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The Fosters - Callie| Feels Like Home to Me | fanfic trailer ( watch?v=0dpviS6w8tw&t=72s)
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"So, I really need an extra money to take Emma to the movies this weekend" Jesus said while the family reunited to dinner later that evening.
"Well, I'll see what I can do ok?" Stef said "Hey Miss Thing, where is your sister?" she asked Mariana, who was entering the kitchen without Callie, even though Lena told her to wake her sister up before dinner
"Uh, she said she's not coming"
"Did you said she didn't have a choice?"
"Well, I tried, but she just went back to sleep. I mean, if she wants to sleep, we should let her be right?" she shrugged and sat on her stool next to Jesus
"Wrong. I'll take care of this" Stef said without waiting for any kind of answer. She went upstairs and found her daughter sound sleep in her bed. She sat by her side and stroked her hair "Hey Callie Girl, let's get up"
"Mhmm"
"Hey baby, it's dinner time, you need to get up"
"I'm not hungry" Callie said, no bothering to open her eyes.
"None of that sweets, c'mon" she insisted. Callie then looked at her
"Mom, please, let me sleep. I'll eat something tomorrow" she whined a little irritated
"Callie, you haven't eaten all day. You need to eat something and it's not up for discussion" she got up and took Callie's hands to help her get up. Then she felt how hot she was, and really pale "Are you feeling alright sweets?"
"Mhmm mom, no, I'm sleepy" the girl said almost falling asleep again. Stef felt her forehead and it was burning up.
"Oh sweetie, what else are you feeling?"
"Fine" the girl said. Stef then left the room to get the thermometer. When she went back to the girls bedroom Callie was already asleep again. She sighed; she knew something was wrong that morning. She placed the thermometer in her ear without waking her again, and cursed under her breath with the result. She went downstairs again
"Uh… Lena, honey, can you come here a moment?"
"Sure. What's wrong?"
"Babe, Callie is sick. That's where all the tiredness coming from"
"What you mean sick? Where is she?" Lena asked, already walking towards her daughter's bedroom, but Stef hold her back for a moment
"I don't really know, all I know is that she's really tired and is running a fever, so I'll give her a shower, to help it slowdown"
"How high?" Lena asked; the concern evident in her features. She felt even guiltier about the whole detention episode
"102,2" Stef said with a sigh. It was really high, and she was worried too "Ok, so I will take her to the shower, you stay with the kids and we'll go from there"
"Let me help you, it will be easier" Lena said, really needing to see for herself how Callie was. The two of them walked in her bedroom, to find her in the exact same position Stef had last seen. Lena immediately sat on her bedside and kissed her forehead, feeling the heat coming from her "Oh baby, do you think we should take her to the E.R?"
"Well, she's not showing other symptoms, so I guess we can handle it for now, right?"
"Yeah, but I'm scheduling an appointment with Dr. Lockhart for tomorrow. Come, take her to our bathroom, I'll turn on the shower" she said getting up. Stef nodded and took her place, stroking the girl's hair and taking in her features for a moment, trying to control her concern
"Hey sweetie, wake up for me" she said "Callie-Q, c'mon, open your eyes hun" Callie begun to stir and was met with Stef's smile
"I'm not hungry mom" she said and the woman laughed a little
"No, I know honey. But you are running a pretty high fever, so we have to get you to the shower, to help slow it down" Callie looked a little confused
"I'm fine" she said simply and Stef smile grew, knowing that she would say that. She was her mini-mi after all
"Yeah, yeah. C'mon kiddo, that's no escaping from this and you'll feel better" Stef said getting up and helping Callie. Once she was on her feet, she felt a little lightheaded and it did not went unnoticed by Stef "Wow, hey sweets. Are you okay?"
"Uh, yeah. Just got up really fast" Stef observed her and put her arm around her waist to support her. When they entered the master bedroom, they could hear the shower running and Lena talking on the phone. She hang up as soon as she saw them
"Hey sweetie, how are you feeling?"
"Okay" Callie answered. She hated needing help, especially like this. Lena looked like she did not believed her, so she tried again, "My chest hurts…"
"Okay, what else?"
"I… I'm tired"
"It's gonna be okay sweets. Let's get you into the shower and then back to bed alright?" Stef said. She hated seeing one of her babies in pain; she would do anything to trade places with them
"Moms? It's everything okay?" Jude asked as he stopped in the master bedroom doorway
"Yeah buddy, Cal is not feeling very well, but we're taking care of it okay? Can you please help your brother and sister clean the kitchen?" Lena said
"Yeah, sure" he said, a little nervous. If Callie was accepting help, not just from one, but from both their moms, it was because she was really not feeling well.
"Oh, and please remember to save a plate for Brandon in the oven, for when he arrives ok?" she said, while Stef took Callie to the bathroom
"Yeah, sure" the boy said and went back down to tell he's siblings the reason why their mothers hadn't returned to eat dinner with them.
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The shower was painful for her. The almost cold water running into her hot skin… that was never a nice feeling. Once they were over with that, Stef helped her get into some PJ's that Lena had taken from her room, and then tucked her in their bed. In last than five minutes, she was already asleep, with Stef right by her side, and Lena was down stairs, making her a soup.
When she went back to her room, she found Callie curled up beside Stef, sleeping, while the blonde was stroking her hair and looking at her, lost in thoughts.
"Hey you" Lena said, letting her know that she was there. Stef looked at her wife, who was carrying a tray with Callie's dinner, and opened a sad smile
"You were fast" Stef said
"Yeah, well, I think you kinda lost track of time" Lena said returning the smile. She put the tray on the nightstand beside her side of the bed, and sat on the other side of her daughter "It breaks my heart to wake her, she seems peaceful"
"Yeah, I know. But she needs to eat. I mean, she is weak for a reason, she couldn't even stand on her feet during a quick shower"
"Ok, I see your point" Lena said, rubbing the girls forearm "Callie, sweetie, wake up"
"Mhmm" Callie mumbled
"Wait, you got the appointment for tomorrow?" Stef asked, before Callie was entirely awake
"Yeah, sorry. I forgot to tell you, tomorrow 11AM. Do you think you can take the day off of work?"
"Hm, yeah, sure. What else did she say?"
"Basically to try to keep the fever down, keep her hydrated and to take notes of any other symptoms. So you wake her and feed her, before this soup is could, and I'll take some tylenol. I forgot to put those on the tray, be right back" she said getting up, after giving Callie a kiss.
