Stef
I got back from work and went too stop in on Lena for a bit because all my kids are out anyways. Brandon and Callie are at work, Jesus and Jude went to a friends house and Mariana is babysitting so nobody's home. Martin came out of the room and I smiled at him.
"Hey" I said.
"Hey listen what you're family does isn't my business but if I figure out that what she told me is true i'm calling the cops and I will get her out of that house" he said pissed shocking me. What the hell is he talking about?
"Excuse me?" I asked shocked.
"You fucking heard me, I'm not going to let her be sent back to that house and you better hope i never meet this boyfriend of yours or I could kill him!" he shouted walking out of the section of the hospital slamming the door in my face. What the fuck just happened? What did Lena tell him that would get him to react so violently? Is he serious about getting her out of my house and what boyfriend? Seriously what is going on?
I looked down at the floor avoiding the looks of the nurses and people who just saw me get yelled at. I walked back into Lena's room and she had the same expression as mine on her face which was looking at her hands ashamed.
"So I'm gonna guess you heard that?" I said and I can tell she's scared. She nodded not looking at me.
"Lena can you look at me?" I asked and she shook her head tears falling. I think that is the first time she didn't do exactly as I asked her.
"I'm not mad at you, ok?" I said sitting down on the end of the bed.
"I'm sorry, I didn't want him to yell at you" she said like a scared child that knows she's in trouble.
"It's ok, i'm not mad. Can we talk through?" I said and she nodded still not meeting my eyes.
"You know I would love to be able to see those beautiful eyes of yours while we talk" I said and she laughed whipping the tears away.
"What ever you tell me I won't be mad, I promise" I said holding up my pinkie and she laughed and she wrapped her pinkie around mine. First of all i'm surprised she knew what it was now that I think about it. Secondly that's the first time she has touched me without me touching her first. Am I getting through to her even if it's only a little bit?
"Now I need to know what you told Martin, ok? What's scaring you?" I asked scared of what she is going to tell me. Her imagination could come up with the worst thing with her not being comfortable with us yet.
She looked down not sure what to do.
"Lena...Julia, I mean" I said trying to remember to call her by the right name. On one hand I hate to play along with her delusion because it's going to make it harder when she has to remember who she is, also I hate calling her by Julia because it's the name he gave her. On the other hand I know it's not right for me to call her by a name she doesn't want me to call her though and I don't want her thinking I'm just ignoring her telling me to call her Julia.
"It's ok you can talk to me" I said but I don't think she understands that she can.
"It's nothing" she said.
"Julia, one way or another I will hear about it but I would prefer to hear it from you" I said and she sighed.
"Ok I can't get mad at you remember?" I asked and she nodded sighing.
"I may have said something about the Mike situation" She said under her breath. Mike? What is this about Mike?
"What Mike situation?" I asked confused.
"Well you know" she said but I honestly have no idea.
"No, I don't" I said and she looked down again.
"Le...Julia. What Mike situation?" I said making sure she didn't think I was mad at her.
"Well you know me being his..." She started but paused. This is really worrying me. His what?
"His what Len...Julia?" I asked really struggling to call her by the 'right' name.
"Well his … sex slave" she said the last part under her breath so much that I barely heard it. I hope I didn't hear it right.
"What?" I asked shocked. I can't believe that Lena actually thinks that. Sex slave? I don't want to think of how scared she had to of been. I just want to hug her and take her pain away.
"Hey, no! You are not a sex slave and never will be." I said shocked this is happening. My wife thought that my ex husband's was going to force her to have sex with him. How did this happen? How did our lives get to this point? All because I failed to make sure she got home safely a little over a year ago.
"I mean it, Len-Julia. You are not here as a slave or even a maid. You are a part of our family not just a help and certainly not a sex slave. You will never have too do too anything that you don't want too do, I promise" I said putting up my pinkie to make a pinkie promise so she feels a little bit better about my promise. I failed to protect her the first time and i'm not going to let it happen again.
Lena
I'm not his sex slave? Maybe i'm just here because I'm Stef's sister. I took a lot of comfort in the fact that she does the same pinkie promise Martin and I used to do all the time. He never broke those promises claiming you can't break a pinkie promise.
"I'm sorry about Martin" I said because I didn't want him to yell at her.
"Oh no, don't worry about that. I'm glad he yelled at me I would be worried if he thought that was happening and he didn't react like that." she said sincerely.
"I will talk to him and make sure he understands that it was just a misunderstanding." she said and I nodded.
Mike
I got a call from Stef and I sighed knowing this can't be good.
"Hey Stef, everything ok?" I asked.
"Hey i'm not accusing you of anything…" she started, this can't be good.
"But I need you too think back and see if their was ever anything you could have done accidentally that would have given Lena the impression that she's… your sex slave" she said shocking me. What?
"What the hell? Sex slave?" I said shocked at how crazy this is becoming.
"Yeah imagine how shocked I was" she said.
"I wouldn't have done anything that would have gave her the impression on purpose. She hasn't even let me near her, you know that" I said hoping she's not actually accusing me of this. If she thinks even for a second I did something to give Lena that belief I would be killed pretty quickly.
"I know i'm just asking. Could you come in and talk to her and make sure she understands that she's not a sex slave." she said. Lena is terrified of me, for (according to her) good reasons.
"She's terrified of me! I thought I wasn't allowed in the same room as her" I argued and I know she's rolling her eyes.
"And she will stay terrified of you if you don't let her know you're not going to use her for sex" she said. I don't understand why i'm the one she thinks is going to use her as a sex slave. I don't even live in the same house as her.
"Sure I'm at work but I will come down after work tomorrow" I said.
"Ok thank you" she said hanging up.
Martin
I got a call from Stef, I got her number just in case something happened with Julia while I was with her, and I sighed but picked up knowing something could be wrong with Julia.
"Hey" I said awkwardly. I know I shouldn't have blown up on her like that when i'm sure it's just a part of Lena's delusion. I just lost it.
"Hey, can we talk?" she asked.
"Yeah sure, when are you free?" I asked knowing she meant actually meeting up.
"I'm free now if you are, we could meet up at the coffee shop if you like" she said.
"Yeah sure, I'll be there in fifteen minutes" I stated. I don't want to start a war with her or anyone but i'm not going to let Julia stay in that house when she's scared.
I got too the coffee house and went over to the tables she's sitting at.
"Hey thanks for meeting me" she said and I nodded.
"Of course" I said and she in her cop uniform, i didn't realize she was a cop.
"So I understand that there has been a misunderstanding. Lena isn't in the right mindset right now, obviously. I know she told you she was a sex slave, I assure you she isn't. It was just a misunderstanding." she said and I hope she's right. I really don't want her in that situation and I don't want too think the world is actually like that.
"I'm sorry I freaked out on you…" I started.
"It's ok, I would have been worried if you thought that was happening and didn't react like that." she said. I think she generally cares about her. I mean she's her sister but I don't know if her boyfriend is a good person too.
"Listen, Stef. I know in no way is it your fault that she's freaked out but I really don't know if she should be living with you" I said hoping she doesn't turn this into a big thing. If she wanted too she could probably take me to court, and honestly probably win.
"Look i'm not going to fight with you, Martin" she started obviously upset but still level headed. I sighed of relief that this won't be a huge thing.
"Lena is an adult, she can make her own decisions" she said and she's right. That's the best way to handle this.
"Provided that you have a home in a decent neighborhood and she chooses to stay with you than so be it" she said and I can tell she is obviously very upset. I don't want to make Julia choose but it's the only way to solve this without involving the court system. It has to be her choice, and she has too think she has a choice in something in her life for once.
After leaving the coffee shop I went down to see Julia (Lena apparently).
"Hey" she said happy too see me. I feel bad that we are putting her in the situation that she has to choose between me and Stef. I know she cares about Stef a lot. She talks about her all the time.
"Hey, so we need to talk about something" I said and she looked worried expecting bad news.
"Yeah" she said and I sighed hoping i'm not making things worse for her.
"So I have talked too Stef about where you are going to live. We agreed that where you live is completely your choice. I have an apartment only a few blocks from here and you are more than welcome to stay with the Fosters too. It's totally your choice" I said and I know she is upset that she has to choose.
"Oh well…" she said obviously very upset. I pulled her into a hug.
"It's ok, babe" I said not sure what is going to happen next.
Stef
I got into the car and leaned against the steering wheel. Great now my wife might not be coming back to my house on top of everything else. What if she actually chooses Martin? Why wouldn't she she's terrified of Mike and the kids and she is very comfortable with Martin? Great i'm losing Lena, even more than I already am now. Now I have to go to work for four hours, today is just going so well. I wish I could go back in time and have even one day of what my life used to be. One day of patrolling the town and teasing my coworkers than going home too a nice home cooked meal (I miss my wife's home cooked meals so much) and a kiss from Lena and then go to bed with her and hold her all night long. One day, just one day. I would tell her I love her every chance I could, I would kiss her a million times and make sure she knew how much I loved everything about her.
Lena
What am I suppose to do now? I don't want to leave the Fosters because I don't want to leave Stef but at the same time I don't want to stay. I don't feel safe there and I know I would feel safe with Martin. I just don't want to loss Stef, but I don't want to loss Martin either. I layed down for a while just in my own thoughts before I finally fell asleep.
I layed down on the towel putting the sunglasses on too the shield out the extremely bright sun.
"What are you doing? It's not like you have too tan?" A slightly younger Mariana said laughing.
"I happen to want to lay down for a bit, Miss. Thing" I said and Stef laughed.
"Come on, Mariana you said you were going in the water" Jesus said grabbing her arm and pulling her towards the ocean.
"I did not, I said I was going too tan" she said laying down next to me and putting her ear buds in. Jesus looked over at Stef who walked over too Mariana.
"Oh no stay away from me" Mariana said sensing that Stef was about to throw her in. The last time she did it the lifeguard yelled at her.
"I can't tan?" Stef asked her hands up in surrender and both me and Mariana laughed.
"Please mom you need two layers of sunscreen just to not burn" she said and I laughed.
"She's right, babe" I said since I have to remind her every time that she really needs to remember to put sunscreen on often. Stef went over and picked up Mariana and before she knew it the lifeguard blew the whistle at Stef.
"Ok I get it" Stef said annoyed, and I laughed.
"Haha" Mariana said sticking out her tongue at Stef.
"I'll get you one day" Stef said and Mariana rolled her eyes.
I woke up from the dream confused. What just happened? This doesn't make sense.