One by one the kids hugged her tightly.
Brandon stood in front of her, Ivy stared at him and cupped his face "God, I'm so sorry" she put her hands to his shoulders. Brandon looked good, much better. When Stef went to see him, she walked in to find him in his normal clothes, the doctors said he made a speedy recovery and was ready to go home. When he heard about Ivy, he didn't feel totally guilty, but he did feel bad. So when Callie came up with the idea to go and see Ivy, Brandon was on board.
He was then the one to shake his head and say with a small smile "There's no need to apologize...I was a brat"
Brandon stopped her from disagreeing with him again and pulled her in for a tight hug, much to her surprise. They had never hugged before, apart from awkward brief hugs at things such as Christmas. Even then they hardly did it.
Ivy sat on the sofa, with Mariana by her side on the sofa. Jesus on the arm chair next to her, Callie on Mariana's side. Jude and Brandon sat facing her on the floor. It was silent at first. Mariana had her head on Ivy's shoulder, hand in hand.
"We miss you" Jesus broke the silence. Ivy looked to Jesus and sighed "I missed you guys too"
She looked around at the kids, she kissed the top of Mariana's.
"Yeah we miss you but we also don't understand" Callie stated, lightly shaking her head as her eyes met Ivy's. Callie didn't say anything when looking at her, and everyone else remained silent. Ivy included. But she knew she had to say something. She had to give some kind of explanation. The problem was...she hardly even knew how she could give one without it sounding either stupid or over dramatic or both.
"Look, kids it's just...moms know how Jason can be. And him actually threatening someone in our family" Ivy looked to Brandon. It was still killing her what happened to him. And still made her feel guilty, she carried on "I just thought that moms would prefer me to stay clear of them family, taking the threat away"
"Ivy not to make this sound bad but that's not going to take the threat away" Jesus shook his head. It was silent for a moment. Everyone had their eyes on Jesus. But Jesus wasn't stupid, he knew that he was right by what he said. But for their little brains, he then elaborated "What I mean is...you thinking that this guy will leave everything alone just by leaving us is...wrong? Not to scare anyone but he used Brandon as a way to get to you, that could happen anywhere"
Jesus really didn't mean to scare them. He was only trying to get his point across, and although he may have said his point badly but they also understood what he meant.
Jude nodded, still a little freaked by Jesus poorly structured sentence, he carried on from where Jesus left off "And...mom is seriously upset...I mean Mama is too but she's coping better" The kids told Stef and Lena that they were all going to the movies. So they didn't even know they were with Ivy.
Ivy was expecting that. Especially since she was Lena today.
"We aren't doing too good without you either" Mariana cried. Ivy tightened her arms around Mariana and kissed the top of her head "I'm sorry guys, I thought I was doing the right thing"
"We know you did...but our family was-"
"Whole again" Brandon finished off Callie's sentence. All the kids nodded in agreement. And then Jude said what they were all desperate to say "Please just come home"
Ivy smiled and rubbed her eyelids and then pinched the bridge of her nose. She thought about it for a moment. And then came to what she thought was a good idea.
"Okay, look, the dance is in two days...are both moms going to be there?"
"Yeah, the teachers were also allowed to bring dates so Mama asked mom to attend with her"
Ivy nodded "Right. Okay. All I ask is for you guys to give me these two days to get some space and think, I'll talk to moms and see if we can work things out, which I'm sure we will"
The kids respected that Ivy did leave the house to also get some space. She still wanted to figure out where they would go from here, how they would be safe from anymore of Jason's schemes.
Nate was walking home with Milo from the bar near the police station from grabbing a bite to eat. Walking down the street, they got closer to the apartment and went to walk past the street of The Fosters house. And then, they saw Jason. They knew what Jason looked like, Ivy had shown them a picture of him to them. Just to be on the safe side.
Nate put his hand on Milo's chest to stop them from walking "What?" Milo sighed with exhaustion. Nate then pointed down the street to Jason staring across the street into the house. They didn't know the kids were at Ivy's. But also he got protective because Stef and Lena would most likely be in there.
"Nate, are we seriously going to go down there?"
"You expect me to walk away?"
Milo sighed and shook his head with a shrug "No, course not, sorry" he was just tired, of course he was concerned too. Nate and Milo marched down the street, closer to Jason.
"Hey!" Nate yelled, making Jason slowly turn his head round. And Jason knew who Nate was. From all the stalking he's been doing. Jason smiled and held his hand out to shake "Nathan, so nice to meet you I'm-"
Nate slapped Jason's hand away from him. Jason laughed, and it was so sinister.
"Is that anyway to treat me? After all you are the one who stole my girl"
It was silent for a moment, until Milo tilted his head and said "You are seriously as deluded as she said you are"
Jason smiled again and laughed "She's always been a joker"
"She isn't joking when she said she hates you. She told me what you've done"
And again, Jason laughed and shook his head "No she's not. She's not told you everything"
"She told me about Toby" Nate snarled, clenching his jaw and fists in his pocket as he got more and more angry. Jason's smug face suddenly dropped "She...no...she wouldn't tell you about that we-we were in it together"
"Wake up" Nate laughed in Jason's face "You were never in it together. You shot her bestfriend, and you're a sick twisted dude who fills his fantasies about Ivy to make her feel more like she's desperately in love with you, when really, she hates you"
"She doesn't hate me!" Jason began to square up to Nate "I'll have her"
"I'd rather die first"
Jason smirked again "If that's what it takes"
"Whoa, are you seriously threatening to kill him?" Milo held his hand out and pushed Jason back slightly. Jason nodded, he then looked to the house and noticed something. The lights were off. The curtains were shut, if Nate was going to see Ivy she'd probably come outside to see if he was here or text him. Jason looked back to Nate and stated "She's not here is she?"
Nate and Milo then remained silent.
Jason was smart. He nodded and pointed at them "She's at your place" Jason went to walk past them. Clearly to go and see her. Milo and Nate both pushed him back and without even thinking. Nate punched Jason across the face.
Jason kept his cool. Usually. But when it comes to violence. He had a very short fuse. The muscular built man stood up straight from stumbling back and punched him back. Even though Milo and Nate would be considered strong, Jason made them out to be like their muscles were jelly worms.
And Jason hit Nate. And hit him again.
And again. And again. And again.
Until Nate was barely conscious on the cold floor, with Milo hovering over him. Milo, bleeding from also being badly beaten, got his phone out.
"Ivy?"
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