At home Emily called Isabella's school and talked to the principal. She explained the situation and the man decided to let Isabella go to school only to do the tests. When Emily told Bella she was allowed to go just to do the tests, the girl was relieved. She really didn't feel ready to stay away from her mom for so long.

Later that day, Bella got ready for dance class.
"Aww I can never get used to how cute she looks wearing that" Penelope told Emily when Bella walked in wearing a black leo, light pink tights and a black skirt.

"Can you do my hair?" She asked Penelope.

"Of course I can, my little swan lake princess" Garcia said. Bella sat on the floor in front of Penelope and the woman did a side braid into a pony tail on her hair.

"All done" Garcia said and Bella stood up.

"Are you ready?" Emily asked with a smile. She had never taken Bella to a dance class before and she was excited.

"Yes. Let me just get a jacket" Bella said and they headed off.

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Ballet couldn't have gone better.
Hilary was happy to see the two there and Chloe was glad Bella went. The mothers sat in the gallery and watched the class. Bella couldn't help but look at the window to make sure Emily was still there. She gave her mom a small smile every time their eyes met. Emily was really happy to be watching her daughter. When Bella was little and took ballet she always wanted to go but was never able to. She was glad she could do that now.

When dance was done, they said goodbye to Hilary and headed to the car.
"I loved watching you dance, Bells" Emily said with a smile and Bella smiled back.
Emily drove for a while and then parked the car close to an ice cream place.

"Why did we stop? Are we going somewhere?" Bella asked a little confused. She had not yet seen the ice cream place.

"Right there for a little special snack" Emily said pointing to it. Bella smiled and asked why.

"I thought since you have a bunch of little traditions with Derek and Penelope, we could make some of our own now." Emily said smiling. "Like ice cream after ballet" she added. "Would you like that?"

"Every time?" Bella asked.

"Every time" Emily smiled.

"Cool" Bella smiled big.

"Alright. So let's go" Emily said and they walked out.

They had a really great time eating and talking about ballet and the upcoming recital. Once done they headed back to Derek's house. Bella showered and then they watched some tv till it was time for dinner. They ate and sat to watch a movie. Just 20 minutes into it Bella was getting sleepy so Emily said it was bed time and went to tuck the girl in. Bella asked her to stay till she was sleeping and of course Emily did just that. The child was so tired that she fell asleep really fast so Emily pulled the covers up and went back to the living room.

"She's out already?" Derek asked. It was just 9:30pm.

"Yeah. I think it was all the cooking and dancing" Emily said and they smiled.

"Well, I'm going to shower, my loves" Penelope said and left Derek and Emily alone in the living room.

There was an awkward silence and then Derek said "so... Have you thought about Strauss's offer?"

Emily looked at him and said "yes"

"And..?" Derek said.

"I can't go back on the field. At least not yet" Emily said and Derek nodded agreeing.
"But I also need to work so... I don't know what I'm gonna do" she said.

"I don't want you to leave the team but I don't want you on the field either. At least not now. Bella is definitely not ready for that" Morgan said.

"Maybe Hotch can give me a desk job for a while. I don't know" Emily said.

"You should talk to him" Derek said.

"I will" Emily said.

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It was 3:48am when Bella woke up screaming. Emily pulled the girl to her lap and rocked her while the child sobbed in her arms. Derek and Penelope ran in to check on her and were both heartbroken to see the girl like that.

"It's okay. I got it" Emily said.

Bella took a long time to sleep again but eventually she did.

Around 8, she woke up to find Emily holding her still and staring at her.
"Are you okay?" Emily asked and Bella nodded yes looking a bit embarrassed. She got out of Emily's lap and laid back down on the bed.

"Did you hold me all night?" She asked.

"Yes" Emily said laying down next to the girl.

"I'm sorry" Bella said.

"Oh no baby. It's okay. Mommy doesn't mind. Alright?" Emily said and Bella nodded and hid her face on Emily's tummy.

A while later they got out of bed and went to have breakfast. Isabella refused to leave Emily's side all morning. When they sat down to eat lunch Emily said she wanted to talk to Hotch at the BAU. So Penelope suggested going to the park with Bella but the girl didn't really like the idea and looked a bit sad.

"Hey, it's okay. Look at me" Emily said and Bella looked up. "I really need to talk to him and I'll be quick. I'll meet you guys at the park afterwards I promise"

Bella wasn't so sure about it but agreed with it. So after lunch Emily went to the BAU and Derek, Garcia, Lulu and Bella went to the park.
Emily walked inside the BAU and she felt really nervous. She didn't know if what she wanted was really a possibility but she was willing to beg for it. She went to Hotch's office and sat to talk to him. She explained it and he agreed on it.

"I can't promise that i will go on the field eventually" Emily said.

"That's alright. The team is lucky to have you" Hotch said. He knew the moment Strauss offered Emily the job back that she wouldn't take it. He knew there was no way Emily would leave Isabella at home to go work in another city.

"You'll get your desk back and whenever we're on a case you can work from here with Garcia" he said.

"Thank you so much" Emily said relieved.

"Welcome back" Hotch said handing her badge back to her.

"Thank you" Emily said with a small smile and he smiled back. "Really Aaron, for everything" she said and he gave her a nod with a small smile.

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Emily parked close to the park and walked there, excited to tell everyone the news. She spotted Garcia running around throwing a ball so Lulu could catch it. Close to them was Derek sitting on the grass with Bella laying her head on his leg. Emily walked there and when the girl saw her she ran and burst into tears.

"What happened?" Emily asked worried.

"She wanted you" Derek said.

"Oh honey it's okay. You're okay" Emily said letting go of the hug and wiping the girl's tears.

"Can we go home now?" Bella asked.

"Let's stay just for a little while. I'll be right here with you" Emily said knowing that the girl needed to regain the trust to be outside and feel safe.

She sat down close to Morgan and Bella sat next to her and refused to let go of her hand. Penelope walked to them looking exhausted. She handed Lulu's leash to Bella and said "here. I'm not 9 anymore, I can't do this" and threw herself on the ground.
Of course everyone laughed, including Bella.

"Well, I need to tell you something" Emily said.

"What is it?" Bella asked serious.

"I went to talk to Hotch about my job today" she said and Bella looked nervous. "Strauss offered me the job back" she said and Isabella just burst into tears again.

"Oh no honey. It's okay" Emily said pulled Bella to her lap. "Mommy is not traveling" she said.

"You're not?" Bella asked.

"No. I'm staying at the office." Emily said running her hand on the girl's back. She looked at Morgan and he gave her a nod. Both knew she had made the right decision.

"You know I have to work, but I promise it won't be like before. It's just a desk job" Emily said and Bella nodded. She made the girl sit up straight and wiped her tears.
"Are you okay with that?" Emily asked.

"Yeah" Bella said trying to stop crying.

"Hey look at me." Emily said touching the girl's chin and Bella looked up. "I'm not leaving you. Okay?"

"Okay" Bella said letting out a deep breath and hugging Emily again.

"Yes! I'll finally have someone with me!" Garcia smiled. Emily and Derek laughed and Bella let out a small smile. Lulu started barking and waving her tail, she wanted to play.

"Come on get up" Emily said and Bella stood up. Emily stood up too, got the ball and unleashed the dog.

Emily and Bella played with Lulu while Derek and Penelope watched.
Morgan threw his arm around Penelope and she rested on him. They just sat there watching mother and daughter running around smiling.

A scene they dreamed of for months.

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Later that day, when they were home, Derek remembered Bella that her tests started on the next day so the girl sat to study.
20 minutes in, Bella walked to Emily who was talking to Garcia in the living room.

"Can you help me study?" Bella asked.

"Of course I can" Emily smiled and followed the girl to her room.
They sat there for a long time as Emily explained some American History to Bella. Once they were done with that Bella said she also had a math test, she explained she missed a few classes and didn't really tried learning what she'd missed so she asked if Reid could stop by to help her. Emily said yes so Bella called him. After 30 minutes he arrived.

"Come on in" Emily smiled answering the door. He walked in and looked very serious.

"Where is she?" He asked serious.

"bedroom" Emily said and he walked away.

"Reid" she said but he just kept walking. Emily went to the living room and let him be.

"Hi" Spencer said walking inside the girl's bedroom. Bella gave him a little smile and he did the same.

Reid explained everything Bella wanted to know and then made up some exercises for her to do. She finished it and got every single one right.

"Very good" he smiled.

"Thanks for helping me" Bella said.

Suddenly Emily walked in.
"There are snacks waiting for you two" Emily said and walked out. Bella noticed Reid looked really serious and didn't look up at Emily.

"Are you mad at her?" Bella asked.

"What?" Reid said.

"Are you mad at my mom?" Bella asked.
Spencer just stared at her.
"It's okay" she said and hugged him. They hugged for a while and then Bella let go and sat back on her chair. Reid had tears in his eyes.

"I was mad too. But more at Hotch and JJ actually" Bella said.

"You were?" Reid asked surprise she said was and not am.

"Yeah. I was. It's just not worth it to be mad at them anymore" Bella said and Reid looked down. "I mean... She's here. And as much as it hurts like hell that they lied to us... She's here. She's okay. I just wanted her to be okay" Bella said and a few tears fell.

Reid let his tears fall too.

"I don't think I'll ever trust JJ and Hotch like I did before but... My mom is here. She's alive because of them and... I'm happy for that" Bella said.

"I'm happy for that too. I just..." Reid said.

"I know" Bella said and hugged him again.

They hugged for a while suddenly Derek walked in.
"Is everything okay?" Morgan asked worried.

"Yes" Bella said letting go of the hug and wiping her tears. "We'll be right out" Bella said. Derek nodded understanding and left the room.

Reid stood up wiping his face.

"Uncle Spencer" Bella said and he looked at her.
"I love you" she said wrapping her arms around his waist.

"I love you too Isabella" he said hugging her back.
She let go and gave him a little smile. He smiled back and they walked out. They ate chicken sandwiches Garcia had made and then Spencer said goodbye to everyone and left.

"Are you done studying?" Derek asked.

"Yup" Bella said.

"Go shower and come sit with us to watch a movie" he said and Bella headed to her bedroom while the grownups went to the living room.