Hey guys! So second story update today.. Wow! Haha. Ok so this is really just a fillet chapter, it's setting up the next probably 5 chapters as we start getting into the adoption stuff. I'm thinking about doing a small time jump, but I haven't really decided, if you guys have a thought leave it, I'm open. But anyways enough of this, I hope you guys enjoy:)
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"Bill?" Lena says opening the door.
"Hey, Lena." Bill gives a half smile and Lena steps aside allowing him in.
"Is everything ok?" Lena asks and right before Bill answers Stef walks in the through the door.
"Hey love." Stef smiles and looks over at Bill.
"Bill, hey." Stef shuts the door and Bill smiles. "I didn't realize you would be coming." Stef walks over to where Lena and Bill are standing.
"I just wanted to give you guys an update. I have been removed from the children's case. I am no longer their DCS representative." Bill informs the moms who stand shocked.
"What happened?" Lena asks and Bill shrugs his shoulders.
"I'm not really sure. DCS personnel gets moved around quite commonly and with the children's case going out the state, it was bound to happen." Bill explains.
"So what happens now?" Stef asks looking at her wife before looking back at Bill.
"The last I heard they are being put in a receiving home until they are cleared to be fostered again. I talked to their new rep and made sure they were to come here when they were cleared. Someone from DCS will come here and collect some of the stuff they left here for school and extra curricular's so keep an ear out of that." Bill reports and all Lena and Stef can do is thank him.
"Thank you Bill, for everything." Stef sticks her hand out and Bill takes it.
"My pleasure, best of luck you two. I'm looking forward to seeing adoption papers with their name on it." Bill smiles before shaking Lena's hand and walking out the door.
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"Work! Let's go son! Work!" The coach yells as Caleb and Caiden alternate between walking lunges, sprints, and resistance running.
"Did you miss me?!" The coach yells as Caleb is doing a resistance running drill.
"Yes sir." Caleb breaths out. The coach hits his helmet as he walks by.
"In your nose out your mouth." The coach says as he starts to stretch his own legs. "Put in the work." Caleb finishes his drills and starts his sprints.
"Turn it on! Let's go! Are you tired?! Huh?! Are you tired?!" The coach walks over to where Caleb is bent over trying to catch his breath.
"Are you tired?!" The coach asks again.
"No sir." Caleb stands up straight and the coach hit his helmet.
"Didn't think so, get to work." Caleb takes off in a sprint and the coach stands with two other coaches watching.
"You alright son? You good?!" The head coach yells over to where Caleb is pulling Caiden up by his pads.
"That's good work right there!" The offense coach yells watch Caiden struggle not to throw up. "Pick him up let's go! Pick up your teammate. You're the leader! Let's go." The coach yells over at Caleb. Caleb runs over to Caiden and grabs his practice jersey.
"Good?" Caleb asks grabbing Caiden's helmet. Caiden nods his head and Caleb hits the side of his helmet. "Come on, let's go." Caleb pushes Caiden up and pushes him to run. After about a minute the coaches bring both boys in and they take a knee in front of their coach. Caleb takes off his helmet and swipes the sweaty hair off his face.
"You boys out in good work today, I want to see that effort everyday. Do you understand me?"
"Yes sir." Both boys answer.
"Do y'all know why I had individual practice with the two of you?"
"No sir."
"Because you are the force that leads this team. When you do good, the whole team does good. You are leaders, both of you. You need to start picking up your other teammates. Don't let them get down when we need to be up, understood?"
"Yes sir."
"Alright, let's break it off and I will see y'all for a full team practice tomorrow." The coaches, Caleb and Caiden all group together and put their hands in the middle. "Break us off captain."
"Warriors on three!" Caleb yells "1 2 3.."
"Warriors!" They all tell together.
"Good work boys." The coach hits both boys on the shoulder pads before they walk over their respective bags.
"Caleb!" Caleb turns to see Callie standing with their DCS rep and he picks up is bag and walks over to them.
"Hey." Callie gives Caleb a side hug and Caleb drinks out his water bottle.
"Are we going back to St. Mary's or did we get cleared to go home?" Caleb asks as Callie takes the water an drinks some herself.
"I just got a call from Bill, and he cleared you guys to go home. We just have to stop and pick up Jude and your bags and then I can take you home."
"All because I snuck out a Dairy Queen." Caleb mutters and takes the water bottle back from Callie.
"Three days of sitting in a stupid receiving home." Caleb drink his water and Callie check to see if the DCS rep was paying any attention.
"I just can't wait to be home." Callie says and Caleb takes another drink of water.
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"Are they here yet?" Mariana asks walking into the kitchen. Both moms look up from their cooking tasks and shake their heads.
"No, but I bet if you guys get a different rotation on who asks every five minutes, they will get here sooner." Stef sarcastically comments and Mariana pouts before running back up the stairs. Lena watches with a chuckle before setting her knife down and walking over to her tense wife.
"I had him in the car for 7 minutes. I went in there to clear things up and she threatened to have me arrested for kidnapping. He's my son. I didn't even get to say goodbye or see Callie and Jude." Stef picks up her cutting board and Lena takes it.
"Bill said that they have been cleared to come home. They will be here and we will start the paperwork and then no one can take them." Lena says and Stef shakes her head.
"I'm not counting my eggs until they are actually here. I mean we missed their first day back to activities and school because we couldn't be around until Bill cleared us." Stef runs a hand through her hair and Lena rubs her back up and down.
"There will be a lot more firsts we get to tackle. Let's just focus on the fact that our kids are coming home" Lena kisses her forehead before turning and walking back to the stove.
After dinner, Stef convinces her children to shower and get ready for bed in the promises that when their sibling arrive she would let them know. Stef finds herself mindlessly washing dishes and she feels a warm pair of arms wrap around her middle and she turns and kisses her wife softly.
"Oh what a great feeling it's going to be when they are home." Lena sighs and kisses her wife once more.
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"My babies!" Stef squeals as the three kids shuffle into the house and into Stef's waiting arms. Stef kisses all of their heads before looking at the DCS rep.
"Thank you." Stef sticks out her hand and shakes the reps hand.
"Anytime. I will check on you guys later." The Rep waves to the children who half heartedly wave back. Stef shows the rep out and Lena helps them with their bags.
"We've missed you guys around here." Stef smiles and she hears footsteps above her as her three other children make it down the steps.
"They're here!" Jesus yell as he runs down the stairs.
"No please don't!" Jude yells with a laugh but Jesus ignores as Mariana and Brandon follow behind closely as they run and effectively soggy pile their siblings.
"Please be careful!" Lena yells over the sounds of laughter and excitement.
"I've missed this." Stef whispers in Lena's ear.
"I have too." Lena watches with a smile as Caleb tries to escape but Jesus catches him and is dragged back into the pile.
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"Hey." Callie whispers as she slides into Caleb's room later that night. Caleb looks from his ceiling and to his door to see his sister leaning against it. He takes out an ear bud and sits up.
"Hey." He whispers back as Callie climbs on his bed.
"What are you doing up?" Callie asks and Caleb shrugs his shoulders. "Couldn't sleep. You?"
"Couldn't sleep." Callie lays down on Caleb's bed and Caleb does the same.
"What are the odds we get pulled again?" Callie asks and Caleb shrugs.
"I don't know."
"Can we trust them Caleb?" Callie asks, her voice suddenly changing to the scared little girl she was when they first arrived.
Caleb takes a few minutes to think about what Callie said. Can they trust them? Can they trust that they won't end up in another shitty position?
"I don't know."
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So like I said this was really a filler chapter. We are going to start exploring the relationships between the kids and the moms now that they are planning to adopt. So I hope you guys liked it anyways. Review.