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:

"Ok fine, I am a little stubborn." Lena gave her eyebrow a raise again as Stef sat up and held her hands up in surrender.

"That's all I am admitting too." Stef stated as she leant over and planted a kiss on Lenas lips.

"Mmhmmm." Lena hummed into the kiss before Stef pulled away and slid off of the bed.

"I'm going to go shower." Stef announced as she headed towards the bathroom, removing her shirt in the process.

"Ill go check on the kids and make sure the dishes have been done properly." Lena said sliding off of the bed. Wanting to stay and maybe join her wife in the shower but her kids were awake downstairs, so there was no way.

"Ok my love" Stef said as she winked as she threw her bra at Lenas head and chuckled, closing the door behind her.

"Tease." Lena called through the door, Stef laughing could be heard as she headed out of the bedroom and down the stairs.

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Lena headed into the living room first. Deciding to check the kids first before going into the kitchen to check that it was clean properly.

"You kids all good down here?" Lena asked as she stepped into the living room to where the 6 kids were lounging around.

Brandon sat in one of the single arm chairs while Jesus lay on the floor in front of the three seater sofa.

Mariana, Jude and Callie sat on the three seater sofa with Rylan lounging on Marianas lap. The little girl had her back resting against the arm rest and her feet sitting on Judes lap.

Marianas hand running through the little blondes hair casually, the movement making Rylans eyes slowly droop. She would probably be out within 15 minutes if Mariana continued to run her hands through the girls hair.

"Yeah Mama." Jesus spoke for them all, his eyes glued to the TV just like the rest of them. Lena chuckled.

"Ok, don't forget you have school tomorrow. Remember your bed times, please." Lena reminded them.

"We won't forget." Brandon said as he looked over at Lena with a smile. Lena nodded and then made her way towards the kitchen. Stepping into the kitchen she looked at the sink and nodded to herself seeing that all the dishes were done and the kitchen looked spotless.

Heading to the fridge, Lena grabbed a water bottle, unscrewed the lid and took a sip before doing a once over on the kitchen again.

"Oh god." Lena uttered and the colour drained from her face as she faced the back door. Walking backwards slowly, Lena placed her water bottle on the kitchen table and then headed out of the kitchen. Not wanting to panic the kids, Lena headed up the stairs casually. Her heart was racing a million miles an hour at what she had just seen downstairs.

"Stef?" Lena called once she entered the bedroom, panic in her voice alerted Stef immediately. Stef dressed in her blue flannelette long pants and blue singlet walked out of the bathroom, hairbrush running through her hair.

"Yeah love." As soon as Stef saw Lenas face she became on guard, she didn't even say anything before Lena told her why she looked the way she did.

"We got another note." Lena spluttered out, Stef managed to hear a little of what her wife said but it was so rushed.

"What?" Stef asked with a raised eyebrow wanting Lena to repeat it so she heard it properly. Lena sighed and took a deep breath. There was no use panicking, she needed to remain calm since they had a house full of awake kids.

"We got another note." Lena said again more clearly. Stef instantly tensed and went into cop mode as she moved closer to Lena.

"Where?"

"Its stuck on the kitchen door." Lena told her wife. Stef raised an eyebrow in thought, knowing already what needed to be done.

"Did you touch it?" Lena shook her head at the question, going over to grab Stefs phone off the night stand where it was on charge.

"No its still there." Stef nodded as she threw her hair brush on the bed and then headed over to where her safe was. Punching the code in, Stef pulled out her gun.

"You need to send the kids upstairs to bed. Ill call my captain." Stef said as she made sure her gun was on safety, slipping it into the back of her pyjama pants and then slipping her shoes on.

"Stef, this guy was in our backyard. Our kids weren't far from him." Lena said, her voice full of worry and she was scared. She was holding Stefs phone in her hand as she moved closer to her wife.

"I know Lena. That's why I have this, I am going to do a sweep around outside." Stef said as she slid her shirt up to show Lena. Lena nodded, her eyes wide. As much as she hated guns, she was glad her wife was a cop. Stef knew what to do.

Stef took the phone from her wife and immediately dialled her captains number.

"MOOOOOOOM." Both of the Moms heard Jesus yell from downstairs. Lena looked at Stef and both of their eyes widened.

"Shit." Stef said as she kept the phone at her ear and the two of them headed down the stairs.

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"Don't touch it!" Stef yelled, her phone to her ear, as she entered the kitchen where all 6 kids stood, all with wide eyes, a few of them with tears rolling down their cheeks, all looking at the door.

"We haven't." Brandon told them both, his eyes still on the door.

The message on the note was as clear as day to them. It was big and bold and the glass of the door was covered in blood, the knife was stuck to the frame of the door, it too was also covered in blood.

We will have her,

sooner then you expect.

Bye For Now

"Ok everyone, back into the living room. My captain and the crime scene guys are on their way." Stef announced as she hung up from her captain. Her eyes lingered on the note before stepping in front of the kids to block their view.

Both Lena and Stef ushered the kids into the living room and made them sit down. Rylan however moved out of Callies arms and went to Lena. The little girl requiring comfort from one of her mothers after seeing the note.

"Why won't they leave us alone?"

"What do they want from us?" Mariana asked at the same time Callie asked her question. Both girls sitting on the three seater sofa with Jude between them.

"They want one of you girls, obviously. " Brandon said angrily through gritted teeth, from his seat on one of the single sofas.

"They won't come near you or they will regret it. No one messes with my family." Jesus said as he looked out the window and was pacing. Both Moms shared a knowing look. They could see that their son was scared for the safety of the female in the family. They could also see that he was very angry and that wouldn't disappear till his family members were safe.

"You guys finish watching the movie. I am going to go do a sweep of the backyard and front yard just in case." Stef said as she looked at her family.

"NO! You can't." Callie shouted out, her voice firm with a hint of fear as she lunged at her Mom and grabbed her arm so Stef couldn't leave the room. Stef smiled and pulled the teen into her arms.

"Its ok sweets. I have my gun." Stef reassured Callie as well as the others, her hand lifting the back of her shirt to show the kids the gun.

"Wait for backup please. Please, Mom?" Callie begged, her body tense and clutching onto Stef tight. She didn't want her Mom in danger. For all they know, the people could be after Stef and were probably predicting this and would take her then and there.

"They could be waiting for you to go out. They could be after you Mom. This would be the perfect chance." Jude voiced his thoughts, they were basically the same as Callies.

"Yeah, Jude is right Mom. We don't know who they want and this could be something that will lure you out of the house if they were after you." Brandon explained what Callie and Jude had been thinking. Looking around the room at her family, Stef could see the fear in her eyes and she herself knew that this might be true.

Callie never asked for much and with her dead set on making Stef stay in the house, the Moms shared a knowing look.

"Ok, ill stay inside." The teens body instantly relaxed and the grip she had on her Moms are loosened slowly. Stef smiled a sad smile and pulled Callie into a tight hug, placing kisses on the girls head to comfort her. She could see the rest of her kids and even her wife looked a little more relaxed knowing that she was going to stay in the house.

"Thank you." Callie whispered into her Moms neck. Her Mom was safe in the house, all the females were which was what Callie wanted. As much as Stef wanted to protect her family by going out and looking, she knew it would be a stupid idea.

Soon enough Stef had gone upstairs to put her gun away while the other settled around the room to watch the rest of the movie. Stef headed back down stairs and took a seat on the three seater sofa in the middle. Mariana on her right and Callie on her left.

Lena sat on a single sofa with Rylan on her lap and Jude at her feet while Brandon and Jesus sat on the floor close to the door but Stef could see that from the boys positions on the floor they could see everything. The front door in their peripheral, the family and the window. Her family really needed to catch a break, hopefully the stalker would be found and out of their lives soon.

Xxxxxx

The next morning came to fast for Stefs liking. Last night her captain and the forensic guys had come over. They collected the evidence and then Stefs Captain told her that more patrols were being done and there was a rush on the evidence in the forensic lab, as this was getting out of hand. Stef thanked her, she knew her Captain would do whatever she could to help.

Rolling over Stef blinked her eyes open and looked at the clock. The alarm would be going off in five minutes so she turned it off and then She went to snuggle with Lena but realised it wasn't Lenas body beside hers but Rylans. Stef leant on her elbow to take in the scene.

Rylan was laying in the middle of the bed next to Stef while Mariana lay wedged between Lena and Rylan. Stef could hear soft snoring and when she sat up and slipped out of bed and headed towards the bathroom she could see Jude and Callie snuggled up together with their pillows and blankets on the floor at Lenas side of the bed while Brandon and Jesus slept with their pillows and blankets closest to the door. Stef shook her head with a sad smile, her kids were all on edge.

Stef finished in the bathroom and then made her way over to Lena, being careful of Callie and Jude snuggled on the floor.

"Love." Stef said quietly as she gently shook Lena awake.

"Mmmm. What's the matter?" Lena asked still half asleep as she blinked rapidly to clear the blurriness from waking up.

"Kids all in the room. I am going to get breakfast started. Wake Mariana up first for a shower." Stef explained as Lena looked at Rylan and Mariana snuggled up on the bed next to her and then down to the kids all on the floor. With a nod, Lena pecked Stefs lips before the blonde left the room. Stef didn't have to work today, today was her day off, but she was going to be going into work to help figure out who was after one of them. Every little thing she could do would help solve it quicker.

"Hey sweetheart. Time to wake up." Lena said gently as she shook Mariana awake. The teen groaned and grumbled, not really wanting to wake up but she opened her eyes slowly and blinked away the sleep.

"Mama?" Mariana said after clearing her mind and eyes from the cloudiness of sleep.

"Yeah, up you get. Go get showered sweetheart." Lena said before placing a kiss on the teens temple.

"Alright." Mariana grumbled as she rubbed her eyes and sat up.

"Watch out for your brothers and sister on the floor." Lena told the teen who nodded and slipped out of the bed on Stefs side after climbing carefully over Rylan, who was on the bed sleeping soundly.

Mariana sleepily walked out of the room being mindful of her siblings as she made her way to the kids bathroom to shower while Lena made work of waking the others up.

Xxxxxxxx

Stef stood at the stove flipping pancakes as she heard the shower turn on and feet moving around and doors being closed. Her kids and wife were up and getting ready for the day. After last night school would be a good distraction.

Taking the pancake off of the pan and putting it on the plate, Stef poured more batter in the pan before turning to the pile of fruit she was cutting up between each pancake.

The first down was Callie. The teen smelling something yummy and smiled.

"Morning Mom. Pancakes?" Stef nodded with a chuckle before she gave the teen a smile.

"Thanks Mom." Callie said moving towards her Mom to hug her good morning.

"You are welcome my sweets." Stef said before placing a kiss to the teens temple. Callie smiled as she headed to the fridge to grab out the orange juice and placing it on the table before she took over the cutting of the fruit so that Stef could focus on the pancakes and not burn them like she did every other day because she was distracted.

"Looks good honey." Lena said as she walked into the kitchen, placed a kiss on Stefs cheek and walked over to the coffee pot, Rylan on her heel. The little girl looked all frumpy, having only just woken up, breakfast was on her mind first before getting dressed.

Stef chuckled at the little girl before bending down and scooping her up. The little girl happy to be snuggled up in her Moms arms. She didn't really care about what the other kids had said now, hugs from her Moms were the best but she still didn't want to be called Baby.

"Alright, fruit is done Moms." Callie announced as she picked up the cutting board and knife and placed them by the sink to be washed and then washed her hands.

"Thanks sweets. Have a seat and tuck into the fruit, pancakes will be done soon." Callie nodded and took a seat at the table as Lena also took a seat and Stef placed Rylan on a seat next to Lena. All three digging into the fruit while they waited for pancakes.

Soon enough all the kids were down and sitting at the table with their Moms. Fruit, Pancakes, cereal, Juice and milk were the options for breakfast, none of the kids complained.

"Ok, Eat and then finish getting ready. Jesus don't forget your pill please." Stef said putting another pancake on the little girls plate, she had already devoured her first one.

"On it." Jesus said before shovelling a pile of pancake into his mouth and moving over to where his medication was kept. Both Moms cringing, his mouth was so full that he couldn't chew with his mouth closed.

"Jesus, really?" Lena scolded shaking her head. Jesus just shrugged as he grabbed his pill and moved to the table. It wasn't a good idea to shovel food in his mouth, now he had to wait to finish his mouthful before taking his pill.

"Moms, can I go to Lexie's after school?" Mariana asked. The Moms would be going through the schedual for the day soon and so she had to get in her activities for the day for her Moms approval.

"Sure, be home for dinner." Lena said, giving the girl a pointed look. Mariana rolled her eyed and nodded. She would set an alarm if she had too. The teen usually was late home because her and Lexie ended up chatting for hours and didn't check the time.

"Is it still alright for me to go to practice with the band at Lou's?"Brandon asked just to make sure his Moms hadn't forgotten what he had asked a few days ago.

"Yep, same rules, home for dinner." Stef reminded the boy. Brandon nodded. He was mostly always on time anyway. It wasn't like they could forget what dinner time was since it was the same time every night for the last however many long years, unless there was an emergency or something that would require it to be early or late.

"Ok, so Jude, you will be going with Mom to your therapist appointment. I will be taking Callie to get her stitches out, Rylan you will be with me. Mariana at Lexie's, Brandon practising with his band and Jesus at Wrestling practice. Have I got it all covered?" Lena asked as she looked around the room. The kids all nodding.

"Sounds about right Love. Oh, no one goes anywhere alone. If you have to walk home from your friends houses please give us a call, we don't want you on your own, is that clear?" Stef said giving all the kids a warning. She needed them safe.

"Ok, Mom." Callie said with a nod, the others agreeing as well. Usually they would find this annoying but given the circumstances, it was necessary.

"I have a meeting this morning, so if anyone wants a ride be at the car in 15." Lena said as she finished the last of her coffee before heading upstairs to finish getting ready and organised for work.

"Ok, finish eating, get ready. Ill do dishes since I am off today." All the kids nodded their thanks. Jude finished his breakfast and moved his plate to the sink before heading upstairs to finish getting ready. Rylan doing the same with Callie and Mariana on her heal. Brandon and Jesus were still eating but both boys looked to be fully dressed.

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Lena walked into the kitchen to grab her handbag and work bag that contained her laptop and files. She double checked to make sure she had everything as Stef walked over to her.

"Bye my love." Stef said placing a kiss to Lenas lips.

"Love you, stay safe. Relax a little." Lena said which had Stef chucking.

"I'm only going to go in a do some research." Stef reminded her wife. Lena nodded.

"All the same, stay safe."

"Ok, you know I will." Stef said leaning in for another kiss.

"Mhmm." Lena said into the kiss before pulling away and heading towards the front door.

"Alright, those coming with me, to the car please." Lena called out from the front door.

"Bye babies." Stef called to the kids as the family walked to the front door.

"Bye Mom." The kids all said together, each passing her and hugging her as they headed to the car.

Stef watched the kids pile into the car with Lena. She smiled and waved as they pulled out of the driveway and headed to school.

Stef headed inside and made work on the getting the kitchen clean. Putting things in the fridge and cleaning the table and dishes. Giving a nod once the kitchen was clean, Stef headed upstairs to shower and change before leaving for the station.

Hopefully she was able to find something in her research that would actually be useful. There wasn't any time to relax, her family was in danger and she needed to help.

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I hope you are enjoying the story.

The stalker story line is maybe two chapters away. It gets interesting. Im finiding it difficult but fun to write, so I hope you all stay tuned.