…It was a little passed 6 when the buzzer rang.

Emily who was downstairs went to see who it was and it was Penelope and JJ with little Henry. They went up and got in.

"So I brought ingredients to make a lasagna. The pasta is finished we pretty much just have to finish everything else." Penelope said.

"Alright" Emily smiled.

"Where's the little one?" JJ asked holding Henry's hand.

"Upstairs." Emily said.

"How's she doing today?" JJ asked.

"Better I guess. Her friends came over and she had fun so" Emily said and JJ smiled.

"Look at this" Emily said walking to the couch to get her phone. She showed them the picture proudly. JJ also noticed the big smile on Isabella's face.

"She looks happy Em" JJ said.

"She does doesn't she?" Emily smiled.

"She's gonna be alright" Penelope said.

"Yeah" JJ said.

"Mommy where Bella?" Henry said and the girls laughed. The little guy wanted his friend.

"I'm gonna go get her okay buddy" Emily said. "You guys make yourself at home" Emily told the girls and went to Bella's bedroom.

"Hey" she said looking at Bella who was laying on the floor next to her bed reading her book. "JJ and Penelope are here"

"Okay" Bella said without even looking up from the book.

"Henry is here" Emily said.

"He is?" Bella asked sitting up, all the sudden excited.

"Yeah. Come on" Emily said smiling and Bella marked her book and ran out.

She was so happy to see the boy and he was beyond excited to play with her. Emily put on Peter Pan on the dvd in the living room while they played with some toys JJ had taken on a little bag while the women cooked dinner. Isabella truly loved Henry. He was so cute. She felt happy around him but she also felt a bit down because she missed Zola and Bailey. She got a little upset thinking about it and went to the bathroom. She worked hard not to cry and then she headed out and went back to playing.

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It was almost 8 when JJ went to get them to have dinner. They headed to the table and Isabella sat next to Emily, Penelope and JJ sat facing them and Henry on the side.

Emily poured some lasagna on Isabella's plate.

Bella had three bites and she started feeling really sick. She tried to take her time and concentrate on her breathing.

JJ realized something was wrong so she signed to Emily. Emily shook her head no as of saying to not mention anything, so they kept eating.

Bella just sat there moving the food around the plate for almost 10 minutes when Emily looked at her and said: "what's going on?"

Isabella just looked down to the floor. She was so embarrassed.

"Bella can you please just explain to me why you don't want to eat? What is the excuse going to be this time?" Emily said serious her voice going up. She was very patient with Bella, she had always been but she couldn't take any more of that. She was scared and she didn't want the girl to end up in a hospital.

"Em" JJ said as she noticed the child's eyes filling with tears.

"No JJ. I'm done with this." Emily said standing up. "I'm not going to sit here while she kills herself. Because that's what she's doing when she refuses to eat every single day" Emily said her voice still way louder than normal. She truly looked and sounded really angry.

"I'm not doing that" Bella said as tears started falling.

"Maybe you're not because I'm not letting you. So you're not leaving this table until you finish all the food on your plate. Do you hear me?" Emily said.

Isabella just looked down and cried.

"Do you hear me?" Emily asked again.

"Yes" Bella cried.

Isabella didn't look up at anyone she just stared at the plate and let her tears fall. She hated all of that. She wanted to go home. She wanted her dad.

Emily sat back down and finished her food.

When everyone finished Isabella was still crying in the same position, she hadn't even try it again. Emily stood up and took the plates to the sink with JJ but they left Bella's there.

JJ took henry to the living room to play and went back to the dining room while Emily was still in the kitchen.

"Bella just try to eat honey" JJ said low so Emily wouldn't hear it from the kitchen.

"I can't do it" Bella cried.

"Yes you can honey. Just go slow" JJ said picking up the glasses from the table.

"I can't" Bella cried. Penelope got up and walked to where Bella was sitting.

"Stand up" she said grabbing Bella's hand. Isabella stood up and Penelope sat down and pulled her to her lap. Penelope cut some lasagna and passed the fork to Bella. "Just try it" She said and Bella just stared at it.

"Pumpkin just try. Your mom won't let you get out. come on, you can do it" Penelope said.

"I'm gonna wait outside" JJ whispered to Penelope. She thought it was best if Penelope tried talking to Bella alone.

"Hey it's just us now. Come on just a little bit more" Penelope said. "Please" she said and Bella took a bite. She swallowed it and Penelope said "see. One down. Come on you've got this"

Isabella ate a bit more but she didn't stop crying. She couldn't control it.

About 3 bites left she started feeling way worse. Her head stared pounding and she could feel her face burning.

"I don't feel good" Bella cried and her breathing got really strange.

"Emily!" Penelope shouted scared not knowing what exactly was going on and in a second Emily ran inside. "She can't breathe" Penelope said really worried.

"Head between your legs Bella" Emily said guiding Bella to another chair. Isabella's face was really red and she was burning up.

"What happened?" JJ asked walking in. She left Henry playing in the living room.

"She's having a panic attack" Emily said with tears in her eyes. She was running her hand on Bella's back trying to calm her down. "It's gonna go away. It always does. Shuuuu calm down" she whispered in Bella's ear.

After a while Bella sat up.

"Are you okay?" Penelope asked and Bella just shook her head no.

"Can I got to bed?" She asked with more tears rolling down her face. Emily looked at the plate and said yes. Isabella ran up. She didn't look at anyone, or talked to anyone, she just ran.

"Is this what happens every day?" JJ asked.

"Most of the days" Emily said. "If I force her..." Emily started but didn't finish. "I don't know what to do anymore." She said, tears filling her eyes. "If she needs a hospital they'll put a feeding tube. Can you just imagine that? It's going to be hell. She won't let anyone get near her. I know she hates me right now but I don't want her to get sick. I can't let her get sick." Emily said.

"She won't" Penelope said. "We're gonna buy everything she loves tomorrow and I'll make her eat. Even if I shove it down her throat."

"She'll hate you too" Emily said with a little smile about what Penelope said.

"She doesn't hate you. She's just upset" Penelope said and Emily nodded yes.

They sat on the couch.

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Upstairs Isabella washed her face and sat on the bed. She picked her phone and thought about calling Cameron but the thought of her friend not answering just made her feel worse. She felt like she was light years away from the life she had before her father died and she hated that. She tried hard not to start crying again and decided to read since that always calmed her and helped take her mind off things. She picked up her book and sat on the bed to ready. She failed to keep some tears in but tried hard to keep her mind on the book.

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Downstairs the women talked a bit more about how Bella was doing with everything, like school and friends. They all could agree that Emily getting hurt did take a tool on the girl.

After some more talking Penelope said she would check on her. When she got to Isabella's room the kid was fast asleep holding her book. Penelope picked the book and placed it next to Bella in bed, and then she covered the girl up and turned the light off.

"She's asleep" Penelope said walking back into the living room. "She was reading a book" Penelope smiled.

"You would be surprised at how often that happens" Emily smiled. They all smiled. They talked some more and JJ saw Henry was tired so she decided to go home.

"So I'll see you two tomorrow" JJ said. The women agreed and JJ and Penelope left. JJ dropped Penelope off and then headed home with Henry. Henry asked her why Bella was sad and all she could say was that the girl was sad because she missed her daddy. The boy seemed to understand a little and gave her a smile and said that he hoped to see Bella soon.

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After cleaning the place up Emily went to take shower then she got dressed and went to check on Bella. She saw Penelope forgot to turn the night light on so she turned it on and closed the door and headed to bed.

She stayed awake for a while thinking about how things were not going great.

It really seemed like every time Bella seemed to get a bit better something happened and they were back to day one.

She could not believe how a good day suddenly became a horrible one.

She couldn't sleep because she couldn't stop thinking about everything so she turned the tv on and just laid there till her eyes finally closed and she fell asleep.