Alright everyone! I'm back with the newest chapter. Hopefully I made up for the last chapter, I think i did ;) Anyways, here's chapter 3 of Everything Has Changed. When I started this story, I didn't know it would get this many reviews/favorites/etc... and I just want to thank you all for everything. You guys are the reason why this story is still going.

So... enjoy chapter 3!

And imagine you were mine
And I'm feeling you so close but yet so far
You hold the key to my heart
Key To My Heart by Jessica Jarrell

"Callie. Callie, honey. You have to get up for school." Stef reminded her by gently rubbing her shoulder.

"Hmm." She said sleepily, rubbing her eyes with the palm of her hand.

Stef smiled, "school silly. You have to get ready for school. It starts in 30 minutes." Hearing that Callie jumped out of her bread.

"I'm so sorry, Stef. It won't happen again." She rushed while trying to find an outfit.

"It's alright, Callie. Everyone needs a reminder once in a while." She said while leaving the room, waiting for Callie to come downstairs.

Callie got dressed in some jeans and a light blue Aeropostale t-shirt that Mariana let her borrow. She went downstairs to eat her breakfast. And to her luck, the only seat left was one next to Brandon.

She sat there very uncomfortable, and not making eye contact at him. Instead she focused on Jude, "So Jude. How do you like school so far?"

Jude instantly smiled, "It's really good. I've made some cool friends." Callie smiled, happy for him that he was making friends in school.

"Well, that's great." Callie said, finishing up her last piece of bacon and grabbing her bag.

"Alright Kids. Off you go." The kids got in the car and went to school.

Callie quickly went onto her first hour, trying not to even look at Brandon. She couldn't deal with the awkwardness between them.

After taking notes in some boring classes, she had some time to think about Brandon. She liked him; like, really, really liked him. He was sweet. He was good. He accepted her. But she couldn't help but feel like that if they started dating, they would get kicked out. Maybe they could date and the moms could keep Jude but send her away. She wouldn't be the happiest about that, but at least Jude would have a safe place to stay. And that is all she ever wanted.

She thought more about Brandon and how it would affect them if they dated. What would happen if they break up? What would happen if people found out? Would Brandon get made fun of for dating his foster sibling? Would the moms find out and kick her out of the house and ground Brandon? Would they break them up? It was just too many questions. Questions that she never had to think about, until she met the Fosters.

She jumped when the bell rang. Great, next was English. She didn't want to see Wyatt. It was just too awkward for her. Geez, why couldn't she be unattractive. She thought, then maybe she wouldn't have to choose between two boys.

In English class, Wyatt, like usual sat next to her before class began. "Hey. Just so you know I loved our date a little while ago. I would love to do it again." He spoke, and his eyes were glassed. She could tell he did some drugs before coming to class. She couldn't blame him; if it wasn't for her new foster home, she would be getting high to get away from the boringness of the class.

The bell rang and they took notes and listened to the teacher lecture. Wyatt was looking at her, and it made Callie squirm in her seat.

The class was done, but not before the teacher assigned them to write in their journals about something that they would want to change in the past. Callie knew exactly what to write about. She didn't necessarily want her English teacher to read it, or even look at it. But it was better than writing nothing and being stuck after school.

This time, though, she wouldn't let the journal out of her site. She wouldn't want Talya to get her hands on it. Even though she was practically nonexistent ever since Brandon broke up with her.

Wyatt came up to her, and she tried her best to ignore him. And writing it off as a 'bad day'; but unfortunately Wyatt new something was up, "what's wrong Callie? Did you not like our date? Because I loved it. What. Are you just having a bad day?"

Callie looked at him and nodded her head, and Wyatt understood. "Well, alright. If you ever want to go out again, just let me know." She praised to a higher power that he left.

Now she would just have to deal with Brandon. She went through the rest of school, and when she got home, Brandon wanted to talk to her. Without anyone around.

Callie played with her hands as Brandon was talking, "Callie, I had a talk with Mariana, and she said that you don't want to date because you don't want to get kicked out of this house. Is that right?"

Callie wasn't answering, so he nudged her, until she spoke, "Yeah. Do you know what would happen if the moms found out? They would most likely send me back, and I couldn't do that to Jude. He loves it here."

Brandon took one of her hands, "I understand Callie. I really do. But, I want to give this a shot. And if the moms find out, then I will deal with them. Please, Callie. You're such a sweet girl."

Callie gave a sad smile, "Brandon, I'm not a sweet girl. I've been in millions of foster homes; I've done some things I'm not proud of. If you ever know about Liam, like Talya told you, you would never look at me the same way again."

Brandon put his hands under Callie's chin and made her look at him, and he said in the most sincere voice he could muster, "Callie. Talya told me about Liam. But I don't want to know if you don't want to tell me. I'm pretty sure it can't be that bad. I mean, you've never gotten in trouble for it. And you think that I would love you less because you've been in the foster system? No, Callie. I have all I need to know about you. You're so protective of your brother, Jude, and you're just so nice."

He took a deep breath and continued, "So. Callie? I think you're pretty amazing and I would love to show you off. But if you want we could start slow, ya know? By like holding hands or something." He could understand why Callie wouldn't want to date, and to be honest, he cared too much about Callie to pressure her into anything.

Callie's eyes were watery, she was a little emotional. Nobody has ever told her that she was… amazing for a long time. The last time she heard that was before her mom died. Brandon wiped the tear that fell onto her cheek.

"Callie? I'm fine with being just foster siblings. But if you want to be something more, I'm fine with that. It's up to you, Callie. You hold the key to my heart." He chuckled and pressed a hand to his heart, and then held her palm open and places an imaginary key in her hand, and closed them.

Callie looked down at the imaginary key and smiled. It was so sweet the way Brandon was giving her full reigns of their relationship. But she shook her head, "Really Brandon? You're leaving this up to me. I'm the worst at relationships. I've only had one and that lasted… badly and for a short time. You're the one who knows about relationships."

Brandon smiled, "Yeah, but, Callie. It's up to you. I don't want to pressure you. It's your choice. Take all the time in the world. But when you're ready with your answer, I'll be here." He kissed her cheek, then went upstairs leaving Callie alone with her thoughts.

She laid on the couch, groaning, why did love have to be so complicated?

The next chapter should be up soon :) And please let me know your thoughts (good and bad)!

Until later, Lauren 3