Lena POV

October 9th

Yesterday we left the hospital only after the visiting hours ended. It was like I had predicted. Jude didn't want to leave his sister. I understood his wish to stay with his sister very well from my own experience, when Stef was in hospital. I was sure, if either one of the twins were in Callie's place, the other wouldn't want to leave his/her siblings side. Jude and Callie seemed to be as close as our twins, if not even closer, because they depend on each other more and they have no one else.

When we had returned home, Stef wasn't there yet. She came home some minutes over 9. From what she told me, they found Callie on the security camera footage and saw part of what had happened. Now they were trying to identify and find the people, who hurt Callie. So far they hadn't had any luck, but she sounded determined and knowing her, I knew she won't give up easily.

This morning we all ate breakfast together. I made scrambled eggs and bacon. Jude was against the big breakfast and sitting at the table together. All he wanted was to go back to hospital. He had suggested snacks from hospital vending machine as his breakfast. Stef and I had to sit him down and reassure him that Callie was doing fine (relatively) and that she's going to be there even if we don't arrive at the hospital the second the visiting hours start. We are responsible for the boy for the time being, which meant we had to make sure he eats healthy and that he eats three times a day. Among other things like making sure he can get a good nights rest, keeps his hygiene up, goes to school and of course Stef and I were responsible of him getting the love and affection that he needed.

It was now half past 11 and Jude and I were sitting in Callie's room, opposite side of her hospital bed. For now, Callie was sleeping peacefully, her head turned a little to my side. Stef had gone to work to continue working on the case. She was going to come to hospital sometime later today to talk to Callie and get her statement.

I looked up from my magazine, which I was reading, when I heard the sound of coins. Looking over Callie's bed, I saw that Jude was pulling out coins from his pants pocket. Once his pocket was empty, he held the coins in his hand.

I watched closely, how he mumbled along as he counted the money in his palm "1.05…1.25…1.75…1.90…2.00...2.01,"

As I watched him count the coins I remembered what I had learned from Jude and what Stef had told me – Callie had taken out lunch and pocket money from the ATM for Jude. He was probably counting the last of his money he had on him. Callie never got to give him his pocket money.

"Do you want something from the vending machine, sweetheart?" I asked closing the magazine on my lap. When Jude's head snapped up, I was sure that I saw a glimmer of fear in his eyes. He shook his head and looked down to his palm, which was full of coins. Pulling his hand in fist, securing the coins, he sat up a bit and searched through his other pockets, looking for more coins he had missed.

"Gift shop?" I remembered we had passed one on the way to Callie's room. Jude had looked back at it. At that moment I didn't think much of it.

This time, he looked up to me and timidly nodded his head. He held the eye contact for couple of more seconds until he looked back down and started to recount his coins in his hand. I reached for my purse and pulled out my wallet. Opening it, I took out a 20 dollar bill figuring it should be enough for whatever he wanted to buy to his sister. Flowers maybe, a card, small stuffed animal or some balloons.

I reached over the bed, handing the money to him "Here!" he looked up, first to the money I was handing him, but then up to me confused

"Take it," I nudged him, when Jude was looking at me like I was giving him a gold bar. He looked unsure whether or not he could take it.

"Take it and go buy whatever you wanted to buy for your sister," I insisted as I reached towards him more

Jude was wary to take the money. He started to reach for it, but when he was about to touch the money, he pulled his hand a back "I can't!" He shook his head and leaned back in his chair "It's your money. I can't take your money. I won't be able to repay you,"

"Yes, you can!" I encouraged him "I want you to have it. You don't have to repay me. I want you to take it and go buy whatever you wanted to buy for your sister!"

We had a little stare down. I could tell how hard it was for him to accept the money from me. Few times he had looked down to his sister, which made me think that maybe Callie had told him to never take money from others. But I could also see how he wanted to take the 20 dollar bill, just so he could buy something for Callie to give her some joy, while she stays here.

Jude slowly leaned forward and timidly reached for the bill I was still holding out "Thank you," he said sincerely after he finally took it

"You don't have to thank me, honey," I smiled at the boy, who stood up ready to leave the room

Jude had just reached the end of Callie's bed, when I spoke up stopping him in his tracks "You know what?" I opened my wallet again and pulled out a 5 dollar bill "Buy some chocolate for her from me. Okay?"

"What kind?" He asked, taking the 5 additional dollars

"Her favorite," Jude smiled back at me and left the room

Only few seconds had passed since Jude left, when Code Blue rang out in the hallway. The announcement was quite loud. When I looked over my shoulder to the hallway, I saw how a doctor in white coat, holding his stethoscope that was around his neck, ran down the hallway. He was followed by a nurse in pick scrubs.

When I turned my head back, I saw Callie staring back at me. Her right eye wide open. She didn't look sleepy. The young woman was wide awake, eyeing me like a hawk. We stared at each other for few short seconds.

"Um...Hi!" I smiled at the girl as I scooted a bit closer to the edge of my seat "How are you feeling?" Callie blinked back at me, observing me closely

She raised her left hand to her face and pulled the oxygen mask down to her neck "Who are you?"

"Lena," I blurt out quickly, but once I composed myself better I expanded my answer "My name is Lena Adams Foster,"

"You were here yesterday," Callie stated as she shifted a little, all while wincing in pain "With Jude,"

"Yes, I was," I confirm, even though she wasn't asking me

"Who are you?" she asked me again without taking her eye off me. I noticed how her lips stuck together, because they were so dry.

I pressed my right hand steeped fingers gently to my chest and repeated, thinking that she had forgotten "I'm Lena!"

"I know your name!" Callie replied sounding a bit frustrated with me. She gave off a quiet cold feeling, the way she was watching me. Almost like she was already trying to tell if she needs to be cautious around me "Are you Jude's new social worker? Do you work for CPS? Who are you?"

"I...uh.." I looked over my shoulder to the hallway briefly, kind of hoping Jude would come back soon "I'm Jude's foster mom," I explained to her, when I turned back at her "One of his new foster mom," I added quietly after a second

Callie nodded her head in a barely visible manner. I could tell she was processing the new information. She did not look happy at the news that Jude was foster kid again. Callie ran her tongue over her dry lips to try and moister them a bit. It wasn't much of use, because I saw how her lips stuck together again just a moment later.

"So where is Jude?" Callie asked in quite blunt manner

I pointed over my left shoulder "He went out a minute ago to buy something. Don't worry, he will be back shortly," I assured her at the end. Callie once again ran her tongue over her lips. Her eyes darted to the end of the bed, to the water pitcher. Obviously, she wasn't going to ask me.

I stood up fast, wanting to go grab the water that stood at the end of her bed, but I slowed my movement down, when I noticed how Callie flinched at my fast movement. Quickly glancing over to her heart monitor, I saw how her stats had spiked up.

"Do you want some water?" I asked her, pointing to the water pitcher and cup at the end of her bed. Callie shyly and timidly nodded her head. I walked up to the end of the bed, I poured some water in the cup, which had a straw in.

I walked up to the side of her bed. Callie pressed her left hand to the bed and tried to sit up more.

"Careful! Slowly!" I exclaimed softly, when I saw her wince in pain at the movement. If I hadn't had my hands full, I would have jumped to help her, but when I turned to set the cup down, Callie had already ended the movement.

Once she was settled in the bed and the pain had subdued a little after the movement, I held the cup out to her with my right, but I moved the straw closer to her mouth with my left "Drink some," I encouraged her

Callie put her lips around the straw and sucked in some water. Her left hand raised up, almost like she wanted to hold the cup on her own. She drank the cup dry.

"Thank you," Callie said quietly as I placed the cup on her nightstand

"Of course," I replied as I sat back down. Once I was sat down, we no longer held eye contact. Callie was staring somewhere to her feet. She looked deep in her thoughts.

"So they took him," she stated without looking to me

"You were missing for almost 24 hours," I explained to her "Jude's still a kid. They couldn't leave him alone," Callie eye darted my direction for a short moment, before she averted her eye back on the blanket that was covering her

When Callie didn't say anything, I decided to continue "My wife, Jude's other foster mom, she's trying to find the people, who did this to you,"

Callie snorted out, but right after she regretted that, because apparently that had caused some pain to her stomach "What is she…Nancy Drew?"

"She's a police officer,"

Callie suddenly froze at those news. I can only guess, she doesn't have the best relationship with them. Many foster kids don't. It wouldn't surprise me that she has had some bad run ins with police officers, Jude as well. The fact that she was arrested and sent to Juvie, probably, didn't help.

"She's one of the good ones,"

"Aha...sure," Callie muttered under her nose, clearly not believing it "Everyone always says that,"

"No, she really is," I insisted, Callie simply shook her head a little "She's the one, who found you!" At those news, Callie looked at me surprised

"Bill brought Jude to us late at night. Around 10. Once she learned about Jude's story, about you – that you were missing – she didn't hesitate to ask Jude for your description and picture, so she could put out a missing persons report," Callie's features had softened somewhere in the halfway of my explanation "Some 12 hours after putting the missing person report, you were found. And now, she's out there looking for the people, who hurt you,"

I had a feeling, because of the look on Callie's face, that she was regretting the comment she made before.

"I guess..." Callie dragged slowly and quietly looking down to her lap "I owe her now," she was chewing the left side of her lower lip now

"She's coming over later today," I said as I leaned back in the chair "To ask you some questions about what happened. We informed the CPS about what happened to you. I'm not sure if they will be here today, but...just a heads up. You can expect a visit from them as well,"

"Great," Callie said to herself and raised her left hand to her face to squeeze the bridge of nose between her eyes

"Callie! You're awake!" I heard Jude exclaim happily from the doorway. Callie instantly pulled her hand away from her face and looked at her brother.

"H-hey!" Callie smiled brightly and widely at him. There was pure joy on her face the moment she saw her baby brother.

"When did you wake up? How are you feeling? Can I get you anything?" Jude bombard Callie with questions as he walked up to her bed. He had a small white plastic bag in his right hand.

"5 minutes ago, I think…there was very loud announcement of some sort...woke me up,"

"The nurse said that if you're in pain, she can administer some more medication. Are you in pain?" Jude asked "I can go ask the nurse-" He was pointing over his left shoulder, ready to leave if Callie needed the additional pain medication

Callie reached and placed her hand over Jude's and tried to assure him "I'm fine. It doesn't hurt that bad,"

"Can I get you anything? Water? Are you thirsty?" he asked looking to the water pitcher at the end of the bed

"No, your foster mom got me some water already. I'm okay, Jude," Callie answered. Jude looked over his shoulder to me and offered me a grateful smile. I smiled back at the boy, happy that I could be of help.

"I went to the gift shop," Jude spoke up and placed the plastic bag on the side of Callie's bed "Look what I got for you!" He pulled out a small stuffed teddy bear. Jude moved the teddy bears hands "Look how cute he is!"

Callie took the teddy bear from Jude's hand and examined it "His big brown eyes, remind me of yours," Callie glanced up to Jude and smiled

"This is from Lena," Jude said as he took out a chocolate box "I bought the smallest pack, because I didn't know if you wanted a lot of it or if you can eat chocolate right now…" for now Jude placed the chocolate box on the nightstand

"Wow...thank you," I heard Callie mumble quietly

"And!" Jude reached in the plastic bag again "This!" he pulled out a candy necklace. I remembered, how Mariana used to love those. Lexi too. There was a phase, some two weeks, when they had been obsessed with those. They had to have one around their necks at all time.

When Jude had showed the necklace to Callie, she set down the teddy bear and her hand went up to her neck wanting to touch the necklace that she had been carrying around for years, but was now missing from her neck. Her fingers desperately searched for it. When she didn't find it, her features saddened. What I hadn't expected to see was guilt written all over her features.

"They took it," Callie mumbled quietly, clearly remembering the mugging that had taken place

"What matters is that you're okay," Jude soothed her as he sat down on the side of the bed and took Callie's left hand in his, holding it tightly between his hands "We have our memories of mom. Those will never be lost,"

She closed her eyes and said quietly, sounding like she was on the edge of tears "It was the only thing we had left of her,"

"We have each other. That's most important to me,"

Callie pulled her hand out of Jude's hold. She placed her left palm over her right shoulder where the bandage was from the surgery. Her look was now distant, almost like she was reliving her attack right in front of her eyes.

"I should have fought more," Callie thought out loud in quiet voice

"No!" Jude reasoned back "You were already beaten an inch from death! Your body couldn't take more beating!" Jude watched the distant looking Callie for a while

"I need you!" Jude said, his voice full of emotions. The young girl snapped out of her thoughts. It made Callie finally look back up at her brother, who was gazing back at her. She took her hand off her shoulder and reached back for Jude's hand, gripping it tightly in hers. To me, that seemed like Callie's way of telling her brother - I got you. Their eye contact alone spoke volumes. I could tell these kids loved each other.

The siblings interaction was interrupted by a knock. We all looked towards the source of the sound - the doorway.

"Hi, Callie! I'm Office Stef Adams Foster," Stef smiled at the girl, she pointed to her partner, who stood next to her, and introduced "This is my partner Devon Diaz!"

"We are investigation your case and we have few questions to you," Stef explained and then asked kindly "May we come in?"

Looking back at the young girl, I saw her tightening the grip on her brothers hand "Yeah...you can come in," she said bravely, but her features betrayed her, I saw that she was scared