After they were settled in Callie's new room and all the paperwork had been filled. Callie asked, "What time is it?"
"Almost 9pm. Why?" Stef said.
"Can we call home so I can talk to everyone?" Callie asked with puppy dog eyes.
"We can call and see if they are still up. But after you have to promise you're going to sleep. I can see that you're tired and you need your rest." Stef told her, as she spotted Callie rubbing her nose with her index finger.
"Ok! I promise!" Callie held up her right hand.
Stef took out her cellphone and dialed the house. Mike answered after a few seconds. Hey Mike it me.
"Hey! Hows Callie? Is she ok?" Mike answered.
"Yeah she's awake and doing fine. The Doctor wants to keep her overnight for observation." Stef was keeping her eye on Callie. She looked exhausted.
"Great! The kids have been worried about her." Mike was happy she was doing fine.
"Yeah thanks a lot for staying with the kids. That's why I called actually, besides giving you and update, Callie wants to talk to them. Are they awake?" Said Stef
"Yeah they're watching a movie right now. I'll put the phone on speaker so they can all hear here." Mike said.
"Great thanks I'll do the same over here." Stef put the phone on speaker and heard Mike calling the kids over and telling them that they're mom was on the phone.
"Mom! Hey how's Callie? Is she ok? When are you guys coming home? How is she?" They all started to shoot questions at her at the same time.
She didn't know who to answer first.
"Woah guys calm down she's fine. She's right here and wants to talk to you guys. But make it short and leave the questions for tomorrow. Ok?" Stef tried to calm them down.
"Ok mom. Hi momma! Hi Callie!" They all yelled at once.
"Hi my babies."Lena said into the phone. "I'm counting on you all to be on your best behavior!"
"Yes momma!" They all chanted.
"Hey guys! How are you? Sorry I scared you all…" Callie said to the phone.
"Don't worry about it, were good. How do you feel?" Brandon said.
"Yeah its not like its your fault. These things just happen. What's important is that your ok. You are ok right?" Mariana said.
"I feel fine! I told them I didn't need to stay here all night but they won't let me go home." Callie felt guilty for worrying every one.
"Well if the doctor said you should stay…" Jesus said.
At that Stef started to make hand signs for her to hurry up.
"I know, I know. Well I just wanted to talk to you guys really quick. Mom is making signs for me to wrap this up. Hahaha. Jude? Are you ok? I haven't heard much from you?.." She said to the phone.
"Yeah I'm ok, but are you?" Jude answered a with a small voice.
"I'm fine baby. I know I scared, you and I'm sorry." Callie stated.
"Don't worry about it. I'm just glad you're ok. I miss you Cal." Jude sounded small and worried.
"I miss you too Jude. I'll see you tomorrow, ok?" Callie tried to reassure him. Lena gave her a knowing look. She new she shouldn't have promised that, but if she had anything to do with it, she WAS going home the next day.
"Ok see you tomorrow." Jude answered.
"Bye guys!" Callie said to the cell.
"Bye Callie!" All the Adams-Fosters yelled at once from the other side of the line.
"Ok guys listen up! Momma and I are going to stay here with Callie. I do not want to hear a word from Mike about you guys not following orders. Mike is in charge. B help your dad and keep the twins in line. Twins be good! Specially you Jesus! Jude your sister is fine I need you to go to bed at a decent hour. Is that understood?" Stef said in a no nonsense tone. The kids new better than to disobey.
"Yes mom we promise!" the kids chanted.
"Ok we'll see you guys tomorrow and hopefully so will Callie." She told them.
"By mom's love you guys!" Said the kids in unison.
"Bye my babies." Lena said and Stef ended the call
"Callie… why did you promise to be home tomorrow? What's going to happen, God forbid, if you have to stay another day or something?" Lena chastised her.
"I know but he just sounded so sad and worried. What was I supposed to tell him?" Callie asked sadly. "It's my fault he's like that in the first place!"
"No it's not. And he will be very disappointed if you don't get to go home tomorrow. You have to start thinking about you and not everyone else. I love how protective you are, but Bug you're the one in the hospital right now. He should be making you feel better not the other way around." Lena said with kindness. She knew that Callie had no other choice in the past than to protect her brother, even at the cost of her own safety, but that was in the past. She just hasn't been able to break the habit.
"Ok Bug it's bed time! You promised." Stef said to change the subject. She gave her daughter the don't argue look.
"Yeah, I know. I'm actually really tired." She said while rubbing her nose again and yawning. Her eyes were starting to droop.
Lena sighed "Good night love." She said as she kissed her forehead. She didn't want to argue, but this kid...
"Yeah sleep tight sweats." Stef said as she kissed her head.
"Night mom's, love you." Callie said already half asleep.
"Love you too." they said in unison as they watched as callie drifted off to sleep, and her breathing even out. They both just stood there watching her breathe. The memory of her gasping for air and turning blue still fresh in their minds.
"She doesn't need lectures right now" Stef whispered after Callie's breathing had evened out.
"I know but she needs to worry about herself right now. She still looks pale." Lena stated the obvious.
"I know, I want to talk to her doctor about it." Stef said worried.
"Ask him about any type of side effects the medication might have. And what we need to do." Lena said wanting to be always prepared. She had wanted to ask earlier but didn't want to worry or scare Callie with all the questions.
"I'll just go get him. That way he can talk to both of us." Stef said as she walked towards the door.
"Ok I'll stay with the slug-a-bug." Lena said while rubbing circles with her thumb on her daughter's hand.
Stef left Lena alone with their daughter while she found her doctor.
"Oh bug… you just don't get a break…" Lena said while smoothing her hair back. The girl looked so vulnerable and tired. She could see dark circles under her eyes and her color still hadn't returned completely.
Suddenly Stef was walking in with Dr. Stevens right behind her.
"Hello ladies. I was told you have some questions for me?" Dr. Stevens asked.
"Yes. We just have some concerns. She still looks pale and tired. Like she hasn't slept in days." Lena stated.
"That's normal." The Doctor said. "The type of allergic reaction she had can be deadly. And the medication to counteract the effects can dehydrate as well as cause drowsiness. The lack of oxygen in the body can also dehydrate and tire someone. She's going to be fine, she just needs rest and fluids."
"Ok and from now on is there any special care we need to take with her?" Stef asked.
"Just make sure she keeps the Epipen with her at all times. Especially while outdoors. And that whoever is with her knows how to use it. That's very important. Get her some bug spray and just let her be a normal kid. You should have someone come in and check your yard to make sure there are no more bees and that you have no ants." He said chuckling. Obviously these two are worriers.
"Yes of course. We are calling first thing Monday morning." Stef agreed. She had already thought about that even before the incident.
"Good. And don't forget to schedule the allergy test. That is very important. If she has any more allergies like this, it's imperative that you know and adjust your lifestyle accordingly." He said.
"Ok and are there any side effects that we should look for? With all the medication she has been given." Lena asked.
"Well some people have experienced nausea and vomiting, dizziness, pale skin, headaches, anxiety, rapid heartbeat or irregular heartbeat. Every time you use the autoinjector be sure to get her to a hospital as soon as possible. She has to be monitored and treated after every allergic reaction." The doctor said.
"Ok. Thank you Dr. Stevens. We appreciate all the information." Lena shook his hand, followed by Stef.
"It's no problem at all. Informed parents make healthy children." He smiled at both mother's. "I'll get a nurse to bring out 2 cots for you guys. I'm sure you're tired." he could tell that the moms we're tired.
Stef laughed and Lena smiled. "Yes we actually are tired."
"Ok, well good night ladies." He said smiling as he left the room.
"Love why don't you sleep a while and I'll stay up in case Callie needs anything?" Lena said. "I know you have to work tomorrow."
"Are you sure? I can stay up or we can tag team it." Stef said.
"It's fine Stef it's the weekend anyways. I'm off. And then you're off on Sunday so we can have a fun movie night at the house." Lena just wanted some normal. Something stress free.
"That sounds like a great idea… I guess I'll just lay down for a while then. Wake me if anything happens, ok?" stef went to one of the cots and laid down.
"Ok just try to rest." Lena told her
"Night babe." Stef mumbled almost asleep already.
"Night love." Lena whispered smiling at the soft snores she could already hear coming from her wife.
AN: I just want to say thank you all for the support. This is my first fanfic and my first attempt at actually writing a story. I struggled with the idea of actually writing it. I didn't think I had what it takes. But in the first 12 hrs, I already had 16 users following the story. That is so much more than I expected. I hope you all enjoy the story, I have a few chapters already written and I will be updating soon (just waiting to finish editing). Please leave a review and let me know how I'm doing. I will be constantly rereading the whole story, so as I find errors, I will be fixing them. Sorry in advance for all the grammar errors, but I didn't go to school in the US...