the girl who lost things

part fifty-five

— Jessie's pov
my alarm rings and I make my way towards Clara's room. She was still sleeping. I slowly shake her awake. " Clara, you don't wanna miss class!" she slowly gets out of bed.

" I don't know what I would do without you." she walks to the bathroom, and I head towards the kid's room. Jade was still sleeping while savannah was feeding eshiram. She was getting attached to them. She would make a great mother.

" good morning!" she says; she was in her work clothes.

" good morning!" she puts eshiram down, giving her a pacifier.

" I have to head to work, but.. are you able to take care of them, or are you going to drop them off at daycare?" just then, I receive a text from James.

Do you want to hang out later today?

Sure!

" I'll take them to daycare later," I smile as she leaves, yelling for Clara to hurry up. I could hear them close the front door. I wake jade up and tell her to get ready.

I change eshiram and take them both downstairs. I put eshiram into her high chair and seat jade at the dining table. I put some cut-up strawberries and defrost a pancake for jade with some orange juice, and for eshiram, I gave her some blueberries and oats. Then, my phone rings as I'm making food for their daycare.

The caller id was James.

" Hello?"

" I'm five minutes away."

" aww, that's great. You can help me drop the kids off at daycare."

" kids?"

" I'll explain later; just ring the doorbell when you get here." I hang up and check my messages. I've texted Emily about forty times. She still hasn't responded. It's ok. It's just been seven extra days; she'll turn up eventually. I grab some ritz crackers and juice to munch on while I'm putting on the kid's backpacks.

I hear the doorbell ring. it was James.

-- derek's pov

" no, really, thank you guys for helping Clara and the kids move in," I say. I get my shares of no problems as we all head to the round-table room. Garcia makes a motion to thank her. "especially you, baby-girl."

" Derek?" it was kate.

" yep?"

" so, how do you guys know Clara?"

" Jessie, didn't tell you?" she shakes her head. " kate, it's not my place to say. your gonna have to ask her yourself." I could see her face change in defeat. But still, it wasn't my place to share that information with anyone, especially a new agent.

-- emily's pov

I lay on the cold cotton bed. I miss my queen-size mattress. I hear a knock on the apartment door. I pull out my Glock-19 and swing the door open.

It was four men with their guns drawn. " drop it. Jessica." I drop my gun and back away from the door. " I want to have a little chat with you." he leaves two men at the door and slams it shut. Be cool, Jessica.

" I haven't done anything wrong!" I put on a fake British accent. It was dark, but I made out the face of one of the other guys. It was mike. 

"you're trying to compete with me."

" What?!" he pushes me to the floor. I keep my face on mike; do something, you stupid bastard!

" no one, try to level the playing field with me." he pulls down my shorts. Then, a gunshot echoes, and blood splatters on my face. Head-shot. I push the body off of me and quickly get up.