I do not own the fosters. I wish I did because it is an amazing show and is very inspiring.
IMPORTANT DETAILS for this story:
Callie got Adopted the same day as Jude, her biological father is Donald.
Callie did go through the ordeal with Liam but she kept a few things hidden from everyone.
LENA got the principals position and lost the baby.
I don't know where Sharon, Dana and Stuart live. So Im saying that Sharon lives in the California area. While Dana and Stuart live in Florida.
Previously:
"We just missed the sound of Rylan breathing and then we thought of you in here alone and we wanted to come and snuggle with you. Is that alright?" Mariana whispered into the dark room. Lena smiled and squeezed her girls hands in her own.
"I love you girls and its more then alright. Rylan and mom will be home tomorrow. I promise. Now give me a kiss and go to sleep." Both girls kissed Lena on the cheeks then sighed and snuggled together.
"We love you too." Callie whispered as she burried her face in her Mamas hair and drifted off.
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The drive to the hospital flew by for Lena. She was going to bring her wife and youngest child home and that was enough to make her happy. All her kids and her wife back under the one roof.
Pulling into the parking lot and heading into the hospital, a bag of clothes on her arm, she took the elevator up to the paediatrics floor and then down the hall to where her wife and daughter were.
"How is our baby?" Lena asks as she looks to her wife then to her sleeping daughter. Planting a kiss on Rylans cheek and then walking over to sit in Stef lap like yesterday. Stef wrapped her arms around her wife and placed a kiss on her wifes soft lips.
"She woke about 8 last night, she didn't talk at all since the medication kept her drowsy, so shes been in and out of sleep. Her fever broke early this morning around 1 and she finally fell into a peaceful sleep at 3 and has been sleeping ever since." Lena nodded and looked into her wifes eyes. Lena could see how tired her wife was and she lent and placed a gentle kiss on her lips.
"When we get home, you and Missy over there are going to go have a nap together in our bed." Before Stef could protest, Lena put a finger on her lips to shut her up.
"I can see you are tired and I know for a fact that you didn't sleep at all. Me knowing you all so well, I know you stayed up all night just watching her. So for me please go have a nap when we get home?" Stef finally gave in, it still amazed her how much her wife really did know her. Smiling Stef nodded and placed her head in the crook of her wifes neck and took a deep breath before releasing it and sighing. She was definitely tired.
"I love you." Stef whispered as she relaxed against her wife.
"I love you aswell baby." Lena whispered back, kissing her wifes temple and running her hand through Stef hair.
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"Mommy...Mama." Rylan whispered out as she slowly blinked her eyes. She was trying to wake up, she felt sore all over but mainly her chest, it wasn't the breathing that was hurting though, which as a good thing. Looking to her right she let out a small smile at her Mama and Mommy sitting on the chair together.
"Mommy." Rylan said a little louder once she got her voice back a bit, her throat was dry but she managed to be loud enough to Alert her parents. Both women looked over and smiled. Lena stood up and walked over to the bed to stand next to her daughter. Leaning down, she planted a kiss on top of Rylans head.
"Ma...Mama." Rylan whispered out, wincing when she swallowed her saliva.
"Here baby girl." Stef held a cup of water with a straw out to Rylan. Stef helped Rylan drink the water, before placing it back on the nightstand and kissing her cheek aswell.
"Mommy, cuddle." Rylan whispered out before giving a big yawn, making both moms smile.
"Sure baby." Stef said as she scooted onto the bed, being careful not to Jostle Rylan or the wires attached to her, too much. Rylan snuggled herself into her mom, laying her head on Stefs chest and wrapping her right arm around her waist, she let out a sigh of content as she closed her eyes.
"Mama too." Rylan whispered again, not once opening her eyes. Lena looked at the two on the bed and smiled before climbing in on the other side of Rylan. Lena weighed her options, and without jostling her to much and with a bit of a struggle, she was able to life Rylan onto her lap so the three of them could fit on the bed perfectly.
Rylan snuggled into Both of her moms more. Her back was against Lenas chest, her head against Stefs chest and her arm with the wires was wrapped around Stefs waist. She was really comfortable and she didn't want to move.
"Morning, ahh Miss Rylan has the best seat in the house. Look how comfortable you are." Dr Gleeson entered and smiled at the trio on the bed. Lena and Stef just smiled at the doctor.
"Morning Doc." Stef greeted running a hand up and down Rylans hand, being careful of the wires.
"So, im just here to check her stitches, then I want to go through her care plan and a few other things before I determine when she can go home." Dr Gleeson smiled as she talked. The love the mothers have for the child between them was so beautiful.
Slowly Lena slid out of the bed, Rylan had a tight grip on Stefs shirt and so Stef couldn't move. Dr Gleeson chuckled and told them that Stef was fine in the bed, she just needed to get Rylan to move her arm so she could get to the girls chest.
"Stitches look good, no infection, her fever is gone. Heart rate is fine. Her breathing is back to normal and doesn't sound congested. She seems perfectly ok to go home soon." Dr Gleeson smiled as she talked, listing off the things she was checking.
"So shes good to go home?" Lena asked hopefully. She didn't want the kids at home disappointed that there sister would have to stay another night in the hospital, Lena crossed her fingers and prayed for the answer to be yes.
"Yep, she can go home." Lenas face lit up into a mega watt smile at the answer.
"Thank you. Now about the care she will need to remain infection and fever free?" Stef asked.
"Ahh yes. Ill give you guys a care package. It will contain a couple of packages of bandages. Her dressing will need to be changed daily and must not get wet. It will also contain a medication that she will need to have in the morning with food which will keep her fever away and help with the pain." Dr Gleeson explained to the women then looking at the little girl who was oblivious to whats going around her as she slept.
"Will she be able to go to school Tomorrow?" Both moms knew that it was a no, Rylan really wanted to go to school and it was going to be hard tomorrow when she couldn't go.
"Im going to have to say no. She can go once I give her the all clear. The last think she needs is to get sick again. Her immune system is down at the moment and is already fighting this and anymore sickness wouldn't help at all and would cause her to be hospitalised longer." Both moms nodded, taking as much as they could into their memory so they could help their daughter get better.
"So she needs to rest, drink plenty of fluids, eat small meals during the day and take her medication?" Lena asked, knowing full well what needs to be done.
"Yes, that about sums it up. She is going to be really tired for the first two days because of the medication but once it is in her system the tiredness should ware off. Ill make you guys another appointment so I can check her stitches and take them out and also to see if anymore fluid has built up around her lungs. " Both moms nodded, knowing there was a chance that fluid could return.
Dr Gleeson fiddled around with her ipad, before speaking.
"I have next Monday 12.30pm available. Would that work with you guys?" Lena and Stef looked at each other then nodded at Dr Gleeson. They would work around it, their children came first, anything else can wait.
"Lets get these wire out so you can get her changed." Dr Gleeson placed her ipad and Rylans chart on the bedside table , got a passing nurse to come in and help before she started to remove the wires from the little girls hand. The nurse took the wires ad things away for Dr Gleeson with a smile to the women in the room as she left.
"Alright, I will let you get her changed while I go get her discharge papers and care package." Dr Gleeson smiled as she excused herself, leaving the women to deal with their tired daughter.
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"Alright, lets go inside." Lena says as she scoops the tired looking girl out of her booster seat and into her arms just as Stef pulls up. Stef hops out of the car and helps Lena with Rylans bag and opening the front door.
"Mama." Rylan whispers into her Mamas neck and then yawns.
"Yes my baby girl." Lena whispers back as she rubs up and down Rylans back. Stef placed the bag at the front door and stood looking at her wife and daughter. Stef knew her kids were staying away so they wouldn't over crowd Rylan and she was thankful for that, they could see her later.
"Cuddle me." Was Rylans reply as she buried her head in her mamas neck more, breathing in the scent of her mamas shampoo that always calmed her.
"Mamas got you baby girl. Do you want to go upstairs and have a nap?" Rylan shook her head and clung onto Lena tightly. Lena rephrased her question.
"Do you want to go nap upstairs with mommy?" Lena tried. She knew her little girl needed more sleep but she knew that her wife definitely needed sleep.
"Mommy nap." Rylan lifted her head from her mamas shoulder and looked behind her at Stef and gave a small smile and then a yawn.
"Come on Mini, lets go nap." Stef held her hands out and Rylan was placed in them. Clinging tightly to Stef when she was settle in her Moms arms. Lena kissed her forehead and then her wifes lips.
"Ill bring you guys up some juice and her medication a bit later." Lena said, Stef nodded and headed upstairs after giving a light kiss to her wife, appreciating everything she has done.
Stef headed into her room and placed the little girl under the covers of the bed. Immediately Rylan had rolled onto her side so there was no pressure on her wounded chest. She snuggled her face into Lenas pillow and let out a sigh. Stef chuckled and moved to grab some comfortable clothing to wear to be and was thankful that Lena had brought Rylan her pyjamas to the hospital so there was no need to change Rylan now.
Stef slipped into her clothes and then slipped into the bed behind Rylan, moving so her front was to Rylans back, Stef placed a kiss on Rylans temple and wrapped and arm around the little girls mid section before drifting off into sleep that she desperately needed.
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"Im so glad shes home now." Jude spoke up as he placed pieced of tomato on the sliced of bread. The kids and Lena were making tomato soup and toasted sandwiches for lunch.
Each person had a job to do when it came to the lunch. Whether it was cutting up vegetables or setting the table or grilling the sandwiches, everyone chipped in and helped.
"Yeah it is." Lena smiled as she stirred the soup that was on the stove.
"Mama, can we play monopoly after lunch, its something that wont make Rylan over do it. But its something we can do as a family." Brandon asked looking up from buttering the bread for the sandwiches.
"Thats a good idea B. We can discuss it over lunch with mom when she wakes from her sleep." Brandon smiled and Mariana nudged him, giving him a big smile when he looked at her.
"Jesus can you take the trash out please?" Lena glanced at her son. He gave a groan but complied with it, it was his job afterall.
"So B hows the band coming along. When are we going to hear you guys play?" Lena asked. Brandon sighed and shrugged.
" I dunno, we are still practising. Lou wants to do some tweaking of her vocals in the song before we give it a live audience. But im guessing it will be soon." Lena nodded.
"Well from what I've heard when I go with you, the song is coming along nicely." Mariana piped up.
"Yeah 'nicely' im sure matt was doing very nicely." Jesus looked at his sister with a smirk. Everyone knew Mariana and Matt were dating but Jesus still loved to annoy his sister.
"Really?" Mariana turned around and put her hands on her hips and raised and eyebrow at her brother. Both having a staring contest.
"Enough you too." Lena chuckled. She loved seeing the banter between the twins, it was entertaining, there were times were it was entertaining like now and then there were times where it went way to far and then a big argument would play out which means that both moms had to step in before the situation got out of hand.
"Jesus, Leave Mariana and Matts relationship alone and stop annoying your sister. You have Hayley and I don't see Mariana teasing you about that." Jesus frowned and went back to setting the table.
"Hayley and I broke up." Jesus mumbled. Lena sighed and walked over to him and wrapped him in a hug.
"Want to talk about it?" Jesus clung to his Mama, he needed a hug right now.
"She just became to needy and clingy. She didn't like the way I bonded with my family. " Jesus shrugged once his Mama had released him from the hug.
"If she can't handle your family and your connection to your family then shes not worth it Man." Brandon explained putting a hand on his brothers shoulder and giving it a squeeze and Lena kissed Brandons temple and then Jesus's.
"Enough of the mushiness, lets finish the food, im hungry." Everyone laughed and continued with their jobs.
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Rylan felt someone watching her and she blinked her eyes a few times and rolled over carefully to come face to face with her mom. Giving a smile and a yawn, Rylan snuggled her head into her moms chest as Stef ran a hand through the little girls hair.
"Hey baby girl. Are you ready to go downstairs and have some food. Mama and your siblings made you some food to make you feel better." Rylan moved her head back from her moms neck and nodded.
"See Callie and Brandon and Jude and Mari and Mama and Jesus." Stef chuckled and nodded. Her little girl was on the road to recovery and that pleased her a lot.
"Yep, so lets go." Stef scooted out of the bed and stood up before looking at Rylan who hadn't moved from her spot. Stef put a hand on her hip and smiled at her daughter.
"Do you need to go to the toilet baby?" Rylan nodded and raised her arms. Stef chuckled and helped the little girl off the bed and watched as she slowly walked to the bathroom.
Five minutes later Rylan was walking out of the bathroom after going to the toilet. This time she had one of Lenas sweaters over her pyjamas.
"Cold baby girl?" Stef asked as she picked Rylan up and set her on her hip.
"Yes and it smells like mama." Stef kissed the little girls cheek as they left the room and headed to the kitchen.
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