Chapter 9

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When I finally stopped crying. I pulled away and sat on my knees. Lena brushed my hair back behind me ears, resting her hands on the sides of my head. She wiped away my tears with her thumbs and looked me in the eyes.

"Hun, it's okay to cry. We all need to sometimes. I know what you're feeling right now. You feel weak for crying, but you don't need to. Crying isn't a sign of weakness. It's a sign that you've been strong for too long, Love," she said quietly. She used her hands to lean my head into hers and she kissed my forehead. As she pulled my head back away, she looked my in the eyes and smiled. I couldn't help but smile back.

"I love you, Lena. You are absolutely the best thing that ever happened to me. If I hadn't met you, I wouldn't have this amazing, crazy family. You mean so much to me. You and our family. You guys are my whole life." At this, another tear escaped my eye, but it wasn't because I was sad. It was because I was thankful and happy to have this family that I love so very much.

"I love you too, Stef. We all love you. I'm so glad that you brought Brandon to Anchor Beach instead of another school. Had you not, we wouldn't be here right now. We wouldn't have our fantastic family. We wouldn't have each other. And I need you, Stef. I love you so much." I leaned in and kissed her again. I love her so much. I love our moments like this where we tell each other how much we love one another. I love when we kiss. I love everything about Lena.

Lena pulled away and I lied down with my head on her shoulder. She wrapped her arm around me and hugged me tight. I held on to her arm and closed my eyes hoping this moment would never end.

"So... Tell me about this foster boy..."

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