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:
"Rylan?" Lena called waiting for the little voice to say Peanut butter and Jam but no voice came. Lena looked up and scanned her eyes over their area, not seeing Rylan in her line of sight as Stef made herself and Lena cheese sandwiches.
"Rylan?" Lena called again, thinking the little girl was hiding in the tent.
"Stef where is Rylan?" Stef looked at her wife at the sound of her panicked voice. Stef looked over to where she had last seen her on the log near the trees.
"She was jus... Rylan!" Stef frowned and then grew worried and scared. Lena became frightened and her eyes widened as she remembered something.
"Stef the lake. She can't swim!" Lena pointed out frantically. All the kids going silent and scanning the area with their eyes, hoping to find the little girl.
"OH GOD." Stef realised Lena was right and took off towards the lake. The kids and Lena following, lunch soon forgotten. All minds focusing on finding the little blonde, all thinking the worst even though they didn't want too.
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"RYLAN!" Stef yelled as she took a look around the lake, her eyes scanning the area wildly for any sign.
"RYLAN!" Stef called again just as the whole family came up to her.
"INTO THE WATER. CHECK THE WATER." Lena yelled as she finally made it next to the lake. Instantly Brandon, Callie and Jesus had their shoes off and were in the water diving under to locate and feel anything that could be their sister. None of them really wanted to think that their little sister was at the bottom of the lake.
"RYLAN!" Stef yelled again, eyes still scanning. She placed a hand on Lenas shoulder.
"I cant lose another baby Stef. I can't" Lena whispered as she grabbed stefs hand that was on her shoulder, her voice panicky as she too scanned the area with her eyes.
"We will find her." Stef said as she looked at her wife in the eyes. Sadness and fear building in the brown eyes she loved to much.
"Mariana take Jude and go look over that way. She may not be in the water." Stef calmly said to the two younger children, both looked scared but they nodded and did what their mom said as they headed over to the camp ground to look.
"RYLAN!" Stef called out again as she walked around the lake, her eyes scanning the bushland around it.
"Rylan baby, call out to Mommy." Stef yelled out softly, emotion lacing her voice and the lump on her throat not helping her voice at all. Tears streaming down the blondes cheeks, she was to upset and was fearing the worse to care about the tears.
"God please don't take my baby girl. Not another one." Lena whispered as she dropped to her knees, tears streaming down her face as she watched her three oldest children dive around the lake in search for a sign. Lena closed her eyes, her face pointing to the sky, her hands on her knees as she prayed to god that her daughter would be fine.
"MOM I FEEL SOMETHING. ITS HOOKED ONTO A LOG" Brandon yelled out, he looked distraught, he was praying that this wasn't his sister sitting at the bottom of the water. A lump caught in his throat as he looked over at his mama on her knees praying and his mom walking around the lake frantically.
At the sound of Brandon voicing that sentence, Stef was rushing over to the lake closer to where Brandon was which wasn't far from Lena.
"OH GOD STEF!" Lenas eyes snapped open and looked over at Brandon as she jumped up from her kneeling position and moved closer to the water. Stef moved closer to her wife and walked into the water at knee deep.
"I know Lena." Stef spoke to her wife, fear lacing her voice. Both moms prayed that their daughter wasn't at the bottom of the lake. But they really were thinking the worst.
"Brandon reach down and bring It up." Stef tried to keep calm but it was hard, she had to make herself believe that it wasn't Rylan.
"I can't look." Lenas voice shook as she covered her eyes, not wanting to see their lifeless daughter.
"Honey look its ok, its not her." Stef said as she knelt in front of Lena and wrapped her up in her arms. Lena immediately opening her eyes and looking over Stefs shoulder at Brandon holding up an old inflatable water toy that had obviously got a whole in it and had sunk as it filled with water.
Lena let out a breath that she didn't realise she had been holding at the sight of the toy.
Although the two of them were relieved that it wasn't Rylan, they were still missing the little girl and couldn't stop the fear from rising even more. If she wasn't in the lake, where else could she be? What if she was taken?
"MOM we found her." Both women released from their embrace at the sound of Marianas voice. Both looked over to see Mariana carrying Rylan with Jude at their side. The little girl covered from head to toe in dirt but neither cared as their daughter was alive and thats the main thing.
"My baby." Lena choked out in relief and happiness. Her daughter was alive. Lena fell to her knees for the second time that day, in relief this time. Mariana placed Rylan on the floor, immediately the little blonde bolted to her moms.
"Mommy, mama." Rylan got out through her sobs as she plunged right into her mamas body. Lena almost knocked off of her knees at the force, Stef having her hand on her wifes shoulder was what had kept them upright.
"Oh my baby." Lena said as she wrapped the little girl into a ferocious hug. Stef knelt down too and wrapped the little blonde into a mama sandwich.
Jude and Mariana headed over to their parents and younger sister as Callie, Jesus and Brandon exited out of the water and over to their parents aswell. They stood around quietly, letting their moms enjoy their moment of reuniting with their youngest sibling before they interrupted them.
"She fell into a hole, thats why shes all dirty." Mariana explained as the moms pulled away from the hug. Lena kissed the little girls temple and smiled, glad to know that she hadn't lost another daughter.
"Im sorry. I saw a squirrel and I tried to catch it but I fell in the hole." Rylan said sniffling out her explanation.
"Its ok baby, you are safe. You just scared us, we couldn't see you and thought that you went into the lake without us." Lena spoke. Rylan nodded as she wiped away a tear from her mamas cheek.
"I can't swim so I didn't go near the lake without a bigger person." Rylan stated. Lena and Stef smiled.
"We know baby. Just don't wander off again ok?" Rylan nodded at her moms.
"Ok mama." With one last kiss to the little blondes temple, Stef and Lena stood up off of the dirt to face all the kids.
"Now that we have found our little magician, we should go eat some lunch after we wipe your hands and face to get rid of the dirt little miss. Callie, Jesus and Brandon need to get out of those wet clothes. Then after lunch we can go swimming. I for one want to teach miss Rylan to swim so I don't panic as much." Stef said as she explained what they would do now. Rylans eyes lit up.
"Really? I can learn to swim?" The family smiled at the little girl who was bouncing on the spot.
"Yep, we are all going to teach you." Rylan looked around at her parents and sibling with a big smile on her face. She was so happy right now.
"Yay. Awesome. Best day ever." Rylan said jumping and fist pumping sending the members of her family into a round of laughs.
"You say that everyday." Stef smiled as she spoke, shaking her head at the little blonde.
"Not every day." Rylan said rolling her eyes. The siblings and Lena watching the two blondes bicker after the events that had just transpired.
"Ok nearly everyday." Stef said with a sigh, a smirk on her face.
"So?" Rylan said in a 'Duh' tone and gave Stef a look that said ' what you going to do about it?'.
"Never mind, lets just go get some food." Stef said as she scooped the little blonde up into her arms, not caring that her clothes were getting dirty. She was glad she was able to bicker and muck around with the little blonde, it just reminded her that the little girl was alive and safe.
The 8 of them heading back to make their lunch that had been abandoned. All thinking that they are glad that each member of their family was alive, happy, healthy and safe
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With Brandon, Callie and Jesus all now changed out of their wet clothes and into their bathing suits and Rylan cleaned up and in shorts and a shirt, both moms knowing she would probably nap later. With everyone dressed and ready they were finally all able to sit down to eat some lunch.
Brandon and Jesus sat in camp chairs to eat their lunch while Callie, Mariana and Jude sat on one side of the wooden bench with the moms and Rylan on the other side.
The little girl was sitting quietly on her mamas lap, munching on her peanut butter and Jam sandwich. As soon as they had settled down for lunch, Rylan had become clingy. The excitement she had shown for swimming had died down to nothing and now she was just clinging to both her moms. The whole family could understand that, they had all gotten a fright after everything that had transpired.
Rylan chewed her sandwich and leant back into her mamas chest and let out a sigh of content as Lena ran a hand through the little blondes hair as she ate her own cheese sandwich.
Lena was more then happy to cuddle her little blonde. She had been so scared that she had almost lost another child and just having Rylan clinging to her made her relax a little more.
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Everyone was quiet as they ate. The adrenaline from looking for the little girl had worn them all out. Most of them were thinking about just going to have a nap before going swimming.
Lena and Stef sat together, both content and grateful that their children were all safe now. Both were looking at the little blonde on Lenas lap before looking around at the other kids, making sure they were behaving. When they saw that all the kids were smiling and giggling a little, both moms raised their eyebrows.
"Whats so funny?" Stef asked looking at her kids. Most of them looked like they were going to burst at the seams from laughter.
"Rylan." Mariana got out with a snort which made both moms raise their eyebrows even more.
Both moms looked at the little girl and couldn't help but smile. Rylans eyes were droopy, she was struggling to stay awake. She had her sandwich in her hand, which was just hovering in mid air and her head was slowly drooping and then it would shoot back up and then go back to drooping.
Stef and Lena couldn't help the chuckles that escaped them and seeing that their moms were laughing, the kids all let out the laughs that they had kept in.
"I guess its nap time for her." Lena said as she scooted off of the bench and settled Rylan against her chest ,so they were chest to chest, after taking the sandwich from the childs hand and putting it on the paper plate. Rylan wrapped her legs around her mamas waist and buried her face in her mamas neck and then lost the fight to stay awake.
They really wanted to stop her having naps but obviously with the morning shes had, she definitely needed it.
"Finish your lunches, put rubbish in the plastic bin bag and then go entertain yourselves for an hour or so, no swimming till we say so." Stef explained to the kids.
"Yes mom." Came the different variations of that as Stef headed off after Lena, who was putting the little blonde to bed in the moms tent, which was away from the loud noises. While Rylan slept the moms could talk without the other kids around.
"We are going to have to talk to the doctor about her sleeping during the day. Shes almost 7, she shouldn't need to nap." Lena spoke when Stef arrived. Lena covered Rylan with a blanket and scooted out of the tent.
"I know, we will talk to Dr Gleeson when we get home. Hopefully she can give us some answers." Stef replied, holding her hand out for Lena to help her stand up.
"Yeah." Lena responded as she looked at Rylan in the tent sleeping. Both moms watched her for a bit before closing the fly screen of the tent up and moving away slightly to check on the other kids.
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Callie, Brandon, Jesus and Jude had decided to go fishing, while Mariana decided to sunbathe next to them. With the kids all occupied, the moms had time to be with each other and just relax.
Lena and Stef took a seat on a log that was a few feet from their tent where their little girl was sleeping. Both remained quiet, just listening to the sounds of nature.
Stef could tell that Lena was still rattled after the incident at lunch time. In fact, Stef was still rattled. Things could have been so much worse then they were, they could have lost Rylan for good. Stef didn't want to think like that but with her line of work, it was hard to not think of the worst possible outcome.
"Stef." Lena sighed out. Stef turned on the log so that she was facing her wife. Tear tracks situated on her wifes face made her heart hurt, her wife shouldn't have to cry or hurt but yet she couldn't stop it.
"I know." Stef sighed out, pulling Lena into her arms. Stef too felt tears start to fill her eyes, she didn't stop them from falling like she normally would. She deserved to cry and so she was going to.
"We could have lost her." Lena spoke, her voice was clear because she didn't have her face buried in her wifes neck. Stef ran her hands up and down Lenas back and placing kisses at Random intervals on Lenas head
"I know, but we didn't. Shes alive and well." Stef spoke, her eyes drifting to look at the tent where the little girl was sleeping soundly. Lena pulled back from Stef but grabbed Stefs hands so that she remained in contact with her wife. Stef watched as Lenas eyes drifted over to look at the tent, from their position they could see the little girl through the fly screen, she was sleeping peacefully.
"I know, its just that when we couldn't find her, my heart literally stopped. I felt my heart stop and shatter at the thought that I could have lost another baby. " Lena spoke, her eyes never leaving the little girls sleeping form. She felt Stef tighten her grip on her hands in comfort. Lena looked up into her wifes eyes and could see the dried up tear tracks but also the tears in her wifes eyes that had yet to fall.
"Oh Lena. My heart stopped as well. I was panicking more then I have ever panicked in my life." Lena could see the hurt and pain in Stefs eyes. She loved and hated how Stef could hold her emotions back and show them when needed. Lena wished she could do that but, she wouldn't be her if she did and the same with Stef.
"I want her adopted Stef. I don't care about her uncle. Shes my baby, shes mine and I don't want to let her go." Lena broke down again. Stef pulled Lena back into her arms. Stef knew how Lenas was feeling. Her wife was a lover, she loved hard and she lost harder. Losing another child would break her and Stef was determined to not let that happen. If Rylan was given to her Uncle, Stef was going to fight it. Rylan is an Adams Foster no matter what anyone says.
"I know, I know. We will try our best. Shes ours, no matter what happens, she will always be our baby." Stef spoke softly, comforting her wife the best way she could.
"I can't lose her." Lena sobbed out. She cuddled into her wifes body. Both holding each other, praying that none of their children would be taken in death or taken from their home.
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Stef had taken the older kids down to swim while Lena went to wake the little blonde. Lena entered to tent to see Rylan slowly starting to wake. She was yawning and stretching but still had her eyes closed.
"Right on time." Lena whispered as she knelt next to the bed where Rylan was sleeping. Waiting for the little girl to fully wake, Lena searched through her suitcase for the little girls bathers. Lena and Stef had decided to put the little girls clothes in their own suitcase as it was easier.
Lena pulled out Rylans bathers. Her bathers were a blue and yellow short sleeved knee length all in one wetsuit. It would stop Rylan from getting too cold and just like Callie, Rylan didn't like her stomach showing. Both moms could understand that given the branding and what the kids felt comfortable with. (AN: In this story, Callie doesn't wear anything that shows her stomach, not even a bikini.)
"Mama." Rylan yawned out as she rolled onto her side and spotted Lena next to her. Lena smiled and leant down, placing a kiss on the little girls temple.
"Hey baby girl. Did you have a good nap?" Rylan looked around, she couldn't hear anyone outside and she wondered where they all were. With the amount of siblings she had, it was really quiet.
"Mmhmmm, swim now?" Lena chuckled as Rylan sat up, stretched and then yawned. He fists coming up to rub the sleep out of her eyes. Lena smiled at how adorable the little blonde is, simple things like waking up made her look so innocent, vulnerable and cute as a button.
"Yep, thats why I am getting your bathers out." Lena explained, lifting the bathers up and showing the blonde. Rylans eyes went wide with excitement and a large smile lay on her beautiful face.
"Yay." Rylan cheered, tiredness all gone and forgotten. It was time for fun with her family.
Lena smiled, glad that Rylan was rested. Rylan scrambled out from under the covers and over to her mama. This action got a belly laugh from the brunette. Lena and Rylan worked together to get bathers and sunscreen on.
Soon enough the two of them were all ready to swim. Hopefully the swimming would wear all the kids out enough for them all to not be so hyperactive later on in the afternoon.
More to come.
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