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chapter 26: making up

"Buy it, it suits you so much!" Grace cried. We had been at the mall for two hours and all of us were struggling to find something.
"I'm not sure though, it doesn't make me look fat does it?" I asked, looking at myself in the mirror. I'd picked up a floral dress and was currently trying it on.
"No, it really doesn't. Do you think I should get this though?" Sophie asked. She was wearing an orange dress. On the shelf it had looked disgusting, so I was surprised to see how nice it looked on her.
"Yes, I'm so surprised that it looks that nice on." Grace said amazed.
"Same. It looks so nice on you." I agreed.
"Well, you know what, I think I'm going to get it." Sophie smiled.
"Same here." I smiled too.
"At last." Grace cried. She'd managed to already find something.
"Should we go get something to eat now, I'm starving." Asked Sophie.
"Yes, I'm so hungry." I moaned.
"Well I've got barely any money left so I guess we're getting McDonald's." Grace said, rooting through her purse.
"Well that's fine by me." Sophie practically shouted.
"And me." I added.
We all went to pay for our purchases then made our way to McDonalds. After we hastily bought our food we found a table and tucked in.
"Man this is good, I haven't had McDonald's in ages." Grace said, indulging in her burger.
"Neither have I." I admitted, thinking about it I hadn't had a McDonald's in years.
"So how are you and Henry?" Sophie asked casually.
"Fine." I smiled back, even though Henry was far from fine. All day at school he distanced himself from everyone, including me.
"Stella is everything alright with him? I've known Henry as long as I've known jake, so I know when something's up." Grace said concerned. I didn't want to tell them what was really going on, because it was Henry's business. But I knew they were his friends.
"To be perfectly honest, he's not alright. He's had a few personal problems, but I know once they get sorted, he'll be fine again." I replied, being careful about what I was saying.
"That's good to know. I knew something wasn't quite right and all the guys have been really worried about him, especially today." Grace sighed, slightly relieved.
"I know, I've been pretty worried about him too. But he's strong and he'll be alright." I smiled slightly.
"Where's he been sleeping, I thought he only lived in an apartment?" Sophie asked.
"Oh, um the other night he stayed on the couch." I said quietly.
"Stella, don't lie. I bet you two feel asleep together." Grace smiled cheekily.
"Maybe." I blushed.
"How many times." Grace rolled her eyes playfully.
"We were just watching a film when we both feel asleep, then last night he fell asleep in my bed. But nothing happened." I blushed.
"Aww you two are so adorable." Sophie and grace cried out. This caused me to blush even more.
"I tell you what, how about on Saturday we go on a double date." Grace suggested excitedly.
"Is that really a good idea?" I questioned.
"Yes, Jake and I will pick you up at six, so be ready." Grace said excitedly.
"Fine." I smiled. I was secretly excited. Henry and I hadn't been out on a date before. I was horribly disturbed from my thoughts, by the ringing of my phone. It was dad.
"Hey dad." I said answering it.
"Hey stel, do you need picking up at all?" He asked.
"Yeah sure, why though?" I said slightly confused.
"Oh Henry and I popped to the store and it's on the way." Dad replied.
"Yeah sure." I said. Henry was still with dad which meant he hadn't made up with Will or JJ.
"Okay, I'll see you in ten minutes in the main car park. Take you time though." He said kindly.
"Thanks dad." I smiled before I hung up.
You're dads so nice giving you a lift." Sophie smiled. I would of offered them one but we'd come over in Grace's car.
"Trust me, he's not usually like that." I assured them. "It's only because he went grocery shopping with Henry."
"I bet it was Henry's idea." Grace smirked smiling.
"Yep, definitely." Sophie agreed. I just blushed again. Although mentioning Henry did make me think about how his talk went with dad.

Henry's POV
The whole day at school had been a nightmare. All I wanted was to go home, wherever that was. Deciding not to go to the BAU I went straight back to Spencer's. I'd kind of been avoiding everyone today, Stella especially. I was so embarrassed about what happened last night. I'd probably put Stella through hell and I was too ashamed to even look at her. Putting my key in the door, I kicked off my shoes and relaxed on the sofa. It felt odd not having Stella round. I'd been with her virtually every day and it made me miss her. She'd helped me through everything and I repaid her by ignoring her all day. I was such a horrible person, no wonder mum and dad didn't want me. I was interrupted by my long chain of thought when Spencer came through the door.
"Hey Henry." He said, kicking off his shoes and joining me.
"Hey spence, what are you doing home so early?" I asked, Hotch never let them out this early.
"I'd finished all my paperwork so Hotch let me go." Spencer smiled, he grabbed the remote and put on a Star Trek he'd recorded.
"Oh, that explains why you're back and Star Trek, really?" I joked.
"My house, my rules." Spencer laughed. "So how was school?"
"It was fine." I said a little too quickly.
"Why don't I believe you." Spencer replied, seeing straight through my lie.
"Stella told you." I said quietly. It was only fair she did.
"Only because she was worried." Spencer sighed looking at me. "I really think you should talk to your mum or me."
"I know." I replied sadly. Spencer was right, I couldn't keep this up.
"Would you like me to call her. She could just listen over the phone or she could come over." Spencer suggested.
"Just make her come here, it will be better if its face to face." I sighed.
"Okay. Henry you're being a bigger person doing this." Spencer reassured me.
"Thanks." I replied barely audible. I was freaking out. Mum was the last person I wanted to see, but I knew I couldn't loose it in front if spencer. About ten minutes later, there was a hasty knock on the door and mum entered looking stressed.
"Henry." She smiled, relieved when she saw me.
"Hey." I just said, without really looking at her.
"Henry, would you like me to tell your mum about last night?" Spencer asked, trying to get the ball rolling.
"No, not really." I replied, a little too coldly.
"Spence, what happened last night?" JJ asked
"As if you don't know." I said sarcastically.
"It's about what your dad said, isn't it." Mum said quietly. I just nodded. "Henry, he was angry, he really didn't mean it. As soon as he got off the phone, he regretted it so much."
"Oh poor him, it must of really hurt his feelings and I can't imagine what that must feel like." I shouted, loosing it. I thought I might as well tell her exactly how I felt. "You want to know how I felt when I got off the phone with dad. I felt empty, alone, unloved, unwanted, by my own parents. I felt like you both hated me. I just was so angry at you as well. You didn't tell me about the whole work thing. No offense but, I've had to put up with your arguing for months, the least you could do is tell me. I um, I cried myself to sleep last night because I felt so low about life, I even dreaded waking up this morning." I spoke, my voice faltering a lot.
"Henry, I had no idea. Sorry doesn't really cut it." Mum sobbed. "I am sorry though, I'm so sorry I put you through all of that. I just want you too know, that I was always love you no matter what."

"Well, same here." I said, my own eyes watering up. I had no idea why.

"Could I get a hug?" Mum asked, I nodded and ran over to her. For some reason I was crying. God knows why. It was probable just because I was so full of emotions. I was relieved and happy to have mum back. I still hurt from everything what went on, but most of all I felt loved again.

"Wanna go home?" Mum asked, smiling a bit.

"Don't get me wrong mum, I do, but can I just say goodbye to Stella first." I asked.

"Sure, just take you time." I think mum was just relieved I was coming home.

"Stella's at the mall at the moment, but I need to go to the store quickly. She'll probably be needing picking up after, so you're welcome to come with me." Spencer suggested.

"That's fine by me." Mum said.

"And me." I replied.

Spencer and I went to the store. I watched the big clock at the store tick. I just wanted to see Stella, but I didn't want Spencer to feel rushed. As soon as he payed I carried all of the bags and walked swiftly to the car. The whole journey to the mall I was anxious. I just wanted to see Stella. I felt bad enough that I ignored her all day. When we finally pulled up, I couldn't help but smile when I saw her. She waved goodbye to Sophie and Grace and hopped into the car.

"Hey dad, Hey Henry." She smiled.

"Did you get what you wanted?" Spencer asked.

"Yep, it took hours, but we got there." She laughed. She put her bags in the back, when she saw it. In the back I had all my bags.

"Henry, why are your bags here?" She asked, shocked and confused. She walked round to the car and slid in next to me.

"Uh, my mum came round today, I'm going home." I said with a small smile. I wasn't quite sure how she'd react, so I was surprised how she did.

"Henry, I'm so proud of you. It's so great you made up with your mum." Stella smiled, giving me an awkward hug.

"Really? You mean it?" I asked.

"Of course. Obviously I'm going to miss you, but I'm just so happy that you've made up with your mum." Stella smiled.

"I know it's good, but I'm going to miss you too." I said sadly.

"Jeez guys, your still going to see each other everyday at school and Henry you'll probably still come round everyday." Dad moaned at us.