Forbidden

Chapter 5

A/N: Sorry this took me so long. If you guys only knew the struggle of the past month. The one bright side is that I fell in love with the most amazing person ever. And they inspired me to continue even though it was hard for me to write for awhile. But I hope you enjoy.
                  

Chapter 5

Stef waited outside as all of the kids were dismissed from the school. Cars lined the curb as parents eagerly looked for their children. She smiled as some of the kids walked by to wave at her and stared slightly longer than usual at her uniform. Children always seemed to have found her appearance co fascinating and she didn't mind one bit.

She waited a few more moments and saw Lena coming out of the school with what appeared to be a slightly sad Mariana. They walked towards a brunet woman with glasses as her and Lena began speaking. Mariana seemed very resistant to be passed off as she still remained relatively close to Lena. She wasn't paying much attention to the conversation happening above her as she glanced around at all of the other kids and their parents around her.

Stef smiled at the little girl as her face illuminated and she ran over to the cop. Both women looked to Mariana to see where she was running off to. Lena felt her heart jump as she noticed Stef. She smiled as she watched Stef bend down to pick up the little girl and they began their own conversation.

"Do you know her?" Rita asked examining the two. Lena nodded still looking over to them. "Yes, she's a friend of mine. The school wanted extra security for the first week". Rita glanced at Lena then back at the two again. "A friend huh? Must have made a great impression on her. Mariana doesn't like just anyone".

Stef began to walk over to the women as she couldn't resist smiling at Lena. When she was close enough she put Mariana down and quickly smiled to Rita. "Hi, I'm uhm Officer Stef Foster. But Stef is fine with me". They shook hands as Rita smiled back "Hi Stef I'm Rita. I'm in charge of Mariana's group home. It's nice to meet you. But we should get going now. The other girls are waiting. We will see you tomorrow". Mariana gave Lena one last hug as she held onto tears. "Be strong, my sweet girl. We will be together again tomorrow, I promise," Lena whispered before letting go and the girl was led away.

Lena stood and looked over to Stef smiling and feeling slightly uncomfortable out in the open. "Did you need to get anything from inside?" Stef said sensing her nervousness. But it didn't bother her. She knew that there were a lot of factors and eyes at the current moment. Especially with them being outside of Lena's job and other police officers still around.

Most of the other officers were done after the lunch block, but besides Stef there were two other officers still there and she didn't want to make anything too obvious. Lena nodded her head and went to walk inside. "You aren't going to come with me?" Stef looked at the other two officers in the distance preparing to leave. "I'm going to wait out here, Love. You know, just keep an eye on the kids. I'll be right by the cruiser".

Grabbing her stuff from the classroom Lena could not describe the multiple feelings running through her body. But she could not shake the negative ones either. Like why Stef felt as though she couldn't come in with her. She understood the problem with Mason but they didn't have to be overly cautious. Then of course there was Mason. After she returned from being on the beach with Stef she had to call Mason with an excuse as to why she wouldn't be home right after work. She was able to convince him that she needed to stay late to fill out and organize paperwork. But this didn't go without an argument. She was absolutely positive that Mason found joy in making her stress out. But as she leaned against the side of her desk, she took a couple of deep breaths and pushed those thoughts to the back of her mind.

When she walked out of the school she saw that Stef had pulled the car around to the curb by the entrance. Her hair was once again freed and she took off her uniform shirt. She smiled as she leaned up against the car and watched Lena walking towards her. With most of the students and staff gone and with Stef being the only cop around they both appeared to be more relaxed and comfortable. She helped Lena settle into the police car before running to the driver's side and taking off.