"Can you pass the milk please?" Jude asked as he poured his cereal.
Callie passed him the milk. "What are you up to this weekend? I promised Sophia I'd go to the mall with her tomorrow." Callied knew she shouldn't feel guilty every time she hung out with Sophia but she still did.
"That's cool," Jude replied. "I'm going to Connor's to work on our science project."
Stef joined the conversation. "Is his dad okay with that?"
"Connor said he said it was okay if we stay in the living room, just work on our project and I leave before dinner." Jude said, making sure he remembered to cover all of the regulations.
"Well it's a start," Stef said, trying not to roll her eyes. Jude nodded.
"Alright everyone, let's go. Time for school," Lena said, herding the kids to the car.
Mariana tried to approach Emma at her locker when she got to school but Emma took off in the other direction. Mariana decided she'd have to do this the old fashioned way, with a note.
Mariana wrote with a purple pen in her swirly handwriting. It was forward and simple. "Emma – please don't shut me out. Come over after school. This doesn't have to be weird. It's cool. I promise." She closed with a smiley face and when they had math class together, she stuck it onto the notebook that Emma was writing on.
Emma rang the doorbell and Lena answered. "Hey Emma. Mariana's upstairs. Go on up."
Emma knocked on the door and slowly pushed it open.
"Hi." Mariana said.
"Hey."
"Look. I know you're feeling embarra-"
"We reallllllllllly don't have to do this." Emma insisted. "Like I said. I know you're straight."
"Well it's not like I've never thought about it," Mariana admitted. "I have two moms, how could I not."
"Right but it's just not for you."
Mariana smiled. "Will you let me finish?" Emma nodded. "I've never really felt that way about a girl before. But I'd be open minded if the right girl came along...
"Okay, I'm just not the right-"
"No, Mariana interrupted this time. "I think you might be." She leaned in and planted a quick kiss on Emma's lips. When she pulled away she looked at Emma and smiled. Emma smiled back and leaned back in for a longer kiss. Much longer.
Jesus swung the door open. "Mariana did you take my -"
Mariana and Emma quickly pulled apart. "Oh shit." Emma muttered.
"You don't knock?" Mariana didn't know this combination of embarrassed and furious was possible.
"What the fuck?!" Jesus yelled. "Is everyone in this family gay?"
Stef came running up the stairs. Lena was close behind. "I'm gonna go..." Emma said and made a break for it. Stef looked at Lena. Who do you want to take? I'll take Mariana, Lena said. "You go talk to Jesus."