So.. I know I have hella stories but when you have a thought you have to run with it so I did. Don't hate me, just enjoy:)
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Stef stands at their bed looking down into the two large suitcases, with her hands on her hips and a small pout on her face. She bites the inside of her cheek and looks behind her in the dresser. As she starts rummaging through her dresser, Lena walks into the room with a basket of clean clothes.
"I really really think we should revisit the moving conversation." Lena says dumping the clothes on the bed and Stef holds up her badge in triumph.
"I threw it in there on accident." Stef says putting it on the side table.
"Stef." Lena brings her attention back and Stef looks at her. Lena raises an eyebrow and Stef stares at her for a few seconds before taking in a breath.
"Honey, I would love to be able to see out our window, but we can't right now. This trip to your parents is a chance to take our minds off the financials and spend time with our kids. You know those cute little humans I carried for eight months." Stef takes a shirt from the pile and starts folding.
"But are we sure we want to drive all the way to my parents?" Lena asks. "Those cute little humans you just mentioned, they aren't the greatest when it comes to sitting still for long periods of time. Especially the boy." Lena says as she watches Stef close their suitcase and looks over at the twins suit case.
"I think it will be fun." Stef walks over to their closet and takes out two jackets. One purple and one blue.
"The last time you said that, they ate so much junk food, Caleb was sick for two days." Lena watches Stef organize the suitcase by day and weather.
"Lena, honey, I know you hate junk food but that wasn't why he was sick. He was just sick, there is a lot of germs at amusement parks, and also we went on the water ride." Stef folds up a tiny sweatshirt and puts it aside.
"In November." Lena says and Stef looks up at her and smiles.
"But that isn't going to set the tone for this trip. It is going to be fun. Callie and Caleb are going to love being around their cousins, we are going to be around other adults, it will be fun." Stef makes her way around the bed and Lena just stands their as Stef wraps her arms around her with a big smile.
"It's going to be a disaster isn't it?"
"Yea probably." Stef says, still in her optimistic voice.
"Why can't my parents just accept that my brother and I don't get along. And my sister... Well that's a completely different story." Lena moves out of Stef's arms and walks to their bathroom.
"Just think positive." Stef says turning to watch her.
"I'm positive that it's going to be a disaster." Lena closes the bathroom door and Stef sighs and turns back to the suitcases.
"I will just handle this then?" Stef calls out and is answered by the shower turning on.
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It's 4 am when the alarm clock on Stef's phone starts to go off. Stef groans at the sudden intrusion of her sleep, but Lena just rolls over and allows herself to fall back asleep. Stef sits up and rubs her eyes before getting up and dragging herself up to take a shower. She stands under the hot water, hoping it would clear the sleep fog enough for her to get coffee started and her wife up.. They had a long drive ahead of them, and it's only going feel longer if she has not only a grumpy wife, but two grumpy kids as well. With Lena and the kids showered last night, Stef figured letting them sleep in would be in her favor. But waking Lena up with no coffee and as early as it was, it was bound to be a very long morning.
"I should wake her when coffee is done." Stef mumbles to her self as she climbs out the shower. She reaches for her towel and wraps it around herself. She quickly changed into a comfortable pair of jeans and a t-shirt, and combed out her hair. When she stepped out the bathroom, the lump that was formerly her wife was gone from the bed and the smell of coffee confirmed Stef's assumptions on where her wife went while she was showering. Stef walked from the back of their tiny three bedroom home to peak into both of her children's room before making her way into the kitchen.
"Hello my love." Stef greets quietly. Lena acknowledges Stef without moving from her spot at the kitchen table. Leaning forward in her seat, her elbow on the table and her head resting in her hand, her eyes closed, Lena looked like she forced herself from bed and is regretting her decision.
"How much time do I have?" Lena asks as Stef waits by the coffee maker.
"If you're talking about until we need to be in the car, you have 45 minutes." Stef reports looking up at the kitchen clock.
When it came to organization of family trips, Stef was usually the one in charge. She was always on top of everything. Snacks, entertainment, designated stops, if they had to, hotel and sleeping arrangements. Lena on the other hand, enjoys planning them until they get passed a certain amount of days.
"I'm going to wake them after I bring our bags to the car." Stef informs Lena who just sips at her coffee.
"Lena, being in a bad mood about this trip, isn't going to make it more enjoyable. It's spring break, we have a week with our kids to just enjoy it. We haven't had time with our kids since Christmas." Stef kisses Lena's head before picking up her coffee cup. "Just food for thought."
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"Hey buddy." Stef whispers as she picks Caleb up from his bed. "I know it's early but I promise you can sleep in the car." Caleb starts to whine and Stef shushes him as she starts changing him out of pajamas and in to sweats and a sweatshirt.
"Do you want shoes now?" Stef whispers to him as he lays back against his bed.
"No..." Caleb whines rubbing his eyes and Stef sighs as she puts socks on his feet.
"I will take him." Lena says as she walks into the room with a sleeping Callie.
"She went back down?" Stef whispers as she stands up and takes Callie from her wife. Lena nods and bends down to finish dressing Caleb.
"Pretty quickly." Lena whispers putting a hat on Caleb and scooping him up.
"Ok, bags, snacks, blankets, pillows, toy bag, kids." Stef lists off as they stand in the middle of Caleb's dark room.
"I think we have everything." Lena says as she rocks side to side trying to get her three year old back to sleep.
"We should try them on the potty.." Stef whispers as she shifts the blanket over Callie's head.
"They should be fine with pull-ups until they wake up." Lena picks up Caleb's blanket from the bed and follows Stef as she walks from the back of the house to the front and out the door. They are able to get both kids into their car seats without waking them and Stef turns on the car to turn on the heat.
"I'm going to lock up." Stef says as Lena gets comfortable in the passengers seat. As Stef walks into the house to check locks, Lena turns to look at her sleeping children.
"We can do this." She whispers before turning back in her seat. Stef comes back outside after locking up and hands Lena her coffee cup.
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Two hours into their drive and the sun was starting to come up. Stef looks over at her sleeping wife and then back at her sleeping children. Stef loves her family very much. She loved walking into the house and hearing Callie and Caleb playing, or Lena dancing around the kitchen with their children as she cooked. The warmth Lena and children brought to her home and her life was overwhelming. Sometimes at night, when she can't sleep, watches Lena or the children sleep. It brings her so much peace, and the overwhelming love she feels for them, seems to intensify. She looks back over at Lena before looking in the back to see Caleb moving around. She smiles and looks back at the road.
"Hi there." Stef says as she looks into her rear view mirror. She sees her son peaking up at her.
"Hi mommy." Caleb whispers and Stef smiles.
"Mama and Callie are still sleeping, do you want a snack?" Stef asks as she looks back at the freeway.
"No tanks you." Caleb whispers taking off his hat.
"Do you have to potty?" Stef asks and Caleb nods his head.
"Next stop I see." Stef says looking back at him.
"Ok." Caleb whispers laying his head back against his car seat and looking out the window.
"Are you excited to see grandma and grandpa?" Stef asks and Caleb nods his head and looks back at her.
"Me too.." Stef says as she pulls on to an exit and finds a rest stop ahead. She pulls into the rest stop and Caleb looks at all the different trucks, fascinated by their size.
"Wow." Caleb whispers and Stef looks back at him with a smile.
"Better than your toys?" Stef asks and Caleb just stares. His new thing has been trucks, and Lena was very happy it wasn't Spider-Man or any other super hero, though they could see his likes changing since he started school.
"Alright handsome man." Stef says unbuckling herself and climbing out of their SUV. She walks around the car and opens Caleb's door. She smiles at him and takes his blanket off of his lap and reveals his tiny feet with no socks.
"Hey! Where did your socks go!" Stef smiles and reaches in Caleb's car seat to tickle him. The little boys giggles is enough to wake Lena.
"Put those socks on!" Stef growls playfully and Caleb giggles loudly when Stef kisses his feet. Lena watches with a smile as Caleb tangles his fingers in Stef's hair as he giggles loudly. Stef is able to slip on the boys socks and shoes before pulling away and seeing her wife's gleaming eyes.
"Hi." Stef smiles and Lena waves. Stef unbuckles Caleb and hands him to Lena when she notices Callie peaking up at her.
"Hi Mr. Man." Lena smiles shifting Caleb on her lap so he is facing her. Caleb places both hands on her cheeks and Lena smiles at him and puckers her lips.
"Give me kisses." Lena says and Caleb kisses her and then hugs her as he buries his hands in her hair.
"Hi princess." Stef says opening Callie's door and looking in her care seat. "You ready to stretch and go potty?" Stef asks and receives a small nod as Callie kicks her blanket off and Stef puts her shoes on before taking her out the car seat.
"Alright." Stef says opening the trunk with Callie on her hip.
"Stand for a minute love." Stef sets Callie down and pulls out a backpack. She shuts the trunk and slings the backpack on her shoulder. She then picks Callie back up and walks over to the passenger side.
"That's my nose." Lena pretends to take Caleb's nose and that earns a giggle from the boy.
"Mine!" Caleb pretends to take it from her hands. Lena smiles and looks up at Stef who hands her Caleb's underwear and a set of day clothes.
"Let's change you." Lena opens the passenger door and gets out with Caleb. Stef locks the SUV and walks towards the bathroom with Lena behind her. Lena finishes changing Callie and herself first, and Lena takes Caleb after Stef is done changing him. Lena gives the twins some time to run around and stretch, knowing the trip ahead was going to be difficult. She takes out her camera and takes pictures of the two roaming around and exploring different things. She snaps a few good pictures before Caleb catches her ear.
"Callie look!" Caleb points to a bug climbing over a rock and Callie walks over to touch it.
"No, no!" Lena quickly walks over and picks up her daughter.
"No bugs." Lena sticks out her hand for Caleb to take and she walks them over to the car as Stef changes in the bathroom. Lena places Callie in her car seat first, strapping her in, and then walks over to strap Caleb in his car seat.
"I'm hungry." Callie whines and Lena looks at her as she gets in the car.
"I know baby, mommy plans to stop to get food." Lena tells her.
"Mommy can we look at the trucks please!" Caleb tries to sit forward in his seat and look out his window.
"You have to ask mom." Lena says and hands them their water bottles and a tiny bag of dried fruit.
Stef walks over to the SUV and puts the bag in the back before walking over to the drivers side and getting in.
"Mommy, can we look at the trucks please?" Caleb asks swinging his feet.
"We can drive by them but we can't stop." Stef says looking back at her son who is opening his bag of fruit.
"Ok." He says shoving a handful in his mouth. Stef laughs and starts the car. She pulls out and drives out the way she came, passing the trucks a little more slowly as Caleb gazes up at them in amazement.
"Whoa..." Caleb gasps, and Lena couldn't help but to take a picture. When she finishes taking the picture she closes the camera and puts it back in its case. It was a Christmas gift from Stef, and she was dying to get a good camera to take pictures of the kids with, because storage on her phone wouldn't allow for all the pictures she took of them, so Stef bought her a camera that she quickly filled with pictures of Callie and Caleb. Some were already hanging in the house. Stef was very surprised at how well her wife took pictures. Stef pulls back on to the freeway and soon the kids where in their own world with their iPads and headphones. Stef turned the radio on so they could eat it but it wasn't overwhelming them as they carried on a conversation that for once wasn't about kids, money, or work. Lena's phone starts to vibrate and Stef looks at her when she makes a face. Lena shows her the phone and Stef couldn't help but to laugh and look back at the road.
"Hi mom." Lena says as FaceTime connects and Stef turns down the radio. Callie and Caleb were consumed in the iPads on their laps and didn't even look up.
"Hi! We are so excited!" Dana says moving the camera back so she can see Stuart.
"We are too." Lena moves the phone to the side so they can see Stef driving.
"Hi Stef! Oh we are just so excited. I can't wait to hold my grand babies!" Dana squeals and Lena couldn't help but chuckle. Her mom did in fact make a better grandmother than she did mother.
"Are they sleeping?" Dana asks and Lena shakes her head.
"No. Callie is watching Frozen and Caleb is playing something." Lena raises the phone so Dana could see the kids in the back.
"Say hi." Lena says and both kids look up at the phone.
"Hi Grandma!" They wave and Dana waves back.
"Hi babies! I'm so excited!" The kids look down at their iPads and Lena brings the phone down and looks at her mom.
"I never understood why you got them those things Lena, they won't even look up." Dana starts to fuss about the iPads and all Lena could do is look at Stef in irritation. Stef just suppresses a smile and keeps driving, avoiding any eye contact with her wife.
"Ok mom, well we are about to stop to eat I will text you when we cross over into Arizona." Lena says and Dana agrees before hanging up.
"Anything and everything I do, no matter what, I get a lecture." Lena groans and Stef can only reach over and rub her wife's back in support.
"Let's eat something, yes?" Stef says pulling onto an exit and starts looking around for something to eat. After finding a small breakfast restaurant, the family parks and Lena gets Callie out and Stef gets Caleb. Having twins was difficult, and neither one of them ever denied that, but it was easier with their twins. They were pretty easy going babies, and even in their terrible twos, they weren't too terrible.
"Here mommy!" Callie reaches over and hands Stef a sugar packet. They were seated as soon as they stepped in, and looking around at their surroundings, they could understand why. There wasn't a lot around here, and the only people in the small restaurant were what seemed like locals. Thy looked comfortable here and by the looks of it, they plan to stay for a while.
"Thank you my love. What are you having?" Stef rips open the sugar packet and pours it in her coffee.
"Pancakes." Callie says coloring on her menu and Stef looks over to Lena who is helping Caleb pick his meal before letting him color.
"Waffles." Caleb points to the picture and Lena nods her head and lists off sides.
The twins were very different. Callie always knew what she wanted. She knew what she liked and she rarely came out of that. She was the pickiest eater out of the two of them. Caleb on the other the other hand, liked to know his options. He wasn't afraid to step out and try something new. Both twins were fearless, they were born that way. They were happy babies. Always smiling and giggling. That's how they know when something is wrong with them. Their smiles are not as bright and they don't find anything funny. Not even Stef's silly voices. Not that it was hard to make them laugh. They just turned three in October and everyone was surprised how well they handled large groups of people. Truth is they hang around the precinct sometimes after day care and it drives Lena nuts, and she can't wait until next month when they start preschool and the after school program, at Isabelle Jackson elementary. Currently Lena is a teacher there, and she can't wait to have her kids with her.
"Milk or orange juice?" Lena asks and Caleb looks over at his sister.
"I'm having milk." Callie says looking up from her coloring.
"Orange juice." Caleb looks at Lena and both the moms smile. They have done this since they were able to eat on their own. They would get completely different things, drink half, and then switch. It was something they loved doing. Even with their lunches. Stef got in trouble for giving half turkey and half PB&J for lunch instead of letting them trade their halves. Since then she has let the lunch making up to Lena.
After a messy breakfast, and two trips to the bathroom, and three changes of clothes, it's back on the road. Stef had calculated that with an overnight stay at a hotel, they may be able to make it by tomorrow night. The kids weren't complaining to much. With their iPads and car chargers they were pretty much quiet until they wanted a snack or needed to stretch their legs, which left the moms to actually have a conversation. Stef enjoyed the feeling of her partners hand touching her in a endearing way or brushing against her teasingly. She loved to hear her laugh and she loved to be the cause of that laughter. Lena continues to play with Stef's hand over the arm rest of the SUV. She feels relaxed and she can tell Stef is to. It has been 3 months since she has been anywhere near her wife sexually, and seeing Stef like this, relaxed and easy going, and seeing her with the twins this morning, it did nothing to dull the ache between her legs. She knows Stef, and she knows that Stef would never do anything with her under her parents roof, so she plans on getting Stef somewhere that wasn't under her parents roof and make love to her. She just hopes Stef is taking her hints.
"Look." Stef says intruding Lena's thoughts. Lena turns and see both twins knocked out in their car seats with their iPads hanging loosely from their finger tips.
"Poor babies got up so early." Lena snaps a picture with her phone and sets it down before looking back at Stef.
"We are so lucky Stef. We are lucky to have this life." Lena says and Stef looks over at her for a second before looking back at the road.
"I wouldn't want anything else." Stef says honesty and Lena smiles. Stef was engaged to Mike when they met. Stef was 3 weeks pregnant and being pushed towards a marriage she wasn't even ready for and then she met Lena. Lena put everything in perspective and Stef knew the life she was about to enter was not what she wanted. Stef was able to stand up to her father and say no to Mike. She promised to let Mike be as involved as he wanted to be in the baby's life. But, Stef unfortunately, at 4 months, was making a routine stop at work one day, and was attacked by the suspect. She lost the baby and it broke Lena's heart to see the guilt Stef carried with her. When Stef and Lena decided to try for a baby, Lena could see in Stef's eyes she wanted to carry so Lena convinced her to do it. A few months later, Stef was pregnant and she went on desk duty almost immediately after she found out. She carried to 8 months and gave birth to Callie Marie Foster weighing in at 5'8 oz and Caleb Ethan Foster weighing in at 5'10 oz. Stef was very happy with the life she had, and looking back at her sleeping babies, made her heart grow.
"So I was thinking.." Lena said as they continue down the freeway.
"You were?" Stef says and Lena smiles and laughs a little.
"Stef..."
"Ok, ok." Stef smiles her best smile and Lena rubs her hand down Stef arm.
"While we are on vacation, I figured you and I could get some alone time.." Lena says and she feels Stef tense a little under her hand.
"Lena your parents house..."
"Not in their house." Lena cuts off. She knows Stef like the back of her hand. "I need you Stef." Lena whimpers and Stef whips her head towards Lena whose bottom lip is sticking out.
"Oh come on, not the face.." Stef looks back at the road and then back at Lena.
"Lena Adams!" Stef looks back at the road and she feels Lena's hand on the back of her neck.
"I can't believe I have to beg. You Stef Foster, as I recall, had an unbearable libido when you were pregnant." Lena whispers her voice dropping seductively. She places a kiss against Stef ear and smiles when Stef's breath hitches.
"You weren't complaining." Stef chokes out and Lena smiles sitting back in her seat.
"Who could, you were so sexy in your see through-"
"Mommy." Callie's voice cuts through the sexual tension Lena was creating and Lena couldn't suppress a tiny frustrated moan that escaped her lips.
"Yes my love." Stef shoots an amused look towards Lena an then looks at Callie through the rear view mirror.
"Get out pwease." Callie sets her iPad on the seat next to her and stretches.
"We are going to very soon ok? We are going to stop for the night and go see the Grand Canyon!" Lena says and Callie just shrugs her shoulders.
"Wake Caleb." Callie says and Lena shakes her head.
"No thank you. Do you want to play eye spy?" Lena asks and Callie nods her head and looks out her window.
With a game of eye spy between Lena and Callie happening it gave Stef a minute to think. She has never seen Lena so sexually aggressive. It couldn't have been that long... Right?
Stef starts to count back the days, recounting as much as she could and by the look of things, she was realizing just how long it actually was. Between jobs, kids, and everything involving having two kids, it just didn't dawn in Stef how long it actually had been. Maybe this vacation time they did need to steal some alone time.
"Stef." Lena's voice pulls Stef from her thoughts and she is fully aware that the car was one kid louder than when she started thinking. She looks in her rear view to see Caleb wide awake and participating in the game.
"We should stop soon, find a hotel, get settled in, eat." Lena says eyeing Stef suspiciously. Stef realized she was in her own little thought bubble for well over an hour.
"Yea of course." Stef says as she smiles and pulls her sunglasses up off her face and in her head.
"Ok new game. Whoever finds the next sign with hotels and food, gets to choose dinner." Stef says and the car immediately gets silent. Both kids focusing on their surroundings, studying each sign trying to win. Lena participated but couldn't help to sneak pictures of the unhappy focused three year olds. Lena knew that this agreement meant fast food no matter which twin won, but she was just happy to have her kids happy.
After a thirty minute search, they found a hotel and checked in. Having to wait a couple hours, with Callie being the winner, they picked up Carl's Jr, and made their way to the Grand Canyon. Eating french fries and looking over the beautiful landscape that was the Grand Canyon, made for a beautiful evening for the young family. Callie and Caleb happily ran around playing and laughing while Stef and Lena watched with a careful eye but staying as relaxed as they could. After it started to get dark, the family returned to the hotel where they took in only necessary clothes for the evening and morning and showered for bed. The kids had some energy left from their naps, so the moms allowed them to watch hotel TV for a few minutes while they changed and showered for bed. After changing, the moms got both kids to settle in between them on the queen size mattress and they turned the tv to low and found a cooking channel. As Stef held Callie and Lena cuddled Caleb, Lena couldn't help but to remember the day they found out there was two.
Flashback:
Stef is standing in their bathroom, looking at the full length mirror on the closet door. She stands sideways, and then she stands facing. She rotates stances until she hears Lena's footsteps behind her.
"Does my belly look weird?" Stef asks poking at it lightly.
"Stef you're pregnant, define weird." Lena laughs as she pulls on her shoes.
"Like... I don't know. Weird." Stef looks at Lena who is just staring at her lovingly.
"Oh Lena.."
"You look beautiful." Lena says with a smile and Stef feels her face burn with tears as she wipes them off in a haste.
"Stupid hormones." Lena kisses Stef on the cheek and holds her from behind looking in the mirror.
"I can't believe we are going to be moms." Lena's hands travel to Stef's belly and Stef smiles.
"Believe it." Stef kisses Lena and steps out of her embrace.
"Come on we are going to be late." Stef pulls on a shirt that compliments her belly and grabs her keys and phone. They gather their keys and climb into the car to make it to the doctors appointment. They both decided that they wanted to sex to be a surprise. Though it was more Lena than Stef that requested it be a surprise. When they make it to the doctors office, Stef checks in while Lena settles in a chair and finds a magazine. Stef soon joins Lena and rests her head on Lena's shoulder and reads the magazine with her.
"Stefanie?" The nurse comes out a few minutes later, and both woman stand up and make it to the exam room. The ultra sound went well, tears and heartbeat could be heard from their room. After the ultrasound the ultrasound tech asked them to stay behind and let the doctor talk to them. Instantly fear entered their bodies as they waited for the doctor to come back.
"Lena, Stef." The doctor smiles and both woman sit a little straighter.
"Is everything ok?" Lena asks and the doctor nods.
"Oh yes we just wanted to look at the little guy one more time." They doctor says.
"It's a boy? Sports and super heroes." Lena says looking at Stef excitedly.
"No." The doctor smiles.
"So it's a girl? She's not dating until she's thirty!" Stef looks at Lena who shakes her head, eyes shining.
"No." The doctor says again laughing.
"What's left?" Stef says looking at the doctor.
"I'm not telling you guys the sex, I just wanted to tell you guys personally that the babies are perfect." The doctor says and Stef gets up.
"Perfect, hear that love the babies are ok." Stef walks out the room but Lena sits there, her eyes wide and her mouth gaping.
"Did you... Say babies?" Lena asks and right after Stef walks back into the room.
"Did she says babies?" Stef asks and the doctor laughs at them.
"Yes, you are having twins." The doctor laughs and Stef clasps a hand on Lena's shoulder.
"Oh.." Stef presses a hand against her stomach.
"Babies." Lena looks up at Stef, tears in her eyes and a smile on her face.
"Babies." Stef repeats and Lena stands up and brings Stef into a loving kiss.
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"My babies." Stef kisses Callie's head as the twins snuggle between the moms in the small hotel bed.
"Our perfect babies." Lena kisses Caleb's head brushes some wet hair from his head.
"I would follow you anywhere Stefanie Foster, even to my moms." Lena says and Stef laughs.
"It is going to be a good trip." Stef says and Lena nods.
"Anywhere with you and my babies is a good thing." Lena reaches over and brushes her hand against Callie's face.
"Tomorrow we start again?" Stef says and Lena nods.
"Tomorrow." Lena smiles and Stef clicks off the light at their bed side and darkness washes over the room. Tomorrow will bring another adventure.
But how well will this adventure go?
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Thoughts! I know, I have sooo many stories and I'm spread thin as it is but I had to get this out here. The people that follow me on Twitter wanted me to post it, so I did and I just want thoughts. So review!