Previously

"Sweetie do you have someone to come get you? It looks like your mommy forgot to get you." said "No it's just mommy and I. I can call the dispatch for mommy they know me they will find out what happened or mommy's partner will come get me." Callie said with so much pride could see not only by the mini uniform the child wore but the way the child talked about her way of reaching her mommy that they were very close to each other.

"How about I call dispatch and they can remind your mommy and we can play some more?" asked Callie who nodded OK and went back to playing while she left a message with dispatch and then join in with Callie waiting for her mommy to arrive.

Chapter 2

Situations You Can't Really Explain

After Lena called dispatch for Callie's mom she was told they'll notify her and she should be down to get her. "OK Callie do you want to play a games till mommy comes?" Lena said to the little girl. "My mommy forgot about me didn't she? I'm not that important as she always says I am." Callie said sadly. "No! No! Callie sweetheart don't ever think that! Sometimes parents forget and it's my job to remind them. Sometimes they forget that you may not be at daycare or a family members house that's all sweetheart don't ever think that you are not important enough OK?" Lena said her heart breaking that a child would feel this way ever because of a parent.

" I'm supposed to be important enough to remember doesn't matter where I am." Callie said in a matter of fact way her eyebrow raised and her hand on her hip with her hand raised above her head. In that moment Lena seen a teenage not a small child and she was amazed that Callie looked like that for a kid. "Callie why don't we just play that game huh?" Lena said kinda speechless. Callie looked at Lena eyebrow still raised but nodded anyway.

After she dropped Callie off and cried her way to work she was right her day was hell she got called into a robbery, officer involved accident, and high speed chase that ended in a arrest but took her out of county because her boss wanted her to follow up with it and get through till the end of it all.

As Stef was driving back from the chase she didn't notice the time or if she did she would have been pissed off at her boss and herself in that moment not realizing that her daughter felt unimportant and left behind.

But when the call from dispatch came in telling her that the teacher called about her being late to pick up her daughter was the worst feeling in the world to Stef and she knew that Callie was now thinking thing she should not because of her father who was blaming Callie for his reputation being screwed up at church. It wasn't her daughters fault for being here for screwing up his reputation though Callie didn't ask to be born out of wedlock it was Stef's fault for a one night stand and no birth control to go with it.

Stef can still remember the day her father told Callie only unimportant things and people are forgotten about and since that day Callie has always needed reinsurance that she would never be forgotten as she was so important to Stef that she'd never forget her.

As Stef finally got closer to the school she sped up in the patrol car to get there faster. Once in the parking lot Stef hurriedly got out of the car and rushed into the building.

Callie looked so unbelievably hurt and upset as more time went by without her mother getting there. Lena didn't know what to do but she did know that she felt more for this little girl then she should as her teacher. Lena noticed that Callie was a silly, sassy, sarcastic, smart, and noticed her surroundings and aware of everything going on in it.

"OK Callie want to help me out?" Lena said grabbing Callie's attention as the young girl looked at a cell phone she just noticed now. Callie shook her head no and continue to play with the phone. "OK well would love your help." Lena tried again and same result as she was going to try for a third time she noticed a blonde coming in to the room and Lena got up quickly. "Excuse me may I help you?" Lena said to the woman. "Yes I'm Stef Callie's mom I'm sorry for being late I got stuck at work and I'm here now to get my daughter." Stef said to the teacher while looking at Callie who was now ignoring everyone but the phone itself. "Well Mrs. Foster I'm Callie's teacher Ms. Lena Adams but the kids call me Ms. Adams. I'd like to talk to you about this here today and then you can get Callie and go." Lena said to her as Stef nodded. "Let's take a seat. Mrs. Foster I can understand you being late most people are if they get busy with work or they forget that their child's in school but today was way over our usual allowance on that. It's after 5pm schools completely out. My students went home hours ago and she's here with me by herself thinking she's unimportant enough. Do you see my problem? Now as of tomorrow you can pick her up at 12pm if you can not get her have a family member get her OK?" Lena said firmly as she looked at Stef she won't admit this now but Callie's mom wasn't bad looking and she didn't know that Stef was thinking the same thing.

"OK I'll be here at noon tomorrow for Callie. Thank you ." Stef said as she looked back over at her daughter who was still ignoring her to the fullest extent of the word.

How mad is little Callie? How guilty is Stef?

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