AN- Hey guys! Thank you for putting up with the slower updates... Life I tell ya! :) It gets so busy! Enjoy!
Our Safe Home
After dinner was finished and put away the backyard became the hang out zone. Mariana and her friend found a shady spot under a tree. While Jesus, Jude and Brandon started a friendly game of Frisbee. Callie sat out of the way strumming away on her guitar, filling the backyard with soft music.
Lena and Stef chose to curl up on a tiny outdoor love seat and chatted away quietly just enjoying the summer evening.
"Dude, you throw like a girl" Jesus called to Brandon who threw the Frisbee away from Jude and Jesus. Jude took off after it laughing as Brandon rolled his eyes. "Did that on purpose, it's fun to watch you monkey's run after it."
"Jesus, let's refrain from catch phrases, such as you throw like a girl please" Lena called shaking her head. "I hate that statement. It's so…" She shook her head "It just put kids in a box!"
Stef shook her head deciding to stay out of this one, she looked to Callie's who's shoulders seemed to be glowing red and remembered she was going to rub aloe into them.
"Hey love," Stef called to her "Why don't you run into the house and get the aloe, from mine and mama's bathroom?"
Callie put her guitar down and headed to the patio area where the two of them were sitting. "K, where is it, exactly?"
"I'll get it sweetheart, why don't you get the surprise treats we got B to pick up for us." She winked.
Callie grinned nodding knowing there was a variety box of ice cream treats in the freezer. She had her eyes on one of the ice cream sandwiches. "Okay" She agreed.
"Dude, Brandon!" Jesus yelled as he ran after the Frisbee, running backwards trying to catch it. He dove for it, not realizing how close he was to where Callie was standing, his body slammed into hers, Callie's hands went out as she fell forward losing control as she crashed forward, colliding with Lena who was standing in front of her, taking them both down in a tangled heap with a silencing snapping sound.
The yard stayed frozen for a moment as everyone's jaw's dropped.
Jesus gasped when he realized what had happened, he ran his fingers through his hair starring motionless at his mother and sister on the ground. "Oh dude, oh dude, I am sorry! I am so stupid, I am sorry. Damn it!" He kicked a lawn chair over before burying his face in his hands.
Stef's eyes went to him, that wasn't a typical reaction from her son, that in itself scared her, but she had had to get her wife and daughter off the ground before she could worry about him.
"You guys, okay?" She asked dropping down to her knees to assess the damage
"I am alright" Lena assured her as Callie gasped noticing blood on Lena's arm, before quickly scrambling away.
Without Callie on top of Lena she was able to fix herself.
"Are you sure you're okay?" Stef asked crawling next to Lena taking her arm in her hands noticing she had a small scrape on her elbow that was bleeding slightly.
"I am fine" She assured her as she reached for Callie "Come here honey, are you okay?"
"No, stay away from me" Callie shook her head as she pushed back farther with her feet trying to get up, while cradling her left wrist in her right hand.
"Cal" Lena got to her feet and went to Callie to try and help her up. "Honey, are you okay?" She asked a little more demanding remembering hearing a blood chilling snapping sound as they fell.
"Stay away from me, Lena!" Callie yelled as she ducked away.
Lena's face filled with confusion and a little bit of hurt "Honey…"
"No!" She shook her head "Go away! Go away! Lena go away! You have to get away from me!"
"Lena" Stef said gently pushing Lena back "Go, get the first aid kid, so I can clean up your arm please."
Stef moved towards Callie "Hey, Cal what's going on?" She asked reaching for her, sighing with relief when Callie didn't freak out and allowed Stef to touch her.
"Callie, are you okay?" Jude asked dropping next to his sister sensing something bigger was going on.
Callie kept her eyes down and nodded "I am fine" She mumbled.
Stef carefully reached out and managed to take Callie's left arm in her hands causing Callie to let out a yelp and try to pull away.
"Hey, hey" Stef shook her head "Shh, my love" she said soothingly "It's okay, it's just me, and I am not going to hurt you" She held Callie's arm gingerly in hers eyeing it. After having two boys she knew what a broken bone looked like. Her wrist was already swelling, red and a little misshapen. "Lena!" She called, as she knew she was right in the kitchen getting the first aid kit. "Bring ice!"
"Mom, is she okay?" Jude asked concern filling his eyes.
Stef nodded "She'll be okay, buddy"
Lena was out with the first aid kid and the ice pack seconds later handing the ice pack and a dish towel to Stef.
"Alright, love" Stef said calmly "We're going to show mama your arm for a second."
"No!" Callie shook her head pulling her arm close to her body "No, she has to go away from me!"
"Callie, I am not going to do that" Lena shook her head "Now, enough of this!" She held out her hands "Let me see."
Stef nudged her and Callie reluctantly moved her arm away from her body a little bit.
Lena reached forward and cringed as she too cautiously held Callie's arm, trying to not jostle her at all. "Oh, baby I am sorry" She said softly "Stef, it's broken."
"That's what I thought" Stef said wrapping the towel around the ice pack and handing it to Callie. "Can you put this on your wrist?"
Callie shook her head "No, I don't want it. I am fine."
"Honey, then I need to do it, I think it will hurt less if you try."
"Oh, my god! I broke my sister" Jesus mumbled as Stef closed her eyes. This was not how she pictured her evening going.
"Baby, it was an accident" She said calmly to Jesus, "You didn't run into Callie on purpose" She then turned to Callie "And you didn't fall into mama on purpose, it was an accident. Everyone is okay. However, I do need to get Callie to the hospital."
"Maybe, I should take her" Lena said as she quickly applied a small bandage to her scrape. "You have to work tomorrow, I don't, and the ER could take hours."
Stef studied Callie who was shaking her head.
"No, she can't take me!" She shook her head "No, I don't want you to take me, Lena."
"Callie, that's enough" Lena shook her head "I don't know what's going on with you, and I know you're in pain right now, but you don't get to be rude to me. I am your mother too. I am taking you to the hospital and you will go back to calling me mom, you don't get to go back."
"I don't want you to go with me" Callie spat out as now the tears from the stress and pain were coming "I just hurt you!"
"This wasn't your fault, or your brothers" She shook her head "This was just an accident, and I am fine Callie, it's just a scrape."
Callie sniffed and wiped at her eyes with her right hand as Stef helped her stand up. Causing Callie to inhale sharply.
"Okay, Stef get her into the car" Lena instructed "I am going to grab us some stuff, kids can you guys clean up the back yard?"
"Yes, mama" Jude said quickly for everyone.
"It hurts" Callie whimpered as she was beginning to shake.
"Lena, I am going to get her into the car for you, but I am going to come with you. She'll probably have to have a shot of some kind, and I don't want you to have to be alone with her needle fear."
"I don't want a shot" Callie hissed through gritted teeth as the shock was wearing off and the pain was intensifying.
"We'll see what the doctor says" Stef told her as she led her out of the backyard "So grab, my things too."
Lena sighed not wanting to leave Jesus alone, but wanting to be with Callie as well.
"Hey, buddy" She moved over to her son and wrapped him in her arms "It was just an accident, it's okay."
Jesus shrugged and pushed away from Lena "I'm fine,"
"Mom's right" Brandon said joining his brother "I threw the terrible pass, you were just trying to catch it. If it's anyone's fault it's mine"
"Guys, it was an accident, no one is to blame" Lena said calmly "And we will talk about this more later, but I do want to get Cal to the hospital. There is ice cream in the freezer, eat some goodness, clean up the yard, and I'll be back soon" She said running into the house.
"Can someone get me a trash bag?" Stef yelled from the entryway of the fence "Callie's starting to throw up."
"She must be in pain" Jude said sadly "She throws up when the pain gets too much for her."
"She'll be fine, baby" Stef assured Jude as Brandon ran towards Stef with bags in his hands "Here mom"
"Thanks guys" She blew a kiss over the fence before she disappeared back to Callie.
Lena returned seconds later with a tote bag and two purses over her shoulder. "I have my phone on, call me if you need me. I love you all! I'll call you when we know more. Be good and remember this was just an accident."
Mariana crept into the boys room and moved to Jesus's bed sitting on the foot of the bed. She reached out and rested her hand on his leg. "It's not your fault" She whispered.
Jesus looked over her and shrugged "Did your friend go home?"
Mariana nodded "She helped clean up, then left. She thinks our family is awesome"
Jesus quirked his eyebrow up "Huh?"
"Big families entertain her. She enjoyed how much was going on"
"Yeah" Jesus sighed "Like a broken bone"
"It was an accident" Mariana stressed "You were playing a game, you didn't see Callie there, you didn't mean to knock her over, it's not the same."
Jesus exhaled "I am just like him."
Mariana shook her head "No! Jesus no you aren't. Juan broke Ana's arm on purpose because she used the last of his weed. He was pissed at her, and drunk! You were playing a game and tripped."
"That snapping sound" He pulled his legs up and wrapped his arms around them resting his chin on top of his knees while looking at his sister. "It just sent me back."
Mariana nodded "Yeah, me too, the only difference is Callie didn't scream."
"Thankfully" he mumbled "I probably would have puked if she had."
"You didn't do it on purpose" Mariana stressed again "She's not mad at you."
"She freaked the heck out" He shook his head "How do you know that?"
"She freaked out on mama" Mariana counted "Not you, she's been struggling with mama the last few weeks. I think she's got something going on from the shooting. That had nothing to do with you."
"I feel like such a prick."
Mariana shook her head "No, Jesus you're anything but a prick. You'd never hurt anyone on purpose. Ever."
Jesus sighed "I hope she's going to be alright."
The Fosters
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"Here's some Fruit-loops, some mustard and bread" Ana said dropping the three things on the table "And two cans of coke as well" She tossed them down as well.
Jesus took the cans of coke and opened them passing one to his sister before opening the other for himself. Next he moved to the cereal deciding that sounded better then bread and mustard he found two bowls and used his shirt to wipe them clean before he poured cereal into them.
Mariana watched from her perch on the chair, her thumb in her mouth and her blankie wrapped up in her arms. They'd just been returned to Ana after their second stint in foster care. She was glad to be home with her mommy but something about this new apartment scared her.
"What the hell Ana?" a booming voice was heard as Juan stormed into the apartment throwing open the door "You smoked the last of my stash?! Now what the hell am I supposed to do?"
"We'll get you more, but you can't be here! I just got my kids back" She hissed "I'll lose them again!"
"I don't give a rats ass about your kids" He yelled causing Marina to jump out of her chair and hide behind Jesus. "I care that I am out of my weed! You good for nothing piece of crap" He said grabbing her arm "You owe me."
"Let me go" Ana yelled "My kids, are here."
"I don't care" Juan yelled as he started bending Ana's arm. She was fighting and pushing, yelling at him to get away when all of a sudden they heard the distinct snapping sound that caused Ana to wail a horrific scream.
Mariana's eyes got wide and suddenly she was standing in a puddle while Jesus lunged at Juan only to be back handed across the room falling to a heap on the floor.