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:

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Previously:

Although Stef still felt wary of the couple, she let the conversation go. Something was off and Stef had always followed her gut. She didn't know what was making her feel suspicious about them but she did and she was definitely keeping her eye on the couple. Just the way they looked at the kids set alarms off. Not wanting to worry Lena with her suspicions, Stef kept them to herself.

What added to her suspicions was Rylans behaviour to the new people. Rylan was able to sense something about the couple as she didn't want anything to do with them or go near them. This was something Stef couldn't easily brush aside.

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As the night got colder and darker, Amanda and James said their good nights and headed back to their own camp site, where ever that was. As soon as they were gone, Stef relaxed a little and saw that Rylan also relaxed. The little girl and her were so in sync with each other, Stef wondered why the couple were making the two of them feel suspicious and tense.

"Alright I think we call it a night kids. Big day tomorrow of packing and cleaning up before we head home." Stef said standing from her seat and looking at the kids. Hoping they would take the hint and go to bed.

"Im glad to be going home. I had fun but nothing is better then home." Mariana said getting the hint and standing up along with Callie and folding their camp chairs to put away for the night.

"You just miss technology and electricity." Brandon pointed out as he also stood up along with Jude and Jesus. All of them folding their camp chairs too.

"Yeah, her hair straightener more like it." Jesus snickered out nudging Brandon.

"No, not just my hair straightener" Mariana said with her hands on her hips looking offended. The boys chuckling as they headed off to their tent after saying goodnight.

Mariana watched them go before she said goodnight to her Moms.

"Night Mariana" Stef called to the teen.

"Callie can you get Jesus and then come over to the car so I can clean your wounds?" Stef asked the teen as Lena sorted Rylan out. Lena was going to try to put Rylan to sleep before the girls went to bed, Mariana would probably figure that out and go do something productive, like brush her teeth.

"Yes Mom." Callie said as she headed to the boys tent while Stef sorted everything out in the car, ready to clean the kids wounds. She just finished organising the medical kit and getting what she needed out when Jesus and Callie headed over to her.

"Ok take a seat both of you." Stef said patting the boot for them to sit in while she sat on a camp chair.

"Ok Jesus leg up." Stef said as she cleaned her hands with disinfectant wipes. Stef thought that cleaning Jesus's wound first because it was easier to clean and it would mean Callie wouldn't be uncomfortable when she had to take her shirt off later.

"Its not bad Mom honestly. Doesn't hurt at all." Jesus said shrugging and acting all tough as he put his leg in his Moms lap.

"Mhmmmm." Stef raised an eyebrow at him. She knew this was all an act. 'Toughing it out'.

"Ouch." Jesus yelped when Stef started putting the disinfectant cream on his leg. Callie chuckled a little.

"Doesn't hurt at all hmmmm." Stef raised her eyebrow again at the boy and smirked.

"Maybe a little." Jesus sheepishly smiled at his Mom and then sighed as he looked at his leg. It was healing nicely and didn't hurt much as long as he didn't touch it.

"Mhmmm." Stef said smirking as she continued to clean his leg.

"Alright off to bed Mr." Stef said once she was done, cleaning her hands with disinfectant wipes ready to do Callies wound.

"Night." Jesus said heading to the tent as Stef looked at Callie.

"Ok Cal, shirt off." Stef said. Callie obeyed her mom and did what she was told. Stef looked at the wound, studying it making sure it was ok and not getting infected.

"This is healing nicely bug. Your stitches will come out very soon." Stef finally said as she started to clean Callies wound.

"It doesn't hurt as much any more Mom. Just a small twinge of pain every now and then." Callie explained as her mom cleaned her wound. The cream was cold and it made her shiver a little but other then that she was alright.

"Well you still need to be careful, if it hurts more then a small twinge I want you to come to me or Mama." Stef explained as she looked at Callie, making sure the teen understood her completely.

"I know." Callie smiled knowingly at her Mom. Stef nodded once before going back to the wound. She placed a waterproof bandage over the wound and then made sure it was all good before Callie put her shirt on.

"Mom?" Callie asked quietly after a second or two as Stef cleaned her hands. Stef looked at the teen and could tell that Callie had something on her mind.

"Yes Cal?" Stef said as she stood up from the camp chair and gave the teen her full attention. She would put the medical supplies away after Callie had said what she wanted to say.

"You and Rylan were odd around Amanda and James tonight, Why?" Callie asked with a raised eyebrow, she was curious. Stef looked at Callie, coping the raised eyebrow she sighed.

"You noticed that Huh?" Stef sighed out as she began to put the medical supplies away to give hers something to do. Callie really was observant. She observed more then Stef gave her credit for.

"Yeah. I notice a lot of things." Callie said smirking as she watched her mom put medical supplies away. Stef looked up at the teen with a smile.

"I know you do. You are just so in touch with your surroundings Miss. " Stef said tapping the girl on the nose. Callie chuckled.

"I know, I guess all the time in the system helped with that." Callie smiled and so did Stef, though Stefs was more of a sad smile.

"Mmmm, im glad you have that sense though Cal." Stef and Callie both nodded at the sentence, having that sense was good, sometimes it was bad but mostly it was good. Stef had it too which made her a great cop.

"So what is wrong with James and Amanda? I know Rylan was uncomfortable and so were you." Callie asked getting back to the original question. Stef sighed and stopped fiddling with the medical supplies. It was hard keeping anything from the teen because she was to observant and smart. She would always figure it out.

"I just have a strange feeling about those two. I guess your sister does as well." Stef explained bringing her hand to her neck and rubbing the back of it. Callie raised and eyebrow as she nodded.

"I felt uneasy as well but didn't really think much of it. Do you think they are up to something? Was it a coincidence that they ran into us?" Stef frowned at the teen. It surely was unusual to have Callie, Rylan and herself feel uneasy about something. This made Stef even more worried.

"I don't know bug, honestly I hope we never see them again once we leave here." Stef told Callie. She was trying to convince herself that this was just something silly that they were all worried about but Stef found it hard to believe.

"Mmm, well night Mom." Callie said before kissing her mom on the cheek and hugging her before heading to her tent. Callie honestly wasn't going to give up on James and Amanda, just like her mom, Callie felt something was off. It was no coincidence that the three of them felt uneasy, it was just not normal.

"Night sweets." Stef Called to the teen.

Stef sat on the boot of the car and thought a bit. It was strange that now Callie felt uneasy around the couple. Stef wondered if all the kids felt like this or that herself, Callie and Rylan just had the sense for suspicious people and danger. Only time will tell but one thing was for sure, Stef was going to check out Amanda and James when she got back to work.

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After putting away the medical supplies, Stef made sure everything was put away for the night before heading over to the girls tent to see how Lena was going with Rylan.

"Where are the girls?" Stef asked after not seeing Callie and Mariana in their beds but Lena in the bed with the little girl instead.

"They went off to the toilet block to get changed and do their teeth so I could put Rylan to bed easily." Lena explained as she continued to stroke the still wide awake little girls head.

"Hows that working out?" Stef asked as she knelt in the entrance of the tent, hoping that Rylan would go to sleep for them tonight.

"Honestly, she wont go to sleep." Lena sighed out before looking up at her wife with a help me look.

"Whats the matter baby girl? Why won't you go to sleep?" Stef asked as she moved further into the tent to lay on the little girls other side. Lena and Stef looked down at the little girl who was laying on her back. As soon as Stef asked this, Rylan looked down to her hands and fiddled with them.

"I don't want more nightmares." Rylan spoke quietly, not once did she remove her eyes from her hands.

"You didn't have one when you napped today, did you?" Stef asked the little girl. Rylan looked up to her left to look at her Moms face and frowned.

"No, but you and Mama wont be here. Nightmares don't come if you are with me." Rylan explained the best she could. Both Moms understood what she was trying to say though and they both gave her a sad smile.

"We can't always be with you when you sleep baby girl. You have to sleep in your own bed when we get home. Remember bad dreams aren't going to come true ok?" Lena said to the little blonde who was starting to get herself worked up again. Lena and Stef had no idea what to do now, they were doing what they had done with Mariana all those years ago but every child is different and take to things different.

"But I want to stay with you, you make the bad dreams not come." Rylans eyes began to water and she turned on her side to face Stef and buried her head into her Moms chest and clutched at Stefs shirt, not willing to let her go.

"I know but you have Mamas sweater, that will keep away the bad dreams." Stef said to the little girl, rubbing her back. Both women could see the little girl was shaking with her sobs, the sound buried in Stefs chest, just a small little sound could be heard if they listened quietly.

"Stef?" Seeing as the little girl was inconsolable and was so scared of getting bad dreams, Lena gave up on trying to put the little girl to sleep in the tent, the little girl needed sleep and if she was going to sleep fine with them might as well. They did have a big day tomorrow. Calling Stefs name and giving her a look was her way of saying that. Stef knew what Lena was on about and looked down at the little girl buried in her chest.

"Alright." Stef said sitting up and pulling the sobbing little girl into her arms as Lena sat up as well.

"Moms?" Both women turned to the entrance of the tent to see their eldest daughters standing in their pyjamas, flash lights in hand.

"You can come in girls, little miss here wont go to sleep. Mama and I are going to take her to our tent." Stef said as she and Lena exited the tent to let the two girls in.

"Ok, night." Mariana said as she got into bed beside Callie. Callie smiled at her moms and snuggled down in the covers.

"Have a good sleep girls. See you in the morning." Lena said as she zipped the girls tent up and then followed Stef to their tent. Hopefully the little girl would sleep and then they could all have a decent nights sleep.

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