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:

"Alright, lets go finish packing the car , have lunch and then you two girls have to go get ready for your dates." Stef explained as she stood up and settled Rylan on her hip as the others all stood up as well, all ready to get things done and to keep their minds off of the note and blood covered knife for now.

"Mommy, im hungry." Rylan spoke up causing a few chuckles around the room. She was usually a tension breaker and they were thankful for that.

"We are making lunch now baby." Stef and Lena smiled at the little girl and headed into the kitchen to finish the sandwiches while they waited for the crime scene guys and Stefs Captain to come over.

"ok." Rylan sighed out as she was carried into the kitchen. She really was hungry.

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Stef had just finished her sandwich when Stefs captain called from the front door. They had left the door open so the crime scene guys could do their work.

"Hey captain, come in." Stef called standing from the chair and putting her plate in the sink to go greet her captain. She met her at the entrance of the house, her captain standing near the front door as the crime scene guys worked with the door, note and knife.

"Stef. We got here as soon as we could. I am so sorry. We are going to do our best." Stef nodded and sighed.

"Thanks cap. I know, I just thought we had drive by patrols to stop things like this." Stef gestured to the door. The captain nodded at Stef, understanding where she was coming from.

"We do Stef. The person or people watching the house know your routine and the patrol cars routines. This means that they are watching you all very well." Stef sighed, frustrated with this unknown person or people that are after someone in her family. She wanted this threat away from her family and it frustrated her because she couldn't do anything about it.

"Well then we need to get the patrol to do random drive bys and not like clock work. My family was home and they walked right up to the front door in daylight. I can't take any chances Captain." Stef suggested, her mind going a hundred miles an hour trying to think of ways that her family could be protected. Her mind going so fast that all her ideas were jumbling into one and weren't making a lot of sense which frustrated Stef even more.

Captain Roberts nodded and gave Stef a knowing look, a look of understanding. She hated to see one of her fine officers family put in danger. They protect their own, so she was going to do whatever she could to help the Adams- Foster clan.

"I know and understand Stef, we will do all we can. Im going to put pressure on the forensic guys to move the evidence through the waiting line. It will be over before you know it." Stef nodded at her captain. If she had anyone as a boss she was glad her boss was her boss and not some dick guy who thought he knew everything or a sexist, or a homophobic.

"Thanks Cap." Stef spoke as the crime scene guys gave the all clear for the door, knife and note area.

"No problems Stef. Go be with your kids right now. I need to go talk to the patrol guys and crime scene guys." Captain Roberts spoke.

Patting Stef on the shoulder, she turned and left out the front door.

"I will, Thank you. Bye captain." Stef called after her and closed the door. Stef heard little feet come in her direction and when she heard Rylan speak she turned to look at the little girl.

"Mommy?" Rylan called, her right hand clenched in a fist and rubbing her right eye in a tired like Manner. It was very cute if Stef had to say so herself.

"Yes baby." Stef looked down at the little blonde, knowing that Rylan would asked to be picked up and cuddled. A sure sign that she really was tired and was in dire need of a nap.

"Cuddle me please?" Rylan asked tiredly, her right hand still rubbing her right eye tiredly while her left arm was raised in her asking to be held position.

"That I can do sweetness." Stef smled and scooped the little blonde into her arms. Immediately Rylans head dropped to Stefs shoulder and a small yawn escaped the little blondes mouth.

With her head on Stefs right shoulder facing her neck, Rylan used her right hand to clench onto Stefs shirt while her right hand twirled Stefs blonde hair around a few of her fingers.

"Are you getting tired baby? " Stef asked, although she knew the answer just by looking at the little girl. Rylan shook her head no and Stef smiled.

"Its been a long day, you must be tired. Do you want a nap?." Again Rylan shook her head as another yawn escaped her mouth. She really was stubborn just like Stef.

"No? Ok then." Stef smirked and headed up the stairs to grab Rylans Bee toy because that usually put the little girl to sleep. Stef grabbed it and tucked it into the little girls arms. Rylan immediately clutched it and let out a yawn.

"Hey Guess what? Your brothers and sisters are going out tonight so you its just you, me and mama." Rylan smiled a tired smile. She loved spending alone time with her moms, so she was excited although her tiredness was winning but she was fighting her hardest to not fall asleep.

"Ice cream?" Rylan asked, her voice mumbled but Stef heard her. No doubt the little blonde would fall asleep soon. She was usually more enthusiastic when it came to spending time with her moms but her acting like this was a definite sign that she was tired.

"I think that can be arranged for after dinner. We can do something fun but first lets get the others out of the house." Stef explained as she headed into her own room to grab a hair tie.

Stef sat Rylan on the counter top, the little girl sitting but her head was rested on Stefs chest. The contact was what she liked when she was tired. So Stef quickly put her hair up.

"Fort mommy?" Rylan asked sitting up a little bit to look at her mom in the eyes. Stef smiled and finished putting the hair tie in her hair and scooped the little blonde back into her arms.

"We can make a fort if you want baby girl." Rylan nodded and snuggled back into her position she had been before with her head on her moms shoulder, her right hand clenched on Stefs shirt with her Bee toy tucked safely between her moms chest and her right arm while her left just hung at her side.

"Mommy?" Rylan mumbled sitting up so that she could bring her left hand to her face and rub her left eye. She put her head back down and continue to rub her eyes, she was very tired.

"Yes baby?" Stef kiss the little blondes head and waited for the little one to ask her question.

"Can I have a hot chocolate?" Rylan asked. Stef thought about it as she headed down the stairs towards the kitchen.

"Hmmmm...I think that can be arranged baby." Stef rubbed Rylans back as the little girl yawned more as they entered the kitchen.

Lena was the only one in the kitchen. Jude and Jesus could be seen outside with Brandon and that meant Callie and Mariana were upstairs doing something, probably stuff to do with their dates.

"Hey guys, whats going on?" Lena turned from the kitchen sink when she heard footsteps. She smiled at the scene, the little girls red and tired looking eyes gave it away as to what Stef was doing.

"Little miss here is all cuddly because shes tired but wont nap. Im just going to make her a hot chocolate and we are going to chill on the sofa. " Stef explained as she went to boil the kettle. Stef gave lena a look that told her that she was going to try to get the little girl to nap. Although she was old enough to not need one. Having her with them, Stef had noticed that it seemed that she did need a nap because she was so small and her body wore out faster then normal. Although they were really working on her not needing a nap, she had been good at school but she would be tired by the afternoon.

"Ok have fun. Ill come and join you soon." Lena smiled and finished the dishes as Stef made herself a coffee and Rylan a warm hot chocolate.

Putting the cups on the coffee table and putting finding Nemo on, Stef settled back into the sofa and pressed play. The little girl slowly sipping from her hot chocolate, her eyes focused on the screen.

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Lena was toddling around the kitchen putting things back into their right placed when footsteps alerted her that someone was coming towards the kitchen. She continued to clean while she waited for whoever it was to come in.

"Mom is it still alright for me to stay at Connors tonight?" Jude asked coming in and standing next to the table looking at his mama. Lena turned around and smiled at her youngest son.

"Yes, as long as you are home early tomorrow morning." Jude beamed and went over and hugged his mom. Lena returned the hug, so glad that the smallest of things like letting him go to a friends house made him smile like that.

"Ok thanks mom." Jude said, a smile still on his face as he went to head up stairs.

"Tell Jesus and Brandon the same thing please." Lena called after him. Hopefully they remembered so they could get their camping trip started on time and not a minute late. Lena was excited just to get away from the hustle and bustle of life for a moment and relax with her amazing family.

"Ok." Jude called back to his mom as he got to the start of the steps before heading upstairs to finish packing his bag and tell his brothers what his mother had said. Lena shook her head and looked around the kitchen. It was all clean, well clean as it could be with 6 kids and a wife to look after.

Lena grabbed herself a bottle of water and headed into the living room to join her wife and daughter like she had said. The older kids had their own things and miss Rylan being so young just loved being around her moms and so the moms loved the cuddles they could give the little girl as the older ones didn't need them much any more, they were more independent.

As lena headed into the living room she smiled at the sight. Slipping her phone out of the back of her jeans, she snapped a picture. It was a really cute mommy daughter moment that needed to be captured.

Stef was on the sofa laying down horizontally. The little girl laying on Stefs chest, her chest to Stefs chest. Each time Stef breathed in, Rylans head would go up and then down as stef breathed out. Rylans left arm was twirling a strand of her own hair randomly as she slept while her right arm clung to Stefs shirt.

Stef was using her right arm to run up and down the little girls back as she slept. It was just something Stef did automatically. Stef smiled when she caught sight of her wife standing in the entrance of the living room.

"I see you managed to get her to sleep." Lena smiled and moved into the living room and taking a seat on the coffee table in front of her wife. Stef reached over, grabbed the remote and turned the movie off and then the tv so she could give her wife her full attention.

"I just know the signs, she conked out 5 minutes into the movie after I told her to lay on my chest like this." Stef indicated still running her hand up and down the little girls back. Rylan let out a sigh, scrunched her face up a bit and continued to sleep on. Lena had to smile at the little girl, she really was too cute.

"She did look really tired. Do we need to take her to the doctors to get her checked out. I mean she shouldn't need a nap, should she? I know we have been giving her one but her age group shouldn't need naps." Lena motherly concern came out once again regarding Rylans health. Stef was concerned but not as concerned as Lena gets and thats why they love each other so much.

"Lena, shes small for her age and with what shes been through her growth was stunted, so she wears out faster. She is always going to be smaller then people her own age, it just happens." Stef explained what she had noticed about the little girl. Lena sighed, knowing Stef was right. They had had small foster children placed with them, eg Mariana. It just never gets easier each time.

"I know, I just get worried sometimes. I hate what the system did to her and what they do to other kids." Lena looked from Stef to focus on Rylan as the litle girl slept. Bending down, Lena slid onto the floor in front of Stef so she could stroke Rylans cheek as she slept. Stef placed her hand on Lenas cheek causing Lena to look at her.

"I know and thats what I love about you." Lena smiled and Leant closer to Stef.

"I love you too." With that Stef reached behind Lenas neck and pulled her wife in for a kiss, both of them sighing at the contact, the love between then getting stronger as time goes by and both women loved it.

"Lets go put her down and get check on the rest of the kids, see if they need any help." Stef suggested as they pulled away from their kiss.

"Good idea." Lena agreed, standing up and carefully grabbing the little girl off of her wifes chest.

Both women heading upstairs to put the little girl to bed and check and see what their older kids were up to.

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"Mommy?" Rylan called from the last step. She rubbed her eyes and yawned and headed into the kitchen. She had woken and she frowned not seeing her mom anywhere, she remembered falling asleep on her mom and then woke up in her bed. It was really confusing sometimes.

"Mommy, mama?" Rylan called again as she walked into the kitchen.

"Oh hey baby girl. How did you sleep?" Stef heard the little girl and turned from her spot at the table where she was reading the newspaper and drinking a cup of coffee. Rylan toddled over to her mother and raised her arms as a yawn escaped her lips.

"Ok." Rylan mumbled, still tired but not as tired as she was before.

"Someones cuddly. Are you hungry?" Rylan snuggled into Stefs body and sighed in content. Stef chuckled and kissed the little girls head. At the question of is she hungry, Rylan pulled back and gave her mom a look that said 'really? You're asking me that question?' Stef chuckled and shook her head.

"Silly question, of course you're hungry, you are always hungry." Rylan smiled and snuggled back into her mom. Her eyes looking around and her ears listening for any sign of her mama.

"Wheres mama?" Rylan asked once she couldn't locate her mama from this position and too comfortable to move. Stef rubbed the little blondes back and kissed her head before responding.

"She is just helping your sisters with their hair in the bathroom, she will be down in a moment." Stef replied, leaning over to pick up her coffee so she could take a sip. She then stood up with the little blonde on her hip and got Rylan an apple, just to hold her till dinner.

"Thanks mommy. Can I have my bath now?" Rylan asked, sighing as she sat up properly and looked at her mom before taking a bite of her apple.

"Bath after dinner." Stef chuckled at Rylans face, she was basically pouting. Ever since they had gotten the little girl into the bath for the first time, they now had trouble getting her out of it. She was a bathaholic.

"Allllllright." Rylan sighed and slid off of her moms lap and headed over to the fridge to get her water bottle that was sitting on the bottom shelf, the only shelf that she could reach. She held the water bottle in her hand and took a sip before closing the fridge and taking a bite of her apple. Water bottle in one hand and her apple in the other.

Rylans ears perked up to the sound of footsteps on the stairs and then Brandon, Jesus and Jude entered the kitchen with bags.

"Mom we're off. Im dropping Jesus and Jude off at their friends houses and then im going to dads. Girls are still getting ready." Stef gave Brandon a grateful smile, one less thing she had to do.

"Ok thank you Brandon. Be safe all of you. See you all tomorrow." Stef gave them each a hug.

"We will mom." Brandon spoke for the three of them as the three boys, Stef and Rylan headed to the front door.

Rylan waved at her brothers since she had a bite of apple in her mouth. Jude and Brandon gave Rylan a hug where as Jesus would act cool.

"Bye kid." Was Jesus's farewell as he walked out the door after his brothers. Stef shook her head and closed the door behind them before turning around the look at the little blonde who was looking up at her, chewing away at her apple.

"Now what do..." Stef started to ask Rylan what she wanted to do when she was interrupted by the doorbell.

"Hey Wyatt, Matt." Stef greeted as she opened the door to find the girls dates behind it. She opened the door wider for the two boys to come in. Rylan looked at them with a raised eyebrow, both of the boys looked at her funny. They could see such a resemblance between the little blonde and the big blonde that it was uncanny. It was like she was biologically related.

"Hi Mrs Adams Foster, Rylan." Matt greeted as he looked at Stef and then Rylan.

Both boys in nice Jeans and shirts. Causal but smart looking, just like the girls had to wear casual but hot.

Rylan waved and went over and gave Wyatt a hug, which he happily reciprocated. She had gotten to know him well since she had moved in, where as she really never talked to Matt much.

"Call us Stef and Lena please." Stef said, speaking for her wife aswell. Wyatt called them Stef and Lena since he knew thats what they preferred where as Matt didn't he wasn't as comfortable with them yet since he hadn't really gotten to know them that much.

"Ok sorry, Stef and Lena it is." Stef smiled and nodded, closing the door behind them and leading them into the living room to wait for the girls and her wife. Rylan took a seat on one of the arm chairs as she continued to eat her apple quietly.

"Girls should be down soon." Stef informed, just as she finished speaking Lena, Mariana and Callie walked down the stairs and into the living room.

"You girls look beautiful." Stef smiled and gushed as she went and hugged the two teens. Callie was in her dressy jeans and a really nice red top and Mariana was in her nicest jeans and a pink top.

"Mama really?" Callie asked with a raised eyebrow as flash after flash went off. Both teens rolled their eyes. If this was what they would do for a simple date, what would they do for prom? Callie shivered at the thought.

"What?" Lena looked at Callie, not seeing a problem at what she was doing. Callie preferred to take pictures, not be in them.

"Nothing." Callie sighed out, if her mom wanted to do this, then she could. Matt and Wyatt walked over to their dates and hugged them hello before looking back at the two adults.

"Alright. Stay together and stay in public. " Stef said, hugging the girls again and leading them all to the door as Stef did the same.

"We will mom. See you later." Mariana called as her and Matt followed by Callie headed out the front door.

"Love you." Lena called.

"Love you too." Both girls called back as they got into Wyatts car. The moms stood on the front porch and waved the four goodbye. Stef stood behind Lena, her arms around her wifes waist and her chin on Lenas shoulder as they watched the car disappear around a corner.

"They grow up so fast." Lean sighed out, things like this reminded her of the things she couldn't do with Frankie. It was still hard but each day made it easier, Lena knew that she would never forget Frankie.

"Fort now Mommy, Mama?" Rylans voice broke the two women out of their day dreaming. Rylan had toddled out the front door and tapped her moms hip. Both women looked down at the little blonde and smile.

"Ok, fort now. Lets go." Rylan smiled and ran into the living room as her two moms chuckled behind her.

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