LENAS POV
I was getting off an hour early today so I decided to just take Jude home with me so we can talk about what happened.
Monte told me that Bryce and Clara will both have OSS or out of school suspension for 2 the rest of this week and next week. Today is Tuesday.
I called Jude to my office. I gathered my stuff as I waited for him to walk into my office so that we could leave.
Jude came in with his backpack. He looked so guilty but none of this was his fault.
"Come on bubba lets go home," I told him. I put my hand on Jude's back and we walked out to the car.
We were on the way home but I decided to take a right turn instead of going straight. I looked over at Jude who was giving me a confused look.
I smiled and said,"I thought we could all use a little Starbucks," his expression turned to a smile.
We arrived at Starbucks and pulled into the drive thru and I ordered drinks for Jude Clara Stef and I. We got our drinks and headed home.
"Babe, we're home," I yelled as Jude and I walked through the front door.
"Upstairs my love," Stef yelled back. I sat my bag down and Jude and I headed upstairs. When we got to the top Jude went to his room and I went to mine. I found a sleeping Clara snuggled up to Stef.
"Really Stef!?" I whisper yelled. This certainly did not look like any kind of punishment.
"What babe, are we really going to punish her for standing up for Jude?" She whispered back.
"Stef she beat the hell out of a kid!" I whispered again.
"Well Lena, It's not like she did it for no reason!" Stef replied still whispering.
"We both know that violence is never the answer and so do our kids!"
"Yes Lena, I don't know if you have seen our daughter lately but she is a mess! She is punishing herself enough already I don't think she needs anymore from us!" Stef whispered.
I looked at Clara whose face was blotchy and swollen. I remembered how she cried in my office. I feel bad but we can't just let this fly.
"She needs to know that she can't get away with this and that it absolutely will not happen again," I whispered a lot more calm this time.
"Trust me, I don't think anything like this will happen again, she has had at least 6 panic attacks in the hour and a half that we have been home. And one in the car too," Stef whispered softly as she stroked Claras hair.
"Babe we've got to get her into some counseling," I replied.
STEFS POV
I felt Claras breathing become shallow and rapid again. Her face turned bright red, "Stef!" Clara yelled gasping for air with her eyes still closed. "Stef please you need to come now! These people are very bad and I'm scared Stef, please!"
Once she said that, I knew exactly where she was getting this. I have dreams of this and I could never forget the conversation. I know exactly what she is going to say next. I look up at Lena who is very worried. I can feel the tears building in my eyes.
"It's the call Lena, the call," I told her. Lena sat at the end of the need and put her hand on my knee.
"She's coming! Please hurry Stef!"Clara yelled. A tear rolled down my face. I hate that my baby is reliving this in her dreams like I do. "I'm scared," she said quietly and then she shouted, "Stef she has a gun, please hurry, please," I pulled Clara in close and said softly,"baby I'm on my way right now okay, I love you," with more tears rolling down my face. "I love you, mom? Mom?"
She remained still but her breathing got very heavy and she turned white then she let out a small sigh of relief. She jumped and then she sat up gasping for air.
"My baby come here," I said with a little sob and my arms out. Clara fell back in my arms and flipped onto her stomach to nestle her face into her chest. I wrapped my arms around her and kissed the top of her head. "it's okay moms got you baby, moms got you," I told her soothingly and rested my head on hers.
A/N
Sorry this was so short.
This idea sort of just came to me as I was writing the chapter.
I do a lot about dreams because I have some pretty extreme dreams myself!
Actually the whole Clara thing was one of my dreams so I guess I just wrote about it...
Omg tonight's episode I really wanted to push AJ off of the stool he was sitting on at the table! And Lena's brother mmmm don't get me started!
But Stef standing up for Lena to Lena's mom was just beautiful❤️ true love right there folks! True love❤️❤️❤️
