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.
AN:
SORRY FOR THE LONG TIME BETWEEN CHAPTERS. LIFE GETS SO BUSY AND TIME FLYS SO FAST.
A BIG SHOUT OUT TO MY CANADIAN READERS, ILL BE HEADING THERE ON A HOLIDAY AND TO VISIT MY LITTLE SISTER, IN SEPTEMBER SO IM REALLY EXCITED. IT WILL BE A BIG CHANGE FROM AUSTRALIA. ANY ADVICE ON ANYTHING WILL BE APPRECIATED .
Previously:
Stef, Lena and Callie had managed to make Rylan a carrier that was attached to Stef. The rope was fastened around the little girl and Stef making it a Rylan backpack. It was secure and if Rylan was to let go of Stefs shoulders, she wouldn't go anywhere. It looked amazing according to Mariana and it did indeed give Stefs arms a break.
Lena also thought to put her jumper and Stefs jumper around the parts of the rope that would dig in in places where it would hurt the little girl or Stef. Once they were all set, the troop was off again.
The kids carried on hoping that they would soon find a spot to have a break and eat.
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"And shes out." Lena said as they were still walking. They had a quick drink break a few moments ago and now they were off walking again. They hopefully would soon find a place to have a picnic and for the kids to have a look around. The boys would soon be hungry, well all of them would be but the boys would be the ones to complain and ask.
"Good. She will need her energy for the walk back to camp." Lena laughed and nodded. The little girl needed to do some walking that way she could release some of the built up energy so she would sleep tonight.
Lena followed her family. She couldn't help but smile at them all. They were hers and she loved each and everyone of them. She looked to Rylan, she couldn't help but feel heartache when looking at the little blonde on her wifes shoulders. Just thinking about what was going to happen once the camping trip was over. Lena couldn't stop thinking that Rylan may not be with them once they leave for home, the little girls future wasn't set with them and that was the worse thing.
"Shes like a koala when she clings. Its like she knows to cling even though shes fastened to you with that rope." Lena spoke looking at the little blonde. In her heart, Rylan will always be her daughter. She could never forget any of her children, Frankie and Rylan included. They were a piece of her. (AN: Had to add an Aussie animal in this story somewhere :p )
"Instincts maybe?" Stef wondered. Unknown to Lena, Stef was also feeling the same things every time she looked at the little blonde. Only when the adoption papers were signed, would Stef no longer feel heartache or fear for Rylan being taken from them. As it is, the little girls stay with them wasn't fully secure now that a relative had shown up.
"Maybe, or she just knows who her safety nets are." Lena smiled as Stef nodded.
"Me and you." Stef said as she leaned to the side to place a gentle kiss on Lenas lips.
"Yep me and you. Her family." Stef nodded with a smile, her family.
"When we first met, did you ever think that we would have 6 beautiful and wonderful children and be happily married?" Stef asked as they continued to look, both of them keeping an eye on the kids in front but still paying attention to each other.
"No, I believed we would be married and have maybe two or three children including Brandon. I never imagined a family so big but, I honestly love my life the way it is and if I had to go back and change anything, I wouldn't." Lena spoke from the heart, she had thought about it every now and then. She always wondered what her life would be like but when she thought about it, it sounded silly because nothing would be different from now.
"Me too. 6 beautiful kids and a beautiful smoking hot wife, what more could I ask for?" Lena looked at her wife with a smirk and rolled her eyes as Stef waggled her eyebrows and grabbed Lenas hand as they walked.
"You have a way with words honey, Such a romantic." Lena chuckled out and Stef gave her wife a cheesy smile and another gentle kiss.
"I try my love, I try." Stef said once she pulled away.
"Love you." Lena smiled and leant in for another kiss.
"Love you too." Stef responded against Lenas lips.
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Stef and Lena could see the kids were getting tired from the walking around and needed a break and lunch very soon. The next words were joyous words spoken from Judes mouth which made Stef and Lena smile.
"Theres a clearing up ahead from what we can see. Can we go ahead and check it out?" Jude asked to his moms as all the kids had stopped now to wait for an answer.
"Sure, but be careful please." Lena warned. She was exited for a break aswell but the main priority was her kids safety.
"We will. Lets go." Jude said as he started to jog back towards the clearing they had seen.
"Jude, slow down its not a race." The moms heard Brandon call after the younger boy as all the kids went ahead.
"I hope its a good spot. Im getting hungry." Lena spoke, her stomach was rumbling but it wasn't loud to be heard.
"Mhmm, so am I." Honestly, Stef was starving. She needed food soon or she was going to feel sick. The pair walked at a much faster pace then they had been, one to catch up with the kids to make sure they are alright and two, they were hungry and wanted to get to the spot faster.
"She still asleep?" Stef asked Lena, not being able to see if the little girl was awake yet.
"Yep. Looks to be a deep sleep." Lena said after looking at the little girl closely.
"Good. You reckon the kids will stay in their own tent tonight?" Stef asked straight after.
"Probably not." Lena chuckled out as Stef sighed, she was disappointed but if she could hold her wife then thats good enough till they could have some alone time.
"I was afraid you were going to say that." Stef sighed out as Lena sighed as well. The two of them needed time alone, it had been a long time since they had been alone and kid free, they needed sometime to reconnect. Hopefully soon.
"We will have some alone time soon." Lena reassured her wife. She would definitely fine time to have some alone time with her wife. Even if she had to send the kids off to their grandparents.
"Soon better be sooner." Stef whispered but Lena heard her.
"Oh honey." Lena chuckled squeezing Stefs hand. They heard footsteps coming towards them and then their Bug appeared.
"Moms, you have got to see this. Its so breath taking." Callie was smiling from ear to ear, she was very excited.
"Coming cal." With that answer, Callie was running back off towards the spot, a smile still on her face.
"Must be pretty amazing for Callie to act like that." Lena spoke, Callies smile had been infections and now Stef and Lena were smiling. Not much made Callie smile and it was a sight when she did smile.
"Well we better get over there."
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"WOW." Lenas jaw dropped at the sight before them. It was the most breathtaking sight Lena had seen of the wilderness.
The family were on a cliff. The top of the cliff was big but the drop down was smallish but it was one you still wouldn't want to stand so close too the edge. Below them was a sparkling slow flowing river that ran off into the distance both ways. On the bank across the river were pine trees standing tall and strong in rows, and there were lots of them. Behind the pine trees were mountains, beautiful mountains that looked like a backdrop. It was like a picture out of national geographic book or a post card.
(AN: I have no idea if this even exists but im making it so it does. Never been to California so I have no idea, just making it up)
"Wow is right, I didn't even know this was here." Stef said as she too looked at the scene with her jaw dropped. If she knew this was here she would have come a long time ago.
"Its so pretty." Mariana whispered in awe as the boys took seats on the ground, their legs out in front of them relaxing.
"Im going to get some photos." Callie said as she grabbed her phone out of her pocket and started moving around, snapping pictures as she went from different angles and spots.
"Good thinking Cal." Stef praised. This view was one to remember, when you have a kid with a natural talen for taking photos, it was going to look amazing in the photo and out of the photo.
"Miss still asleep?" Stef asked. Now that they had found somewhere to have lunch, Stef wanted to give her back a rest and to rest her legs. All of them needed a rest and Rylan needed to eat, she couldn't afford to miss a meal.
"Yeah. Do you want me to take her?" Lena asked her wife. As Stef started to untie the rope at her front.
"Sure, give my back a break." Stef and Lena worked together to get the rope off. Soon enough, a sleeping Rylan was in her Mamas arms and resting peacefully against Lenas chest as Lena sat on the ground next to the kids and Stef gathered the backpacks and Callie over.
"Are we having lunch here?" Callie asked as she took a seat next to Jude and put her phone away.
"Yep, its a perfect spot. Don't you think?" Lena spoke with a smile. The kids all nodding, the boys really couldn't care, they were hungry.
"I think this is one of my favourite spots now." Callie smiled as she looked out at the view before them. It really was beautiful and now she not only had it in her memory but in a photo. The view was a keepsake.
"It is beautiful." Callie sighed out, still looking at the view.
"Now whos hungry?" Lena smiled before asking. That was a big mistake.
"Me!" The kids minus Rylan all yelled out at once, Jesus's voice being the loudest.
"Silly question to ask my love." Stef chuckled out as she helped pull out lunch from the packs.
"I guess it was." Lena also chuckled pulling out lunch as well with one hand, while Rylan lay in the other.
"Alright we have peanut butter, Cheese or Jam sandwiches, water and packets of chips." Stef said as she looked at the assortment as the kids did too.
"Help yourselves, just save plain chips and the peanut butter and jam sandwich for Rylan." Lena spoke. She knew none of the kids would eat Rylans sandwich, they all knew it was the only thing she really liked in a sandwich.
"Baby girl, time to wake up. You need to have some lunch." Lena started to wake the little blonde up. Stef smiling as the little girl refused to wake, like normal.
"Mmmmm, noooooo" Rylan whined, burying her face into Lenas neck more and letting out a sigh as she tried to fall back asleep.
"Rylan, baby come on before your brothers eat your lunch." Stef said, trying to coax the little girl to wake.
"Five more minutes." Rylan mumbled out with a yawn. Stef and Lena smiling at the sentence, the little girls normal sentence. She had a thing for five minutes.
"She says that all the time." Jesus pointed out as he stuffed his sandwich in his mouth making Mariana crinkle her nose in disgust at him.
"That she does." Stef replied giving Jesus a look that told him to slow down with his food. He smiled sheepishly, shrugged and took a sip of his water.
"Here love." Stef said as she gathered up the last of the sandwiches, chips and water for her and Lena and placed them infront of Lena.
"Thanks honey." Lena smiled and thanked her wife as she picked up a cheese sandwich and opened it carefully with one hand as Rylan started to stir.
"Ok everyone, eat your lunch then you can relax or look around before we walk back." Stef announced to the group as she opened a peanut butter sandwich.
"Ok Mom." The kids all got out as they continued to eat their sandwiches and talk with each other.
Rylan slowly turned around in her mamas lap so she had her back to her Mamas chest. Stef smiled at the little blonde and handed her the sandwich that they made especially for her, the only sandwich filling that she ate.
"Mine?" Rylan asked as she looked at the sandwich that was now in her hands. She could see that it was her favourite and she was smiling, she loved how they always remembered what she like to eat. It would never get old that they knew her too well. She was glad she had this family now, they were hers forever and she was lucky.
"Yeah baby, mama made you your favourite." Lena spoke as she kissed the little blondes head before taking a bite of her cheese sandwich.
"Peanut Butter and Jam?" She knew it was but she just had to make sure.
"Yep." Stef smiled and nodded at the girl. Rylan smiled and tore into the sandwich. She was hungry.
"Thank you." Rylan smiled before taking a bite of her sandwich as Stef placed a bottle of water infront of the little girl and a packet of plain chips that made Rylans eyes go wide. Stef and Lena chuckled at the little girls reaction to the chips.
"Welcome sweetness." Stef smiled and ate her sandwich. The whole family eating together and enjoying the amazing view of their surroundings.
"We should come here every year, make it a family tradition." Brandon spoke up. He liked this spot. It was quiet and relaxing. It was a very good place to think and maybe write music. He would have to remember to bring his sheet music next time so he could write.
"Yeah, can we Moms?" Jude piped up hearing his eldest brothers great idea. He loved the sound of it and he never really had a family tradition before and he was thinking this was perfect.
"What do you think my love?" Stef asked looking at Lena who was smiling and looking at the kids faces. All of them looked at Lena pleadingly, hoping that she would say yes.
"I think its a great idea." Lena didn't waste a moment to speak. She liked the idea, it would be good to start a new tradition that they could all remember from the start.
"Adams-Foster family hike, I like it." Mariana spoke nodding her head as she did. She could get use to it, she was with her family after all and that was better then anything.
"What do you think about that Rylan?" Lena asked the little girl who hadn't said a thing, she was to busy stuffing her face. She was just like Jesus and Stef when it came to food, well mainly like Jesus.
"Yeah but we have to bring peanut butter and jam sandwiches." Rylan stated. Food was all that mattered, especially peanut butter and jam sandwiches.
"Of course." Stef said rolling her eyes and laughing as everyone else laughed as well. The little girl was so funny without even trying.
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The family had finished their lunch, all the rubbish were back in the bags and now they were relaxing or exploring, whatever they wanted to do before walking back to the camp site.
"Mom can Jude, Brandon, Rylan and I go for a walk?" Jesus asked as he and the others mention stood in front of their mothers.
"Sure, stay close and keep an eye on her please." Lena spoke to the three boys. Rylan was safe with them.
"We will. Come one shorty." Jesus said as he guided the others towards a different path from where they entered the spot.
"Im not shorty, you're tally."" Rylan replied laughing as she scrambled away before Jesus could tickle her. Both moms smiling at the sight of them.
"Tally is not a word and yes you are, well you're..." That was the last thing the moms heard as the kids disappeared into the forest to explore. Both moms chuckling at their banter.
"Those kids certainly love picking on the little ones, at least its joking around and Rylan can joke back. She fits in so well." Stef mused, still looking in thr same direction the kids had left in. she could see Mariana laying on a log to the side sun bathing and Callie taking more photos.
"Mmhmmm. She definitely likes hanging with her brothers. " Lena smiled as she watched Callie do her thing with her phone.
"Taking some good photos cal?" Stef called to the teen. Callie turned around and smiled.
"Yeah, want to see?" Callie asked as she made her way over to her moms.
"Sure bring it here." Callie sat down between her moms so that they could both see what she had taken.
"Wow, these are amazing Cal." Stef gushed as she looked at the photos Callie had taken. The girl was really good at taking photos.
"Yeah I agree with Mom, they are beautiful bug. You are so talented." Lena also gushed, placing a kiss to Callies cheek. Callie blushed, still not use to the attention and the complements.
"All I did was click a button, that doesn't take talent." Callie said not really understanding what her moms were seeing when they looked at her photos. She literally was just clicking a button.
"No but finding the right angle, lighting and object to focus on does take talent bug." Lena explained, kissing Callies temple.
"I guess." Callie said looking at her photos and shrugging. She wished she could see what her parents were seeing.
"Don't sell your self so short sweets." Stef said as she wrapped and arm around Callies shoulder and pulled her into a side hug and then kissed the girls temple.
"I won't. I guess im still not use to the compliments yet." Callie explained. Both moms could understand that but it wouldn't stop them from giving them to her. She of all people deserved compliments.
"Well expect them because we dish them out." Stef said chuckling. Placing another kiss to the teens temple.
"Ok, im gonna go take some more." Callie spoke as she stood up from between her moms.
"Ok, be careful." Lena called as Callie headed to the side near the forrest to take some photos.
"Will do Mama." Callie called back as she began to hold her phone up to take photos.
"That girl." Stef said shaking her head and sighing as she looked at the teen.
"She has come a long way from the first time we met her. " Lena reminded her wife.
"The strong willed, high walled scared little girl sitting at our dining table?" Stef said smiling. It only felt like yesterday that she met Callie and she still couldn't believe that that teen was now theirs forever.
"Mhmmm, she has come a long way." Lena nodded speaking as she remembered the first time meeting Callie outside of Juvie.
"We all have." Lena whispered still thinking of that teen standing in front of her in the carpark, beaten and looking scared.
They had definitely all changed and it was for the good.
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"Jesus, stop climbing the trees, you are teaching Rylan bad habits." Brandon called to Jesus who was busy climbing a tree with Rylan watching him with wide eyes. Brandon knew that look and it wasn't one he liked. He could see the little girls mind running like mad, thinking of ideas, ones that would be no good.
"Its fun, climbing is so thrilling." Jesus said as he got a couple of meters up and was holding onto a branch with one hand, having one foot on another branch and leaning out with his spare hand and leg. He just had to lose his footing a little and he would be toppling down. Brandon could see it happening.
"Thrilling? Really?" Brandon said raising his eyebrow at his brother.
"What? It is." Jesus smiled and shrugged as he found a branch and started swinging on it and doing pull ups all the while Rylan was looking on in awe.
"Mhmmmm." Brandon shook his head, his brother never learnt and he was teaching the younger kids bad habits.
"Brandon is right, you can't teach her bad habits, its dangerous." Jude finally spoke up. He knew Rylan and tree climbing was a big no no and his parents would not agree or like it at all.
"Rylan no." Brandon called out as he raced over and plucked the little blonde out of the tree, glad she wasn't too far up. She pouted and protested as Brandon placed her back on the ground.
"But Jesus did it, I want to climb high." Rylan complained, pouting and glaring at her eldest brother. He was ruining her fun, Jesus was having fun, so why couldn't she?
"No, Moms wont like that and its dangerous." Jude said to the little girl. He was a big brother too, he needed to protect her too, it was his job as well as a big brother to teach her right from wrong.
"See what you did. Stop climbing so high, in fact, stop climbing now." Brandon put his foot down. He was having enough of this argument. Jesus needed to come down so they could head back to their parents.
"I did see what I did, whats wrong with her climbing?" Jesus asked as he smirked and that smirk soon was wiped off of his face as the branch he was standing on snapped.
"JESUS!" Brandon, Rylan and Jude yelled as they watched their brother fall in slow motion.
OH NO!
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