Baby Be Mine—Mother—Missing.
SPOILER ALERT MISSING SCENE….
AN- Last night's episode was beyond amazing, and seriously one of the most heart breaking episodes. They did it so well. I can't imagine doing it any different.
I just thought there were scenes that could have happened but they left them up to the viewer's imagination.
The mom's and Callie's relationship really intrigues me. SO I did a missing… I know there could be a missing scene for ever child in this family, but I am just drawn to Callie and the moms.
The Fosters
Callie curled up in a tiny hospital chair closing her eyes trying to take in the little bit of quiet she'd found momentarily.
Dana had gathered up all the kids and had taken them to a nice little restaurant close to the hospital. She wanted to them have decent food, not hospital junk. Callie had refused to go. Claiming she wasn't hungry and just wanted to rest in the waiting room. She added she had a headache for good measure and had curled up in a chair. Dana just didn't have it in her to push her. She left her sending Stef a quick text letting her know that Callie was still in the waiting room. She'd promised to not move from her chair.
Stef had been just sitting with Lena holding her in arms. The day had been long. Painful, horrific and the two had just needed to be together. When the text had come from Dana.
"Stubborn" She said to herself glancing at the phone.
"Hmm?" Lena asked without opening her eyes.
"Your mom took the kids to get something to eat."
Lena nodded "Good, they're probably hungry. I hope she is getting them something healthy."
Stef nodded as wiped a lone tear away from Lena's cheek "When they get back, I want to see them. I want them to see that I am alright. Tell them goodnight before I send them home."
Stef nodded "That's what you're mom and I were kind of hoping you'd say. We told the kids they could see you after dinner."
"Which one of them is being stubborn? Mariana or Jude?" She asked tiredly and winced in pain as she moved wrong. "I know you said he talked, but he still will probably be selective for a little bit. Getting him to order food could be hard. Mariana is probably close to a meltdown. I should have seen them before they left. It would have made it easier on my mom."
"No, love those two are doing okay. They are worried about their mama not going to lie. They are sad about their and they are processing but they are not being stubborn."
Lena opened her eyes "Who?"
"Callie."
"Callie?" Lena winced again trying to get comfortable "Really? When you were shot she was my easiest child. She took care of things without asking. She made sure everyone was running right. Making sure I had everything I needed."
"She's doing all of those things" Stef assured her "She's always others needs first. However she is in the waiting room right now. She refused to go with your mom. She said she wasn't hungry and her head hurt."
"Go get her" Lena pointed as she wiped her face with her hands "I don't want her alone in the waiting room."
"Are you sure, love?" Stef asked "She's probably fine. I'll make her eat before she leaves the hospital."
"I don't want her alone" Lena shook her head.
"Honey, she may want to be alone." Stef said softly
"I don't want her out there alone Stef" Lena said with big eyes "Please go get her.
Stef nodded and kissed Lena wiping away another tear "You're sure?"
Lena sighed "Stef please, she's one of my babies…"
Stef left it at that and slipped out of the room heading to the waiting room quickly.
"You know, Callie you have to eat." Stef said announcing herself as she entered the waiting room to find her daughter curled up in a chair watching whatever was playing on the small TV in the corner that some child had put on.
Callie sat up better in her chair and shrugged "I am not hungry Stef."
"Doesn't matter, you need to eat. Even if you don't feel like it."
Callie narrowed her eyes at Stef "When did you last eat?"
Stef opened her mouth to argue but found she didn't have a valid arguing point.
"Are you okay?" Callie asked quietly after a few seconds of silence.
Stef turned and looked to her daughter and then shook her head. "No, honestly Okay is not what I am."
Callie nodded and slipped her hand into Stef's and squeezed it appreciating that Stef wasn't lying like adults tend to with kids.
"You lost, your baby too" She whispered "And you could have lost Lena, you must have been so scared"
Stef pulled on Callie's arm getting her to stand up then she pulled her to her pulling her down on her lap. Wrapping her arms around her tightly resting her chin on Callie's shoulder. "Just in case, I haven't said this to you lately. I love you baby."
"You say it to me all the time" Callie said quietly "And at it first, it was really hard for me to hear" She admitted "I didn't think anyone could love me. You still said it, when I shrugged it off and then I noticed not only did you tell me you loved me. You showed me in too many ways to count."
Stef kissed her cheek.
"I love you too" Callie said quietly as she leaned into Stef for a few seconds.
"Alright, mama wants you" Stef said after she realized it had been a few minutes and they needed to get back to Lena.
Callie raised her eyebrow but obediently climbed off of Stef's lap. "She wants me?"
Stef nodded "She found out you didn't go to dinner with the gang, so she wants you in with her."
"Oh, but I am okay being out here by myself" Callie shrugged as she sat back down in her own chair. Truth was until she saw Lena with her own eyes and saw that she was okay she wasn't leaving the waiting room. She knew what it felt like to lose a mom. When Stef was shot it had been scary of course, and Callie had feared that she and Jude would be sent away from a good home, but her walls had been up higher then. They weren't ever intended to stay. However now… Now was different, Jude was legally their child and both Stef and Lena were fighting with everything they had to make Callie's legally theirs too. She was one of her moms. Even if she hadn't officially called her mom she was her mom.
Stef shook her head "Mama, wants you. I am not going back into that room without you. I have my orders."
"But, I'll…" She started to argue but saw the look on Stef's face and got back to her feet sliding her hands into her jean pockets. K. Um is there anything?"
"She looks tired" Stef explained "And she's got wires hooked up all over her. They are just monitoring her. She is sore but she's really okay. Seeing her is going to seem a lot less scary then the first time you saw me after I was shot."
"I didn't see you when the others did" Callie mumbled "I am sorry! I should have."
"Oh sweetheart" Stef shook her head stopping the girl "Baby, don't beat yourself up. You saw me. You helped mama take care of me."
"You knew?"
Stef winked "I know all, now get your butt in there and say hi to your mama."
Callie nodded and allowed Stef to push the door open and slipped in timidly.
Lena didn't open her eyes but smiled slightly "I was wondering when you two would get back here."
Stef smiled "Yeah, sorry Callie and I were talking and she brought up a good point. I haven't eaten anything in a while either. So I am going to run down stairs and get two salads. You want anything babe?" She asked Lena.
Lena shook her head "No, thank you."
"Salad okay Callie?"
Callie nodded she never gave them a hard time about food. She was just always thankful to have it.
"Want to share some fries and a piece of cake with me?" Stef asked wiggling her eyebrows up and down getting Callie to giggle and nod as Lena opened her eyes just roll them. "Feeding my baby junk."
Stef shrugged "Only half junk, and I am eating the other half."
"Better go, before I change my mind" Lena warned as she finally took in the sight of Callie who was standing awkwardly in the middle of the room not sure what to do.
"Grab that chair" She pointed "bring it close"
Callie did as she instructed as Stef watched by the door for a moment to make sure they were settled before she left.
Lena held out her hand once Callie was seated in the chair and waited for Callie to take it. She watched as Callie hesitated. "You're not going to hurt me, by holding my hand. In fact I could move over in the bed and you could sit beside me, that wouldn't hurt me."
Callie pulled the chair as close to the bed as she could then curled up legs and sat on them taking Lena's hand letting it rest comfortably on her legs.
Lena's fingers intertwined with Callie and she squeezed "HI, sweetheart."
"Hi"
Stef smiled at the two and nodded progress was just made. She winked at Lena before leaving the room to go get dinner.
"I am not the best company right now" Lena yawned
"It's okay" Callie said softly staring at her hand her fingers intertwined with Lena's. It just looked and felt right. As if Lena's hand been molded to hold hers. It didn't feel weird. It reminded her of when she was little and she used to hold her mother's hand.
"Are you doing okay sweetheart?" Lena asked after a second.
Callie nodded her eyes still on their fingers. "Jude talked."
"That's what mom said, good job Callie. You got through to him."
Callie shrugged as she studied their fingers. She wanted to take a picture. She wanted to remember this moment.
Lena's eyes were closed again so Callie slowly worked her cell phone out of her pocket.
Lena opened her eyes and Callie put her phone down quickly "I was checking what time it was."
"Late?"
Callie nodded "Seven"
"Visiting hours end at nine. I should have time to see all my kids."
Callie nodded "Yeah, Gram should be back shortly they've been gone for almost an hour."
Lena closed her eyes again and Callie was able to grab her phone this time and get the camera up. Thankful Lena's IVS were in her other hand. The picture of their hands intertwined looked right. She snapped the picture and smiled at the screen. She'd edit it later, but now she had this moment forever captured.
Lena had sensed Callie was up to something and kept her eyes mostly closed. Once the phone was away and she realized the picture was taken she opened her eyes again.
"Sweetheart, you never told me how you were."
Callie shrugged "Fine, really. Jude talked and now I am seeing you."
"I scared you" Lena commented not questioned and Callie only shrugged.
"I am going to be okay Callie" She looked at her "This is going to be hard, I won't lie and I don't know how it's going to look, but I am not going anywhere."
Callie nodded "I know."
"We'll get through this."
Callie looked up at her big eyes filling with tears "I am so sorry. I don't know what to say. I…"
Lena rubbed circles on her hand "Saying that is perfect baby."
Callie brought Lena's hand up and kissed it. "I love you." She paused as her heart rate beat faster inside of her chest. "Mama" She added very quietly. Lena almost had to strain to hear it, but she heard it. Callie called her mama.
As heavy and pain filled her heart was feeling in that moment, that title from the teen girl sitting in front of her made her heart leap just a little. This kid did need her. This kid was calling for her. This kid needed her mom and that was her."
"I love you too." Lena squeezed her hand "More then you'll ever know or maybe understand, but you're my little girl and I love you."
"Not that little" Callie smiled
As Lena smiled she understood now what her mother must see when she looked at her. It didn't matter how big the child actually was in the eyes of the mother they still saw a child. Their child. Lena's heart was breaking for her loss but it was also aching to see four other little faces. She needed her children.
"My loves" Stef greeted "I got dinner for us Sweets" She said using a tray in Lena's room to spread it out "And.." She smiled at Lena while handing Callie a salad container and a fork. "I happened to pass four adorable kids on my way in who are claiming to be ours. Do we have adorable children?"
Lena smiled tiredly and squeezed Callie's hand "Eat your dinner honey." She then let go
"Please send them in now" Lena asked while Stef scarfed a handful of fries suddenly realizing how hungry she was.
"On it' She said with her mouth full as she opened the door and nodded with her head.
Lena watched as her kids and her mom came quickly into the room. All rushing to greet her. To touch her. To hug her. She noticed out of the corner of her eye Callie pushed the chair back and slipped out allowing more room for the other kids to get in around Lena as she took her salad and joined Stef on another chair sitting on the arm.
Stef swallowed a bite of her salad and looked up at Callie and winked.
Callie smiled and leaned over and stole a crouton from Stef's salad with a giggle as Stef shook her head "Kids have lost fingers for that sweets" She warned.
Lena who had Jude and Mariana tucked in close smiled over their heads watching Stef and Callie's interactions before turning her focus back to the four kids in front of her who were all talking at once but for them very quietly as they were trying to be respectful that Lena just might not be feeling well.
Dana stood behind Stef running her fingers through the blonde's hair watching her daughter interact with the four teens around her, while Callie and Stef whispered back and forth.
It was an interesting feeling, having her heart ache for her daughter, ache for the loss of her youngest grandchild but having it so full to see the amount of love that was in this room. This family had a long road ahead that much was obvious, but with the amount of love the family was built around. Dana knew with out a shadow of a doubt this family would make it, and would be even stronger than before.