DEREK:

          The grin spread across Derek’s face easily enough, an arm
          stretching out to the side in a mock bow. Finding him outside
          her school was probably enough reason to have her worried –
          he wasn’t going to make that worse by showing off a weirdly
          serious exterior. Instead, he hoped to break any possible tension
          before it could really manifest itself.

          ❝ I do what I can, ❞ he nodded easily, palms rubbing together.
          Better explain the situation immediately to clear the air and get
          everybody on the same page.  ❝ Everything’s fine. We’ve had a
          bit of a rough case and your mom took the guy down. Got a little
          scratched up in the process too so she’s still getting patched up
          but she’s fine. Your dad’s with her and she’s threatened at least half
          the nurses now if they don’t let her leave within the hour. ❞

          A smile was tugging at his lips as he turned, opened the passenger
          door for her.  ❝ Wanna go see her before she starts throwing jello? ❞

                    Juliet was revealed of course when she heard her mother
                    was okay.  Of course her nerves would be much better once
                    they were actually in the room. Yet the younger girl could not
                    help but laugh at the words of her mother throwing a fit for
                    both the doctors and the nurses that were just trying to help.
                    A softened smile and laugh came from her, filling the once
                    silence that had surrounded them. Her worries and fears lifted
                    slowly. Juliet always had her guard up. She had to with her
                     parents job, with what they saw and had to deal with.

                                     “I’m sure once I am there she will behave
                                      like the adult she is. Well the one she tries
                                      to be of course.”

DEREK:

          while derek doesn’t get to hang out with the kids of his
          co-workers too often ( the job kept all of them plenty busy )
          he enjoys every chance he gets. which is precisely why he
          volunteered to pick juliet up from school while hotch was staying
          with emily. things weren’t too bad – she’d be home within the
          day, as far as they knew – but medical staff could be so fussy
          with these things. as soon as he caught sight of juliet leaving the
          building, he pushes off the side of the suv, raises a hand. ❝ hey,
          kid! over here. ❞

                Long days always started with a normal routine for the teenager
                girl. She awoke at the same time everyday, before the sun had
                 a chance to WAKE. Her eyes almost always filled with sleep or
                 lack of it. Juliet was always good about going to bed on time,
                 yet this night was different. Something had felt off, wrong. A
                 feeling the brunette girl could still not shake the next morning.
                 A CALL to her parents, no response as she ate a quick breakfast.
                 A chill going down her spine. Sure they could be busy, but her 
                 mother always at least sent her a text back to confirm that they
                 were both okay. The day wore on now, school, studying, more
                 school. The day slowly clicking by until RING they bell had rung
                 and she was at last free. Planning on making a B-line to her 
                 parents place of work but held dead in her tracks at the sight
                 of Derek before her. A CALM, yet unsure smile came upon her face 
                as she walked slowly towards him. That sinking feeling coming over
                her once more before she spoke.

                                                            “Hey, you’re a sight for sore eyes.
                                                              Is everything okay?”