Hard Time (Hard Time Series Book 1)

Callie's Story

"Why don't we try to see if he comes baby. He didn't say he wouldn't for sure right?" Lena said to the blonde as it was now four in the afternoon and the inmates had just gotten off their jobs. With both still nursing hangovers the day seemed rather long as Lena sipped on her tea that wasn't doing much to ease her persistent headache and dry mouth.

"Something is up that he's not telling me. I don't know what the fuck it is but it's something. It's been months Lena. Months." Rubbing her temples Stef had gotten off the phone with Mike again hounding him on why he had not visited with her kids but he avoided the question again claiming he was working overtime and couldn't make the trip up. Plus he spouted off some bullshit that the kids were busy with actives that they couldn't miss and Stef had just about lost it on him. "Telling me some fucking bullshit. I can smell bullshit a mile away Lena."

"I know baby but I need you to calm down ok? It's not good for you to keep getting upset like this because you know it brings on your migraines. Maybe something is up that he is not ready to tell you or over the phone. I mean he has brought the kids the past five years what would change love? MM? Try talking to him Mama Tiger in a calmer way and don't bring out those claws just yet. MM?" The slim woman said as Stef turned to her letting out a smirk. "Calm down baby. I need you, you know. And you will see your babies even if I have to bust out of jail and get them myself."

Softly kissing the blondes lips and gently rubbing her back no matter how angry Stef was or how bad she sometimes wanted to kick someone's face in Lena had a way of calming her down. Calming her down from the worst anger that she could feel at times especially during the last week when she had nearly thrown a tray at Roxy and Tracey's heads. It had been bad and Lena took her out the cafe before she would have gotten thrown into solitary.

"What the fuck did I do before you baby? MM?" Stef asked smiling softly as she gently stroked Lena's cheek.

"You killed more people." She laughed as the blonde did as well.

While the two women continued their talk and the slim woman massaged the blondes neck two other women were being brought in, booked, stripped and given their cell blocks as Callie Jacobs was inside hers wrapping her gift for Stef. Yes it was late and she felt terrible for the delay since everyone from the Den had given Stef their gifts last night. Never did the blonde expect anything but Callie wanted to and wanted to really show her and tell her how much she loved her. With the help of the girls in wood shop the young pregnant teen was grateful she was able to get the two photos printed and make a frame even if that was what caused the delay. She used her money from working at the library to make a trade with another girl but it had been worth it. She could do without a few items for the next few weeks and had been saving for this.

Feeling the growing baby girl inside of her and now being almost five months pregnant, today marked almost half a year that she entered the Lions Den. The journey had been bumpy for the first month but now it was as if this was always her family and like she had known them forever. Thinking back to the day that Tracey and Alex had grabbed her from the shower stalls while she was cleaning her stomach still turned for she had been terrified. Terrified that they were once again going to kick her ass and torment her even more. The oatmeal incident had happened only about a few days prior to that and things had calmed down a bit since then for her. Alex was still tormenting her in little ways but not as much as the girls grabbed her saying Stef wanted to talk to her.

Up until now the blonde had only said one thing to her and Callie was growing even more nervous for she knew the Lions Den reputation. And it wasn't good. What did she do now? What could Stef, the leader of the pride want? In her young mind it couldn't be anything good and she feared the woman like most people in the prison did.