I DON'T OWN THE FOSTERS, IF I DID THAT WOULD BE REALLY AWESOME BUT SADLY I DON'T.
('THE WORLD IS AGAINST ME')
Callie knew, Callie knew that the whole world was against her. This just proved it to her. What happens when Callie gets sick Christmas eve, how will the family take it? Will relationships end? Will this be the last straw for Callie? Will anything ever be the same again?
AN: So this story was requested by a reader and I hope I do it ok. I promised I would write the story and so I am. :)
Things to know before reading:
JUDE IS ADOPTED
JUDE IS CALLIES HALF BROTHER LIKE IN THE SHOW.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT HAS REVIEWED, FOLLOWED AND ADDED THE STORY OR ME TO THEIR FAVOURITES.
Previously:
"We will bring Cal home, tell her about the adoption, then wait for the kids to come home before we announce the news to the kids." Stef nodded, that was exactly what she was thinking as well.
"Ok, ill see you later. Bye My love." Stef said as she kissed and embraced Lena once more, happiness still radiating off of them both.
"Bye honey, be safe." Lena said as she was released from Stefs embrace and headed to her seat behind her desk.
"Always." Came Stefs reply before closed Lenas door behind her.
Lena smiled, took a deep breath and then got on with the things she needed to do this morning. All the non important stuff could wait till tomorrow because they were getting their daughter back.
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Stef and Lena had called Bill to tell Kate that they were on their way to pick up Callie. They had also asked him to tell Kate not to tell Callie. Callie would be doing her school studies in her room when they arrived and would be surprised.
Pulling up outside the house, Lena and Stef smiled. Reaching over and grabbing Lenas hand, Stef squeezed it.
"Ready to get our girl?" Stef asked as Lena smiled and nodded.
"More then ready." Stef grinned at her wifes answer. She was more then ready as well, more then ready to have her Callie Q in her arms.
"Lets go then." Stef said as she turned the car off and slipped out of her seatbelt and out of the car. The two of them held hands as they walked up towards the front door.
Kate had heard the car pull up and was opening the door as the two women got closer to the house.
"Hey. I hear congratulations is in order." Kate said sounding extremely happy. Both women smiled at the women. Glad that Callie had someone like Kate as a foster Mom instead of a crappy hand she usually got dealt.
"Thanks Kate." Stef said as Lena and Stef entered the house and Kate closed the door behind them.
"Shes in her room. Go on up and surprise her, she will be happy to see you." Kate said getting right to the point. There was no reason to keep the teen waiting any longer, Callie really needed good news.
"Thanks kate, for everything." Lena said kind heartedly and she pulled the woman into a hug, a hug that Kate happily returned.
"No thanks needed. Shes a good kid." Kate replied with a smile towards both women. Stef and Lena smiled, knowing their kid really was a good kid with a big heart.
"She is."
Both Stef and Lena headed up the stairs towards the room their daughter currently resided in. Kate smile with happiness as the two women disappeared out of sight to give the teen the best news in the world. The news the teen had been waiting to hear over the last few days.
"Come in." Both Lena and Stef smiled at the sound of their daughters voice. As they pushed the door open, they saw the teen on her bed. Not once did she look up from her book.
"What you doing?" Stef asked casually with a smile on her face. Immediately Callies head shot up and a large smiled formed on her face at seeing who was at her door.
"Moms!" Callie was up and racing over to the two of them. Both of them ready and waiting to catch the teen as she flung herself into their arms.
"Hey Bug." Lena laughed out as the three of them hugged in Callies doorway.
"What are you doing here? Not that I am not happy to see you." Callie asked after releasing the two of them from a hug as she headed over and sat on her desk chair. Both Moms following the teen and sitting on bed in front of her.
"We are here to help you pack." Stef said as if it wasn't a big deal. Both of the Moms smiled, hoping the teen would realise what Stef was getting at.
"Pack?" Callie screwed her nose up in confusion.
"Yep, you're coming home." Lena said with a smile looking at the teen, waiting for it to click.
"Im coming home." Callie whispered, still digesting the words. Soon she had tears streaming down her face and sure enough it sunk in and she screamed in happiness.
"IM COMING HOME." Callie screamed with joys as Stef and Lena were tackled by the teen into a hug. They were so glad that Callie was coming home and that she was excited.
Callie, Stef and Lena lay in a heap on Callies bed, dry tear tracks and smiles on their faces.
"Hows it going in here?" All three of them looked to the door at Kate. Kate had a smile on her face as she looked at the scene in front of her.
"Im going home." Callie said removing herself from the pile of limbs on the bed and walked over to Kate.
"I know. Im so happy for you." Kate said tucking a stray bit of hair behind the teens ear. Callie leant forward and wrapped the woman in a hug as she whispered into Kates ear.
"Thank you for everything you have done for me Kate." Callie pulled away from the hug with a smile.
"No thanks needed. You better get packed, I believe your Moms want to get you home as soon as possible." Kate said with a big smile as she looked over at the two women now sitting on the bed with smiles on their faces. Callie looked over to her bed at her Moms.
Callie laughed and nodded before she headed back to her bed and grabbed her bag from under the bed and started to gather her belongings. Kate smiled at the trio and headed down stairs to check on the other teens.
Callie continued to gather her things and bring them to the bed. Lena and Stef were helping by folding the clothes and putting the things Callie owned into the bag so that they would fit.
Half an hour later, Callie was standing in front of her Moms SUV looking back at the group home she had called home for the last few weeks.
Girls that come here were lucky, they would be very well taken care of and loved. There needed to be more homes like this one with people like Kate Jenks running them.
Giving the home one last glance over, Callie waved to Kate ,who was standing on the porch, before sliding into the back seat of the SUV.
"Home, here we come." Stef said happily as she turned the car on. Callie and Lena chuckled.
"Home, I like the sound of that." Callie said happily to her Moms. Home did sound heavenly right now.
"We do to." With that, the car was heading down the road in the direction of home. Happiness and love filled the atmosphere of the car and finally after all her bad luck, Callie was on her way to total happiness. For once, Luck was on her side.
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Soon enough Stef was parking in the driveway of the family home. Lena and Stef both turned in their seats to look at their daughter in the back. Callie was looking out the window, her face blank of emotions and she looked deep in thought.
"We are home bug." Stef said to the teen who was still looking out the window seeming very deep in thought. Lena leant over and touched the teens knee to rouse her from her thoughts.
"Cal?" Lena called looking at the teen, her hand still on the teens knee.
"Hmmmm, sorry what?" Callie said kind of daze as she looked from the hand on her knee to the faces of her mom.
"We are home." Stef announced, frowning in concern. The teen had been quiet on the way home, even though she had been excited when they got in the car. Now Stef was unsure as to why Callie was quiet and deep in thought.
"Oh, that was fast." Callie said with relative shock. She hadn't realised she had zoned out the entire drive.
"Whats the matter sweets?" Stef asked from her spot in the drivers seat as Lena hopped out of the car and slid into the back seat next to the teen. Both Moms looking at the girl with concern.
"It just feels so surreal." Callie sighed out as she looked at her hands in her lap. Both Moms looked at each other in understanding. Lena taking the lead as she was the one with a degree in child psychology.
"You feel like this is a dream that you will wake up from and you wouldn't actually be home." Lena suggested. Callie stilled and stiffened before relaxing, knowing that her Mama had figured it out, the really did know her well.
"Yeah." Callie sighed out as Lena put and arm around the teens shoulder. Callie fell into the embrace, enjoying the comfort and love that Lena was providing.
"Cal. This isn't a dream. You really are home. We said we would fight for you and we did." Stef spoke up from the front seat, seeming to know understand what the teen was thinking.
"I know. I just...I just thought that I would never see this house again before I turned 18 and now its happening. Can I be completely honest with you?" Callie spoke as she looked from one parent to the other. Lena smiled and nodded.
"Sure sweets, we are here to listen to anything you need to say to us." Stef reassured the girl. Callie nodded looking down to her hands again.
Both Moms gave her the time to say what she wanted. This conversation had no time limit.
"I gave up. I honestly gave up on this." Callie finally said gesturing around the car. Lena and Stef frowned in confusion.
"What? Family? Us?" Lena asked confused.
"Yeah, I gave up because I knew it wasn't what I deserved. I …." Callie started saying but was interrupted by Stefs strong voice.
"Hey, hey, hey. You deserve a family Callie. You deserve a happy ending." Stef told the girl in a no nonsense tone, she had to get it into Callies head. The girl wasn't worthless and she deserved everything life has to offer her, a brighter future after the dark past.
"This isn't a fairytale Mom." Callie chuckled out, amused at her Moms words.
"I know but you here with us is a start of a happy ending and a new beginning." Callie nodded at Stef words but there was always that chance of her being removed again.
"Not if I am pulled from you again. You can't stop them from doing that. Its how the system works." Callie said, she hated sounding negative but its all she had ever known, she was always prepared for the worst outcomes and this was no different. Whatever the foster system gives with one hand, they take with the other.
Both Lena and Stef nodded, agreeing with what Callie said. They gave each other a look. They wanted to tell the teen in the house but with this conversation, it was better to tell her now.
"Well, as of tomorrow you wont have to worry about that." Stef said and Callie frowned in confusion. The smiles on Stef and Lenas faces confused her even more.
"What do you mean?" Callie asked turning her head to look at Lenas smiling face ans then looking over at the drivers seat to Stefs smiling face.
"You're getting adopted tomorrow." Lena said excitedly, her voice laced with joy. The smile on Lenas face was contagious as Stefs smile grew bigger and Callie just looked at Lena with a shocked expression. Her eyes wide as wide could be and her jaw dropped.
"Are you serious?" Callie asked after the shock slowly died down. She looked into her Mamas eyes for any sign of doubt or lie but found none. Lenas smile just got even bigger, Callie thought her face would crack from the pressure of the smile.
"Tomorrow you will be an Adams Foster on paper." Stef announced with happiness.
"I don't know what to say." Callie whispered in disbelief, although she wasn't fully still in shock mode, she was in awe.
"Say anything." Stef chuckled out.
"I can't believe this is happening. Is it really real?" Callie asked just trying to be certain that her mind wasn't playing tricks on her.
"Yeah sweets, its real." At that, Callie smiled a mega watt smile and launched herself sideways to pull Lena into a tight hug which caused both Moms to laugh.
"Oh my gosh." Callie whispered over and over and over into Lenas neck. Lena content in hugging the teen. Callies happiness filled the car, smiles on all three women's faces, as Stef slid out of the drivers seat and pulled open the door on Callies side so she could embrace the teen from behind. It was an awkward position to give a Mama sandwich but it was so worth it.
A few minutes of embracing at an awkward angle, Stef stood up properly and stretched out the kink in her back before she spoke to the two in the car.
"What do you both say about getting out of the car and going in and having some hot chocolate?" Stef suggested looking at the two women, lingering on Lena with a cheeky smile. Knowing she was going to get her way, Lena gave a small nod to Stef.
"Before dinner? Mama are you agreeing to this?" Callie asked looking at Lena with a raised eyebrow. Just wanting to make Callie happy and breaking her own rule would be so worth it, just this once.
"Yep. I think we need it." Lena nodded with certainty as she answered before kissing Callie on the temple. Callie smiled at her Moms before sliding out of the car.
"Awesome." Callie cheered as she headed to the boot to grab her bags, Lena and Stef chuckling as Stef helped Lena slide out of the car and then the trio were on their way into the house for some much needed hot chocolate.
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