When they entered in the front door Stef grabbed Callie's elbow and said "All the kids should be home, would it be okay if Lena and I told them now?"

"Sure, I'll just head upstairs."

Stef smiled at her before gathering the 4 children in the Living room. "Okay guys, me and Lena have to share something with you. It's about Callie.

"What happened? Is she alright?" Jude's face filled with worry for his sister.

Lena placed a hand on his knee. "Callie is fine, she is just upstairs." Her smile turned into a frown. "Almost 2 years ago, when Callie was 15 she was in a foster home and she was raped. She wanted you guys to know that, and she does not want anyone to treat her any differently." Lena didn't realize how hard she was gripping Stef's hand until she let go.

Jude immediately started sobbing. Stef heard him say "How could I have let this happen?" through his tears. Everyone else was clearly in shock as they all agreed to act normal around Callie. When everyone left Stef sat on the floor in front of Jude so she was eye level with him. "Hey, you were just 10 years old. There was nothing you could have done, this was not your fault, and this was not Callie's fault, the only person to blame is Liam, okay?" Jude nodded his head yes and jumped into Stef's arms.

Lena noticed a sense of comfort on her partner's face. She knew how much Stef loved these kids, and Lena loved them too. Both of them had yet to express their thoughts on making this a permanent home, but Lena knew that conversation would not be too far away.

"Okay, how about you go ask Brandon to take you to the park? It is a nice day out."

"Do you think he'd take me?"

"I am most certain he would." Stef watched as the 12 year old sprinted up the stairs, and left with Brandon. "Be back before dinner" She yelled as they exited the door.

Lena walked up and put a hand on Stef's shoulder. "Should we check on Callie?" She wondered if Marianna had tried to get anything out of her yet.

"I think Callie is okay, Mari is there with her. Can I talk to you about something?"

"You want to adopt Callie and Jude?"

"How'd you know?"

"I saw the look on your face Stef; it was the same one as when you met Mari and Jesus."

Stef could only hope that Lena felt the same way about these kids. "So, what do you say?"