Are you okay?

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"Riley? Riley are you alright?" JJ asked as Riley was staring at the dead body of her father.

Richard Anderson was about to pull the trigger, but JJ had been faster and put a bullet right between his eyes.

"I-I..." Riley whispered, shocked, as a few tears fell down her cheeks.

"Come on, hon, let's go over here." JJ said as she hugged the girl to her chest and tried to move her away from her father's body.

Riley put her arms, hesitantly, around JJ and cried.

Finally, a few minutes later, the cops arrived.

"Hi, I'm agent Prentiss and this is agent Jareau."

"Officer Carmichael and officer McKenzie, nice to meet you. So, what happened here?"

Emily and JJ immediately began to explain what happened.

"Do you need me to find an emergency foster home for her?" Officer McKenzie asked.

JJ looked at Emily pleadingly and Emily understood.

"No, she'll stay with us for now, thank you officers."

The police officers understood and nodded.

"Alright, we'll call our sergeant and if we have any other questions, we'll contact you." Officer Carmichael said.

"Alright, here's my card, and have a good night officers." JJ said.

"You too, agents." The officers said.

They stepped out of the Anderson' apartment and into theirs.

"Are you okay, Riley?" Emily asked as JJ led Riley to the couch, where the three sat down.

"Uhm, I don't know." Riley said, unsure.

"Talk to us, Riley." JJ asked.

"I-I just don't know how to feel." Riley assured.

"How are you feeling?" Emily asked.

"Sad, but relieved at the same time."

JJ and Emily stayed quiet, letting the girl talk.

"Relieved cause he hurt me and now it's over, but sad because-because he was still my dad, no matter what." She said

"Well, that's normal, hon." Emily said.

"Yeah right. Wishing your dad was dead and then when he is, you feel sad about it? That's normal? I don't think so." Riley answered as she shook her head.

JJ got up and Riley immediately got up too.

"I-I'm sorry, I-I didn't mean to say that. I-I m-meant-" Riley stuttered as she looked at JJ in fear.

"Riley, I'm not going to hurt you, I was going to kneel in front of you so I could talk to you better." JJ explained.

Riley looked unsure and JJ knelt in front of the couch to prove her point.

Riley slowly lowered herself and finally sat on the couch again.

JJ slowly reached out for her hand, carefully and aware that the girl tensed under her touch.

"It's okay, do you want to tell us what happened?" JJ asked referring to the abuse.

Riley just shook her head 'no'.

"Okay, that's fine." JJ assured and smiled as the girl was visibly relaxed.

JJ looked at Emily, who fell silent somewhere in the conversation, and saw that her girlfriend was watching the interaction carefully.

JJ looked at Riley again.

"Alright, the guest room is close to our room. I'll show you, alright?" JJ suggested.

Riley nodded.

When they got to the end of the hall, JJ opened the guest room.

"Alright, you can sleep in here, Emily and I are right in the next room, if you need anything just call us, alright?" JJ asked.

Riley nodded and JJ was about to walk out.

"Now get some sleep, alright?"

Riley nodded, as JJ stepped out of the room and left the door slightly open.

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