"Stef, I don't know if I can look at her again after last night without saying something or crying." Lena was still really hurt about the night before with Taylor. She had shrugged them off for most of the night after they talked to her and when Taylor believed them to finally be asleep she snuck off into the bathroom writing across her forehead. Lena just thought that by now Taylor would come to her or even Stef. "She was hurt and a teenager, they do dumb things. I'm sure that the whole house will be calmer and less nerve racking today." Stef kissed Lena on the forehead, she just needed to relax.
All of the kids were up and ready downstairs sitting in the living room watching T.V. "Ahh yes Saturdays." Stef laughed coming down the stairs. Callie and Jude were lying together on the floor, Jesus was hanging upside down off the couch, Brandon lying down as if he wanted to go back to sleep, Mariana sitting on the floor doing her nails and Taylor sitting in between Mariana and Callie.
"Oh, and Taylor if Callie's all settled in you can move your stuff back to your room today." Stef said watching to two girls sitting on the floor carefully. "Okay, I'll go get my stuff out of your way now." Taylor tripped getting up and fell back to the ground. Jude and Mariana giggled. Jesus had tripped her getting up. "Hmmm. Very fun." Taylor stuck her tongue out grabbing Jesus' hat off his head. "I'll help you." Callie let Jude crawl away from her and stood up. "Oh. Uh thanks." Taylor was afraid Callie had seen everything last night and wasn't happy about Jude talking to her. Stef and Lena were just as puzzled as the rest of the room.
"Last night, I heard you uh... crying." Callie didn't know how to start the conversation or even what she wanted it to be about. "Yeah, sorry about that. It's been a long week that's all." Taylor smiled. "Anyways I just kinda thought you should know about last night I saw Jude with you and I don't love the idea of him getting attached to someone here and then having us leave and them stay..." Callie was cut off. "I'm not staying. I'm not even their kid." Taylor looked at Callie hoping this would be enough of an explanation. "Mariana said something about that, I just thought that. Anyways part of the foster system I'm guessing then." Taylor didn't want to have to explain herself anymore to Callie but it was seeming less and less like a choice. "No." The rest of the move was in silence.
"What else did you see last night!" Taylor screamed. She felt betrayed and couldn't believe they had been spying on her. Stef tried to shush her so that the rest of the house wouldn't be disturbed. "Taylor, sweetie it's alright we just wanted to let you know you don't have to sneak off to take a minutes break." Lena tries to reach for Taylors hand. Taylor rips her hand away and screams "No, you can't think I'm going to trust you after this! You're not even going to let me stay here or go home. What the hell is wrong with you!" Taylor stopped herself instantly. "Oh my god, I am so sorry." She whispered. Stef looked at Lena who had just been pushed away. Stef shooks a look at Taylor, "I am so sorry." "Enough go upstairs. Now." Stef had never raised her voice at Taylor, a new line had been crossed. Taylor ran out the back door leaving it swinging open.
All the kids heard the noise upstairs none of them knew what to do. "I'm gonna go talk to her. Or at least follow her so she doesn't do anything stupid." Callie was more talking to herself but Mariana nodded "maybe you should before my moms try." Callie slipping down the stairs walked into the kitchen, "Oh hi Callie I hope that didn't..." Lena was cut off. "Can I go try and talk to her. We talked earlier I think it would be better that way..." Callie was already out the door before they could answer.
"It's me Callie." Callie knew that asking to join would receive a no. "Did I hurt her?" Taylor already had been silently crying. "I didn't see just came to see if you were hurt. What did you do?" Taylor wiped a tear and stood up. "Can we walk? I shoved her. I didn't mean to, it was just reflexes. I feel horrible." Callie was silent but kept walking. "Why do you care anyways? We barely know each other." Callie thought back to last night, written across Taylors forehead was the word she said, hugging her was her brother. Jude trusts Taylor for some reason and Callie needed to give it a try. "Jude." Taylor nodded, "And you don't mind? The hug? The asking me to stick with you two? I don't want you to think I'm trying to jump in your guys family." Callie thought, "Jude is my little brother, always has been my responsibility. I'm not going to stop watching out for him now but I think he needs a friend and I shouldn't take that from him." Taylor was listening but stopped and laid down in the grass. "The smell is comforting." Taylor laughed at Callies expression when she began to lie in the grass. Callie lightly laughed, "Just don't even try to take him from me."
"Moms? Everything all right?" Jesus came down a few minutes after Callie ran off to find Taylor. Lena nodded, "just go back upstairs try and calm everyone else down please?" Jesus nodded but looked to his other mom, "she's just scared. Please don't send her away because of this you know that this has been a lot on everyone, her included."
Stef checked the bruise in Lena's back. "Looks like the counter hit you good, nothing more serious than the bruise, I think." Lena sighed, "she didn't mean to hurt me. Did you see the guilt and terror in her eyes almost directly after?" Stef tried biting her tongue but couldn't contain herself, "The terror was because she realized I was going to kill her for what she did." Lena turned around, "Don't ever say anything like that again! Not about any of our kids but definitely not with Taylor." Stef took a small breath, "I know. I would never do anything like that. Why did she do it though?" Lena shook her head, "I don't know but we'll help her."
"I was there and I told you that. Why were you so mad that Stef and Lena saw everything last night?" Callie was trying to help Taylor understand why she did what she did. "Because, they're trying to legally take me out of my parents house but aren't keeping me. It had nothing to do with them hearing last night it had to do with build up of everything." Taylor sighed. Callie just continued to look at Taylor. "It's a long story. Not sure it would add up to anything that happens in foster homes but okay." Taylor sighed and then went into the story.
Hours later after Callie knew Taylor's story, Taylor and Callie walked in the front door of the house. "Taylor..." Stef was staring her straight in the eyes, something was coming, the tense mood in the air said it all.
Authors note:
Sorry about straying from the show but I want to skip a few episodes and maybe come back to them. I got a review that said to have Callie and Taylor lovers. What do you guys think? Would you like to see that or no? What about the scene with Taylor, Stef and Lena? New chapter soon. Thanks!