Stef sat on her bed, as Lena laid beside her. Lena was faking sleep, but Stef knew from her breathing that she wasn't. The intermitrent hitches. They had put all the kids to bed, and once they had both changed Lena turned towards the wall, refusing the invitation to be held, instead pretending to sleep for the past two hours. Deciding to get herself a glass of water she headed downstairs.

"Callie, Love, what are you doing?" Stef asked gently. Two hours ago she put her oldest child to bed and now she was in the kitchen, scrubbing the kitchen cupboards.

"The kitchen was filthy. Stef- I just mopped," Callie said as Stef started to walk into the kitchen.

"You don't have to worry about that, Cals, me and Momma will take care if it. Come on, let's us both go back to bed."

"I'm not tired," Callie argued.

"I don't care, it's midnight. It's way past time for bed," Stef said trying to keep her voice calm. She wanted to cry, and the fighting wasn't making it any better.

"Fine," Callie said, throwing the sponge in the sink, and dodging from Stef as she ran into her room. Stef closed her eyes, following her up the stairs. Callie shut her's and Mariana's bedroom when she went in, Stef knocked gently.

"I'm asleep, go away," Callie called.

Stef opened the door to see Callie laying in bed, "You want to talk, Love?"

"Nothing to talk about," Callie said, as her pointer finger rubbed across the bridge of her nose. Stef sighed, but picked up Callie's Ipod from her desk.

"Maybe this will help you sleep," Stef said as she handed it to Callie. Callie rolled her eyes but took it from Stef, putting the buds in her ears, her finger going back to her nose.

"Alright, go to sleep, Love," Stef said softly kissing her forehead. Before walking over to check on Mariana who had stirred. Thankfully she had stayed asleep. Going back into her own room she sat on her side of the bed. Without talking she laid down and scooted towards Lena, silently she wrapped her arm around her. Sighing in relief when Lena scooted back so she was flush against Stef.

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"Callie?" Mariana asked groggerly, "Callie, are you alright?" She asked sitting up and turning on her bedside lamp. Callie was sitting up in bed wide-eyed, her breath coming quickly and tears streaming down her eyes. "Callie, what's wrong?"

"Nothing," Callie whispered, rubbing her eyes quickly.

"What happened?" Mariana asked as she slipped out of bed and sat cross legged facing Callie on her bed.

"Nothing, I just... Had a bed dream," Callie said softly.

"About Jude?" Mariana asked.

"About all of them. Jude, my mom, Donald. I drempt I was in the car crash, Jude too. And when Donald got in the wreck, everyone was dead except me," Callie whispered, "Blood was coming out of my mom's head, and Jude's stomach, he was impailed by a pipe. I watched as his eyes rolled back in his head and them it just went quiet. There was no noise, not even traffic."

"I'm going to get Mom," Mariana said.

"No!" Callie stopped her loudly, "Please don't."

"Why?" Mariana asked.

"I just... I don't want her to know," Callie said as she slumped forward, resting her elbows on her knees.

"Ok," Mariana said, staying were she was. "Callie, are you mad at me?" She asked quietly.

"No," Callie shook her head.

"I'm sorry, I left."

"Why did you? Why did you leave me with Stef and Lena?" Callie asked accusingly.

"I couldn't watch him die," Mariana said softly.

"So you left me just with them?" Callie asked in anger.

"They're our moms. You were fine with them," Mariana said defensively, "I couldn't do it."

"They aren't my moms. They'll never be my moms," Callie said exsasperated, "I needed you."

"I'm here now," Mariana said lowering her tone, "I'm here for you. But Jude is-was my little brother. I couldn't watch him die."

"He was my everything," Callie said softly, "And now he's gone. You have Jesus and Brandon. He's all I ever had."

"You have us now," Mariana said, "You ARE going to be adopted, but even if you weren't, you would still be apart of this family."

"I miss him. It's been less than 24 hours and I miss him," she whispered.

"Me, too," Mariana said as Callie scooted down so she was laying.

Mariana was silent as she scooted out of bed and went to her bed, "goodnight, Cals," Mariana said softly as she watched Callie putting her ear buds in her ears,

"Good night, Mar."