Isabella heard it but she didn't react to it.
While everyone started crying she just sat there. She couldn't believe it was true.
JJ looked at her and she felt horrible for lying but she knew their lives depended on it.
"Bella" she said walking to the girl. She touched Isabella's shoulder and the girl quickly jumped out of Derek's arms and ran.
But before she made through the door Derek grabbed her.

"No! Let me go! Mommy! Mom! Let me go" she cried trying to get rid of him. She was in pain but she just had to run. She knew Emily wouldn't leave her too. She had to run and find her mother.

But Derek would not let her go. "Where is she? I wanna see my mom" Bella cried trying to get away.

"Bella" JJ said crying.

"She wouldn't leave me. She promised." The girl cried. "Let me go Morgan! I wanna see my mom" Bella yelled now angry.

"Bella, you can't do that" Hotch said walking to them as Derek struggled to hold her.

"I want my mom!" Bella yelled.

Hotch kneed down close to her and said "Bella, I'm sorry but she's not here anymore, sweetheart"

Bella felt like her heart was ripped out of her chest. She just let go.
It was like her legs had given up. She fell on the floor and Derek went down and wrapped her in his arms as her sobs filled the room.
She was broken.
No one in that room had ever seen her cry like that.
No one said another word.
Derek just hugged her and let cry.

After a while he lifted her up and she rested her head on his shoulder still crying. Penelope walked to them and grabbed Isabella's hand.
Derek sat down and she stayed on his lap. He just let her cry.
"Shuuuu" Derek said slightly rocking her.

"What happens to me now?" Bella whispered crying.

"I got you. Don't worry, okay?" Derek said.

"We are right here" Garcia said giving Bella's hand a squeeze.

"I wanna go home" Bella said, almost a whisper, still crying.

"We'll go home very soon" Derek said. He felt broken.

"Take her to the hotel. She doesn't need to stay here" Hotch said.

"Do you want to go now?" Derek asked her and she nodded yes crying.
He stood up with the girl in his arms and walked out. Penelope followed right behind.

"Let's get a cab" Penelope said as tears still streamed down her face. She couldn't really believe that was happening.

They went on the cab and the three sat on the back together. Isabella wouldn't let go of Morgan and she silently cried the entire ride to the hotel. They checked in and took her to the room. Derek placed her on the bed.
She was calmer now but tears were still streaming down her face. She curled up and Garcia laid next to her. She moved closer to the woman. Penelope wrapped the girl in her arms and both started crying badly.
Morgan went to the bed and wrapped both in his arms.

"It's going to be okay" he told them as he desperately tried to believe in his words too.

They laid on the bed together and Isabella cried herself to sleep.

Penelope and Derek had stopped crying and were just quiet till Penelope said "can she live with me?"

Derek looked at her.
"Why don't you both stay at my house for a while. Just till things calm down. He's still out there" Derek said.

"But wasn't Emily the one he wanted to hurt?" Penelope said.

"Yes" Derek managed to say as images of Emily laying on the floor of that warehouse filled his mind.
"but we need to make sure she's safe" Morgan said.

"Do you think he'll come back for her?" Garcia asked while tears filled her eyes again.

"No. He knows it will be dangerous to get near us now but we have to make sure she's safe" Derek said and Penelope nodded yes.

"I just can't believe this is happening" she said looking at Bella, as tears streamed down her face. "She's just so little"

"Hey. She has us. She's going to be alright" Derek said.
Penelope nodded as tears fell.
She walked to the other side and hugged him and just sobbed. She was trying to be strong for Bella but she couldn't. She loved Emily. She just loved her like family and she could not believe she was gone.

They hugged till Garcia calmed a bit down.

"We should try to get some sleep while she's sleeping" Derek said.

"Yeah" Penelope said standing up again. She walked to the other bed and laid down while Derek turned the light off and laid down again.
Penelope fell asleep in a short time but Derek couldn't. Every time he closed his eyes the images of Emily in that warehouse filled his mind. He just couldn't sleep.

Isabella was in and out all night. She didn't cry again but she would wake up and look for Derek, once her eyes met his she would get as close to him as she could and he would tell her to go to sleep and she would try to. She woke up multiple times during the night to find Morgan right there just waiting to tighten his arms around her in a comforting way.

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The next day, Penelope woke up at 10:20. Derek was finally asleep but Bella was awake.

"Hey. You're awake " Garcia said. Bella looked at her through a shed of tears.

"Come here" Penelope said lifting the covers. Bella quickly got out of bed and laid next to her aunt.
"It's gonna be okay." Garcia said.

"No It won't" Bella cried.

"Hey. Look at me" Penelope said sitting up. As hard as that was for her she knew she had to be strong for that little girl next to her. "I lost my parents too and I'm here and I'm okay, aren't I?" She said.
Bella just stared.
"And you're gonna be okay too" she said and hugged the little girl. "I didn't have anyone else but you have me and your uncle Derek right there, who loves you and we'll take care of you, I promise" she said.

"I miss her already" Bella cried.

"I know you do, bunny. I know. I miss her too" Garcia said as a few tears escaped her eyes.

Suddenly Derek woke up.
"Is everything okay?" He asked when he saw them crying.

"It will be" Garcia said. She signed for him to get over there and he went.

"Scoot over" Derek told them and they moved to the side. He laid down next to them and just hugged them. Bella right in the middle.

"What's gonna happen to me now? I don't have any parents" Bella said and it suddenly hit her. She started sobbing.

Derek sat up and carefully pulled her to his lap.
"We've got you, baby girl. It's gonna be okay" Derek said as he rocked her slightly.

"Can I stay with you now? I wanna stay with you" Bella said between sobs.

"We'll make sure you do" Derek said.

"I love Jeremy but I don't wanna stay with him" Bella said crying.

"I'm sure he'll understand that, honey" Penelope said.

"And I won't let him take you anywhere" Derek promised. He held her till she was calmer and then made her lay down on the bed. She just kept crying silently.

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JJ went to see Emily in her hospital room and she couldn't help but cry. Her friend was surrounded by so many wires and tubes. She felt a little better knowing Bella would not have to see that. But she felt awful for lying.

She walked closer to the bed and held Emily's hand.

"I'll make sure she's safe. We'll make sure" JJ said. "And you just be okay so you can go back home" she said.

"I'm so sorry" JJ said crying now.

Suddenly Hotch walked in.
"Isabella is in the hotel with Morgan and Garcia." Hotch said.

JJ wiped her tears and nodded yes.

"The doctors said it might take a while for her to wake up. So I'll arrange everything for the funeral and you can..." Hotch said but as he noticed JJ was about to break down he stopped.

The woman started crying really bad, so he hugged her.

"She will be okay. They will be okay" Hotch said as she just cried.
He made her sit on a couch in the room.
"Jennifer I know how hard this is and how hard this will be. But we do not have a choice here. You cannot tell anyone the truth no matter how hard it is. It's our duty to protect her" Hotch said and then looked at Emily.

"I know. It's just..." JJ said.

"It's Bella. I know." Hotch said.

"Can't she go with Emily?" JJ asked.

"And what will we say to them? To the team? To Jeremy and her friends? She can't just disappear" Hotch said.

"She can't go through this again. She needs to know, Hotch"

"If she was older maybe we could tell her but... But not now. She's a little kid and it's too much responsibility for her. She needs to be a kid" Hotch said.

"How can she? After all of this" JJ said.

"With us by her side she can" Hotch said.

JJ just stared at Emily. "She's gonna be so mad when she wakes up" JJ said.

"I know but she'll understand. She left Bella to face Doyle. She left to protect Bella. She knows what he's capable of. She'll understand this" Hotch said.

JJ nodded knowing that as much as it hurt he was probably right.

"You are authorized to come visit her as much as you can. We're gonna keep her here in Boston and then we'll fly her somewhere safe" Hotch said.

"Okay" JJ said.

Hotch gave her hand a squeeze and left the room.