Callie's POV

After Lux left, I wanted her never to come back. I couldn't have history repeat itself. I wouldn't allow it.

Jude was adopted so I knew that he was safe, but I still haven't been so lucky.

All I knew was that this was my family, and I wanted to stay. I'd be damned if Lux thought that she was going to just show up and ruin everything. If so, she had another thing coming.

The fact that she didn't even recognize Jude or I pissed me off ten times more, because she hadn't even realized what she had done the first time around.

And all that means is that she wouldn't hesitate to do it all over again.

But not if I could help it.

I tried my best to assure myself that I wasn't going anywhere. Even the few times that I was taken out of this house for multiple reasons, I hadn't been as terrified as I felt when I saw Lux walk through the door with Stef.

I tried to mask my fear with anger, because it was the quickest response that I could think of at the time. The fear of being taken out of here again just made me want to fight for my place in this family even more.

And if that meant I had to scare her away, I had every intention in doing so. I knew that I would get in trouble for it afterwards, but I didn't care at this point. I'd be in trouble, but I'd still have my family.

After everyone was finished eating, I quickly stood up from my chair to run upstairs, until Lena stopped me in my tracks.

"Callie, stay. I need to talk with you," Lena orders.

I hesitate and keep myself from turning around to look at her, contemplating on whether or not I should keep going as if I hadn't heard her call my name.

"Callie," she repeats a little louder this time and I'm forced to turn around and face her. Too late.

I sigh before I take my seat back down on the chair. "What?" I ask in a ruder tone than I intended.

Lena tries to keep her composure, as she lifts her hands on top of the table and folds them over each other. She looks at me with her eyebrows raised and doesn't say anything. I quickly shift my attitude and my tense posture. "Sorry," I mumble.

She nods as she accepts my apology, "Want to tell me what happened tonight?"

"What do you mean?" I ask casually but try to avoid her gaze. Please just drop it, I want to plead. Telling her might do more harm than good.

"Callie…" she says as if she knew that I was hiding something from her. I hated it when her and Stef could see right through me.

She waits for me to tell her but I don't. "I need to know why you were so rude to Lux?"

I was rude to Lux? That's what she was worried about? Her?

She gently places her right hand on mine, "Honey, I'm just trying to understand all of this… When I first mentioned that Stef had a daughter, you seemed fine with it. I thought you would've been the nicest out of everyone, and then… Sweetheart, are you worried about something?"

I don't respond. Of course I'm worried! I want to yell. You're my family and she's going to take that from me!

"Hun, if you're worried about something, I can assure you that you really have no reason to be… Mom's not going to love her any more than she—"

"That's not what I'm worried about," I interrupt. Lux and Stef bonding was the least of my worries at this point. I hate that they are related, but I had bigger things on my mind.

"Then what are you so worried about? You can tell me."

I shake my head and stay silent. I want to tell her, but I didn't want them to think I was making it all up or something.

"…Callie?" she asks again.

Before I know it, my mouth opens before my mind has enough time to catch up to it, "I'm worried that she's going to get me kicked out again, okay?"

It's too late to turn back now. The words already slipped out, and I knew I would be forced to finish.

"What do you mean kicked out again? …Callie, do you know Lux?" Lena asks worriedly but sternly.

I finally meet her gaze, "Yes… She used to be my foster-sister. Jude's too…"

"Why didn't you say anything before? Why didn't she say anything?" she asks in confusion.

"I was afraid to. And from the looks of it, I don't think she remembers us anyway. I only lived with her for about a month a couple of years ago."

"And she got you kicked out of a foster-home?" Lena asks.

I nod, "Right after I moved out of the Olmsteads, I moved in with the Gilberts… It was the safest place Jude and I had been to and the shortest stay… The couple were some of the nicest people we had ever met before you guys. Lux was being fostered by them too by the time I got there. And one day, her and her friends decided to spray paint the entire outside of the house as a prank or something… I don't know why, like that would matter anyway… And when the Gilberts came home, they got really pissed and sent us all to back into the system. After that, Jude and I got placed with our last foster-father, and you know what happened there," I finish. To be honest, I blamed Lux for everything that happened after that. Because of her, Jude and I were sent off to live with that drunk, Jude got beat, and I got sent off to juvie. Even if I hadn't seen Lux after that day, I know that none of that would've happened if she hadn't ruined the one safe home we had before this one.

I watch as Lena takes a deep breath. "Oh my God," she mumbles to herself. "Are you sure that it was Lux?"

"I'm positive. I couldn't forget her face," I answer without hesitation. "And when I saw her come in, I… I didn't want it to happen again…" I could feel the tears burning in my eyes and Lena stands up from the table and rushes over to hug me. I finally breathe the second she embraces me in her arms.

"I promise you that nothing like that is going to happen. You hear me? Your mother and I would never send you away… even less for something you didn't even do…" I nod into her shoulder, and I do believe her. I need to believe her or I think I'll fall apart.

After a few seconds she backs away, "Thank you for telling me, and I promise you that your mom and I are going to talk about it when she gets home, okay?" she smiles at me to try to get me to lighten up and to my surprise it works…

Thank you guys so much for reviewing. And reading. And following.

So if you guys remember the Gilberts from Life Unexpected, you should have a clue of Lux's reasoning for doing what she did.

If not, just remember that there is always more than one side to every story.

In this case, there are three :)