living with an fbi agent wasn’t as interesting as you thought it’d be. instead of car chases and explosions, you got a loser girl who’s way to eager to talk about her retro games.

grace ashcroft does paperwork.

so when she goes missing for three whole days, comes back a lot thicker-skinned with a lot of trauma, it’s definitely a surprise.

not much could be as surprising as the small child hiding behind her legs; first meeting emily was scary, but you soon warmed to each other.

so, being a stand-in parent wasn’t your ideal life, but right now it definitely is. grace is sitting close by on the couch, and emily is long asleep. you’re both exhausted, but the good kind. the kind where you know your energy went somewhere useful.