Stef sat at her desk the next day, shuffling through paperwork that mostly consisted of parking tickets and speeding tickets. She found it hard to focus on much when she knew the investigation was underway and she wasn't allowed to be a part of it. She sighed, pushing the papers away from her and placing her head in her hands.

"Hey, Stef," a voice called, causing Stef to look up.

"Hey, Mike. What's up?" she asked, brushing her hair out of her face.

"We talked to Sarah today," Mike began.

Stef's eyes widened at the mention of Sarah's name. "Okay, and what happened? What did she say? Anything helpful?" The questions poured from her mouth.

"She's scared, but I think she wants to cooperate and help. She's coming in today with her new foster mom," Mike said.

"Did he… do it to her, too? Did she say?" Stef continued questioning.

"She didn't say much. I'm hoping she'll tell us more when she gets here," Mike explained.

"Well when will that be? I want to be there," Stef said, standing up and looking around.

"She said she was on her way a little while ago, but Stef, you and I both know you can't be in there. Roberts said you aren't on the case," Mike reminded, but he knew there was no use.

"Then I'll watch from the window. I can't just sit here all day when my daughter's case is being discussed. What if it were Brandon?" Stef asked, knowing that would help Mike understand.

"Listen, I get it. I'm not trying to keep you out of the loop, that would be like asking for death. Just let me ask the questions," Mike replied.

"No, I know. All I want is to be there," Stef assured.

It wasn't long until Sarah arrived at the station with her new foster mother, a younger woman with blonde hair. Stef eyed her, hoping she was a good person. There were too many bad foster parents in the broken system. The woman had her hand on Sarah's back as they walked towards an officer's desk. She could tell that the young girl was scared. Stef watched as Mike and Officer Clemmons led the two of them to the same room her and Callie were in just a couple days before. Stef followed behind them and stood by the glass window.

"How have you been, Sarah? I know this has probably been very stressful for you," Officer Clemmons asked with a gentle smile.

"I'm okay," Sarah answered softly, looking down at her hands on the table.

"That's good. We will try to make this whole thing as simple and quick as possible for you, okay?" Officer Clemmons responded with sincerity.

Sarah nodded her head and licked her lips.

"So, let's just start with how old you are," Officer Clemmons began, looking at the young girl in front of her as she pulled her pencil and pad of paper out and placed it onto the table.

"14, almost 15," Sarah answered.

Stef let out an audible gasp. She was younger than she had thought, and it made her sick thinking that she could have been taken advantage of.

"Okay, and how long were you at the Olmstead's house before you were removed?" Officer Clemmons continued.

"Only about a month and a half or so," Sarah said, her eyes still never looking up at anyone.

"And in that time, did you spend any time with Liam?"

Sarah looked visibly anxious. She never stopped playing with her hands, and her foot was now shaking quickly under the table. She would open her mouth, but words wouldn't come out.

"It's okay, take your time," Mike chimed in.

Stef stood with her hand situated a bit under her chin, her eyes never leaving Sarah. She paid close attention to her body language and overall demeanor. She had a feeling that whatever words were to come out of her mouth next were going to help their case along, again, making Stef feel guilty for being hopeful that they would.

Another brief moment of silence went by before Sarah spoke.

"We would hangout a lot. At first, I didn't think anything of it. I thought it was cool that someone older and cooler wanted to talk and spend time with me."

Officer Clemmons nodded her head and adjusted her position in the chair. She wrote down all that Sarah was saying, then looked up.

"You said at first you didn't think anything of it?" Officer Clemmons then asked.

Sarah licked her lips and blinked a few times, probably holding back a few tears in the whole process.

"I saw it as a friendship, maybe even like a brother and sister, but it wasn't like that for him. He would hold my hand and put his arm around me and kiss my cheek. He started to send me weird texts all the time," Sarah admitted, pushing her long brown hair behind her ear.

"What were the texts?" Officer Clemmons questioned, turning her head to the side.

Stef shifted her weight from one leg to the other, not moving her eyes.

"After he would give me a kiss or anything like that he would text me that it was our little secret. He would send me kissy faces and hearts and say that I was beautiful," Sarah explained, taking a shaky breath afterwards.

Stef noted the way the young girl got increasingly nervous as the time went on.

"Do you still have any of these texts on your phone?" Mike asked.

Sarah nodded and pulled her phone out of her pocket and placed it on the table unlocked. Officer Clemmons and Mike scrolled through a few of the texts, Mike's eyes landing on one in particular.

"What's this one about?"

Mike slid the phone across the table to Sarah, who looked down at the message. Stef was struggling to try and see, knowing there was no use.

Sarah read the message and looked up, catching Stef's attention. It was the first time she made any sort of eye contact during the whole ordeal.

Sarah looked around the room, looking back and forth from Mike to Officer Clemmons.

"Sarah, would it make you more comfortable if it was just us girls in here?" Officer Clemmons asked, sensing the embarrassment and nervousness in the girl.

Sarah nodded her head. Mike understood and nodded back before exiting the room. He turned the corner and was met with a very wound up Stef.

"What did the text say?" Stef asked in a whisper just loud enough for Mike to hear.

"It said 'I had fun last night, I hope you did too. I love our little secret."

Hello! Sorry this is kind of short, I needed it as more of a filler chapter. I know that Sarah is a lot more compliant in this version than on the show, but I did that for 2 reasons:

I didn't want to drag this whole thing on because there are other storylines in season 1 that I wanted to explore with Callie and Jude more involved in the family. I would have to make it much longer if she wasn't cooperating

In this story, Sarah hasn't been there very long yet so in my head she isn't as inclined to protect him.

I hope you guys enjoy! Love you all with my whole heart!