed. She was so tired. She just wanted to sleep but her mind was going miles and miles an hour. She got up and got her blanket from the bag then laid back down. She started to feel her heart beating so fast and she could feel her eyes filling with tears. She didn't want to cry but she couldn't help it. She just laid there crying and wishing her mom was by her side. She didn't even noticed that Will had been standing at the door for a while. He walked in and she saw him. She got embarrassed and tried hiding her face.

"Hey. It's okay. It's just me" Will said and Bella just staid hiding her face. "You want your mom, don't you?" He asked and she nodded yes.

"Can I sleep in Henry's room?" Bella asked sitting up and wiping her face.

"Of course" Will said and Bella picked her blanket. "Do you want to call you mom?" Will asked.

"Yes" Bella said embarrassed.

"Don't be embarrassed sweetheart. Come here" Will said and hugged her. She managed not to cry even more when he hugged her. Once he let go he got his phone and dialed Emily.

"It's Em" Emily said answering the phone.

"Hi. Bella wanted to talk to you" he said and gave the phone to Bella.

"Mom?" Bella said.

"Hi honey. Is everything okay?" Emily asked worried.

"Yeah. It's alright" Bella said trying to sound better than she actually was. But Emily knew her.

"Well, we'll be working all night probably. So maybe we'll go home tomorrow" Emily said.

"Really?" Bella asked a little relived.

"Yeah. I'll let you know, okay?" Emily said.

"Okay" Bella said.

"I love you. Goodnight " Emily said.

"I love you too. Goodnight. And be safe" Bella said.

"Always baby. See you soon" Emily said.

"Bye" Bella said and they hung up.

"So?" Will asked noticing Bella's face looked a bit better.

"She said they might come back tomorrow" Bella said.

"That's good" Will said happy. "So let's fix you a bed." He said and they went. They got a camping mattress and covers and made a bed on the floor of Henry's bedroom for Bella. It wasn't as comfortable as the bed but she had company so it was better.

"Anything just knock" Will said.

"Goodnight " Bella said.

"Goodnight" Will said and shut the door.

Bella just laid there for a while staring at Henry's little Winnie the Pooh night light. It took a while but the sound of Henry's breathing helped her fall asleep.

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Will went to bed too, while the team worked really hard in Nebraska.

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(Tuesday)

Will woke up and went to wake the kids.

"Are you alright?" He asked Bella as soon as the girl got to the kitchen.

"Yeah" the girl said genuinely and sat down to eat.

The morning went fine. They had breakfast and then Will drove to the school.

"No mistakes this time." Bella said as Will parked the car and they laughed.

"Alright. So 5 again today?" Will asked.

"Actually it's 3:30 today." Bella said.

"You'll take the bus?" Will asked feeling bad. He didn't want her to have to take the bus but he would be busy.

"Yup. I don't mind, really Will. It's fine." Bella said noticing his face.

"Alright. You'll go to the BAU and I'll pick you up there" He said.

"Okay" Bella said.

"Have a nice day sweetheart" he said.

"You too." Bella said. "Bye Henry" she said waving at the young boy in the car seat and then left.

School went on fine. It was only Chloe and Bella that day because Gavin woke up feeling sick. Besides him not being there school went great. The classes were fine, no bullies, nothing. During class Bella got a text from Emily saying the team were on their way back. She smiled as she felt her entire body finally relaxing. The teacher looked at her wondering what was going on and she laughed silently and mouthed a "sorry". The rest of the classes went on and when school was done, Chloe headed out with Millie and Bella started walking to the bus stop.

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Emily arrived back at Quantico after a long day to find her daughter on her desk almost asleep with a book and her blanket in hands.

"We're back" Emily announced and the girl looked up.

"Mom" Bella smiled placing the book and the blanket on the desk and ran to the older woman who picked her up and gave her a kiss.

"How was it with Will?" JJ asked standing in front of Emily.

"Good" Bella smiled.

"Yeah? I've heard you read books to Henry all day yesterday" JJ said laughing.

"He made me" Bella said and they laughed.

"You're turning my boy into a bookworm just like you" JJ said.

"That's a good thing" Bella said and they laughed.

"It sure is" JJ said with a smile.

Suddenly Derek and Spencer walked in.
"Hey hey look who's here" Morgan said.

"Hi" Bella smiled at him. He walked and hugged her.

"Should we go home?" Emily asked Bella.

"Yes!" The girl said excited and everyone smiled. Bella got her things and then held her mother's hand.

"Bye" Bella told them.

"Bye" they said in unison smiling and she laughed.

They headed to the car. Bella sat on the front next to Emily and she was so happy to have her mom back. When they got to the apartment Bella dropped her backpack on the couch and walked back and hugged Emily.

"I missed you" Bella said.

"I missed you too" Emily smiled tightening the hug.

"How about Pizza today?" Emily said.

"Yes!" Bella smiled big, letting go of the hug.

"I'll order and you shower. You stinky bones" Emily said tickling the girl who ran away to her bedroom.
Emily ordered dinner and Bella showered. Once the pizza got there they ate and sat to watch tv. Emily pulled the girl to her lap as soon as the child sat beside her.
After a while, Bella ended up falling asleep and Emily just sat there enjoying the moment.
Later she took the girl upstairs and went to bed, placing the girl right beside her.

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(Wednesday)

Emily woke up and Isabella was sleeping very close to her. She smiled as she noticed the child's tight grip on her shirt replacing her blanket with the clothing. Emily pulled the blanket from under the girl and took Bella's hand out of her shirt, replacing it with the blanket. The girl squeezed it tight and took it to her face.
Emily got out of bed and took a shower. When she walked back in the bedroom, Isabella was still asleep totally sideways on the bed. She laughed, got dressed and went to wake the girl up.
"Bellie. It's time for school" Emily said soothing the child's dark hair.

Isabella's eyes slowly opened and a little smile appeared.

"Good morning" Emily said smiling.

"Morning" Bella said sitting up and hugging Emily.

"Did you have a good night?" Emily asked pulling the girl to her lap.

"Yeah" the girl said letting go of the hug.

"So how about you get up now and get ready for a good day?" Emily said and the girl smiled and went to get ready.

The ride to school was okay. Isabella seemed happy and Emily was excited for the girl. She dropped the kid off and headed to work.

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Emily walked in to find Penelope and JJ waiting for her.

"I need you in my office" Hotch said walking past her.

"Okay. I'll be right up" she said and walked to the women. "What happened?" Emily asked confused and a bit worried.

"You should talk to him" Penelope said as her eyes filled with tears.

"Guys, what's going on?" Emily asked now really worried.

"We are not sure yet. Just go talk to him" JJ said.

Emily dropped her bag on her desk and went to Hotch's office.
She knocked on the door.

"Come on in" Hotch said and she walked inside.

"What's going on? And why is Penelope almost crying?" She demanded.

"This came in addressed to you this morning." Hotch said handing Emily the letter. "It's from social services"