A/N: Sorry about the lack of update, I have meant to do this chapter for a while but with my mission trip, camps, working and volunteering and just summer stuff I have not found much time but hope you enjoy this chapter! Any feedback is welcome!
The next morning Stef was in the girls' room Picking out Callie's outfit for the day, she decided on a pair of black polka dot leggings and a pale pink tank top. Stef laid the clothing on the young girl's bed and then Mariana walked in, dressed and ready.
"Hey miss thing, does this look good?" She asked
"Yeah it looks fine." Mariana responded coldly
"Are you gonna talk to me?"
"Words came out of my mouth didn't they?"
"Mariana please don't be mad at me, I try my very best." Stef begged
"You try your best with Callie and Brandon but not with me or Jesus."
"That isn't true."
"You love Brandon more because you gave birth to him and Callie will always be your little princess."
"Mariana that isn't true, I love you more than you'll ever understand!"
Mariana just stood there and turned towards her mirror, sitting down and brushing her hair.
"Mariana, please talk to me" Stef says, walking over to her daughter
"I love Callie don't get me wrong, but I miss our family of 5 sometimes." Mariana confesses
"Yeah it's a big change isn't it? I love Callie just like all my other children, but having a little one around the house again is a little weird."
"Yeah the toys laying around the house-literally everywhere might make me go crazy, and if I hear Let It Go one more time I am gonna scream".
Stef chuckles "sometimes I wish I would never have bought that movie for her."
"Isn't that the truth, why can't she sing something good."
"Like Justin Bieber?"
"No like Kanye."
"She best not be signing that anytime soon." Stef says, and they both let out a laugh "but seriously Mariana, I love all my babies equally and more than I can explain to you, you can't understand a mother's love until you have children of your own."
"I know mom, it's just a hard adjustment and I feel that I am living in the shadows sometimes that's all."
"Mariana Adams-Foster could never be in the shadows, especially with me and mama."
"Okay mom"
"I love you miss thing"
"I love you too"
Stef gave her daughter a quick hug "Know get your little booty moving for school, you have that big pre-calc test right?"
"I sure do, but I will ace it of course"
"Oh don't be too humble" Stef jokes as she walks out of the room
She makes her way downstairs and makes her rounds of wishing her kids a good morning, and then going over and giving her wife a kiss.
"Are you and Mari alright?" Lena whispers in Stef's ear
"Yes, we talked about some things that have been bothering her."
"Okay good, you'll tell me about them later, right?"
"Yes Lena" She said giving her one last kiss
Callie came downstairs and Eventually Mariana made her way downstairs and ate her breakfast quickly
"Okay Kiddos say goodbye to mom, grab your lunches and backpacks and let's go" Lena shouted as she slung her purse of her arm and grabbed her keys. "And Callie-Quinn that means you" She said to the young girl who was eating her cereal at an obsessively slow pace.
All the older kids said a quick goodbye to Stef, and Callie did their typical goodbye where she leaps into stef's arms and gave her a nice good bear hug.
"WAIT! I forgot something" Callie yells, just as Stef finished giving her a kiss on the cheeks and forces Stef to put her down. Callie begins to run up the stairs.
"Miss Callie-Quinn we do not have time for this." Lena sighs, but does not fight anymore because Callie is already half way up the stairs.
She comes down moments later with a piece of paper in her hand and runs over to Mariana to give it to her.
"Here Mari I made this for you!" She bounces with excitement
Mariana opens the folded paper to reveal a crayon doodle that was clearly supposed to be Mariana and Callie standing next to each other.
"It will help you on your test, It says Good luck Mari, I love you! Mommy helped me spell it!"
"Well thank you bug, I think this definitely means I am gonna get an A++" She jokes, picking up her younger sibling and giving her a bunch of kisses on the cheek while Callie laughs. Mariana carries Callie out to the car "I love you little miss" She whispers to Callie, and both the moms smile at the two sisters.
A/n: Hope you enjoyed! Any feedback is welcomed and I would love suggestions, many of the suggestions other people have suggested will be in upcoming chapters so look out for that! I will try to update soon!