A Life Beyond (Hard Time Series Book 2)

A Mother (Part 1)

The one thing that kept Stef afloat when things got to her, especially the situation with Roxy,  were her kids. Even if Jude was giving her hell, and she didn't have custody of either of her children yet, or her parental rights reinstated, the time she spent with them including baby Noah and her granddaughter she loved. This particular weekend as well had been pretty enjoyable for not only had Frankie stayed over but so had baby Stef. Sure the blonde was aggravated and rather sad that her son had no interest in staying the weekend like his sister and that he was continuing to be rather difficult in terms of Lena. Last night had been no different and the blonde had nearly ripped him to shreds before Mike came to pick him up. 

FLASHBACK

"You have your own plate you know my princess." The blonde said to Frankie who continued to eat out of her mother's plate grinning and giggling at her. She could be so silly at times as Stef kissed her forehead and the young girl hugged her.

"Yours taste better mama!"

"Ha! Does it now?!"

"Yes!" She giggled again as Stef fed her a forkfull. "I love you mama!"

"I love you too princess. Now sit and eat love."

"Ok." Giggling again the little girl took her seat next to her mother as Stef  glanced to her granddaughter who was sitting on Callie's lap enjoying her food as well. Sure she was making a big mess with the spaghetti as Callie gave her little pieces that were mashed up pretty well so that she wouldn't choke. Truth was baby Stef didn't like baby food much and preferred real food.

"Another eater. Like mama." The blonde said as the young mother smiled back.

"She is! Oh my gosh and she refuses to eat baby food. If I give it to her she won't eat it and tries to get my food."

"Frankie was the same. Jude too. Liked real food." Stef smiled at both her kids as Jude had yet to look up from his plate. The entire afternoon he had been rather anti social  when they went to the park and was working the blonde's last nerve. Her patience by this point was slim to nothing and any minute she was going to have his head.

"We all have good eaters in this home that's for sure. Jude would you like more spaghetti sweetheart?" Lena offered as the young teen pushed his food around. "Jude honey?" She asked once again as it now seemed that he was  ignoring her and Stef now glared at him.

"Lena is talking to you and I'm only hoping you're not answering because those damm headphones made you deaf."

"No I'm not answering because I don't feel like it and I don't need to answer to her." He spat out looking his mother right in the face as Callie as well as Lena looked shocked. Frankie  continued to eat her food but  knew by now that her mother was not one to anger and that being fresh was off limits. Big time and she had almost gotten a spanking herself a few times. Jude however was continuing to test his mother's patience and that was never a good thing. Ever. Hearing the fork drop on her wife's plate Lena already knew the blonde was going to go off for she wasn't calm. Not in the least.  

"Do you wanna say that again?"

"I said I don't want to answer are you deaf?" Before Jude could even look down at his food Stef had slapped him across the face as the room froze.

"Who in the fuck do you think you are talking too! Huh!" She said grabbing him by his shirt and pulling him closer to her. "Let me tell you something if  you ever in life disrespect Lena or myself again you won't make it out this chair." Glaring at him as she pulled his shirt closer to her the young teen tried to pretend he wasn't afraid but he was as he saw his mother not even blink. "I'm tired of your little fucking shit attitude."