A Different Type of Family

The Next Day

Frank and Sharon consoled Lena as she cried. "I, I slapped him. I was so angry," Lena wailed. "No one knows were he is or who he's with," Lena cried. She was at work and it was an hour before school started. She was a mess and did not sleep a wink.

"We know you didn't mean it. He didn't mean what he said. He hates to see Callie hurt and when he found out it was AJ, he was pissed and went off. Every time AJ screws up, you tend to look the other way," Frank added gently.

"Not this time," Lena added. "None of my babies ever told me that they hated me."

"Actually AJ told you once," Sharon added. Lena had forgot and nodded.

"He will come around and the two of you owe each other apologies," Frank added. The two older adults left and Lena was left to her own thoughts. Thirty minutes later, a knock was heard and she sighed. The door opened and Caleb walked and Lena did not see him at first since was looking out the window. He cleared his throat. He felt ashamed how he acted, but AJ always got off the hook with things.

"Mama?" he asked. Lena spun around and made a beeline for her son. "I'm sorry."

"I'm sorry too. For the record, I talked with AJ about what he did to Callie," she added. "I don't condone that my babies hurt each other," she added. "It was wrong of me to have slapped you."

"I don't hate you. I'm glad you are my mama," he added as Lena nodded with a smile as they both hugged. She eyed his small bruise on his cheek and kissed it. "I was rude and disrespectful and that's not me."

"Apology accepted," they both added together. She walked him to class and the siblings crowded around their brother who was missing. Lena knew she still had to talk with Caleb about staying out all night. 

AJ eyed Callie at lunch. "Can we talk?" he asked. Callie nodded.

"What?" Callie asked.

"I'm sorry," he added. "I just thought you were dissing Bruce."

"It's okay," Callie added. 

"No it's not," AJ added. "Ever since mama told me the truth about my birth, I changed."

"Oh," Callie added. "You will always be her son."

"And you will always be her daughter," he added. They both hugged.

"How does Bruce like his new guide?" Callie asked.

"I guess okay. They both have three classes together," AJ added. "After the first class I took him too I was fifteen minutes late," AJ added. Callie laughed. Soon, the rest of the siblings came and AJ apologized to them for hurting Callie. They all nodded.

Lunch started and the siblings as well as Bruce ate their food. "So Bruce why are you at BU?" Callie asked.

"Um, your mama got me in. Juvie wasn't my thing. I was in juvie, because I busted my foster father's window with a bat because he was beating my twin sister," he added. Callie eyed him sad.

"Where is she?" Callie asked.

"A new foster home," Bruce added. "Not sure where."

"Oh," Caleb added. "So you are in foster care?"

"Yes," Bruce added. The Adams Foster kids sighed and the bell rang. Lexi was at home sick. Callie got her work for her and gave it to Owen Riviera.

AJ eyed his siblings. "I have a favor?"

"You?" Caleb asked.

"What?" Callie asked.

"Convince mama to foster Bruce," AJ added.