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:
Stef and lena go to police station
Kathleen Dunn gives herself up and wants to talk to Stef and Lena.
Rylan is kathleen Dunns niece.
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Stef and Lena sat looking at Kathleen with wide eyes. Both couldn't believe what they had just heard.
"Your Niece?" lena snapped out of her shock first and tried to confirm what she heard. She was hoping that what she heard was her mind playing tricks. There was no way that their little girl was the granddaughter of a mob boss.
Kathleen looked at the two women and nodded. She understood that this was a big bit of news to reveal and took some time to sink in.
"Yeah. My father found out a couple of months after he shot Curtis, that Curtis was his son. My mother apparently contacted him in anger. After that my fathers obsession over finding Rylan doubled and his guilt for killing his son weighed heavy on him. He thought that protecting Rylan and bringing her into his life would lessen the guilt of killing Curtis." Kathleen explained further to the two women in front of her as she wiped the tears from her face to try and compose herself.
"But why did you give the police a tip off about the girls location? She's your Niece after all, she's family. You could have raised her." Stef said, even though she hated that her mind went there. She was glad that that wasn't the case. Kathleen nodded and gathered her thoughts before she spoke.
"My family was torn apart. I don't want to see another family torn apart. Rylan may be my Niece but she is happy with you. Honestly I did have a thought of that, it was only a flicker but I did. Now though, I honestly don't want Rylan to become involved in the family business. As soon as my father told me she was my Niece I thought it over and reassessed a lot of things before making the call to the police. Rylan deserves a family, she deserves happiness that the Dunn family can't give her. My father may be angry at me for it but its something I had to do for Rylan, for my family." Kathleen told the women. It was hard for her to say this and Stef and Lena could tell just by Kathleens voice alone. They were grateful for her doing this, trying to make the wrongs right.
"Will you be willing to give the FBI locations and information on the members?" Stef asked, her cop side showing. Kathleen studied Stef and sighed before looking at her hands in her lap.
Lena and Stef let the woman go through her thoughts as they waited patiently.
"I will help but there will be some things I can't say because that would definitely get me killed." Kathleen said quietly, both Stef and Lena could hear her.
"Understood." Stef said with a nod. And she definitely understood. Betraying the mob was a big thing.
"I don't think there is anything else to say. I said what I wanted. Just keep Rylan safe now, please? Thats all I want." Kathleen asked the two of them. Stef and Lena nodded at her.
"We protect our babies." Was Stefs response as her and Lena headed out of the interrogation room. Kathleen smiled at the women as they exited the room. She was glad that she spoke to them.
The Moms have so much to think about now, all this new information was crazy and honestly will make things difficult in the future.
As they stepped into the viewing room, the two were met with silence. Both the Agents were a little shocked. The room stayed quiet for a bit, no one really knowing what to say before Lena broke it.
"This puts a whole new spin on Rylans adoption and her identity." Lena stated as she looked at Stef and then over at the two agents.
"It does. The FBI will do whatever they can to make sure Rylan remains with you." Agent Callahan said with a look of certainty on her face. Stef and and Lena nodded.
"We have more to talk to Kathleen about. This had been a real shock. Hopefully we can get some information and get a few arrests." Agent McGuire said to the two women.
"Thank you for letting us be here." Stef told the two Agents as Lena placed her handbag on her shoulder.
"No, thank you. She talked more to you then she would have talked to us about that part. We just have to finalise certain things. Why don't you call Rylans social worker down here so we can talk to him together?" Agent McGuire said to the two women. Stef nodded.
"Well we wont be long with Kathleen. We can meet you at your desk after?" Agent Callahan asked.
"Yeah no problems." Stef responded as the agents walked into the interrogation room to finalise the questions with Kathleen. Stef and Lena looked at the woman on the other side before looking at each other.
Both were worried about Rylans adoption. It was going to be a long process that could no doubt be denied in the future now that Rylans identity has come to light.
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The car was quiet as Stef and Lena drove home from the station. The news of Rylan being the Granddaughter of one of the biggest crime bosses in America was shocking and not at all what Lena and Stef had been expecting.
As they drove home to their kids, Lena and Stef couldn't help but mentally go through everything that had happened in the last few hours.
Once the news of Rylans background came to light, Bill had been called in to go through the paperwork now that her identity had been found.
Bill had told them that his team was working on the paperwork. Usually CPS liked to place children with biological family but this case would be difficult to give an answer to Stef and Lena on their question of Adopting Rylan. With the Dunn family being into the illegal things and having a reputation, the Adams-Fosters could get custody but it was a fifty fifty percent chance.
Bill had told them that the CPS will be working through and interviewing Rylans relatives and working with the FBI to sort out a few things. They needed to be positively sure that Rylan was safe with relatives if it came down to that.
Bill had also told them that Rylan would remain in their care until everything was sorted but not to get their hopes up. This situation was unusual and could go either way.
With the news of Rylan being related to the Dunns, the FBI thought that it would be beneficial for extra eyes and protection. So now there would be three agents posted at one time at the house. One that would stay out the front, one that would stay out the back and the third would walked between the front yard and the back yard. So with three agents and two patrolling police cars at random intervals, the family was some what safe. Stef and Lena had said no to going into witness protection, their family didn't need to be packed up and moved. The Dunns didn't want to hurt them, they just wanted Rylan.
As Stef pulled the car up into the driveway, she turned it off and then looked over at Lena.
The two of them just sat in the silence of the car trying to get their emotions in check.
"I don't know what to feel." Lena finally said softly after the silent car ride, her eyes facing her lap.
"Me too love."Stef responded, reaching over and clasping Lenas left hand into her own right hand.
"We could lose her Stef. We could lose our baby." Lena said finally lifting her eyes up to meet Stefs.
Seeing the watery eyes of the woman she loves, Stef reached over with her left hand and placed it on Lenas cheek as she stared into the beautiful chocolate eyes of her Wife. Stef didn't know what to say. They could lose their baby and they could fight but in the end the Dunn family is so powerful that they would win and the heartache and pain of the fight for custody wouldn't do any good for Rylan.
"I love you." Stef said. It was all she could say at the moment. They would probably talk later, right now in the car was not the best time. They really needed some time to process their thoughts.
"I love you too." Lena whispered back as she lent over the console and planted a soft kiss to Stefs lips before breaking the kiss and placing their foreheads together. The two sat like that in silence for a few minutes. Just needing the contact like this for a moment to compose themselves before going inside to see the kids.
"Lets go see our kids." Stef finally whispered. With a final kiss the two pulled away and slipped out the car and headed towards the front door where one of the Agents, who was currently keeping watch, stood.
Giving the Agent a nod, Stef and Lena entered the house. Both just wanting to cuddle and kiss their kids. After the last few hours, it was all they wanted.
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Sunday evening.
By the time the two of them got inside of the house they had composed themselves enough to think that their kids wouldn't notice that their was a problem with their Moms.
Sharon had told them that the boys played out near the basketball hoop for a good couple of hours, Rylan and Callie slept for about two hours before watching another movie together, and Mariana stayed in her room on the computer before Joining her sisters in the living room.
With everything that had happened today, the Moms couldn't be bothered cooking and were so overwhelmed that they ended up ordering Chinese for dinner. Sharon stayed, sensing that her daughter and daughter in law had a lot on their minds. She helped clean up and then left. She wanted to help so just the small things that Stef and Lena didn't have to worry about was enough.
The kids had seen that their mothers were stressed as soon as they got in the door and decided together that they wouldn't question them till their parents came to them. The kids knew that their parents would tell them when they were ready.
By the end of the evening it was time for bed, Lena and Stef were emotionally drained and looking forward to a good nights sleep. Wanting to feel refreshed.
With the kids all tucked into bed, the doors and windows securely locked the two women headed into their room for the night.
The two of them went through their night time routine before they both slipped into bed. Both on their backs beside each other in the darkness.
Not ready for sleep, Lena rolled over and flipped the light of her lamp on before turning to Stef. The two of them really needed to talk about what they were going to say to the kids, especially Rylan.
"We need to tell Rylan." Lena finally whispered as she moved up to sit against the head board. Stef looked up at Lena before copying her wifes movement and sitting against the headboard.
"I know. How do we tell a little girl that the people that kidnapped her are her biological family and because of that her adoption is on hold." Stef whispered back. The two of them didn't want any of the kids to hear their conversation before they were ready to reveal what they had found out.
"We just have to take it slowly honey." Lena whispered back as she moved to straddle Stefs thighs. Stef placed her hands on Lenas waist as the two looked into each others eyes.
"Shes going to be upset and confused. Im upset and confused and I am an adult." Stef told her wife as her eyes started to water. Lena gave her wife a soft smile, seeing the tears pooling in blue eyes. Lena tilted Stefs chin and pulled her into a soft reassuring kiss.
"Its going to be alright. We can figure it all out." Lena whispered as she leant her forhead against Stefs.
"You're right. I know. I love you." Stef whispered hugging Lena to her tightly. Lena smiled and placed another soft kiss to Stefs lips.
"I love you too." Lena replied as the two sat in their embrace for a while. Just enjoying each others presence.
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MONDAY MORNING
The sun shone through the window in the master bedroom. Stef groaned at the light shining in her face before rolling over and snuggling into Lena. Lena chuckled and relished in the cuddles with her wife.
With Lena and the kids on their summer holidays, mornings were more enjoyable with no rush to get everyone up and out the door in time. Although Stef did have to work during the summer, she didn't usually get the really early shifts which she was happy about. Today was one of those days where she had the day off, which was a bonus.
"Morning love." Stef mumbled into Lenas shoulder, placing a kiss to the side of her neck before resing her head back on the pillow beside Lenas.
"Morning honey." Lena said back as she snuggled back into Stef embrace more, bringing Stefs right hand up to her mouth and placing a kiss to it before wrapping it back around herself. Stef chuckled into the curly hair. She really loved her wife.
No more words were spoken as the two cuddled together in their bed. This was what they loved, the quiet of the house and being together in the silence.
"Mommy, Mama. Are you awake?" Well it was silent until Rylans loud voice rang through the room as her little head peaked in throught a small gap in the door.
"Well if we weren't we are now." Stef mumbled out as Lena chuckled.
"Come on in sweetheart." Lena called softly. Rylan beamed a big smiled as she entered the room, her bee toy tucked in her arms as she headed towards the end of the bed and climbed up.
"Hi Moms." Rylan smiled as she crawled up the bed to settle infront of her Mama as there was no room between her parents, as they were cuddling.
With the little girls loud wake up call, it wouldn't be long before everyone else was awake. Sometimes the little girl didn't know when to be quiet.
"Morning kiddo. Anyone else up?" Stef asked the little girl over Lenas shoulder.
"Mari is asleep and Callie is in the bathroom. Whats for breakfast?" Rylan told her Mom. Stef and Lena both chuckled. Always about food or when her next meal is. For such as small thing, she could eat.
"What do you feel like eating?" Lena asked the little girl, tucking red strands behind the little girls ears. She missed the blonde locks alot, the red just seemed so strange on the little girl.
"Ummmm, eggs?" Rylan asked. Lena chuckled.
"Is that a question or do you want eggs?" Lena asked again.
"Eggs please." Rylan said through a laugh as Stef poked the little girl in the belly causing her to giggle.
"Anything with eggs?" Stef asked.
"Ummmm, cheese." Rylan said with a smile.
"Eggs and cheese?" Stef asked with a raised eyebrow and an amused smirk on her face. This kid was strange.
"Uh huh." Rylan confirmed that that was what she wanted for breakfast, her head nodding fast.
"Ok, whatever you say kiddo." Stef said as movement could be heard in the hallway and soon Callie was in their doorway.
"Morning Moms." Callie greeted her parents with a smile as she made her way into the bedroom and took a seat at the end of the bed.
"Morning bug." Both Lena and Stef said at the same time causing, all four of them to laugh.
"How did you sleep?" Stef asked the teen after they had all slowed their laughter. Callie shrugged.
"I slept alright, I ended up in Rylans bed sometime during the night and we kept the nightmares away from each other." Callie explained. She hated having nightmares, she was glad she could tell her parents that she had them and not seem weak.
"So Miss Rylan wants eggs and cheese for breakfast, what would you like?" Stef asked, trying to change to subject.
Nightmares each night for the two girls were a constant. The moms were both worried. Stef was hoping to get some time to give Alyssa a call today to rebook the kids into therapy again after having to cancel sessions due to the kidnapping and other things.
"Eggs is fine Mom, maybe toast aswell." Callie told them.
"Sounds good, lets go cook some breakfast then." Stef said as she pecked Lena on the cheek and scooted out of the bed.
"We will wait for Mama." Callie casually said as her and Rylan remained on the bed with Lena. Stef raised her eyebrow at the two of them while Lena chuckled, knowing exactly what the two girls were insinuating.
"I'm not that bad." Stef mocked being annoyed as she made her way into the bathroom as Callie. Rylan and Lena chuckled.
More to come.
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