Bella woke up around noon and then sat to read while Derek watched tv and Penelope cooked lunch. They ate and then Chloe stopped by after school. The girls just hung out in the living room watching tv together. Bella was very quiet all day.

"Are you going to school next week?" Chloe asked.

"I don't know if I'm ready for that yet" Bella said.

"I can come by and explain what we learned so you won't miss too much" Chloe said and Bella nodded.

Chloe left around 5 and Reid stopped by around 6. Bella was playing connect4 with Penelope. They finished the game and then Bella wanted to play chess with Reid. They played two games and Bella lost both.

"You're getting better" Reid said.

"Thanks" Bella said with such a low voice he could barely hear her.

Jeremy and Marley stopped by to eat dinner with them before heading to Seattle. They ate dinner together and then Reid went home. Bella sat with Jeremy for a while and he promised to go visit her soon.

"I love you" the little girl whispered as a few tears streamed down her face.

"I love you too" he said wrapping her in a hug. "Take care" he said.

"You too" Bella said. He let go of her and she went to say goodbye to Marley.

"We'll see you soon" Marley said and Bella nodded.

"Take care of my babies" Bella said. Marley smiled and said "I will".
And they left.

The night went okay even though Bella woke up a few times. She just got closer to Garcia on the bed and went back to sleep.

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Friday started okay as a chilled day in the house. The morning went great and Isabella seemed alright, but she wouldn't leave Morgan alone. She wanted the man around her all the time.
In the afternoon JJ stopped by with Henry. The boy was happy to see his friend and Bella was happy to see him. JJ had bought some toys for the boy to play so Bella sat with him in the living room while the grownups talked in the kitchen.

"How's everything?" JJ asked.

"It's better than I expected actually" Derek said.

"How?" JJ asked.

"She's eating okay and she's not crying all the time like I thought she would be" Morgan explained.

"Is she talking to you guys?" JJ asked. She had noticed how quiet Bella was. Even with Henry.

"She talks. Not like before but she's trying you know" Derek said and JJ nodded.

The kids played together and watched a movie. Around 5, Henry fell asleep and JJ decided to take him home. She said goodbye to everyone and picked him up to leave.
Bella just stared at how gentle the woman was with the boy. She felt her eyes fill with tears. She just wanted Emily. She ran out to the guest bedroom without saying a word.

"What happened?" JJ asked confused.

"I don't know." Garcia said starting to walk to the bedroom.

"I'll go" Derek said and he went while Penelope walked JJ to the door.
Morgan walked inside the bedroom to find Isabella on the bed sobbing hugging her blanket and Tramp.
"What happened princess?" He asked sitting at the end of the bed.

Bella sat up and then hugged him.
"I just miss her so much" the little girl cried. "I miss both of them" Bella sobbed.

Derek didn't say anything he just pulled her to his lap and let her cry.

After a while Penelope walked in. Morgan made a quiet sign and Garcia just sat next to them and stayed quiet. Bella started to calm down.

"What happened?" Penelope asked her once she saw the girl could talk.

"I just miss them" Bella whispered holding new tears forming.
Penelope just stared at the little girl. She felt so bad.

"But why did you start crying when JJ was leaving with Henry?" Derek asked.

"Because I saw her with him... And I wanted them to do that to me" Bella said and started crying again.

"Oh pumpkin" Penelope said and held the girl's hand.
"We can do that now if you want" Penelope said.

"But it's not that same" Bella cried and hugged Derek tight. "I just want my mom back. I just want mommy" she sobbed.
Derek held the little girl in his arms, slightly rocking her as she cried herself to sleep.
He placed her on the bed and Penelope just broke down.
Derek hugged the woman and they walked outside of the room to talk.

"I can't stand seeing her like this" Penelope cried. "She's just so little"

Derek just hugged her. "She'll be okay" he told her, and also himself as he desperately tried to believe in it too.

Suddenly Garcia's phone rang. It was JJ. The woman wanted to know how Bella was and what exactly happened. Penelope explained and JJ couldn't help but cry. She hated what all of that was doing to the girl.

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Saturday morning Bella woke up to find Derek and Penelope talking in the living room.
"Good morning princess" Derek smiled as Bella walked to him. She sat on his lap.
"Are you okay?" He asked and she nodded yes.

"Let's have breakfast?" Penelope asked and Bella nodded. So they walked to the kitchen and sat to eat. After eating, they sat in the living room and Garcia gave Bella her phone. When the man had kidnapped her, the phone stayed at the office. So Bella sat and started going through the messages. There were so many messages from Gavin, Rose, Cameron, some doctors from Seattle. Most of the messages just said how sorry they were for what had happened and that she could count on them. She answered them all back and then started paying attention to the tv. They just hung out in the living room the rest of the morning, then had lunch and sat there again.
They were watching a movie when the doorbell rang. Penelope answered and it was Cameron. Isabella ran to her friend's arms.
Cameron cried and Bella cried too as they hugged.

"Why don't we go seat?" Garcia suggested. Penelope could see the 18 year-old girl was also broken.
They went back to the living room and sat together. Cameron spent the day there and Bella didn't let go of her. But she also barely said a word all day. She answered all their questions with nods.

Around 6, doctor Sullivan stopped by to change Isabella's bandages. She started crying immediately when the woman walked in.

"What's wrong?" Cameron asked confused. She didn't know who the woman was. Bella let go of her and ran to Derek. He lifted her up as she just cried.

"Not another time, please" the girl whispered crying.

"I'm sorry princess" Derek said and walked to the guest bedroom that was now Bella's.
Doctor Sullivan followed him and Penelope stayed outside with Cameron.
Derek put Bella down on the bed.

"We'll do it as quick as we can, okay? You're gonna be alright" the doctor said getting the things ready. Derek helped Bella take her shirt off, then she laid down and Morgan sat next to her. She wouldn't let go of him. The doctor did everything and Bella cried the whole time. She cried a little harder when the woman cleaned where the clover was but she didn't scream or begged them to stop like the other times before.
Once done Derek helped her sit up and she threw herself in his arms. She was shaking.
The doctor handed him one of the blankets from the bed and he covered Bella up.

"Thank you for coming here" Derek told the woman who just smiled and left, leaving Derek alone trying to calm Bella down.

Outside, Doctor Sullivan talked to Penelope and then left. Garcia was just glad they didn't have to go to the hospital. Cameron and Penelope walked inside Isabella's room to find her crying in Derek's arms as he slightly rocked her just like he'd seen Emily do before.
The two women sat on the bed and stayed quiet.
Bella's sobs slowly subsided.
"Do you want to lay down or go watch a movie with us?" Morgan asked.

"Movie" Bella whispered. She wanted to stay with Derek.
He stood up with the girl in his arms.
"Baby girl, get her a throw" Derek told Penelope. He walked to the living room and sat on the couch with Bella on his lap. The girl snuggled up to him as Penelope covered her up with a nice warm blanket.
They all sat together to watch the movie.

That night Penelope ordered Mexican food and they sat to eat in the living room. Bella barely ate and then laid on the couch. She was getting tired.

"Do you want to go to bed?" Cameron asked.
Bella shook her head no.

"Are you sure? You look tired" Penelope said and Bella just thought about it.
"Come on, I'll tuck you in" Penelope said. Bella took her hand and went to the bedroom. She put her shirt on and then laid on the bed. Penelope covered the girl up and kissed her forehead.

"You'll share the bed with Cameron and I today, okay?" Garcia said.

"Okay" Bella said. The girl sounded tired and sad.

"I love you pumpkin" Garcia said.
Bella didn't say anything and closed her eyes.
Penelope kissed the girl's forehead again and left the room.
Bella opened her eyes and tears started falling. She cried herself to sleep.

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Sunday morning, Penelope and Derek were talking in the kitchen while Cameron and Bella stayed asleep in the bedroom.

"I need to get her some things. You know... underwear, stuff like that" Garcia said. They were talking about going to Emily's house.

"I don't think she'll want to go but you should" Derek said. "And also bring some things she likes" he added.
Suddenly Cameron walked in. She sat to eat breakfast while Garcia called JJ. The woman didn't want to go to Emily's apartment alone.
A while later Bella woke up to find the bed empty. She walked out looking for Morgan as always. She found him in the kitchen making scrambled eggs.

"Good morning" he said when he saw her. "Do you want bacon too?" He asked.
Bella shook her head no and took a seat around the table.
They ate breakfast and then Penelope asked if she wanted to go to her home to get some things. Bella said no and her eyes filled with tears.

"It's okay. You don't have to go" Derek said as the girl walked to him a bit scared. She sat on his lap.

"Do you want me to bring you anything?" Garcia asked.

Bella took some time to think and said "can you bring the pictures I have on my nightstand?"

"Of course I can" Garcia said with a little smile.
Suddenly the bell rang and Bella flinched.
"That must be JJ. I'll be back soon" Penelope said and went to the door.

Bella finished eating the last bits of egg on her plate and then they went to the living room.

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"So Cameron is there. Bella must be happy about that" JJ said as they drove to Emily's house.

"Not really. She's just looks sad... all the time now" Garcia said.

"Is she talking?" JJ asked.

Garcia shook her head no and said "barely".

"She'll be alright. She has us" JJ said.

"Yeah but... I'm starting to think we might not be enough" Garcia said.

"Oh Pen. She's a tough girl. She's going to be okay." JJ said. "It was really hard at first when John died and of course it's probably even harder now but she was okay and she will be okay"

"I hope so" Penelope said as tears filled her eyes. She missed her parents a lot too and she knew how hard it would be for Bella. Because she knew things would probably get a little better but the hurt would always be there.

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They didn't stay very long at Emily's apartment. Penelope got some clothes for Bella, three books, a few stuffed animals, the girl's uniform, her school bag, two pair of shoes and the pictures Bella asked for.

JJ dropped Garcia off and went home.
Penelope walked in to find everyone watching tv and Bella asleep on the couch. She struggled to carry two rolling bags full of stuff for the girl.

"Oh God. Did you bring the entire place?" Cameron asked.

"No" Penelope said. Derek hurried to help. They took the things to the bedroom and unpacked. Penelope placed the school bag in the corner of the room.

"She's gonna need a desk" Garcia said.

"We'll go look for one" Derek said.

Penelope put the stuffed animals on the bed and then put the pictures on the nightstand. She sat on the bed looking tired.

"All done?" Derek asked.

"Done" Garcia said.

"It looks good" Derek said looking around the room.

"Yeah but it's not very childlike yet" Penelope said.

"We could do a room makeover. Put some new furniture, paint it..." Morgan suggested and Penelope's eyes lit up.

"yeah!" She said excited.

"Let's talk to her later and see if she'd like that" Derek said and Penelope smiled. Derek sat next to her and her smile faded.

"Hey" he said grabbing her hand. "She'll be alright"

Garcia nodded and rested her head on his shoulder.
"She'll be alright" Penelope repeated.

They just sat there for a while.

"Let's go" Derek said and they went back to the living room where Cameron was watching tv and Bella was still sleeping.