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Callie and Mariana go to a party and Liam is there.

"I don't know, Mariana." Lena said tentatively as she continued to make dinner while her youngest daughter followed, pleading.

"Please. I won't be out past curfew and it's not a school night." She begged. Mariana wanted to go to the party mainly to see if Chase was there, the guy she was crushing on. "Don't you trust me?" She added.

"Yeah but it's the boys who I don't trust." She responded as she looked at her daughter. "Sweetheart." She began, taking a deep breath. "I'm sorry I just don't feel comfortable letting you go alone." She said simply.

Mariana groaned at first but her eyes lit up when she saw Callie walk into the room. She looked from her sister to her mother and raised an eyebrow. "What if Callie comes with?"

"Wait what?" Callie said as she went to the cabinet to grab a cup.

"Oh come on, Cal. It'll be fun. Andrea's house. Remember?" Mariana pleaded as she tried to give her a desperate look.

"Uh yeah. Sounds like fun." Callie said in a forced enthused voice.

"See mama. Callie will be there. And she won't let anything happen."

"Well." Lena said, putting down the owen mitts she had on, "If Callie really wants to go, you may both go."

"Yes!" Mariana cheered quickly.

"But you are both home by 11. Understand?" She asked giving both girls a stern look.

"Yes we understand, mama." The younger girl answered and grabbed the older teen's hand. "Come on! We have to get ready!" She squealed as she led the two of them upstairs.

"Thanks again, Callie. You're such a great sister." Mariana said as her eyes sparkled. She was so excited to hopefully have the chance to talk to Chase alone.

"Yeah. It's no problem." The girl responded with a smile as they walked into the house.

Beer cans and cups littered the house as teens filled each room. Callie looked around apprehensively, but Mariana took it all in with a smile on her face.

"Uhhh. Maybe we should go?" Callie said slowly.

"Oh hell no!" Mariana responded and grabbed her sister's arm to pull her in the rest of the way.

Mariana pulled them both into the first open room and Callie recognized some of the people from Anchor Beach. "Ok but don't..." Callie began before looking over at Mariana who already had a beer in her hands. "Drink" She finished, letting out a breath.

Mariana skipped back to Callie and happily informed her of her plans. "I'm gonna go find Chase. Keep your phone on in case I need to text you to get me out." She explained, as if it was common knowledge to do such a thing.

"Get out of what? Wait I don't think this is such a good idea..." Callie began before Mariana rolled her eyes. "You need to lighten up." She said before reaching over, grabbing a beer and handing it out to the older teen. "Just relax and have fun." She said seriously and then walked off to go find the boy.

Callie sighed deeply but put the can down. She knew she needed to be responsible for the both of them, so she took out her phone and began to scroll through them, hoping to find some pictures to edit.

Only a half hour had passed since the girls arrived at the party and Callie was getting bored. She checked her watch and noted that it was only 9:30. She sighed deeply and got up from the couch she had occupied since she got there to try and find someone she knew. As she made her way through the kitchen, a guy came out of nowhere and bumped into her causing his drink to spill all over the side of Callie's arm.

"Oh gosh! I'm so sorry!" The boy said, seemingly genuine in his apology, Callie smiled slightly and told him it was fine. She shook off what she could before looking around for a bathroom.

She reached what she assumed was the bathroom on the first floor, but when she saw there was a line, she decided to try and find another one. Maybe I can find Mariana while I'm at it. She thought to herself as she made her way to the stairs. She had noted earlier that not as many people seemed to be going to the second floor and decided to try there next. As she walked up the slightly winding staircase, she felt a hand on her shoulder. Turning around in the hopes that it was Mariana, Callie's face suddenly fell as she met the eyes of someone who she never thought she would have to see again. Liam.

"Get off of me." She said quietly, but with much force to her voice. She tried to shrug his hand off of her shoulder and keep walking, but he was much stronger and kept a firm grip. "What? You don't like this?" He asked with a coy smile. He allowed her to keep walking up the stairs but kept his hand on her shoulder the entire time. Once they got to the top of the landing, Callie spun around and looked at him straight in the eyes.

"What are you doing here?" She snarled, trying to sound as tough and unafraid as possible.

"What? I can't go to parties too?" He asked, making it sound like it was just a game and nothing was wrong with him being there and talking to her.

"Ok whatever just leave me alone." Callie said, trying to pull away, but this time he gripped her wrist and help on tightly. He leaned forward and whispered "I thought this is what you liked."

Callie gasped as she felt his hand on her back, stroking her shirt up and down. She tried to pull away from him but he pulled her closer and continued talking. "You liked it last time. I'll bet you wanted more. I can give you more, baby." He said, the smell of alcohol evident as he was inches away from her face.

"Let me go." Callie instructed, trying to hide the fear in her voice.

Liam simply smiled and reached his hand up the back of the teen's shirt. "You really want this, Cal. I know you do." He said as tears began to form in the girl's eyes.

Suddenly, a long bang of a door opening caused both Callie and Liam to stop and look up. Mariana was walking out of one of the rooms, a beer in one hand, Chase's hand clasped in the other. She was giggling hysterically until she saw her sister's face. She immediately let go of Chase's hand and walked over to Callie.

"Cal?" She asked, trying to sound as coherent as possible. She steadied herself against the banister as she looked at the older teen. "Callie?" She asked again, this time slightly louder. The girl seemed to be in a trance, she couldn't speak or make any sort of noise; she was frozen in fear. "Cal you're scaring me." Mariana said, now she was beginning to worry.

"She's fine." Liam said suddenly, wrapping his arm around Callie as if they were great friends. However, as soon as he touched her, she screamed and jumped back.

"No! No! Don't touch me!" She yelped and Mariana jumped at her sudden voice.

"Cal what's wrong?" Mariana didn't know who the guy was, but she figured he was not her friend by the way she reacted.

"And who is this?" Liam asked with a sickening tone, looking at Mariana.

"I'm gonna be sick." Callie suddenly said as she threw her hand over her mouth and ran into the bathroom, which was thankfully located next to the staircase. She made sure to grab ahold of her sister's arm as she raced into the room. Forcefully shoving the younger girl into the bathroom, she slammed the door shut and locked it before nearly missing the toilet to empty the contents of her stomach.

"Callie?" Mariana said timidly as the older girl flushed the toilet, stood up, and went to rinse her mouth out. She had forgotten all about Chase and the party and her only concern was on her sister who seemed to be freaking out. "What happened? Who was that?" She asked quietly.

Both girls jumped when they heard a pounding at the door. "Callie! I know you're in there! Come on, baby. I was just kidding."

Mariana looked at Callie and noticed her face had paled and her eyes were wide open in terror. The younger teen didn't know how to react as she had never seen Callie act so afraid before.

Another round of pounding on the door shook both girls from their thoughts and Callie backed herself as far away from the door as possible and put her hands over her head, as if she were protecting herself.

"Callie! Come on! It's fine. I promise we can just talk. Or maybe I can talk to that hot chick whose in there with you." Liam said at first, but when he received no answer he pounded on the door once more and snarled, "I'll find you. You can't hide." And with that, tears began to fall from the girl's eyes.

Taking in only what she could see, and being slightly tipsy, Mariana's emotions began to flood as she too felt tears sting her eyes. "Who is that?" She asked as she walked over to the girl who had slid down the wall and was hugging herself.

Callie didn't reply. She was too busy reminding herself to breathe and trying to come up with a way to get her and Mariana out of the house. She couldn't believe that he was there. This can't be happening. She thought to herself as her breathing picked up. I can't. No. He can't. She tried to concentrate, but her head was spinning.

Apparently, Mariana could see the erotic behavior because she spoke once again. "Callie. You're scaring me. What's wrong? What can I do?" The young girl was completely shocked to see the always tough teen falling apart in front of her eyes. She decided she had to do something, because it seemed like Callie was having a panic attack- something that Mariana had experienced when she first was in the foster system. "Ok. I'm gonna go out and find Chase. He can help..." She started before a panicked Callie reached out and grabbed her hand to keep her from leaving.

"No! You can't leave!" She said, feeling embarrassed to be reacting like this to the girl, but feeling more worried about what could happen if Liam found Mariana.

"I don't know what to do, Cal" She said, shaking her head. "Who is that guy?" She asked one more time.

Callie took a deep breath. She knew she needed to calm herself down. She wasn't doing her or Mariana any favors by freaking out. However, every time she tried to take in a breath, it would get caught halfway in her throat. The images of Liam flooded back into her head and she found herself struggling to breathe once again. This time, she reached her hand out to get the attention of her sister. She muttered a word that she thought she never would, but ultimately knew it needed to be said.

"Mom"

Mariana crinkled her forehead as if to clarify what she thought she heard. Callie just called Stef mom. "What?" She wanted to make sure she was hearing everything correctly.

Callie took a deep breath and at the sound of Liam tapping the door and calling her name, she sobbed, "I need mom."

Mariana smiled, simply because she had heard right, and nodded her head. "Ok. We can go home." She said as she stood up, reaching down to help the older teen up. "I'll text Chase and he can drive us." She said, but Callie wasn't moving.

"Caaaaaallieeeeeee" Liam sang and the tears fell harder as she tried to explain.

"No. Mari I... we can't... we can't go out. I..." She gasped. "I... I need m..." She gasped again. "Need mom!" She forced out as she began to rock back and forth.

Mariana dropped her still outstretched hand and looked down at the girl who had always been so incredibly strong, even when everything seemed to go against her. She realized that this guy or whatever happened must be a huge deal for her to break down like this. Mariana didn't want to call her mom, simply because she didn't want her to know she had been drinking, but the look on Callie's face and the fear in her voice overpowered her thoughts as she fished out her phone from her pocket and dialed Stef's number.

"Ok. I'm calling her." Mariana said as she kneeled down next to the teen and wrapped her arm around her shoulders.

Lena and Stef had settled into bed early that night to watch a movie. Their oldest children were all out for at least another hour, and Jude was in his room. They both knew that Stef wouldn't be able to fall asleep until each one of her children arrived home safely, but Lena thought a little alone time would be nice. So, they put in a movie and both got into pajamas as they sat in bed. Most of the time they spent talking about their days and about the kids. They were enjoying each other's company, and loving being able to kiss one another in privacy.

When Stef's phone began to buzz on the table next to her side of the bed, Lena stopped kissing Stef.

"Wha? Wait Why?" Stef pouted and Lena gave her a questioning look.

"Your phone." She answered as she looked towards the buzzing cell on the table.

"Mmm leave it." She said as she tried to kiss her wife again."

"What if it's one of the kids?" Lena asked in a concerned voice, trying to push Stef over to pick up the phone.

"Well I guess I get get it now that the mood is ruined." Stef gave Lena a playful smile and reached over in time to answer her phone.

"Hello?"

Lena laid her head down on Stef's chest and listened to her wife talk.

"Mari?" Stef asked and Lena smiled because she had been right. But before she could gloat, Stef sat straight up and began to pace around the room. "What? What happened?" She asked in a nervous voice. This, in turn, caused Lena to become worried and she looked at her wife, silently begging her to explain what was going on.

Stef put the phone on speaker so they could both hear.

"Say that again, baby." Stef said quickly.

"We were at the party and some guy was like I don't really know like talking to Callie and all of a sudden she freaked out and threw up and we're in the bathroom and I don't know what's happening." The girl spoke quickly and quietly, as to not let Callie overhear her conversation.

"Who was she talking to? What is Callie doing now?" Lena asked as Stef went to get her shoes and jacket on.

This time, Mariana's voice sounded even quieter than before. "Mama. I'm scared. I think she's having a panic attack. She's in a corner and crying. I've never seen her like this." She informed the moms as her own tears began to fall as well.

Lena could hear the girl's voice shaking and she took a deep breath. "Ok, sweetie. Mom is on her way. I'm gonna stay here with Jude." She explained. She and Stef didn't even need to talk it through, they knew someone needed to go and someone needed to stay. They also both knew that Stef would be able to handle the party better and Lena would be able to handle Jude better, if he were to find out what was going on.

"Ok" The small voice responded.

"Here. I'm gonna give the phone to mom and she's coming right now." Lena said as she handed the phone to her wife and gave her a quick kiss before she ran out of the room.

On the way down the stairs, Stef had turned the phone off of speaker and was trying to talk to a frantic Mariana. "Ok, sweets. I need the address."

Once she punched the address into the GPS and saw that it was only a 10 minute drive, she threw the car in reverse and continued to talk to her daughter. "Ok. You're doing a great job, sweetie." She said lovingly, as she could hear the fear in the girl's voice. "Is Callie there?" She asked, hoping to be able to hear the older girl's voice and calm her down too.

Stef heard the sounds of muffled talking and then silence. She waited for a moment before asking, "Callie?"

Stef heard several short breaths, but waited for the girl to respond. Finally, she heard a tired voice. "Stef?"

Stef's heart began to beat faster as she could hear the panic in her other daughter's voice too.

"Hi baby!" She tried to sound cheerful as she spoke to the girl and sped down the road. "Can you tell me what happened?" She asked, hoping that she would get Callie to talk even a little.

"I... I... he..." She tried, but Stef heard muffled voices again and then Mariana's voice once more. "Mom." Her voice sounded so small.

"Yes my love."

"Please hurry."

That was all Stef needed to hear to step on the gas. "I'm coming, loves." She continued to talk to both of her girls. A squeal from both girls caused Stef's heart to race. "What happened?" She asked quickly.

"He... He keeps banging on the door and yelling" Mariana explained quietly.

Stef closed her eyes and continued looking down at how far away she was. "Ok I am only 3 minutes away." She said eagerly. When she got no response, she continued talking. "Mari. Talk to me. What's happening?"

"She's just sitting there." Mariana explained softly, and Stef knew she was talking about Callie.

"Can you hand her the phone, please?"

After a few moments of muffled noise, Stef could hear a new breathing pattern through the phone and knew it was Callie's. "Hey, my love. Keep holding on, ok?" Stef had no idea what had gotten the girl all worked up, but knowing Callie and knowing how she carried herself, it must have been something pretty bad for her to get this upset about. "Can you talk to me?" Stef tried again. "Stef" Was the only word she could muster out and Stef's heart sank.

"Ok. I'm pulling in." Stef announced as she threw the car in park and grabbed her keys and phone. She looked around and noticed the cans of beer and shook her head. Mariana has a lot of explaining to do. She thought as she walked towards the front door. She put the phone back up to her ear and continued to talk. "Mariana?" She asked, knowing it would be easier to talk to her younger daughter.

"Wait. Mom. Can you wait outside? Please? Let me try and get Callie to walk out with me. Please?" Her voice was urgent and Stef could see why. She knew it would be humiliating for her daughter if her cop mother were to barge into the house to escort the two of them out, however, she didn't know if Callie would walk out on her own will. "Please? I'm talking to Callie and we're gonna be out in 2 minutes." She said confidently and Stef weighed the options. Finally, she exhaled deeply and spoke, "Ok. But keep the phone on and if I hear anything I don't like, I'm coming in."

Stef could hear Mariana sigh in relief and kept a mental note to have a talk with her youngest daughter about this later. However, right now she was more focused on the girls getting out.

"Ok Cal. Mom is here. We just have to meet her outside." Mariana informed the girl, who was still staring off in a trance. "Callie?" Mariana walked over to her and squatted down. "Please?" She asked, her voice shaking. As if Mariana's scared manner snapped the older girl out of whatever trance she was in, Callie looked up. "Callie, please. I'm scared." Mariana confessed, but was glad when her sister's eyes met her own.

"Come on." She said as she stood up and took a firm grasp on the younger girl's wrist. "We're gonna walk out of here quickly and go right to the door." Callie instructed, making sure that she had a good grip on her sister's hand. "Ok?" She asked forcefully.

"Ok." Mariana responded quietly, hoping that when the door was opened, everything would be clear and they could leave. She hadn't heard Liam in a while, and hoped that he had given up and walked away, but she was beginning to regret telling her mother to wait outside.

"Ok. Let's go." Callie said as she grabbed the doorknob and twisted it open. She checked outside of the door while keeping Mariana behind the door- protecting her as best as possible, just as she had done with Jude for so many years. Callie breathed a huge sigh of relief when she saw that Liam was not outside of the bathroom and whispered. "Let's go" once more to Mariana.

Both girls walked quickly, hand-in-hand down the stairs and to the doors, Callie threw open the door and yanked Mariana out, who by now had sobered up significantly, but still had traces of alcohol in her system. As the girls made it into the fresh air, Mariana began to tear up as she saw her mom waiting by the edge of the driveway, but Callie stopped walking all together.

What have I done? She thought to herself. How could I be so vulnerable? She asked as she finally had a moment to replay the past hour in her head.

"My babies." Stef finally could release the breath she had been holding as she waited. She walked towards Mariana and saw that huge tears were beginning to fall down her cheeks and her heart broke. "Mari, love." She said as she opened her arms and engulfed her youngest daughter in a hug. She kissed the girl's temple several times before pulling the girl back and cupping her face in her hands. "Thank you for calling me." She said sincerely, knowing it was probable not the reaction Mariana had thought Stef would show.

As Stef pulled Mariana back towards her for another hug, she looked around for Callie. When she spotted the other girl standing on the grass, looking down, Stef patted her daughter on the arm and handed her the keys. "Will you please go start the car while I get Callie?" She asked, trying not to let the worry come out in her voice. Mariana nodded as she wiped her eyes. She knew Callie needed to be with her mom alone.

Stef watched as her younger daughter walked to the car before turning towards her older daughter. She sighed sadly as she approached the girl. Before she even reached her, she could tell that the teenager was fighting off sobs as she processed the night.

"Callie?" Stef said quietly, trying not to startle the girl.

Callie looked over at Stef and her eyes glistened with fresh tears. "Oh my love." Stef said as she reached an arm out and around the girl's shoulders. "Let's get you home." Stef knew she needed to talk with her daughter, but she didn't want to do it on the front lawn of some random family's home.

It took all but that slight touch for Callie to fall to the ground and curl herself up into a ball in a protesting form.

"Callie?" Stef called as she dropped to the ground next to the girl who had throw up her walls and was not planning on talking.

"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I didn't know he was gonna be there. I didn't know she was gonna be there with him. I'm sorry." She repeated and Stef wasn't sure who she was talking to.

"Callie." Stef said in a more firm tone. "Come on. I'm gonna help you up and we're gonna get into the car, drive home, take a nice shower and talk." She explained as she reached over to the shaking girl, praying that her touch wouldn't frighten her any more than she already was.

Thankfully, Callie didn't retreat from Stef's touch and allowed the woman to help her stand up and walk back to the car. Once Stef had Callie settled in the back seat next to Mariana, she buckled her in and left a lingering kiss on her forehead. "I love you baby. I love you so much. You're gonna be ok."