Chapter 2- Frankie's First Date
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Lena loved these nights. She was cooking in the kitchen for her family. Which means her wife Stefanie, their children Brandon, Callie, Mariana, Jesus, Jude, and Frankie. They will also be joined by Brandon's wife Carolyn, Callie's husband Nikolas, Mariana's longtime boyfriend Kevin, Jesus's fiancé Emma, and Jude's boyfriend Connor. Of course, their grandbabies are going to get extra grandma snuggles. Brandon's son Evan and Callie's twin Gabriel and Ella.
Smelling the familiar smell of her wife, Lena smiles. Stef places a kiss on her shoulder. "Hey love." Stef mumbles into the skin.
"Hey babe. Tough day?" Lena can feel the tension in the blonde's body. Turning the stove down to low she turns around and walks the two towards their breakfast table. Placing Stef on the stool Lena grabs a stool of her own. The blonde nodded her head as she hasn't move from her position. "What do you want me to do?"
"Nothing just hug me and remind that there is still good in this world." Stef lifted her head to look the women that she has loved since she shook her hand looking for a school for her, then 5-year-old son.
Lena placed a light kiss on Stef's lips. "We have an amazing life with 6 crazy but wonderful kids. With 5 amazing humans that love our kids and are making them happy. We also have 3 grandbabies that love you and make you still think that you are 30."
Stef laughed, "You are my wife you aren't supposed to be making age jokes. Just remember that you are older too." Stef find that one piece of grey hair that Lena hides in her high buns and with her crazy curls. The mocha skin women faked gasps as she takes the piece back and redoes her hair.
"Alright fun is over. Have a hot shower and then come help me with dinner?" Lena lightly patted Stef behind as she left the kitchen.
"MAMA!" The voice of her baby rang through the house a couple minutes later. Lena loved but sometimes she forgets that teenagers are loud and moody. Frankie came running into the kitchen jumping the stairs that led down to the kitchen.
"Frankie, you know how we feel about that?" Lena felt that 15-year-old mocha skin female roll her eyes. Turning around after finishing the noodle salad. "Yes, what is it that you would like to speak to me about?"
Frankie had Lena's crazy curly hair, which she insisted that she spend an hour trying to style it. The only problem is that she loves sleep more than anything. So, trying to fit an hours' worth of hair style in a block of 20 minutes was a task all in its self. Her hair was braided today, Lena thought that must have happened at school as she left the house this morning with her hair in a ponytail. The young girl's amber eyes stared at her mother waiting for her mom's full attention.
"Where is mom at?" Frankie said as she opened the fridge door to grab a snack.
"We are going to be eating in an hour. She is in the shower? Why do you ask?" Lena shooed her from the fridge.
"I just want to ask you both something. That way we are all on the same page." Frankie put a little sass on her words. Teenage Frankie reminded Lena of a little tamer teenage Marianna. Frankie was smart for her age but sometimes she just doesn't apply herself to her fullest ability and gets into trouble for trying to outsmart the teachers.
"She should be down in a couple of minutes." Lena placed the Caesar salad beside the noodle salad.
"Who are you talking about?" Stef said as she came back into the kitchen. She kissed the teenagers head as she went to the fridge to grab a snack.
"Babe we are eating in an hour please." Lena pointed the salad tongs at Stef. Putting her hands up in surrender Stef grab a water. "Alright Bean we are all here what would you like to ask us." Lena sat down so that they were all at the same level.
"You know Allison that popular girl in my class, well she was taking in math class about her date with David the soccer player. Monica, Jenny, Chels, and I were talking about what we would do if we were on a date. Than we got talking about how we should go out on like a group date tonight but I reminded them that I have this dinner thing tonight so I couldn't. So, we thought we would it tomorrow you know since I'm not doing anything tomorrow and Chels said that she doesn't have cello practice until later that night." Stef looked at Lena, waiting for their daughter to get to the point of this story.
"So, we made plans. After school, we were going to hang out at Jenny's since her parents don't get home until 5 anyways. We would obvs do some homework but than we would go out to eat or the movies. Than in science class, we were doing a group activity when Mackenzie Queen, the cute one that plays baseball and is like the second most popular boy in school, asked me if I would like to go out with him tomorrow. I totally didn't want to ditch my plans with my friends for a boy, because obvs they are my number one so I told him that I was free tonight. In my defense, his cuteness catches me off guard and I forgot. And now it would be rude to cancel so soon to when he is supposed to knock at the door to take me the ice cream store just a couple blocks from here. So, would it be ok if I miss this one dinner thing?" Frankie finished out of breath and her hands fumbling under the table waiting for an answer.
"Um I don't think that I got the whole thing, but what I'm getting is that you want to skip this important dinner to go on a date?" Stef asked as she looked for the approval of Lena and Frankie that she had the correct information.
"Yes. This isn't an important they come here like twice a month. Plus, it's not like I don't see them often. Brandon has his music lesson at the school. Callie is amazingly just a couple blocks over. Marianna and I Skype on the nights of the Bachelor. Jesus and I text each other when the ball game comes on, and Jude still comes here when he needs his laundry do or has ran out of food at his apartment. None of them have left the state or the country." Frankie rolled her eyes.
"There is also the issue with the dating age rule. I'm pretty sure it is the 10th grade that you can start not the 9th grade." Stef looked over at Lena to confirm again.
"Also, you have to tell us their parent's names and their phone numbers. As we don't see either of these you can't go. You will have sit with your family and enjoy the time spent together." Lena said getting off of her stool, pretty much telling her daughter that that was it and they aren't discussing it anymore.
"God that is so unfair! Jude told me that he started dating in the 8th grade. I'm telling you right now as a curtesy that I will be going on that date. You can't stop me." Frankie slammed the stool into the island. Storming up the stairs and into her room slamming the door as well.
Stef stayed seated, turning her body towards Lena she asked, "Should we get the bars now or later?" Lena took out the homemade mac and cheese from the oven. Placing the hot dishes on the stove top she leaned her body on the counter beside the stove. Covering her face with her hands, Stef could see her shoulders slump. Stef quickly pulled her wife into a hug. She knows that Lena doesn't like when people yell, it upsets her.
"Oh baby. Shh. It's ok. Everything is ok." Stef rubbed a hand in circles on Lena's back. Using the other to clear some of the hair that has fallen onto her forehead. "What's going on in that pretty head of yours?"
Lena calmed herself enough to talk, "Are you sure that we are doing the right thing? What if she was right about us being too strict on the dating, we did let Jude date when he was 14, along with Brandon and Jesus and Marianna. What if she resents us for the rest of our lives because she feels like she was punished or different?"
"No, we did it because we want our baby to stay a baby for just a little longer. Dating means that she is a teenager and although her attitude and eyes rolls say it I don't feel like she is." Stef placed a soft on her wife's forehead.
"Stef, she was so thrilled to have the boy that she has been secretly crushing on ask her on a date. What if we tell her that all she had to do was to text us when they arrive at their location and when they leave, oh and that she has to stay for at least dinner with her siblings and niece and nephews." All Stef could do was nod in agreement. She hated thinking that her baby, had grown up so fast.
"Grandma! We are here!" Lena couldn't help but laugh as she heard her grandson's voice ring through the house.
"They are here. Let's go and give our grandson our famous g-ma's sandwiches." Lena took Stef's hand and the two walked to their front door. "Hello my loves." Lena pulled her oldest grandbaby, Evan into her arms. Placing a kiss on his dirty blonde hair and around his 3-year-old chubby face. Stef pulled in the women with the long golden locks and the grown man with brown hair that curls just at the tips. Lena placed the 3-year-old on her hip as she pulls the other into a big hug. "How was your drive?"
"Yeah it was good not bad, traffic was good."
"Brandon!" Frankie came tumbling down the stairs. Throwing herself in her older brother's arms.
"Hey Bean!" Brandon ruffled her hair which has been released from the braid but now has been washed and just damp.
Before anyone could say anything, the door opened again to show Callie and her husband Nikolas and their kids Gabriel and Ella. With Marianna and Kevin behind talking to the kids. Conner and Jesus were talking about the ball game that happened last night. While Jude and Emma were behind them talking about the wedding. "Well come on in. Let's get all settled into the backyard."
The backyard was filled with laughter and talking. This is what Stef has missed the noise of everyone trying to talk and tell their story. Looking over the table to see Mariana, Callie, and Frankie talking up a storm, well mostly Frankie and Marianna as Callie just sat and listened to her younger sisters.
"Mariana can you help me get ready for tonight. I want to look pretty but not too out there or too conservative and I want my hair to be done perfectly. Moms said that I only need to stay for the dinner part than Mackenzie will pick me up by 8pm. Please?" Frankie took her big sisters hand in hers, pleading with puppy cooper eyes. "Oh, and obvs you too Cal, I want you to make sure that I'm going to be moms approved." Frankie smiled at her oldest sister.
"Yes of course we will help you. This is a big deal and the hardest part is out of the way, getting moms to let you even going on a date." Callie said, as she picked out the peppers from noodle salad from Ella's plate and put them on Gabriel's plate. After that the three girls ran upstairs to get their baby sister ready for the biggest night of her life.
"Mar stop it, it's fine." Callie moved Mariana's hand away from the brown curly hair. "You look beautiful Bean." Callie kissed her on the forehead and moved her towards the full-length mirror in the girl's bedroom.
"Wow." Frankie started at her complexation. She was speechless. Mariana and Callie did an amazing job with her hair and wardrobe. Her hair was styled so that it was pinned in the back and her curls laid naturally and beautiful on her back. Callie helped pick her outfit, it was a navy knee length dress with little white birds spread out across it. It was matched with a grey hip length cardigan. Mariana was able to find plain black flats and glittered studded earnings. Frankie loved how she looked.
Taking on last look at herself in the mirror, the three girls stopped when they heard the door knock and the doorbell ring. "Please answer that before moms do. You know how much mom hates when people knock than ring." She pleaded with sisters. Her older sisters nodded and raced down the stairs. Wanting to waiting another couple of minutes to calm her nerves and brush her teeth. Frankie took one last breath before walking into the hallway.
"What time will you be back? Where are your parents? Do they know that you are taking my daughter out tonight?" Stef paced in front of the young boy. His jet-black hair was combed thoroughly through with his bangs swept gently to the left side of his face. He wore a nice collared button up blue shirt, khakis pants, and what Stef assumed were his regular shoes.
"We will back within an hour or so. If anything, change I promise that I will have Frankie call you. My mom is in the car, she is going to drive us to eat something light to eat and then to the dock so that we can watch the night boaters go by. I guess that also answers your last question as well." Mackenzie said as he tried to look Stef in the eye. He swallowed thinking that he answered wrongly when she didn't say anything. "My mom is in car outside if you want to double check with the plans." Stef raised an eyebrow.
"Are you telling me that I can't trust you? The boy that I'm trusting my daughter's life with, is telling me that I need to make sure that he isn't lying?" Mackenzie took a step back, his back hitting the door.
"Um no Mrs. Adams Fosters, I'm just, um" Before he could finish Frankie came running down the stairs.
"Mom stop integrating him." Frankie ran to the boy's side. "Well I guess we are off see you." As she turned to open the door, Stef put her hand on her shoulder.
"Go say bye to her siblings and thank them for coming over." Stef moved her away from the door and towards the kitchen, which lead to the backyard. "You can go wait outside." She opened the door for Mackenzie who just stood there not knowing what to do. He waited for Frankie at the car, leaning against it with his hand on the door that he would open for her.
Frankie walked into the backyard and quickly as she possible could said goodbye and goodnight to her siblings, siblings in laws, and niece and nephews. The whole family told her that she looked very pretty and wished her a good time. Finally getting out of there with some parting words from Stef saying, if anything happens text me and I will arrive with backup. Frankie looked in horror at her mother. Thankfully Lena calmed her down saying that Stef won't do anything of sorts, but to be smart tonight. With a kiss from her mama she was off on her fist ever date.
The dock was lit up with twinkle lights and smelled sweet from the food trucks. Frankie and Mackenzie were side by side as they leaned against the wooden railing. They watched as speeder boats flew on top of the water, and in circles. Frankie has only seen this twice in her lifetime. The first time was with her family when she was young and the second time was with her grandfather, Stuart. Looking over at Mackenzie she caught him staring at her.
"What did you think?" He asked as the last boat sped by.
"It was great." She wrapped her arms around herself, silently thanking Mariana for talking her into the cardigan. Frankie watched the water and boats sail by. "This was a great idea." She smiled up at him, he smiled back grabbing one of her hands.
"What do think about getting closer?"
"We are already pretty close." Frankie leaned on the railway that was keeping them from the sandy beach on the water.
"Well, um one of my uncles own one of the boats. So, you want to go for ride." Mackenzie was nervous as he ran a hand through his hair, sweeping his to the side.
"I've never been on a boat before."
"It's ok. We don't have to. Its nice up here." Mac grabbed her hand to let Frankie know that she doesn't have to do anything that she doesn't want to.
"You know what, it would be awesome to go on a boat with you." The two walked down to the boats hand in hand. His mother just a couple behind not wanting to be too close but also wanting to keep an eye on them.
The two climbed onto one of the boat that was decorated with lights and had glove in the dark painting on it. Frankie thought it was the coolest thing ever. "Watch your step." Mac grabbed her waist as they walked on together.
"Thanks." Frankie blushed tucking a piece of hair behind her ear.
The two sat at the bow of the ship as it sat on the ocean watching the other boats rush by.
Frankie arrived home with a minute to spare. Giving a final thanks to Mackenzie's mom and having him walk to her to the front door. "Thank you for an amazing night." She leans in and gives him a soft kiss on the cheek.
"Your welcome."
"Good night Mac."
"Good night Frankie." He stops right before she opens the door fully. "Hey Frankie do you want to go to this new restaurant next week?" He asks in the dark.
"Yes, I would like that." Frankie walks into the house on a high. The guy that she is pretty sure that she loves just asked her out for a second date.
Throwing her cardigan and shoes off she walked into the kitchen to grab a drink before heading to bed. Once she had herself settled down Frankie couldn't stop smiling it was everything that she dreamt a first date would be.
"How was your night?" Stef walked into the kitchen placing two glasses in the sink. Frankie was startled and cough on her water.
"Mom. Heya. I didn't know that you were down here." Frankie said after getting her breathing back to normal.
"Yeah well I had to make sure that baby girl got home alright." Stef grabbed a stool and sat. "So how was your date?"
Frankie tried to hide her smile but she couldn't. "It was amazing and everything that I dreamt of. He was so nice and we went on his uncle's boat to watch the others speed by up close. Mom it was amazing. He asked me out again for next week and I said yes. I know I shouldn't have said anything but now if anything comes up I can tell him at school."
Stef placed a kiss on her daughter's forehead. "I'm glad you had fun. Please go have a shower and get some type of sleep before we go out tomorrow."
"Alright good night mom." Frankie watched as her mother left and the footfalls of the her up the stairs. Putting her glass in the sink, Frankie started to dance around in the kitchen trying to make as little noise as possible but all she wanted to do was yell that Mackenzie Queen kissed her and asked her another date. Walking quickly up the stairs to her room she fell back on her bed wanting to replay this day over and over. She couldn't wait until the next date.