Donuts

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The little family had spent the last two hours walking around the Christmas Bazaar as Frankie sat on Stef's shoulers, Lena pushed Noah in his stroller while Callie walked beside them pushing baby Stef in hers. Jude happily munched on caramel popcorn and even at 13 was enjoying the time with his mothers and the family they had built in a matter of months. It was really magical to them to say the least as Frankie had visited Santa along with her little siblings and the women watched taking a million photos. They really couldn't ask for a better day and right now they were pushing all the other mess to the side. That was for another time and place for today was about their family as Judy joined them along with Mama Rose for cider and donuts but were off with Callie for a bit to look at a few stores. Stef of course noticed how bashful Mama Rose was being especially after she had dropped by her home earlier that morning on her way back from work and

FLASHBACK

Ringing the bell at nearly 7AM Stef was wondering if the older woman was still asleep. Usually she dropped by on Saturday mornings to say hi and bring a muffin or donut from her Entenmann's job when she worked overnight. Mama Rose often answered on the first ring but ringing the bell almost three times it was then she opened it looking flustered in her robe and messy hair. Stef found that odd for she was always fully dressed and up by 5.

"Oh, Stefanie, um hi baby I'm sorry I must have been sleeping still." She said smoothing her gray hair back.

"Hey mama everything ok?"

"Oh yeah just the bell startled me. I was um, I was up late last night watching TV." She said somewhat oddly and Stef was wondering why she was acting so bizarre as the woman kept turning around periodically which the blonde noticed. Plus she had not even let her inside.

"You sure you're ok mama? You look kinda funny. You need something I can..

"Who's at the door Rosie?" The blonde suddenly heard seeing Lena's father coming out the bedroom. The older man looked shocked and somewhat embarrassed as Mama Rose wasn't sure what to say herself as she avoided the blonde's eyes. Stef however could only smirk and let out a smile for she damm sure knew. She knew it.

"Stef uh hi. Hi."

"Hey Stuart. I'd ask how your morning is but I'm sure it's pretty good." The blonde joked as both Stuart and Mama Rose blushed. "But I'll get going there are two donuts in there you can both share. Don't wanna interrupt ya'll."

"Oh no you aren't we just, we just um were talking."

"Yeah I'm sure you were." Blushing at the blonde Stef handed him the bag of donuts as he politely took them.

"Thanks um I'll um, would you like to come in?"

"Nope I'm good." She grinned as her eyes shifted her mothers who still had not looked at her.

"Alright well um I'm, gonna go heat these up. Um bye Stef."

"Sure. Bye." Glancing back at her mother as the older man walked off into the kitchen Mama Rose's looked at her daughter as the smirk remained on her face.

"We um..

"Mama you don't need to explain anything to me. But I'll get going so you can get back to your business. Enjoy the donuts." Winking at her she kissed her mother's cheek and headed back home laughing her ass off for they were like two teenagers sneaking around and it was damm near hilarious.

FLASHBACK ENDS

Stef of course found it cute but had not said anything to her wife yet for she wasn't 100 percent sure how she would feel. Despite the fact that Lena loved Miss Rose Stuart was still her father.

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