The Beach
Chapter 4
Disclaimer: Still don't own the Fosters.
A/N: There might not be another chapter for a day or two because I have some exams I need to prepare for. Enjoy!
Flashback:
Callie started to panic, she shook her head widely trying to get the bucket off. Using all her strength, Callie through her head forward, the bucket flew of and Callie was able to breathe again. She looked down to see what her foster brother had dropped on her stomach. Callie saw a rock lying there. Try as she might Callie couldn't get the thing of her. So she just lay there. In pain and alone.
End of flashback.
Stef looked down to see Callie moving. She was still asleep and was obviously having a nightmare. Immediately Stef jumped into action.
"Callie baby, wake up love," Stef said shaking Callie. Callie shot up her eyes wide. She couldn't feel the pain anymore. Looking around she saw Stef sitting next to her. Relaxing at the sight of her Callie lay back down and said,
"I am sorry,"
"For what love," Stef asked, confused,
"For the nightmare," Callie replied,
"Hey baby," Stef said, "Look at me sweetheart," Stef grabbed Callie's chin and carefully moved her head so the two made eye contact, "You can't control, what you dream, the nightmare was out of your control, so you have nothing to be sorry for." Callie just shrugged and looked down.
"Do you want to talk about it?" Stef asked, Callie immediately shook her head,
"No it is ok," Callie said.
"Ok," Stef said, "I brought you a book to read honey," Stef passed Callie a book.
"Thanks," she said, before opening the book and starting to read it, to signal the conversation was over.
About an hour later, the rest of the kids and Lena came out of the water.
"I am hungry mom," Jesus moaned.
"Me to," said Jude, everyone else nodded their heads in agreement.
"Well it's a good thing we brought food," Stef said with a laugh. Everyone sat down on the blanket as Lena and Stef gave everyone a sandwich to eat. When Lena tried to give Callie a sandwich, Callie refused it.
"I'm not hungry," she said.
"Callie baby, you have got to eat," Lena said,
"Can I eat later I haven't done all the exercise you have done, so I am not as hungry as you," Callie said. Lena gave Stef a look.
"Well I am not that hungry ever so, I think I will wait for half an hour and eat with my Callie girl," Stef said. Once again Callie felt guilty,
"You don't have to eat with me, you can eat now if you want," Callie whispered.
"No baby, I want to eat with you," Stef said pulling Callie into a hug. Callie gave Stef a small smile.
The two stayed like that until everyone had finished eating. Lena thought it would be a good idea if they all built a sandcastle. Stef went to help them.
"You coming, sweetheart?" Stef asked,
"No if it's ok with you guys I think I will stay here and read my book," Callie replied.
"That is absolutely fine," Stef said. Callie watched as she walked off. She would only have to wait 15 minutes, then Stef would be back to eat her lunch. 15 minutes wasn't that long, was it? She could see them building and they could see her. Callie lay back down to read her book, repeating in her head, 15 minutes, only 15 minutes.
When the 15 minutes were up Stef came back. Callie sat up with a sigh of relief, when Stef sat down next to Callie, Callie pulled her into a tight hug.
"Baby are you ok?" Stef asked,
"What, I can't give you hug," Callie said pretending to be hurt. Stef laughed at this,
"Of course you can sweets, it just took me by surprise."
Stef leaned over to where the food was,
"You have to eat now honey,"
"Do I have to I am not that hungry," Callie said,
"Yer, well you have to," Stef said, Callie sighed and took a couple of bites from her apple, and without warning she throw-up.
"I am so sorry," Callie said crying.
