Lena POV
When did we get here? How did all this happen? Why us? That's all I can think as I stare at my passed out daughter. She's such a fighter but right now she looks vulnerable. I can only reach over to touch her face as she comes to. "Hi love, it's okay. I promise we will get out of here. I love you." Callie looks up at me and holds my hand. "I'm scared Lena. What's going to happen to us?" I try to shift closer to her but we are interrupted by the door flying open. "Look who is finally awake." I watch as the man walks over to my daughter and touches her, she's staring right at me trying not cry. "Get the hell away from my daughter!" He smirks before I feel a hand pull my hair. "Watch how you talk to my son, bitch!" I keep my eyes on my daughter when I feel him cuff both my hands to the bed post now, watching as his son does the same to Callie. Keep your eyes closed. I mouth to her but she just stares at me. I don't want to look at what's happening but she's depending on me in this moment and I'm depending on her. I feel his hands on me and I want to scream but I know its just going to make it worse. "You smell good, I can't wait for this, you're going to have fun." I cringe at what he says but I refuse to let my eyes leave Callie's. That's when I feel him thrust himself inside me. I watch as I see tears start to flow down her face. "Get the fuck off my mom, I'll kill you if you touch her again!! I said get the fuck off." She shouldn't have to see this or go through this again. I watch as the son pulls a gun out and places it in her mouth. I squirm but all does is cause the older man satisfaction. I look at him and he's smilng and clearly enjoying himself. I quickly look back at Callie. "If either of you say anything again, I'll kill her." I watch as he throws the gun to the side and quickly forces himself on her. A sound escapes her and my heart breaks.
Callie POV
I watch as Lena sucks air in again k and tears leave my eyes. She should not be going through this. I shouldn't be going throufh this. I stop crying trying to stay strong for her for as long as I can and that's when I feel him. I scream out and shut my eyes instantly. I hear laughter. They are laughing at this. I slowly open my eyes and I see my mama staring at me. I love you. I'm so sorry. She mouths at me and I'm hurt. She should'nt be saying sorry. I love you too, I'm sorry too. I mouth it right back as tears not only fall down my face but hers as well. It feels like forever before its finally over and they undo our cuffs before locking us in the room again. I pull my pants up before crawling over to Lena. She pulls her skirt down and we just hold each other. "Mom is on her way, you know this Cal. You know she'll find us and it'll be over. I promise. You are so strong my love." I listen as she tells me this and I reach up and kiss her cheek. "I love you mama. You're really strong too. I hope Stef comes soon." I jump when I hear shots ring out ruining this bittersweet moment.
Stef POV
"I can't find them Mike. Nothings been picked up. Their phones are off and no one's seen the car. What am I gonna do?" I'm screaming at him at this point, tears streaming down my face. "Stef snap out of it! We will find them alive, I promise. Let's go look around the town okay. They can't be far." We head out and it's about an hour later when we get a call requesting backup. I decide I need the distraction, Mike calls it in and we speed off.
Twenty minutes later I'm putting my vest on listening as they fill us in. "Gun shots reported, no ones left the house. We will enter first and you guys will follow." We follow as soon as we announce ourselves finding two men on the ground. I can clearly see what happened. The older man was arguing with the younger the gun must've accidentally went off and then he shot himself. "We found two women back here, they won't let us near them. I'm calling it in." I head back there and I hear the officers talking to Mike. He looks at me and I can see it clear as day on his face. I take off not waiting a moment to get to them. "Stef wait!!" I ignore Mike and I turn the corner. Standing in the corner is my wife holding our daughter, blood on each of them. It takes them a minute to process that it's me and they are in my arms shortly after. Callie jumps to me, and then Lena completes the other half of the hug, as we collapse to the ground. "I've got you babies. I got you, it's over. I'm so sorry. It's okay." I rock them back and forth when I hear crying. I don't even shift knowing its Callie. "Shhh baby its okay." She shifts and leans into Lena. I look up into Lena's eyes and she's crying too. I wipe her tears away and she leans into me. I love you. I smile at her and lift them. "Okay my loves, you have to get checked out and we have some very anxious people waiting at home."
Lena POV
Me and Callie sit on the hospital bed as the doctor goes over our physical. "Lena you have busted lip, bruised cheekbones, and some bruised ribs. Callie you have a concussion, and some bruised ribs as well. Now I know this is hard but I need to ask you guys some questions. Were either of you raped?" Callie tenses beside me and I squeeze her closer. I'm thanking God that Stef isn't in here to hear this. "Yes we both were." Before I can continue I'm interrupted. "I don't want it put in my report. You can put it in my medical file but I know you can't say anything if I choose to not disclose it." I stare at Callie shocked at her seriousness. "That's fine Callie, Lena?" I look at the doctor and to Callie. "I don't want mine disclosed either. You can treat us. But no one but us is allowed back here during each of our treatments. Not even my wife is allowed. Understood?" He nods and an hour later we are driving home. I'm up front hand in hand with my wife but I keep looking back at Callie. She's zoned out and is picking at her jeans. I pull away from Stef and reach for Callie, she takes my hand and smiles. I go tense when Stef's hand rests on my knee but I force myself to calm down as we pull into the driveway. "Stef we will be in there in a minute, we need a second." She looks between us and I know she wants to help but she doesn't want to force us. I wait until she's completely in the house before I start talking. "Callie we got this. We are safe and we are home. If we get overwhelmed we will get the other and take a moment to ourselves. If you don't want anyone to know its okay, I don't want them to know. I love you baby girl." She's smiling as we hug and we walk inside in each other's arms.
Callie POV
We step inside and are immediately surrounded by my brothers and sister. They don't ask any questions but I assume Stef already told them not to. They tell us that they ordered our favorite foods. Chinese and mexican, hell of a combination but we are excited about it. We take our spots at the table, I'm directly across from Lena but beside Stef. "So Lena, Jesus taught me how to skateboard today. I only fell fifteen times." We all started laughing but it was cute how proud he was. Dinner continues on and we all make our way to the den to watch a movie. I'm the last to walk in and I see Jesus and Brandon on the floor, Stef on one couch, and Mariana and Jude have went to Lena. I try not to be disappointed because right now all I want is Lena but I walk to Stef. "Hey bug, you want to cuddle with your old mom?" I smile weakly and lay down next to her. She wraps her arms around me bringing me closer and I listen to her heartbeat. She's my safety net. She's ready to catch me whenever I can't catch myself and I'm grateful. Halfway through movie I keep looking over to Lena who I find is staring back at me. I love you she mouths it to me and I smile. I turn my eyes back to the tv as Stef rubs my hair. My eyes go wide when I see a gun pop across the screen and the mans pointing it at the little girl, yelling. Logically, I know I'm safe but I can't breathe. I feel Stef go tense and I look over to see her watching as Lena gets up to head to the kitchen. She comes back a minute later with a glass of water. I take a deep breath trying to calm my nerves and look over to see the Jude and Mariana have moved to the floor and are asleep as is Brandon. I notice Jesus staring at me and then mama, and I know he's just trying to make sure we are okay. I smile when his eyes fall back on me. He flashes me a smile before looking back to the movie. I watch as someone gets shot and I close my eyes tight gripping Stef's shirt tight. She's rubbing my back and trying to keep me calm and I jump up running out the front door. I fall to the ground and I feel it. I feel when he pressed the gun into my side, and I vomit. I jump when I feel someone's hands on me. I look up to see Lena. "Hey love, its okay. Shh its okay." She wraps her arms around me and I lose it. She rocks us back and forth and that's all I feel until I'm in Stef's arms as she takes me back in the house. She takes me to their bedroom and tucks me in. All I do is stare at the wall.
Lena POV
I watch as she stares at the wall, my hearts breaking. I don't waste any time. I get in behind her and hold her. She stiffens at my touch but eventually relaxes into me, turning over burying her head into my neck. "Mama, I'm tired. I don't want to sleep though. My body hurts, I'm just tired." I listen as she cries and I eventually break down too. "Me too my love, me too." I feel Stef wrap her arms around me pulling me to her as I pull Callie into me. "I've got both of you. No one will get you. They are gone. You're safe. I love you both." We are left crying until I look up and Stef's staring at us. Callie's asleep so I move so I can hold Stef. "What are you thinking about Stef?" She takes my face and kisses me. I flinch slightly at first from the pain in my face but kiss her back. "I thought I lost both of you. I wasn't supposed to be at that house. It was luck. I got lucky that they accidentally shot the gun. I was terrified. I'm so happy y'all are safe." I kiss her and it distracts her long enough for me to talk. "Honey, we are safe and home. You got to us, it doesn't matter how or if it was luck. It matters that we are home with our family." I hold her until she falls asleep and I make my way downstairs.
Callie POV
I wake up sweating and Lena's not next to me. I run down the steps quietly and search for her. "Lena. Mama, where are you?" I walk into the kitchen and I watch as she's crying into her hands. "Mama, its okay, don't cry." I take her hands and she looks at me. "So I'm guessing we are going to have to talk about what we saw aren't we?" She smiles lightly and shakes her head. I sigh and grab some coffee and blankets for us and I head outside away from any lurking ears. I light the firepit and she joins me. "Cal, what all did you see my love?" I turn towards her and hand her her coffee. "I saw it all mama. I saw how he held you, how he touched you. I saw it all. I felt what was happening to me but my heart broke at what was happening to you. I've never wanted to kill someone so much. I didn't care about his son, I saw him hurt you and I was prepared to die to protect you. I would die to protect you or anyone else in this house." I grab her and play with it while I turn to look at the fire. "Baby I appreciate that but you could've died and I would've broke. I wouldn't have cared about what happened to me. I saw it all Callie. I saw how he would squeeze you and pull on you, I saw how scared you got. I watched as he raped and I couldn't protect you. I've never felt more useless in my entire damn life." She sits our mugs down and wraps me in her arms. "I wanted to sit with you tonight but I knew they all needed you." I say this while I move away from her, not liking how selfish I sounded. "Hey its okay. If it makes you feel better I wanted to sit with you too. But I knew you needed a moment with mom. We will be spending a lot of time together the next week or two, you fine with that?" I smile big and hug her. "I love you more than anything mama. As much I hate that you went through this, I'm glad I had you. You gave me a reason in the moment not to give up. I'm grateful for you but.. nevermind." I get up and walk over to the swing set we have in the backyard. "But what baby?" She's crouching at my knees looking at me and in this moment all I want is to cuddle like we were earlier. "Can we camp out in the living room, just us?" She smiles and takes my hand. The fires died out by now and we figured it wouldn't hurt to leave the cups out. We grab our blankets and head inside.
Lena POV
I make a makeshift bed on the floor and throw some pillows down. I lay down on the bed and I'm scared to sleep,not because of my rape but because of how I watched my daughter's. I relax when i feel her curl in next to me, it's almost painful how close she is. She's curled up and I watch how she rubs her nose. She's trying to comfort herself. "Come here love." She curls into my chest while I hug her. "Don't leave mommy, I love you." I smile but I hate that it took this to happen for us to get to this open affection. "I'll never leave you, I love you more baby." We lay there for hours neither of us saying anything but knowing we both are awake. This isn't going to be an easy recovery.
Stef POV
I wake up feeling the bed empty. The bed is empty. My immediately goes to the first and I walk downstairs to see my kids staring into the living room. "Hey wha.." I'm cut off with serious faces as they are covered in tears. I peak in to see Callie and Lena pressed tightly against each other asleep. Every light on in the room except the overhead one. I sigh and move the children into the kitchen. "So guys we need to talk about what happened to mama and Callie. They were abducted, and held hostage. They both have some bruised ribs and Callie has a small concussion. They are clearly feeling unsafe which is normal. They are latching on to each other. They only had each other for the 13 hours they were missing. If one of them looks like they want the other make room. You don't have to give up your time completely with one of them. But if mama looks like she needs to be around Cal while your with her let her. If Cal looks like she needs mama let her get to her. They heard gunshots. The people that held them were dead once we arrived. I'm not telling you this to scare you. I'm telling you this so you know. Someone or both of them, will eventually lash out. They won't mean what they say and I need you to remember that. They are still processing what they've been through. Okay? But the important thing is that you know they love you and I love you. Okay?" I receive nods and smiles as I finish talking. All the kids head upstairs besides Jesus. "Mom can we do something nice for them?" I smile at my baby boy. He might be all over the place sometimes but he has a big heart for his family. "Sure bud, like what?" He leans over and whispers causing me to smile so big. "You're a great kid you know that?" I rub his cheek and I'm filled out with pride, "Lets go take them upstairs to sleep and we will get started."