the beginning

Callie

I sat there crying softly to myself in Mariana and my room holding the stick in my hand that was about to tell me if my predictions were correct or not. I slowly sat up and looked at the stick then my breathing stopped suddenly as soon as my eyes gazed to the word pregnant on the stick.

"I have a baby inside me right now." I whispered to myself as I stood up and placed the pregnancy stick in my pocket as I paced the wall. "There is a baby inside me.."

"A baby?" I quickly turned around and saw Mariana who was leaning against the door with her mouth wide open in shock.

I looked at her with a half smile but knowing how I got pregnant in the first place made me drop the smile in seconds. "Mariana, you can't tell Mums' yet." I whispered to her as I quickly walked over as her eyes gazed to my belly.

"But how, Cal?" Mariana whispered as I pulled her in quickly and shut the door behind us then I sat down on my bed with a sigh. "Callie, answer the question please!"

I shook my head as tears rolled down my eyes and I looked away from her. "I can't tell you yet.. I am not ready."

"You weren't.. Oh, Callie!" Mariana cried out gently as she sat down next to me and embraced me in a side hug. "You don't need to tell me yet, okay?"

I laughed bitterly realizing she was about to push me to tell her but suddenly changed her mind. "I am scared.." I whispered gently as she handed me a tissue box and I grabbed a tissue to wipe my eyes. "What will they think of me now?"

Mariana realized what I was thinking and made me look at her. "Callie Adams Foster, you are adopted now. You do not need to worry about Mums' kicking you out or something like that. They love Jude and you so much.." But I couldn't believe her not now.. I am pregnant!

I looked at my little sister's eyes and tried to smile to reassure her. "Keep this to yourself until I can find the right time to tell Mums' okay?" She nodded. "I mean it, Mariana. Not a word to anyone especially to Jesus or Emma."

"Okay, Callie." Mariana whispered gently as she embraced me in a hug. "This is our secret but you do need to tell them soon so you can make sure you have a healthy pregnancy with bubs."

"I will."

A few weeks later

Mariana

I woke up startled to hear vomiting in the bathroom then I sat up quickly to run to the bathroom noticing it was Callie vomiting. "Callie, Callie." I whispered worried as she sat up from her position near the toilet with tear filled eyes. "Oh, Cal.. What can I do to help you?"

"Nothing.. It's just morning sickness." She reassured me with a sad smile as she sat there on the floor and I sat on the edge of the bath tub. I gave her a worried look which made her smile a little. "Mariana, it is just morning sickness. I remember my mother was like this when she was carrying Jude."

"I know that, Callie." I whispered as I tied my hair up in a quick bun and then sighed as I let my hands fall down to my lap. "Why haven't you told Mums' yet?"

She looked away to flush the toilet and gazed back into my eyes with a shrug. "Because they will have questions that I am not prepared to answer yet."

"You won't be able to hide it for much longer.." I pointed out as my eyes gazed to her belly that was started to show a little bit of a bump. "Plus you won't stress yourself anymore if you weren't hiding this from people."

Callie smiled at me as she slowly stood up and washed her hands. "Let me tell them in my own time, okay?"

"Okay, Callie." I replied back with a little bit of annoyance but I guess I never been her situation to quite understand how hard it really is for her.. I really wouldn't want to be in that situation especially if my predictions are right about how she got pregnant because she is then also having to bottle that inside her. "I love you, big sis."

Callie turned around with a tooth brush in her hand and she smiled back at me. "And I love you too, little sis."

A month later

Callie

I stood in the kitchen waiting for Mums' to come home. I ordered Mariana to take Jesus and Jude to the movies as I needed that time to tell the truth.

I was sitting at the table staring at my glass of water when the both of them walked in laughing with shopping bags in their arms. I quickly or as quickly as my body could go to help them with the bags. "Hi there my baby." Stef embraced me in a hug as Lena kissed my forehead.

"Goodness, Callie." Lena looked at me with worry as Stef continued to unpack the shopping and I sat back down as I felt dizzy. "You haven't been looking too well in the mornings.. And now this.. We might need to take you to see the doctor."

"I am okay." I replied back as I grabbed my water and drank it slowly. "Actually.. There is something I need to tell you that I haven't had the courage to say yet."

Stef stopped with unpacking and sat on the other side of me as she rubbed my back as Lena looked on with worry. "Is it to do with this?" Stef whispered as she took something out of her pocket and my eyes gazed to the pregnancy stick that I swore was hidden in my room safely.

I let the tears fall down my eyes as the realization of them knowing hit me. "Oh Cal." Lena hummed gently as they both put their arms around me into a Mama sandwich.

I cried for a while until I could calm myself down enough to hear their disapproval. "I am sorry that I have disappointed you.." I looked down at my belly that now seems to be getting bigger as each week passes. I felt someone's finger beneath my chin and how the finger made me head go up to face Stef.

"Mama and I are not disappointed in you, baby." Stef whispered softly as her eyes teared up. "We were a little shocked, yes but you need to know that we still love you."

I looked a little to my side where Lena was sitting and she smiled at me as she placed her hand on my hand. "My Callie, we are so happy that you trusted us enough to tell us before it was too late." I looked back to Stef who placed her hands on top of Lena's and mine.

"We need to get you to the doctor to make sure your baby is doing okay, alright?" Stef whispered gently as her eyes looked into mine and I slowly nodded. "We will get Dr Laura to be your doctor instead of Dr Will."

I looked down at our hands intertwined together and softly sighed. "You.. You aren't going to ask me anything?" I questioned softly and looked back at both of them.

"You will tell us everything in your own time." Lena answered softly as my nerves slowly settled down realizing I never had to tell them what happened and how sick it makes me feel that I let it happen. I didn't want them to tell me that it wasn't my fault because I know full well that it was all my fault.. Only if I hadn't gone with Diamond then Russell would never of had sex with me..

This was all my fault and if only they knew how angry they are going to be when they find out the truth.

The next day

My legs were shaking as we waited in the waiting room for Dr Laura to come out to get me. "Breathe, baby." Stef whispered as she held me in her arms as Lena looked through her school work on her laptop.

Lena's eyes gazed into mine and she smiled at mine. "I am sorry that-"

"No, Callie." Lena interrupted me gently as she shut her laptop and placed her hand on top of mine. "There is no need to ap-"

"Hello my lovely Foster family." Dr Laura walked out with a huge grin on her face as we stood up to give her a hug. "Let's walk to my office." We followed her through a short corridor to her cozy office that didn't look like your average doctor office. "Take a seat, any seat you like."

We all took seats and I placed my hand on my stomach with anxiety as Dr Laura turned on some soft music. "Now.. It is always nice to see you, Callie." Dr Laura greeted me personally with a smile as she crossed her leg over her knee. "Your Mums' mentioned to me that you are expecting a baby soon."

"Yeah.." I tried to smile but I just couldn't feel any emotion besides scared and anxious.

Dr Laura looked at me realizing that I wasn't feeling the same excitement as any other pregnant women. "Callie, is it okay if I do a ultrasound on you?" I nodded and she helped me up to the recliner seat as my Mums' sat on one side of me as Dr Laura was on the other side with the ultrasound.

"Hold my hand." I whispered to Stef who nodded and took my hand into hers gently as I lifted my shirt over the small bump with my other hand so Dr Laura could put the gel on.

Before she put the gel on, she looked at me with a smile. "This might be a little cold." She whispered then gently placed the gel on my bump so it wasn't a shock to me. She looked up at me as she turned on the machine. "Are you ready to see your baby?"

I looked at my Mums' who were looking down at me with smiles on their faces then I looked back at Dr Laura with a nod. "Ready as I ever can be." She placed the scanner on my belly and found my baby as I closed my eyes in discomfort.

"There is your little one, sweetie." Dr Laura whispered as I opened my eyes and saw the baby in the picture. My baby? "Do you want to hear bub's heartbeat?" I slowly nodded as she clicked a button on the machine and suddenly I heard it. My eyes widen and I looked at Dr Laura.

"That's.. That's my baby?" I questioned softly as I pointed to the screen where bub was then looked at my belly. "That's baby Adams Foster?"

"Yes, baby." Stef whispered gently as she placed my hand into Lena's and placed a kiss on my forehead. But then my smile dropped as Dr Laura told my Mums' how long I was into the pregnancy.

My heart dropped. "You are a bit over three months pregnant, Callie." I pulled my hand out of Lena's then pushed away the scanner and put my shirt over my belly. I sat up and got out of the recliner seat then ran out of the office and out into the fresh air.

I was waiting by the car when Mums' walked out of the office and looked at me with concern. "Cal?" Lena whispered as Stef unlocked the car from the other side. "Whatever is going inside your head, you will be okay." I opened the door quietly and sat at the back as I placed my seatbelt on. I saw Lena give that worried look to Stef who looked worried too but they drove out of the car park quietly back to the house instead of the school.

"Why aren't I going to school?" I whispered gently to them as the car parked in front of the house in the driveway.

"We thought you might need some time to just adjust to the news of the ultrasound.." Stef replied back softly after she turned around to look at me with a smile. "This is something huge and we know carrying a baby is really complicated especially for you." I quickly got out of the car and ran inside past Jesus who was been home schooled since his accident.

"Jeez, Callie." Jesus yelled out loud. "Are y-you okay?" I heard Mums' tell him that I just had a bad morning and needed some time to be on my own.

A week later

We invited Rita, Mike and Ana over for a family lunch so I can officially announce my pregnancy to everybody. "So, Callie has some news that she would like to tell everybody." Lena spoke gently after asking about everybody else and how they were going. Ana was resting little Isabella who recently just turned one years old on her lap as Mike fed Isabella some smashed carrot. "Callie?" My eyes gazed back to everybody else who were waiting patiently for me to announce the news I was so desperate to just release.

I looked over at Rita who has helped me throughout the years since I met her in Girls United suddenly feeling like I betrayed her since she did so much for me. "It's okay, Cal." Rita whispered as she saw my distress. "What's your news?" I swallowed my saliva and sighed.

"I guess.." I stopped and looked at every bodies' faces not including Mariana since she already knew. "I am three months pregnant." I whispered then let my head drop and let my siblings ask me questions. I didn't hear Mariana or Brandon asking me, just Jude and Jesus. I quickly stood up and ran inside so their voices could stop running inside my head.

I was leaning against the door in the living room when I felt someone's hand touched my shoulder. "Is the baby mine?" I turned around to see Brandon standing there now with his hands tucked in his pant pockets.

"N-No." I shook my head and found myself sitting on the lounge with Brandon following my steps sitting on another lounge. "It happened.. When I went with Diamond to go to that pimp."

Brandon's eyes widen as my eyes filled with tears. "He.. He raped you.." I didn't say anything for a while as my eyes gazed to my bump and after a while, I looked up at him.

"I am pregnant with his baby and no one knows." I cried out as he embraced me into his arms. "Oh Brandon, I am so scared and ashamed."

"You aren't alone in this.." He whispered into my ear. "You shouldn't feel ashamed for something that you couldn't do anything about." He reassured me gently as he rubbed my back gently. "I will help you.. God. I will do anything to make this all okay for you and that baby."

I looked into his blue eyes and smiled for the first time in a while. "Will.. Will you be my baby's father?"

Nine months later

I lied on the hospital bed as the contractions worsen. "Where is he?" I screamed to Mariana and Emma who were holding my hands as my Mums' and Brandon drove over from his job. "I told him.. I told him didn't I?" I screamed.

"Callie, just breathe.." Emma whispered as Mariana dialed Jesus to inform him that I was going to give birth and to get Mike to drive him over later when I have given birth.

"Oh for fucks sake, I cannot wait to give birth to this baby!" I screamed loudly as my nurses came in with everything. "Wait, wait! Just wait until the baby's father is here and my Mums' are here."

"We are sorry but you need to push now or your baby could be in serious danger if you wait any longer." Dr Laura announced as she walked in looking ready to conquer this birth with me. "Remember what I taught you in your birthing classes?"

I nodded quickly as they spread my legs out then Emma and Mariana held my hands. "Oh thank fuck, you are here at least." I screamed at them and they smiled at me.

"Okay, you push putting all that press-"

"I told you I already know!" I screamed at Dr Laura interrupting her and she nodded as she walked over to my legs then the door slammed open as Brandon ran in looking breathless. "About fucking time."

"Hey now-"

"Push Callie, push!" Dr Laura ordered as Brandon found his way to my side to relief Emma who now took her place near the wall and my Mums' ran in to take Mariana's spot. I pushed hard and it felt like a long time of screaming then pushing then screaming again then pushing some more until a baby cry was heard. Brandon was pushing my hair back from my sweaty face to place a kiss on my forehead. "Welcome your baby girl to the world." Dr Laura showed us our baby as my eyes suddenly felt heavy and I fell asleep.

A few hours later

I heard soft voices as my eyes opened slowly adjusting to the light and I felt someone touching me. "Hey baby." My eyes opened to see Stef sitting next to my bed holding my baby girl in her arms. "You were out for the count." I looked at Brandon who was sitting next to Stef and Lena.

"I am sorry." I croaked out as Stef placed my sleepy baby in my arms and placed a kiss on my forehead. "Oh.. Wow."

Lena laughed a little at my reaction. "She is a stunner." Lena whispered as she looked at Brandon then me with a smile.

"I didn't realize I loved her until now." I admitted softly letting them know that I wasn't in love with the baby until now. I traced my index finger along her soft face gently and looked at B with a smile.

Brandon smiled at me and looked down at our baby girl. "She needs a name, Cal.."

"I know." I laughed gently as I looked back at my baby with a smile. "Charley Frankie Adams Foster." I confirmed gently remembering Brandon mentioning Charley would be a cute name for our baby and Frankie would to remind our Mums' of their stillborn baby - our little sister in heaven. I looked up at my Mums' with a smile as they smiled with teary eyes.

Charley Frankie Adams Foster

The daughter of Callie Adams Foster

The adoptive daughter of Brandon Adams Foster

Father unknown

This was the prologue to this story and I hope you enjoyed the first chapter. Hopefully you will all stick around in the next chapter when I will jump to when Charley Frankie is three years old!

Love always,

Shaz

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