Once everyone had left, Lena called Gretchen back. She let Callie speak to her for a while and then told her she'd call her back after she had put Callie to bed. Callie hadn't wanted to sleep in her new room even though Lena had reminded her that that was the deal they had made when Callie picked out her custom bed. Thankfully, she had been too tired from the long day to put up much of a fuss and she had fallen asleep pretty quickly once Lena started reading to her while rubbing her head and forehead. Lena got up and kissed her and made her way to her own room where she stared at the phone for a while before picking it up.
She held it for a while, lost in thought. Lena had been head over heels in love with Gretchen. She had wanted to marry her. Gretchen had said they didn't need rings because they knew they were committed to one another forever already. Lena just thought that she'd eventually let up. Lena had gotten baby fever and Gretchen agreed they should give it a try. She got pregnant with Callie on the second try. They had both been happy. Gretchen had been a good Mommy to Callie and they had a genuine love and bond between the two of them. Lena was glad, she loved the way that Gretchen loved them. Things were great. Or so Lena thought. Then she wanted a second child. Lena had always dreamed of a big family and she felt a sister for Callie who looked up to her the way that Lena had looked up to Lisa would be an amazing experience for her children. Gretchen agreed again. This time, Lena got pregnant on the first try. Then, Lena had found out that Gretchen had slept with her best friend.
Gretchen said it was only once and it was just a really bad mistake but Lena was so hurt and angry. She asked Gretchen to stay away while she sorted things out in her head. Callie had just thought that Gretchen was away on business. After being in the villa for a few days, Lena had thought she was going mad. Her sister asked her to come home and this time, Lena said yes. She made plans on moving and informed Gretchen of her choice. She told her that she needed the time and space and they would figure things out after that. Then, Timothy told her about the vice principal opening. Once she had gotten the job that just fueled Lena's passion to return to the states even more.
Lena had thrown herself into the move. Then, she threw herself into house hunting, house buying, decorating the house, and now she had nothing but time to think about the two of them. And she still didn't know where she stood. She figured she'd call and see where that took her.
"Hi baby," Gretchen had answered on the first ring.
"Hi." Lena was going to let Gretchen direct the conversation.
"How was the move?"
"It was fine. The entire family was over earlier, that's why I couldn't talk. We ended up having an impromptu dinner party."
"Oh. I didn't recognize the voice from earlier. Who was that?"
"That was just Stefanie. Callie and her son Brandon are in the same class and have become friends. Jenna, Kelly, Garrett, Lisa and her boys, Timothy, and both sets of our parents were here. It was nice."
"Sorry I missed it. I miss my family too."
"Gret-"
"Lena, listen. This living on different continents isn't working. We need to be together to work this out. Look, I'm going to be there in 3 weeks. OK?"
"OK Gigi."
"I love you Lena. Tell our babies I love them too. I'll call you soon. Bye."
"Bye Gigi."
Lena wasn't sure where they'd go from there but she owed it to their kids to give it a try. She laid down and went to sleep.