Chasing Pavements

A Scare

LENA POV

I was damm near fried from work this week, mixed with schooling and taking care of the twins and not getting enough rest I was ready to damm near pass out. What didn't make things better was Stef and I now had separate shifts so I had not even seen her the last week.

What Jude had said to me last week had been taking over my mind, big time as I now sat in my kitchen smoking a cigarette and finishing the last of my studies. He was very wise, he was very observant and I guess it was rather obvious to him how Stef and I were feeling about each other. But I wasn't mad at her, not by any means when I really thought about it and I felt horrible that he seemed to think that. Stef most likely thought that as well but I wasn't. I just missed her deeply and I didn't know if she felt the same.

This was ridiculous considering I was never afraid of fucking confrontation. Not one damm ass bit but this was different. This wasn't normal confrontation to me this was about feelings and deep fucking feelings too.

Puffing my cigarette as I shut  my textbook Stef and I had of course seen each other during the course of the week. I had seen her leave her apartment, when I left mine, the kids had continue to play with each other and Jude told me her mother even stopped by which I did see myself. Even if it had only been a week her stomach seemed to grow and I wanted to know how her first appointment went, and if her baby was ok. My heart still cared so much for her and her children as I put my smoke out and trying to convince myself that my feelings had damaged the friendship we built.  

They really had as I shut my kitchen light off. Checking in on my babies I kiss their soft cheeks and tuck them in with an extra blanket. It was a tad on the chilly side as I put my sweatpants on and climb into bed. God did it feel good to lay down as I put my curly hair up and hope to get a good nights rest, but that as the last thing I would get and had no idea how my life was really about to change. No idea at all.

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It had been rather a quiet night in the foster household as all the kids were asleep and Stef herself had even gone to bed rather early for first trimester had really been kicking her ass more so then her other two pregnancies. With Frankie laying beside her and snuggling into the blonde's side, Jude as well was passed out in his own room as Marie was snuggled next to him for Callie had dropped her off earlier for the weekend.

All was ok as the snow started to blanket the streets once again when Stef suddenly shot up in the most pain she had ever been in.

"Shit." She said nearly feeling tears run down her face as she grabbed her stomach. Frankie had not woken up as the blonde's breathing became labored and she felt another sharp pain attach her stomach. Never, ever had she felt anything like this as she tried her best to get out of the bed to head to the bathroom. Walking as slowly as she could another pain shot in her stomach as she grabbed the doorway almost crying in pain. 

"Jude!! JUDE!" She yells as the boy soon comes out his room seeing his Mom nearly on the floor crying.

"MOM! What's wrong what happened? Whats wrong?"

"I, I don't know baby. Call um 911 me ok? Please. I'm in alot of pain." She says nearly crying as the boy soon sees blood coming from her as his eyes widen. He was terrified to say the least as Frankie soon gets up seeing what is happening as she gets on the floor with her mother rubbing her back.

"What's wrong Mama? What's wrong? Are you ok?" Frankie says as Stef is in too much pain to even answer her.

"Frankie go get Lena. Go! I have to watch Mama and call the doctor. Go fast!"

"OK! I am now!" The little girl says running barefoot to Lena's apartment and knocking as loud as she can on the door. Of course Lena wasn't asleep as she hurried to the door seeing the little girl in tears. Once Frankie told her what was happening the woman rushed into Stef's apartment seeing her crying on the floor with Jude.

"She's bleeding Lena. I called the ambulance!" He says as Lena bends down feeling Stef's warm forehead and seeing the blood as well. Her heart was now breaking in half  as the woman looked to her with tears in her eyes.

"It hurts Len. It hurts. It hurts so bad what's wrong?"

"It's ok baby. I'm here and we will get you help. Jude, get me a washcloth." She says as the boy hurries to get one and pats his Moms forehead with it as Frankie holds her Moms hand. Lena can only plant small kisses on the blondes forehead as she holds her close worried more then life.

"Is Mama ok? Is she ok Lena?" The little girl asks with tears in her eyes.

"She will be ok baby. She will I promise. She just needs to doctor." The woman reassured as Stef now leaned into her almost crying from the pain. 

Thankfully the ambulance showed up within a few minutes as Jude stayed behind watching all the kids and Lena called her mother who would would be over shortly to look after all the babies. Lena of course went with Stef never leaving the woman's side. And it was this night that would cause their friendship to change forever.