Hey everybody, I am deeply sorry for not updating in a while. I have been busy with school and life but I have also been on writers block. It sucks not knowing what to write or how to put what you want perfectly down. It was good to take a little break but I missed writing so much. I really hope you enjoy this new chapter even though not many viewers go for the A.U. type of stories. I won't give up on this story but I will keep writing as long as those small numbers enjoy reading it. Anyway, I will let you get into the chapter.

Shaz

two - night

Present

Stef

I ran after her leaving Mike to figure out how to take our baby home. "Please stop running." I begged her as we ran the way to the beach. "I am a police officer, remember?" I added as I picked up the pace and grabbed her arm as we hit the sand of the beach. She was crying and sobbing trying to pull away as I held her arm tightly but softly.

"Let me go." She finally croaked out as she tried to pull away but I shook my head and she looked at me with her teary blue eyes. "Why are you doing this to me?"

"Let's go back, okay?" I answered her softly as it was starting to get dark and cooler, and saw that she was shivering. She sighed and nodded then walked back slowly to the police station as Lena and Mike came out. "Lena.." She ran towards us but stopped at a safe distance.

"Cleo.." She whispered softly looking up and down at our little girl who was still covered in blood. "I am Mama." But Lacey shook her head and looked at Mike.

"What happens now?" Lacey croaked out softly letting her arms fall down to her sides. I looked at Lena who looked heartbroken at the sight of our little girl covered in blood. Mike sighed as he lead our little one towards the changing room. I turned my gaze to Lena again and she just stared at the swinging door that Lacey walked through.

"I want to just put my arms around her and never let go of her." Lena whispered with a sad tone laced through it. I walked over to her and brought her into my arms as she started to sob loudly in the middle of the train station.

Cleo

I stripped off my old clothes and got into the streamy, hot shower as I cried softly to myself. I saw all the blood from holding my Mama wash off me into the drain. I let myself fall after a while just standing there and curled up in fetal position as I got flashbacks from earlier today. "Mama." I croaked out as I cried as quiet as I could as I heard someone asking me if I was okay. I ignored them and just cried until I felt cold water hit me.

I walked out wearing Mike's spare clothes coming face to face with that African lady and that police officer, Stef. "Hi." The African lady whispered trying to catch my gaze but I kept my eyes locked on a loose tread on the oversized jumper I was wearing. "I am Lena.." I slightly nodded and heard her sigh. I saw from the corner of my eye that she was about to reach out towards my face but I quickly moved my head.

"Cleo-"

"It's Lacey." I muttered under my breath as I started to shake a little. "Cleo is not my name." I looked up as I heard the door open behind them seeing Mike and another man next to him.

"Lacey, hi." The man greeted me as he put his hand out to shake but I took a step back and glared at him. "I am Bill, your social worker." I sighed having a little idea what may happen now.

"Bill?" Stef whispered with a sigh as she grabbed his arm gently. "Did Mike tell you?"

"Yes." Bill replied with a sigh as he gently pulled away from Stef. "But, we aren't for sure that this young lady is who you think she is." Stef's eyes widen with shock, maybe anger.

"I know this is my little girl, Bill." Stef whispered sternly at Bill and looked back at me again. "You can't look me in the eye and tell me that is not my Cleo bird."

"I think right now you need to calm down and just take it down a notch." Bill answered her softly and I took a big sigh out making them notice that I was still in the goddamn room.

"I'm still here." I whispered as I crossed my arms annoyed and they all turned their full attention on me for a few minutes in silence.

"It's late and I can see how exhausted Lacey is." Bill finally spoke and I sighed as I uncrossed my arms. "We can't do anything about anything now."

"Can she at least come back with us?" Lena whispered softly and I rolled my eyes. "I mean, she has no one."

"I can't do that." Bill replied back with a frown and looked over at me then back at them. "I have to take her to a emergency foster home or a group home for tonight then we can revisited your claims tomorrow or when Lacey is up to it."

"Claims?" Stef croaked out in a sad tone and turned towards me. "This is Cleo, can't you see it in her face?"

"Okay, sorry." Bill corrected himself softly and looked at me then looked back at Stef. "Lacey has the same birthday and same real name but there could be so many Cleo Briannas. And this one happen to be the one you run into."

"Happen to run into." I whispered with a nod and sighed with impatience. "Just get me out of here." I pleaded to Bill as I walked behind him furthering myself away from these crazy women.

"Lacey-"

"Bill, please." I said louder interrupting Stef from saying anything further to me. He nodded at me and gave the two women a sad nod.

"I will call you tomorrow." They both looked defeated as we slowly walked out leaving them in dead silence. I hopped into his car not knowing what my fate would be. "It's too late in the night to get you a foster home or a group home so I might as well just take you back to mine for the night." I just nodded and let him drive to his home.

The next morning

Stef

I opened my eyes from the restless night and turned to see Lena awake too. "Did you sleep at all?" I whispered to her and she looked at me with a sad frown.

"I couldn't." She croaked out sadly looking like she was about to burst into tears again. "She was on my mind the whole night."

"I want her here where she belongs." I stated as I sat up a little higher after putting my pillows up resting on the wooden bed head. "Not with some strangers that could lead to what happened to Callie and Jude. Or in a group home. She is our daughter and we have every goddamn right to prove that she is ours."

"Bill wants to do what is best for her." Lena whispered as she focused on a loose tread in the blanket. "When she is good and ready.."

"I know but what I am afraid of is that she isn't ready to face the fact that her Mama really is just someone who took her away from her small world while she was only a little, fragile baby." I admitted to Lena as she placed her warm hand on top of my shaky hands. "Bill said he would call, let's hope he can do something about giving us a daughter back.." Lena nodded and we both got out of bed to face another day in this world.