Chapter 38: Blown Up
"Let him" Hotch told JJ, they both knew the team would need some time.
Derek went to Rossi's office.
As much as he just wanted to go home he knew it wasn't safe now. He knew Doyle had people out there and no one really knew what was going on with Declan.
"I want to go home" Bella cried.
"We can't go home till we solve this. Doyle still has people out there. They know we have him and they might do something." Derek told her putting her down on the couch.
"To us?" Bella asked scared.
"No. I won't let anything bad happen to you" he told her. "But we need to stay here" he said sitting next to her and she hugged him and just cried. "It's going to be okay. I promise" he said.
"Why did they lie to us?" Bella asked.
Derek didn't know what to say. He took some time to think and suddenly Reid walked in.
"They are asking for you" Reid said. "I'll stay here with her" he said walking to the couch.
"No" Bella cried tightening her grip around Derek.
"It's okay, baby girl. I won't be long" Derek said. Bella looked at him and she knew she could trust him so she let go. Spencer changed places with Morgan. Bella hugged Reid too and just kept silently crying.
Derek left the room and Bella asked Reid "why did they lie to us?"
He thought for a while and said "I don't know".
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Derek walked back inside the conference room and everyone was gathered.
"How is she?" Rossi asked and Derek just shook his head no.
Everyone felt awful, especially Emily and JJ.
"Garcia, that number I gave you to track earlier. Did you get anything?" Hotch asked. Garcia grabbed a laptop and accessed her system. "Still processing" she said.
Hotch turned and suddenly an address popped up on the screen.
"Yes! Here here!" she said. She turned the computer to Hotch.
"We found him" Hotch said.
"Found who?" Derek asked a bit confused.
"Declan" Emily said sounding relieved.
"JJ, gather the agents. We need to get there now. Penelope, get me visual of the place" Hotch said walking out of the room and grabbing his phone. Garcia followed him.
"I need a gun" Emily said.
"There is no way you are going" Derek said serious.
"What? He doesn't know anybody. He'll be terrified. I have to go" Emily said.
"No you don't" JJ said and Emily just stood there unsure of what to say. She felt like she had to go get Declan but at the same time she wasn't so sure she should go.
"You are not leaving this place until this is all over" Derek said serious and a little bit angry and then walked out of the room, Rossi followed him.
"That's best Emily" JJ said.
"How angry is the team?" Emily asked.
"They're in shock" JJ said. Emily of course knew that already. She took some time to think and then said "thank you".
"It is reeealy good to see you" JJ said and smiled.
Emily hugged her.
"Go be with your daughter" JJ smiled, she knew how much Emily wanted to go back and be with Bella. "We'll take care of it. We'll make sure he's safe" she said.
Emily gave her a small smile and walked to Rossi's office. Penelope met her there with her laptop. They walked in to find Reid with his arms around the girl as Bella slept resting her head on his chest.
"She fell asleep?" Garcia asked a bit shocked placing the laptop on the desk.
Reid nodded yes. He had soothed her hair and she ended up crying herself to sleep. It was just all too much for her.
Reid nodded and looked away from Emily.
She felt awful. Both women walked in and sat down. Emily sat on the couch and Garcia on a chair close to it. Emily stared at Bella sleeping and wished she could just grab the girl and go home. Go back to how things were before.
"Thank you for everything you did Penelope" Emily said.
Garcia smiled as tears filled her eyes again.
"I'm so sorry" Emily said. "I didn't really have a choice"
"Yes you did." Reid said sounding angry. JJ was at the door.
"Spence" JJ said walking in.
"I'm sorry but you did have a choice. Both of you did. You could have told us." He said, his voice rising. Bella moved a little and he lowered it down. "You could have. But you chose not to"
"Reid it was not that simple" Emily said and suddenly Isabella's eyes shot open. She woke up from a bad dream. Bella's eyes wondered around the room and when they met Penelope's the girl got up and ran to her. Garcia held the child on her lap as Bella sobbed. Emily got up and walked to them.
"Did you have a bad dream?" Emily asked her as she grabbed her hand. Bella moved away looking scared.
"Bella, it's your mom" Penelope said.
"I want Derek" Bella cried.
"I know. He'll be right back" Garcia said.
"Where did he go?" Bella asked a bit confused. Garcia looked at JJ not knowing how to say.
"He went to get Declan" JJ said.
"What? No!" She cried even more.
"It's okay. He'll be right back" Penelope said trying to calm the girl down.
"No! He can't leave me too" Bella cried.
Everyone just stayed silent.
Reid stood up and walked to the door. JJ put her hand on his arm and he stopped.
"I'm sorry" she said. He just walked out of the room without saying a word. JJ felt awful for everything she had done. All those days Reid went to her house upset Emily was gone. All those days she caught Penelope crying because she missed Emily and because Bella was having a hard day. All those times she saw the pain on that child's eyes and felt like she had to tell her but she just couldn't. Her eyes filled with tears.
Emily sat back on the couch as Bella started calming down on Garcia's lap. Emily stared at JJ and JJ went and took the spot next to her. They just sat there till Bella fully calmed down. Penelope wiped the girl's face and Bella sat up straight. She looked at the couch and when she saw JJ she hid her face in Penelope again.
"It's okay, it's just JJ and your mom" Garcia said but Bella kept hiding her face.
"Bella, I'm so sorry." JJ said. "I wanted to tell you. I really did. But I couldn't" she said.
"Yes you could" Bella said angry and stared at the woman.
"I couldn't" JJ said serious.
"Yes. You. Could." Bella said loudly.
"Bella" Emily said.
"You could but you just didn't! YOU let me think she was dead! YOU lied to MY face! You did!" The girl said raising her voice. "You should have told me! What difference would that make for you? You let me believe I was an orphan" Bella kept yelling as tears rolled down her face. She was yelling at JJ's face.
"Bella" Emily said serious.
"AND YOU SHUT UP!" Bella said and stood up. "I HATE YOU!" she yelled and ran out. Emily didn't think twice. She ran after her.
Bella was almost at the stairs when Emily wrapped her arms around the girl.
Isabella started fighting her off as many tears streamed down her face.
Penelope and JJ just watched from the door.
"Let me go! Get away from me" Bella said sounding angry but Emily just kept hugging her as the girl kicked and punched.
"Let go!" Bella yelled.
"No!" Emily said serious holding Bella tighter and suddenly the girl broke down. Bella just let go and fell onto Emily. The woman sat on the floor as the girl sobbed in her arms.
"You left me" Bella cried. "How could you leave me?" She cried.
"I'm so sorry baby" Emily said now crying too.
"I hate you. I hate you" Bella said between sobs.
Emily didn't say anything, she just held Bella as the girl just kept crying.
That cry broke Emily's heart and also the other two women watching the whole thing.
"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. But I'm here now" Emily said pushing hair away from the child's face.
"Mommy" Bella cried staring at her mother's eyes. Emily could see the child was broken.
"I'm here. Mommy is here" Emily said tightening the hug and slightly rocking Bella. "It's okay. It's gonna be okay" Emily said.
Suddenly Derek walked to them. He had heard Isabella crying.
"What happened?" He asked. When the girl heard his voice she let go of Emily, stood up and ran to his arms. He picked her up and she hid her face, sobbing into his neck.
"It's okay. You're okay. I've got you, princess" he told her as he ran his hand on her back.
Emily stood up.
"I thought you went with them" JJ said.
"No. I couldn't" he said and they all knew why. It was Bella of course.
"Can we take her home?" Garcia asked.
"Not yet" Derek said still running his hand on Isabella's back. She was calmer now but still crying. He put Bella down but she didn't let go of him. "Hey" he said. "Bella, look at me" he said and she looked up. "There's someone waiting for you in my office" he said with a little smile. Bella knew exactly who it was. She let go of him and just ran.
Garcia smiled also knowing exactly who it was.
"Who is it?" JJ asked confused.
"Lulu" Derek said serious and walked after the girl.
JJ was clearly feeling hurt and awful but together with Emily and Penelope she followed him.
Bella ran inside Morgan's office and saw the dog on the couch. She ran there and hugged her and just cried. Derek walked in and said "Hotch said she can stay here with us today"
Bella laid on the couch and the dog laid right next to her. Derek had asked a friend to stop by his house and get the dog.
Emily, Garcia and JJ walked in. Emily smiled when she saw Bella snuggling up to the dog.
"Who's this?" Emily asked. She knew about the dog but thought maybe it would be best to let Bella talk and introduce them.
But Bella stayed quiet.
"This is Lulu" Derek said when he saw Isabella would not say anything.
"Lulu?" Emily smiled and took a seat on a chair next to Derek's. "You always said you'd name your dog Lulu" she said smiling as she remembered all those times Bella would say "when I have a girl puppy she'll be called lulu".
Isabella just looked away. She was hurt. Just hurt.
She felt like she loved her mother but hated her at the same time.
"So... How old is Lulu?" Emily asked.
Derek looked at Bella and raised his eyebrows looking at her in a way that told her to answer. As much as he was hurt and upset about the whole situation he knew how much that child loved her mother and he wanted Bella to have her mom again.
But Bella didn't say anything.
Emily looked at Derek and he said "she's 5 months"
"She's very cute." Emily said. "Is it okay if I pet her?" She asked trying to somehow get close to her daughter again.
"No" Bella said low and serious and hid her face on the dog.
Derek just looked sorry at Emily.
"It's okay" Emily mouthed.
Of course she was hurt but she knew that would be hard coming back. She knew she couldn't expect Bella to run to her arms and just be happy again. She knew it would be difficult.
But she was happy to be there.
She was really happy to be back home.
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