0.2. Reunited at last
Present
1/02/2016
x-o- Lena -x-o
"Alright kids!" I clapped my hands together after getting all five kids up and fed. "So.. I have an announcement to make." I looked more at Callie who was sitting there crossed legged with Jude next to her.
"Mum?" I looked to Mariana who looked at me worried. "Is this good or bad news?" I laughed as I took a sit in front of my babies.
"I think this would be good news but you all get decide because you are allowed to have different opinions, yes?" I replied back with a nod and they all agreed. I smiled a little and handed Callie the envelope and she looked at it. "Please. Don't rip this, alright." She rolled her eyes.
"Why is Stefanie sending me letters and what has this got to do with your announcement, Mum." She questioned with a raised eye brow as Jude looked over to the envelope in Callie's hands. I silently prayed she would remember this date.. I looked at her with an reassuring smile. She slowly opened it and read it out loud.
"She is been let out of jail in other words." I told everybody with a little smile making sure everybody knew this was a good thing and not a bad thing. Callie looked angry, Jude looked confused, Mariana looked worried, Jesus looked shocked and Brandon looked at Callie with sadness. "Today is the day that I have been trying to tell you all about."
"Why.." Brandon whispered speechless. "Why do you even love her, Mum!" He stood up with his hands turning into a fist. I fell in love with Stef even before she was jailed. Which is why Mike was the way he was. He found out we were falling in love and he felt betrayed and hurt..
"I am late." Callie whispered as she stood up and placing the papers on the table. I tried to reach for her hands but she pulled away. "Mum, don't touch me.. Please." She whispered and ran out of the room. I followed her with my eyes until she walked out the door. I then turned my attention back to the twins and Jude because Brandon walked out too.
"You three must be really confused.." I whispered as I took their hands into mine. "She is really nice person."
"Then, why was she in jail?" Jude's quiet and confused voice questioned, and I looked at him. "She had to have been doing something wrong."
"That isn't like you.." I whispered but shook my head realising how shock he might be since I haven't told him much as I told the others because he is the youngest. "You make mistakes too, Jude."
"Of course I do but I know what I have done wouldn't take me to jail.." He replied back then suddenly Mariana spoke.
"Judicorn.. I believe that Mama said that Stef was falsely accused.. Rather that is true or not, I think we should not judge until we know the full story and the situation." She looked over at me with a small smile. "We aren't the type of people to judge that quickly.."
"Sorry, Mum." Jude replied back and gave me a hug. "I just want to make sure that we are safe." I returned the hug with a sigh.
"You are always safe here, honey." I replied back and looked over at the twins. "You are all safe.. I wouldn't let Stef stay if I knew she was dangerous."
"She is staying?" Mariana and Jesus said together with worry. I placed Jude back next to them and took their hands into mine again.
"Yes. She is moving in." I confirmed and Mariana sat back. And Jesus stood up. "Jesus?" I questioned and he sighed.
"I don't know how I feel, Mum." He replied with a frown as he put his baseball hat on backwards. "I think it is about time we all were heading to school, right?" I nodded and sighed. I kissed each and every one of them, and watched them all walk out to the beach to get to school.
I walked into the jail for the last time and saw Stef already ready. "Hi babe." I greeted her and she brought me into her arms for the first time. She held me for a long time just hugging me.
"You felt softer than I imagined." Stef cooed and we finally parted. I laughed with a smile as I signed the forms for her release. "And you smell so much better too." I looked at her with a smile and shook my head.
"Honey, you are way to loving." I whispered and grabbed her bag but she grabbed it back.
"Let me carry it." Stef whispered as we walked out to my car. I looked at her in the daylight. Her blond wavy hair was out and she wearing jeans with a white t-shirt. "Are you checking me out?" I looked up and my eyes went to her butt.
"It's just that you look so beautiful." I admitted softly as I walked over to the car and embraced her. "10 years I had to wait to hold my soon to be wife." I winked and Stef looked excited but suddenly I heard both our tummy's grumble. "Let's go to breadsticks?" I questioned and she nodded. We got into my car and we drove far away from the jail. She opened her window and put her head out a little to feel the wind blowing in her hair.
"It feels so great to be out of there." Stef admitted after bringing her head back in and combing her fingers through her hair. "It was terrible." I looked over for a second and returned my gaze back to the road.
"I wish they would of looked through and deeper into that shooting." I replied and saw Stef looked down at her lap. "It wasn't like you not to fight for yourself, honey."
"I didn't want to make it harder on Callie.." She replied softly with a sigh. "I would do anything if that means Callie didn't have to suffer."
"Callie has suffered though.." I admitted softly looking over to her and looking back at the road.
"She still thinks what happened at court was the truth?" She questioned with hurt and disappointment traced in her tone of voice. "Did she read those letters I sent her explaining everything?" I slowly shook my head and she sighed.
"She ripped the first letter that was sent so I then just put them in a shoe box with the Birthday, Christmas and Easter cards that still have been untouched by Callie." I admitted softly and heard little cries coming from Stef.
"Why didn't you tell me.." Stef questioned as tears rolled down her eyes and I touched her knee with my free hand to comfort her.
"I didn't want you to suffer more than what you were suffering in jail.. I know you deserve to know but it was going to hurt you." I replied back pulling into breadsticks and parking into a free spot. It wasn't busy at lunchtimes but dinnertimes was always a struggle to park.
"So.. I am assuming that is why Callie never visited me when there was those family visitation days, right?" And I nodded now turning my body towards her. "I guess it still would of been scary for her.. it was scary for me and I am an adult."
"I did what was best for her and you, honey." I replied back and she looked at me with a nod putting her hand on my knee. "Now you are back, maybe you two can talk and work things out?"
"Yeah." She nodded with a smile wiping her eyes with a tissue that I handed her. "I can't wait to see my little girl." I handed her a box and she looked at me with raised eye brows. "What is this?"
"I thought you might need it, you know." I said giving a little hint with a laugh and she opened the wrapping. "It's the new version of a mobile phone."
"An iPhone?" She questioned with a laugh lifting it up carefully. "It looks like it would break if I touched it." I rolled my eyes with laughter.
"Be careful but not this careful with it." I replied back and then helped her turn it on. "I have set it all up for you. It has all the kids' numbers and my numbers." She looked up at me with admiration.
"You are really a great girlfriend." She said and kissed me which I gratefully returned. She then looked down seeing the home page and picture. "Cal." She cooed and just stared at the picture. "Look at her. Look how grown up my baby is."
"She is a really good kid, babe." I assured her as I took my seatbelt off getting uncomfortable having it rubbing against my neck. "She loves playing the guitar.. She isn't really a talker though but uses music as a way to tell a story which she never tells anyone but Brandon." She nodded with a smile as tears rolled down her cheeks. "Unlock it and go into pictures. There is so many photos of them and the others." She did what I say already getting the hang of a touch phone. And strolled through the pictures of Callie's childhood and teen years.
"She reminds me of me and Mike." She whispered after a long silence and I nodded.
"I know." I agreed with her then decided it was time to get lunch. "Let's get out of this car and grab me some Italian food." She agreed and we put her iPhone in my purse. And we made our way inside.
x-o- Callie x-o
My mind was somewhere else. I couldn't focus in my school work and I was struggling even Brandon commented on how I am always spacing out on him. "I am glad this is the last period of the day." I whispered to Brandon as the teacher was busy writing out our home work on the board. "I am so tired."
"Well, I can imagine thinking does that." Brandon replied with a smirk. "You were deep in your thoughts today, Cal."
"You are such a great big brother though." I responded as the bell rang and we started to pack up. "You will be helping me with my home work today since I have no clue in what we did."
"I didn't sign up for this." He responded poking my arm as we walked out after saying bye to our teacher.
"I know you didn't sign the forms to have a little sister but you have the role and you got to play it!" I replied as we walked onto the beach having the sun beam on our skins. Then, Brandon's phone beeped and heard him sigh. I turned my attention to him with worry.
"Stef is home." Brandon read his text out aloud. "Bring yourselves home as soon as you can. I got afternoon tea sorted." I rolled my eyes and decided to rebel against Mum and sit down on the warm sand. "Callie Jacobs Foster!" I looked up at Brandon with a cheeky grin.
"I am not going home straight away.. Let's do our home work on the beach." I replied with a little laugh. "It is such a lovely day."
"Yes!" Brandon agreed but grabbed my hand and pulled me up. "It is a lovely day not to die." And we started to walk home again and I felt defeated.
"As if Mum would kill us.. She wouldn't even blame me if I didn't want to see that woman's face again." I replied and Brandon sighed.
"Cal, no matter what that woman is your Mother after all." I stopped and looked up at Brandon's face with disappointment.
"I only have one Mum and that is Lena." I replied coldly and continued our way home with anger filling my insides. I walked in after Brandon heading to the kitchen but stopped when Mum greeted me. I turned slightly and looked straight at my Mum. "I have heaps of home work so I will just grab a glass of water and do it upstairs." I then felt someone grabbed my hand.
"Callie?" I pushed her away and walked into the kitchen to get my glass of water but felt her follow me. "Hey, sweet girl." I ignored her and took a sip of my water.
"I think space is good." I whispered still having my back to her but hearing her breathe. "So.. Please give it to me."
"Okay." Stef replied back softly and I heard her footsteps going back to the living room. I sighed. Then, went upstairs to my room and getting everything that needed to be done placed on my bedroom floor making sure there was a pathway for Mariana to walk through since we share a room. I then begun my home work and forgetting that my birth Mother was downstairs.
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