Stef glanced over at Lena while she took in the situation. Slowly, Lena got out of the car and walked over.

Gretchen was still holding Callie and the two had huge grins on their faces. She straightened as Lena approached.

"Baby!" She grabbed Lena and pulled her into her arms. She kissed her as Stef stood on staring.

Lena pulled away and glanced over at Stef before turning back to Gretchen. "What are you doing here? I thought that you weren't coming in until the end of the week."

Brandon had gotten out of the car when it stopped and walked over to where everyone was standing. Callie grabbed him and dragged him over to her Mom.

"Mommy look! This is Brandon. He's my new best friend. We had a sleepover last night."

Gretchen had been focused on Lena and Callie when she pulled up but at this news she turned and looked first at Lena and then at Stef. "What is my daughter doing having a sleepover with a boy?" with her eyes still locked on Stef.

"She's not your daughter she's our daughter. And they're 4. Co-eds still okay at that age. It really isn't a big deal."

Stef could sense that things were about to get bad and she decided that it was best that she not make it worse. Especially when they had 2 kids looking on. She pulled Brandon over to her and said, "Lena, I think we'd better get going now. We'll see you later." She said pointedly with her eyebrows raised. "Brandon say bye to Callie."

"Stef, that's not necessary." Lena said.

Stef shook her head and said, "I think it is. I'll give you two your privacy. I'll talk to you later."

The kids hugged one another goodbye and Stef and Brandon got into their car and drove away.

Lena turned away and fished for her keys. She opened the door and led everyone inside.

"Guess what baby girl? Mommy got you some really nice things." Gretchen said as she wheeled her suitcase into the house.

"But, it's not my birthday yet Mommy. "Callie said though she was still excited at the possibility of presents.

"Well, I could keep them and give them to some other little girl," Gretchen teased.

"No, Mommy. They're mine." Callie said through her giggles while hugging her Mom again.

"Well, let's see what we have here then," Gretchen began rooting around in her bag and came out with 2 gifts for Callie and 2 others she presented to Lena.

"For you my sweetheart," she said while holding it out to her.

Lena shook her head. She and Gretchen needed to talk. But, she couldn't just blurt everything out now. She'd have to wait until Callie was settled down out of earshot to get her chance.

"Thanks." She said and held the present in her lap.

"Open them."

Callie ripped through the wrapping paper and found a locket. She opened it and it had a picture of the three of them at the beach with Lena buried in the sand. It was one of the happiest days for all of them as a family.

The next present, was a charm bracelet. It had a pendant with her initials on it, one with big sister on it, one with you will always be my baby on it, and one with a heart and key pendant.

"Oh Mommy. It's so beautiful." Callie ran over and kissed and hugged her Mom then turned to her Mama and gave her a hug and kiss. "Look Mama. Look what Mommy brought me." She dangled her gifts under her Mama's nose.

"I see baby. It's lovely."

"Maybe Mama needs help to open her presents." Gretchen said.

"Can I help Mama?"

"Sure baby. Here, you open them."

Callie tore off the wrapping with the same enthusiasm that she had shed hers. Inside the first was a locket just like hers with the same picture inside. Inside the second one was a keychain charm of a jigsaw puzzle piece that said you complete me with Gigi at the top.

"Thank you." Lena says quietly as she looks over at Gretchen.

Gretchen went to Lena and kissed and hugged her again.

Once more Lena pulled away. "Well, I'll take your suitcase up to your room."

"It's fine. Just show me where our room is and I can get it there myself." Gretchen said while closing it up and moving to follow Lena.

"We don't have an 'our' room. You're staying in the guest room."

"Baby –"Gretchen began.

"Would you please stop calling me that," Lena said in a frustrated voice. She looked over at Callie who was watching the scene between her Moms with worry etched in her face.

Lena pulled her into a hug and kissed her. "It's OK baby. Mommy and I were just disagreeing about something. We can talk about it later." Lena said as Callie relaxed into her though her eyes were boring into Gretchen.

She smiled up at both her parents. Gretchen came over and hugged both of them together and this time, Lena didn't pull away.

The three of them spent the rest of the day catching up on what the other had missed out on. Lena told the story of the doctor announcing that she was having twins while laughing about how the doctor said, "I think you have a little stowaway here."

Callie asked for her Mommy to give her a bath and put her to bed but she still expected Lena to come in for her goodnight kiss and sweet dreams cuddles too. To her it felt like the good old days before moving.

After she went to bed there was no more hiding and both women knew it was time for the moment of truth. They walked downstairs and Lena motioned for her to sit while she chose the opposite end living room to sit in.

"It's her, isn't it?" Gretchen asked. At Lena's look of confusion she continued, "That blonde. You've been with her, haven't you?"

"Don't make it seem as if it was something dirty or that we cheated. WE have been separated for months. And you cheated on me with my best friend, remember?"

"Lena, that was a stupid mistake and we could get past it. I've apologized all I can and I'm willing to make it up to you anyway you want, but please don't do this."

"I did nothing wrong Gretchen. Except fall in love with someone who isn't you. Stef is a great woman and a great Mom that I care about deeply."

"I.. I can't do this. I don't want to do this. I'm going to bed." Gretchen said sprinting up the stairs.

"Gretchen.. GRETCHEN!" Lena called to no avail.

She locked up downstairs and went upstairs. She knocked on Gretchen's door but got no answer. "We're going to have to talk about this. It's still going to be here in the morning." Still, she received no answer. So, she turned and went to bed.