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'Starting compressions'

Stef tried to get close enough to see where her daughter was, but the lifeguards instructed her to stay back.

"Ma'am please. Let us do our job."

"Can you at least tell me what is happening?" Stef asked in a desperate yell. She needed to know whether or not her daughter was breathing at the moment.

Suddenly, Stef heard sputtering of water and a violent cough and heavy breathing. She cupped her hands around her mouth as she peered behind a lifeguard and saw her daughter coughing up water.

"Callie!" She called out- hoping that she would now be able to go to her daughter.

As Stef started to push through, the lifeguard once again stopped her. "I'm sorry but..." He began before Stef snapped back.

"I need to be with my daughter!" She knew it wasn't his doing, it was policy to make sure she was alright, but that didn't change the urgency of seeing and feeling for herself that the girl was alright.

With a sad smile and a nod, the lifeguard proceeded with his original statement. "I know, but we have to take her to the medical office for a routine check. You are more than welcome to be there with her. Follow me." He knew that the woman was simply frightened about her child and didn't take the harshness of Stef's voice to heart.

Stef nodded and was about to turn to follow the man, but was stopped by the sound of her own name being called from behind her. She turned around and saw a frantic Lena quickly making her way towards her, followed closely by the rest of her children.

"Brandon said he saw Callie being pulled from the water! Stef what happened?!" Lena asked frantically as she tried to look around for her daughter.

Stef looked at all of the frightened faces in front of her, but knew she needed to be with Callie.

"She's alright, love. Just a little scare. They have to do a routine follow up..." She started as she looked at her children and then at Lena, trying to communicate to her that Lena needed to keep the other kids occupied while she sorted everything out.

Lena, knowing her wife like the back of her hand, understood and nodded. However, before she turned, she pulled her wife in for a hug and asked "You're positive she's alright?"

Stef nodded. "I saw her, she's gonna be a little shaken up, but otherwise she should be fine." She whispered as the two embraced.

Lena nodded back and pulled herself together as Stef winked at her children and took off after her daughter.

"What happened to Callie? Is she gonna be ok?" Jude asked in a small voice.

Lena pulled the boy into one side and reached out for Mariana, who had her arms wrapped around herself, and pulled her into the other side, kissing both of their heads. "She's gonna be just fine, my loves. Mom is with her." She responded as she began to lead them back towards their chairs and towels. She knew that her youngest two would most likely not even bother getting back into the water and that she should start packing up while they had some time.

Stef quickly caught up to the stretcher as the lifeguards carried a disoriented Callie to the medical office, which, thankfully, was only a few yards away.

"Where are you taking me? Please! I'm fine!" Callie called out as she tried to sit up. The mandatory restraints put on her were hindering her efforts and making her more frustrated. "Please!" Her voice shook. She felt constricted and controlled. She knew that something had happened in the water, but she wasn't fully aware of where she was being taken. She pushed through her shaky demeanor and tried to sound as tough as possible. "I don't wanna go with you! Please! I'm fine!"

"Callie!"

The girl tried to find the voice who sounded so familiar; Stef!

"Stef?"

The blonde pushed her way towards the girl as they reached the building and placed her and the stretcher down on a table. Finally, Stef was able to get to her daughter. She smiled down at the terrified brown eyes and brushed some wet hair away from her face. "Hi, my love!" She tried to keep her tears at bay.

"Where am I? I don't wanna be here! Please!" Callie begged her foster mother. It was very rare that Callie allowed herself to show this much emotion, but at the moment, she was more scared of Stef leaving her alone with these people and decided to risk it now and deal with building her walls back up later.

Stef sighed and leaned down to kiss her forehead. "I know, baby but the lifeguards just have to check you over to make sure everything is alright." She tried to explain.

"But I'm fine!" The teen blurted out as she once again pulled at the restraints on her wrists. "Get these off of me!" She cried out, quickly losing control of her emotions.

The manager of the pool cleared his throat as he approached the two and tried his best to appear friendly and authoritative. "We will take those off just as soon as we finish a routine check. We need to make sure we didn't miss anything."

Callie glared at him and then glared at Stef when she saw the woman nodding her head in agreement.

"Are you mom?" He turned to Stef when he understood he wouldn't be getting a verbal response from the teen.

"Yes. Sorry. Stef." She introduced herself as she held out her hand. She knew the man was trying to be helpful and that Callie wasn't one to take help, so her behavior wasn't personal, it was a reflex.

"I'm Andrew. And this is..." He asked looking back at Callie who had by that time turned her gaze away from the adults, as much as the neck brace would allow her.

"Callie." Stef finished for him, knowing that her daughter wouldn't be speaking anytime soon.

Andrew smiled and nodded. "I like that name."

Stef licked her lips, unable to simply sit there and do nothing. She gestured to the side of the room that was furthest away from the teen and the manager followed the blonde. "How long do you think this is going to take?" She asked. "It's just I know my daughter is acting like she doesn't care, but deep down, she is probably fighting off a panic attack." Stef whispered.

The man nodded in understanding. "I apologize, but it is protocol and like I said before, we need to make sure she is alright to be released." He explained.

"But she's alright, isn't she?" The mother asked slowly. It hadn't really occurred to her that even though her daughter was conscious and speaking, she could still be injured.

"Most likely, but we need to check regardless." He responded, trying to ease the mother's obvious worries.

"Get away from me!" Callie's frantic voice caught Stef's attention and the two adults turned to see a few of the lifeguards next to the girl.

Stef sighed and made her way towards her daughter. "Callie. They are just doing their job." She felt a little hypocritical because she knew if she was in the same position, that she would probably be reacting in the same exact way. But she also knew that if she was in the same position, Lena would be telling her what she was telling Callie.

"Please. I promise I'm fine!" Callie tried once more as the lifeguards continued to feel around her neck and check her breathing for any signs of abnormality.

"Cal, look at me." Stef said as the manager handed her a fold-up chair and she positioned it next to her daughter's head. Reluctantly, Callie's eyes met Stef's.

Stef exhaled, trying to calm both her daughter and herself. "They are going to check you over quickly and then we can leave." She started and as soon as Callie opened her mouth to protest, Stef narrowed her eyes slightly. "Cal. No arguments. They are almost done. I need you to be brave for me right now. Can you do that?" She asked, knowing the girl would always put on a brave face, but that she was freaking out on the inside.

"But..." Callie started, tears finally falling silently. "I'm fine."

Stef smiled. "I know you are, love."

Lena tried to shake the dazed look out of her eyes as she picked up the family's belongings. Stef had told her that Callie was alright, but that kid always got the short end of the stick. It just wasn't fair. She looked at her four other children who had put street clothes on over their wet suits and were each holding a bag, clearly ready to leave.

"Do we have everything?" She asked, trying her best to sound normal.

All four kids nodded.

"Hey." Lena said, gaining all of her children's attention. "Callie is fine. Mom is with her and she said they are required to do this check. So no more worrying, alright?"

"Of course she's alright. It's Callie." Jesus said, trying to follow in her mom's footsteps and get the rest of his siblings in a better mood. "Come on!" He put his arms around his younger siblings and started walking.

Jesus turned slightly to Jude and whispered, "Maybe they'll take us out to ice cream!"

Jude tried to smile, but it was hard for him to think that absolutely nothing was wrong. It hardly ever worked out in his sister's favor. He hated how the world seemed to be against her when she did nothing wrong to deserve any of it.

Brandon hung back with his mother, helping her grab the last of the bags. "So are we going back home or to the hotel or..." He hesitantly asked.

Lena sighed and looked at him as they began to follow the three other kids, "I don't know. I'm gonna wait and see how Cal is and talk to mom. Most likely she won't want us to make a big deal out of it, so we will probably just head back to the hotel and maybe just spend the rest of the night there. Order a pizza and watch movies." Lena explained, though to be honest, she hadn't truly thought about it much herself.

Brandon nodded. He knew he would have to step up as the oldest and help out with his younger siblings, especially if his moms needed to be with Callie.

"Let's not make this bigger than it is, though? Alright?" She continued with a small smile.

"Yeah." The boy answered with a nod. He knew Callie was tough, they all did.

When Lena and Brandon finally caught up with Jesus, Mariana and Jude, the three had already reached the medical building and were talking to Stef, who had seen them approach the room.

"Please, babies. Just stay out here with mama for a few more minutes. We're almost done here. I don't want Callie to feel crowded."

Lena dropped her things next to the building and hurried to her children. "Come on, let's wait over here." She ushered her children away from the door. "Here." She pulled out some money from her purse and handed it to Brandon. "Go grab a snack and by the time you're done, Callie should be too."

All four children looked skeptical, but Brandon took charge and began to walk towards the snack bar. "Come on, guys." He said over his shoulder as he waited for them to follow him. "Jude. Can you help pick out what Callie likes best? It'll be like a surprise for her!" He tried to get the youngest engaged, and finally, after both Stef and Lena nodded at him to go, he turned around and joined his siblings.

Both mothers exhaled as Lena turned to face her wife. "What's happening?"

Stef nodded with her head for her wife to follow her back into the room that Callie was in. She had been released of the restraints and was now sitting up on the table while a lifeguard checked her eyes with a light pen.

Before speaking to Lena, Stef looked at her daughter and spoke, "We're both here, love. Alright?"

Callie didn't respond and Stef let out a breath as she began to explain to Lena what had happened.

"So he just jumped on top of her?" Lena asked, making sure she understood what had happened.

Stef nodded. "By the time I reached her she was unconscious."

Lena's eyes pooled with tears, but Stef stopped her. "Don't scare her, love."

The brunette nodded, knowing the teen was embarrassed and hated so much attention on herself. "So, is anything wrong?" She asked, trying to move the conversation along.

"Nothing physically." Stef responded as sh looked back at the girl who was shivering despite being wrapped up in two large towels.

"Mrs. Foster?" Andrew called out, causing both mothers to pause their conversation.

"Yes?" Stef answered as she and her wife walked over to the table.

"She checks out to be alright, however, I need you to keep an eye on her for the rest of the night." He explained as Callie rolled her eyes. She hated feeling like a burden and at that moment, she felt like the biggest burden possible.

"Keep an eye out for what?" Stef asked as she looked past the man and smiled at the girl.

"Headaches, blurry vision, anything off. There shouldn't be anything to worry about, but sometimes symptoms develop after the initial shock." He explained.

Both women nodded their heads in understanding.

"Can we take her?" Stef asked, hoping to get her daughter out of her wet and now cold suit and into some clothes.

Andrew nodded, "Yup. She's all yours! I'm just gonna print out a few papers on what we did and what to specifically look out for and you three can be on your way." He continued as Stef followed the manager to the computer.

"I'm gonna go grab Callie's clothes" Lena said to Stef as she walked over to her daughter.

She smiled at the girl and kissed her forehead. "How you doing, honey?"

Callie forced out a smile and nodded her head slightly. "Just a little chilly."

Lena laughed. "I'll bet. I'm gonna go get your clothes so you can put them on in here before we leave, alright?"

Callie smiled and responded with a small "Thanks" before she watched her mother leave.

The teen inhaled and exhaled deeply as she tried to push the dizzy and nauseous feeling away. She didn't want to be any more trouble than she already was, so she told all of the people who came to check on her that she was fine, when in reality, her head was pounding and she felt like she could pass out at any second. She continued to remind herself that she needed to make it just a little while longer and then she could go take a nap. She knew that's what Stef and Lena would probably make her do anyway, so if she could fake it until then, she would have some more time to think of what to do next.

"Ok, sweetheart. Here are your clothes. The kids are waiting outside for you with snacks." Lena tried to get the girl to smile. As she handed her daughter the clothing, Callie tried to stand up to grab them, however, the second she moved from her sitting position, a heavy wave of dizziness and nausea hit her and she began to sway.

"Don't stand up too fast" Lena said as she reached her hand to the girl in order to help her gain back her balance.

Callie nodded and thanked the woman before starting to unfold her clothes.

"You doin' alright there, slug a bug?" Lena asked as the girl continued to sway slightly, her hands shaking.

Before Callie had a chance to respond, her face felt cold, her heart rate picked up and she heard a fuzzy sound in her ears.

Lena noticed the color drain from her daughter's face and was able to reach out and catch her as she came crashing down to the floor. "Stef!"

I know, another cliffhanger. But let me know if you have any ideas. I will put them into the story!