June 2006

After working for Sebastian Stark for about half a year they started to get more and more close and fell in love with each other. After she had doubted the love at first she trusted Isaac after he told her about his former fianceé Olivia who had been killed. But on the other hand he was afraid that her love and maybe her later marriage would end the way her mother´s did. That he might hurt her one day.

One day Jessica comes into work and wants to talk to her. "Raina! Honey can I talk to you." "Sure mom." The team looks a little surprised "Mom?" asks Madeleine. "Are they family?" asks Casey. They all shake heads.

In Jessica´s office. "Sweetie what is wrong with you?" "I am fine." Jessica looks at her as if she does not believe her. "I am your mother. I know when you are not fine. Talk to me." Raina sits down at talks. "I do not want to end up like mom. You know what dad did to her. I do not want to end up like that mom." "You will not. Isaac loves you and you love him. There is nothing to worry about. He would never hurt you. You have to trust me honey." "I trust you mom. I just have to learn how to trust men." "I know. But I already told Isaac that I would through him in jail if he ever hurts you." "Thank you." "You need to talk to him about your fears. Trust me Raina he really loves you. He would do everything for you." She picks up her phone and talks to someone for a minute.

After she had ended the conversation Isaac enters her office. He sees Raina crying and asks "what is the matter sweetheart?" Jessica still has her arms securely around her daughter. "Raina honey you have to tell him." "I cannot mom." "Raina you have to tell him. He loves you." Isaac who was standing until now sits down on the chair across from them. "Mom please. I cannot tell him. Do not does this." "Raina he needs to know." Jessica talks to Isaac herself. "Isaac she is afraid that you might harm her or might even leave her." "Raina I would never leave or hurt you. I love you." "My father always said that and he still beat and raped my mom and locked her in the apartment so she couldn´t go out without him. Do not lie to me Isaac." The door opens and someone enters the room with a man following him saying his name is David Troy. He is Raina´s bioligical father. Raina stands up. "Dad what are you doing here?" "I am out of jail where I was thanks to you and Mrs. Devlin. You are coming home with me Raina." "No. Stay out of my life. You killed mom and Martina. Get the hell out of here." "Raina you are coming with me." He walks up to Raina and Jessica but is held back by Isaac and the other collegue. While the collegue is on his way out with Raina´s father Stark, Madeleine and Casey enter. Her father turns around while walking out "I´ll get you Raina. You are mine." They all look a little irritated. Jessica says. "He is her father. He killed her sister and mother while he beat them up and did even worse things to her mother." The whole team assures Raina that they would help her. After that they all return to the unit, including Jessica. While they want to enter the office Raina´s father who has not been arrested walks up to them and tries to pull Raina away. Two officers arrest him now and Stark gives them the sign to wait a minute. The whole team enters the unit and the take Raina in their middle to show her father that they would all protect her. Then Stark give the officers the sign to take him away. After that Raina says "thank you guys." Madeleine says "that is what friends are for. It is our duty to help and protect you. He will not harm you Raina." "Thank you guys."

In the evening they are in Raina´s house. "Isaac I am sorry I thought that you would hurt me." "It is OK. After everything you have been through." She gets up and gets a fram containing a prictur with a woman and two girls on it. "That are my mother Rosalie and my sister Martina. My dad killed both of them. One day after he had beaten my mother so badly that she was in a coma at the hospital and no one knew if she would survive. My father beat Martina, too. Later he brought her to the hospital but she was already dead and to escape my father I told him I needed to go to the bathroom but instead I went to a payphone and called the police. I was 14 and Martina was 9. They arrested him and asked me tons of questions. At the station I met Jessica. We started talking because she asked why I was there. She was there because of a case. I told her the whole story. I had this picture with me the whole time. I showed it to her. She took care of me. She visited my mother with me." My father had beat her up very bad. She was in a coma. She died two days after Martina. They were buried at the same day in a family grave. She and her husband Ben were there with me the whole time. They helped me with the funeral. That was 15 years ago. They adopted me. Ben died three years ago. They are my father and my second mom. Ben is in the same family grave as my mom and my sister." "I am sorry for what you had to go through. I did not know that Jessica was your mom." "Jessica and I will tell the team tomorrow."

The next morning Raina is in Jessica´s office talking to her. "Mom I told Isaac yesterday evening that you are my mother." "Ok. Do you want to tell them?" Raina nods. They walk over to the unit together. "We have to tell you something" says Jessica holding Raina´s hand. All look up and listen. Jessica and Raina look at each other one more time and then Jessica tell the team. "After her mother and sister died and her father was in jail, I convisted him, I and my husband adopted her. She is my adopted mother." Raina looks at Jessica and says. "Thank you Mom." "You´re more than welcome. Come on let us go visit dad." "Yeah." They walk out hand in hand and stop by the door. Jessica turns around to the team and says. "Come on guys" the team follows.

At the cemetery they put down flowers they have bought and take care of the graves. The rest of the team, including Isaac wait a few feet away. "I miss him mom." Jessica nods and wraps her arm around Raina. "He will always be watching you and me honey." Raina nods and then wipes away the tears.

When they start walking towards the rest of the team both of them have tears in their eyes. When they see the Metcalfs come up to them they stop. They greet Richard, Sara and Jordan Metcalf. They also put flowers down and comfort the crying Raina and Jessica. It is Ben´s death anniversary. Sara is the first to talk. "Are you alright?" Jessica leans forward and Sarah encircles her in an embrace and Raina and Richard copy their actions. After they comforted each other and paid their respects to Ben, they stepped back from the grave.

Jordan talks after a minute. "I need to talk to you two." "What is it Jordan?" Sara speaks up. "She wants you to help her with her university application." "Sure aunt Sara. Jordan you are my cousin. Of course we will help you right Mom?" "Sure thing." "Thank you Raina. Thank you Jessica." They hug each other and Richard, Jordan and Sara leave. After that the team walks back to the office.