Here's the new Chapter 7. Sorry about any confusion. I just really felt like the story was losing its flow with the direction I was taking it.

7:45PM…

I want to kill him! I want to literally find the worst possible way to tear him apart, limb from limb, Callie thinks to herself. I'm not a violent person. I hate violence. But, right now I have so much anger inside of me that the only way to get rid of it might just be to kill Wyatt, or at least bring him as close to the brinks of death as possible. How could he do this!? How could he hold me and my entire family hostage in the hopes that it will force me to love him? How could he… How could he… How could he have RAPED me, right in front of my family? In front of my mom! It's humiliating. What's more humiliating is that I let it happen again. I trusted the wrong guy again! How could this keep happening to me? I know Rita said the universe isn't against me, but right now I have to freaking say, it sure feels like it is. There's one thing that's for sure. This won't be like last time. Liam got away with what he did to me. Wyatt won't!

Callie is pulled from her thoughts by the sound of Stef's voice. "Callie, love talk to me," Stef speaks softly.

Callie remains silent as she tries to form the words that will describe all of the thoughts going through her mind.

Stef looks to the stairs, anxious of when Wyatt will return. "Callie, Wyatt's going to come back soon. Please, say something, anything."

Callie slowly opens her mouth to speak, but takes another moment to force her words out. "I…I'm so sorry."

At first, Stef is taken back by Callie's apology. But, then it makes sense to her. Callie and her are a lot alike. They try to protect everyone around them, even if it's from something that's out of their control. Callie didn't know Wyatt was crazy, but in her mind, she should have seen this coming and she should have been able to stop him from hurting her family. In her mind, this was all her fault, because she brought Wyatt into their lives.

It's exactly what Stef thought to herself moments ago, when that monster was raping her daughter. If anyone should have been able to sense that there was something off about Wyatt, it should have been her.

"Callie, baby, none of this is your fault. None of us saw what Wyatt was capable of, not even me. You understand that, yes?"

Callie nods her head in understanding, but Stef knows her daughter better than that. She knows that inside, Callie's still blaming herself for this whole thing, just like Stef herself is.

"Callie, Wyatt isn't going to get away with this. I promise you that. I'm going to do everything within my power to make sure he pays for this. He won't get away with what he did to you!" Stef swears.

Callie is about to respond, when they are interrupted by the loud thuds of Wyatt walking down the stairs. Callie shuts her eyes and remains still, trying to look as if she's still in a deep slumber.

Wyatt emerges from the hallway wearing one of Brandon's shirts. Wyatt stops at the entrance of the living room and looks at everyone. "Anything exciting happen while I was gone?"

Stef takes a deep breath and looks over at Brandon before turning back to Wyatt. "Yes, actually. Brandon and I had a little discussion about his and Callie's relationship, their romantic relationship."

Wyatt looks between Stef and Brandon perplexed. "I thought you said Brandon and Callie didn't have a romantic relationship. That they were brother and sister."

"Yes, I did. But looking back on it, I think I was just in denial about what was happening right in front of me. I didn't want it to be true, but it is, so now we just have to deal with it the best way possible."

"And how do you suggest we do that Stef?"

"Well, it's not really we. It's more of what I have to do. I have to send Callie to another foster home."

Brandon looks at Stef in confusion, but quickly catches on to her scheme. Wyatt needed to think that he was getting his point across. That someone else understood his logic and that something was going to be done about his problem. Stef was going to pretend to be that someone.

"You would do that? You would ship Callie off to another foster family to keep Brandon and her from being together?"

"I don't want to, but Callie and Brandon knew the rules. They broke them anyway. End of story. We told Callie when she got back from Girl's United that she would have to follow our rules around here if she wanted to be a part of this family. They both intentionally broke our rules; therefore, I have no choice but to send Callie away. It's what's best for the both of them."

"What about Jude?"

"What about Jude? He's already adopted," Stef states obviously.

"I mean do you really think that you can separate Callie and Jude?"

"No, not without both of them putting up a fight. But, ultimately Lena and I have the final say as to if Callie stays or goes."

Brandon decides to play along. "Why are you even talking about sending Callie away? She's your daughter now; you can't just send her away."

"Don't you think I know that she's my daughter? I love Callie, but you've left me no choice Brandon. We warned the both of you and you didn't listen."

"Then I'll just go live with dad again." As soon as the words come out of Brandon's mouth he realizes something. Brandon hadn't seen his dad since before this whole thing began.

"Because that helped so much last time Brandon," Stef replies.

Brandon turns to Wyatt. "Where's my dad!? He was here earlier and I haven't seen him since you tied us all up. He and Timothy are gone!"

Wyatt smiles at Brandon and says, "Wow, you'd think you would have noticed your dad was missing a long time ago. Some son you are. You must really love your dad."

"Where is he!?" Brandon asks frantically.

Wyatt remains smiling at Brandon. Wyatt was enjoying watching Brandon worry about his dad. Maybe it was a good thing that he had Mike. Mike may not be directly related to the situation, but he could still use Mike to hurt Brandon.

"Wyatt, where's Mike?" Stef asks, also concerned about the whereabouts of her ex-husband.

"Relax; he and Timothy are tied up in the closet, out of my way. There's no need for them, for now anyway."

Wyatt walks over to Callie and pulls the covers up more so that they are covering her more. "I love watching her sleep, but I really do hope she wakes up soon. That way we can be together, the right way."

Stef's face flares in anger, but she quickly recovers with her façade. "Wyatt, in order for you to be with Callie we have to make sure that Brandon and Callie's relationship is finished. I've always liked you with Callie, so I want to help you. Let me help you, Wyatt. I can send Callie to another home and you won't ever have to worry about Callie and Brandon being together ever again. This can all end now."

Wyatt remains looking at Callie in adoration before turning back to Stef. "I like it Stef. I do, but unfortunately I'm going to have to say no."

"Why?"

"Callie waited a long time to have you guys in her life. She loves you guys more than anything and I love Callie more than anything. I really do just want to see Callie happy. If I take her away from her family, especially Jude, she would be devastated. She'd never be happy again. What kind of boyfriend would I be if I took away Callie's happiness?"

"Okay, well we can set something up so that she could still see Jude and all of us sometimes; she just wouldn't live under the same roof as Brandon."

"But, she would still see Brandon. As long as they have any connections to each other, there's always a chance that they can get back together. I can't stand by and watch Callie use me until she's able to have who she really wants; Brandon."

"What about if I were to make sure that Brandon couldn't go anywhere near Callie? Whenever she's around, Brandon has to stay with Mike."

"Stef, I really appreciate you trying to fix this for me, but it's no use. I've been thinking this over for months. Ever since I moved to Indiana I've been thinking about how I could make things work between Callie and I. Ultimately, the only way we can work is if Brandon is out of the picture, for good."

"Wyatt, Brandon's my son. You can't just kill him. Please, there has to be another way that we can work this out without anyone dying."

"Stef, I'm sorry. I know getting rid of Brandon is going to hurt you as well, probably more than anyone else, but I don't have a choice. I don't see any other way."

Before Stef has the chance to respond, their attention is drawn to the sound of Jude's muffled screams as he frantically looks around at his surroundings.

"It's okay little buddy. I'm not going to hurt you." Wyatt walks over to Jude and sits on the arm of the couch directly beside Jude. "You mean everything to Callie. As long as she does what she has to do to prove that she loves me, you'll have nothing to worry about." Wyatt gently pats Jude on the shoulder as Jude continues to let out muffled cries.

"DON'T TOUCH HIM!"

TBC…

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