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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.

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Previously:

"Yeah we are definitely outnumbered. 3 to 1." Lena whispered, her lips getting closer to Stefs.

"3 to 1." Stef whispered closer to Lenas lips before closing the gap and capturing her wifes lips with her own. Both moaned at the feel of one another being so close. They didn't know when they would get another moment alone, so they would make the most of being close to each other.

After a few minutes of heavy make out session in the open. Lena chuckled and pushed Stef away. They both knew that they couldn't keep going because they had kids to check on and kids that could walk back to camp at any time. Both chuckled as they fixed their clothing and went on with make sure everything was put away before heading to the lake to check on the kids. Hopefully they weren't up to too much mischief.

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Stef and Lena headed down to the water hand in hand to check on the kids. It wasn't that they didn't trust them to be alone for so long, its everyone else they didn't trust that were around. That and they just wanted to be surrounded by their kids on this family holiday and enjoy the natural scenery around them.

As the two of them walked, they could hear the laughter of their children the closer they got. That sound put smiles onto both Moms faces.

"My favourite sound in the world are our beautiful children laughing and getting along." Lena said with a smile on her face and pride and love in her voice. Stef smiled as she moved so she was close to Lenas ear and whispered her next line.

"Yes their laughter is one of my favourite sounds, also you screaming my name when y..." Stef was cut off when Lena placed her hand on her wifes mouth to shut her up. Stef was smiling and Lena rolled her eyes.

"Really stef?" Lena said shaking her head as she removed her hand from Stefs mouth and made her way towards the lake and away from her childish wife.

"What?" Stef pretended to be innocent, smiling widely as Lena continued to shake her head and walk away. Stef chuckled to herself as she followed her wife down to the water.

"Nice shot Jesus." Lena called as Jesus threw a ball through a temporary hoop that the kids had made with some rope and inflatable water toys.

Brandon, Jude, Callie and Jesus seemed to be playing water basketball while Mariana sat on the edge of the dock with her feet in the water and Rylan, in her floaties, swam around close to Mariana.

Lena took a seat on the blanket next to Mariana on the dock and dunked her feet into the water. Mariana had her eyes closed and was just enjoying the sun, Lena rested on her palms but had her eyes on the little blonde swimming around their feet.

"Thanks Mama." Jesus smiled triumphantly as he raised his hands fist pumping and then gave Callie a high five, who was obviously on his team.

"Jude and I are slaughtering Callie and Jesus." Brandon said as he gave Jude a high five and the two of them chuckled. Stef rolled her eyes as she stood next to the waters edge, her hands on her hips. The kids loved to stir each other up and were so competitive, it was entertaining to watch. Sometimes the Moms did need to intervene but only sometimes.

"Thats cause we are letting you win." Jesus said matter of factly making Brandon,Jude and Callie roll their eyes. Jesus really did get too competitive.

"Sure, sure." Brandon rolled his eyes as he said this to Jesus. Jesus was just a sore loser at times. Jude chuckled and swam to get the ball that had floated away while they had been arguing.

"Alright, next point wins." Jesus suggested. He was going to win, one way or another he was.

"Noooo, we are ahead three points, thats not fair." Jude said coming back over with the ball. No one realised Jude had a competitive streak until he broke out of his shell. Although he isn't really a sporty boy, Jude sure did love competitions.

"Play nicely please." Stef said as she looked at the kids with a raised eyebrow. The kids playing basketball in the water all looked at her and nodded. Seeing that they had listened to what she said, Stef headed over to the dock where her wife and Mariana were. Stef sat down on the blanket and put her feet in the water as well, her eyes also on the little blonde.

Rylan smiled at her Moms as she continued to practice her swimming, the floaties making it hard but she had to have them on since Mariana didn't want to swim and the others were busy.

"Have you been behaving for your brothers and sisters?" Stef asked as Rylan clutched onto the side of the dock, smiling up at her Moms.

"Yep." Rylan smiled, nodding. She was having fun.

"You sure?" Stef raised her eyebrow. Rylan giggled, nodding rapidly.

"Yeah she has." Mariana spoke, not once opening her eyes. Rylan had been behaving herself, she had been really good and the Moms would be proud.

"Good girl." Stef said leaning down and placing a kiss to the little girls wet head. Rylan smiled and let go of the dock and continued to swim around. Lena and Mariana were lying back on the blanket now, the sun shining on them with their eyes closed. Stef decided to do the same as it looked so comfortable and relaxing.

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Stef woke to something cold hit her warm body. She sprung up and looked around, realising that she had fallen asleep on the dock with her wife and one of her kids. Rylan! Was Stefs though, the little girl wasn't being watched. Stefs eyes scanned the water, instantly her eyes connected to the little girl by her legs. Rylan was smiling proudly up at her Mom. Stef knew now that the cold thing that hit her body was the little girl splashing water on her.

Stef rubbed her eyes to wipe away the sleep and then nudged Lena awake and then Mariana. She didn't want to wake them but she knew if they slept longer then they already had, they would not be able to sleep tonight.

Lena mumbled something and Mariana yawned as they both adjusted to being awake and the light. Stef looked down to the little blonde swimming around in the water.

"Having fun?" Stef asked as Rylan half doggie paddled half free styled around and around in wide circles. Stef chuckled at the sight.

"Yep, yep, yep." Was Rylans response. Stef nodded and looked over at the other kids. Brandon had Jude on his shoulders and Jesus had Callie on his shoulders and they were trying to knock each other off. At least they weren't fighting and were entertaining themselves.

"Out you come baby girl. You are shivering." Lena said noticing the little girl was shivering and her lips were going slightly blue from the cold. You could tell that the night was rolling in because the temperature was starting to drop.

"Im not cold Mama." Rylan said as she swam to the dock and grabbed a hold of the edge. Using her puppy dog eyes to try and get her way. They weren't working as she was trembling too much.

"Sure you're not." Stef said sarcastically rolling her eyes and poking the little girls nose. Rylan giggled and swatted her Moms hand away.

"Im not." Rylan said, her voice louder, trying to get her point across. Stef chuckled, knowing that if the little girl wasn't in the water, she would surely have her arms crossed and giving her sassy stance to them.

"Mhmmm, just come out please. Everyone is hopping out now." Lena said loud enough for the other kids to hear. The others groaned but they got out as well. Seeing her brothers and sisters were no longer in the water Rylan gave in. She was cold, she just didn't want to miss out on all the fun.

"Oh alright." Rylan gave in, holding an arm up so she could be lifted out of the water. As soon as she was out of the water, Lena was swarming her with a giant towel to warm her up and pulling the floaties off of her arms. Rylan rolled her eyes playfully, standing on the dock as her Mama fussed over her.

"There we are, lets get you all warm so you don't catch a cold." Lena said rubbing her hands up and down Rylans arms and Legs and her sides over the towel to dry her and to warm her up.

While Lena was warming the little blonde up, the other kids were now surrounding them on the dock with their towels wrapped around them.

"What are we having for dinner tonight?" Jesus asked as he dried his hair with the towel.

"We have hamburgers or sausages in buns. You can pick later. We have some guests with us for dinner tonight. So I want you to be nice and behave." Stef explained. The kids looked at each other with confusion before looking at their parents. Who would be visiting them out here in the forest?

"Who are the guests?" Jude asks for everyone. The kids all look at Stef waiting for a reply.

"Just a couple who asked for directions. We just wanted to be nice." Lena said instead. The kids remained quiet for a bit before nodding. They really couldn't care less, they had their own things to do.

"Ok cool. We will behave." Brandon verbally answered while shrugging his shoulders. He didn't really care either, just like his brothers and sisters.

"Thats all we ask for." Lena said standing up and lifting Rylan onto her hip.

"Can Mariana and I go for a walk? we won't go far." Callie asked as she used her towel to wipe her face and dry her hair.

"Alright, yes, get out of those swimmers first. Be careful and don't be too long. Dinner will be in a few hours." Stef told Callie but it was directed at both of the older girls.

"Ok, we won't go too far, we will come back before dark." Mariana said as she stood from the dock and went to follow Callie down the dock towards camp so they could change.

"Love you. Be careful." Lena called to the girls as they walked off.

"We will Moms." Callie yelled back before they were out of sight on their way to the camp to change. The boys mucking around on the edge of the dock with Stef made Lena turn her attention to the little girl in her arms who she could tell was tired and was shivering.

"Alright Baby girl, lets go get you changed and then nap time." Lena said to the little blonde on her hip. Rylan was watching her Mom and Brothers and her ears caught Nap time and she was not having it.

"Nooooooo" Rylan whined as she struggled to get out of her Mamas arms. She was determined not to nap. Lena sighed, she hoped this was not another melt down like this morning.

"Yes. You are tired, its been a long day." Lena said not giving in. She was the parent after all and she knew what was best for her children.

"No nap, No nap, no nap." Rylan protested as she continued to get out of her Mamas arms. Stef seeing the commotion, stopped her joking around with the boys and headed over to her wife.

"Rylan. Stop arguing with me please. You are tired and you obviously need a sleep." Lena said heading down the dock with a protesting child in her arms. Stef raised her eyebrow as she got nearer to her wife in time to hear what Lena had just said.

"Noooooo." Rylan cried, her struggling to get down had stopped and she was now burying her face in her Mamas neck sobbing. This confused both women.

"Brandon, Can you take her back to camp please? we will be up soon." Stef called to her son so she could talk to her wife without any little ears.

"Sure Mom." Brandon said as she scooped the little girl from his Mamas arms and headed towards camp. Jesus and Jude followed the two of them leaving their parents to talk. Lena and Stef watched them go before Lena turned to Stef to voice her concern.

"Stef, do you think she had a really bad nightmare last night?" Lena voiced her thoughts. She had been thinking about the tantrum this morning and then the tantrum just now and she could only come up with that answer.

Stef looked at Lena before looking to where the little girl and the boys had disappeared.

"That would explain this mornings attitude and why shes acting up with the thought of a nap now." Stef nodded as she spoke, accepting that this could be the only answer to the little girls behaviour.

Lena crossed her arms thinking of any other explanation that could cause the little girls tantrums and she could honestly think of nothing else.

"It must have been really bad. Shes had nightmares before but has never acted like this." Lena said giving Stef a worried look. Stef nodded and sighed as she placed her hands on Lenas hips.

"I know Love. We need to talk to her. Hopefully she will tell us what her nightmare was about." Lena sighed and wrapped her arm around Stefs waist and placed her head on Stefs shoulder as she spoke, clearly enough for Stef to hear her at least.

"Hopefully. Hopefully she will so we can figure out a way, any way to help her." Stef smiled sadly and hugged Lena tightly. They stood there together in each others embrace for a few minutes. Just enjoying being in the others company before they had to go deal with a little girl that was upset.

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As Stef and Lena got closer to their camp, they could definitely hear that their daughter was upset, no she was extremely upset. When they finally got into Camp, Jesus and Jude were sitting at the picnic bench looking confused and worried and a frustrated and worried Brandon was trying to console the crying blonde but to no avail.

"Brandon?" Lena called over the waling of the little blonde. Brandon looked over to his Moms in relief and walked quickly over to them, depositing the little crying blonde into his Mamas arms. Glad to not have to deal with her crying any more, there was only so much he could take. Sure he did love his littlest sister but the crying he couldn't take.

"She keeps crying and saying she doesn't want to nap." Brandon explained over the crying to his Moms before he turned on his heel and headed towards the boys tent with his brothers in tow. All three looking relieved now that their Moms were able to deal with Rylan. They really did love Rylan but they weren't use to the little girls crying tantrums and so they took the quick exit and let their Moms deal with the little girl.

With the three boys gone, Stef and Lena were now able to focus all their attention on their very upset little girl.

"Rylan, stop crying please?" Lena asked the little blonde on her hip, she needed to get the girl to be calm so they could talk to her without any problems. Nothing would make any sense if she were to be upset the whole time they talked to her.

"no...nnnho nap." Rylan got out through her tears and hiccups and then buried her face into Lenas neck. Lena gave Stef a look that told her that their suspicions on a nightmare was surely the answer but they couldn't say it was till Rylan confirmed it.

"Ok, ok. Shhh calm down baby." Lena said as she rocked side to side and kissed the little girls temple. Willing to try everything that she could to calm the little girl.

"Mommy and I just want to talk to you. First you need to calm down ok?" Lena spoke softly to the girl. Rylans sobbing had quietened down some but not all the way, Lena continued to rub the little girls back through the towel, swaying as she kissed her temple at random intervals. It seemed to work, as long as they didn't go near the tent any time soon they could talk to her very soon.

"Moms?" Both women were just watching and trying to soothe the little girl when they heard Brandon's voice. They both turned to look at him, Lena not stopping the swaying motion.

"Yeah B?" Stef said as she moved away from her wife and youngest to go over to her eldest.

"Jude, Jesus and I are going to go for a walk, maybe catch up with the girls. Is that alright?" Brandon asked. Stef smiled, she knew her eldest was giving them some space to sort Rylan out and nodded.

"Yeah, sure have fun. Be back before dark please?"

"We will." Stef watched her boys head off into the forest and then she headed over to the cooler to grab Rylans water. The little girl had been crying for a while and they didn't need her to become dehydrated.

As Stef got back to her wife she could tell that the little girl was more calm then before, although her breathing was bad because she had worked herself up to much.

"Good girl. Deep breaths sweetheart." Lena whispered, still swaying and rubbing Rylans back. Stef gave Lena a small smile and then held up the little girls water bottle. Lena smiled, glad that Stef had thought of that.

"Here baby, take a sip of water." Stef held the bottle out to the little girl who was no longer buried in her Mamas neck but was still clinging to her and hiccuping. Rylan grabbed the bottle from her Mom and took a few small sips. Both Moms could see that the little girl was eyeing them and the tent, they could tell she really didn't want to nap and they needed to get to the bottom of this.

"Good job. Are you ready to talk with us now?" Stef asked softly as she kissed Rylans head and took the bottle of water from her.

"Yeah." Rylan whispered softly. She knew she would have to talk to her Moms at some point and she wasn't getting out of it.

Now that the girl was calmer then before, both Moms headed over to the picnic bench. Lena sat with the little girl sideways on her lap and Stef crouched down in front of them after putting the little girls water bottle on the table. Both Moms were now able to see her face and talk to her properly. Lena tucked the towel around the little girl so she wasn't going to get too cold, they would change her later because they had a feeling that taking the little girl to the tent right now would only start another crying fit.

"Ok, So Mommy and I think that the reason that you don't want to nap is because you had a nightmare last night, Is this true baby?" As soon as Lena said this Rylan looked down to her lap and fiddled with edges of the towel. She could never get anything passed her Moms.

"Rylan?" Stef asked lifting the little girls chin with her finger so that they could see her face. Fresh tears in the little girls eyes told them all they needed to know, the little nod to go with the fresh tears officially confirmed it. Lena and Stef gave each other a look of sadness before focusing back on the little girl.

"Oh baby girl. Why didn't you wake one of your sisters or come to us?" Stef asked wiping away one of the little girls tears. The little girl still hadn't said a word, both Moms were worried, what could her nightmare have been about to make her this upset and scared to take a nap?

"You know you can come to us right baby?" Lena said trying to get some sort of verbal answer from the little girl. Rylan wasn't fully crying yet, she had tears running down her face but she was silent and that worried the Moms even more.

"Do you want to tell us what your dream was about?" Rylan shook her head, no. That was a start, both Moms glad she gave them a response, a verbal one would have been better.

"Maybe it will help? You don't need to be afraid of sleeping Rylan. Mama and I will be here for you." Stef explained running her had through the girls hair that had fallen out and gotten messy during her swim.

Rylan sat in her Mamas lap for a few minutes contemplating whether to tell her Moms about her dream or not. She decided what she had to do.

"he...he took me away." Rylan said through hiccups and tears although she wasn't fully crying. She knew that telling her Moms would be the best, they always made everything all better. Both moms sighed and thanked the lord that the little girl was opening up.

"Who baby?" Lena asked rubbing the little girls back. Rylan looked from her Mama to her Mom and then down at her lap before looking at her Mom.

"The man who killed my Mommy. He took me away from you. He shot you Mommy and then he took me away. I don't want to leave you. Please don't let him take me." Rylan spoke so fast that she had worked herself up again. Lena pulled the little girl to her chest and rocked from side to side. The pain in her heart for what the little girl had gone through hurt, even having a horrible nightmare like this made her heart hurt for the little girl. None of their kids could catch a break, it was one thing after another.

"Hey,hey, hey, shhhhh, its ok. It was just a dream." Lena soothed the little girl as she rocked. Stef reached up and wiped a tear from Lenas cheek and then leant up and kissed Lenas cheek and then Rylans.

"I..I..don't want to leave you." Rylan got out through her hiccups looking at her Mom. Both Moms knew she meant the both of them but with Rylans cheek resting on Lenas chest it meant that Rylan could only look at Stef.

"You won't, mama and I will work very hard for you to stay with us." Stef said moving closer and placing a hand on the little girls cheek, using her thumb to stroke the cheek softly.

"Promise?" Rylan whispered pulling back so she could look at both her Moms. Lena and Stef smiled at Rylan.

"We promise that we will do what we can to make sure you stay with us." Stef responded as Lena kissed Rylans temple and rubbed her back. Rylan smiled and hugged Lena tightly before reaching one hand out the grab Stefs shirt, pulling them in for a Mama sandwich.

The three of them staying in the embrace for a few moments, each loving the feel of the love and safety that being together provided.

"Do you want to have a little nap now?" Lena asked the little girl. Rylan was tired and after a long day of swimming and then crying, she would have to be tired. Rylan looked over to the tent and then back at her Moms. She really was tired but the though of a nightmare was frightening, maybe her Moms would stay with her?

"Will you and Mommy stay with me?" Rylan asked softly, she really hoped they would.

"Only till you fall asleep." Stef said. Rylan thought for a second and nodded. Hopefully no nightmares would come because her Moms were going to be with her.

The three of them went over to the Moms tent. They got the little girl out of her wet clothes and into a pair of long pants socks, a singlet and Lenas sweater.

"Alright, there we go, all dried and warm. climb in." Stef said pulling the blanket on the bed back for the little girl to climb in. Rylan slid into the bed and snuggled into the warmth and comfort the bed provided. Lena and Stef lay on each side of the girl, hoping that with them their, the little girl would get a little bit of rest.

Rylan rolled over so she was facing Lena. She cuddled up to her Mama and let out a sigh of content.

"You can close your eyes baby. Mommy and I are going to stay till you fall asleep." Lena said after a while seeing the little girl was still awake.

"What if I have a nightmare and you're not here?" Rylan asked Lena. Stef smiled from behind the little girl and rubbed her back.

"You come get Mommy or I. Just remember nightmares aren't real." Lena explained.

"They feel really real Mama." Rylan stated and Lena smiled and placed kiss to the little girls temple. She really was a smart little girl. Lena leant on her right elbow and stroked the little girls hair with her free hand.

"They do feel real but its just your mind playing tricks on you. Try thinking of something you really love. Trick your mind into thinking all about the things you love."Lean explained. Stef smiled, it was times like these that Lenas psychology training came in handy.

"Ill try Mama." Rylan whispered through a yawn and rolled over so she was facing Stef. She then scooted back a big to she was up against her Mama feeling like she was in a safety net. Lena smiled and kissed the back of the little girls head.

Stef and Lena remained quiet, they just stroked the little girls hair, rubbed her back and did other soothing gestures to help her fall asleep. Soon enough it had worked and both women sighed in relief.

"Shes out. She being a really big Mamas girl this afternoon." Stef whispered, no hint of jealousy what so ever lacing her voice. Lena rolled her eyes with a smile and tucked the blankets around the little blonde more securely.

"Everyone knows shes a Mommys girls." Lena whispered back, rolling her eyes with a smile.

"I know but im glad she goes to you for comfort as well." Lena nodded, she was glad that she could bring the little girl comfort and not just Stef. Both remained silent, just watching the now quiet and relaxed little girl sleep.

"When will the others get back?" Lena asked quietly with a yawn as Stef rolled onto her back and looked up at the top of the tent.

"I told them not to go too far and be back before dark." Stef explained to her wife, her eyes closed, just enjoying the quietness before all the kids came back.

"I could so go for another nap." Lena said yawning. Stef chuckled, although it did sound like a good idea.

"Mmmm, me too. We don't have to cook dinner till later and we are waiting for James and Amanda to get back from their hike." Stef explained trying to talk herself into a nap. Lena chuckled.

"Thats very true. Nap it is." Both women chuckled and snuggled down into the mattress with their little girl. They would only sleep for an hour or so before going to cook dinner, no doubt the kids would come back when they started getting hungry.

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