Derek took Garcia to work and since Bella was at school he decided to go to work too, just while the girl was at school.

"Where's Bella?" Reid asked when he saw them.

"She's at school" said Derek.

"What?" Rossi said. "Is that really a good idea?" He asked.

"She wanted to go." Penelope said proudly.

"Wow" JJ said.
No one in that room expected the child to be back at school that soon.

"You know, she's tough. She kept saying Emily would want her to go and ... Who are we to not let her" Derek said.

JJ's eyes filled with tears. She just felt awful. She pushed the tears away and said "well, we have a case" and walked to the conference room to meet Hotch.
The case was in the city. Garcia and Morgan stayed in the office while everyone went out to the police station.

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At school, Bella didn't really talk much but she didn't cry either so everything was going okay. She felt a little overwhelmed at times, especially when a few teachers said they were sorry for what happened. But she was keeping a straight face on and her eyes were clear. So she felt she was doing well.
But she couldn't be more relieved when the principal's secretary came to get her around 12:30.
The girl gathered her things, said goodbye to her friends and followed the lady to the front door. When she saw Morgan she ran to him. She felt her eyes sting as all the walls she had built that morning were tumbling down. She hugged him and let a few tears fall.

"Are you okay?" Derek asked.

"Yeah" Bella said letting go of the hug and wiping her face. He wiped a tear on her cheek and they walked to the car.
She felt a little nervous when she saw the FBI car with JJ on the front, and Reid and Penelope on the back. She just looked at Derek and he knew she was wondering what they were doing there.

"They are taking a lunch break so we're going to have lunch together at Rossi's house" He said and Bella just stared.

She sat on the back next to Penelope.
"How was school?" Garcia asked excited.

"Fine" Bella said really low.

"Your mom would've been proud" JJ said.
Everyone in the car just stayed silent.

Till Reid said "I'm proud".
Bella looked at him with a little shy smile. He looked at her the same way.

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Lunch went great.
Bella didn't really talk during it but she ate just fine. Her eyes wondered around the house sometimes and she looked a bit tensed but nothing major. Derek gave her medicine a few minutes before they left.

They headed back to the BAU after lunch.

"I left my keys on your desk" Derek told Penelope as he parked.
They walked out of the car and walked to the entrance.
Being back there really scared Bella. She started sweating and as they were almost at the door she just stopped walking. JJ and Reid saw it first and stopped to. They looked at her and she said "I don't wanna go"
Morgan turned as she talked and then said "it will be quick. We're not staying here"
She shook her head no and he knew she was not really ready yet.

"I'll stay here with her" Reid said.
So the rest of them went inside and Reid and Bella sat on a bench close by.

"Do you like staying with Morgan?" Reid asked.
Bella nodded yes.

There was a bit of silence.
Suddenly Bella asked "do you miss her?"

Spencer's eyes filled with tears.
"All the time" he said.

"Me too" Bella said as her eyes filled up too and tears stared falling. Spencer gave her a hug and they both just cried. They stayed hugging till Derek got back.

"Is everything okay?" Morgan asked.

Bella shook her head no, standing up and taking his hand. "Can we just go?" She asked wiping her face as tears kept falling.

"Sure" Morgan said.

"Can you stop by later? I need someone to play chess with me" Bella asked Reid.
He nodded yes with a small smile.

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When Derek parked his car at home Bella was fast asleep. He carried her inside and placed her on the bed.
After a while Hilary called and then stopped by to drop off Sergio. Derek put the cat inside the room with Bella and she slept till about 3pm. She woke up and was surprised to see the cat in there.
"Serg" she said picking him up. "I missed you" she told him and he got away from her. "Great" she said. "At least you don't bite me" she added. The cat was never really attached to her. She got up, took a shower and then sat in the living room to do her homework while Morgan worked on some paperwork. Once she was done she watched tv and stayed quiet on the couch most of the day.

Around 6, Penelope got home and Reid went with her. Bella played chess with him twice and lost both times again. They had pizza for dinner around 7:10 and then Reid went home. Bella sat to watch an episode of Drunk History with Morgan. Once it was over he decided to talk to her about the doctor coming over.

"Bella, remember how we explained that you need to get the bandages on your back changed?" He said and she nodded. "It needs to be changed every two days. And the doctor will stop by to do it, okay?" He said and she nodded again as her eyes filled with tears.
"You're going be okay" he said pulling her to his lap. "That's going to help it heal really fast and then it will stop hurting" he said.

"I know" she whispered.

"She's coming in about 30 minutes, okay?" He said and she nodded.

They just watched tv while waiting for Doctor Sullivan. The woman got there right at the time she had said she would.
Bella did a great job. She cried but didn't fight them off or anything like that.
As all the other times, she cried harder when the woman cleaned around and where the clover was. But she was calmer than the other times and fell asleep really quickly afterwards.

"That's getting better" Morgan said walking in the kitchen where Penelope was drinking water.

"Yeah" Garcia said with a small smile. But Derek could see she was nervous and scared.

"Hey baby girl" he said and she looked at him. "We've got this" he said and gave her a hug. "She'll be okay" he said.

That night everyone slept well. Even Bella. She only woke up one time and found Sergio sleeping between her and Garcia. She stared at the cat. He got up and laid really close to her. She petted him and said "I miss her too, Serg" and fell right back asleep.

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In Boston, JJ was sitting right next to Emily's bed as Emily slept. She got there around 7.

"Hi. Why did it take so long? I thought you were coming around lunch time" Emily said sitting up on the bed a bit as JJ walked in the room.

"We had a case. Right in the city" JJ said.

"What case?" Emily asked.

"You're in a hospital. Let's forget the cases for a while, okay?" JJ smiled.

"Alright so... How's everyone?" Emily asked.

"Hanging there I guess" JJ said and they both just felt bad. JJ looked at Emily and knew she wanted details so she went on. "Reid is having a really hard time, he calls me sometimes at night. It's just hard you know" she said. "Rossi is strong. He cried a few times but he doesn't really talk about it. He just told me the other day that we had to make sure Bella knows we all love her" she said and Emily smiled.

"Penelope cries a lot. But I think one third of it is because of you. The rest is because of Bella. She told me today she's trying not to cry in front of her but it's hard"

"Yeah" Emily said. "And how's Derek?" She asked.

"He's been a rock. Your baby's rock. She's clinging to him and he's glad to be there for her" JJ said.

"And how is she?" Emily asked as tears filled her eyes.

"She's so strong Emily" JJ said with a smile and Emily smiled too as a few tears fell. "She went to school today" JJ said.

"She did?" Emily asked in disbelief.

"Yeah. She said you'd want her to" JJ said and Emily cried. JJ sat on the bed and hugged her.

"You'll see her soon" JJ said as Emily just kept crying. "I promise" JJ added.

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Bella went to school on Tuesday and everything was fine up till French class.
She started thinking about Emily and how she would talk to her in other languages sometimes. She felt a little sick and prayed that no teacher would say anything about her mom and for her luck they didn't. But when Derek picked her up at 12:30 again she felt really really sad. She felt like she wanted to talk to Emily but she just couldn't. She wanted a hug but she couldn't have one.

They got home and she was sad all day. She was very quiet, crying a lot and didn't really want to do anything other than sit on the couch watching tv and holding her blanket very tight. Derek didn't insist much but by the time Garcia got there he was starting to get really worried.
He explained to Penelope how the day had been and they tried talking to Bella and finding out what was going on but she refused to talk.

"I don't wanna talk right now" she kept saying.
So they decided not to force her. Morgan and Penelope went to the kitchen and he explained to the woman what Hotch had told him.

"The judge wants her to see a psychologist" he said. "At least once a week, for 5 weeks."

"Do you think she'll go?" Penelope asked. "Cause I mean... Emily always said Bella didn't like psychologists and we're dealing with a Prentiss here." Garcia said.

"Who knows. But we have to take her. We don't have a choice" Morgan said and Penelope just looked concerned.

They sat with Bella and watched tv till 9:30, when they went to bed. Penelope went to take a shower and Morgan went to tuck Bella in.

"Derek" Bella said as he covered her up. He sat next to her and said "yes princess".

"Can I not go to school tomorrow?" Bella asked as her eyes filled with tears.

"Of course. But why not?" He asked.

"I'm not ready. I thought I was but I'm not" Bella cried. Derek laid on the bed next to her and hugged her.

"Do you want me to stay here with you till you're asleep?" he asked.

"Yes" she cried. He started soothing her hair and she started to calm down.
Penelope walked in the room and Derek made a face as if saying for her not to mention it. So she turned the light off and laid next to Bella.
Both girls fell asleep shortly. Derek gave Bella's forehead a kiss and pulled her covers up and then went to his bed.

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It was 3:26am when Bella jumped awake from a nightmare.
She looked at Garcia who was fast asleep and she started crying. She was so scared. She needed Morgan. So she grabbed her blanket and walked out of the room to his.
"Uncle Derek?" She said at the door but no sound was heard. She could feel her legs shaking. She was so scared. "Uncle Derek?" She said again and no answer. So she walked in. Derek was asleep on the right side of the bed. She walked to him and gave a gentle shake and called for him again. Nothing. She did that another time and he woke up.

"Princess, what happened?" He said worried, sitting up and instantly wrapping her in his arms. Bella just stared sobbing. He stood up and picked her up.
"Let's get some water, you're shaking" he said carrying her to the kitchen. He placed her on the counter and got some water. She was drinking it when suddenly Garcia walked in.

"What happened? I heard someone here and..." she said looking sleepy.

Derek just looked at Bella.

"Oh pumpkin. What's wrong?" Garcia asked.

"I want my mom" Bella whispered and just cried. Derek put the glass on the sink and picked her up.

"I know you do" he said walking to the girl's bedroom. He put Bella down on the bed and sat next to her. She snuggled up to him.

"Can you stay here with me?" She asked still crying.

"Of course I can" he said.
They laid down, all three of them, Bella right in the middle.
"We are right here with you" Morgan said and kept running his hand on Isabella's hair. She cried herself to sleep in about 8 minutes. Derek looked at Garcia and both knew they had to sleep too because the next day would likely be a long one.

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In Boston, JJ stayed with Emily. She talked more about how Bella was doing and also talked about what Hotch was doing to try to locate Doyle. Emily asked if she knew where Hotch would send her but JJ said she didn't know any of that yet.
Emily felt like she just needed to see Bella. She missed the girl so much. She wanted to be at home with her daughter and not somewhere else.

When JJ left she promised to go back soon and that she would find a way for both of them to talk whenever they weren't together.

"Make sure my girl is okay" Emily said.

"I will" JJ said and walked out of the room.

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As Morgan and Penelope had expected, Wednesday was a long and hard day. Bella was down all day. She was quiet and had teary eyes most of the time. She wanted Derek around all the time.
Morgan knew she needed to see the psychologist especially now that she was so upset. So he scheduled for that very same day at 6:30pm.
He told Bella they were going to pick Garcia up. He didn't mention the shrink because he knew she wouldn't want to leave the house.
They picked Garcia up and then Derek drove to the practice.
He parked the car and Bella froze when she read the sign.
"Let's go home" she said serious.

"We can't" Derek said. "Bella, the judge that let you stay with us ordered you to see someone once a week for a little while. So we have to go in" Morgan explained.

"No" Bella said as tears filled her eyes.

"I'm sorry but you have to" Derek said and she started crying.

"Please no! I don't want to talk to anybody just you guys" Bella said crying.

"But you're barely even talking to us, princess" Derek said and got out of the car. He opened her door.

"Please don't make me go" she cried. Derek stayed quiet. He picked her up and carried her inside as she just kept crying. He sat with her to wait and Penelope went to the front desk.

"Hi I have an appointment" Garcia said.

"Name?" The lady asked.

"Isabella Prentiss Marshall" Penelope said.

"Doctor Joanna Huff will see her soon." The woman said and Penelope went to sit with Derek and Bella. The girl sat on his lap and refused to look up.

Doctor Joanna Huff appeared and called for her. Derek made her stand but she wouldn't let go of his hand.

"You can come with her today" Doctor Huff said and Derek started walking.

"I'll stay here" Garcia said. They went in and sat on a big couch. Bella sat right next to Derek and would not let go of his hand.

"So you're Isabella" Doctor Huff said. The woman was in her mid 40s, was tall and had a pretty red hair.
"Can I call you Bella? Or do you like Isabella?" The woman asked but Isabella kept quiet. Joanna wrote some things down.
"So I'm going to call you Bella, okay? Cause I think that's very pretty" she said and still nothing, even though Derek squeezed the girl's hand encouraging her to speak.

"Alright. So you must be Derek Morgan" Joanna said.

"Yes" Derek said. Bella was trying hard not to start crying again.

"So how has she been like at home?" She went straight to the point. "Is she eating?"

"Yes. She's eating okay." He said.

Suddenly Bella sat on his lap. "I wanna go home" she cried.

"Bella, We're just talking" he said.

"I wanna go home." She cried really badly. "Take me home!" She demanded.