Callie felt like a little kid as she paced the front window of the big house.
"He's coming, go sit" Stef laughed at her but Callie waved her off. It was a Saturday afternoon,Will had taken Harry and Frankie to the movies. One week after being unable to move back in with his mom and Harry was acting the opposite of what Callie had expected, he was enjoying school, making friends and asking to get involved in the soccer program. He liked being around her family, hardly even spoke of his mom and seemed to forget about her. He was moving on better then Callie had ever imagined and she was so happy, but today Harry was further back in her mind as she paced the living room again. Stef was reclined on the sofa with her feet up Elizabeth asleep on top of her. Callie insisted her mom spoiled the baby but Stef never listened. Finally Lena's black car pulled into the driveway and Callie jumped running out the door.
Jude had just gotten the car door open when Callie ran to her brother throwing her arms around him making him stumble backwards.
"Ok ok easy on my boy" Lena laughed as she pulled Jude's bag from the back seat. Callie hugged her brother tightly and he returned it before she stepped back to look at him. Jude, her baby brother was taller then her but at least 6 inches, he was skinny and thin, not like Jesus with his toned muscles, Jude was more gangly still out growing the awkward teenager look. He wore tight skinny jeans and a plain t-shirt, she was glad to see her brother more comfortable with his sexuality lately. She had missed him but he was officially on summer vacation and would be home until September.
"You go to school to far away!" Callie cried pulling him into another hug making him laugh.
"I missed you too" Jude smiled. Even though she talked to her brother almost daily there was something much more comforting about having him physically here.
"Ok come on you two" Lena laughed from the doorway as Callie and Jude made their way up the grass to the door. Stef had lay Elizabeth on the couch wrapping Jude into a hug as soon as he got through the door.
"It's so good to have you home! we missed you!" She said kissing his face making him squirm from her.
"Alright alright" Jude laughed but Callie could tell he had missed it all.
"I can't wait for dinner tomorrow!" Callie laughed hugging her brother again.
The usual Sunday night dinner was made just a little more special with having Jude physical there. He fell into like he hadn't ever missed one thank goodness for skype. Callie was most excited to physical introduce him to Harry and watched as Harry took to her brother as if they both knew how much it meant to her. Frankie was happy to not be the only kid in the house anymore. Jude would take up residence in the bedroom he and Jesus used to share. Callie felt so at peace as they sat around the dinner table that night.
The next night Callie was folding laundry with the TV on in the background. Harry was laying on the living room floor racing his cars on the track, Elizabeth sat near by trying to play with him but mostly blocking his road. Harry was patient with her though trying to drive around her. Will came in sitting down next to Callie picking up a pair of jeans to help her.
"What's this?" He asked looking at the TV.
"I don't know, it was just on" Callie shrugged. picking up one of Elizabeth's shirts starting to fold it, she was not really paying attention when a gun shot when off in the movie. Callie jumped not expecting it. Her mind was racing as she turned to Will. Before she had been in the habit or prescreening any movies or TV shows they watched for any guns, violence or something that might trigger Will. They had gotten out of the habit of it as he had been doing so much better. But after the fire works at least once a week he had been having bad dreams Callie knew it could be dangerous.
Next to her Will sat very still.
"Hey, you ok?" Callie asked reaching out to put her hand on his arm. He jumped up at the contact and Callie knew he was not ok.
"Ok, easy" Callie said putting her hands up. Out of the corner of her eye Callie saw Harry pick up Elizabeth setting her on her feet and taking her hand as they walked down the hall and heard the door close as Harry locked them into a bedroom. Callie breathed a sigh of relief knowing the kids were out of the room.
"Will, it's Callie ok? It's Callie your safe" Callie said. Will still had a wild look in his eyes and he was tracking Callie's every move breathing hard. Callie started slowly moving to the window hoping to open it letting the cool night air in hoping it would shake Will awake.
"STOP!" Will roared and Callie felt herself shiver, one of his attack had never been directed at her and she couldn't seem to do anything to stop it.
"Will, it's Callie i'm just going to open the window" Callie said.
"I said freeze!" Will yelled.
"Will, you're safe your home" Callie said, she could hear herself begging him. Begging him to come around and recognize her and understand what she was saying. She needed him to come back and wrap her shaking body into his big arms again.
"Will, what do you see? you see we're home, in the living room" Callie said.
"I said shut up!" Will cried and suddenly he reached out slapping Callie across the face a he grabbed hold of her wrist roughly making sure she didn't run from him. Callie gasped grabbing her cheek trying to pull her hand from him, never had she imagined Will would ever raise a hand to her. In the middle of an attack or not she had never doubted her safety, suddenly that was all shattered. Will was still glaring at her and Callie felt tears busting into her eyes as the front door sprang open. Callie spun around to see the blond hair in a tight bun flying through the doorway. Will sprang to attack her letting go of Callie but Stef was faster and quickly tackled him to the ground.
"Callie do something" Stef said as she held him down her knee in his back. Callie threw open the closest window and sprayed a lavender sent all over the room stomping her feet. The key to helping Will out of an attack was grounding him. Things he could hear, smell, feel to bring him back to the real world. Callie watched from a distance as Will came around and was surprised to find himself laying on the floor with Stef on top of him. He looked pale and sick as Stef let him up and handed him a glass of water.
"What happened?" Will asked.
"You had an attack, Harry called me" Stef said. Callie was wondering how she just happened to be there.
"It was the movie" Callie said still keeping her distance. Even though she knew Will was back for some reason she still found herself afraid to go near him, like he might hurt her again.
"Did I…did I hit you?" Will asked looking at her hard. Callie put her hand to her burning cheek realizing that it must be red.
"It's ok" She said quickly.
"It's not! it's not ok" Will cried jumping up to go to her. Callie jumped back at how fast he had moved to her and she saw shock cross Will's face.
"where are the kids?" Stef asked after they were silent for a minute.
"The bedroom. I'll get them" Callie said.
"Here sit down you still look pale" Stef said helping Will back to the couch as Callie went down the hall she knocked on the door to the master bedroom.
"Hey Harry, it's Callie, Stef is here it's safe to come out" Callie said. The door cracked open and Harry looked out at her.
"It's ok" Callie said and he opened it wider letting her in. Callie went in closing the door behind her. Elizabeth was sitting on the floor looking up at her Callie went to sit next to her pulling her into her lap as Harry sat down next to her their backs resting against the end of Callie's bed
"Did you call Stef?" Callie asked. Harry looked down at his feet before nodding pulling her cellphone from his pocket.
"I'm sorry" He said.
"No, no, never be sorry, you did the right thing. I'm proud of you for taking the baby and calling for help. You called the right person, never be sorry for calling Stef for help, or anyone for that matter, but you were right to call Stef this time" Callie said pulling him into her side and she felt him sink into her. Elizabeth sat in her lap sucking her thumb.
"Is Will back?"
"Yeah he is, Stef is with him" Callie said.
"Did he hit you?" Harry asked reaching up to run his fingers over her cheek.
"He didn't mean to" Callie said shuttering at the thought of what might have happened if Harry had not taken Elizabeth from the room, or if he had not called Stef.
"Were you scared?" Harry asked.
"I was" Callie nodded as there was a kock on the door making Callie and Harry both jump.
"Callie" Stef whispered coming in. Callie offered her a smile but she knew Stef could see past the pained look on her face.
"He want's to talk to you" Stef said. Callie nodded standing up walking to her mom. Stef reached out taking Elizabeth from her before pulling Callie into a strong hug. When she pulled back she had a question her eyes. Callie couldn't look at her for to long or she knew she would burst into tears so she just looked down and nodded before leaving the room. Will was still sitting on the couch looking weak and Callie lingered in the doorway as Will looked up at her.
"I'm sorry" He said.
"I know, it's not your fault" Callie told him.
"But I still hurt you, Callie i'm.." He stood up and Callie felt herself jumping back again. Damn it why did she keep doing that?
"Your afraid of me?" Will asked in a whisper.
"No, no I..I don't know why I keep doing that. I guessI'm just a little jumpy" Callie shook her head clearing her throat when her voice shook.
"Your afraid of me" Will said firmly not making it a question this time.
"I'm sorry" Callie whispered tears gathering into her eyes.
"They are getting worse, I can't control them anymore" Will said sitting back down and Callie felt herself relax a little. Why was this happening to her?
"We can work on it more, maybe we can up your medication…" Callie offered.
"No, no this is something I need to do. Callie it's been an attack every week now and they are getting worse" Will said.
"But if we…" Callie started.
"Not WE Callie, me. Me, this is what I have to do." Will said raising his voice a little and Callie stepped back. She wasn't even in the same room as him anymore, more like halfway down the hallway. A look of guilt crossed his face and he lowered his voice again.
"I think…I think you should take the kids and go stay with your moms for a while" Will said.
"What! no I'm not…" Callie started.
"Callie your afraid to be near me, You don't leave the kids alone with me anymore, you think I don't see that? You have been doing everything the past two weeks because you don't trust me alone with the baby. And now you don't trust me at all around you. You need a break. And I need to work on myself and not have to worry about what I might do to you. I hurt you Callie, you will have a mark because of me" Will said.
"No we're in this together" Callie insisted.
"We are in this together. We are always in this together. But we both know you aren't safe here, and neither are the kids. Your mom and I already discussed it" Will said.
"My mom and you! My mom and you talked about our life choices! Since why is my mom in this marriage? Since when does she get a say about my life." Callie cried angrily.
"Since I asked her too. Callie you can't be here! I don't want you here Callie. If I am going to focus on me I need to know you and the kids are safe. Please baby, do this for me. Just a few days. I will go to therapy and get my meds increased and get my stress level down and it will be fine again" Will said. Callie was silent looking at him. She knew Will was right, Callie herself was afraid to be around him though she was not exactly sure why. She knew he was not in his right mind when he had hurt her. Everything had been triggering him lately and she didn't trust him alone with the kids which meant she had to do everything. She was tired and stressed, they both were and it wasn't helping matters. As much as she wanted to go over and hug Will she was so afraid to even be in the same room with him.
"Ok" she nodded.
"Ok" Will just nodded as the whole room separated them felt like it was suddenly getting bigger
Will went outside to get some air while Stef helped Callie get what she and the kids would need. Elizabeth fell asleep on Callie's shoulder as Stef put the bags in the car. Callie stood in the back door watching Will look up at the stars.
"We're going to go" she said alerting him of her presents. He turned to her but didn't make a move to come closer. She felt her arm tighten around Elizabeth as Harry appeared next to her.
"Ok" Will nodded.
"Are you sure your alright?" Callie asked.
"Yeah, yeah I'm fine" Will assured her.
"Ok, call us in the morning?"Callie asked.
"Yeah I will, good night buddy, sleep well" Will told Harry.
"Good night" Harry said. Callie offered Will a smile she knew came off as weak.
"I love you" Will said
"Love you too" Callie said leaving the doorway where Stef was standing in the living room.
"Ready?" Stef asked, Callie nodded.
"Ok, want to come have a sleepover buddy?" Stef said putting some excitement in her voice as she turned to Harry.
"I'm not dumb you know" Harry rolled his eyes walking out the car.
The house was quiet when Callie pulled up behind Stef. Lena came out to greet them giving Callie a hug that told her she knew everything.
"Let's get you guys settled, Harry do you mind shearing with Jude?" Lena asked reaching for Elizabeth as Harry climbed out
"I don't mind" Harry said.
"Ok, Callie you and Elizabeth can take B's old room" Lena said as they started towards the house. Jude was out and Frankie was asleep so the house was quiet. Lena put Elizabeth who had slept through everything on the bed in Brandon's room while Callie tucked Harry into Jesus's old bed.
"I'm sorry this happened today" Callie told him.
"It's ok, I hope Will is better soon" Harry whispered.
"Me too, Jude should be home soon but I am right across the hall if you need anything ok?"
"Ok"
"Ok, good night bud" Callie said giving him a hug and leaving the room running into both her moms in the hallway.
"Oh Callie" Lena sighed placing a cool hand on Callie's cheek where it still felt like it was burning.
"It's fine" Callie shrugged her off.
"Come on" Lena took her hand pulling her into the master bedroom as Stef closed the door behind them handing Callie an ice pack.
"It's really not bad" Callie said putting the cold ice to her cheek.
"Let me see, does your wrist hurt?" Stef asked rolling up her sleeve and Callie saw she had a bruise of fingers on her wrist as well.
"It just sore" Callie said realizing it did actually hurt.
"Are you ok sweetie?" Lena asked.
"I'm fine" Callie said taking the ice from her cheek when it got to cold.
"How about some tea, do you want to watch a movie?" Lena asked.
"Really momma I'm fine I think I just want to go to bed" Callie said standing up and heading towards the door.
"Callie" Stef called after her. Callie turned back to see both her moms watching her closely.
"We're here if you need anything" Stef said.
"I know, thanks" Callie said offering them a smile, she went into Brandon's old room changing for bed. Lena had already hung up her work clothes for tomorrow and turned Elizabeth into the bed tightly putting the old bed bumpers Frankie used to use up so she couldn't fall out. Callie sighed crawling into the bed, it wasn't even Brandon's bed anymore, her moms had finally repainted and taken out the last of the things when he brought his own house, and turned the room into more of a guest room for when Lena's parents came. But when she closed her eyes Callie could see Brandon's keyboard against the wall, his lord of the rings poster, his desk and sheet music scattered all around it. It felt weird being in here but she knew it was easier for everyone then trying to share with Frankie. Callie turned to her side pulling Elizabeth to her and the baby curled against her in her sleep sucking her thumb as Callie brushed dark hair from her eyes. just last night she had been in this house for dinner feeling so happy, now everything seemed upside down.
The next morning Callie woke up at her usual time, the fight over the bathroom upstairs was almost comical between her Frankie and Jude. Callie got Harry up helping him dress and went back into her room was wake Elizabeth surprised to see her already dressed and Stef brushing her hair.
"Thank you" Callie smiled at her.
"You need a break my love, I can see it in your eyes" Stef whispered kissing Callie's forehead as she carried Elizabeth downstairs. Lena said it made no sense for Callie to drive Harry to school since she was going there anyway adding an extra 10 minutes to Callie's morning. Then Stef announced Elizabeth was staying home with her adding 30 minutes of time Callie usually spent driving to and from the daycare. Lena and the kids left and Stef strapped Elizabeth into her stroller to go for her run leaving only Callie and Jude sitting in the kitchen.
"Looks like you have time for coffee" Jude smiled holding the pot up as he poured himself a cup.
"Oh, I haven't had a sip in over a year" Callie shook her head pouring out the water from the tea pot into her mug making Jude laugh.
"Momma is rubbing off on you to much" Callie just smiled sitting back down across from him.
"How bad was it?" Jude asked turning serious.
"Bad enough to make us not safe around him" Callie just shrugged.
"At least he told you to leave, it's not like you had to decide to leave him"
"Well I don't know exactly how much of that conversation mom talked him into. But yeah, it was mutual I guess"
"And he hurt you?"
"Not hard"
"Hard enough to have to cover it" Jude said. Callie looked at him surprised before she could ask how he knew he nodded towards her face.
"You never pile on the make up, don't worry, it's covered" He assured her.
"I was afraid of him, I know it's not his fault but I was afraid to be near him." Callie sighed.
"He knows you don't mean it."
"I hope so" Callie sighed.
Will called Callie that evening after dinner, he had a therapy appointment for the next afternoon. Callie let him talk to Harry and Elizabeth but their conversation was short. He was fine, she was fine, nothing new to report. Callie felt so disconnected when she hung up the phone. She wondered into the kitchen looking for Lena surprised to see Harry there.
"I packed our lunches for tomorrow" Harry said when he saw her.
"That is so nice of you, thank you" Callie said pulling him into a hug.
"I asked Stef to do my reading with me so you wouldn't have to when you got home from work. My homework is all done and I put out my clothes, can I watch TV?" he asked.
"Yes, thank you for being so helpful" Callie nodded as he ran into the living room past Stef as she came into the kitchen. Callie peered into the lunch bags. A messy peanut butter sandwich, an apple, a bag of carrot sticks and two chocolate chip cookies in each. Callie couldn't help smiling, the usual lunch she packed for Harry he had packed for her as well. It was far from her usual salad or chicken wrap, she was already looking forward to her lunch break tomorrow.
"Oh your off the phone already? Momma is putting Elizabeth down." Stef said surprised to see Callie.
"I am not here so you guys will take care of my kids" Callie sighed.
"Oh? When did it become a rule grandma's can't love on their grand-babies?" Stef asked raising her eyebrows. Callie just shook her head.
"We want to help love I can see how stressed out this is making you"
"I'm not stressed I'm…I don't know" Callie sighed sitting down at the table.
"Do you want to talk about it?"
"I just feel so disconnected. I want to help him but.."
"Your afraid" Stef finished for her.
"I'm not afraid! why does everyone keep saying I'm afraid!" Callie huffed.
"Because you are, he hit you"
"He didn't hit me"
"Callie" Stef said. Callie knew what it meant she was being to stubborn, but Callie rolled her eyes anyway, where did Stef think she got her stubbornness from?
I just don't know what to do" Callie whispered.
"Why don't we have him for dinner tomorrow?"
"He has his appointment"
"Ok so the day after, Momma and Jude and I will be here if something happens, you can see him, the kids can see him. I won't let him hurt you again, but hiding from him will not help either of you."
"I'm not hiding"
"Callie"
"I will ask him to dinner if you stop Callie-ing me" Callie rolled her eyes again.
"Oh lord 24 hours home and your a teenager again." Stef teased her.
"Are you two at it again" Jude laughed coming into the kitchen grabbing a water.
"Mom started it." Callie mumbled.
"not true!" Stef yelled on her way back into the hall making Jude and Callie laugh.
Elizabeth woke up wining earlier then Callie had planed on. She rolled over pulling the baby to her hoping to get her back to sleep but Elizabeth sat up patting Callie's cheek.
"Dada dada" Elizabeth said Callie opened her eyes looking at her. Elizabeth had Will's shocking blue eyes the ones that make people always stop and smile at her. She had light skin but Callie's dark hair that had a wild curl to it, that and the fact that she was glue to Lena's hip most of the time always made Callie question the genetics you learn about in science class. Whoever said traits were passed by blood had never met her daughter and momma. Callie sat up scooping the baby to her she pulled out her phone knowing Will would be awake, it rang a few times before his face appeared. Elizabeth grabbed the phone and Callie had to pry it from her hands.
"Hi"
"Hey, your up early, I actually just ran by the house" Will said.
"Oh yeah? You should have got mom I hear her walking around"
"Yeah I was enjoying some quiet"
"How did your appointment yesterday go?" Callie asked.
"Oh good, i guess it's possible to build up a tolerance to the medication they have me on, so they increased it and added an aid so that can't happen again, now I just have to wait and see, but I think it's working, no night mares last night and I do feel calmer" Will said.
"That's awesome" Callie said trying to forge excitement. Why was she not happier then this?
"Yeah." Will nodded neither of them wanted to say what they were thinking, how long did they wait until coming back home.
"Oh well momma is going all out for dinner tonight, you should come by, the kids would love to see you, I would love to see you" Callie added as an afterthought.
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah of course" Callie tried to sound positive.
"Ok yeah, what time?" Will asked. Callie thought for a minute, Stef was up early which meant she was working today. She would be home by 3, after showering and changing…
"How about 4? you can help Harry with his homework" Callie offered. She wasn't sure how Stef even factored into her decision but Callie knew she was afraid to have Will around unless Stef was physically going to be in the room with her and the kids.
"Sounds good, See you then" Will nodded.
That night Jude opened the door when there was a knock.
"Hey man come on it" Jude smiled letting Will in. If he had any resentment over the mark on his sisters face he didn't hold it against Will.
"Dada! dada!" Elizabeth screeched running down the hall to him. Callie hung back in the kitchen unwilling to go so close. It was Jude who caught Elizabeth up and didn't leave her alone with Will making Callie grateful to him. Harry came jumping down the stairs.
"Hi!" He smiled at Will.
"Hey man, how's school?" Will asked as they made their way to the kitchen.
"Good, Callie said you can help me with my math" Harry said.
"You bet" Will nodded as Callie stepped back a little as he came into the room. If Will had any resentment over the group of people he didn't show it. Callie took Elizabeth staying in the nook close to Stef who was doing paperwork while Harry and Will worked at the table. Lena and Jude moving around them getting dinner ready. They ate together then Will and Elizabeth played with Frankie's old doll house in the living room while Stef watched TV and Callie sat on the couch reading with Harry. Callie watched Will playing with the baby closely and many times found Stef watching her. Finally Callie stood up announcing it was time to give Elizabeth a bath.
"I should be going" Will nodded standing up as Elizabeth walked over to Callie sucking her thumb, a sign she was tired.
"Thanks for coming" Callie said from the opposite end of the room as Will.
"Sure" Will just nodded giving her a little smile and headed out the front door. Stef looked at Callie like she wanted to say something but Callie just shook her head going up the stairs.
Callie closed the door to Brandon's old bedroom where Elizabeth had just fallen asleep creeping down the stairs. Jude and Harry were on the couch watching a movie.
"20 more minuted until bed ok buddy" Callie whispered running her fingers through Harry's hair.
"Ok" Harry nodded as Callie gave him a smile heading into the kitchen. Lena and Stef were sitting in the nook Lena was reading her book and Stef was on her computer doing work. Callie sat down in the small space between them and Stef closed her computer knowing that was Callie's sign of needing to talk as Lena closed her book.
"It was nice to see Will for dinner, he seems better" Lena said.
"He said he is doing better, he looks better" Callie nodded.
"Well if he goes the rest of the week without an attack around any easy triggers I'd say the medicine is working" Stef nodded.
"Yeah." Callie nodded.
"Your still afraid of him" Lena commented. Callie just sighed as her way of agreeing.
"I don't know why. I'm trying so hard but I just can't" Callie said.
"He hurt you baby, in his right mind or not he put his hand on you and hurt you, that's not something you just forget" Stef said gently ghosting her fingers over the still faint mark on Callie's cheek. During the day Callie could cover it fine with make up but at night after she washed her face if was still slightly black and blue of a healing bruise.
"But I know he won't as long as his attacks are under control, he says they are and I believe him." Callie said firmly.
"Yes but baby, you have your own ptsd" Lena whispered.
"What? No I don't, what do you mean?" Callie asked.
"You have been hit and abused in all those foster homes when you were younger sweetheart. That doesn't just leave you. And Will hitting you, that triggers your own ptsd" Lena said gently.
"No one has even threatened to hurt me in over a decade, Those feelings should be gone by now" Callie said.
"But they aren't, and he did hurt you. It broke your trust in him" Stef nodded. Callie sighed again.
"You know I almost forgot about those homes. It feels like so long ago, like another life time ago." Callie said.
"Well it was, but that doesn't mean those feelings don't come back. You felt unsafe there, and now you feel unsafe with him, no matter how much you want to trust him it is going to have to be something you both work to build" Lena said. brushing hair from Callie's face.
"It's a lot of work, and the first step is being around him more, and letting the kids around him more" Stef said
"I'm scared" Callie whispered.
"I know baby, but have him here, mom and I will be here if you need anything" Lena said.
"But you have to start somewhere love, you can't block him out" Stef said. Callie nodded knowing they were right. She felt Stef put her arm around her as she sank into her side.
"This place…it's always been such a safe haven you know. No matter what it's always been safe and everything is ok inside these wall" Callie whispered more to herself then to her moms. How many times in her adult life had she come running back to her safe home? Even if it was just for a cup of tea with Lena when she was stressed, or a movie with Stef when she had a bad day at work. Sometimes Callie wondered if she would ever out grow the need to run back home when something was to much. No matter what was going on outside the house, somehow being inside made everything calm down and make sense.
"And you are allowed to be here and feel safe as long as you need, but you have to keep your life moving forward" Lena told her.
"If you guys will be home tomorrow. I guess Will could come over for the whole day" Callie said.
"Good girl baby" Stef said pulling her in a little tighter.
Saturday morning Harry ran to answer the door when there was a knock. Callie was happy to see Harry didn't seem effected by what had happened. Somehow her understood Will had not been in control of himself. Callie gave him a smile as Will came into the kitchen. Lena of course made a big breakfast and they all ate together. Stef had to file some paperwork for the morning but Mike and Brandon popped over to fix the light in the freezer. Callie knew it was more then a coincidence that Stef had arranged for there to always be a police officer in the house but she was grateful for it. And having them there made her feel safe enough to be around Will. Jude and Will took Harry outside to play basketball for a while. In the afternoon Will put Elizabeth down for her nap while Stef was upstairs doing laundry, and in the evening her and Callie sat on the deck talking while Lena did some gardening. Will stayed for dinner and then Callie insisted he stay for the game as they all sat on the couch cheering Jesus on through the TV. It was late when Callie stood out on the porch with him alone.
"I'm sorry about being around the people all day" Callie said, she was pleasantly pleases she felt safe enough to be alone with him now, even if it was with Stef right inside the house.
"It's ok, I appreciate they are looking out for my family" Will said.
"You seem good"
"I feel good, I did't realize how much the medication wasn't working, it wore of quickly I didn't notice it. But now that I am back I can feel the difference." Will nodded.
"I'm glad, I'm sorry about everything"
"No, no Callie it wasn't your fault. It's my fault. I'm the one who hit you, you have every right to be afraid of mad or whatever you are" Will said.
"It's not your fault, and I'm not mad either. Momma seems to think your PTSD triggered my own" Callie whispered. Will gave her a questioning look.
"From those old foster homes, she thinks…" Callie trailed off as realization flooded Will's face. Callie understood why, she had told Will about her time in foster care only once, and never in great detail. He had a very basic knowledge of what happened and she wanted it like that. When she met him she had part of the Adams Foster family for 5 years, she didn't feel like anything different. None of that mattered anymore until suddenly it did.
"I didn't even think…oh god Callie" Will started pain flooding his face.
"It fine. Let's just agree that it's no one's fault, we just let ourselves get so stressed out and our pasts kind of got the better of us." Callie said.
"It was just a bad week" Will nodded.
"I missed you" Callie sighed.
"I miss you too" Will whispered and Callie leaned into him as he wrapped her up in his long strong arms.
Sunday night after dinner Will put the last bag into his truck putting Elizabeth in her carseat.
"Thank you" Callie said as Lena pulled her into a hug.
"Baby you know your always welcome here" Stef said.
"I know, but thank you for always being my safe house anyway" Callie said as Lena released her and Stef pulled her into a hug.
"We love you guys being here" Lena assured her as Will came over.
"Thank you for taking care of them." Will said.
"Of course, we're glad your doing better. It's good to see you smiling again" Lena said giving him a hug of his own as Harry came outside with his backpack on.
"Can we sleep over tomorrow?" He asked Stef making them all laugh.
"How about Friday? Jesus will be home, he might kick you onto the floor but you guys can have a boys sleepover" Stef said.
"Can I Callie?" Harry cried.
"You bet" Callie smiled.
"And my baby of course, you two can have a nice date night, we'll take both kids" Lena said as Stef wiggled her eyebrows making Will blush a little.
"thank you" Callie smiled putting her arm around Harry as they walked back to the car.