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"Mariana? Are you okay?" Callie said walking into the bathroom as well. She held her hair back.
"My stomach just feels so messed up right now" she said rinsing her mouth in the sink.
"From what?"
"Ok.. I know I promised but, I took a few more pills today and I haven't eaten anything I think I just maybe need some food" she said trying to convince herself.
"Where is it?" Callie said mad as she opened up Mariana's drawers and dug around trying to find her stash.
"Stop!" Mariana said grabbing Callie's arm,
"Then tell me where it is" she said angry. She couldn't put up with anymore stress today.
Mariana dug through her backpack and pulled out a bag filled with 3 pills.
"Here, this is all I have left ok? Just take it" she said handing it to Callie.
She immediately went into the bathroom and flushed the pills.
"Ok, now go eat something"
"Okay" Mariana said getting up. She held onto the wall to keep her balance, she was feeling very lightheaded and went downstairs and outside as soon as she could so she could sit down.
Lena looked over at Mariana who was eating a slice of pizza with her head down.
"Does she look ok to you?" Lena said to Stef.
"She does look a little upset maybe? I don't know, you know how Mariana can be let's just enjoy the music and the fresh weather. I don't need anymore teenage drama today" Stef said sitting back and sipping on a beer.
"You're right" Lena said looking over at Mariana. Robert came over with Anthony,
"I think he wants to see grandma!" He said handing him to her.
"Awe, come here baby" Lena said carrying Anthony. She fed him some watermelon and pizza.
"Can I hold him?" Aj said coming up to Lena a little while later.
"I haven't really had the chance to today and Dawn is almost leaving" he said and Lena looked around for Callie. She couldn't find her but she figured it would be ok with her,
"Sure" she said handing Anthony to him. A few minutes layer Callie came outside and sat with Stef and Lena.
"How do you feel about that?" Lena said gesturing to Aj who was feeding Anthony pizza and talking to Dawn.
"It's not like it matters how I feel anyway" she said fake laughing.
"Honey..." Stef said
"It's fine. Let's just do the cake soon ok?"
"Ok love" Stef said stroking her hair.
Callie had finally started to enjoy the party a bit as her, Kiara, and Daphne played Uno with Stef and Lena. They were all laughing and starting another round of the game when Callie noticed Anthony crying and Aj looked frustrated.
"I think he might be hungry and tired.. I'm gonna go nurse him. You guys can keep playing" Callie said to Stef.
"Is he grumpy?" Callie said rubbing Anthony's back. He dug his face into Aj's shoulder which meant he was tired.
"Yeah, he's hella grumpy and I tried rocking him but he doesn't go to sleep" Aj said frustrated.
"Well, of course not. He's outside, it's loud and he isn't comfortable" she said grabbing him from Aj's arms.
"Callie I can put him down for a nap too, can you just let me parent" he said trying to grab Anthony back.
Dawn stood next to Aj watching their interaction. Callie hated how he was being disrespectful and in front of her too.
"No, I need to nurse him before he takes a nap" she said softly bouncing him on her hip.

"No, I need to nurse him before he takes a nap" she said softly bouncing him on her hip

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"Are you kidding? You're still breastfeeding him?" He said in disbelief.
"Umm, yes I am is there something wrong with that?" She said offended that he would even say such a thing. Stef noticed there was tension and walked over to interrupt,
"Cal, I think you need to get him inside so he can nap and we can do cake" Stef said and Callie went inside.
Aj rolled his eyes and Stef followed Callie inside.
She went into her room with Anthony sobbing in her arms and kicking his feet.
"Here let me help love" Stef said shutting the door behind them and taking Anthony out of Callie's arms so she can adjust her shirt.
"Thanks" she said as Stef handed him back. Anthony stopped crying as soon as he latched on and Callie sat back and relaxed.
"What was that all about out there?" Stef said.
"He was being rude to me in front of Dawn. He asked me why I was still breastfeeding as if Anthony was too old or something. He's barely one"
"That's just ridiculous, love. I hope you know that you don't have to stop just because of him ok? Lots of women do it for years" Stef said and Callie nodded.
"I just wanna do it until he learns how to self soothe or when he can fall asleep without it"
"You're doing a great job. I'll leave you two alone. Hurry back out" Stef said smiling heading outside.
About 20 minutes later Anthony fell asleep and she put him in his crib.
She headed out with everyone again.
"When Anthony wakes up we can do cake ok Cal?" Stef said and Callie took a deep breath, might as well just go with the flow now instead of trying to control everything,
"Okay" she sat down with Aaron again.
"Tough day?" He said looking at her as she watched Aj and Dawn talk and laugh.
"You have no idea" she said rubbing her eyes. Just then she looked over at Mariana.
She didn't look good, she was pale and it looked like she was having trouble breathing,
"Mariana" Callie said getting up and going up to her,
"Are you okay?" She said moving her hair away from her face. Mariana didn't answer instead she just looked at her with a blank expression.

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