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Realizations

Episode 5 Chapter 2

Frank slowly opened the door to see Callie. "Hey sweetheart." He was surprised but happy to see her. "Come on in."

"Hi." Callie smiled but then noticed how slowly Frank was moving. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah." He lied. "You sound just like Stef. I am perfectly fine. I'm just getting a little older. Nothing to worry about." He coughed but acted as if it were nothing.

"You sound horrible. Have you been to the doctor?" Callie asked. She was worried about him. He really didn't look good.

"Damn," Frank continued to walk back into the living room and then sat in his chair. "Don't worry about me. I take good care of myself."

Callie nodded. She wasn't sure she believed him but decided to drop it. "Alright. Whatever you say."

Frank gave her a look. She was too much like Stef. Both of them were stubborn and protective. They were lucky to have found each other. "So what brings you by?"

"Um well…" Callie stumbled over her words. "I think Jesus might be in trouble."

"What do you mean? What kind of trouble?" Frank asked. He tried to make his voice sound stronger. He didn't want Callie to be on his case again.

"I think he might be gambling."

"Do you have proof?"

"I overheard him talking about it today. I'm worried about him. Do you think I should tell Stef and Lena?" Callie really couldn't decide. She was hoping Frank could help her decide.

"What do you think you should do?" Frank turned it around on you.

"I don't know. That's why I asked you." Callie smiled.

"Yes but it isn't my decision. It is yours. And I think you know what you have to do."

Callie gave him a look. He was no help at all. But he was right. She knew what she had to do.

Brandon and Mike were sitting in Mike's apartment. Mike was being extremely quiet. "Dad, are you okay?"

"Yeah B, I'm fine." Mike lied.

"I really am sorry about what I did to Dani. I really need to apologize to her."

"I don't know when you will be able to do that. She broke up with me." Mike admitted.

Brandon was surprised. He knew it was all his fault. "Dad, I'm so sorry. I'll call her. I'll convince her it was a mistake." It was crazy how bad he felt. He had wanted them to breakup, but now that they had he wished he could bring them back together. He was supposed to feel happy about it.

"It's not your fault Brandon. It was never meant to work out for us. Oh well." Mike stood up. "I guess you live and you learn. I'll order Chinese."

"Dad."

"No worries B." Mike walked into the kitchen.

Brandon sighed. He felt like such a jerk.

"I can't believe she was fired." Stef said after Lena told her Sanchez resigned.

The two women were working together to prepare dinner.

"She quit."

"They asked her to quit. That is the same thing." Stef was still surprised about the whole thing.

"It isn't the same thing." Lena told her. "Since she resigned she won't be able to file for unemployment."

"That totally sucks, but that woman deserves it. She has been a total bitch to you."

"Stef." Lena said in a warning tone.

"Oh come on honey. You know that's the truth." Stef defended herself. "So what are they going to do about a new principal?"

"I'm going to be the interim for the time being."

"Oh." Stef was again surprised.

Lena noticed the look on Stef's face. "What?"

"Are you sure that is a good idea?"

"What do you mean?"

"Well you're pregnant." Stef said nonchalantly, not prepared for the look Lena was now giving her.

"Well my being pregnant has nothing to do with my ability to do a good job. That I can promise you. Besides I plan on applying for the position." Lena told her. Her tone was steady, but Stef could tell she was frustrated.

"You're going to apply?"

"Yes I am." Lena told her. "I know I could do a good job. This is an opportunity that I can't pass up."

Stef wasn't sure that she agreed. She was worried the position would cause too much stress for Lena. She just wanted what was best for the baby. But she decided not to press the subject. Lena's hormones might kick in, and Stef was not prepared to handle that. "Okay. I think you would do a wonderful job."

Lena smiled. She knew Stef was just appeasing her, but for the moment she was okay with that.

"So to change the subject we have a date tomorrow night."

"We do?" Lena raised an eyebrow.

"Yes. Robbie has a new girl, and he wants to meet her."

"Okay. That might be fun."

"Yeah. We just can't tell her that you might be pregnant with his child." Stef smiled. "Unless she is horrible. Then that would be a great way to get rid of her." Stef laughed at the idea.

Lena just shook her head at the thought.

"Hey." Callie walked into the kitchen.

"Hey sweetie." Lena smiled her.

"How was your day?" Stef asked.

"Okay." Callie stood nervously in front of the two women.

"Love, is something wrong?" Stef asked.

"I um…" Callie stuttered. "I need to talk to you about something."

"Okay. What is it?" Lena asked.

"It's about Jesus." Callie knew there was no turning back. She kept telling herself she was doing this for her brother. It was the best thing for him.

Mariana was in her room. Clothes were flying out of her armoire. She couldn't figure out what to take to her sleepover. She wanted to go ahead and pack her things so that she wouldn't have to worry about it tomorrow. She felt like she didn't have anything that was good enough for the sleepover. Although Kaitlyn was being nice to her, she still didn't feel like she felt in. She didn't know if she ever would.

"Whoa," Jude said as he walked into the messy room. "Did a tornado hit, and no one tell me?" Jude asked, with a slight chuckle.

Mariana sighed. "I have a sleepover tomorrow. I have nothing to take with me."

Jude shook his head. He had never had to deal with this before. Callie was so relaxed when it came to clothes and fitting in. Mariana on the other hand, was the complete opposite. She could always bring a smile to his face, even if she wasn't trying. "I think you should take pajamas."

"I think Jesus is beginning to rub off on you." Mariana smiled as she sat down on her bed.

"That's not such a bad thing." Jude sat beside her.

"I guess it really depends." Mariana looked at him. "So what's up? You have that look on your face like something is bothering you."

"I got invited to a kissing party." Jude told her. For some reason he was too afraid to look at her face. He felt guilty.

"Oh wow." Mariana playfully hit his shoulder. "That is pretty cool. Are you excited?"

Jude shook his head. "I don't know if I'm going to go. I haven't asked moms yet."

"Why not?"

"I don't know. I guess I don't want them to know that it is a kissing party." Jude admitted.

"Then don't tell them." Mariana said like it was no big deal. "Just ask them if you can go to a party. They will let you go. They trust you."

"But I'm scared."

"What are you scared of?" Mariana asked.

Jude shrugged. "What if I'm not a good kisser?"

"You will get better with practice. No one is really good when they kiss for the first time." Mariana hoped she was helping. "I got my first kiss last year at a kissing party."

"How was it?"

"I was nervous, but it wasn't so bad. And it was over in a second." Mariana remembered.

"Who was it?"

"Some boy who doesn't even go to our school. I've never even seen him again." Mariana had regretted it, but she was so ready to have her first real kiss.

"What if that happens to me?"

Mariana shook her head. "That isn't going to happen to you. Isn't there a girl that likes you?" Mariana asked.

Jude nodded.

"Then you have nothing to be nervous about. You'll have your first real kiss." Mariana smiled. "And then the two of us can talk about it on Saturday. I'll tell you all about my sleepover, and you can tell me all about your first kiss."

"Okay." Jude was still nervous, but it helped talking to Mariana. She was always able to put things into a different perspective for him. "Sounds like a plan."

"Awesome. Now if I could just find something to pack."

"I'll help. I'm good at picking out clothes." He started going through the pile of clothes on the floor.

"Thanks Jude." Mariana was happy to have the help.

Jesus walks into the house. Stef and Lena were waiting for him at the dining room table. "Jesus." Stef called out for him.

He jumped. He hadn't seen them sitting there. "Moms. Whoa. You scared me."

"Come in here please." Lena spoke.

Jesus was now concerned. Neither one of them were smiling. That was never good. "I was about to go upstairs and do some homework."

"Now." Stef wasn't playing around.

Jesus dropped his things and walked into the dining room. He felt his heart drop into his stomach. He knew he was in trouble, and he had a good idea as to why. He sat down next to Lena and across from Stef. "What did I do?"

"I think you know what you did." Stef snapped him.

"Stef." Lena slid her hand on top of Stef's.

Stef took a breath, knowing that was Lena's warning to take it easy. "Jesus, I want you to be honest with us."

"What do I need to be honest about?" Jesus asked, with more of an attitude than he intended.

Stef's patience was already wearing thin. "Have you been gambling?"

Jesus closed his eyes. Callie. She was the first person that came to his mind. He opened his eyes. "Why would you think that?"

"I heard you today when you were talking to your friends." Lena lied. She didn't want him to know that Callie had told them.

"Someone also tried to use the emergency credit card on a gambling website. Do you know anything about that?"

"It was an accident. I'm not gambling. I swear. We were just joking around today." Jesus tried his best to lie.

Stef and Lena weren't buying it. "How was it an accident?"

"I was trying to buy Emma a surprise present. I ended up on the wrong site."

"So it is just a coincidence that your mama heard you and your friends talking about gambling?" Stef couldn't believe how badly he was lying.

"Yes."

Lena sighed. "Why did you take the card? You know it is for emergencies only."

"I know. I needed some money. I was going to pay you back."

"You didn't think that we would find out?" Stef shook her head. Unbelievable.

Jesus didn't say anything. He knew he was digging himself into a whole he probably wouldn't be able to get out of.

"Jesus," Lena looked at him. "I'm very upset with you about taking the card, but I'm more concerned about the gambling. That is a dangerous road that you don't want to go down."

"I'm not gambling." Jesus continued to lie. "I swear. It was a complete mistake."

Stef looked at Lena. They were hoping that he was going to be honest with them, but he had chosen not to.

"I'm sorry for taking the card. I know it was wrong. But in my defense I didn't even use it." Jesus knew that it wasn't going to help his case, but he would try anything. "I'll never do it again."

"That doesn't change the fact that you did it." Lena reminded him. "And you knew better."

"So you aren't allowed to get on the computer without supervision." Stef informed him. "And you are grounded for a week."

"What?" Jesus realized that he would be grounded on the day he was supposed to go to the warehouse. "Please. I promise not to do it again. I have plans with Emma tomorrow night. Please don't ground me."

"You should have that about that before you took our card." Lena told him. "Now go to your room."

Jesus sighed and did as he was told. He was so mad.

He walked upstairs and saw Callie walking into her room. He rolled his eyes and slammed the door. He knew she told him. He would never trust her again.

Callie felt bad, but she knew that she made the right decision.

I was too happy about the Stef, Lena, and Jesus scene, but I wanted to get something posted since it has been forever. Hope you all liked it. Let me know what you thought!