There Is Enough To Go Around

Chapter 13

It was two hours later since the ladies left home, and all the rest of the kids huddled worriedly around the living room. Why were they so late? And If they were, why didn't they call? Jude and Callie worried about a possible car crash, just like how their mother left them. Mariana and Jesus of course couldn't relate, but in their deepest thoughts, thought of the two mothers abandoning them. It was silly they thought, but it had happened before with Ana. Brandon was the only one who kept the rest of his younger siblings grounded.

"Guys, it's alright. I am sure they got stuck in traffic or got caught up with talking with someone. They will be home soon."

"Why haven't they called? That is so unlike Moms not to call when they are only supposed to be gone for twenty minutes and are gone for two hours." Mariana hissed. She didn't mean to be so cruel, but she couldn't help it. How dare they put all of her siblings and her siblings through this. Or in the other spectrum, did something bad happen to them? On that thought, she suddenly felt awful. She couldn't live through losing any more parents. Her or her other siblings.

"Well I saw Mom's phone upstairs, but Mama has her phone with her. Seriously guys, they will be here soon. If not, I will call my dad and he will track them." Brandon tried to answer bravely, when in fact he felt like something happened. Mari was right. This was very unusual behavior from his moms.

Ten minutes later, the whole group literally jumped from their seats and raced to the front door at the sound of keys and the doorknob turning. Stef walked in first, her hands full of groceries, Lena following slowly after, Mila clasped on tightly. All worry left the kids at the sight of their parents, but from their expressions, something was definitely wrong.

"What happened?" Jesus finally piped up, as he and his siblings shifted with the moms into the kitchen. "You guys were gone for a long time."

Stef finally managed to jump back to her own thoughts as she glanced up at her children looking at her worriedly. She hasn't thought about how much time had gone by, it seemed to go so fast at the store and the horror that passed.

"We thought you were hurt..." Jude spoke next, his eyes still recovering from the few tears he let go a couple of minutes ago. Stef gathered him up immediately and stroked his hair.

"I am sorry my loves...we just...ran into someone a little unexpected."

"Like what? What's going on?" Callie said next, as she kept stealing glances towards Lena, who was uncharacteristically quiet in this type of situation. Mila, who seemed happy earlier to go to the store, was washed pale, and fear replaced her usual sweet smile.

Stef sighed and almost wanted to make something up to tell the kids, but she knew better. They were all old enough, and hell, all of them have been through a destructive parent at some point in their life, even Brandon.

"We ran into Mila's father...and...he was not happy about hearing the news about his late wife and the thought of losing his child also." Stef finally answered.

"What happened?" Callie asked.

"He tried to take Mila out of the store. We had to lock it down and another cop had to persuade him to put her down. It...scared Mama and Mila pretty bad." Stef whispered the last part, as she stole a quick glance at the pair across the kitchen.

"What's gonna happen to her? Mila that is? Is she going to be taken?" Jude asked timidly. He knew all too well about that, and he didn't want that to happen to his little sister. It was a haunting thing having to be taken away from a home, particularly a good one. Just looking at Lena and Mila clinging onto each other now, he knew it would be the traumatizing thing for both of them.