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:
"I have to agree, family time is awesome. And sweet." Mariana piped up as she licked her fingers clean from her sticky marshmallow. Lena walked over and kissed all of her kids cheeks.
"Alright, im heading inside. Dont stay out too long ok, school in the morning." Lesays as she hugs her mother in law before heading to the house. She stopped and turned to look at the place she had just left.
Her kids, her mother in law and her oldest sons dad. They were a weird and crazy bunch but they were her weird and crazy bunch. Her family.
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As Lena stepped off the stairs into the hallway, she could hear her wife and daughter giggling. That sound had always melted her heart, even now it still had the same effect. Walking into the bathroom Lena leant on the door frame and watched how delicately her wife bathed their youngest, being mindful of the bandage on her chest that wasn't allowed to get wet.
They had been working on getting the little girl to take baths and not feel afraid. Stef had come up with the idea of sticking a non slip rubber bath mat on the bottom of the shower to block the drain so the water could collect at the bottom.
It wasn't deep like a bath but it was a start. Rylan didn't mind it and when the bubbles had been placed in, the little girl was more then happy to have her shower floor bath. Lena and Stef were just hoping that she would eventually overcome her fear of the actual bath and actually sit in the bath.
It had been a while since anyone had seen the little blonde fully smile since she had been sick, but sitting on the shower floor blowing bubbles from her hand into Stefs face, Rylans face was pulled into the biggest smile.
Stef wasn't even caring that the bubbles were making her face, hair and shirt wet. All that mattered was her daughters happiness and the smile that was clearly showing that. The white teeth, the blonde hair and the blue eyes with her tanned skin are the markings of beauty and pure innocence just like she sees when she looks at her other kids and Wife.
Leaning in and planting a kiss on Rylans cheek, Stef laughed as Rylan placed a dollop of bubbles on her Mommys nose which made Stef scrunch her nose up as the bubbles tickled her.
"Im a ninja mommy." Stef raised her eyebrow as Rylan giggled.
"A ninja huh? Wanna show me how you are a ninja?" Stef knew where this was going. Jude had obviously shown her this.
"Did you see that?" Rylan asked with a raised eyebrow, coping her moms face. Stef chuckled and shook her head.
"You didn't do anything." Stef said playing a long. Rylan giggled.
"Thats cause I was so fast that you didn't see me move." Stef smiled, she heard a small laugh come from behind her but she didn't turn around.
"I think someones watching us." Stef whispered to the little girl, her voice was loud enough for Lena to hear. Rylan looked up from playing with the bubbles to look at the door where her Mama was.
"Mama, look bubbles on mommys nose." Rylan pointed out and giggled. Lena and Stef both chuckled.
"How did those get there?" Lena decided to play along, she knelt next to her wife near the shower and wiped the bubbles away from Stefs nose before placing a gentle kiss where the bubbles had been.
"Mommy sneezed and bubbles magically appeared." Rylan grinned grabbing some more bubbles and placed them on Lenas nose just like she had done to her mom. With a grin Lena leant in and kissed Rylans cheek.
"You miss Rylan are one cheeky little girl." Lena said as she wiped her nose to get rid of the bubbles as Rylan beamed and pulled the mat off the floor to let the water drain, signalling she was done.
"Alright lets get your jammies on." Stef wrapped the towel around the little girl and guided her into the master bedroom. Rylan stood next to the bed and started to dry her body off and then dress.
Lena had placed a pair of green and purple striped flannelette pyjamas on the bed along with a purple singlet and a pair of white socks. Rylan dressed in everything but the flannelette top so that Lena could change the bandage.
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"Alright all done, put your pyjama top on and go give your brothers, sisters and Grandmother a kiss goodnight then when your done come in here so I can put your hair up." Lena says as Rylan nods heading out of the room to do what she was told.
Stef came out of the bathroom in a towel just as Rylan left the room to go say goodnight. Lena winked at her wife and walked slowly over to Stef and wrapped her arms around Stef waist. Stef leant back in her wifes arms as she searched for her pyjamas.
Lena nuzzled Stefs neck, breathing in her wifes shampoo that she loved so much. Stef sighed as she stopped rummaging through her draws and turned in her wifes arms and pulling her in for a deep kiss, one that she could never do in front of anyone.
Stef moved her lips from her wifes and trailed them down Lenas neck and nibbling on her pulse point. Lenas head tilted to give her wife more room to work with. As her wife attacked her neck, Lenas hands worked their way to the back of Stefs neck and started massaging the back of the neck, running her hands through the hair that had fallen from the pony tail. Stef stopped her attack on Lenas neck and grabbed Lenas face and pulled her lips to her own. The connection was still as strong as it was all those years ago when they first met, nothing would change that.
"Mommy stop kissing Mama its sleep time." Rylan giggled as she moved into the room and took a seat on the bed.
"Date night." Stef whispered as Lena groaned. They may be married with 6 kids but the sure as hell needed time alone together. Stef was determined, the sooner the better.
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"No mommy no."
Stef woke to kicking and crying, she immediately shot up and looked at the little blonde clearly fighting in her sleep. A nightmare taking hold of the little girls body.
"Stef wake her up." Lena says as she too sits up and looks at her daughter between them.
"Rylan baby, wake up for mommy." Stef rubbed Rylans stomach, hoping that it would make her wake, no luck.
"Mommy no hes coming back." Rylan again whispered louder and her tears streamed faster. Lena and Stefs heart broke. The little girl was obviously dreaming about the day her mother was killed but they couldn't tell for sure.
"Rylan, come one baby wake for Mommy. Come on baby." Stef wiped the tears from her little girls cheeks. The more she wiped the more they poured. Sighing in frustration Lena grabbed Rylan and held her to her chest. The little girl still fighting but Lena held tightly.
"NO RUN!" Rylans eyes shot open at that, her eyes running back and forward looking around the room over Lenas shoulder. Her hair was wet from sweat, her breathing heavy and her cheeks wet and red and so were her eyes from her crying.
"Sshhhh Mamas got you." Lena whispered as she rocked Rylan in her arms like she would a baby. The little girls tears and sobs wouldn't calm down. She was clearly distressed and her dream had obviously scared her to death.
Stef exited the room and Lena wondered where she was going right now when they had a distraught and upset child sobbing into her arms. Lena continued to hush the little girl in her arms. She could hear talking coming from the hallway before Stef walked in the room with their old rocking chair that had been in the garage.
The rocking chair was old. It was the one they had used to calm Mariana down many times when the twins had moved in all those years ago. The same rocking chair they were going to use for Frankie, now that chair was going to be used to calm their newest child.
Hoping it would work, Stef placed the chair next to the window before she grabbed a throw blanket and sat down gesturing for Lena to hand Rylan to her.
Lena got up from the bed and put Rylan into Stefs arms. Stef cradled Rylan in her arms like a baby. Both moms were heartbroken to see their little girl so upset. She was inconsolable at the moment and hopefully the movement of the rocking chair would calm her down.
"Sshhh Mommy has you. Mommy will keep you safe as best as she can baby girl." Stef continued to whisper to the little girl. Lena Leant down and placed a kiss on the little girls tear streaked cheek and kissing Stefs temple before she went and lay back on the bed to watch her wife and daughter in the chair.
"Go to sleep baby girl, Mommy has you. Mommy will always have you. I love you baby girl. Always will." Stef kept whispering. She hoped that the words she was saying would stick in the little girls mind enough to calm her and let her relax. The sound of Stefs voice was slowly getting the little girls tears to slow and she was calming down.
Rylan blinked up at Stef and grasped onto Stefs shirt. Mother and daughter continued with the staring match without words, although Stef had a smile on her face. Stef ran a finger along Rylans cheek before running the same finger along the shape of the little girls eyebrow. The soothing gesture got the little girls eyes to flutter and with one last deep breath and sob Rylans breathing evened out and Stef was able to release a sigh.
Stef continued to rock long after Rylan had fallen asleep. Stef was just waiting for the moment when Rylan was in a deep sleep before moving her to the bed. Until then, she was more then happy to rock her baby girl.
Seeing Stef rock a child like that made Lena wonder if Stef looked like that rocking Brandon all those years ago before she met her. At times like this and thoughts like this, Lenas mind drifted off to Frankie. It still hurt to think about the little girl they had lost but somewhere in Lenas mind told her that Frankie was watching over them and that she wasn't ready for the world so she went to give the little blonde a chance at a family. Thats what Lena likes to think anyway and thats the thought that made her smile.
"Mama loves you Frankie. Thank you baby." Lena whispered into the quiet room, still looking at her wife and daughter in the chair.
Sorry it was a small one. I didnt want to write more after that scene. It was cute and beautiful and I actually had a tear while I wrote it.
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