A/N: Hey guys, I am sorry I am slowing down the updates. I promise I will finish this story, but I need to juggle work and household. I am trying my best tho. Thanks for he encouragement. It means a lot.

Chapter 6

"Lilly what's wrong?" Rachel asked as she look at the little girl, sniffling underneath the covers of her bed.

"Go away." She sobbed and buried her face in her bear, turning away as Rachel pulled the blanket off her a little. Finn watched them with a pained expression.

"Please Lilly, tell us what's wrong," Rachel begged her. Lilly bit her lip hard and spun around, looking at her angrily.

"Go away...go AWAY...GO AWAY." She screamed and pulled the blanket over her head again. Tim watched the whole scene happening from the hallway, a satisfied smirk on his face. Lilly finally knew to whom she belonged.

"But Lilly, don't you wanna come over?" Finn tried, but Lilly covered her ears with her hands.

"GO AWAY...GO AWAY...GO AWAY," she chanted. Rachel looked up to Finn, tears in her eyes as he pulled her up, Miss Mary walking towards their room.

"I think it's time for you to leave, Mr. and Mrs. Hudson. I don't think Lilly wants to go out today." A smirk was on her face and Rachel felt a rage in her stomach, feeling the urge to punch the woman.

"Okay. We'll come back next week," he said and pulled Rachel up and out into the hallway, where Tim was still standing, glaring at Finn and Rachel. Despite his glare there was a devilish smile on his face and it shook Rachel to the core. She didn't like this kid. There was something about him that made her feel uneasy.

"I am sure you will. Now come on, I will show you the way out," Miss Mary said and almost pushed Finn and Rachel outside, while Tim scrambled into the room and closed the door.

"Hey, Lilly. You're such a good girl." He cooed and walked over to her bed. The little girl instantly stopped crying, turning to look at him.

"I love you, Timmy," she whispered and crawled over to hug his waist. He smiled and looked down, petting her head.

"And I love you, Lilly."

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"But Sarah, I am telling you, something is really fishy about this situation." Finn sighed into his cell phone, while Rachel was standing in the kitchen cooking dinner. She mindlessly stirred the pot with tomato sauce, her gaze fixated on the rain outside.

"I know, I know. But she was crying and screaming. I just don't get it. Mary was almost happy to get rid of us. You cannot tell me this is normal. She has been refusing to see us for a whole month now, ever since we took her back home from the Zoo." Finn was growing more and more mad at Sarah. She promised she'd take better care of Lilly and he knew in the pit of his stomach that in fact something was wrong.

"Finn I know you are concerned, but as for now there is nothing we can do. We've been monitoring her stay there and so far nothing has been going on that seems to have a bad influence on Lilly."

"I get that, but still there is something going on and you know it as well. She seemed so much happier every time we visited her and when a little girl tells me she'd rather be dead than alive, then she must be feeling awful. A feeling that must come from the people who are supposed to be her family. She practically begged us to take her as our foster kid."

"I know-you told me all this already, but if Lilly doesn't talk, there is absolutely nothing we can do."

"God...I am starting to hate this government," Finn yelled and hung up angrily, throwing his phone on the couch across the room. Rachel turned around in shock and looked at him.

"Was that necessary?" She hissed and stirred the pot of sauce a little faster.

"Sorry. I am just so mad." He sighed. He was utterly frustrated, just like Rachel. For an entire month now, Lilly had refused any kind of contact to Finn and Rachel. It was weird. He knew something wasn't right. He wanted to find out what was going on. He jumped up and grabbed his coat and keys.

"Where are you going, Finn?" Rachel asked and dropped the spoon. Finn looked at her and turned, leaning over to kiss her softly.

"I will find out what's going on there once and for all. Don't wait up baby," he said and quickly left the apartment, getting into his car to drive over to the Walker's household. It was a short drive and he jumped out of his car, ringing the doorbell a few times.

"Hello, Mr. Hudson," Marie greeted him as she opened the door.

"Hello, Marie. Can you get Mr. Max or Miss Mary for me please?" He asked kindly, the little girl nodding her head, running off to the kitchen.

"What do you want?" Max said as he spotted Finn, sneering at him.

"I wanna talk to Lilly," he replied and stared the man in the eye.

"She doesn't want to talk to you," he replied simply, causing Finn's nostrils to flare up.

"Then tell me what you told her in order to get that kind of reaction from her?" His voice was low and Max turned around towards the kids.

"Kids, upstairs. NOW." He roared and everyone immediately made their way upstairs. Max closed the door behind himself and stepped outside.

"I don't know what's going on in the fucked up brain of yours, but Lilly alone made that choice of not seeing you again," he said and crossed his arms.

"She used to be so happy with us-she told us she doesn't want to be here. What changed?" Finn raised his voice. At the same time, Marie ran into her room.

"You gotta see this, Lil. Come on," she said and opened the door a little. Lilly got out of her bed and climbed up the table in front of the window, spotting Finn outside. Thankfully she didn't have to wear the stupid cast anymore.

"What's going on?" she asked and Marie turned off the light.

"Apparently, Mr. Hudson wants to know what's going on and why you don't want to see him and Mrs. Hudson anymore. Mr Max sounded so mad and sent us upstairs," Marie spoke and looked at Lilly.

"How come you don't wanna see them anymore?" she asked curiously.

"They don't want me. Tim told me so. So I don't want them," she spoke softly. Marie arched an eyebrow.

"Lil, are you stupid? Tim is a liar. Do you think Mr. Hudson and Mrs. Hudson would come back if they didn't want to?" She kept her voice low, not wanting to risk to get caught by Tim.

"That's not true. Tim said he only loves me, he's the only one who loves me." Lilly's voice sounded sad and the two of them flinched when they heard a scream from outside. Lilly leaned over just in time to see Mr. Max and Finn punching each other.

"Do you think Mr. Hudson would fight with Mr. Max if he didn't love you? You know Tim is sick, what he is doing to you is wrong. He did it to me, too, and to every girl that used to live here. And when you are too old, he stops." Lilly's eyes grew wide at that and she stared at Marie, her mouth open.

"You're lying. Tim loves me. He hurts me, but he only does it cause he loves me. My daddy did the same to my Mommy," she spoke, but Marie shook her head.

"Tim loves you, but the wrong way. He is not allowed to do the things he does. No one is supposed to hurt you. Mr. Hudson and Mrs. Hudson never hurt you, because they love you the right way, just like your Mommy did." Lilly's eyes filled with tears and she looked out of the window again, where Mr. Max was sitting on Finn's chest and hit him in the face. She clutched her bear and than scrambled off the table, opening the door to run downstairs, where Miss Mary caught her and scooped her up in her arms.

"Where do you think you are going, missy?" Miss Mary asked and Lilly struggled to get out of her grip.

"I wanna see Finn. Let me go," she said and kept trying, but Miss Mary grabbed her tightly and carried her upstairs.

"Finn is a bad man. You stay up here or no food for two days. Okay?" She glared at the girl and put her down.

"Go back into your room," she opened the door and Lilly ran inside, slamming the door shut and climbing back on the table, where Marie was still sitting.

"Mrs. Hudson just came. She was yelling at Mr. Max and Finn and they stopped fighting," Marie said and Lilly nodded looking out of the window.

"Finn stop. Let it go," Rachel said as she stood in front of him, blocking his way.

"Leave my property or I will call the police." Max roared at them, dusting his pants off and wiping the blood tickling from his split lip away.

"Call them. I will make sure they'll take every single one of those kids away from you," Finn screamed back as Rachel pulled him towards the car. Once inside, she slapped him upside the head hard.

"Are you insane?" She hissed at him and slapped his chest repeatedly.

"What? That smug jerk deserved it. I don't want to know what they told her, but I will do anything to help this little girl, even if it is the last thing that I will do," he spat out, causing Rachel's eyes to fill with tears.

"Why? Where did the sudden change came from?" she whispered and turned towards him.

"Don't you think I don't notice how you leave the bed in the middle of the night, walking into the bathroom to cry? Don't you think I don't see how you stare at Lilly's picture and than rub your tummy? I do Rachel, I see it all and it breaks my fucking heart. It breaks my heart even more that Lilly has to live with a bunch of people who treat her like dirt. Even if we don't end up being her foster parents, I want her to have a better, a loving home," he choked out and stared at Rachel. She gasped a little at his sudden outburst, but than leaned in to press her lips again his.

"Come on let's get you home and cleaned up," she whispered and drove off.

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Lilly woke up in the middle of the night, thunder roaring loudly shaking her to her core. She sat up and panted, noticing at that she was wet again. Tears sprang to her eyes as she scrambled out of bed, Mr. Bear clutched in one hand as she quickly made her way to the bathroom. She stripped off her clothes and noticed the blood in her panties. She swallowed hard and threw them into the hamper, grabbing a washcloth to clean herself up a little.

In the past four weeks, Tim had been getting really rough with her and he hurt her every time he did things to her. What Marie said to her earlier today something that shook her to the core. Everything she said made sense, but she wasn't sure if she could believe her. Maybe she was just jealous. Lilly sighed and threw the washcloth into the hamper, grabbing a fresh pair of pajama pants and panties to put on. She didn't notice when the door opened and closed, flinching when she turned around and bumped into Tim.

"Hey Lil," he said with a false sweetness in his voice, looking down at her.

"Hi, Timmy," she whispered and pulled her pants up completely. She stared up at him and gulped when he pushed her towards the toilet seat.

"I know you're going to turn five next week. Soon you will be a big girl." He smiled and leaned over to press his lips to her forehead. Lilly nodded.

"You know what that means, right?" He whispered and took her hand in his, pulling her closer. Lilly shook her head and looked up.

"Well come on, I will show you." He smiled and lead her out of the bathroom and into an empty room that was made up for the two new kids arriving soon. He closed the door and locked it, smiling at Lilly. She looked at him fearfully. She hated the dark. She whimpered a little when he ripped away her bear and threw him in the trash can next to the door.

"Come here," he said and moved over to her, forcing her to lay on the bed, kissing her. She laid there stiff and looked at him.

"Do you love Marie?" she whispered with a quite voice. Tim's head shot up and he looked at her.

"What?" he asked shocked. The girls didn't talk, did they?

"She told me earlier you lied to me. You are doing bad things to me. You used to do the same to her." She sighed and Tim felt his anger rising.

"She is lying," he hissed and suddenly his whole attitude changed. He grabbed her arms and pinned them over her, almost aggressively kissing her. She panicked a little and squirmed, but he held her in place, ripping away her pants.

"Stop, that hurts," she whispered and whimpered. Tim laughed.

"Trust me this doesn't hurt as much as what I am about to do. I know you want this," he whispered and bit her ear. Lilly felt her sobs taking over her body and she wanted to scream, but he covered her mouth with his hand while he undressed himself, suddenly laying on top of her and between her legs.

"Stop...what are you doing?" she whimpered, but he slapped her and shoved her panties aside.

"I am gonna show you how much I love you. That's what all the men do to my mom. Fuck her. Do you know what fucking is?" he hissed and pressed himself harder into her. She panicked even more and started to kick her legs, succeeding and kicking him square between his. She gave him a push and noticed his grip weaken, so she wiggled her arms and bit his shoulder. Tim hissed in pain and pulled away, so she rolled away from him. She ran towards the door in utter panic and grabbed Mr. Bear, unlocking the door and running down the hall and towards the door.

She ran outside into the rain. She ran as fast as she could. She cried and sobbed as the rain hit her body. She ran out of the gate and turned right, knowing this was the way towards Finn and Rachel. She ran as fast as she could, looking up in the sky, trying to recognize their house. She ran for a while, her body drenched and her feet hurting. She shivered and cried, clutching her bear. She pulled down her jammie top to cover her lower half a little, crying out loud. No one was around to hear her though, so she did the one thing that was left.

"FINN...RACHEL?" She screamed and cried, still running towards the area she had been a lot, looking up and screaming their names over and over again.

"FINN...PLEASE...RACHEL...WHERE ARE YOU?" she screamed even louder, followed by a sob. Another thunder roared through the air and the rain grew even heavier, so Lilly collapsed on a set of stairs and tried to hide away, crying and murmuring their names over and over again.

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Rachel sat on at the window in their bedroom, looking outside at the heavy rain. She had a mug clutched between her hands and silent tears ran down her face. Finn was laying on the bed, snoring away slightly. They had called Sarah to give her the heads up about what happened and she yelled at them. Rachel wiped her face and she leaned back, closing her eyes.

"FINN...RACHEL."

Her eyes shot open and she took a deep breath. Great, now she was imagining things. She could swear she heard Lilly's voice, but she shook her head and dismissed it until she heard it again.

"FINN...PLEASE...RACHEL...WHERE ARE YOU?"

Rachel's blood froze as she looked outside. An uneasy feeling overcame her and she got up, grabbing her coat and and keys, leaving their apartment to walk downstairs. She stepped outside in the rain and looked around. Everything was silent. Maybe she was crazy after all. She was ready to turn and walk inside, when she heard a whimper. Her heart stopped she stepped outside again, jumping as she spotted a little girl crouched into a corner across the street. She quickly ran over the street and Rachel felt like someone knocked the air out of her lungs.

"Lilly?" she asked, causing the little girl to look up with red eyes. Her cheek was red and her eye was had a shade of blue. She didn't wear pants and her entire legs were covered in dirt, her feet red and blue, covered in cuts. She was shivering and Rachel practically ran over her, shrugging off her coat to wrap it around the girl.

"Rachel...Rachel..." the little girl whimpered weakly and grabbed her head to pull her closer. Rachel's blood froze in her veins and she quickly gathered Lilly in her arms, running towards their apartment complex, ringing the doorbell.

"Who the fuck is buzzing in at midnight?" he asked and Rachel felt tears fill her eyes.

"Finn open the door. Please." She sobbed as Lilly groaned loudly. Suddenly there was a buzzing, followed by footsteps, Finn rushing downstairs, stopping dead in his tracks.

"Rachel...what...what happened?" he asked and blinked a few time, rushing over to her to take Lilly from her, causing her to groan in pain.

"I just found her like this on the stairs. Finn...she...looks horrible." Finn nodded and ran upstairs with the little girl. "Okay. Okay. Can you go get one of your tank tops and your small work out pants that we can tie around her?"

"Yes..." Rachel nodded and ran off into her closet, while Finn put Lilly down on their bed, turning the heat up. She was whimpering and crying, so Finn moved over to her and undressed her quickly. He noticed the blood tickling down her thighs and some sort of rage and anger boiled through his veins that he felt like he wanted to smash something. Or someone.

"Lilly baby...it's okay...it's okay," he whispered and leaned over to kiss her forehead, running into the bathroom to grab a wet washcloth, returning to clean her little body. Rachel already stood there, her hand covering her mouth, the clothes she picked up laying in front of her feet.

"What...what...did they do to her?" she rasped out, more and more tears running down her cheeks.

"I don't know, but whatever it was...they will rot in jail for it," Finn said and started to clean the little girl, grabbing the clothes from the floor to out them on her. Lilly just kept whimpering and Rachel changed her clothes. Finn put Lilly between the sheets on the bed, holding her protectively in his arms, kissing her forehead. Soon, she joined the two and laid down on the other side of the girl, wrapping her arms around the two of them. Finn looked at her and Rachel swallowed hard.

But then there was a wild and loud knock at the door.