AN- Hey! Wow you guys are seriously blowing me away with the reviews! I am glad you are liking this! I can't tell you enough how much I appreciate all the feed back, follows, favorites. It really helps me keep focused and to keep writing, especially since I am having a hard time writing the FB scenes it's harder then I thought to write something so scary and dark. I don't understand. Can't we all be friends? :) It's a blast writing the family scenes though. Coming together, loving each other. Fun. AGAIN THANK YOU! Enjoy! (Side note I did read through this a few times its edited but again it's so hard to edit your own stuff your brain knew where you were going so sometimes it skips over things. Thanks for not judging over mistakes. You guys ROCK!-
Twenty five minutes into the movie Stef felt Callie began to stir next to her as the girl curled herself up into a fetal position her knees brushing against Stef's side. Stef watched in almost slow motion as Callie's hands snaked their way in between her thighs right in groin area as if they were protecting herself. "Lena" Stef whispered as she sat up and placed her hand on Callie's forehead "It's okay love" She said softly to Callie "You're okay"
"What's going on?" Lena asked shifting Mariana onto her own pillow before sitting up. Mariana jolted however the minute Lena put her hand on her forehead she calmed. Once Lena was sure Marina wouldn't wake up she moved closer to Stef to get a better look at Callie "Is she okay?"
"I don't know love" Stef answered as Callie's face began to look pained and she began to whimper a little. It didn't take long before the whimper's turned into word. "No..no..no Liam" Her voice cried out "I don't like it hurts" She began to whimper and rock while holding onto herself she then gasped "Mom.. mom come back I am sorry I was bad. MOMMY"
"Wake her up Stef" Lena said pushing Stef's shoulder "Wake her up now."
"I am trying Lena" Stef assured her wife as she kept rubbing Callie's arms "Callie, honey…."
"No" Callie whimpered again "Mommy come back. No. Lena, Lena, Mama!"
Stef grabbed her tightly as tears fell from her own eyes seeing her daughter so upset in a dream "Callie" She practically shook her "Wake up love"
Callie's eyes flew open and she sucked in air quickly while Lena crawled over Stef to get to Callie
"Hi honey" She said trying to reach for her.
Callie's eyes went to Stef then to Lena before she pulled away quickly. "Don't" She held up her hands before crawling past Lena "I have to go to the bathroom" She said quickly before taking a mad dive off the air beds before she ran out of the room. Her feet could be herd on the stairs showing she wasn't going to the downstairs bathroom.
Stef went to move when Lena held up her hands
"No, not this time, you stay here with Mariana and the boys" She said giving the boys a small smile "I am going to be the one that goes after her this time."
Stef nodded "Call me if you need me"
Lena nodded "I will, make sure these kids are okay"
Stef nodded as she glanced at Mariana before smiling to Jude "Hi bud" She smiled "Mama will help Callie. She'll be okay"
Jude nodded as he crawled to Stef "I know, mama's good like that."
"That she is love" Stef agreed as she kissed the top of Jude's head.
It surprisingly didn't take Lena long to find Callie curled up in the bottom of her and Mariana's closet. "Room for one more?" Lena asked softly as she stood in front of the closet door.
Callie looked up and nodded as Lena crawled in and sat next to her. "I used to hide in closets when I was little" She said with a smile "When I herd thunder"
Callie looked up at her raising an eyebrow "You were scared of Thunder? You're always so logical it's hard to picture…"
Lena laughed "I was three, I didn't know about logic."
Callie nodded "I stared hiding in closets at foster parents houses, they didn't tend to look in the closet, unless they were locking me in it" She said softly as she wrapped her arms around her legs resting her chin. "It's moments like this I miss Mr. Bear"
"Who?" Lena asked as she ran her hand down Callie's back.
"I had a bear, that I got when I was born" She said softly "My mom loved Full House so she named my bear after Stefanie's bear on Full House. He was Mariana's night night to me. He went everywhere with me, but one night one of my Foster dad's was really drunk and really mad. He lost his job and I was sick with the flu and for some reason that bothered him. He grabbed him out of my hands and he took him and threw him in the fireplace and then held me back and made me watch him burn away."
Lena felt her heart break one more time that day. "Oh Callie" She whispered
"Lena, I don't want to talk tonight" Her voice cracking.
Lena nodded "I know baby" She whispered as she moved to crawl out of the closet pulling Callie with her "We're going to have to talk soon, you and I we need a good mother daughter talk. However I agree tonight probably isn't the best time" She said softly "Come with me, I have something that might help for tonight at least."
Callie gave Lena a skeptical look but allowed her to pull her with her. The two went down to Stef and Lena's room where Lena sat Callie on her bed before going to her night stand that had a little cupboard built in. She opened it and pulled out two identical stuffed black bears with pale green ribbons wrapped around their neck.
She held them both in her hands as she moved to sit on the bed next to Callie. She smiled as she looked down at them. "I got these bears for my fifth birthday from an aunt and a grandma." She held them in a hug in her arms "Oh my grandmother was so upset there was a double. She wanted to take hers back. She even took it from my hands and I began to cry" Lena smiled at the memory "I begged her not to do that. I had fallen in love with both of them." Her eyes locked on the little black bears faces in her hands "She couldn't possibly understand why I needed two of the same toy." Lena looked at Callie after a moment "My aunt, though said something that stuck with me. She said Lena darling save these bears until someone comes around, someone that you love comes around. Someone you love more then you ever thought possible. Then you give them one of those bears." She smiled "Then you'll be connected" Lena smiled at Callie before looking back to the bears. "I grew attached to the two of them. They came with me everywhere. I slept with them at night." Her voice got quieter "I still sleep with them when mom isn't home"
Callie looked up in surprise "Really?"
Lena nodded as she placed one of the bears in Callie's hands "I never found that special person I wanted to give one of them to, until right now at this very second"
Callie's eyes met Lena's as she cleared her throat "What?"
"Callie, I want you to have one of my bears"
"Oh, what about Mom or Mariana?" Callie asked "Mariana's your first daughter"
Lena smiled sadly at Callie the girl still needed so much reassurance. "Mom wasn't the right person to give this bear to, and neither was Mariana. You have to trust my heart sweetheart you're the person I've been searching practically my whole life for to share my beloved bears with."
Callie's eyes welled up with tears as she brought the bear to her chest and hugged it tightly. It smelled like Lena which was such a comforting feeling. "Thank you" She managed to say before tucking the bear under one arm as she turned to wrap her other arm around Lena.
"My sweet girl" Lena whispered into Callie's hair as she held her tightly rocking her slightly in her arms.
Callie rested against Lena. "Lena?"
Lena wrapped her arms even tighter around the girl carefully avoiding her injured arm "What is it baby?"
"I had a bad dream"
"Want to tell me about it?"
Callie buried her face in the bear's soft fur "Liam was there"
Lena nodded as she herd her mention his name "And he was um…" She looked guilty up at Lena
"It's okay sweetheart"
She swallowed hard "He was making me do things, and then my mom showed up and she told me I was a bad girl and she just started walking away. I began to chase her and then you showed up and I wanted to run to you but I couldn't because I got stuck and then you started drifting father and farther away."
Lena shook her head "I am not going anywhere Callie, I am right here. With you"
Callie nodded "I know" She took a deep breath and wiped away some tears "Can we go back down stairs now?" Obviously putting a stop to their conversation
Lena placed a kiss on Callie's temple before nodding "Yeah, of course honey." She stood pulling Callie to her "You and I still need a mother daughter talk soon"
"Yeah" Callie nodded "I know"
"What do you say we both go take one of those pills mom wants us to take?"
Callie frowned "What if I have another nightmare and I am so drugged I can't wake up?"
"Mom, will be with you" Lena promised "She'll wake you. I also think it will put you into a deeper sleep honey. Where you'll rest and not have to deal with those."
Callie chewed her lip then looked down at her bear and nodded "Okay" She agreed "IF you do it too"
"I promise"
"Well hello my loves" Stef greeted as Callie and Lena re-entered the living room. "You came back to join me. Now I am not the only one awake" She said gesturing with her hand to all the sleeping kids.
"Wow" Lena's eyes got wide "You got the boys to sleep, I am impressed"
Stef winked "I threatened to sing if they didn't all settle back down"
"I bet they instantly shut their eyes" Lena laughed
"They did not" Stef fringed offense before laughing "But they did settle back down and drifted off quickly. They were tired too."
"Mariana?" Lena asked as she and Callie both carefully slipped back onto the bed trying to not jostle it too much.
"She moved around a bit, I thought for a moment she was going to wake up" Stef answered honestly "But, I made sure her blanket was back in her hands and I ran my fingers through her hair. She settled right down."
"Callie and I decide to take the pills" Lena told Stef as she curled up next to Mariana where she had been while Callie climbed over Stef getting back to her spot.
"Look at you Sweets!" Stef winked at Callie as she poked her in the side "You got one of mama's beloved bears! You are one very special girl. Mama won't even let me touch those bears."
Callie held the bear tighter in her arms as she put her head on her pillow and nodded with a small smile. "Lucky girl" Stef leaned down and kissed her "Love you, love that smile" She then sat up and reached behind her for her water cup before digging into her pocket for the small bottle pills. She popped the top of and took two out. She handed one to Lena with the water and waited for her to take it before helping Callie sit back up for a moment to take hers. Once they had taken their pills she put the water cup back before taking a few moments to tuck both Lena and Callie in with blankets "Don't fight the sleep babies" She whispered to them "As your eyes grow heavier close them. I am right here. I will be here all night. You both are safe and so loved" She patted the bear that Lena had in her own arms "I am right here" She said locking eyes with Lena "Let me be mom during the late hours tonight. You rest"
Lena nodded "But if…"
"IF you are needed, really needed and it's really not something I can handle on my own or a child will not calm. I promise I will wake you." She ran her hands over Lena's forehead "Just like when I got shot, I had to let you take care of things. Let me do this ok?"
Lena nodded "Alright" She rolled to her side and wrapped Mariana in her arms with her bear as well "Night darling"
Stef patted her thigh before rolling over to look at Callie who had her new bear friend tucked in her arm. Her eyes closed while her other hand rubbed the bridge of her nose. "Good girl" Stef whispered softly to her as she wrapped her up in her own arms deciding to rest while everyone was quiet. Hopefully every member of the family would through the night and this day would be officially behind them.
The Fosters
FB
Mariana's head was pounding, her heart was racing the bench she was in was dark and hot. She felt hot tears roll down her cheeks. Her stomach was turn she wanted to throw up. She wanted her mom to come back for her. The logical part of her brain knew that her mother and sister had only been gone for a few minutes but the part of her that was trapped in a bench felt like her mom had been gone for hours and was never coming back for her.
She took in a deep breath Lena's coat on her giving off her mother's scent helped calm her a little. She chewed her lip as she prayed her mom would get Callie out of the school safe. Then she'd come back with mom and more cops and they'd rescue her from this box. Then they'd all go home and be safe and sound.
She was picturing her curling up in-between her mother's on the couch, like she used to when she was little. When a loud sound made her jump. Her breath got caught in her throat as she realized her mother's office door had just been busted open.
"Vice Principal Adams?! Come out come out where ever you are" a voice was herd.
Mariana closed her eyes tightly her hand became fists as she squeezed Lena's coat. Willing herself to not make any noise at all. They couldn't know where she was hidden. She could hear things being slammed around the office as whoever was in the office was looking for her mother.
"Damn it" another voice was herd "She's not in here!"
A third voice sighed "I think she made it out"
"You promised we'd get her!" Another one snarled "She was our target today! Her and one of her brats! I wanted to see her suffer! This was our only chance!"
Mariana wanted to plug her ears. She didn't want to hear this! However she knew there was no way she would be able to move without making some kind of wrestling sound.
"We're about to get slaughtered ourselves! They've got this place covered surrounded! We missed our escape opportunity."
Mariana could hear the panic in one of the boys voices and she couldn't help but feel glad he was feeling as scared as she was.
"Landon calm down, we're fine"
"Shut up Andrew" The panic sounded voice yelled "This was your idea! You promised we'd get out of here! I can't live my life in prison! I can't live all locked up. I can't"
Mariana bit down on her lip as the hairs on the back of her neck stood up. Her stomach filled with dread. She just knew something was going to happen.
"Landon"
"No" Landon yelled his voice shaking
"Whoa, Landon what are you doing.. Dude.. Wait. Don't…."
Mariana felt like her heart was going to jump out of her chest when she heard a gunshot. It was so loud it made her ears ring. She bit down on Lena's coat to keep from screaming.
"LANDON"
"Oh my god. He just blew his brains out."
Mariana felt like she was going to sick, her head hurt, her stomach hurt, her ears were ringing and she knew right outside of the bench was a dead body.
"Landon what did you?" One of the voices cried "This is your fault Andrew! You promised him we'd be fine! You promised him we'd all move to Canada once you were done torturing Lena. Now my brother's dead!"
Despite the tears rolling down her face and the terror she was feeling Mariana couldn't help but roll her eyes at the stupidity of the guys outside of her bench. Did they honestly think they could come into a school shoot it up and make it to Canada?
"My brother is dead and it's your fault! I am going KILL YOU"
The rage in the voice made Mariana's heart skip a beat. She hadn't been around anyone that angry in her life. Before she could give it a second thought she herd yet again another loud shot that caused her ringing ears to ring more and the thump of another body hitting the floor.
"Sorry Jaxson that wasn't in the plans" She herd Andrew's voice speak in a cold deadly tone "I still have some Lena hunting to do."
Then all Mariana herd was silence.