Stef

I sat down and for the second time, i watched as they walked out. This time is different though. This time Lena isn't going to stand up for me, i am going to stand up for myself. I stared them down as the sat down to show them that i'm not the scared little girl anymore.

"I'm surprised you came back after the last time" Mark said smiling.

"So am i, to be honest"i said.

"Wheres your friend?" Alison said and i felt the anger flame up again.

"My wife? Lena is at home with our kids" i said standing my ground.

"Listen i don't have much time so i'm just going to get to the point. You made my life hell, both of you. Thats done, I'm not letting you ruin my life from here on. I'm taking over my life" i said.

"I just need to have this solved. So after all the years of torture you put me through, please do me one favor. Tell me the truth" i said.

"The truth? Haven't you figured that out already" she said.

"No everybody i've talked to only had half the story" i said annoyed. "Why would you not say anything when she kidnapped me and then six years later kidnap me?"

"You were my…" she started.

"No Sharon and Frank are my parents, not you two. So answer the question" i commanded.

"Me and my wife wanted our family to be complete. A mother a father a brother and a sister is the average american family" he said and i just rolled my eyes.

"To help with you're image? How does kidnapping a little girl help with you're image?" i asked feeling my anger rise.

"I didn't kidnap you, you are my daughter" Alison said and i bit my lip to not yell at her.

"You signed over your rights and even though you changed your mind after i was born you never signed those papers or even filed a report. Therefore legally you didn't have the right to take me." i said.

"The only person who should raise a child is their parents" Alison said.

"Not when the parents are tortures, abusers and rapists" i argued. They didn't say anything and i just rolled my eyes.

"How does Brandon factor into this?" i said as the thought popped into my head. If they kidnapped me because i'm their biological child then why did they take Brandon?

"Excuse me?" Mark asked as if i spoke in ancient greece or something.

"Why did you kidnap Brandon?"

"Well if you must know i had a friends with benefits or whatever they call it relationship with a friend of mine and she got pregnant by me. She didn't tell me because she was married and she didn't want to ruin her relationship with her husband. So the bitch kept it a secret and then her and her husband moved to have Brandon. When i figured out that he was mine i was pissed so i took him" he said.

Lena

"Lena" Stefs distressed voice coming from the bathroom ripped me from the book i'm reading. I immediately got up and ran into the bathroom. She stood in the bathroom, her hands shaking as she had a razor that i was originally going to hide from her but after some research i figured out that she would hurt herself worse trying to find other means to cut.

"You are better than this, you don't have to do this" i said hoping i could think of something to say to help her.

"You are so smart, beautiful, brave and you deserve to be happy and loved. You don't need to hurt yourself to feel better" i said pulling her away from the bathroom.

"I'm not brave" she said in between gasped breaths.

"Yes you are love. You went through something no one should ever have to go through. I can't imagine what you have been through, you are brave." i said and she shook her head.

"No i'm not, i'm stupid and a coward" she said and it breaks my heart the things she says about herself.

"Thats not true…" i started.

"I don't deserve you" she said. "I started cutting again, how could i be so cowardly and stupid?" she asked.

"honey, you are not a coward and you are not stupid. You made a mistake, you're human, and during a bad time you should feel like you can rely on you're family. I'm here for you, so when you make a mistake and you feel like the worlds against you… you have me" i said hugging her.

"I love you, all of you. Scars and all because they might be a reminder of the past but we are going to move forward. You don't have to let the past ruin the present and the future" i said putting my hand over the healing cuts on her wrist.

"I love you" she said kissing me on the lips. Her breathing is slowing to a normal pace.

Stef

I knocked on Callies and Marianas door knowing that Marianas at Lexis and i will have Callie alone.

"Come in" she said and i entered.

"Oh what's up" she said at the sight of me.

"I just wanted to say thank you" i said.

"For what?" she asked.

"For reminding me i don't have to cut" i said and she smiled.

"Good you're better than that." she said and i smiled.

"It's hard to see all the people who are there for you sometimes and i can't thank you enough for reminding me of that." i said sitting on her bed.

"Yeah well you and Lena took us in so i guess we are even" she said.

"Yeah well Lena is a softie so i shouldn't have been surprised." i said and we laughed.

"Well thank you for taking me and Jude in" she said.

"No honey no need to thank us. We are family you belong here" i said hugging her.

Hey so probably 1-3 more chapters. Also i got a request to continue my story Experimenting and i'm sorry i haven't updated it i'm just struggling with how to end. So if you want to see updates of that story give me suggestions. Also suggestions for any story, other than this one i know how this is ending, are appreciated.