I completely forgot that there was already a James in this story so I changed Madeleine's father's name to Jackson. He will be her Uncle Jack.
2 Hours Later
Two hours later and the storm was finally over. James was on a mission. To find JJ's parents and too take her to the police station.
"Emmy? Is Uncle J gonna take me to the police station and ask me questions?" JJ asks. The four of them, Emily, JJ, James, and Lynn, are now standing in their backyard. Thankfully, no damage was done to the house.
"Yes, sweetie, he is. But, first, we need to find your mommy and daddy. Ok?"
"Ok."
"Let's get inside. We can see if the power is still on and try to contact JJ's parents."
To everyone's luck, the power was still on. Emily sits down at the dining room table with JJ in her lap while Lynn goes to get some water for the young girl, and James immediately goes to the phone to try and call Sandy and Michael.
"Hello?"
"Sandy? It's James. I'm afraid I have some bad news about JJ."
"Oh, my God. Michael! Michael, its James." Sandy cries into the phone. "Do you have her? Is she ok? Oh, my goodness, we came home and Elijah said he found some boy in JJ's room attacking her. Please tell me you have her."
"Yes, yes I have her. But, please Sandy, you need to come over to my house. What I need to discuss with you isn't something I want to say over the phone."
Reluctantly, Sandy hangs up and decides to come over.
"That was your Momma, Lady Bug. She and your Dad are coming over to take you to the station. Ok?"
"No! I don't want to go with them!" JJ cries. She turns to Emily and tightens her hold on the older girl's neck.
"They'll be mad! They'll make me go back to Jacob! Mommy told me to be good for cousin Maddie and I wasn't! I was a bad girl! I tried to stop him, but I couldn't."
"Hey, hey, hey. Look at me Jen." Emily tries to pull back but JJ tightens her hold even more.
"I'm sorry Emmy!"
"Why are you sorry, baby?"
"Because I couldn't stop him. I told him no but he wouldn't listen. I tried, I really did!"
It breaks Emily's heart to know that JJ blames herself and even more so that she thinks Emily is disappointed in her.
"Baby, listen to me. Ok. Listen, this is not your fault. I need you to believe that. Ok? I need you to know that what happened was in no way your fault."
"It wasn't my fault?"
"No honey, it absolutely wasn't."
"But, I was a bad girl. I didn't listen to mommy and daddy."
"No, Madeleine is the bad person." Emily is interrupted by JJ's parents coming into the room.
"Oh, baby. Come here. I was so worried!" Sandy says, trying to pull JJ away from Emily.
"No! Emily!" JJ shouts and turns back to her previous sitting position with her face buried in Emily's shoulder.
"Hey, I'm right here. You're okay. You're ok, Jen."
"Jenny, please. I only want to give you a hug. Can you do that for me?"
"Sandy." James says softly. "JJ is in a very fragile state right now. Maybe it's best if you just let her know that you're here with your words. Ok?"
"Ok." Sandy agrees quietly.
"I have gotten JJ to agree to come down to the station and give her statement." James informs Sandy and Michael. "JJ, sweetie, are you still up for that?"
"I don't know. He said he'll hurt mommy and daddy if I told." JJ replies.
"Well, if you don't want too, then you don't have too. You do not have to do anything you are not comfortable with. Just remember that, Bug." James tells the young girl.
JJ swallows and looks at Emily. "Emmy?" She says quietly.
"Yes, baby?"
"Am…am I…" She trails off.
"Are you what, sweetie?"
"Am I still…your little butterfly?" She asks in a low voice.
Emily sighs. She presses a kiss to the side of JJ's forehead. "Yes. You are still my little butterfly."
"Am I your brave butterfly?"
Emily smiles softly at the girl. "Sí, tiene usted mi valiente maripo sa. Mi muy, muy valiente mariposa." Yes, you are my brave butterfly. My very, very, brave butterfly.
Neither Sandy nor Michael have any clue as to what Emily had just said. They do know, however, that whatever it was makes JJ beam before turning to Michael.
"Uncle J, I want to go. But…" She hesitates. "Will you be with me the whole time?"
"Yes I will. I'll be the one asking the questions. Is that ok with you?"
JJ whips her head back around to Emily. "You'll be there too?"
"Jen…I don't know if I can come in the room with you but, I'll be right outside. Ok? I'll be there the entire time." Emily tells the girl softly. "But, your Mom and Dad can be in the room with you if want them to be."
When JJ doesn't respond immediately, Emily leans in closer. "¿Qué te pasa, cariño?" What's wrong, sweetie?
"No quiero que te vayas." JJ replies, her accent not as pronounced as Emily's. I don't want you to leave.
"I won't. I promise."
"Sandy, I need you to try to get ahold of Madeleine's parents. She needs to come down to the station for questioning also."
"Well, Maddie is at our house. Elijah is there with her."
"I'll go and get her. Honey, you need to call Amber and Jim. They need to know what happened."
"Ok." Sandy turns to James. "When can we leave for the station?"
"Right now, if JJ wants too."
"Are you ready, Jen?" Emily asks the little girl sitting in her lap.
"Yes."
"Ok, hop up and we can head to the car." JJ jumps out of Emily's lap immediately taking her hand again.
At the Station
At the police station, Michael, Elijah, Madeleine, Amber, and Jack are waiting for the others.
Michael has just told Madeleine's parents that she invited her boyfriend over and that was who attempted sexual assault on JJ.
"This is ridiculous! The little brat is lying! She just wants to get me into trouble because I wouldn't play with her!"
"Madeleine that's enough. That little girl trusted you and instead of watching her like you were supposed to, you invite your boyfriend over and the two of you get drunk together!" Jack yells at his oldest child.
Just then the others walk in.
"Uncle J, why are the lights off?" JJ asks. She's walking between Emily and James with Sandy directly behind her.
"I guess the storm knocked the power out, Bug. But, look," He points to candles and lanterns. "Those will help us see."
They rounded the corner to the hallway that held the interrogation room and Maddie stood up as soon as they come into view.
"You!" Madeleine yells as soon as she sees JJ. "This is your fault! You better tell them you're lying or I'll make sure you actually have something to cry about!"
"Madeleine, that's enough! Officer, would you please escort this young lady to a interrogation room?" James asks.
"Certainly sir. Come with me please." The officer begins to walk away but is stopped by Amber.
"Wait, she's 17, there needs to be someone in the room with her."
"Ok. Would you like to go with us?" The officer asks.
"Go ahead honey. I'll stay out here with Mic and Sandy." Jack tells her.
"Ok." Amber nods and follows Madeleine and the officer into the room.
Interrgation Room #6
"Ok, Miss. Jareau, can you please tell me where and what you were doing at 1:15 this afternoon?" The officer asks.
"I ain't got nothing to say. JJ is a lying little brat. Jake didn't do anything."
"Madeliene, you were already busted for drinking. Just tell the police the truth. You don't have to be afraid of him anymore." Amber pleads with ther daughter.
"Afraid?" Madeleine scoffs. "Afraid? I'm not afraid of him. I love him. And yeah I was drinking, but Jacob brought it over. You can't do anything with me anyways, I'm underage." She smirks.
"No, we can charge you with hiding a fugitive. We looked int Jacob's records. Did you know that he has three prior attempted sexual assults on his little sisters?"
"What? Why the hell wasn't he prosecuted?!" Amber yells.
"I'm not sure ma'am. But, as soon as we find him he will be going away for a long time. He's 18 now, Miss Jareau, and that mean he will tried as an adult. So…why don't your just me where he is."
Outside the Kids' Interrogation Room
"Ok, Jen, my dad is going to take you into this room and ask you questions about what happened. I'll be right outside the whole time. Ok?"
"You won't leave?"
"No, I wont leave."
"And mommy and daddy will be here?"
"Yes, we will. Do you won't one of us to go in with you, baby?"
"No, I'll be okay."
Emily unhooked the butterfly necklace and hands it to JJ. "Do you remeber what I said about this?"
"You can't leave without it."
"That's right. Which means I'll be right out here waiting for you."
"JJ, we need to take some pictures of your cheeks before we talk. Ok?"
"Ok." James leads her over to the space and photographs her hand-print shaped grude and then takes the bandage off to photo the cut. After that he leads her to the room where they'll talk.
Next chapter will have the interrogation rooms going between JJ and Madeleine.
Please review!
I'm thinking one more chapter about this stuff then I'll skip ahead for something else.
Then that will wrap up '92.
