Callies POV-

It's been 2 weeks ever since we got Jude. Mariana sold some drugs and her so called friends blamed me.
"Honey, why would anyone blame you?" Lena had asked me. I had grown tears. Probably the first time since I moved in. They had sympathetic smiles on their faces.
"I don't know. I guess I'm an easy target. Fresh out of juvie. Fresh meat they call me," I had said.the tears were running down my face by then.
Stef and Lena gave me a hug together, that they call a Mama Sandwich.
Me and Marianna are still not talking. We haven't talked in like 3 days ever since the last day of school we had. We had a 4 day weekend.
I sat on my bed facing marianas bed as i opened my journal.
"You have to write something that you feel guilty about or that you feel that it was wrong during the 3 day weekend. I won't read it. It's just so you can express yourself. Although if you want me to read it, I will," Timothy had said to the class.
I know just what to write. My time with Liam. Liam had raped me and I felt guilty ever since then. Maybe if I write it down, I won't feel as guilty. So I got my pen and started writing. It took 30 minutes to do about 4 pages of pure emotion. Once I started writing, I couldn't stop until every last thought was on paper about humans the Olmsteads.
I put it under one of the folders on my night stand then went to the bathroom.
As I finished washing my hands I went to my room and saw the book moved. I looked instantly to Mariana.
"You read my journal?" I asked her.
"No. I didn't, I just got back," Mariana said in defense.
I looked to her and shook my head. "What the hell Mariana! Just because you don't trust me doesn't mean you can go through my things!!"
Stef walks in the room. "Hey loves. What's the matter?"
"She read my journal," I told her. Lena walked in after her.
"Is that true Mariana?" Lena questioned her.
She had that dumb look on her face. But I could tell that was an act. "No. I swear. I just got back from Dance Practice," she mentions.
I totally forgot she had freaking dance. I sat on my bed then put my hand on my head. I shook my head. This can't be happening.
"Mariana? Can you excuse us for a minute?" Lena asked Mariana.
Mariana modded then left the room as a tear fell down my eye. "I should've known." I shake my head back and forth, wiping my tear away.
"Should have known what?" Stef prodded me with her finger as she took a seat next to me. Lena sat on the stool.
"I spilled my heart out in here," I whined to her.
She looked at Lena and back at me. "What's in their? It can't be that bad. Can it?"
"Read it for yourself," I say giving the journal to Stef as I got up and walked away leaving Lena and Stef in there with the journal that had my biggest secret.
Talya came out of Brandon's room. "Hey Callie," she says in her happy tone.
"Hey Talya," I say back to her. As soon as that registered in my head, I looked back and she had a grin on her face.
Jude comes out of his room and followed me downstairs. "Why do you always ruin things for me and even for you? I heard you and Mariana. Talking about some journal."
"I wrote about Liam," I told Jude in a low voice.
He looked up to me. "Why?"
I shrug as I grab a water and go back to my room. As I walk in Stef and Lena weren't there. My journal was on my bed. I put it back to where it was and I looked around the room.
Stef came back into the room, "we didn't read it. I saw how much it meant to you and when you are ready, we believe you will tell us yourself." She walks away and down the stares.
I follow her. Lena was getting the popcorn ready for a movie we were about to watch with everyone.
I sat down next to Jude. He was doing homework. "Hey buddy. What are you working on?"
"A essay. I have to think of a bad guy. I don't know what to name him," Jude tells me.
"How bout Jacob. I always catch people with Jacob who do bad things," Stef says as she pops a pop corn in her mouth.
I look down to the paper.
"How about Katrina," Lena asks.
"What like your boss? No," Jude says back to her.
"How about Liam?" Talya asks Jude.
At that name I froze. She read my journal. Jude looks to me and back to Talya. I get up and run out of the house.

Stef POV-

"How about Liam?" Talya asks jude.
Callie tensed up at the name and I could tell it was bad. She got up and left the house, running.
"You read her journal?" Jude asked Talya.
"No..." Talya faltered.
I looked to Lena as she looked to Talya.
"Yes you did. Because that person, Callie wrote about. No one else knows about it except me, Brandon because he sometimes brings her to therapy and Liam," Jude shudders at  that name as well. I could tell they had a bad experience in that house. And I was going to get to the bottom of it.
"Ok I did. But for a good reason. She is holding back secrets that could destroy this...." Talya says but i put my hand up.
"I'm going to get Callie. Be back," I say as I get up and leave the house. Callie is sitting on the swinging chair outside. I go up to it and sit.
"Hey Cals. So I want to know, who is this Liam person and what has he done to you?" I demand the answer.
"Liam... Liam is I would say 21 right now. I was 14. He was 19 at the time..." her breathing hitched.
"Take your time baby," I say.
"He... he was nice at first. I guess he took advantage. But... when I got to comfortable, he came into my room late at night... and... and he told me to take off my clothes or else he would make up some lie and get my kicked out and sent to Juvie and then prison. So I listened to him. He took off his clothes as well. I didn't know what he was doing. I have never done this before," she stopped to take a breathe. "He came on to me. I was trying to fight him but.. but he held a gun to my head. I tried screaming but he dug it deep into my head. That's how I got this mark on my forehead. He forced me to have sex with him," she stops and is crying.
What the fuck? Oh my god. He fucking raped this child in front of me? A million thoughts were running through my head as I lean close to bring her into me. She cried so hard into my shoulder. I felt my shirt getting soaked but I don't care. I care about this fragile girl in front of me.
"You ok?" Brandon says walking up to the door.
"Get inside. Get mama. You stay inside with your sisters. Oh and Talya stopped by. She's in the living room," I growl at her name.
"Is that what you wrote about?" I ask her. I felt a small nod in my shoulder. I rubbed her back as soothingly as possible.
Lena comes out and she looks to us. "What's the matter?" She walks up to us and sat in the stool facing the swinging chair.
"You want to tell Lena what you told me?" I ask Callie.
Callie looked so fragile right now. She slowly got up, tears streaming down her face as she explained the story to Lena.
Lena got up furiously and stomped into the house not bothering to close the door behind her.
"Talya? We would kindly ask you to leave. Now," Lena said keeping it professional. I know if I would've walked in their I would yell at her.
I see Talya get up from the window. "Why?"
"You know what you did. And I have to report this. Goodbye," Lena says as she walks up the hallway and to the door.
Talya grabs had bags and leaves. She walks out of the house and gives Callie a dirty look. I look back at her with the same look. She gets in her car and leaves.
I pat Callie's back. "Let's go inside. It's chilly out here," I say to her and help her up. I hold her hand as we enter the house.
"I'm just going to turn in early. I'm pretty tired. I'll talk to you tomorrow," Callie says and goes upstairs. I look after her until she gets up the stairs.
I look to Lena and look to the kitchen. "You kids watch the movie. I have to speak to mama."
I leave the room and Lena follows. "What's up?" She asks me taking my hand and flipping it over.
"I can't believe someone would take advantage of our little girl," I shook my head. I took a seat on a stool at the dinner table.
"I don't either, but our little girl?" Lena raised an eyebrow.
"I want us to adopt these kids. Callie and Jude have made an impact on this family. They really have and I can't let them go into the system again. I can't. I won't," I addressed Lena.
She moves a blonde strand of hair out of my face and holds my head. "Honey, I was waiting for you to say it for so long. Of course I want to adopt them."
I look to Lena. This women is the love of my life. I should have met her before Mike. Then mike wouldn't have been in so much pain thinking that he made me a lesbian. But then I wouldn't have Brandon. So I guess things work out.
I kiss her cheek, "thank you. You want us to tell them tomorrow? After school?" I ask her.
She nodded. "We should ask the other kids first. Do you really think it would be okay if we ask them but not the kids we already have?" She asked.
I laugh, "Yeah. I guess it wouldn't go good."
I get up and Lena pulls my waist and gets me to sit on her lap. She kisses my lips.

Flashback-
"Hi," I say stretching my hand out to the Vice Principal.
She turns her back and sees me. "Oh I'm sorry. Where are my manners? I am Lena Adams. Vice Principal here. So what are we in here for?" She takes my hand in hers and shakes it. I felt a shock of electricity run through my veins. I remove my hand from a hers.
"I'm Stef. I came here to sign my son up for the charter, and to hopefully see the campus. God it's so beautiful here. There's a beach and everything," I said as i look around.
"That's one of our assets. The beach in our backyard. So who is your son?" Lena asks me.
"Brandon Foster. I already talked to the principal and she directed me to you," I announced.
Their were children looking at us. "Why don't we take this somewhere private, follow me to my office," Lena says as she guides the way to her office.
She closes the door and we walk in. I see she has her PhD in Child Psychology and her masters in Education by the frames hanging up in her office. On her desk are pictures of her and I guess her parents. I sit down in a chair as she sits down in hers.
"So, my son gets all A's occasionally a B. He is 5 years old and in kindergarten. He told me about this Charter actually. We were having a conversation about school and he was like Mom, why can't I go to the Charter on the beach like Emily?" I said. "And I told him why. He really was persistent in coming to Anchor Beach so I couldn't tell him no. So that's where I am."
She looks around her room. "Is your husband coming to join us?"
"No. He couldn't make it," I said in a low voice. The last thing I want to do is disclose my divorce to someone who I didn't even really know.
"Fair enough," she breathed out.

Flashback ends—-

We had a pretty heated make out session. Until Mariana walks in on us.
"Ewww Momsss. That's gross. Get a room you two," Mariana says as she bows her head and walks over to the sink to fill a cup of water.
Lena laughs, "Don't have to ask me twice," she says jokingly.
I laugh.
"Gross. I'm leaving," Mariana walks out of the room. Me and Lena laugh as I climb off her and move to the kettle and pour a glass of tea. "How do you always make me feel better?" I ask my partner.
"I don't know. By kissing you," she smirks. God. The things this women does to me. I go out of the kitchen and walk into the family room and sit on the couch. Lena sits next to me spreading out so she's laying down. I lay my head on her chest and listen to her heartbeat. She wraps her arms around me as she kisses my forehead.
I don't even get through 10 minutes of the movie before I am out like a light.

Mandatory-
Hey guys, it's Maryann here. I am open to suggestions for the book. Just message me them and I just might put it in my story.

XOXO Maryann.
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