Please leave feedback. I needed a filler chapter and thought I would add a Stef/Callie moment.
Stef grabbed Callie's hand before opening the door. "Callie we are going to go inside and as a family finish talking about this."
Callie nodded before entering the house where she was greeted by Lena. "Oh Callie you scared me." She said as she pulled Callie into a hug.
"Sorry" Callie mumbled as she pulled out of Lena's embrace.
"Ok time to finish this conversation!" Stef said leading Callie into the living room.
"KIDS!" Lena yelled before making her way to the living room. Stef was sitting beside Callie, their arms linked together so Callie couldn't run.
Lena took a seat on the other side of Callie resting her hand on her knee as all the kids made their way down the stairs taking their seats.
"Now, does anyone have any questions they would like to ask?" Stef asked after everyone took their seats.
Brandon and Jesus both shook their head's no.
"Are you going to be ok?" Jude asked with worry in his voice.
Stef and Lena could both feel Callie tense up at the question. Lena patted Callie's knee to assure her everything was ok.
"Of course I will love." Stef said trying to reassure him.
Mariana took a deep breath before speaking. "Does it hurt? How do you feel?"
Callie's breathing got heavier and her face began to scrunch up like when she was about to blow up. Lena squeezed Callie's knee and Stef answered.
"No it doesn't hurt and I feel alright!" Stef said giving Mariana a smile.
Lena decided to interrupt before more questions could be asked. "Alright kids I want everyone to go get ready for bed."
Each kid made their way up the stairs to get ready for bed leaving Stef and Lena together on the couch.
"Do you think Callie is ok?" Lena asked looking up the stairs.
"I think she will be, we just need to keep an eye on her" Stef said kissing Lena's head before standing up. "I also think we should make sure they get their butts in bed" She added with a smile grabbing her wifes hand.
Lena and Stef made their way upstairs into their room to get ready for bed. Lena was laying in bed reading a book while Stef went to check on all the kids, going into Brandon's room first. "Good night B. I love you" Stef said kissing Brandon's head.
"Goodnight mom, love you too." He said getting comfortable in his bed.
Next she went into Jude and Jesus's room. "Goodnight boys time to turn off the video games." She said giving them a smile and turning off the light's before heading to the girls room.
Stef smiled watching the girls get into bed. "Good night my loves, sleep well" She said.
"Hey mom?" Mariana said patting the spot beside her bed. Stef walked over taking the seat next to her daughter before tucking her in.
"What's up?" Stef asked kissing Mariana's head.
Callie had been laying in her bed watching the ceiling trying to tune the conversation out.
"Are you going to be ok?" Mariana asked fighting back tears.
Stef shifted closer to Mariana combing her fingers through her long black hair. "Of course I am."
"I have one more question." Mariana said very hesitant on if she wanted an answer.
"Ask away." Stef said with a smile.
"What happens next?"
Before Stef got a chance to answer Callie sat up in her bed yelling. "Mariana stop asking so many fucking question, mom dies that's what happens next!" She yelled her voice was cracking as if she was trying not to cry running out of the room slamming the door behind her. She quietly closed the front door and laid in the grass letting her tears fall.
Lena heard the noise after coming into the girls room to see Mariana crying in Stef's arms with all three boys hurrying into the room.
"Stef where is Callie?" Lena asked looking around the room.
Stef took a deep breath before answering. "She got pissed that Mariana asked a question then started yelling and slammed the door."
"Boy's back to your rooms." Lena said making her way down the stairs. After looking all around downstairs Lena saw Callie through the kitchen window laying in the grass.
Lena quietly opened the door walking over to Callie. Lena could tell she was crying.
"Callie come inside" Lena said looking at her daughter. Callie ignored her as if she hadn't heard her.
"Lena may I please have a minute with Callie?" Stef asked walking towards Lena helping her off the ground.
Lena kissed Stef's lips before making her way inside.
Stef looked at Callie for a minute before laying beside her so close their hips were touching.
Tears began to fall more as Callie looked up at the stars. Stef reached and grabbed Callie's hand before speaking.
"You know, I couldn't figure out why you ran earlier or why you tensed up at the question Mariana asked in your room. I think I get it. You ran because you were scared you thought that if you weren't around you couldn't feel the pain you felt when I told you the news. You tensed up at the questions because you were scared of the answer, and I think your answer to Mariana's question was your way of telling us how you feel, but sweets that isn't how you get through this." Stef said before pausing.
Stef ran her thumb across Callie's hand. "Callie I need you to talk to me." She said looking over at her daughter. After a few minutes of silence Stef spoke again. "Talk to me!" She said a little more sternly this time getting Callie to speak.
"I ran because if I left you and mama it would hurt less than you leaving me. I didn't want to hear the questions because I don't want this to be real." Callie said before closing her eyes.
Stef laid there in silence collecting her thoughts until she could figure out what to say. "Love I will be ok. They are taking the cancer out before it forms. It is real, none of us want it to be but it is. I'm not leaving you Callie." Stef said squeezing her daughters hand.
Callie nodded her head reluctantly before turning to look at Stef. "What if you do die?"
Stef's heart broke she could see how scared her daughter was, she knew nothing she said could take that thought away. "Callie love I am having a surgery to remove my breasts to keep that from happening. That's what we didn't get the chance to talk about."
Callie wiped her eyes as Stef stood up. "Now get up and go to bed."
Stef reached her hand out holding it out for Callie helping her off the ground. They both headed inside and went to bed.