A few days had passed and the three of them were eager to get out of the safe house given that they have been in it for over 3 days. Emmie was starting to feel much more comfortable around Eddie and Jamie.
They decided to ask Emmie if she would be okay with going over to see Frank and Henry. She was hesitant but with the reassurance from Jmaie and Eddie they were going to try.
"Are you ready to see them today?" Eddie asked Emmie.
"yes" she told her putting her head down.
"Remember that Jamie and I will be there the whole time and if you ever want to leave we can"
"Okay"
Jamie walked in finishing buttoning his last button.
"Hey cutie, you ready?" He asked.
"mmhhm" she said nodding hesitantly.
Jamie picked her up.
"We will be with you the whole time."
Frank's detail had knocked on the door ready to pick them up. Eddie picked up her bag that had some things for Emmie. Jamie picked up Emmie's car seat with his free hand. They headed out to the SUV and went off towards Frank's and Henry's house. When they arrived Jamie got Emmie out. Eddie grabbed her bag and they went up toward the front door. When they opened the door Emmie tightened her grip. Jamie patted her back in reassurance as they stepped inside
"Hey there" Frank said happily while at the same time maintaining a calmness. He hugged Eddie as she walked in. He knew to avoid close contact with Emmie for now. Frank and Henry had already discussed with Jamie beforehand about what triggered her.
Emmie leaned into Jamie more.
"hello" she said meekly.
"Hey Dad" Jamie said as he came into the house.
Henry was just walking up the hallway just as excited to meet his new great granddaughter as Frank was.
"Hey there sweet pea!" Henry said completely ignoring Jamie and Eddie.
Jamie and Eddie smiled at each other seeing how excited Pops was with having another great granddaughter.
"hello" Emmie said shyly.
"Why don't we go sit down" Frank suggested.
For Emmie's first visit the adults planned to be very calm and not have the attention solely on Emmie. Jamie and Eddie knew that would increase her anxiety.
Jamie sat down on the couch with Emmie on his lap. Eddie sat next to them while Frank was on the couch across from them and Henry took a seat in his usual chair.
At first they made small talk allowing Emmie to adjust to her new surroundings and hopefully feel a bit more comfortable.
"So Emmie what do you like to do?" Henry asked after a while dying to hear more from this sweet girl.
"umm I like to draw" she said nervously.
"You know what! My wife, your great grandmother loved to do art as well! I know some of her old supplies is around here I'll have to find it for you." Henry was talking to the girl like she had been part of the family forever.
Henry knew that the supplies that he had mentioned were much too old for Emmie's age. Everyone knew that meant he would be making a trip to the art store to find some children's art supplies.
"Is there anything else you like to do?" Frank asked.
"I like Mr. Oink" she told him quietly.
"Her stuffed pig" Jamie filled in.
"Oh! Do you have him with you" Frank asked.
"mmhm" Emmie said while untucking him from her arm to show to Frank.
After awhile Emmie had become much more comfortable around the two of them.
"I just made cookies in the kitchen before you came. Want some?" Henry asked.
Henry had made many things before they came over. When he heard how malnourished she was he was going to make a point to help her get to a healthy weight.
Emmie wasn't too sure about going with Henry alone so Eddie offered to go with her. The three of them went off into the kitchen while Frank and Jamie continued to talk mainly about how Emmie was doing.
"Here's some cookies and milk and I can make pretty much anything else." Henry said to Emmie.
"thank you" she replied timidly.
"Anytime honey, if you ever want anything you just come to me and I will get it for you."
All the Reagans had fallen hard for this little girl and Erin had yet to meet her. Emmie's milk was gone and Henry saw that she wasn't the biggest fan of the cookies but still ate them. Henry was wanting to make sure that when she was able to come to Sunday dinner that they would have options available to her that she liked.
"What does this little lady like to eat" Henry asked directing the question more to Eddie than Emmie.
"Well she's pretty much like Jamie when it comes to food." she told him with a smile.
"Ahh I see, so the healthy stuff."
"You got it" Eddie said reaching for a cookie.