Telling Dad
She smiled up at him as he came back from his phone call. She was glad she'd held onto that hope as he was here now nine years ago wanting to be in their lives.
She'd left the house shortly after with her things putting them in her car. As soon as she was in her car she laid her head on the wheel and burst into tears. What was she going to do now? Where was she going to go? She had no idea how to find the father. Father! Of course she could go to her father. He was the one who encouraged her it live life.
She recovered her tears and drove to his place in Renton. She didn't know what she'd do if her father didn't take her in. He was the only place she could go apart from a homeless shelter. She really hoped she wouldn't end up in a homeless shelter.
When she arrived at her father's she knocked on his door nervously. He answered and ushered her in worried about what had got her so nervous. Was she in some kind of trouble? If she was he would do anything to help her out of it.
He sat her down next to him and asked, "What's happened, Emmy honey?"
"Dad you know how some agents came to the house to security clear mother's staff..." He nodded wrapping his arm around her shoulder. He hoped to God one of them hadn't taken advantage of his baby girl. "Agent Hotchner and I had a one night stand..." he looked at her confused so she told him about that night. "I found out a week ago I'm three months pregnant."
He couldn't believe it; in six months time he was going to be a grandfather. His baby girl was pregnant again but this time with an FBI agent's baby. Did her mother know? "Does Elizabeth know?"
She nodded looking down and blinking tears away but her father lifted her head worried. What had happened between her and her mother? "I went to mother to get in contact with Agent Hotchner and to cut a long story short she'd thrown me out."
James' eyes opened wide as he took in what she had said. She'd gone to her mother for help and she'd thrown her out. There was no way he would treat his only daughter the same way. He hugged his daughter close to her and kissed her hair. He just wished he could help her find Agent Hotchner for her baby.
"Don't worry, honey, daddy's always going to be here," he soothed rubbing her back.
"Thanks dad, I knew you'd take me in," she smiled up at him.
"Always pumpkin," he smiled down kissing her hair.
