A/N- Okay AJ is 15, so this is prior to the whole 'Sex' storyline. This story also includes a new character, Kelly Thompson. She is AJ's best friend and is two years older, so she is 17 in this story. I tend to think AJ is a sophomore and Kelly is a senior.

Enjoy….

"Kelly you have to talk to them. They're your parents they'll understand."

"No they won't. I don't even understand." Kelly said as tears fell down her face.

"You have nothing to be ashamed of. Just tell them how you feel and talk to them." AJ replied as she handed her friend a tissue after soccer practice one day.

"Maybe your right."

"Of course I'm right." AJ smiled, causing Kelly to laugh. "Everything will be okay I promise." AJ said as she hugged her friend. A little while later the two girls left the locker room and headed for the parking lot. AJ gave her friend on last hug before turning to see her mother's car.

"What are you doing here?" AJ asked Emily as she got into the car. "I thought grandma was picking me?"

"Well it's good to see you too." Emily teased.

"I'm sorry, it's just you usually don't pick me up from school. Is everything okay?" AJ asked slightly concerned that maybe something had happened.

"No everything is fine. I got done with my paper work a little early, so I though it I would surprise you." Emily smiled.

"Cool." AJ smiled back.

The car ride home was abnormally silent at least by AJ's standards.

"Everything okay pumpkin?"

"Yeah I was just thinking."

"Well don't hurt yourself." Emily teased.

"Very funny mom!"

"Seriously though, you know you can talk to me right?" Emily could clearly tell something was bothering her daughter.

"When did you first realize that you were gay?" AJ blurted out, almost causing Emily to wreck the car. "Jesus mom!" AJ said as Emily swerved back onto the road.

"Well I'm sorry, you just caught me a little off guard there, honey." Emily said trying to regain her composure. "Why do you ask?"

"I was just wondering."

"Well to be honest, I think I always knew, but never really wanted to admit it. I mean you've met you grandmother right?" Emily teased. "But I guess I didn't really admit it even to myself until I was in college."

"What about mom?"

"I'm not sure exactly. I know that she didn't tell her parents until she was in college but other than that I'm not sure. Why the sudden interest?" Emily asked as they pulled into the driveway.

"I have a friend who is having some feelings that she doesn't quite understand." AJ told her mother. "And before you ask, no it's not me."

"Okay, well you know that it would be okay if it was you, you know that right?"

"Oh good lord mom." AJ said as she rolled her eyes as she got out of the car.

"Okay, well what kind of feelings are you talking about?" Emily asked following her daughter into the house.

"She said it was hard to describe. I told her to talk to her parents. I didn't know what else to tell her." AJ sighed as she sat down at the kitchen table.

"Well that is all you can tell her and then be there for her. Be there as her friend, don't judge and like her for who she is." Emily said as sat down next to AJ. "Plus, just because she is having these feelings now, doesn't necessarily make her a lesbian. You're teenagers, you're hormones are all over the place." Emily smiled. AJ picked up her back pack and got up to leave the kitchen.

"Thanks mom." AJ smiled. "And as for your earlier statement; I would hope that if I came to my openly gay mothers and told them I thought I was gay, that they would be okay with it, I'm just sayin'." AJ teased as she walked out of the kitchen.

A couple hours later, AJ was in the kitchen fixing her a snack when the door bell rang.

"I'll get it." AJ yelled to her mothers, who were in the living room. AJ looked through the peep hole and saw Kelly standing and quickly opened the door. AJ could tell she had been crying. "Kelly? What's wrong?" AJ asked as Kelly threw her arms around AJ and instantly began to cry. Kelly was near hysterics. AJ managed to get the door closed and slowly led Kelly towards the living room.

"AJ, what's wrong?" JJ asked as she jumped up from the couch, where she had been laying with Emily.

"I don't know, I opened the door and she just started crying." Emily sat up and made room for AJ and Kelly, who had finally stopped crying, on the couch.

"Kelly what's wrong?" Emily asked as Kelly sat down beside her.

"My parents…" Was all Kelly got out before she started crying again.

"Sweetie you need to breathe." JJ said she kneeled in front of Kelly. Kelly and AJ had been friends for as long as any one could remember. Although Kelly was just about 2 years older then AJ, they were the best of friends. It actually reminded JJ of her friendship with Amy.

"My parents told me to leave." JJ looked over at Emily and could imagine that her face had the same shocked look on it.

"They did what?"

"They told me to leave. They're afraid that I will be a bad influence on my younger brothers and sisters."

"Kelly, I don't under…." Then it clicked, Emily realized that this was the friend that AJ had been talking about. "Oh honey, come here." Emily said she pulled Kelly into a hug. JJ didn't have a clue as to what was going on.

"They told me that they didn't raise me to be gay and that if I wanted to stay there with them, I had better figure out how to fix it." Now, JJ realized what was going on and to say that she was shocked was an understatement. How could anyone say something like to their own child, JJ thought to herself. "I told them I didn't even know if I was gay, all I said was that I was having strange feelings for this other girl at school and they freaked out."

"Honey, its okay." JJ said she rubbed soothing circles on Kelly back, while she was still wrapped up in Emily's arms. "You have nothing to be ashamed of."

"What am I going to do?" Kelly asked as she pulled away from Emily.

"Well first of all you are staying here tonight. I will call your mother and tell her where you are and then in the morning we will try to figure out what to do." JJ said and Kelly nodded her head.

A little while later, JJ decided that it was time to call Kelly's mom. Although Kelly and AJ were best friends Emily and JJ were never close to The Thompson's. No more than causal acquaintances. JJ picked up the phone and dialed Kelly's house.

"Hello." Rebecca Thompson answered the phone.

"Hello, Rebecca, this is JJ, AJ's mother."

"Of course, what can I do for you?" JJ couldn't believe how calm she was acting. If AJ had stormed out of the house and they didn't have any idea where she was they would be a nervous wreck.

"Well I just thought you would like to know that Kelly is at our house."

"Oh I see. I guess she told you what happened?" Rebecca asked, her tone suddenly changing.

"Yes she did and she is very upset." JJ was trying to stay very calm.

"Well I don't know what you expect me to do about it." JJ could not believe what she was hearing.

"Excuse me?"

"You heard me. I did not raise my daughter to be a… you know one of you!" Rebecca spat into the phone.

"Look Mrs. Thompson," JJ said decided that she was done being nice, "your daughter came to you because she is confused and she is scared. She was hoping that you would understand and…"

"Understand?" Rebecca interrupted JJ. "Understand? I will never understand your lifestyle, nor do I want too."

"So you're just going to toss your daughter out of your life?"

"You know what I blame you for this. I blame you and that girlfriend of yours. You probably brainwashed her or something."

"First all Emily is my wife and second all have you lost your mind?" JJ yelled into the phone causing Emily to come out of the bedroom to see what was going on. "Kelly is like member of the family. We love her like she is one of our own. If she's not welcome in your house then she is always welcome here!"

"Oh you would love that wouldn't you?"

"What is that suppose to mean?" JJ was pissed and she certainly didn't like what Rebecca was insinuating.

"You're all alike, you people." First for the first time in her life JJ actually thought about killing someone that wasn't an unsub. She wanted nothing more than to shoot this woman right than and now.

"Well, I think we're done here." JJ said as she struggled to regain her composure. Even the feeling of Emily's arms wrapped around her waist was not helping. She was pissed and Emily could tell.

"Fine!" Rebecca snapped. "I suppose Kelly will want some of her stuff?" She hissed into the phone.

"That won't be necessary, my wife and I will make sure she has everything that she needs!" And with that JJ hung up on her. JJ took the phone and threw it up against the wall, watching as it shattered into a million pieces.

"Mom?" Emily and JJ spun around and saw AJ and Kelly standing on the steps. "Everything okay?"

"Was that my mom?" Kelly asked with tears forming in her eyes again. JJ nodded. "What did she say?"

"That's not important. All that matters is that you are going to be staying here with us for a while." JJ replied, realizing that the 17 year old didn't need to hear all the details.

"So, they really aren't going to let me come back home?" Kelly began to cry again.

"Kelly you always have a home with us." Emily said as she let go of JJ and hugged Kelly. "We love you. So although we may not be related, you can always count on us to be there." Kelly nodded, yet continued to cry in to Emily's shoulder.

Later on that night, AJ and Kelly were in AJ's room getting ready for bed. Kelly hadn't said anything in over an hour.

"I sorry this is happening to you." AJ said, finally breaking the silence. "But mom is right you have a family, don't forget that."

"Thank you. I don't know what I would do if it wasn't for you and your mothers." Kelly smiled for the first time all night. "I have no idea what this is that I'm feeling or even what it means but I'm glad that I have your alls support." AJ walked over and hugged her friend.

"And you know what? If you are, I happen to know for a fact that Lisa Welling is." AJ smiled as she wagged her eyebrows.

"Oh really?" Kelly laughed, to which AJ was happy to see. "So you okay with having a best friend who might be gay?"

"You've met my mother's right?" AJ teased. "Seriously though, I could care less. So long as you don't hit on me, I'm good." AJ laughed.

"Don't worry, you're not my type." Kelly smiled as she ducked to dodge the pillow AJ threw at her.

A/N- Okay so what do you think? This was actually inspired by my best friend whose family disowned him when he came out to them. He has since become a member of my family and now my mom even refers to him as her son. Let me know what you think. PLEASE REVIEW!!