Lena pulled into the driveway Tuesday afternoon with her two youngest in the car.
"Hey, why is Will's car in the driveway?" Jude asked as Lena slowed in front of the house.
"Maybe your sister is here" Lena shrugged pulling into her spot ,getting out and opening the back door for Frankie to hop out. As she did she noticed Will sitting on the front step and knew something was wrong.
"Sissy's here?!" Frankie cried running up the lawn but Jude glanced back at Lena and she knew he was thinking the same thing she was.
"Hi Will!" Frankie smiled running up to him.
"Hey kid, how was school?" Will asked.
"Good where's sissy?"
"She's at work, it's just me today, I was wondering if I could talk to your moms" Will said glancing up at Lena as he asked.
"Of course, Stef will be home any minute, come on it. Lena opened the door leading the way inside.
"Frankie why don't you go play outback" Lena offered.
"Ok" Frankie said running through the house out the back door.
"Should I go too?" Jude asked looking at Will.
"No, no it's ok we can all talk" Will said.
"Can I get you something to drink while we wait for Stef?" Lena asked. she was nervous about Will being here alone, something must be wrong with Callie.
"Um yeah tea is good" Will nodded as Lena put the water on.
"What's wrong with Callie?" Jude asked unable to wait any longer. Will was about to answer when the front door opened.
"Hello!" Stef called.
"Kitchen" Lena called back.
"Did I see my girly's car here?" Stef asked making her way though the house. She stopped seeing Will at the table.
"Will came to talk to us about something" Lena said.
"Is everything ok?" Stef asked sitting down looking concerned.
"Is Callie ok?" Jude asked again. Lena made everyone a mug of tea putting them out and taking a seat next to Stef at the table.
"Yeah, yeah Callie is ok, this is actually about me." Will said.
"What can we do?" Stef asked.
"I was called back to serve another tour" Will said. Lena sucked in her breath and Jude's face fell.
"When do you have to report?" Stef asked forever the strong one.
"Two weeks, and I will be gone for 6 months" Will said.
"Where?" Lena asked.
"Iran" Will said. Stef closed her eyes looking down, they had not known Will when he served his first tour more then 3 years ago. Callie had meet him right after he came back, she knew he suffered from some PTSD from it. But now he was her family, he was another son to her and he was going to be right in the line of fire.
"So your going to miss the baby?" Jude said.
"Yeah, I got my orders Saturday. I have not been able to tell Callie yet. But I needed you guys to know." Will said.
"It's going to be ok" Lena said.
"It's not though, I mean thank you but it's not going to be ok. The baby is due in 3 months, I'm going to miss the last few months of her being pregnant which are the hardest, the birth, the first few months of my daughters life. I won't be there for all the hard things. And I might not even come back, I may not be able to meet my little girl" Will said.
"You can't think like that" Jude said.
"I know, but I have to think logically, that's why I'm here. I was hoping you guys could help me come up with a plan, I can't leave without a plan for her. I need to know she will be taken care of. I mean I know you guys always do, I just need this for me." Will said.
"Of course" Lena nodded.
"We will" Stef assured him reaching out to cover his hand with hers.
"I just…I just really want to meet my little girl one day" Will sighed.
"You will" Jude assured him.
"Hi, your home early" Callie smiled waling through the front door to her house finding Will in the kitchen making a salad.
"Yeah, I just got home" Will said as she gave him a kiss.
"How was work?"
"Good, I actually went to see your moms after" Will said.
"Oh yeah? They talk you into changing the batteries in the fire alarm, you know just because your the tallest doesn't mean you have to, Jesus is perfectly fine doing it on a step ladder" Callie smiled washing her hands thinking of her moms talking Will into doing chores around the house like her was their own child.
"No actually, I want over to talk to them, sit down I have to tell you something" Will said taking a seat at the table. Callie's light heartedness suddenly disappeared knowing something serious was happening as she sat down across from him at the table.
"I got my orders from the army today, they are calling me back into active duty" Will said. Callie felt the blood drain from her face.
"That can't" she cried.
"They can" Will nodded gently.
"When do you go?"
"Next Monday"
"That's so soon! that's to soon! You can't go! what about the baby" Callie cried and suddenly felt tears in her eyes. Will reached across the table taking his hands in her's.
"It will be ok, I talked to your moms they are going to take over everything and help you out, we have a plan you will be ok" Will assured her.
"It's not me I'm worried about, what about you" Callie was sobbing. Will didn't know what to say, there was nothing to say, he just stood up pulling her into him folding her into a strong hug while she cried into his chest.
"You don't have to do this, you should be spending time with Will" Mariana said as Callie folded one of her shirts putting it into a box. Mariana had said she was ready to move back to her own apartment and Lena had agreed she was ready. The trial was over Javier had been found guilty and was going to be serving 3 years in jail. Mariana was back to her normal chatty, happy, sassy self and ready to get back to her life. Callie was so glad to have her sister back, especially with everything that was going on in her own house. Every second that passed felt like one waisted while Will was home. She kept trying to distract herself but the only thing in her mind was a giant count down clock. 8 days 12 hours and 35 minutes until Will's flight left.
"It's ok, he had therapy then he wanted to go shopping on his own. I took the end of the week off for us to spend together" Callie sighed reaching for a pair of jeans.
"Is he scared?"
"He's not showing it, but who wouldn't be"
"I would that's for sure, that sucks that they called him back now, with the baby coming and everything" Mariana sighed. Callie nodded.
"We thought we were in the clear you know, just goes to show you the rug can always be pulled out" Callie sighed. Mariana glanced her sister over. The past week Callie had become more withdrawn, and quiet. Mariana knew it was her way of dealing with everything going on but she wished there was something she could do for her sister. Callie hadn't been like this since she first came to their family.
"Do you want to talk about it?" Mariana asked.
"No, all I do is think about it" Callie said. Mariana nodded, she knew she should push Callie to talk, Callie had a bad habit of shutting down more and more the deeper she got. But Mariana knew what it was like to feel like you were over thinking something to death and just wanting to focus on something else.
"What to have a dance party?" Mariana asked reaching for her phone and turning up the music more.
"Yeah" Callie smiled as they started dancing around the room yelling the lyrics and folding clothes just to toss them into box's. Jude wondered across the hall smiling at them in the doorway.
"What are you doing?" He yelled over the music.
"We're not thinking!" Mariana yelled back grabbing his and and pulling him in to dance with them.
"Ok everyone" Stef called for silence as they were gathered around the table Sunday night.
"Today we are gathered as a family to wish our Will good luck, We can not wait until you are back safely at our table. We are eternally grateful to you for fighting to keep us safe and free" Stef said.
"Here here" Everyone said solemnly clinking their glasses. Dinner was calmer and quieter then normal, as everyone chatted amongst themselves and Callie tried to forget what tomorrow was.
"I know you do this all the time anyway, but I have to say it for myself take care of her for me" Will said as he helped Stef dry the dishes.
"We will, she will be ok, you just worry about coming home" Stef said.
"Yeah, listen if anything happens to me, make sure she is happy ok, remarries, sells the house, move on. I know how she can get stuck in the ditch. I don't want her hanging onto me" Will said. Stef pulled her hands from the water turning to face him fully.
"Don't you dare die on that girl, she has lost enough for a lifetime, you come home to her or you will have me to deal with" Stef told him sternly.
"Yes ma'am" Will gave her a smile.
"Be safe, I'll sent you food, in care packages" Lena said giving Will a hug.
"I'll be looking forward to that" Will smiled giving her a hug.
"Remember what I told you" Stef said.
"I will, I promise" Will nodded
"You take care of yourself out there, you got a lot of people waiting for you back home" Stef told him giving him a hug.
"See you later kiddo, you take care off your niece for me when she comes ok?" Will asked kneeling down to talk to Frankie.
"I will" Frankie said as he gave her a hug and she held onto him tightly.
"See you later" Will waved.
"See you soon" Lena told him firmly as all the kids went outside.
"Be safe man, see you soon ok?" Brandon said.
"Yeah, see you soon" Will said shaking Brandon's hand firmly before they pulled each other in for a hug.
"Take care of yourself, I'll be thinking about you" Jesus said.
"Thanks man" Will said as Jesus gave him a fist bump and a wink.
"Good luck, I'll look after Callie, I promise" Mariana whispered pulling him in for a hug and kissing his cheek.
"You come home to her" Jude said.
"I will man" Will nodded.
"Good" Jude said giving Will a hug. Everyone waved getting into their own cars as Jude went back inside.
"That was worse then I thought it would be" Will said as they started walking home. Callie slipped her hand into his.
"Well that's the Adams Fosters for you, taking everyone under their wing and getting attached, how do you think they ended up with 6 kids" Callie said.
"What were you talking to mom about?" she asked after a few minutes.
"Oh, nothing really" Will shrugged.
"You don't have to worry about me you know" Callie said.
"I'm always going to worry about you, your my girl, your both my girls. I get to worry about you, especially when I can't be the one here to take care of you" Will said.
"Why do I have the feeling you have been conspiring with my mothers?" Callie asked.
"Because I have, and it's my way of taking care of so don't give them a hard time about it." Will said. Callie shed leaning into him.
"I don't want to go to sleep, the time will go by to fast"
"So we won't sleep tonight" Will said pulling her in for a kiss.
"Ok, this is it" Will said as they stood in the lobby of the airport.
"I don't know why you didn't let me drive you, now I have to take a taxi home" Callie said.
"Because it's far, I know you get uncomfortable driving this far, come here kiss my goodbye" Will said
"I'll walk you to the security line" Callie said.
"No, no it's ok there's no point in making this longer, come here" Will said pulling her into a quiet corner and kissing her deeply.
"You come home" Callie said.
"I will I promise, you take care of my girl" Will said running his hand over her belly.
"Be safe, don't be stupid ok" Callie said as tears started falling from her eyes as she kissed him again.
"I will be ok, don't worry, I love you" Will said.
"I love you" Callie was sobbing now as Will gave her another kiss pulling her in to a tight hug.
"I don't want to let go" Callie said.
"But your ride is here" Will said. Callie pulled from a little and saw her moms standing off to the side making her cry even harder.
"I told you I was going to be taking care of you, no matter where in the world I am I will alway be loving you and making sure you are ok. Your my wife. It's my job" Will said. Callie kissed him again before pulling away unable to breath through her tears. Will leaned down kissing her belly.
"I will see you soon" He whispered kissing her one more time before they released each other. Will gave a wave to Stef and Lena. Lena blew him a kiss and Stef gave him a firm nod and a small smile. He kissed Callie's cheek one last time before starting up the stairs. Callie stood where he had left her trying to catch her breath. Stef was the first to reach her wrapping her in a tight hug. Lena stood behind Stef facing Callie whispering calmly to her wiping tears from her face. Callie felt like her brain was not working as she just clung to her moms.