A/N: Okay, this was requested by blueeyedmentalistfan. I really enjoyed writing this, and I hope you enjoy it as well.

Floodgates Part 2: I Wanna See You Be Brave (Jude, Moms, Jesus and Brandon)

Dinner was a quiet affair, almost too quiet. Stef and Lena couldn't help noticing a change in their three boys. It was like they held a secret between them, the way they kept looking at each other, as if they were waiting for something.

"Hey, you alright?" Mariana was the first to break the silence directed toward her twin. "You haven't talked our ears off about your girl problems. Are you sick?"

"Mariana!" Stef shook her head laughing in spite of herself.

"Seriously though, what's wrong?"

"Mind your own business." Jesus sighed.

"Okay fine." Mariana rolled her eyes. "I'm done, may I be excused?"

"Yes you may," Lena said. "Oh and dishes in the sink please!"

"Me too?" Callie stood. "I've got a lot of homework."

Stef nodded.

Jude squirmed as Callie hugged him from behind before leaving the kitchen. It was now or never. "Um… Moms? Do you have a minute?"

Stef and Lena looked at each other. "Of course Baby."

Jude sighed. He was already trembling. Could he really do this? He felt a hand on his shoulder and looked over to Jesus who nodded.

"Jude, honey," Lena walked over. "What's wrong?"

"Can we go to the living room?" Jude's voice was a whisper.

"Yeah, yeah of course."

A few minutes later, Stef, Lena, Jude, Brandon and Jesus were sitting around the living room.

"What did you wanna talk to us about Jude?" Stef put a hand on his knee.

"I got a text from Connor…" Jude blinked. "Taylor gave him her phone… he...came out to his dad." It seemed so much easier, to start with the facts. He didn't even know if he could say the rest. It was like there was a boulder stuck in his throat. He could already see Lena's expression hardening. "That's why… he won't let me see Connor." The sobs rocked his body. "Because…"

Brandon stood moving to a kneeling position to allow Lena to sit next to Jude. Jesus did the same for Stef. Neither of them left. They wouldn't, not until Jude gave them the go ahead.

"What is it Love?" Stef grabbed Jude's hand. "You know you can tell us anything right?"

Jude nodded still choking on the boulder in his throat. "Because...I'm… I'm gay."

The words were out in the open, but Jude still couldn't breathe. His eyes were suddenly heavy whether with unshed tears or expectation he wasn't sure. He just knew as he looked at these members of his family, four out of seven of the most important people to him, he was scared… so scared.

"Oh honey…" Stef and Lena wrapped their arms around him. "It's okay. You're okay."

Jude blinked past the tears, gasping in air as the words sank in.

"We love you Jude, no matter what." He looked over to Stef. She was crying too.

Jude nodded leaning into his moms' as he looked to his brothers. "Thank you…"

Brandon stood walking over to the couch and joining the family moment. He didn't even have to look next to him to know Jesus was there too.

"If anyone gives you and Connor any crap…" Jesus gripped Jude's shoulder. "I'll kick them into next week."

"Jesus!" Lena tried to scowl at her son, but couldn't hold back the pride she felt toward all of her sons in that moment. They had come so far and had learned to support each other, something that now came naturally. Both Brandon and Jesus had a protective instinct with their siblings that could rival Stef and Lena themselves.

The fact that they hadn't left Jude, something that she at first found odd, was now a source of joy. They were becoming a family, Jude and the Adams Fosters He finally felt safe enough to share the card he had kept closest to his chest with all of them.

"Thank you for telling us Love." Stef kissed Jude on the forehead.

"We'll go the hospital tomorrow." Lena said. "How does that sound?"

Jude couldn't keep the smile off of his face. "I love you guys."

"We love you too." They shared a group hug.

A/N: So what did you think? Any requests? Again, these can include any pairings, any additional characters and any situations, whether canon in between or AU. The only thing I won't necessarily write is where the siblings are romantically involved.