JJ and Emily walked towards the girl.
"Hi, Taylor." JJ smiled and sat down on the soft grass, next to the girl.
"Hi, uhm JJ and Emily, right?" The girl asked unsure.
"Yeah. So, what are you doing here?" Emily asked as she took a seat on the other side of the girl, leaving her in the middle of the two FBI agents.
"I just came here to relax, what about you guys?" Taylor asked.
"Same thing." Emily said with a smile.
"So, now that we've found you here, why don't we get to know each other better?" JJ suggested.
"Uhm, okay. What do you want to know?" Taylor asked as she bit and sucked on her bottom lip, something that the profilers noted as nervousness.
"Well, first, where did you live before you moved here?" JJ asked.
"Uhm, I lived in California."
"California, huh? Are you originally from there?"
"No, I'm originally from Texas, but we move a lot."
"Okay, are you in school?"
"Yeah, I'm in 9th grade."
"So, I'm assuming you're 14?"
"No, actually I'm 13, but I'm going to be 14 in 3 months."
"Really? What day is your birthday?"
"The 26th of November."
"Oh, that's so cool, do you normally have a party or something?"
At that question, the teen's smile faded and she started sucking and biting on her bottom lip again.
"Uhm, not really." The teen whispered.
"Oh, why not?" JJ felt like she was on to something and she looked over to Emily, to see a sad look on her face.
The teen shrugged. "I don't know."
"Taylor, is everything okay at home?"
Taylor's eyes went wide before she regained her composure.
"Uhm, of-of course. Why wouldn't it be?" She said as a nervous chuckle escaped her lips.
"Listen, Taylor. I know you're scared, but we're FBI agents, I promise you that if anything is happening, we can help you."
"F-F-FBI?" The girl stuttered.
"Yeah sweetie. We can help you." Just as JJ thought the girl was about to give in and tell them what's been happening, the girl denied everything.
"Nothing's going on at home, everything's fine." Taylor said, and both JJ and Emily sighed inwardly.
"Taylor, every night we hear something break or someone being pushed against a wall. You can deny it all you want, but that doesn't make it go away."
Taylor seemed to consider JJ's words, but then she quickly shook her head.
"I'm clumsy, that's all. I'm sorry for all the noise, I'll try to be more quiet." The girl said before she started getting up.
"Wait! Here, just take my card. If you ever feel like talking, just call me, and don't worry if it's late, call me anytime, even if it's 4 in the morning, okay? You're not alone, Taylor." JJ said quietly as she handed her card to the teenager.
Taylor looked into JJ's eyes and then into Emily's, before she took off, taking JJ's card with her.
JJ sighed.
"She'll talk." Emily assured her.
"I know. The only question is when."
"I know, I hate it that we don't have probable cause, though." Emily stated and sighed.
"Me too. We could go to the police station, but we both know it's not going to hold up if she says that the thumps against the wall are because she's clumsy." JJ said sadly.
"Yeah. Well, might as well just walk through the park or something." Emily said as she grabbed JJ's hand.
JJ and Emily walked through the park, hand in hand, when they found that Taylor was still at the park, with her back against a tree, and JJ's card clutched tightly in her hand.
"Hey, why don't we take her out to lunch?" Emily suggested.
JJ nodded and they headed, again, towards the girl.
"Hey again, we thought you left."
The girl looked up.
"I was going to, but then I thought twice and just stayed."
"Well, me and Emily are going out to lunch, would you like to join us?"
"Uhm, I just have to swing by the apartment to get some money, but sure, if that's okay with you."
"We got it covered, don't worry about it."
"I couldn't ask that of you."
"You're not asking, we're offering."
The girl looked unsure, but finally nodded.
"Are you sure you want me to go with you? I mean, I don't want to get in the way of you two having a nice lunch together and I certainly don't want to be a bother, maybe I should just-"
"You're not a bother, we like talking to you, I promise. Now, come on." JJ said as she grabbed the teen's hand and gently urged her to follow them, before letting go, seeing as the girl tensed under her touch.
They walked over to the restaurant and took a seat before ordering.