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Realizations

Episode 4 Chapter 4

Callie was in the family room thinking about what Daphne said about the diner needing extra staff. She hoped Stef and Lena would let her work. She really wanted to help out in any way that she could.

Lena walked into the room and sat next to her. "How are you doing?"

Callie nodded nervously. "I'm okay."

"Are you sure? I can come with you and Stef tomorrow if you want." Lena offered.

Callie shook her head. "It's okay. You don't have to worry about me. I'm fine."

"I'm your mama. Worrying comes with the job description."

Callie smiled. At least she had people that worried about her. "So I was thinking…" Callie started.

"Hey." Stef walked into the room holding her cell phone and wearing a confused look on her face.

"What happened?" Lena asked.

"Have you been gambling?" Stef asked Lena with a fake stern look.

Lena gave her wife a funny look and then decided to play along. "Yep. You caught me. I usually get up after you go to bed. It has definitely become an issue. I'm glad you finally know." Lena laughed. "It was very difficult trying to keep it a secret."

"I knew it." Stef pointed at her. She then joined both of them on the couch.

"What is this all about?" Lena smiled.

"The credit card company just called."

Callie immediately tuned into the conversation. She suddenly had a feeling that Jesus was involved.

"They said that we had strange activity on our card. It was a gambling website or something." Stef told her. "Thank goodness we opted for the extra protection. I don't know who could have gotten a hold of our number. So I think we are going to have to cancel the card. That is what the guy I talked to suggested anyways." Stef patted her legs.

"That's really strange. We barely ever use that card."

"I know. That's what I said." Stef looked over at Callie. "Hey sweets, have you been gambling?" She was trying to be funny not accusatory.

Callie laughed. "Yeah me and mama take turns at night after you've already gone to sleep. I'm actually getting pretty good. So when you cancel the card will you make sure that you give me the new number?"

Both Stef and Lena laughed. Stef then tickled their daughter. Callie laughed. She was so glad that they could joke like that. It was a nice relief.

Stef finally stopped tickling her. "So what were you two talking about before I interrupted?"

Callie took a moment. "I was wondering if I could get a job."

"To support your gambling habit?" Stef asked with a laugh. She thought Callie was still joking.

"I'm not joking. I really want to get a job." Callie informed them.

Stef and Lena shared surprised looks. "Sweetie, you don't have to get a job."

"I know. But I want to." Callie told them both. "The diner where my friend Daphne works has some openings. She can put in a good word for me."

"Callie, I don't know if that is a good idea. You have school and the Community Center." Stef explained.

"I know that, but I can handle it. It would only be a couple of days a week after school. I promise I can handle it." Callie hoped they would give in. "I think it would teach me responsibility."

"I think you already know a lot about responsibility. You could actually teach a class on responsibility." Stef informed her. "I think you should just focus on school and the community center."

"Please." Callie said. "I really want to do this."

Lena looked at Stef. Neither one of them were convinced that it was a good idea. "We should probably talk about this some more." Lena told Stef.

"So it's no?" Callie asked. She had a feeling they were going to say no.

"No. It isn't a no." Lena touched her shoulder and smiled. "We just need to talk about it some more before we make a decision." That was true. She and Stef really did need to talk about it. Working might be a good thing for Callie. However, they didn't need to put too much stress on her. She had a lot going on. Maybe a job wasn't the best idea, but then again Callie looked happy about it. Either way it wouldn't be an easy decision.

"Okay." Callie was okay with that. At least it wasn't a no. She would take it.

Mariana walked outside to see Jude sitting alone. "Jude."

He looked up at her but didn't say anything.

"Are you okay?"

He nodded to confirm that he was fine.

"Can I sit with you?"

He nodded again and looked at Mariana as she sat down. "You look sad." He noticed.

Mariana nodded. "Today hasn't been the best day." Mariana sighed.

"Do you want to talk about it?"

"Not really." Talking about it would just make her sad.

"Yeah me either." Jude sighed.

"You had a bad day?" Mariana could tell he was a little upset.

"Nothing we really have to talk about." Jude shifted in his seat. "I'll be fine."

"Do you really think that?"

Jude gave her a look.

"Not just you…I mean will we be fine?" Mariana asked. "I've felt pretty alone lately you know. It had gotten better after I started dating Zac, but now that he is gone it has gotten worse." Mariana decided to tell him. She knew she could trust Jude to listen to her. "I thought joining the dance team would help me with that, but I think it has only made things worse."

"You should just quit." Jude made it sound so simple.

"I can't" Mariana admitted.

"Why not?"

"Because that is exactly what Kaitlyn wants. I can't give her what she wants." Mariana stood up. "I have to prove that she is wrong about me."

"I think you should stop caring about what she thinks. She is just a mean girl. And you have nothing to prove." That was easy for Jude to say when it was regarding someone else.

Again, he made it sound so simple.

"And you shouldn't worry about being alone because you aren't alone." Jude smiled. "You've got us."

Mariana smiled. She was glad that she had talked to him. "Thanks Jude." She started to walk back inside.

"I think we will be fine." Jude said, finally answering her question. "I think we have to have bad days in order to enjoy the good ones."

She hoped that he was right. She was tired of having bad days.

"Emma, I really wish that you would call me back. We need to talk. I'm really sorry." Jesus hung up the phone. He had left her like three voicemails. She must be really mad at him.

"Jesus," Callie walked into his room.

"Hey what's up?"

"I was going to ask you the same thing?"

Jesus just stared at her.

"Are you gambling?" Callie asked.

Jesus was taken aback. How did she know that? "Nope." He thought he lied like a champ.

Callie closed the door. "I think that you are lying to me."

"I'm not lying."

"Well then you should know that moms got a call today about weird activity on their credit card. It seems that someone tried to use it on a gambling website."

Damn. Jesus thought to himself. "I don't know what you're talking about."

"Are you gambling?" Callie wasn't giving up before she got answers. "Because you can either tell me the truth or I can go downstairs and talk to moms."

Jesus face dropped. She was definitely giving him a hard time. "It was a mistake. I thought I was on a different website. I got really confused."

Callie didn't believe him.

"I promise Callie. You have nothing to worry about. It really was a mistake."

"Why did you have their card to begin with?" Callie asked.

"I was trying to buy Emma a really expensive bracelet. I knew moms would say no so I decided to use their card without permission." He lied. "I figured they would notice only after I had already given Emma the present."

Callie just looked at him.

"You have to believe me. I don't know how I got on that site." Jesus hoped she believed him.

She didn't. "Do you promise that you're okay? Nothing else is going on."

"Nothing. I promise." Jesus didn't think that was a lie. It wasn't like he actually gambled on the site. He hoped his moms wouldn't be able to tell that he was the one that got on the site. They would definitely be pissed. "You don't have to worry about me."

"Fine. But Jesus…If you are lying to me."

"I'm not. You don't have to worry about me."

"I'm your sister. It is part of the job description." Callie smiled.

Jesus hated that he lied to her, but he didn't want her to tell moms. His mom would kick his ass.

"This was a great idea, dad." Brandon told Mike as they got their tickets.

"Yeah." Mike really liked spending time with his son., but he felt bad about Dani.

"Brandon."

Brandon turned around to see Charlotte waving at him.

"Go ahead." Mike told him. "I'll wait right here."

"Hey." Brandon walked over to her. "What are you doing here? I thought you were grounded."

"Oh I am." Charlotte pointed over to the snack bar. "I'm only allowed out if I am accompanied by the parentals." She laughed. "What are you doing here?"

"I'm here with my dad. Remember…We're having guy's night." Brandon pointed to Mike, who had his phone up to his ear. He must have turned it back on. "Uh oh."

"What's wrong?"

"He's going to kill me."

Brandon looked at Mike and could tell he was furious. Brandon gulped. He was definitely in trouble.

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