ALTERNATE ENDING 1, CHAPTER 4

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Shortly after Stef left, Lena's parents arrived with one of their friends, Allen Greenburg, whom was a Prosecuting Attorney. He had agreed to help them act as a liaison between her and the District Attorney's office.

He warned Lena that there was an arraignment hearing later on today for Mike and that it was possible he could get out on bail. He brought along forms to file a protection order that would include protections for her, Callie, the school, her home, her parents, their workplaces and their home. He took some pictures and said he would order copies of her medical records later then, left her with a lot of literature to study.

Lena's parents stayed and chatted a while but Lena finally asked them to leave. She told them she needed some rest but she actually just wanted to be alone for a while and process through everything that had just transpired. She couldn't believe she was a victim of a crime. She had tried being strong the entire time that she had been in the hospital but this really broke her down. She ended up crying herself to sleep.

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Stef and David were out on patrol when they pulled over for a cup of coffee. They were filling up at a food truck when Stef's phone began ringing.

"Hello?" she answered absently.

"Stef? Finally. What the hell? I mean, I've been trying to reach you for like 2 days. Did your Mom give you my message?"

Stef wished she would've bothered to look at the caller Id before answering. She cursed under her breath and then made her way over to a less crowded space.

"Yes, she did Mike. What do you want?"

"Well, I really need to get out here. I need you to bail me out. My hearing is in a few hours and then they'll set my bail. "

"I don't know if I can do that Mike."

"What? What do you mean you don't know if you can? You're my wife. And you're all that I've got. What else do you expect me to do?"

"I don't know Mike how about maybe not attack defenseless pregnant women?" Stef shot out angrily. "And I am not your wife! Stop calling me that!" She felt bad when she heard his sharp intake of breath. But, she thought of Lena lying in that bed and held on to her anger to get her through this call.

"Stef, that was an accident." Mike said with emotion choking his voice.

"It wasn't an accident. You were jealous and you were being an ass. You attacked a woman I love because I didn't love you! I already told you, I am a lesbian. I can't love you the way you loved me." Stef was practically screaming with tears stinging her eyes.

"Stef, I have no one else," Mike pleaded.

That did it for Stef. Her heart softened for him. "I don't know what to say to you Mike. You've put me, you and Brandon In a next to impossible spot. I just… I need time to think what to do next."

"My bail should be set by 2. Just please, do something by then."

"I'll see what I can do Mike." Stef disconnected the call.

She texted Lena and asked her if she was home yet.

No.The doctor got delayed in rounds.She probably won't be here til after 2.

How about lunch?

I'll order something up.Just text me when you're on the way and let me know what you want so it'll be here by the time you show up.

Okay my love.

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As soon as Stef got to the hospital, Lena practically leaped out of the bed and latched onto her. She held her while she cried, rubbing her back and making calming noises until she could get her calmed so she could understand her. The beating monitors were actually scaring her a little. They seemed faster and louder than usual.

"What's wrong love?" Stef asked wiping the tears away once the sobs had quieted.

"There's so much of it," She said indicating the pamphlets about being a crime victim, crime victims compensation, going to court to testify, and other court related matters. Stef's heart sank into her stomach. She felt sickened herself. She, too began to cry.

"I just… I've only been concentrating on my babies. Right now, they're all I've been thinking about. Because if I let myself think of that night, of that raging bull barreling its way out of my home, I'm so disgusted and… just enraged. How? Why?" She pulled away and looked Stef in the eyes. "I hate him so much I can barely contain it inside me. I literally shake with rage. I've never hated anyone in my life but I hate this man and all that he's done." Lena finished vehemently.

Stef wrapped her arms tighter around Lena and just held her through the crying. She knew that she was using it as a cover to try to hide her own guilt and shame. She still felt responsible for the entire incident. She didn't think she'd ever get over that guilt. And shame for Mike's actions. But, she had also come here with the ulterior motive of talking to Lena about posting bail on Mike's behalf. His pleas that he had no one else had broken her heart. She knew that he had never been close to his family. And felt that they looked down on him.

Before their relationship had turned sexual, Mike had been her best friend. He had a cocky exterior but, she knew that was only to hide his inner insecurities. He was funny and charming and he kept her laughing and on her toes. They had always competed against each other and eventually learned to work together and lean on one another. She just could never feel the way for him that he felt for her. And now this.

She knew the woman she held in her arms was her forever. She couldn't picture herself anywhere else or with anyone else. She wasn't even living before she met Lena. There was nothing before her but a numb existence.

Lena fell asleep in her arms and Stef needed to get back to work. At least the monitors seemed to be beeping at a more relaxed pace. Even as she laid her down though, Lena was crying in her sleep and it broke Stef's heart as she left her a note, kissed her, and went back to work.