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I put a jug of coffee on, still feeling super bad about my overreaction, hoping that the coffee would somewhat make up for it in a sense. It's just I had invested so much of my life into these people and I didn't want to have to say goodbye yet.

JJ is the first to awaken and I turn around and immediately wrap my arms around her.

"I'm so so sorry for going off last night. I love you, fuck, I love this family so much. I've felt I've been a part of the family since like 2008. I just don't want to leave, Or leave the family behind."

Jayge smiles at me and grabs my shoulders in a comforting manner.

"And nor will you have to. YOU WILL ALWAYS BE A PART OF OUR FAMILY. You're almost 18, which means you can get an apartment, or move in with one of us and you won't have to worry about having a legal guardian. But your still a minor, and as much sweet talking as this communications liaison from the FBI is capable of, we can't change the law without losing our jobs. When's your birthday?"

A tear slips down my cheek, then another, as her words sink in. I muffle my next sentence.

" November 3rd"

"This year or next?"

"Next"

JJ sighs and looks at me.

" You want to be a profiler right?" as soon as the words come out of her mouth I answer her,

"Yeah, it's been a dream of mine since I knew what it was. Because of you guys. I can't bear the thought of having serial killers out there at any given time, roaming freely."

"Well, how about you find a job, until we can enrol you in a school. Do some studying and we will do our best to get you into a prestigious FBI based school. Save some money to go to College, Or University to get a degree in Profiling. We can get you in if you show you care enough. Do some work experience with us. You're a part of our family now, you can sit in on cases, you just can't come with us on them yet. You don't have much time left at school, so we will focus more on getting into the FBI, truthfully the only reason we haven't welcomed you to our team yet is because you don't have the official qualifications for us to do so." JJ reassures me, while I'm crying.

"You would really do that for me? I mean you've barely known me a week.." I trail off

"Yeah. We would." A deep voice speaks to me from across the kitchen.

Emily...

I turn to face her and run towards her, tears streaming don my face like a waterfall at this point.

"I'm so sorry..." my voice turns into a whisper

"Shhhh...I know baby girl... It's okay.." She wraps her arms around me and pulls me closer, holding my head. Emily whispers into my ear so only I can hear.

" I love you"

e stay like that for a while, until I have to go and get ready to meet my new foster parents.

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