"Bella, I'm sorry but she needs to go this time" Derek said feeling bad. He knew that if Garcia was going was because she really had to. He knew Hotch wouldn't have made her go if he had another option.

"No" Bella said and her eyes filled with tears. She wasn't ready. She didn't want them to leave. Both of them couldn't leave.

Derek wrapped her in his arms.
"It's okay, baby girl. We won't be long I promise" he said.

"Please don't go" Bella asked Penelope who had tears in her eyes too.

"You can stay with Hilary. We talked about this remember? You said it was okay if you had to stay with her" Derek said.

"If I had to stay with her after school not when you're traveling" Bella said crying as she let go of the hug.

"You can play with Chloe and watch movies. It's gonna be fun." Penelope said but Bella just kept crying.

"Bella, I'm sorry but we have to go. I know you understand that" Derek said.

"You can call and text us, okay? I'll be at the station and we'll be safe. You don't have to worry. Okay?" Penelope said. Bella just stayed quiet. "Okay?" Penelope asked again. Garcia really didn't want to go but she knew that sooner or later it would happen.

"Okay" Bella said. She knew she had to be brave. She hated but she knew she had to go because they'd go to work no matter what.

"Let's pack a bag. I'll help you" Derek said and went to Isabella's bedroom with her while Penelope packed too.
They finished and headed out. Penelope had texted Hilary already so the woman was waiting for them.

"Come on in" she said as she opened the door.

"Bella!" Millie said and ran to the girl. Millie wrapped her arms around Bella's waist. Bella jumped as her back hurt because the girl touched right at the bandage.

"Millie be careful" Hilary said pulling Millie away when she saw Bella's face.

"It's okay" Bella said trying to be tough.

"Chloe is in her room doing homework. You can go in" Hilary said. Bella hugged Derek and then Penelope.

"Be careful" she said as her eyes watered.

"We'll see you soon, pumpkin" Penelope said with a smile, trying to be tough too.

"Bye" Bella said and went to look for Chloe.

"Is she okay with staying here?" Hilary asked.

"Yeah. Your house is not the problem, she just doesn't want me to leave" Penelope said.

"It must be hard. It's the first time after what happened. She must be scared of everything still" Hilary said.

"Yeah" Penelope said.

"I'll make sure she calls you guys" Hilary said.

"I don't think you'll have any problems with that" Derek said and they smiled.

"Bye. Have a safe flight" Hilary said.

"Thank you" Penelope smiled and they left.

The rest of the day Bella was a mess. She couldn't really concentrate. She tried helping Chloe with her homework since she had already done hers but she kept forgetting the answers and getting mixed up. When Chloe finished the homework they sat to watch a movie and Bella couldn't really pay attention. They had pizza and Bella barely talked during dinner. The girls got ready for bed around 9:30 and Bella grabbed her blanket and laid on the bed.

"Goodnight guys" Hilary said.

"Goodnight" Chloe said.

Hilary waited for Bella's goodnight but the girl was lost in her thoughts. Hilary walked to the bed and sat next to Bella. The girl looked up.
"They'll be back soon. Don't worry" she told the girl.

"I know" Bella said. "Goodnight" she said.

"Goodnight honey" Hilary said and walked to the door.

"Night Chlo" Hilary said, turned the light off and walked away.

"Are you okay?" Chloe asked Bella.

"Yeah. Goodnight" Bella lied.
Bella laid there and tried to go to sleep but it was hard. After a while she turned to look at Chloe and the girl was already asleep. She started to get really scared as she felt alone in there. But she didn't want to go get Hilary so she got closer to Chloe, closed her eyes and started to tell herself in her mind that she was okay, that Chloe was there and Hilary was right next door, that everything was fine and she was safe. She had a hard time going to sleep but she eventually did around midnight.
Hilary checked on the kids around 1am and they were fast asleep. So she texted Garcia letting her know that Bella was okay.

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Bella woke up multiple times that night.
She barely slept and was exhausted in the morning. She went to school and around 10 she couldn't help it and fell asleep during math class. Chloe woke her up and she looked embarrassed but she was so tired that about 10 minutes later she was out again. After school was over she went to Hilary's house. The math teacher told the principal about the girl sleeping during class and the man called Morgan. He explained what had happened and Derek told him she had a hard time going to sleep at night because of everything that was happening. The man was very understanding and said there wouldn't be any punishments or warnings.
Derek told Penelope what happened and they talked to Hilary and asked her to just keep an extra eye on Bella.

"We need something to cheer her up" Derek told Penelope.

"Yeah. I don't see her really excited about anything anymore" Penelope said.

"Maybe you could travel somewhere" Rossi suggested.

"We just got her out of the house. I don't know if she's ready for traveling" Derek said.

"Yeah" JJ said.

Everyone agreed they had to find something to give her a little spark again.

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All afternoon Hilary paid attention to see if Bella was eating okay and playing fine with the girls and she saw Bella seemed alright most of the time but she was quiet as if when she talked her voice was always lower than normal.
After dinner the kids watched a movie and then went to get ready for bed. Penelope had told Hilary that Bella needed her bandage changed so the woman went to get the things while the girl showered. Chloe and Millie were ready for bed.
Bella walked out of the bathroom and when she got to Chloe's room she froze. She saw the things on the bed and her eyes immediately filled with tears.

"Bella, Penelope said I need to take care of your back" Hilary said. Garcia told her Bella would probably cry a little but that it wasn't hurting so bad anymore.
"Come on honey. I'll do it really quick. It won't hurt" Hilary said.

"No" Bella said and the tears started rolling. She wasn't scared it would hurt. She just didn't want Hilary to see her back.

"Oh honey. It's okay" Hilary said walking to her.

"No. Please. It's fine. You don't have to do anything" Bella cried.

"Honey. It won't hurt. Calm down" Hilary said giving Bella a hug.
"Come on" she said.

"No. I'm not doing it" Bella said.

"Bella. They told me you have to" Hilary said.

"No" Bella cried and took a few steps back.

"It won't hurt" Chloe said.

"I'm not doing it" Bella said firmly.

"Bella please don't do this, honey. We have to, come on" Hilary said and Bella simply ran away. She ran to the bathroom and locked herself in. She couldn't stop crying. Hilary and Chloe ran after her but they weren't fast enough. Hilary didn't have an emergency key so she just got her phone and called Penelope. She didn't know what else to do. She explained what was going on and Penelope was also unsure of what to do so she handed the phone to Morgan. He told Hilary he would call Bella's doctor and see if she could do it. He knew Bella probably just didn't want Hilary to be the one doing it.
He called Doctor Sullivan and the woman said she was just leaving work and would stop by. So he called Hilary to let her know.
"Can I talk to her?" Derek asked.

"Sure" Hilary said. "Bella your uncle Derek is on the phone" she told Bella.
Isabella opened the door slightly and grabbed it.

"What?" She said upset. She just wanted to go home.

"You don't want her to see your back or are you scared is going to hurt?" He asked.

"The first one" Bella said.

"Okay. Look I get it. And I'm not upset at all. I understand. Okay?" He said.

"Okay" she said.

"Doctor Sullivan will stop by in a little while to do it. And you have to let her. Do you hear me?" He said.

"Yes" Bella said.

"If you don't then I'll be upset" Derek said. "Be good, okay?" He said.

"Okay" Bella said. Derek's heart broke with the way she sounded. She sounded just so hurt and sad.

"Let me talk to Hilary" he said. Bella opened the door again and handed the phone back. She closed the door faster than she opened it.

They stayed quiet till the doctor go there.

"Hi I'm Hilary" Hilary said.

"I'm Sarah, or Doctor Sullivan." The doctor said. "Where is she?"

"In the bathroom" Hilary said.

They walked there and the doctor said at the door "Bella. It's me. Sarah. Open it up sweetie"
Isabella opened the door and didn't look up.
"Can I come in?" Sarah asked and Bella nodded. "Alright. Let's do this" Sarah said with a smile.

"Shut the door" Bella whispered. Hilary walked in and went to shut it.

"Don't stay" Bella told her.

"Honey it's just me" Hilary said a little confused.

"No. I don't want you here" Bella said upset and suddenly it hit Hilary. She knew Bella didn't want her to see it so she said "I'll be right outside if you need anything" and walked out closing the door behind her.

"Come on. Sit here" Sarah said closing the toilet and Bella sat on it. The woman helped Bella take her shirt off and then took the bandage out.

"Oh honey this looks so much better" Sarah said. Outside Hilary smiled but inside Bella just looked really sad.
Sarah faced the girl and said "you didn't want her to see it?"
Bella just started crying. Doctor Sarah wrapped her in a hug.

"I just wanna take that out" Bella said.

"I know. We're gonna let it heal first and then we'll take it out somehow, okay?" Sarah said and Bella nodded.

"Alright, let's clean this up" Sarah said letting go of the hug. Bella wiped her face and the doctor started. She cleaned it and Bella flinched a few times and cried a little because it stung but it didn't hurt so bad. Sarah then put cream on it and covered it. She put the other cream on Isabella's entire back and helped her put her shirt on.

"All done" Sarah said with a smile. Bella still had a few tears streaming down her face. "Do you need a hug?" The woman asked and Bella nodded shyly. Sarah wrapped her in her arms again.
"You did so good." She said and Bella just stayed quiet. "Do you want to see if I can stay for a little while?" Sarah asked as she saw the girl still looked really scared and tensed.

Bella shyly nodded yes.

"Alright. Come on" Sarah said and they went outside.

Hilary had heard and as they walked out she said "why don't we all sit on the couch for a while"

Sarah grabbed Bella's hand and they walked to the living room. Bella sat right next to the woman.

"Come here" doctor Sullivan said pulling Bella to her lap. She had seen Emily and Morgan doing it so many times that she was confident she could do it to. "Lay down" she said and Bella slightly laid down on the woman's arms.

"Is this how he holds you?" She asked and Bella nodded. Chloe ran to her room and got back with Bella's blanket.

"Here" she said and handed it to the woman who gave it to Bella. Isabella looked extremely embarrassed but she felt like she needed to be held that night so she just tried to relax.

Hilary pulled Chloe to her lap. "Thank you baby" Hilary thanked for the blanket.

"Are you tired?" Sarah asked Bella and she nodded yes. "You can close your eyes. It's okay. We're right here" she said and Bella closed it. The doctor held her till she fell asleep.

"She's out" Hilary said when she noticed. Sarah smiled. She knew she could do it.

"Let's go to bed Chloe. It's a school night" Hilary said and Chloe went to bed.

"Where can I put her?" Doctor Sullivan asked.

"Chloe's room is fine" Hilary said and guided the woman there. She placed Bella on the bed and the girl woke up.

"I'm going now, okay?" Doctor Sarah whispered and Bella nodded. "I'll see you sometime. Sleep tight" Sarah said and Bella closed her eyes again. The doctor pulled the covers up and followed Hilary to the door.

"Thank you for everything" Hilary said. She was amazed by everything the woman did.

"It's alright. Anything just call me" Sarah said. "Here" she said and handed Hilary her card.

"Can I ask you something?" Hilary said.

"Sure"

"How did you know holding her would help?" Hilary asked.

"I've seen her mother and Derek doing that. It always worked so.." Sarah said and Hilary smiled.

"Thank you" Hilary said.

"No problem. She's a wonderful little girl. She deserves to be okay. To feel okay" Sarah said.

"Yeah" Hilary agreed.

"I'll see you sometime then" Sarah said.

"Bye" Hilary said.

"Bye" Sarah said and left. She felt good she was able to help.
And that right there was what her work was all about.

Bella ended up sleeping well that night. She only woke up once but fell back asleep shortly.