Note: Hey guys! I am loving the review I am getting so much! I feel famous :3. I tried to add some drama with Callie cutting behind their backs and of course I know she isn't going to be able to stop just like that *Snaps*. Anyways, I hope you like it and leave some good reviews!
Callie rushed to her room to go to her only friend. She unzipped the hidden pocket in her backpack and found her trusty razor. "You were always there for me" She thought to herself. She twirled it in her fingers a few times to make sure it would be able to do the job. Making sure she had a black washcloth to stop the bleeding in hand, she quickly made 3 jagged lines across her left forearm. They were deep, just the way she liked them. A smile came across her lips as she pressed the washcloth to her bleeding wrist, it had worked. She felt better, numb, even if it were only for a few moments. Once the bleeding was under control, she yanked down her sweater and jumped into bed; she was expecting Lena any second now.
*Knock Knock* "Hey, I just wanted to come by and make sure everything was alright. Do you need anything before I leave?"
Like clockwork, Callie thought to herself. She shifted under the covers "Nope, I think I'm good, thanks for checking!" She had always been a good liar.
"Alright, I'll see you in the morning!" Lena exclaimed as she left the room.
Callie fell asleep fairly early that night. She was content with that night's accomplishments. Everything was fine with getting ready the next morning until it was time to pick out clothes. "Long Sleeves or Bracelets?" Callie though to herself. The cuts didn't span too long so bracelets would almost work but she figured she would wait for them to fade some and picked out a purple sweater from her closet.
Marianna was back that morning and getting ready. She wondered why Callie was turning toward the wall; she had never been self-conscious about changing before. "Are you alright? You've never faced towards the wall before" Mari said concerned.
"Yea, just bloating." Callie shrugged.
Marianna was convinced and escorted Callie down the staircase with her to breakfast. "Morning moms!" Marianna said cheerily."
Stef smiled at the two teens standing in the doorway of the kitchen. She was happy they were getting along now. Stef stopped spreading cream cheese on her bagel "Hey babies."
Callie started to brew a cup of coffee when Lena stopped her.
"It's supposed to be pretty warm today, are you going to be ok wearing that?" Lena questioned. She considered the possibility that Callie had self-harmed but there was no way; she had made sure she went to sleep safe.
"Yea, I wasn't really planning on going outside. Besides, it's too late to change now." Callie claimed. For a second she thought she had been caught. But she decided her moms didn't know enough about self-harm to know.
The rest of breakfast went pretty dully as usual. The 3 brothers joined before long and Jude looked happier than usual. When everyone was finished, Jude stated that he had an announcement to make. "I've already told moms about this." Jude said "And you guys might have already known but…I uh…I'm Gay." He hesitated in saying the last part. He had never actually said the words. When he told Lena and Stef he just said he likes boys. Almost immediately he felt better; like a weight had been lifted off his shoulders.
Everyone congratulated him on how proud he was. This made Jude feel even better. When everyone parted their ways he caught Callie. "So you're not mad at me?" Jude worried his sister would not approve of him.
"Me being mad at you? I don't even think that is possible. You are who you are and I could never judge you for that. I'm proud of you Jude." Callie ruffled Jude's hair before he ran up to the boy's room. "If anything," Callie thought "Jude should be mad at me."
Monday was Callie's first session with her new therapist, Dr. Larson. The first hour was a one on one with Callie and Dr. Larson, and Lena and Stef were invited in for the last 30 minutes. For the first session they basically just talked about background information. Callie told her up front about her mother's death, all the foster homes her and Jude had bounced to and from, the rape, and her self-harm. Lena and Stef told her about the trial, and the recent incident when Callie was trying to cut herself.
Callie felt guilty the whole time. She could feel her cuts throb each time she lied and said she hadn't self-harmed since the first time Lena caught her. Something caught her ear that she played off like it was normal; she heard Stef say that she used to self-harm back in her teen days when she was dealing with her dad.
Callie said a simple "oh" but Lena made quite a bigger reaction.
"What? Why is this the first time I've ever heard of this?" Lena was shocked to hear that this person, her wife and partner of 10 years, had been a self-harmer and she didn't know.
"Honey please, it wasn't all that important. I was like 16 and it's over besides, this is Callie's session not marriage counseling." Stef had on her cool expression as always.
The rest of the session went on with more talk of Lena and Stef's work and how Callie had been doing in school. When they finally got home later that night Lena lashed out at Stef.
"How come you never told me? Don't you think that might be a good piece of information to know before you get a domestic partnership or a marriage with someone?" Lena was shooting the look at her.
"What, so you're saying you wouldn't marry me if you knew? There is your answer right there on why I didn't tell you!" Stef was in utter shock that her wife was reacting like this to a simple thing that happened in High School.
"No, it's just…I'm sorry Stef. It just would have been nice to know so I could have helped you." Lena felt as if all the people she loved were just crumbling before her very eyes.
"No, you couldn't have! I was 16 when I started and 18 when I stopped! I met you when I was 32. How could you have possibly helped me?" Stef glanced over to find that Callie was now watching a reality show on TV.
"Okay. So you're completely done right?" Lena asked. She didn't want to say it out loud but she knew she couldn't handle having two cutters in the house.
Stef nodded and gave Lena a quick kiss "Of course my love."
Lena made her way into the living room with Stef following close behind. She plopped down right next to the teen watching Dance Moms. "I think X-Factor is on right now."
Callie knew that was their favorite show to watch together so she picked up the remote. The TV wouldn't pick up the signal at first so she did the whole arm swinging thing to change the channel. Her arm was fully extended forward when her sleeve must have rolled up because she heard Lena move forward and ask "What's that?"
