Callie quickly passed back out. Even though the light was still on and it bothered her, she managed to easily ignore. Her dreams took over her as well, but she did not get only bad memories. Her flashbacks were so long and vivid, they couldn't all be listed or remembered. The only thing she could remember when she woke up was the unity of her family. Through her dreams, Callie literally learned how to love her family.

Stef was a police officer. Brandon was her son with her ex-husband. She and Lena got married. She was there. Stef was strong and tough, but she was very funny and loving. Callie didn't always like her, but she grew to love her.

Lena was biracial, and she was the vice principal of Callie's school… the one she got shot at. The second Callie got out of Juvie, Lena took her in. Lena was the caring one.

Callie got sent to Juvie because she ruined her foster father's car to protect Jude. Callie and Brandon saved Jude. Callie and Brandon also had a relationship, even though it is forbidden. There was also a boy named Wyatt, that curly haired boy.

Brandon loved music. He dated Talya, the girl who shot Callie. Brandon kept doing such risky things to be with her, but they broke up.

Jesus was Marianas twin. He had ADHD, and he was on the wrestling team.

Mariana and Jesus were in the foster system as well. She was very smart and girly. That was probably why their bedroom was so bright and preppy. She's popular at school and speaks Spanish, and so does Jesus. She even pierced her nose.

Jude was such a quiet kid, but she remembers him getting more and more talkative and energetic. His best friend was Connor.

She even remembered Mike.

The sun crept through the curtains. The sunlight hit Callie's eyes and she slowly opened them. She smiled, just as she did when she woke up from her dream while watching the movie the night before. She looked to her side and saw her phone sitting there. She picked it up to check the time; 12:15 PM. She slowly raised her tired body to see if Mariana was still there, but her bed was empty, so Callie decided to get up. Her achy feet hit the floor, and she felt something fuzzy on her heels. She bends down, and saw some blue slippers. She smiled and pulled them on. They felt like heaven to her sore body as she began to walk, as they were cushioned. She slumped outside her bedroom just as Jude was coming out. She smiled again and opened her arms out for hug. Jude smiled and walked into her arms.

"How are you feeling?" Jude signed.

"Good. Really good," Callie signed. Jude cocked his eyebrow. He hadn't seen his sister this happy in a long time.

"Why?" Jude signed.

"I had a really, really good dream last night," Callie said, signing what she could. Jude shrugged. If his sister was happy, there was nothing wrong with that. Callie turned and saw Lena in her doorway with her bright robe tied up, smiling.

"Can I talk to you?" Callie asked. Lena nodded.

"Yeah, of course," she said, walking to her.

"Stef too," Callie interjected before Lena could take more than a couple steps.

"Yeah," Lena said. She turned back and walked into her bedroom where Stef was getting ready for the day.

"Callie wants to talk to us," Lena said.

"She's awake?" Stef asked, trying to pull on her slippers.

"Yeah," Lena said. She too was surprised that Callie would be so awake after coming home. Perhaps it wasn't so strange, she didn't sleep too much more than Lena and Stef did in the hospital. Maybe the brain is a mysterious thing. Lena and Stef followed Callie downstairs. As she started walking down the stairwell, Callie got a little dizzy, but she just grasped onto the handrail even harder. When she came down, they ran into Brandon. Callie had no idea he could be here.

"What are you doing here?" Callie said, signing what little she could, but as Brandon didn't know a lot of sign language, he turned to his moms for guidance.

"She's asking that you're doing here," Lena clarified.

"We asked him to do some work and help around the house," Stef told Callie. Callie signed an okay and continued on into the dining room. Stef and Lena followed. Callie took a seat at the table, and asked for a piece paper and a pen. Lena walked into the living room and grabbed some stationary from the table and came back to the dining table, handing Callie the paper and a pen. Callie began writing down what she felt she needed to tell them the most.

Last night, I think I might have overcome my memory block. Can I ask you some things just to see if I really did?

Stef and Lena read the piece of paper, and they felt many emotions. They were happy that she might actually remember them and know who they were, but skeptical that she really did know who they were.

"Yes, yes, of course," they said. They handed the pen and paper back Callie, and she began writing her questions down.

Is Stef a cop?

Is Brandon Stef and Mikes son?

Was I at your wedding?

Is Lena biracial?

Is Lena the vice principal at the school I was shot at?

Did I get into Juvie for smashing someone's car?

Did Brandon and I have a relationship?

Did I date a guy with curly blonde hair?

Did Brandon's ex-girlfriend shoot me?

Are Jesus and Mariana twins?

Does Jesus have ADHD?

Does he wrestle?

Do they both speak Spanish?

Did Mariana pierce her own nose?

Was Jude's best friend Connor?

Stef and Lena happily signed "yes" to all of these questions. It's true; Callie knew most of everything, from the small stuff to the little stuff. Lena could feel tears creep down her cheeks as she came to thank the universe for giving Callie her memory back. This meant that Callie might actually be okay with them adopting her. She might love them again. They all happily rejoiced, and hugged and cried and hugged and cried some more. They weren't sure what their next step would be, but they were sure it would be positive.

"Well, I think I also have some good news," Lena began. Callie turned her complete attention to Lena. Lena grabbed the paper and began to write everything down.

We are going to take you to audiologist to see if you can possible get a hearing aid, and if you can start hearing again.

Callie felt a whole new wave of happiness and relief comes over her. She could hear again? Was that even a possibility? Lena grabbed the paper again.

Don't set your hopes too high. They may not be able to fully restore your hearing, but that's okay. Even if a hearing aid does nothing to help, we will continue to make changes. We will all adapt with you Callie. You won't go through this alone.

Callie still smiled though. She looked back up to her moms and nodded her head. Even if she could never hear again, she just wanted to know that she wouldn't be alone. Callie knew she could adapt to being deaf, but not to perpetually being depressed.

Three Days Later

Stef and Lena held hands as they waited for the doctor to come back in. They were at the audiologist office, and they had been there for hours. Callie had to go through many hours of hearing tests and examinations. None of them really understood what all these tests did. Each one seemed to have a different purpose, all leading up to one question: Could Callie ever hear again? Callie had the worst of it though. This doctor knew all the sign language he would ever need to know, but Callie didn't. She only got the tiniest bit of what he said most of the time. When he managed to figure out that Callie was having real trouble understanding him, he pulled out a piece of paper and a marker, but he didn't take his time to write everything out. He was obviously in a rush, and it eventually became clear that it was because there was so much to do.

There were all sitting on the chairs in front of the desk. All three of them felt the acid in their stomach get higher and higher the longer they waited. Callie fought to hold back her tears. She didn't want to seem weak in front of her mothers. She didn't want to seem ungrateful for this probably thousand dollar doctor visit. She was so thankful for everything her moms had done for her, but she wasn't sure if weakness was an option.

She reached over and grabbed her mother's hand, taking Stef by surprised. She of course felt happy that her daughter was holding her hand, but she knew it was because she was scared. Stef pulled her hand back and pulled her daughter in for a hug.

Callie took a deep breath in of Stef floral perfume. She loved Stefs perfume. One of Callie's first memories from being in the hospital was waking up to see Stef spraying her perfume all over her body, and the intoxicating scent took over Callie's heightened smell. She had mini flashbacks to waking up in the hospital and being totally confused about who these girls were, and why they were so sweet when Callie didn't remember them. Callie decided, screw it. She began to cry into Stefs shoulder, finding comfort in her mother finally.

Stef held her daughter tight, letting her cry. Lena also leaned over and rubbed her daughter's knee. As typical clichés go, the doctor walked in just as Callie began to finally let her emotions out.

Callie gathered herself as the doctor came around and sat on the other side of the desk. He was hesitant about where to begin, so he decided he would start with telling Callie first. He pulled out another piece of paper and used a marker to write his message. All three girls watched as her scribbled down for what felt like decades, but was really only about 30 seconds.

He handed the paper to Callie, and only Callie, so she could read the doctors determination while he told her parents. Callie opened the paper and began reading.

"What that basically says is that from all the tests, and I believe that Callie's hearing is definitely permanent, and she has reached deaf status. She is not just hard of hearing, she can't hear at all. I'm sure you guys already know that. You have brought her to me and trusted me to decide what would be the best option for Callie if she decides she wants her hearing back," the doctor began.

"I unfortunately think that something like a hearing aid will not be of much use to Callie. Most deaf people prefer using a hearing aid, but it doesn't really do anything. They only option for Callie would be a cochlear," the doctor threw out there. Lena and Stef tensed at the thought of a cochlear.

"I wouldn't recommend that for Callie, as she is still recovering from the shooting and had already multiple surgeries, including brain surgery. We don't know, she may grow into it. She may be okay with being deaf," he added.

Callie looked up from her sheet of paper. Judging by the look on her face, she wasn't very okay with it.