My Girls

Chapter 18

*Gibss’ POV*
I never hit Emma. How did she get the bruises? Maybe she got in a fight. Or. She was jumped, and didn’t tell us. Dianne was going for full custody. So it was hopeless.

*Emma’s POV*
Isabelle and I walked down stairs.
“Hey, Isabelle’s hungry.” I said catching Dianne’s attention.
“We’ll have dinner in a moment.”
“Okay.” I said I took Isabelle back up to her room, we talked for a while until dinner was ready. After we ate, at the table thanks to Dianne’s request. Mike came to my room after Isabelle was asleep.
“Listen, Mike, I need your help.”
“Name it.”
“I need you to protect Isabelle, just like you did Emily. I don’t want her getting hurt.”
“Yeah, of course. You know when I hear Emily’s name, I remember how she would come to me for comfort if she couldn’t sleep, which was most nights. I can still smell her perfume.”
“Yeah, so can I. It’s crazy she’s gone but she’s everywhere. Her room, her memory. She stayed with me ever since I left. I never forgot her.”

That night I felt someone touching me, I jolted awake, and Jayden covered my mouth.
“Shhh, you don’t want to wake your mother up. Be quiet.”
I nodded and he removed his hand.
“What the hell are you doing.” He didn’t say anything, he just pushed me back down, and climbed on top of me. I tried to get him off me, he became angry that he wasn’t successful. He hit me a few times. And everything went black.

When I woke up the next morning, I remembered very little of  last night, I felt sore, and bruised, I wanted to cry. Although I knew I had to be strong for Isabelle. I got dressed in jeans, and a long sleeve shirt and did my makeup to try and hide the bruises.
“Morning,” Dianne said.
“Hey, I’m going to visit dad today, then to NCIS for work.”
“You can go to NCIS, mainly because we need money to pay bills, but you are not visiting your dad.”
“Fine,” I went to go back upstairs, and got to my room when Jayden stopped me.
“You’re not going to NCIS.”
“Relax, I’ve kept your secret for this long. Still till this day nobody knows. I’ll be fine. It will look suspicious if I don’t show up.”
“Fine. but after that, you better be in this house.” I scoffed and left.

I got Isabelle up and we left for school. It was Monday, I met Griffin by my locker.

“Hey. Are you okay?”
“Yeah, fine.” He could tell I was lying. But I wanted him to know I was lying.
“Don’t lie. Just tell me, please.”
“Fine, I would say nothing happened, but last night I felt someone touching me so I woke up, and all Jayden said, was to be quiet and not to wake up Dianne. I asked him what the hell he was doing, and he didn’t say anything and just pushed me down and got on top of me. I pushed him off, but he got angry and hit me until I blacked out. Then this morning, I told  Dianne that I was going to visit dad, and go to NCIS for work. She said I can still work at NCIS, but only because they need my help to pay the bills. Then said that I can’t see my dad. Jayden stopped me and said that after work I better be in the house. he didn’t agree at first, but I said it would look suspicious, if I didn’t go to work. So that’s my life.”
“I’m sorry, I wish there was something I could do.”
“Yeah, I wish he’d just die already.”

I wasn’t going to let him ruin my day. This is the only time I actually get to see Griffin, I’m going to make the most out of it. We went through our day, after school I made Isabelle go to NCIS with me. We got out of the car. We got in the elevator and I flipped the switch.
“Isabelle,”
“Yeah,” I bent down to her level
“I need you to be honest with me.” She nodded.
“What do you think of Jayden?”
“I don’t know.”
“Has he hurt you, or touched you, or put his hands on you?”
“No,” I nodded. And flipped the switch again.

We stepped out of the elevator.
“Hey, Ziva, Mcgee, Tony.”
“Hey, what’s she doing here.”
“I’m letting her spend the day with the director. Since I have to work.”
I took her up to the director.
“Director,”
“Emma, how are you doing?”
“Good, can you watch Isabelle until I get off work, I don’t know where else to take her.”
“Sure, but what’s wrong with Dianne, and her husband. What’s his name again?”
“Jayden, and let’s just say I don’t trust him.”
“Okay, yea I’ll watch her.”
“Thanks.”

I went back to the bullpen.
“I’m gonna go see Abby and Ducky. Um, who’s incharge at the moment?” I ask. They all already knew that dad was arrested.
“Tony.” Ziva said. I nodded then went down to see Abby.
I was ambushed with music, again. She turned it down a little.
“Hey, Abbs.”
“Emma, thank God you’re here.” She said hugging me. I winced in pain a little but didn’t let her know that I was hurt

“Do you know if we have a case, or anything?”
“No, just paperwork. Why?”
“Just curious, I’m going to go visit dad. But wanted to be sure we weren’t doing anything.”
“Oh, can I go with you? I miss him.”
“Yeah, I’m gonna go see Ducky. Then we’ll tell Tony, and the director then leave.”

I went to see Ducky, and Palmer. Really I just needed a hug.
“Hey Ducky.”
“Hello Emma, How was your day?”
“Uh, Good. I got an A on my science test.”
“Wonderful. How are you doing with your dad in jail?”
“Good I guess, Abby and I are about to go see him.”
“Ziva told us he was arrested for child abuse.”
“Yeah, but he never hit me. Or Isabelle. “
“Let’s take a look.”
“Oh, no, that’s okay. I’m fine, and besides the bruises are already gone.” I lied.
“Truth is Ducky, I was Jumped the day after I  was jumped the first time. It happened everyday for a month, until it looked like dad was abusing me. We were set up. But Just forget about it, it’s over now.” I said and left.

*at the jail*
E- hey dad
G- hey Em, Abs, what’s up?
A- I miss you Gibbs.
G-I miss you too. All of you.
E- Listen, Dianne, said I’m not supposed to be here. But we didn’t have a case so we came down here. If she, for some reason visits you, please don’t tell her I was here.
G- I won’t.
A- We are going to get you out of here. You’re innocent.
G- How.
E- They’ll get you out.
I looked at the time, 17:00
E- I got to go. DiNozzo just text, love you bye.
G-Love you too bye.
A- Bye.