Expect the Unexpected (Jemily)

Chapter 20

Emily's POV

"We should talk" JJ says and I nod, i had a feeling I knew what this was about and it's not good

"Yea... we should" I tell her and the both of us sit down at the table

"You first" she tells me and I nod

"I want to continue to foster her. I know Lea said a week but.... I really want to continue" I say and JJ doesn't answer at first and takes a sip of her coffee

"Em.... I love you, but, I just.... I don't think this is going to work" JJ tells me and I sigh

"We had a real good day today Jayje, she had sat close with me. We even watched movies before she fell asleep on the couch" I explain and JJ just listens,

"She's just a kid, at least a little longer, please" I ask my wife and she just sighs but hesitantly nods

"Okay... if you want then let's do it" she says and I smile and get up from my seat and crouch in front of her and she places her hand gently on my cheek

"I love you" she tells me and I take her hands, placing a kiss on the backside of both before standing up

"Come, we have a lot to talk about but let's get more comfortable" I say and she nods and grabs her coffee mug

Once we were both comfortable on the couch, which means she was laying against one side while her feet were in my lap

"Tell me about your day" she says and I smile and let my hands rub softly across her Lower leg

"Well, it didn't start out too good, I got on Danielle about shutting us out and always being on her phone, we'll needless to say, She practically threw a fit is the only way I can describe that, she wasn't really doing well...." I say and JJ just hums in response

"So anyway, I went outside with her and kid of just pulled her into my lap like we did with Lily when she was upset and it really worked, she calmed down immediately and just laid on me, so when we got home she was still kind of like that, she picked out Disney movies to watch Jayje, it was like she let herself be open with me, and I want her to always be like that" I say and look up at JJ to see her smiling at me

"Em, I trust you; I trust you with everything in me. So if you think we can make a difference in this girls life than I'm willing to talk to Lea about extending her stay here." JJ says and I smile and lean up to her and she does the same to softly press her lips against mine

"I love you" I tell her and she smiles and kisses me again, I pulled her hands towards me and JJ got on her knees so she could turn around and sit in my lap

"Are you sure that this is what Danielle wants though?" JJ ask me a few moments later as I was running my fingers along her leg

"I think that the way lea talked it's either this, a group home or Juvie. I get that she doesn't fully trust us yet but still, I think she'll be okay" I say, I had also thought about that. I'm sure Danielle just wants to get away from everything but, this is her best option right now

"Yea.... You're right" JJ says and I smile because I know I was, always am just don't tell her that

"You know it's hard to believe the girl I seen this morning was once in Juvie" I say and JJ just rubs her hand across mine

"Go talk to her, I want her to know before we try talking to Lea" JJ says and I nod

"You coming?" I ask and she shakes her head

"Not this time" she smiles softly and I nod, JJ sat up so I could slip out from behind her and I made my way to Danielle's room

As always I knocked on the door and waited for her okay before walking in

She laid on her bed just under a throw blanket with her phone in her hand

"Can I sit?" I ask and she nods and sets her phone down so I sit next to her

"JJ and I were talking, how would you feel about staying here longer than a week?" I ask her and she just blinks

"Why?" She ask me

"Because I think that you will strive here and since we're good with Lea I think this is a good option, of course if you don't want to we're not going to make you" I say and she sits up and pulls her cover around her

"You're not going to try an adopt me right? I don't want to be adopted" Danielle says firmly and I frown, Guaranteed JJ and I didn't discuss that but still

"We haven't talked about it yet, but why don't you want to be adopted? Is that by us or period?" I ask and she sighs

"It doesn't matter.... I just don't want to be adopted by anyone " she tells me and I nod

"Then we will respect that, but would you be okay with us talking to lea about you staying longer?" I ask and she nods and shrugs

"I guess so" She says and I nod and smile, I really want this to work out  but it looked like she needed her space now so I stood up and went to walk out

"Can you hand me that book?" She asked and pointed to the book that lay on the floor, I quickly grabbed it and handed it to her

"What are you reading?" I ask

"Hotel On The Corner of Bitter and Sweet.... Want to read it with me?" She ask and I smile and nod

"Of course," I say and she smiles and scoots over in the bed and I sit next to her again and she hands me the book

I opened it to her bookmark and read to her from the spot she left off on,

A few minutes of me reading and I felt Danielle lean her head against my shoulder, choosing to ignore it in hopes that it didn't scare her I kept reading, it was actually quite a good book

I don't know how long I had read for but JJ's voice knocked me out of reading

"I think she's asleep Em" she chuckles and I look at Danielle who was indeed sleeping while leaning against me

"I didn't even notice" I say with a smile and she just smiles back at me

I gently laid Danielle all the way down in her bed and sat her book on the end table before leaving her room with JJ

"She likes you" JJ states and I nod

"I think we're getting there, she can be super sweet and innocent" I say and follow JJ into our bathroom

"I'm glad she's comfortable with you Em,  we can call Lea in the morning" she says and I nod and kiss her lips

"Yes... thank you"

Till next time ❤️

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