As always, I'm very grateful for all your reviews. Someone also mentioned how similar Lux's situation when she first arrived at the Fosters was similar to Callie's. When Callie first came to live with them, although Stef and Lena didn't flat-out accuse Callie of selling Jesus' pills at school, it was pretty obvious that they believed Kelsey over Callie. Now, the tables are turned and the moms (more specifically, Lena) believe Callie over Lux, which does show how long of a way Callie's relationship with the moms has grown. I liked that assimilation a lot, because I hadn't even realized I did that until a guest mentioned it to me, so kudos to you. I love how some of you teach me more about my story, than I even realize. It definitely helps with the writing process. All I can say is I have some very talented readers!

And thank you to everyone else who reviewed. It makes me feel better knowing that I'm not going completely off the rail with these characters :) I'm trying my best to stay IC (considering the circumstances that they're in). And this is a ridiculously long author's note so I'm going to stop now.

Lux's POV

I had been waiting for Bug to show up for almost an hour, and I know that he's making me wait on purpose to teach me a lesson.

He had to wait on me all of these days, so now I would have to wait on him.

But I couldn't help but be angered by this.

Yes, I screwed up by coming here in the first place, but why couldn't he realize that I was doing this for him, for Tasha, and for all of us.

They were the ones that convinced me to save up money and get emancipated.

It was Tasha's dream ever since her own mother dropped her off at Sunnyvale when she was 8. And we always promised to stick together. But the fact that she put so much pressure on me to do this right before her, and the fact that I tried to follow through, wasn't enough for them.

I hated that they blamed me for something that I had no control over. It wasn't my fault that these people ruined my plans.

I tried to make it work.

I stole the file from my caseworker's desk so that I could find my birth parents.

I walked in the heat that entire day and sat on buses next to smelly old people that didn't look or smell like they took a shower in weeks, just to find Stef's house.

And even when I realized that I she wasn't going to sign the form, I stole my entire file from the hospital to get my birth certificate so that I could forge their signatures.

I risked going to jail.

Now, all of a sudden, they think I'm not trying hard enough? That I've turned into someone else?

I drift out of my thoughts the second I hear Bug's motorcycle coming up the street. I immediately sit up from my place on the bench and stand next to the curb, waiting for him to pull up beside me. Once he finally does, he takes off his own hat-helmet and hands it over to me. "Thanks for making me wait," I respond as I take the helmet from him.

"Better late than never," he answers as I place the helmet over my head. He starts to tie it under my chin, but we both stop the second we see a car with their high beams on pull up right behind us.

"What the…?" he asks angrily, as we both try to cover our faces from the light blinding us. "Who the hell is that, Lux?"

Stef's POV

The second I drive up close enough to see Lux about to get in the back of some guy's motorbike, I pull up so quickly behind them, that my car shifts back and forth from the sudden stop. It was a miracle that my body didn't lunge out of the windshield.

I quickly open the car door so that I could get a better look at the guy. And I'm not sure whether the fact that it is Bug makes it better or worse. "Lux, take off that helmet and get back in the car," I order her, but she just stares at me behind squinted eyes as if I were insane. But her hesitation just pisses me off even more, "Now!"

"Yeah…" she says sarcastically. "I'm not going anywhere with you. Seriously? I'm going back to foster-care," she says as she tries to tie the helmet under her chin herself.

"Wanna bet?" I ask as I loosen the strings from the helmet and take it off of her, tossing it over to Bug, who catches it but then lets it fall onto the ground. I keep my eyes on him as I grab Lux by the arm to bring her over toward the car.

She tries to pull away from my grip, "Hey! Get off of me!"

But my grip was tighter than hers and both of us knew it. I suddenly remembered the first time I grabbed her by her arm when I was leading her out of my house. I remembered letting go of her once I realized that I might be hurting her, but this time I wouldn't release her, because I knew she would just run from me. Even though I didn't want to have to grab hold of her like this, she was leaving me with no other choice. I stop walking and stare at her trying to release my fingers from around her arm. "I'll let you go, if you get in the car," I offer her sternly.

"What? That makes no sense," she answers as she tries to pull her arm away again.

"Fine, have it your way," I say as I start to reach for the backseat door.

Before I'm able to open it all the way, I hear Bug's voice, "You can't do that, you crazy bitch! Get off of her!"

But the second I feel Bug's hand reach for my shoulder, I let go of Lux and grab the back of Bug's arm and shove him up against the car. I start to reach for my cuffs, that I was suddenly grateful for bringing with me, and I toss them around both of his wrists. "You… are under arrest for assaulting a police officer. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law—"

"Stop it! Let go of him!" Lux yells as she attempts to reach out for my arm to pull me away. But before she does, she comes to a halt the second she sees me glaring at her and eyebrows raised.

"Think very carefully before you decide to do that, my friend," I warn her. I glance back at her boyfriend and continue reading him his rights, "…You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided for you. Do you understand the rights I have just read to you?"

"Please Stef, just let him go. He didn't mean it," Lux pleads, and I could tell she was on the verge of crying. Just as I was about to calm down, Bug opens his mouth.

"Of course I meant it, Lux!" Bug argues. "Stop giving this bitch what she wants."

"Bug! For once, just shut up! You're seventeen now. You'll probably go to jail. Real jail. Not juvie this time."

The fact that I now know, this kid has been in juvie just puts me even more on edge. My list of dislikes about him was growing larger and larger by the second. Bug stares at Lux with anger and then glances at me. Apparently the sight of me just gives him more ammunition to keep going, "So what are you going to do? You're going to just let her push you around tell you what to do, when she doesn't even want you?" My nostrils flare up, as I have to listen to Bug speak about something he doesn't even understand to begin with. "She's just another dumb cop that gets off on having another person to order around… That's not you, Lux. You don't have to listen to her. She's just using this as a tactic to get what she wants," he answers angrily as he stares right at me challengingly.

I eventually get annoyed with his comments, "Call it whatever you want. Either way Lux, you're getting into that car. Now we can do this the easy way, with you getting in voluntarily and Bug getting to go back to… wherever. Or the hard way, with me dragging you in and dropping him off at the station. Your choice?"

Lux glares at me with piercing eyes and her arms crossed over her chest. I could already sense tell that she hated me right now, but Lena was right. I was her mother and she could hate me all she wanted, but there was no way in hell I was about to let her go ride off with BUG on his motorcycle, and she had to know that.

"Well, what's it going to be?" I try to rush her answer, letting her know that the decision shouldn't be that difficult. She glares at me once more before walking over to the other side of the door and snapping the handle open. Two seconds later I hear the car door slam shut so hard, that I'm almost sure she put a dent in it.

I let out a deep breath as I try to contain myself and not go off. As I had promised, I start to release the cuffs off of his wrist. Bug turns around quickly and looks at me, "You want her. You can have her. Tell her that I'm done with putting up with this crap."

I watch him as he walks back over toward his Bike and picks up his helmet from the floor. He doesn't even bothering glancing over at Lux before he starts his bike and takes off at full speed.

I shake my head as I start to walk back over toward the car and open the door. I'm not surprised when she doesn't so much as glance in my direction or acknowledge that I got in at all.

If she didn't want to talk, I wasn't going to make her this time. This wasn't something that was open for discussion anyway.

Question:

Should we ditch Bug now? I intend to ditch him eventually, because I already have someone else in mind for her (And NO, not any of her brothers). But someone that will bring A LOT more drama than Bug (if you guys remember Life Unexpected Season 2, you know exactly who I'm talking about).

Basically, what I'm asking is… Does Bug need to disappear so that Lux could somehow get along with this family? Let me know your thoughts please…