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 get this routine done and then into our jammies and then back into our fort." Stef announced as she entered the bathroom after her phone call and little convo about Rylans Tsunami incident. She had to smile though, Rylan had a very good imagination.
"Yeah. Then dessert?" Rylan beamed up at her mom. Hopefully she would get dessert. She wanted dessert. Stef laughed at the hopeful look in the little blondes eyes.
"Yes, then dessert." Stef agreed. The little girl smiling very brightly at the news of dessert and all that Stef could do was smile and shake her head in amusement.
Xxxxxx
After bath time and putting their pyjamas on found Stef, Lena and Rylan sit in the fort eating their apple pie and ice cream. Stef and Lena sat close together with the little blonde sitting across from them with her bowl in her lap and her hand slowly and wobbly bringing the spoon to her mouth.
Lena and Stef couldn't help but smile at her as the tiredness was slowly starting to creep up on the little blonde and they could tell this by her movements. Both women knew that the little girl was fighting sleep and if she would lay down and close her eyes for a second she would be asleep. She was a fighter, just like her mommy.
"I think someone is tired." Stef pointed out before she ate another spoonful of her dessert.
"Mhmmm." Lena nodded and spoke around a mouthful of pie as she watched their little girl. Stef placed her now empty bowl on the floor and out of the way of everyone before looking at Rylan.
"Hey baby girl. Come lay with mommy." Stef spoke. Rylan shook her head and yawned.
"Not tired." The little girl managed to get out through her yawns. Both Lena and Stef hand to hold in their chuckles at her stubbornness.
"Just come lay with me." Stef said reaching over and placing the little girls bowl of dessert to the side. Rylan crawled over and sat herself in her moms lap, too tired to fight even though she was trying to fight the sleep.
"Good girl." Stef whispered and kissed the little blondes temple. Rylan lay with her back against her moms chest, while Stef had her legs crossed making a perfect seat for the little blonde. Using her left hand, Rylan rubbed her eyes tiredly and using her right hand she twirled her own hair around. Stef leant down and pecked the top of the little blondes hair.
"Im just going to take these to the kitchen and lock up." Lena explained to her wife. Smiling at the sight of her two blondes cuddled together.
"Ok love." Stef whispered as she ran her spare hand through the little girls locks, being careful to not disturb the little girls hand twirling through her own hair.
"So are you excited for camping tomorrow, sweets?" Stef asked the little blonde in her lap.
"Rylan?" Stef whispered after not getting a response from the child, although Rylans hand in her hair was very slowly twirling.
"Baby girl?" Stef tried again. Eventually Rylans hand dropped to her side limply and she let out a little sigh. Stef smiled. The little girl who wasn't tired 5 minutes ago was now fast asleep.
"So much for not being tired." Stef whispered and bent her head down to peck the little girl on the top of the head.
"So much for her not being tired." Stef chuckled slightly at her wifes statement when she entered the living room.
"Mhmmm thats what I just said." Lena smirked and shook her head as she got back into the fort. Stef manoeuvred the little girl and herself so she was laying down with Rylan on her right which meant Lena had enough room to lay on Rylans other side.
"Come here. Lay with us?"Stef asked, holding her hand out for her wife. Lena reached over and grabbed Stefs hand as she crawled over to the empty spot.
"Don't need to ask." Stef smiled and leant up to plant a kiss on Lenas lips before the two of them settled down on either side of the little girl.
"This is nice." Lena sighed out after a few minutes. Rylan had turned so that she was snuggled up in Lenas chest as Lena was laying on her side facing the two blondes.
"Yeah it is." Stef agreed as she leant up on her right elbow to look down at the two of them.
"Im really keen for camping." Stef chuckled and nodded that she agreed.
"Me too, get away from real life for a bit. We all need it." Stef whispered looking at Rylan and stroking her cheek.
"That we do. " Lena whispered back before Stef carefully leant over and pecked Lena before she pulled a blanket over the the two of them. Lena raised an eyebrow at her wife, wondering why she was covering the two of them up and not herself.
"Stef?" Lena asked, slowly sitting up, being careful not to wake Rylan. She hadn't noticed it until now but Stef seemed on edge now that she had closely examined her wifes face. Stef just turned her head to the side. She didn't want to worry Lena, but yet she was worried herself.
"What was the phone call about?" Lena knew that the phone call had something to do with why Stef wasn't relaxing like she normally did.
Stef sighed before sitting up and looking at Rylan and then she slowly made her way out of the fort, Lena following closely behind her after securing the he mini blonde in the covers. The two of them heading into the kitchen to talk away from Rylan.
Stef took a seat at the dining table and Lena sat beside her, waiting. Lena could tell something was going on and she had the strangest feeling she wasn't going to like what she had to hear.
"The captain called me." Stef sighed out, not once looking at Lena. Stef had to try and explain it to her wife. She was glad she had waited till Rylan had fallen asleep because this would have been so much harder then it already was.
"Yeah, I understand it was a work call. You are scaring me Stef, you're not yourself and I can see that you're hiding the fact that you are scared." Lena reached over and grabbed Stefs hands. Stef looked up and took a deep breath before speaking.
"Mariana, Matt, Wyatt and Callie returned back to the car and found a note and a blood covered knife on the windshield." Stef got out. She continued to look at Lena, instantly Lenas eyes were wide and began to panic and stood up fast, almost knocking over the chair in her haste.
"Oh my god!, Stef where are they? Are they ok?" Stef got up and placed her hands on Lenas cheeks and made her look at her.
"Lena calm down. They are giving statements and are going to be dropped home. They called the police straight away and then my captain called me. I didn't rush off because Rylan would have become worried and so would you. They are safe and with my colleagues who I trust to bring our daughters home." Stef explained as she wiped away the tears falling from Lenas eyes and down her cheeks.
Stef pulled Lena into a hug. Wrapping her arms around Lenas waist as Lena wrapped one of her arms around Stefs neck and the other tucked between them gripping Stefs pyjama shirt. Lena cried into Stefs neck and stef rubbed her wifes back. She wouldn't be fine, neither would be fine until the girls were both home with them.
"Why is this person after one of us? Why can't they leave us alone." Lena sobbed into Stefs neck but Stef heard her loud enough. Those were the questions everyone was asking, yet no one had any answers.
"I don't know my love. Everyone is working to figure this out. I for one just want to know which of us they are after and why." Lena nodded clutching tighter to Stef, her tears subsiding. Seeking comfort from her rock was what Lena wanted and is what she got.
"I want this to be over so we can all stop being scared." Lena sighed out as she pulled back from Stef to look into her eyes. The worry and fear portrayed so strongly through her eyes that Stefs chest tightned. She wanted the same thing and it hurt her to know that Lena was scared, her whole family was scared and there wasn't much she could do.
"I know honey. Me too." Stef leant forward and planted a soft kiss on Lenas lips. Lena sighed at the contact, just feeling the lips of her wife made her calm and thats what she needed right now.
"The main this was that they were all together and not alone." Lena nodded, glad that they had listened. Although neither woman was going to sleep any time soon, not until their daughters were safely tucked in, asleep here in the house.
Xxxxxxx
Lena and Stef sat around the kitchen clutching a cup of tea, both every now and then looking at the clock. Both anxious for their daughters to come home.
"Mom, mama." Both women heard the sound of Marianas voice and immediately the two moms were out of their seats and heading for the front door. Their tea long forgotten.
The sight of the two girls standing in the entrance of the house was the best sight they could see. A group hug was a necessary and the four of them did just that.
"My babies. Are you alright?" Stef asked as she placed a hand on each of her daughters cheeks, looking them over. Stef could immediately see that they were scared, tired and just needed to be protected at this very moment.
Mariana couldn't hold it in anymore and so she broke down crying in her Mamas arms. Glad to be home and in the arms of someone she loves and the people that protect her.
Seeing that Mariana was to distraught to speak, Callie spoke up for the two of them. Even though she was upset and scared herself, she wouldn't show it. She really wanted to but she didn't, she had to be strong.
"Yeah, just scared mom. Why is someone after one of us? We can't even go on a date without being followed by this maniac and being left the threat." Callie spoke. Stef gave Callie a sad smile and pulled the teen into her arms. Both moms cuddling one of their daughter, trying to provide them with comfort and love in that very moment.
"My station and captain are working hard on this guys." Stef explained, her grip on Callie not loosening. She was just making sure the Callie was really here. When she had gotten the phone call, she had really wanted to run off and go make sure her kids were safe but she didn't because she knew they would be in safe hands and they were in a group, it still scared her though.
"We know mom. Do you mind if we go get ready for bed and then join the three of you down in the living room?" Callie asked, having seen the fort in the living room with the little blonde already sleeping in it. Stef smiled and answered the teen.
"That would be a good idea. I want my babies all together." Stef smiled and kissed Callies cheek and then Marianas as the two of them headed upstairs to get dressed into their pyjamas ready for bed.
Stef and Lena sorted out the sleeping arrangements. They managed to make the for wider for the five of them to sleep in.
Soon enough they were all laying in the fort surrounding Rylan. Lena on the far left of the fort with Mariana, then Rylan, Callie and Stef on the far right. Both moms making a protective barrier around the girls.
With one final look at her now sleeping daughters and wife, Stef was able to close her eyes and sleep.
No one thought twice about looking out the window. If they did, they would have seen the man standing at the living room window. His finger stroking the glass over his target as he stood watching the five of them sleep comfortably.
"Im coming for you, when you least expect it." He whispered before taking a photo on his phone and disappearing in the night. The final part of the plan was almost under way, it wasn't long now.
Xxxxxxx
6am the next morning, the front door opened and in stumbled the three boys. They were all to be up and ready by 7.30am and out the door by 9 am.
"Guys check this out." Jude whispered to his brothers as he stood in the entrance of the living room. Brandon and Jesus headed to where their brother was and chuckled at the sight before them.
Their moms and sisters were cuddled in the fort. Rylan, some time in the night had managed to manoeuvre over Callie and was laying between Callie and Stef. Rylan had her head on Callies chest and her feet thrown over Stefs stomach. Stef always wondered why the kids used her as a foot rest and not Lena. The boys found it funny and chuckled quietly as they headed upstairs to get ready.
None of the boys realising what had happened last night and they probably wouldn't find out.
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"Mmmmm, I smell bacon." Stef whispered as she came too. Lena sighed out at the smell of coffee. Both women still had closed eyes and they drooled over the smell coming from their kitchen.
"Me too, and coffee." Stef nodded, her eyes closed still. Soon enough both womens eyes shot open.
"Whos cooking?" Lena got out as she turned her head to look at Stef, Realising that Callie and Mariana were no longer between them.
"Moms, Rylan. Breakfast is ready." Jesus said as he entered the living room and peaked into the fort with a smirk.
"That will explain it." Lena smiled at Jesus and then looked to where Jesus was looking. Rylans feet slung over Stefs stomach.
"Thanks Jesus, be there in a second." Lena responded.
"Ok. We all cooked by the way." Jesus called back to them as he made his way back into the kitchen.
"Why am I always the footrest?" Stef asked as she sat up and moved Rylan so she way laying down and not on top of either woman.
"I have no idea honey." Lena chuckled out as she too sat up and stretched her neck and arms.
"Me either, next time you're the footrest." Lena raised her eyebrow, she had had this conversation so many time before.
"You say that every time and you still become the footrest." Lena pointed out as she continued to chuckle.
"That is true." Stef sighed out. It was true. Each and every time she woke with a kids foot on her she said that exact same sentence and all the time she still became the footrest. It was like, little feet were a magnet to her stomach.
"Alright lets get up and get breakfast into us before its a rush to leave." Lena suggested as she pushed the blanket off of her.
"Yep, you wake her up." Stef smirked and scooted out of the fort just as Rylan rolled over and cuddled deeper into the blanket and buried her face in Stefs pillow.
"Why me?" Lena raised her eyebrow at her wife and gave her a pointed look.
"Oh, you know, because I was the footrest so you can deal with her." Stef shrugged her shoulders as she explained the reason behind her idea. Lena rolled her eyes.
"Gee thanks ." Lena replied sarcastically causing Stef to laugh.
"You're welcome my love." Stef called as she disappeared to go to the bathroom, leaving her wife to deal with a child that like sleep.
Xxxxxxx
"Wow, you guys cooked all this?" Lena asked as she came into the kitchen with Rylan on her hip to see the table full of food and set with plates and cutlery etc.
The kids had definitely gone all out. Pancakes, toast, scrambled egg and bacon were displayed on the table along with orange juice, coffee and milk.
"Yeah. We wanted to help and do something nice for you since you are taking us on a holiday." Mariana explained for them. The others nodding as Lena placed Rylan on a chair and served her a plate before walking over and kissing Mariana and Callies heads, knowing the girls were probably not over what had happened last night. Both girls giving their Mama a half smile that told Lena exactly how they felt.
"You didn't have too, but mom and I appreciate it. Now dig in before mom eats it all." Lena smirked as she said this because she had noticed Stef coming into the kitchen.
"Hey I wont eat all of it, I may leave a slice of bacon." Stef responded jokingly, Kissing the kids on the heads and then she took a seat at the table between Callie and Rylan.
"Ha ha mom. Very funny." Jesus said rolling his eyes and digging into his food as Stef started to get her own plate.
"Rylan, can Mommy have some of your pancakes?" Stef asked looking at the little girls plate that Lena had made up.
"My food." Rylan shook her head and moved her plate more to the right away from her Mom and closer to her Mama
"Ok, ok." Stef smirked, holding her hands up in surrender before putting them down and leaning over to kiss Rylans temple and at the same time took a pancake from the childs plate.
"Mommmmyyy." Rylan groaned as Stef took a big bite of the pancake that she had snatched from the little girls plate.
"Stef, really?" Lena asked with a raised eyebrow as the other kids chuckled in amusement.
"What? its good food and you snooze you lose" Stef said shrugging and chewing the pancake she had stolen.
"Get your own and stop stealing from your daughter." Lena scolded her wife. She couldn't really be mad, her wife was really entertaining when she wanted to be and Rylan wasn't angry at all as she had a smile on her face and was shaking her head. They had all noticed Stef was in a playful mood. The girls all glad that their morning could be brightened after last night.
"But its more fun that way." Stef explained playfully winking at Rylan and the others.
"Hey!" Stef raised her eyebrow at Rylan as the little girl had stolen a piece of bacon off of her moms plate.
"You snooze, you lose." The little girl chuckled out before shoving the bacon into her mouth and smiling all cute and innocent at her Mom. All the kids burst out laughing.
"She got you there mom." Brandon spoke as he laughed.
"I guess I shouldn't teach her stuff like that." Stef said looking at Lena who was giving her a raised eyebrow and a look of 'Really?"
"Ya think?" Jesus sarcastically responded. Everyone was in a playful mood and it made meal times fun.
"Watch it mister." Stef pointed a piece of bacon at him with a playful glare.
"Or what? You gonna steal my food or bacon me to death?" Jesus retorted. Everyone was chuckling at the two of them and their silly behaviour.
"I might, Im just considering the better option." Stef raised her eyebrow at the teen, both having a staring competition.
"Alright enough, eat please. Does every meal time have to be a zoo?" Lena said putting a stop to the silliness so that they could eat their breakfast and they could at least get out of the house in time.
"Mama zoos are where animals are and we are people, silly." Rylan explained, shaking her head at her Mamas silliness. Everyone had gone from chuckling to full blown laughing at the little girls sentence. Rylan shrugging and going back to eating, not understanding why her family was laughing. What she said was true and she didn't understand adults sometimes, they were weird.
"What she said." Jesus pointed out, still trying to contain his laughter like the rest.
"Just eat please." Lena sighed and rolled her eyes, although she was highly amused at what had just occurred.
"Yes ma'am." Jesus mock saluted her and shoved a piece of pancake in his mouth.
Lena rolled her eyes, smiling, shaking her head and getting back to eating her breakfast which everyone else was doing too.
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