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This will be a 2-part story, so don't fret!

Jude, Mariana, and Callie get into a car accident.

"Really, Mariana? You just went to the mall yesterday." Stef questioned as the 15-year-old followed her around the kitchen.

"Mom. I just was going to meet up with some girls there and look." She informed her mother before folding her hands and giving the blonde a pleading look. "Please? I won't stay out late."

"Mariana, love I don't have time right now to drive you. I'm sorry, my love next time I need a little more notice before, ok?" Stef responded, stopping to look at her daughter who looked defeated.

At the sound of footsteps coming down the steps, and Callie emerging from the stairway, Mariana's face lit up once more and she exclaimed, "What about Callie? She her her license! Can we borrow the car?" She exclaimed as she pleaded to both her mother and the teen who looked uneasily at the ground.

"Babe, Callie just got her license two months ago. And I'm sure she doesn't wanna be driving you all over town on her Friday night." Stef answered for Callie.

"But it's literally a 10 minute drive" Mariana pointed out. "Ohh! And Cal! You can look and see if they have that new camera lens you were looking at." Mariana reminded her and Callie's head snapped upon interest.

"What camera lens?" Stef asked, resting her outstretched hand on the table and leaning on it slightly.

"Oh" Callie began to respond. "It's nothing really. I was just looking at some equipment." She quickly stated. "But no yeah I can take her, it's fine. I don't mind." She continued quickly and looked towards Mariana who was clapping her hands excitedly.

"Yay! Thanks, Cal!" She said and skipped over to the stairs. "I'm gonna grab my stuff." She said before disappearing up the stairs.

Callie stood in the kitchen with slight awkwardness. She had been with the Adams Foster family for a while now, but when it was just her and one of the moms, she always got just a little uneasy.

"You sure you're ok with this, love?" Stef asked as she walked over to the girl who tried to look busy by looking at her phone.

Callie looked up quickly and smiled. "Oh yeah. It's totally fine."

"You know how Mariana can push." Stef stated as she rested a gentle hand on Callie's shoulder. "You don't have to take her just because she asked."

"I know." Callie nodded and put her phone away. "I want to go too." She stated, hoping that it would be enough for Stef to drop the conversation.

The older woman nodded and lightly squeezed the girl's arm as she let go and walked back towards the oven. "Alright, my love. But I'm making dinner tonight so please be home by 8."

Callie gave her a look of disbelief. "You're making dinner?"

Stef turned around and dramatically put her hand over her heart and gasped. "Are you implying that I can't cook?" She asked.

Callie smirked as she headed towards the front door to grab her wallet. "It's not implying if we both know it's true."

Stef grabbed the hand towel next to her and balled it up before throwing it at Callie who had by then made it to the bottom of the stairs. "I'm making pizza! Does that work for you, your royal heinous?"

"Pizza?" Jesus' voice could be heard from the top of the stairs. "What? Is mom in charge of dinner tonight?" He asked as he hurried down the stairs only to be met with a faked look of hurt on Stef's face.

"Well maybe you all can have dog food tonight instead." She replied as Callie walked back into the room with her wallet.

"I mean those options are pretty equal" Jesus said quickly before smiling and walking over to Stef and hugging her. "Just kidding, mom." He said and kissed her on the cheek.

She rolled her eyes but hugged him back. "Yeah, yeah. Sure." She replied in a joking tone before looking over at Callie who was waiting next to the kitchen table, clearly wanting to ask something, but not sure how.

"Whatcha need, sweets?" Stef asked as Jesus pulled away from her and walked into the living room to play video games.

"Uhhh." Callie stared down at her shoes for a moment before looking up. "Can I please borrow your keys?" She asked quietly, feeling suddenly very uncomfortable.

Stef smiled and nodded before going to find her purse. "Of course, my love." She said as she fished them out of the bag and handed them to the teen. "And thank you again for taking little Miss Diva" Stef said as she gave the brunette a quick hug.

Callie smiled and nodded, looking at the keys and the numerous keychains that accompanied them. Many were from different locations, some cards for grocery stores, and a few with the kids' names on it. Callie smiled at the personalized keychain and thought she could find something special for Stef and Lena to add to their keychains that was from her. Now she definitely wanted to go shopping.

"Are you going somewhere?" A small voice interrupted Callie's thoughts as she pulled herself away from the keychain and looked over at Jude who had walked into the kitchen on his way to play video games with Jesus.

"I'm just taking Mariana to the store. Wanna come?" She asked almost instantly before her eyes widened and she looked over at Stef, realizing that she hadn't even asked for permission. "I mean..." She began, but Stef knew the train of thought going through her head and stopped her.

"That sounds like fun, Jude!" She soothed the girl's fear.

Callie smiled and looked back at her younger brother. "Gotta decide quick before Mariana gets back down here." She slightly teased.

"Ok!" Jude said with a smile and a nod before walking towards the closet for his shoes and jacket.

"Okaaaayyy!" Mariana sang as she ran down the stairs.

Stef rolled her eyes with a laugh at the dramatics of her daughter and looked over at Callie. "Please be safe and text me when you get there and when you're coming home, yes?"

Callie nodded. "Ok. I will."

Mariana ran into the kitchen and grabbed Callie by the arm. "Come on! Let's go!" She said as she pulled the older teen

Callie laughed. "Jude is coming with us." She informed.

"Oh! Judicorn! Yay!" Stef could hear Mariana begin to discuss with Jude what she was going to buy at the store.

"Hey, little one I thought you said you were just gonna look!" Stef called out.

"Yeah. That's what Im doing!" She called back before the front door opened and closed, drowning out their voices.

Stef walked over to the front door and crossed her arms over her chest as she looked out the window.

"You know she's gonna buy something, right?" Jesus asked from the couch, not looking up from his video game.

Stef chuckled and nodded her head. "Yup. That's Miss Thing." She agreed before turning to go check back on the pizza.

"We had a lot of fun." Jude concluded as he and Callie walked around the mall together. He had just finished telling his sister about one of his friend's recent birthday parties. Callie smiled with pride. She was so happy to see that Jude was fitting so well into his new adopted family and lifestyle.

"That's great, bud!" Callie exclaimed as she clutched the small bag, which contained the keychains she had bought for her foster moms. She was extremely nervous about picking the right ones, but after a half hour of comparing, she finally picked out two that she liked and was satisfied.

"Uhh where did Mariana say she was going?" Callie asked as she looked at her phone to check the time.

"I dono. She said she was meeting up with Hayley I think... I don't remember." He said with a sigh.

"It's ok, bud." Callie said, ruffling his hair before dialing the teen's number. "I'll call her."

On the 3rd ring, Mariana picked up and greeted Callie, "Hey! What's up?" She asked.

"Uh hey. I hate to break up your shopping trip, but it's 7:30 and we need to be home by 8." Callie said, twirling her hair around her finger anxiously. She absolutely did not want to get in trouble so soon after getting her license.

"It's only a 10 minute drive!" Mariana stated. She was in one of the stores with a group of girls from the dance team and it was hard enough that she wasn't fitting in, but if she left early, they would think she didn't want to be with them, which she so desperately did.

"Ok." Callie said, chewing on her lip. She didn't want to argue with Mariana, so she came up with a compromise. "How about Jude and I go get the car and we'll meet you at the entrance we came in? In 15 minutes?"

Mariana sighed and nodded her head before responding. "Alright. Thanks, Ca." She said honestly as she hung up the phone and put a fake annoyed look on as she walked back over to the girls. "Uhhh my stupid brother wants to go home and I have to leave in like 10 minutes." She tried to sound like it was a huge hassle.

One of the girls looked at her and rolled her eyes. "This is why you need a boyfriend. So he can take you places." She said as she laughed at the brunette and walked away.

Mariana sighed and brushed off the comment, putting a fake smile on her face and continued to follow the group.

20 minutes later, Callie felt her heart begin to quicken its pace as Mariana still hadn't come out of the mall. She looked over her shoulder at Jude who was in the backseat and smiled, trying not to worry him. "I'm gonna give her a call." She said as she pulled out her phone and dialed Mariana's number again. When it went to voicemail, Callie groaned and sent the girl a message instead telling her to hurry up of they were going to be late.

"I could go in and look for her." Jude offered, knowing Callie had to stay in the car, as it was pulled over on the shoulder with its hazards on.

"No." Callie shook her head. She didn't trust Jude walking around the mall alone. "It's fine. She told me she would be here." She said, putting more faith in the teen than she really believed deep down.

Finally, 3 minutes later, Mariana ran out of the mall and looked around for a few seconds before she spotted the car. She walked quickly over and opened the passenger seat door. "I'm so sorry!" She exclaimed as she quickly shut the door and put her seatbelt on. Callie checked the time and noted that she had 7 minutes to get back. She put the car in drive and sped off.

The car ride was quiet- neither girl wanted to talk about why Mariana was late, and Jude was content with the silence.

As Callie approached a light, she increased her speed, hoping to catch it before it turned yellow.

"Uhhh!" Mariana groaned as she looked down at her phone and closed her eyes.

Callie looked over at the girl for a moment in order to see what was wrong. Before she could open her mouth, Jude's voice flooded the car. "Callie! Watch out!"

"Brandon! Shake a leg! Come on!" Stef called up to her oldest son as she and Jesus waited in the kitchen so they could eat.

"What time is mom getting home?" Jesus asked as he finished setting the table and sat down.

When he didn't hear his mother answer, Jesus looked over at Stef and saw her checking her phone. "Mom?" He asked again.

Stef looked up from her phone with a confused look. "Sorry, my love. What did you say?"

Jesus cocked his head. "I was just asking when mom was coming home. What's wrong?"

Stef smiled at her son and walked over to the table. "Nothing, my sweet boy." She assured him as she kissed his forehead. "And she should be back by 9." She answered as she sat down at the table, still looking at her phone.

"Ok hello! I'm not stupid, mom. Why do you keep checking your phone?" Jesus asked with curiosity.

Stef sighed and looked up again. "It's almost 8:15 and Mari, Callie and Jude still aren't back from the mall. I told them to be back by 8." She explained.

"Mariana probably lost track of time." He stated simply.

"And Callie and Jude?" Stef responded.

Jesus shrugged as he grabbed for a piece of pizza before Stef slapped his hand away. "Woah. Rude." He said in a half-joking manner. "I'm sure it's fine. I;m sure it has something to do with those stupid dance girls Mariana hangs out with." He mumbled.

"Hey now! Young man. That isn't nice." Stef chastised.

Before Jesus could respond, Stef's phone began to ring. She eagerly grabbed it and looked at the number. She exhaled when she saw Callie's name pop up on the screen and held up her pointer finger to Jesus asking him to wait while she took the call.

"Callie?" She asked.

"Stef?"

The blonde could sense something was off right away at the sound of the teen's voice. "Callie, sweetie? What's wrong?" Stef asked anxiously.

"Ummm" The girl's voice hitched as she tried to swallow the lump in her throat.

"Callie?" Stef said in a more stern voice. She could feel the panic begin to bubble in her throat. "Talk to me."

By this time, Brandon had come down the stairs and both boys were looking at their mother with equally concerned looks.

"I'm so sorry." Callie mustered out with a sob.

Stef turned to the boys and lifted the phone from her mouth just enough so she could talk to them. "One of you. Gimmie your phone." She demanded and Jesus dug his out of his pocket and handed it to the blonde cop.

Stef silently thanked him before turning it on and looking for the find my phone app. She brought her phone back to her mouth and began to speak to the girl once more. "Callie. Where are you?" She asked, even though she would find out momentarily from the app.

Stef heard faint sirens and knew something bad had happened. "Callie! Where are Mariana and Jude?" Her voice broke as she called out once more.

"I'm sorry." was all the girl could say before a man's voice began talking.

"I'm coming, baby. Keep calm for me, ok?" Stef asked as she grabbed her keys and jacket. "Callie answer me!" She said, more for her sanity than anything else.

"Ok." She whispered.

Unknowingly, the boys had followed their mother out to the car and Brandon proceeded to grab the keys from his shaking mother's hand. She looked at him with question and then nodded when he indicated that he would drive. Stef got into the passenger's seat and Jesus climbed in the back.

"You still there?" Stef asked as she gave Brandon Jesus' phone, which had the location of Callie's phone on it. They were less than 10 minutes away and Brandon began to drive as Stef continued to talk to the teen.

"I'm sorry." Callie said once more, causing Stef only more panic.

"Baby. What happened? Whatever it is, it's gonna be ok." She tried to soothe the girl's anxiety but Callie only answered with a quiet "I have to go."

"No! Callie! Stay on the phone with me! Just until I get there. I'm on my way now." Stef racked her brain with ideas to talk to the girl about to keep her on the phone. "Where are Mariana and Jude?" She asked, trying not to let her fear escape through her tone of voice.

"Jude?" Callie responded almost as if she was distracted.

"Callie. Stay with me." Stef said as she looked over at Brandon who was focused on the road. "Are Jude and Mariana ok?" She asked again.

"I'm so sorry."

Stef let out a sob. It was almost worse not knowing what was happening because her mind automatically went to the worse possible scenario. Before Stef could try and talk to Callie again, she noticed red and blue lights flashing ahead of her and she gasped when she saw an ambulance at the intersection of the next major light.

A police officer had stopped traffic coming from all directions and Brandon was only able to travel a few feet closer before he was forced to stop as well. Stef ripped off her seat belt and took off towards the lights and ambulance.

"Stef." A police officer stated as he saw his co-worker frantically running towards the scene.

The blonde pushed passed them as she spotted the car her kids had taken. She gasped as she saw the passenger's side and right back side crumpled and glass was shattered everywhere.

Stef ran to the car and sighed in relief when she saw Callie sitting on the ground next to the car. Her relief turned to confusion as she slowly approached the girl and crouched down next to her. "Callie?" She asked gently as she put a hand on the shaking girl who had her arms wrapped around her bent legs. She had blood on her shirt, but nothing looked too serious.

Callie looked up at the sound of Stef's voice and tears poured out as she shook her head and let it fall back down to her knees.

Stef kissed the girl on the head and turned to see Jesus and Brandon behind her. "Stay with her." She instructed as she rose from her crouched position and made her way to the ambulance where she saw a small boy on a stretcher. "Jude?" She called out and ran to the stretcher as they reached the ambulance.

She sighed in relief when she saw he was conscious. "Hi, baby." She said as she chocked on a sob. She smiled and smoothed his hair back, giving him a kiss on the forehead. "Are you ok? What hurts?" She asked as the paramedics gave the mother a minute to talk with her son.

"I'm ok." Jude said with a small smile. "Just my arm and shoulder hurts." He admitted. Stef nodded and kissed his forehead again. "Do you know where Mariana is?" Stef asked, exhaling as the anxiety filled her body once more.

Jude looked over at the car and then back at Stef. "She's still in the car." He almost whispered and Stef took a deep breath before turning back to the boy. "Ok, my sweet, sweet boy. I'm gonna go see how your sister is doing, alright?" She asked, trying to force out a smile.

Jude nodded and smiled back.

Stef ran her fingers through his brown hair a few more times before planting one final kiss on his cheek and turning towards the passenger's side of the car.

Once she reached the car, Stef swallowed and peered inside. "Mariana!" She called out as she saw her daughter motionless, her seatbelt still on.

"Ma'am I'm gonna need you to step back." One of the paramedics said as he held out his arm to stop her from coming any closer. The man slowly pushed Stef back until she was far enough away for them to bring in some tools in order to open the crumpled door.

In an attempt to keep herself calm, Stef looked away from her daughter and saw Brandon struggling to hold Jesus back from the opposite side of the car. She sighed in defeat as she walked around to them and put her hands on his face. "Jesus. Jesus look at me." She said in a calm manner. The boy didn't respond, and he was still breathing heavily, but he did quit struggling against his older brother. "Baby. She's gonna be ok. We've gotta let the paramedics take care of her. That's their job. They can help her the most right now." She explained as she rubbed away some tears that had fallen from her middle son's eyes.

Stef glansed down at Callie who was still huddled in a ball on the ground. She had begun to rock herself foreword and backward and Stef could see her struggling to breathe at a normal pace. She let out another sob as she reached for her phone and handed it to Brandon, who had by then let go of Jesus. "Call mama, please." She said desperately. She knew she couldn't handle all of her kids on her own.

Brandon smiled sadly. "Already did. She's leaving her meeting right now and said she would be here in less than 5 minutes. The school is close by." He informed her and Stef reached out to hug her oldest son. "Thank you, baby."

Once the loud sound of the tools opening up the car door halted, all three looked over at the car and saw a group of paramedics reaching in to gather Mariana out of the seat and onto another gurney from a second ambulance who had made its way to the scene shortly after the first one. Before she could take a step towards Mariana, she heard a voice behind her that instantly relieved the smallest part of her worries.

"Stef?" Lena called out as she pushed her way through the police officers and reached her two oldest sons and her wife. "What happened?" She asked as she looked around, taking in the scene in front of her.

"I'm not sure of the details, but I need you to go with Mariana." She said as she pointed to the second ambulance. "They just got her out of the car and I don't know how she is." She explained.

Lena nodded and gave her wife a quick kiss before making her way over to the ambulance. She knew she would hear the rest of the story later, but for now, she needed to be with her daughter.

Stef watched for a moment as Lena climbed into the ambulance and turned his attention back to her boys. She shifted her focus from Callie to Jude and then to her oldest sons in front of her. After some consideration, she instructed the boys to go with Jude in the ambulance. She figured she should be the one to find out what happened with Callie, and she knew Jude wasn't in any immediate danger.

Both boys looked at one another and nodded as they made their way towards their youngest brother. Stef smiled as she saw them cracking jokes, making the boy giggle.

With another deep breath, she walked over to Callie and crouched down next to her, as she had done earlier. "How you doing, my love?" She asked as she tried to read the girl's body language.

Callie didn't respond, so Stef tried to lift her head up so she could at least see the girl's eyes. "Baby, please look at me." Stef said with deep concern in her voice. Callie shook her head and let out a sob. Sighing, Stef looked at the ground next to the girl and carefully sat down. She pulled the shaking girl into her arms and held her for a few moments. She kissed the side of the girl's head a few times before starting to talk once more. By then, both ambulances had left and the police were beginning to organize the clean up of the derby.

"How about we get you up and into the car so we can meet everyone at the hospital?" Stef asked, though it was more of an order than a question. When Callie again didn't answer her, she stood up and reached down to help the girl one her feet. The teen kept her gaze down and allowed Stef to guide her over to one of the police cars, which was only a few feet away.

"Hey Anderson. Can you drop us off at the hospital please?" Stef asked her co-worker before opening up the back door and almost pushing Callie into the car. She talked with the police officer for a moment more before sliding in next to the teen in the back seat and shutting the door behind her. Stef reached over to buckle herself in and sighed sadly as she saw Callie had moved over as far away from Stef as possible and buckled herself in as well, resting her head on the cool window.

The officer Stef had talked to got into the driver's seat and started the car. He looked back at Stef and nodded. When she returned the nod, he began to drive to the hospital.

It didn't take long for them to reach their destination and they were dropped off at the emergency room entrance. Once again, Callie didn't move on her own, so Stef had to get out herself, walk around the car to the other side, and physically take the girl out of the car. "Come on, my love." She said as she led the teen towards the doors. Suddenly, Stef felt Callie stop walking and her body began to fall towards the floor. "Callie!" She called out as she held onto the girl who had passed out suddenly. "Anderson! I need a stretcher!" She frantically yelled as she slowly settled herself and her daughter to the ground.

Part 2 coming soon!