When Lena called Stef and said that she was bringing home a girl from juvie and a younger boy, she was very skeptical at first. Stef was worried about bringing a teenager into her house, who was arrested for being violent to property.

Stef watched as Lena entered the door first, and watched as a young brown haired girl and little boy followed behind her.

Stef held in a gasp as the girl, Callie, came closer. Callie had a black eye, her face bruised and cut up. Lena gave her a look and Stef put on a smile.

"Hi. I'm Lena's wife, Stef. It's nice to meet you both." The blonde woman grinned, putting out her hand. Callie flinched and swallowed thickly and stood in front of her little brother, Jude.

Stef and Lena both noticed this and their faces softened. Callie slowly reached out her hand and shakily shook it before pulling away as fast as possible.

"Brandon, Jesus, Mariana, come down! Callie and Jude are here!" Stef called out. "Once you meet our kids, I'll have one of them give you two a tour if that's okay." Lena explained gently.

Callie nodded and looked around. It looked like a really nice and cozy place, but so did the other foster homes she was in. But The only thing that was on her mind was keeping Jude safe at all times.

Three kids came stomping down the stairs and into the kitchen. "Callie, Jude, this is Brandon, Jesus, and Mariana." Lena said, pointing to each of the kids.

"Kids, this is Callie and June. They're going to be staying with us for a few weeks." Lena introduced.

Brandon, Jesus, and Mariana all looked at her first, wondering why the girls face was so bruised. Then, they looked at Jude, who looked nervous.

"Mariana, you'll be sharing your room with Callie for a little bit. You have an extra bed in there already, so it makes sense." Stef said. "Jesus, you'll be sharing a room with Jude. You also have an extra bed."

Jesus looked upset but nodded.

"Okay. Do you want me to show you around?" Mariana offered. Callie looked to Lena and Stef, who both nodded encouragingly. "I'm guessing your hungry, so I can make you something." Lena offered.

"Uh, I'm just-We're just gonna go to bed. If that's okay." Callie asked quietly. "Of course. There's a caddy in the bathroom, which Mariana and Jesus will show you. You're both welcome to use anything in there." Lena replied with a smile.

Brandon went back up to his room, while Jesus and Mariana went upstairs to show the two new kids around. "Here's the bathroom. Quick tip, in the morning, get in there as fast as you can. The boys take forever and stink it ip. It's nasty. You can use whatever you want." Mariana said as she looked into the bathroom.

Callie nodded and watched anxiously as Jesus brought Jude to their room. Mariana then led her to their bedroom. "That's your bed. If you need pillows or blankets or whatever, let me know. Or moms. They'll give you anything you need." Mariana explained.

"Okay. Um, thank you. I'm gonna-gonna go check on Jude." Callie said, her voice quiet. "Callie?" Mariana stopped her. She looked at Mariana expectedly and almost nervously.

"Jesus and I were foster kids too. Not for long, but for a little bit. Mama and mom aren't going to hurt you." Mariana said softly.

Callie swallowed thickly and nodded, finding it hard to believe her before walking out and knocking on Jesus' door.

Jesus opened the door and smiled. "Check out our man cave. It's sick, isn't it Jude?" Jesus grinned. "It's awesome!" Jude exclaimed. The young boy already seemed friendly with the older foster brother.

"I'm gonna go to sleep. Just-just be careful, okay? If you need anytning wake me up. Don't do anything bad." Callie said. She was so nervous to just leave him alone in another room.

"It's okay, Callie. I'll be fine." Jude replied. "Okay. Bye." Callie said as she slowly backed out of the room.

Callie went back into Mariana's room and slid into the bed. She was terrified. In a random house and terrified.

•••

Later that night, Lena and Stef were in bed, all the kids asleep, including Callie and Jude.

"How old is callie? Jude?" Stef asked. "Callie is 16. Jude is 12. No one wanted Callie, but Bill didn't want to separate them." Lena explained.

"She seems like a nice kid. What was she arrested for again?" Stef questioned. "She was hitting her foster dads car with a baseball bat." Lena replied.

"So she's dangerous?" She guessed.

"No, I don't think so. I'm sure she had a good reason. You saw the way she flinched when you tried to shake her hand. You also know how foster families can be." The curly haired woman said gently.

"Let's not assume anything." Stef said. "I'm not. I just...don't judge a book by its cover." Lena said with a soft smile.

Stef opened her mouth to reply when a tired looking Mariana opened their door. "Somethings wrong with callie. I think she's having a nightmare." Mariana said.

Lena looked at the clock quickly, seeing it was nearly midnight, and got out of bed, as did Stef.

They walked into the room, and both of the moms hearts broke. Callie was whimpering in her dream and moving around.

"Callie. Wake up, sweetie. It's just a dream." Lena said, shaking her shoulder gently.

Callie's eyes snapped opened, and she moved to the corner of her bed closest to the wall as fast as she could. "I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'll be good." Callie whimpered, bringing her knees up to her chest and wrapped her arms around them protectively.

"You're safe here, callie. It's okay. You're okay." Stef interrupted. "No...I'll be good. Send me back. Just make sure Jude is safe." Callie cried, still very shaken up.

"Callie. Look at me. You're okay. You are safe and Jude is safe in This house. Do you want some water, help you calm down?" Stef asked, feeling an odd connection to this frightened young girl.

"No. I'm okay. Thank you. I'm sorry for waking you up." Callie replied, laying back down. "You can wake us up anytime, okay, Callie? Are you sure you're okay to go back to sleep?" Lena asked gently.

"Yes. I'm fine." Callie replied. "Okay." Lena sighed as she and Stef walked out the door, looking at Mariana before leaving.

This was just day one.

Hey guys!! So, I usually write Greys Anatomy fanfics, but I recently rewatched The Fosters and wanted to write for this. My greys account is @ilovegreysanatomy129

I hope you guys enjoyed this!!