Things were returning to normal at the Foster's home after Callie's return. The kids were used again to share the bathroom and the morning routine was already sorted so they wouldn't be late for school anymore.
The only thing that was missing was Brandon. Nobody said anything because they knew it was best for both Callie and him to stay apart for a while until they could spend time as family. But all this didn't make Jesús miss less his older brother and their "fights" when they played video games, or Mariana forget how he always defended her when she and Jesús fought. Lena missed listening Brandon play the piano and even Jude missed having him at the house, even if they hadn't solved all the issues between them yet.
But the two that missed him more, even though they saw him almost everyday were Stef and Callie. Callie was used to push her feelings aside so no one suspected how much she was hurting. She felt guilty because she thought she had been the reason why Brandon had left the house but most of all, she missed talking to him. He hadn't been only her boyfriend for a couple of weeks, he had been her first friend there, the first who trusted her and the first who had earned her trust. She missed playing the guitar with him, talking about nothing and simply she missed having him around. She still saw him at school but it wasn't the same. He was always polite and distant, something he had never been before with her and that made her feel even worse.
And, finally, Stef was the most affected by Brandon's absence. She had never lived apart from her son more than a couple of days when he was at Mike's and with her schedule she could barely see him during the week. She wasn't used to this and even if she knew that was the best for her kids right now, she couldn't help missing her son so much.