Stef
The next morning came slowly. The night dragged as nightmares and lack of sleep drove me nearly crazy. I don't know what to think but no matter what I think Lena is still in custody. I still have to talk to the kids today and I still have to call her parent's and tell them their daughter is in jail. I'm not ready for this.
"Hey I didn't know you came home" Mike said and I nodded.
"Late, I didn't know you crashed here last night" I said and he laughed.
"Like I said I didn't know you were here" he said and I got myself a cup of coffee.
"How are you?" He asked and I took my pills with my coffee.
"Oh great" I said sarcastically. "Todays going to be fun"
"It will be ok" he said.
"Can I ask you a question?" I asked and he nodded.
"Do you think it's possible Lena actually could have done it?" I asked hating that i'm even humoring the idea. I feel so guilty even thinking it. He paused seeming unsure of what to say next.
"I don't want to think that but when it comes down to it, people always surprise me whether it's good or bad." he said and I nodded.
"How could it be true? I mean it's Lena, just a month ago she cried when she almost hit a cat. Almost, she didn't even hit it. How could she be capable of that?" I asked and he shrugged.
"I don't know…" he said and I nodded.
"Hey you are home" Mariana said hugging me which I think I needed more than her.
"Yeah got in late." I said and Callie came down.
"Mama is still there?" Callie asked concerned and I nodded.
"Yeah, unfortunately. " I said.
"She wasn't the one that hurt you right?" she asked and I sighed.
'I don't remember but I don't think so." I said and they exchanged looks.
"You don't sound to confident?" Mariana said and Mike sighed.
"They have a lot of evidence against her" he said and they looked down worried and confused.
"She couldn't have hurt you" Mariana said and Callie seemed to have guarded herself again.
"There most of been a mistake" I said but they didn't seem to believe it. Part of me knows there had to been a mistake because Lena couldn't have hurt me but the other part knows it's crazy to not listen to the evidence.
Lena
"So I'm not getting out of here, is what you are saying" I said and he sighed.
"It doesn't look good. There is more evidence against you then there is for you" he said and I nodded.
"So worst case scenario?" I asked.
"Worst case is a life sentence" he said.
"Life sentence?" I asked shocked. No I can't get a life sentence I didn't do this.
"Well yeah um they are arguing Attempted Murder of a Cop and Domestic Violence" he said and I bit my bottom lip trying to figure out what to do.
"There has to be a way to prove i'm innocent. I mean prove I didn't buy that phone or send those messages." I said trying to think this through logically.
"It was charged to your credit card so unless someone stole your identity" he said catching my attention.
"That's it. I didn't buy those things so we just have to prove it." I said a new burst of energy coming to me that I almost lost. I almost gave up for a bit there but I know I didn't do this so there has to be some way to prove i'm being framed.
"Ok but it's not going to be easy" he said and I nodded.
"Neither will jail for life though" I said and he nodded.
"Fair enough, first i'm gonna pay your wife a little visit" he said catching my attention.
"You are, why?" I asked.
"Just some questions for her." he said and I nodded.
"Can you tell me if she's ok… and that I love her" I said hopefully and he sighed.
"Probably not but hey sometimes I say things without thinking first" he said and I smiled at him.
"Thank you" I said and he nodded. I'm just so glad someone can tell her that. All I want is for her to know I wouldn't do this and that I love her but hey the first one might be victim tampering.
Stef
I sighed picking up the phone and looking at it. I don't want to do this. How am I supposed to tell them their daughter is in jail.
"Hey Stef, what's up?" he asked in a worried tone. Normally when I call something bad is happening and this isn't an exception.
"Uh well you might want to sit down and is Dana there" I said nervously.
"Uh yeah I'll go get her. Is something wrong?" he asked even more worried.
"Yeah." I said simply. He got Dana and announced that I was on speaker phone.
"Stef what's wrong?" Dana asked.
"Uh well like four days ago I um… kinda was attached…" I started.
"Oh my god, honey are you ok?" Dana asked while her husband said pretty much the same thing.
"Yeah um I'm fine out of the hospital and all but um… they kind of are… pinning it on Lena" I said and then found myself holding my breath waiting until they react.
"What?" Dana asked shocked.
"Lena wouldn't do that!" Stewart said immediately defending her.
"She better not have! We raised her better than that!" Dana said.
"They can't have evidence against her" Stewart said and I sighed.
"She isn't in jail, right?" Dana asked.
"Uh well they do have evidence against her and yes she is in jail right now" I said biting my lip.
"There has to be some type of mistake" Stewart said.
"What evidence? My daughter better not have gotten herself arrested and she better not have hurt anyone." Dana said sounding pissed. They really are completely different people.
"Uh well a tracfone was bought by her credit card and was used to text Monte and the conversation pretty much talks about doing it" I said trying to keep the feeling of betrayal from my voice. I want to not believe it but that doesn't change that the idea of her continuing to talk to Monte after she said it was just a kiss and that it meant nothing.
There was a long silence and it seemed everyone was waiting for someone else to say something.
"Stef are you ok?" Stewart asked and I tried to blink away the tears.
"Yeah um I'm ok" I said but I don't think they believe me.
"We are coming out, and if I figure out that my daughter actually hurt you…" Dana started and Stewart interjected.
"... she's better off in jail" he said and I laughed. A knock came from the door and I sighed not wanting to talk to anyone right now.
"I'm going to have to call you back someone is at the door" I said before hanging up and going to get the door. Lawyer Nathan Richman, who I had to work with a few times because he represented people I have arrested.
"Hey what are you doing here?" I asked not sure why he is at my door.
"Well ironically enough I'm your wife's lawyer" he said and I laughed.
"Oh she has no chance" I said and he rolled his eyes.
"Hey Eric McCormack, Henry Lindenburg… shall I go on" he said listing off people he has gotten free that I arrested.
"Oh two people" I said jokingly and he rolled his eyes.
"More than that and you know it. So can we talk?" he asked and I let him in.
"Can I get you some coffee?" I asked.
"Oh yes please" he said and I poured him a cup and handed it to him
"How is she?" I asked and he laughed.
"Holding her own, she's feistier than I thought she would be" he said and I laughed.
"Oh no she can be, don't let her fool ya."I said. "How is it looking for her?"
"Well I will have you know I plan on adding her to that list" he said and I shook my head.
"Well I hope you aren't planning on failing at your job and that list is of people we arrested that were guilty and you got out of it" I said and he shrugged.
"Well that depends on what actually happened" he said simply.
"Are you saying you think she is guilty?" I asked shocked.
"Honestly, I don't know. What do you think?" he asked being blunt as always.
"Lena couldn't have done this" I said and he nodded.
"Well I have another trick up my sleeve… or to be honest your wife does" he said getting my attention.
"Oh thank god she has a chance… what is it?" I asked.
"Stolen identity" he said and it seemed to make so much sense once it was said out loud. It unfortunately happens so much and even though I have urged her to be safe and she really has been someone dedicated enough (scary as it is) can steal almost anyones.
"Wait that makes sense… is she beating you at your job right now" I said and he rolled her eyes.
"Oh shut up, now it's just proving it. So with that being said does she have a laptop or anything?" he asked.
"Yeah I'll go get it" I said running up to get it a strange feeling of hope coming back to me. She couldn't have done it, someone stole her identity and is framing her. I knew she wouldn't hurt me and I didn't doubt her for a second (or at least that's what i'm going to tell her afterwards).
Lena
The detective came in and smiled at me.
"Well you got your wish… to get out of this room at least" he said and I sighed of relief.
"Oh thank god" I said so glad to be getting out of here.
"We are sending you to the main prison" he said and my hope was stopped.
"You can't do that" I shouted and he sighed.
"We have a warrant for your arrest, you are lucky we didn't move you before this" he said and I sighed.
"Don't worry the gay population is huge there" he said pissing me off.
"I'm not going to cheat on Stef!"I shouted and my lawyer came in.
"Uh no she's not your only subject now" he said shocking me. Are they finally looking into someone who actually could have done this to Stef?
"We have another subject that we believed is framing her" he said handing him a legal document of some sort.
"What is this a movie?" he asked annoyed ripping the document from his hands.
"So she can leave until you have any further evidence" he said and I sighed of relief. Finally, they are making some sense and i'm getting out of here.
"She isn't allowed to see Stef until the case ends" he said ruining my happiness again. How am I supposed to not see my wife? I live with her.
"I live with her how am I supposed to not see her?" I asked.
"You aren't allowed within 1,00 feet of her so you will find another place to stay" he said and I sighed. All I want is to see Stef and I still can't.
"Or call or text her, if we see prove of it (which we will) it will be held against you in court" he said. How did it get to the point where I can't talk to my wife without facing legal punishment. Stef
I got a call and saw that it was Nathan. Oh please let this be good news. It's about time they find who ever really did this and let Lena go.
"Hello, please tell me good news" I said.
"Well i'm one step closer to getting your wife in the clear, they believe their is another suspect and so she is now allowed to leave the station" he said and I sighed of relief.
"Oh thank god, when can she come home?" I asked.
"She can't, she's still the prime suspect, she can't see you." she said and I sighed.
"She lives here where is she supposed to go?" I asked.
"Motel, I'm coming to see you to get her wallet and some clothes for her." he said and I sighed. How long will it take before they dismiss her as a suspect and she can come back home. Provided there is no more evidence against her, god forbid, she could not be allowed to come home until the role her innocent in court. Who knows how long that will take. How are we supposed to go this much time without talking to each other? It's only been a few days and the lack of contact is driving me crazy, I don't know about her but i'm sure it's even worse for her. if she is innocent, which i'm sure she is, i'm sure she is worrying that me and the kids have lost faith in her innocence.
The next day I went to work just wanting to lay low and not deal with my co-workers.
"Hey you ok?" David asked and I nodded proving that that won't be possible.
"I'll live" I said simply.
"Adams Foster" Captain called and I looked over at her.
"Good to have you back… no…" she trailed off.
"No detective work on my wife's case I got it. I have worked here forever" I said and she nodded.
"I know you know better but will it stop you" she said and I rolled my eyes.
"Probably not" I said and she laughed.
"And you haven't changed at all in that amount of time" she said and I gave her my overzealous 'i'm innocent' smile.
Since i'm still not cleared to do my actual job i'm stuck just doing paperwork and Detective Happy went out to do who knows what. I looked around and saw that the cops here weren't paying me any attention. I got up and quickly grabbed the keys off of his desk and ducked into the evidence room. I quickly found her laptop. I got out the flash drive and synced her entire internet history to my flashdrive. Yeah no it won't stop me. I put the laptop back and snuck out.
Time to find out who really did it.