After breakfast, Lena and Callie had decided to spend some Mama and me time together. They went and got their nails done. Then they headed over to the mall and went shopping. They found a few new things for themselves and while they were passing the baby section, Lena's eyes caught on a few things. It was supposed to be bad luck to start preparing before the third trimester, but Lena didn't believe in old wives' tales. She saw the perfect rocking chair that had a smaller matching version for a child. She spoke to the salesperson who confirmed that it could be delivered and bought it. She figured it would be a good way for her and Callie to bond with the babies together. She could just picture her rocking the baby while Callie did the same with her dolly sitting next to her. It was too perfect for her to pass up!

They had lunch out, and back home for Callie's nap. Callie didn't function well without some down time for herself but she had been so upset earlier and it had taken its toll on her so today she went down without a fuss in her Mom's bed. Lena hadn't expected to fall asleep with her but she did.

When they woke up, they had a snack while Lena talked with her sister. They made plans to meet up at their parent's place. Lena called Jenna and Kelly and invited them over as well.

They all arrived and as this was the first time they had been able to get Lena alone without Stef, she immediately got put on the hot seat.

"So, Lena, what's going on with you and Stef?" Kelly asked bluntly.

"What do you mean by that?"

"We mean, little sister," said Lisa, "that everyone has noticed how close you two are. Not to mention the hand holding and long looks and-"

"Okay, okay," Lena put her hands up in surrender while laughing. "I like Stef."

"And?" Jenna prodded.

"And it's complicated. So we're taking it slow."

"What about the husband thing?" Jenna continued.

"She filed for divorce yesterday." Lena said proudly. Stef had come such a long way in such a short time. From someone so closeted she had deprived herself of basic happiness to someone who could say I love you in that way that made Lena's toes curl. When she was with Stef, she felt safe, happy, loved and cared for. Stef just made everything better just by being there.

"Wow. Well, what about Gretchen?"

"I'm not going backwards." Lena said looking at her sister. "I need to keep moving forward for me and my kids." She said while running her hand over her now pronounced baby bump.

The group all smiled at one another. If anyone deserved good things, it was Lena. She was an inspiration to them all. They knew that it wasn't just the baby that made her face glow. Their little Lena was happy and they were happy for her.

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Stef pulled into Lena's parent's home and decided to text her that they were outside. While she waited for an answer her Mom looked at the house and said, "Well, at least this time you're marrying into money."

"Mom!"

"Well it is every parent's dream for their child."

Lena opened the door and looked out and Stef shook her head at her Mom and said, "Please don't embarrass me any further."

Brandon ran over to Lena and put his arms around her. "Hi Lena," he smiled up at her.

She wrapped her arms around him and gave him a tight bear hug that made him giggle. "Hi Brandon. Callie's out back with Garrett and Jaleyn. You remember the way?"

He nodded and took off running. Sharon gave Lena a hug and a quick hello and followed him.

"You look beautiful," Stef said as she took Lena into her arms and kissed her.

This time Lena was wearing a black long two piece with a sarong tied around her hips. Her baby bump was definitely showing. Stef thought she'd never seen her look more beautiful.

Lena wrapped her arms around Stef's neck and leaned into her. She kissed her slow and hard. When they broke away, both women were breathless and had huge grins on their faces.

They locked hands and went outside to join everyone else.

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Brandon wasn't sure what to expect out of Callie went he went outside so he stood back and watched for a while as she did a cannonball into the pool. She caught sight of him when he surfaced and she smiled and waved him over.

"Brandon!" she had gotten out of the pool and she wrapped her arms around him and gave him a sloppy kiss on the cheek the way that kids do.

"You're not mad at me anymore?"

"No. You're my best friend. Let's go swim."

Brandon shrugged off his earlier nerves as they locked hands and went to play with the other kids.