A/N: Thank-you for your reviews, favorites and follows so far. It's great to hear that people are liking my story so far. In this chapter I kind of let the words flow out so if it seems a bit rushed I apologize in advance.
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Chapter Three: stuck in a impasse
"Good morning Callie, how'd you sleep?" Lena questioned the next morning when Callie came downstairs for breakfast. Everyone else except Brandon were already seated in the kitchen.
"Okay, thanks" Callie answered as she poured herself a glass of orange juice.
"Are you kids all right to walk today? There's some things I've got to do this morning" Lena asked the kids as soon as Brandon walked in holding an algebra text book.
"Sure" Everyone agreed, whilst in the middle of their individual breakfast routines.
"Callie did you finish the algebra assignment last night?" Brandon asked, walking over to her with his textbook opened and bookmarked. Callie seemed to think about it for a second scanning her brain for possible algebra homework instructions that she'd forgotten about.
"Um, yeah… I think so" She said looking through her own one still completely lost in thought.
"Study and walk?" Brandon suggested.
"Yeah, sure" Callie smiled, picking up her bag.
"If you two are leaving now make sure you eat something on the way" Lena told them as she observed that Callie hadn't eaten breakfast yet.
"Okay, bye" Callie said grabbing a piece of fruit and following Brandon out the door.
"Detour?" Brandon asked, turning in the opposite direction of the school.
"As long as we actually make it on time, I'm not having anything else that's bad on my record" Callie said. Brandon gave her a look as if to say; 'Like I'd let us be late'.
They found an empty ally way and Brandon took her arm and spun her into him kissing her cheek playfully. She wrapped her arms around his waist and kissed his lips, the kiss lasted for ten seconds when they both came back for air. Brandon pulled her in closer and hugged her tightly.
"I'm glad we're finally together" He sighed, taking her face and looking into her eyes. Callie took a deep breath.
"Me too, me too" She gushed smiling like the cat that got the cream.
As they approached the school grounds they went back into neutral mode where they were just two friends rather than a couple. Jesus and Mariana were sitting on the benches outside the school as if they were waiting for the two of them.
"Where did you two get to? You left before us" Mariana wondered, giving them both 'You're up to something' looks.
"Uh… we just lost track of time, Brandon's such a slow walker" Callie blurted the first thing that came out of her head.
"Okay…" Jesus commented as if he didn't quite believe them.
"What movie did you guys see last night?" Mariana questioned them suspiciously.
"Free Birds... some guys in our algebra class invited us, Jo and Matt" Brandon said. It was actually true they were two people in the one class the two adolescents shared but they hadn't actually invited them.
"Oh right" Mariana said, beat. If there was something going on she was sure that she'd find out eventually because if she'd learned anything from her experience with meeting up with her birth mother Ana; the truth always finds a way to be revealed.
It was becoming harder for Callie to carry on with the secret relationship. She liked Brandon a lot, way more than she'd let him know and more than the sixteen year old girl would or could ever understand herself. She'd see Brandon in the halls at school and her heart would race a hundred miles a minute. Sometimes he'd catch her eye when they were passing each other in the hallway and just smile this super awesome smile that made her feel special.
It couldn't compare to the real thing though. The real thing would be where they were able to tell people about their relationship but she knew better than anyone that, that just wasn't possible right now. Callie was unsure about whether it would ever be possible but she knew that she had to see the relationship through. Callie kept telling herself that sooner or later she'd find a way to do this for it to be okay, for it to be possible for them to be together. If maybe there was another family near by that could foster her, just her. Then Jude could stay with the fosters and she could be able to date Brandon...
"What are you thinking about?" Mariana teased when she noticed Callie at lunch in a daze. Callie jumped out of her skin and took a deep breath when she realized it was just Mariana.
"Um... just B... nothing" Callie stuttered. Callie was a bag of nerves today forever in panic about what could possibly happen now that she was breaking a very serious rule and jeopardizing Jude's and her own future in the foster's home. Suddenly her previous feelings about the situation were coming back to her and she was fighting the urge to run away again.
"Callie, c'mon you can tell me" Mariana promised, giving her a big sunshine-y smile.
"It's just my biology exam is next week... that's all" Callie lied.
"Okay, if you say so" Mariana sighed getting back up and starting to walk away, Callie grabbed her arm.
"Wait!" Callie begged.
Mariana gave Callie one final worried look and sat back down and waited for whatever it was that Callie wanted to tell her.
"I need some advice" Callie said finally after two minutes of silent staring.
"I'm listening" Mariana assured her and Callie began to open her mouth... only to snap it shut again, a huge lump was in her throat and she had no idea where to begin and what to say for that matter. It was clear she needed to speak to somebody about this but was Mariana the right choice... there were obviously worse people she could confide in, like Talaya... that would be a blood bath considering the history.
"What is it Callie? I haven't got all day" Mariana muttered impatiently.
"Um... sorry... it's just something hard to say" Callie admitted looking down at the ground.
"Honestly Callie, I'm here to help. Just tell me" Mariana assured the other girl putting her hand on Callie's hand for support.
"Okay... so... I kind of kissed this guy the other day... and we've been seeing each other and we both want to tell people but we can't and I feel like I want to carry on but if I do people are going to get hurt" Callie explained hurriedly. Mariana stared at Callie for what seemed like the longest five seconds of her life.
"Right... well maybe you should take it slow? ease into it for a while before blurting it out to the world..." Mariana suggested. Callie nodded.
"Yeah, maybe you're right" she agreed.
"So... I've got to go... who is this guy anyway?" Mariana asked. Callie let out a breath that she hadn't known she was holding and smiled. Phew! Mariana was still in the dark about who she was talking about.
"Um... just some guy in one of my classes" Callie dismissed the question.
"Okay, see you at home later" Mariana said before finally leaving what felt like the most awkward conversation in Callie's sixteen years of living. They were safe for now, but for how long exactly?
Brandon was the first to arrive home that day. He'd left his last period five minutes early as he had another class with the piano teacher that evening. He wanted to see Callie once more before his dad came to get him though so he was literally watching the front door like a hawk waiting for Callie to arrive.
"Are you okay there Brandon?" Lena asked when she turned up with bags of groceries.
"Um, yeah... waiting for dad... do you need help with that?" He offered, Lena smiled.
"Thanks".
"Oh hey Jude" Lena said as the youngest of the kids came rushing into the kitchen.
"I passed my math test!" He proclaimed proudly. Lena smiled and hugged the boy.
"That's great, Jude. Well done" She praised.
"Callie I passed" Jude said running at his sister for a hug. This was a little out of character for Jude as the young lad was always a little shy but it seemed like being at the Fosters house had really made him come out of his shell. He was comfortable here, Callie observed.
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