Hey guys! Back with another chapter! but I will be updating even more soon! I've had a lot of free time and a lot of ideas so expect more chapters!Make sure to let me know what you think! Your reviews are appreciated :) Chapter rated T for language and talk of sex!
-Callie's Pov-
I woke up to another day in the Jareau Prentiss household. It has been another week here, and Emily just got back from a case just last night. I got out of bed, brushed my hair and put on some jeans and a t-shirt and headed downstairs. Emily was awake and had already set out breakfast for us.
"Where's JJ?" I ask as I take a bite into the eggs and bacon she made for me, I look at the time on the clock and notice I'm late for school. "I'm late for school!" I say as I rush to the door.
"Slow down Callie! You're not going today remember? You have your first therapy appointment." Emily says as she sits down at the table.
"Oh, right." I say with no enthusiasm. Emily reaches her hand out to me.
"We're here if you need to talk, we understand this will be hard for you, but it will help." Emily says.
"How do you know that?" I ask.
"I've been in therapy in the past. It helps, At first it seems like it doesn't, It'll bring you back things you won't want to remember, but it will help you in the long run. I can promise you that." She says in a serious tone. I nod. JJ walks down the stairs.
"It's good to get a little extra sleep right Callie?" JJ says as she stretches her arms and kisses Emily.
"Yeah, it is." I say. JJ sits down beside me.
"Today's going to be hard," She starts but I don't let her finish.
"Yup. Heard it all from Emily, I think I get it." I say as I stuff food into my mouse.
"Well just know we're always willing to talk if you need us." JJ said with Emily nodding. I stretched a smile and thanked her. I play with the food on my plate and wonder about how today will go. I planned on not going into detail with this 'therapist'. I didn't plan on telling her about my life, all it would do is make me hurt more, but Emily made me think otherwise. Maybe I'd give it a try.
"Alright well I have to head to work. Lot's of paper work ahead of me. See you guys later tonight!" Emily said. JJ got up and kissed Emily goodbye and Emily waved before she closed the door. JJ asked if I could help her with the dishes. After we finished we got into the car.
"How long is the session thing." I say. JJ thinks for a second.
"I believe it's an hour." She says. I nod. The car ride is quiet. I dread going inside.
"Will you stay with me? At least for this one. I don't want to do it alone yet." I say.
"Of course, If at anytime you want me to go, just let me know alright?" JJ said and parked the car. She put a hand on my shoulder and I took a deep breath.
"I know you don't want to do this, but soon it will be done and we can get lunch wherever you want." JJ says.
"Ice cream instead?" I ask playfully. She laughs.
"Of course kiddo!" We walk inside and I instantly smell flowers. JJ approaches the front desk and signs me in while I sit down on a couch in the waiting room. I see a tall girl, picking at her nails across from me, a boy who looks about 7 or 8 sitting in a chair. I wonder if their waiting to be experiencing what I'm feeling right now. What am I feeling? Fear? No.. I am not scared, I am not scared of the questions she will ask. I have become pretty good at dodging questions. But what if she sees past that? The way JJ and Emily do? But what if she pushes harder? I feel my heart speed up. Sometimes that happens. Sometimes I get so worried it's hard to breath. JJ sits next to me and realizes I'm worried and holds my hand, suddenly my breathing returns to normal.
"Callie?" An older woman asks as she enters the room. JJ and I stand up and walk into a room. We sit down in two chairs across from the therapists.
"I assume you are Callie's foster mother? I'm Linda, very nice to meet the two of you."
"Yes I'm Jennifer Jareau. Nice to meet you." She says and shakes her hand.
"Umm.. I would like if my foster mother stays in here while we um.. talk.." I say hesitantly.
"Of course, whatever makes you comfortable." She says, "So lets start with how your month has been here in Virginia so far.
"It's actually been really great." I say. "I met some friends in my new school and made the softball team."
"That's great, right?" She asks.
"I guess." I reply.
"Can you expand on that Callie?"
"Well part of me knows it's not going to last."
"Why is that?" Linda asks. I look at JJ, she tries to hide that she's disappointed that i'm not happy.
"Because it is foster care, I'll get moved soon." I say.
"Is that something you worry about a lot?" She asks. I don't understand how this is helping.
"Well yeah. I worry a lot in general, but whenever I begin to enjoy something here, I remember it is temporary. I just really like it here. In florida I had nothing going for me. It's not like you can try out for sports or make good friends when your parents don't even care about you. Here, I can do all of that. I don't know, I just get worried that it won't stay good forever." I said. It feels good to get it off my chest.
"Do you think about your parents a lot here?" She asks.
"I did a lot at first, but not about them hurting me or not really being around, I thought about their death. How I witnessed it. I wonder why he didn't kill me too. But, now, with the help of JJ and Emily." I say and smile at JJ. She squeezes my hand.
"That's good, JJ and Emily seem to be very good to you."
"Too good. They're amazing." I say.
"That's really good that you have them right now Callie. Now tell me about the softball team." She says. We spend the rest of the hour we have talking about school and softball. When she asks about my past, I change the subject or stay quiet. I've done enough talking about it for one day.
Linda says goodbye to JJ and I after our hour is up and JJ and I walk to the car. I sigh in relief.
"I'm so proud of you. You did so well in there." JJ said. I smiled at her.
"Let's get some ice cream now." I said. JJ smiled and we drove to the nearest ice cream store and parked.
-JJ Pov-
I was so proud of Callie for opening up like that. I remember a couple nights go, Callie opened up to us about how she feels guilty about her parents death. That was the only time she really opened up to us. Emily and I helped her through that night. There was lots of tears, but eventually we got her to realize she wasn't alone. Ever since, I can tell she's starting to open up more. I wish she didn't feel so scared she was going to get moved. Emily and I would do anything in our power to keep us here, she's such a great kid. We walk inside the ice cream store and Callie and I walked up to the counter.
"Hey Cal, I'm going to call Em. You pick out your ice cream alright?"
"Okay." She smiled. I walked to the nearest bathroom and dialed Emily's number.
"Hi honey! We all miss you here!" Emily says.
"You say that every time I call, and every time I say I miss you guys too!" I reply.
"How's Callie? How was therapy?" Emily asks.
"It was good. Whatever you said to Cals this morning worked. She opened up a lot. We're at an ice cream place nearby. You want anything? I could drop it off there."
"Yes please! I'm on break in twenty. Get me some cotton candy please! I'm so glad to hear Callie talked to the therapist though, she didn't seemed to thrilled about it when we were talking this morning. What did Linda say to you?" Emily said.
"She told me Callie suffers from post traumatic stress and she has a lot of anxiety that's built up over the years and doesn't think it's anything new. My heartbreaks for Callie." I said.
"You're so good to her honey. She's getting better day by day."
"Well Callie's waiting so I have to go. I love you!" JJ said.
"Love you too see you girls soon!" Emily said and hung up. I made my way back to Callie.
"Couldn't decide between mint chip or cookie dough. But now I think I'm going to go with this rainbow one." Callie said. I laughed.
"I think I'm just going to stick with vanilla." I said.
"Boring!" She exclaimed.
"Just wait till you see what I put on for toppings!" I teased. A tall older man approached us. He wore the ice cream shop apron and a woman who I assumed was his wife smiled at us as she refilled some of the ice cream. The whole place seemed to be very family oriented.
"Can we get one vanilla, one cotton candy and a rainbow?" I asked.
"How many scoops?" He asked kindly. I looked at Callie. "I don't know about you but I'm hungry. Emily does not cook a breakfast like mine! I'm getting two scoops." I said.
"Me too! But I have to disagree on the breakfast thing. Yours can be kinda burnt." Callie said playfully.
"You did not just say that!" I laughed as I grabbed our ice cream. I payed while Callie sat at a table outside.
"Beautiful daughter you have there!" He said smiling. I didn't correct him. I smiled. Maybe one day I'll get to say that. "Thank you!" I said as I walked to Callie.
"JJ, why do people kill people?" She asked. I hesitated.
"Honey, I've worked in the fbi for a long time now. I've found that people find a lot of different reasons to hurt other people, but none of them are ever good." I explain. I hold her hand "And Callie, you will drive yourself crazy trying to understand it." I said. Callie stayed silent as she took a few bites of her ice cream.
"Why do you do it? Why do you and Emily do this job? Isn't it hard?" Callie asked.
"It is hard a lot. But it makes me feel better that I am taking bad people off the streets." I say. She looks satisfied with my answer. "Well, it is now 12 so lets go drop this ice cream off with Emily.
"I'm not finished!" Callie exclaimed.
"Take it to go!" I said as I got into the car. I looked in the mirror at Callie, her bright blue eyes and blonde curls falling down her shoulders. How could anyone have made her this damaged. She's such a good kid, she deserves the best and I will try my best to give it to her.
-Callie pov-
We drove up to where Emily works. We walked inside and into an elevator. "So this is it?" I asked.
"Yup!" JJ said as we got off the elevator. We walked into a large room with a bunch of little cubicles where everyone was gathered around one talking and eating lunch.
"JJ!" Spencer said as he saw her. "Oh and Callie!" He smiled at us as we approached them. We handed Emily her ice cream.
"No ice cream for us?" Derek asked.
"Happy wife, happy life!" I say laughing. Everyone chimes in laughing.
"You got that right." Emily says and winks at JJ.
"So what are you guys up too?" Garcia asked.
"Well I'm about to drop Callie back off at school." JJ said and I groan.
"You and Meg are so much alike." Kate said.
"Well come sit!" Garcia said smiling. She has so much enthusiasm.
"So Callie when can I take you shopping?" She asks smiling.
"Oh Callie be prepared for being spoiled." Rossi said.
"She just can't help herself can't she?" Hotch said laughing. I smiled and laughed.
"I would love to!" I said. After lunch, JJ dropped me off at school and it was lunch when I got there, I walked into the cafeteria and sat down at my table with my friends.
"Hey Callie! Where were you all day?" Brooklyn asked. I knew it would come up. Should I tell them?
"Just a doctor appointment." I said.
"To get tested?!" Trinity asked, leaning in as if I was going to tell a secret.
"For what?" I asked.
"Syphilis is going around at school. So many people have it. Even Rylen." Carmen said.
"Shut up Carmen!" Rylen said.
"So do you have it?" Brooklyn asked.
"No! It was just a check up." I responded. syphilis? who knew kids in my grade were already doing that stuff.
"Sure. Rylens was 'just a check up' Now she has sores on her genetals and mouth!" Emma said laughing. everyone chimed in besides me, Mia, and Rylen.
"Oh shut up! You all are doing it to!" Rylen shouted.
"Doing what?" Mia asked. I was just as lost as she was.
"blow jobs, and no I don't do that Rylen. But maybe Callie does!" Emma said. I cringed.
"Okay stop! I was at therapy!" I said. They all went silent. All i could hear was the rest of the lunch room chatter from other tables. I got up and went into the bathroom. Great, I just blew it.
"Callie?" Brooklyn asked, Carmen, Emma and Mia behind her. "If it makes you feel better Im in therapy too." Brooklyn said.
"Carmen and I as well." Mia said.
"Really?" I asked.
"Yeah. Wanna talk about it?" Brooklyn said.
"I just have a really troubled past and it makes me panicky sometimes. JJ and Emily insisted I do it."
"I had an eating disorder." Brooklyn said.
"My parents don't know how to talk to me so they shoved me in therapy so I wouldn't have to talk to them about my problems." Mia said rolling her eyes.
"I compulsively steal. I steal from stores, my parents, malls, and my parents think it's a cry for attention." Carmen said.
"Thanks for that guys. We better get back before the whole table comes in here." I say. We go back to lunch and then school ends and softball game after school. JJ came to my softball game. We won, and then we went home.
It was 7 pm and Emily was home now too. We turned on a movie and snuggled close to eachother. I felt safe when i was with them. I wish it could be like this forever.
There you go guys! I will update tonight cause i'm really feeling this story right now! let me hear your suggestions in the reviews!