The Girl and The Foster Brother
Summary: Callie and Jude are half siblings. Callie has to confronts her real father to sign her papers so she can get adopted. When she meets him, she finds out a huge secret that changes everything. A little Brallie! One Shot!
AN: This is a little something I thought off when they told Callie that he had a different father listed and she said "My mom told me that Quinn was a family name." FOR ALL THE BRALLIE SHIPPERS!
"I just have to get him to sign this?" says Callie.
The adoption attorney nodded handing the papers to her. Her father, her real father who she found out was named Robert Quinn was the only person in her way of getting adopted, and so she agreed to meet him at the diner tomorrow morning with Brandon outside if anything went wrong. She didn't want to meet the man who never bothered to see talk or write to her. She didn't have a father, and she was proud.
It shook her world when she found out she had a different father, that her little brother Jude was her half brother, but she was determined to get adopted. She fought through her feelings for Brandon, stayed out of trouble and made her "father" or Jude's father sign the papers and give up on them for good.
She wanted it... She wanted a family. Even if it broke Brandon, she had Wyatt anyways, and it was for her and Jude. She needed a family.
"You'll be okay right Callie?" Brandon whispers as he holds her hand. She doesn't pull back.
"I'll be okay Brandon." she tells him.
She hugs her foster brother awkwardly than enters the diner looking around for the man she has to call her father.
"Callie Quinn Jacob." he whispers as Callie sits in front of the unknown man.
He had a construction uniform on. His dark brown hair combed back, his large brown chocolate eyes stare at her. There was no doubt that this man was her father. She had his eyes.
"Robert Quinn." she says, "Hi."
"You look so much like your mother." he says, staring at her, smiling "I... Your wondering aren't you? Who I am and stuff?"
She nods. She took a seat across from Robert and he smiles.
"Its an awkward family tree," he says, "Did your mother tell you her maiden name?"
"It was Quinn, Colleen Marie Quinn." she answers.
He nods. In seconds she slides him the paper and he looks at her. He sighs, grabbing a pen and signs it with no effort. He seemed like he didn't care, Callie thought. He didn't want to know this man, she just wanted the paper signed.
"There going to take good care of you right?" he asks.
He slides the paper back to her.
"They will." she says, "So how did you and my mother..."
He laughs.
"Long story..." He says.
"I have all day."
Callie didn't want to know this man, but she wanted to know about her mother, about her past. Robert looks outside to see Brandon sitting in his car. He knew Callie was lying, but he took this time to meet his daughter he hasn't seen since birth. He sips his coffee, reaching for a picture in his pocket. It was Callie's mother standing next to a younger version of him. Callie smiled at the torn up picture, she looked just like her.
"Your mother was adopted," he starts with the story, "I loved your mother the day my parents fostered her. The day she took my gutair from my room and started to play."
Callie's smile died with his words. Her mother was adopted? She never knew. She didn't even meet her mothers side of the family. So that's were her love for music began, she once told her that her love for music started from a special someone. She always thought it was her father.
"She was sixteen, I was seventeen," he says, "I told her I would wait for her to age out of the system, but she needed a family more than a boyfriend."
He looks at the picture of her mother than to her.
"I suffered through everything... I watched her fall in love with Donald, and I watched her get adopted... watched her become my sister," he says with pain in his voice, "I told her I loved her... But she needed a family more, and I had to accept that because I loved her. It was hard."
Callie's hands finds Roberts hand. She tries to smile a little, but could find no heart to do it. He was in pain. You could tell with the pain in his eyes, the tears strolling down his tan wrinkled face. It's been years, and yet he still loved her. It soften Callie's heart, her mother broke this man's heart. It didn't explain how she was born though.
"One night... Four years after she got adopted by my family..." He sighs, "I asked her if she still loved me."
"She still did, didn't she." she whispers.
"She always did, but she loved Donald too, and it was too late for me, she was already engaged to him," he says, "If I kept fighting I would still be with her."
"How was I... you know?" asks Callie, "If my mom loved Donald, why are you on my birth certificate and not him? Are you really my dad?"
Robert sighs. He looks at Callie, brushing the strand of hair behind her ear. He admires her so much, a stranger would even see how much love was rolled in to his man.
"Your mother and I loved each other. It was the night before her wedding and I kissed her and things lead to another. Nine months later, while I was in Iraq, I get a call from Donald, saying I had a beautiful daughter. I rushed home... got hold you, name you. Calla Lily's were your mothers favorite flowers. You have your mothers hair you know, and everything, but those eyes... Those were my eyes." He explains, "Your mother and I agreed for your safety, Donald and her would raise you, and I would be gone."
"For my safety?! What do you-"
She was yelling, but Robert cut her off.
"Callie! It's illegal for adopted siblings to date let alone have a baby." he yells, "Do you know how hard it was? Seeing another man call you his daughter?"
She quiets down. He takes a breather, mumbling a sorry to her. She holds his hands again, their hands resting on the table and he continued with the story.
"I loved your mother! I loved her! If I fought hard enough... It doesn't matter anymore. I did what was best for you and for her because I love you. I wanted Donald to raise you because your mother loved him. I love your mother, but with the judging from our parents, and her wanting a family... I couldn't be with her and deep down I knew she regretted it, but she wouldn't admit it. "
He ends up in tears. The passion he had for Callie's mother effected this man greatly. It took a lot of courage for him to explain to Callie how he loved his mother and gave everything up for her and for Callie, even if it meant he couldn't see her or the love of his life anymore.
"I sent money and letters to your mother, I asked her if she wanted to leave him and if I could see you... Than she had Jude, I got to hold him while your dad went to pick you up from school," he whispers to Callie, "I tried finding you after I learned that your mom was dead... If I took you, that would mean that Jude would be alone... I couldn't do that to Jude, even if he wasn't my son. I asked for custody, but Donald wouldn't sign over Jude. It was best if Jude had you, and it killed me."
"Why didn't you tell me?" Callie asks, "why didn't she tell me about you?"
"She couldn't deal with it. She always ran from her problems. It was something she always did." He explains, "I still love her till this day... Even if she's my adopted sister by law. Feelings like this don't go away. What we felt, is something a person can have one in a life time."
Brandon's voice covers Roberts in Callie's mind. It got her thinking. She looked outside to see the broken piano boy sitting in the car. His hand was broken from two weeks ago when he was jumped outside of his fathers apartment. Ever since the dance, and the rejection he never been the same. Callie loved Wyatt, but she loved Brandon too. It was like her mother loving Donald, but loving Robert, her father. Callie could see the mirrors, and how her mother struggled for a family.
"Do you think if you fought harder and she accepted it, she would be with you?" she asks.
The man looks at her, eyes meeting each other.
"Yes. If she fought for me too."
Callie looks out the window seeing Brandon again. He was out of the car pacing around, waiting for her to be done.
"He's your Foster brother isn't he?" Robert says. "Do you love him?"
Robert could tell from the way Callie look's at him. He knew this look, and he knew that he was her foster brother.
"I need a family more-"
Callie stops in mind sentence. She was defiantly her mothers daughter.
"I know you do, but do you think he can be brother?" he asks, "What would make you happy?"
"A family would." answers Callie.
"Paper or not... These people are your family." he answers. "That boy over there... he reminds me of me, and if is like me, he wouldn't stop loving you."
Callie smiles as Brandon catches her looking at him. He waves and she waves back. Could he really love her? Does he love her as much as Robert loved Colleen? Callie was set on adoption, but she hadn't considered how Brandon would lose. The confession at the dance was to hard to handle, mostly with lie she made up.
"I love him." she says, with no doubt.
"Than don't make my mistake, don't make your mothers mistake. We hid our love, love shouldn't be hidden. All love should have a chance."
"I can't!" she says.
"You can... go for it."
"Thank you." she whispers.
She runs out forgetting the papers in the diner. She knew she wanted a family, but this stranger was right. Paper or not, the fosters are her family, and she loved Brandon enough to know if she gave up adoption, she wouldn't regret it like her mother. She runs in to Brandon's arms kissing him off guard, he happily kisses her back in complete bliss. He loved her and that's all that mattered. Even if people thought they were crazy, they didn't care. People do crazy stuff when they're in love.
"What was that for?" he asks.
"I love you Brandon." she says.
"I love you too," he says smiling, "What happened in there?"
She laughs, tears in her eyes.
"A reality check."
Completely unaware of the couple, Robert watched from the window looking at the torn up picture of Colleen.
"We didn't get the love story we should have gotten, at least our daughter did." he whispers.
He smiles as he sees her daughter and that boy kiss once more. He knew she's making the choice everyone sees to miss when your in love. If you find love, don't let it go, and wait till it comes back to you, if your fortunate to find true love, hold on and never let go.
Unaware to Robert, Colleen was watching the events unfold in spirit, knowing at least her daughter could have the love she wanted. In time she knew she would be with Robert again, but for now she's happy watching her daughter find love and be happy for once. She will be in trouble that's for sure, with Lena and Stef, mostly with Jude, but it was going to worth it.
AN: I'm thinking of making a two shot... depending on the reviews.