Wow! Sorry it took so long for me to update, I honestly didn't mean too. Please forgive me. It's just that life has been so busy, I barely had any time to write; and also I kind of didn't know where to take this story, but I finally have a good idea. And you guys will hate me but it's not always going to be all mushy-gushy romance. There will be some drama. So please don't expect this to have a bunch of romantic chapters.

Anyways, enough of my rambling, please enjoy chapter 5 of Everything Has Changed.

Disclaimer: I do not own anything. If I did Callie wouldn't be with Wyatt right now.

It's been written in the scars on our hearts
we're not broken, just bent
and we can learn to love again.
Just Give Me A Reason by Pink

They quickly broke apart but sighed in relief when they realized it was Jesus. He had a shocked, but happy, expression on his face. "Wow. I did not expect that." He said, coming out of his shock.

Callie froze, never having been in this situation before- well once, but she doesn't want to talk about it. Luckily Brandon spoke for her, "Umm… hi, Jesus. Do you need anything?" Brandon asked, somewhat impatiently.

Jesus shook his head, went up to Brandon, and patted his shoulder. He had a smirk on his face and whispered in his ear, "Nice going, bro. It was about time. Don't worry, I won't tell the moms." Brandon gave him a small hug and Jesus quietly shut the door.

Brandon turned back to Callie, "Where were we?" He questioned sarcastically.

Callie buried her face into Brandon's chest, he held her. "Brandon. What did Jesus say?"

"He congratulated us and won't tell the moms."

Callie smiled into his chest and put her lips right up to his chin where he pulled her into a deep, loving kiss. Callie bit into his bottom lip, giving their kiss more passion. Brandon never imagined that when his moms took in 2 foster kids that he would end up falling for one of them; and not caring whether or not he would get in trouble. He liked the feeling that not following the rules gave him. It made him feel like a bad-ass.

Callie pulled away, "So- Jude, Jesus, and Mariana know about us. That's like 3/7 of the family which equals-"Callie pinched her eyebrows trying to figure out the math expression.

Brandon answered for her, "around 47%" Callie playfully smacked him.

"I would have gotten it. No need to be so smart." Callie pouted, recoiling away from him when he tried to pull her into a kiss. She gave him a quick kiss on the cheek and then decided to get her guitar –that he gave her-and bring it in.

Callie turned around, "Hold on, Brandon. Don't move." Brandon nodded, patiently waiting to see what Callie was coming back with. He smiled, loved that he could officially call Callie his girlfriend.

Callie came back with the acoustic guitar and sat down next to Brandon. He grabbed hers and he looked at Callie, "Teach me to play a song you know how to play; so we can play together."

Brandon smiled, and grabbed his guitar and eloquently played the song and Callie nodded. Brandon taught her what chords to play and how long to play them. Callie almost got the song done when Lena came in and knocked on Brandon's door, "Brandon, Callie. Time for dinner." They put their guitars down and sat next to each other; holding hands and playing footsie.

Her whole foster family made small talk and Callie was only listening to half of what they were saying and was keeping her head focused on Brandon and their intertwined hands. She squeezed her hands, and he squeezed hers harder. Callie smiled.

Lena noticed this, not seeing Rachel smile this big in a long time; she decided to ask Rachel about it, "Callie? What has you in a happy mood?"

Callie froze and then regained her composure and made up a story, "Well. I really don't know. Today has been a really, really good day. I've made an A on my English test" Not a lie, "And a teacher told me I should audition for a school play."

Lena and Stef smiled, "That's great, honey. I think you should try out for the play. You'll be good." Stef encouraged her and got off the table to give her a kiss to her head. Callie reached up with her free hand to give her a quick hug.

They sat back down and finished their dinner with some family conversation. Once they were done Callie helped Jude do the dishes.

They were singing some songs and talking about school, "So, buddy, how is school going? Any projects?" Callie asked, interested in Jude's life at school.

Jude gave a sad smile, and whispered, "My teacher gave me a project- we have to write about one of our parents or guardians."

Callie stopped drying and turned towards him, "What's wrong with that? You can do mom or these moms."

Jude froze and then turned towards Callie with tears in his eyes, "But I don't want my teacher to know about mom; and I don't want to write about Lena and Stef –while they're great- we're not staying here forever. I just don't know what to do, Callie. I need your help." Jude was in tears and Callie hugged him, whispering soothing words into his ear.

Callie didn't know what to do, because once their mom died, they were moved to foster home and foster home and never had a permanent residence. Her heart was shattered into a million pieces seeing Jude cry. Jude was a tough little boy –he had to be with never finding a permanent home and living in some not so nice ones- and when he broke down, crying on her chest; she knew it was really affecting him.

Brandon decided to see what was taking Callie and Jude so long; he wanted to cuddle with her before they had to go to bed, so he went downstairs. He heard some crying, but assumed it was coming from Callie, so he quickly walked down the stairs. But what he saw surprised him even more.

It wasn't Callie crying- it was Jude. And he saw Callie comforting him and he swore he could see some tears dried up on her cheeks.

He didn't know what to do in this situation. A part of him –the greedier part- wanted to go in there and just cuddle Callie; the other part of him wanted to give them their space. And he didn't know what to do. He just stood there until Callie looked up and saw his concerned face.

Callie didn't say anything and used her hand behind Jude's back to say one minute. He nodded, giving her all the time in the world.

A couple seconds later Jude stopped crying. He wiped his tears and whispered in Callie's ear, "Thanks, Callie. I love you so much. You're the best sister ever. After everything you stood by me and took care of me no matter what."

Callie gave him a kiss on the head and then on the cheek; she loved her brother more than anything in this world, even herself. Seeing that Jude needed something to distract him, she said, "Jude, why don't you go in your room and play some video games. I'll finish the dishes, huh?"

Jude stopped, "But won't the moms get mad that I didn't help you."

Callie looked towards the sink and saw that there were only a couple of dishes that needed to be washed and dried. She decided that it wasn't a lot of work. She usually did a lot more.

Luckily Brandon stepped in, "Don't worry, Jude, I'll help her." Brandon said to the little guy and Jude smiled. Knowing that they wanted some alone time.

"Okay, Callie." And when he went up the stairs he thought of a good person to use for his school project and he started to work on it.

Brandon was helping Callie do the dishes when Brandon asked, "What happened with Jude?" He was concerned. In all the weeks he had known him, he never saw him cry –except for the time when he and his sister were stuck at gun point.

Callie didn't really know how to answer that question; she didn't know what Jude would want so she just said, "Something in school triggered all his emotions he kept bottled up inside. He needed to get them out." It wasn't a lie, but it wasn't the truth either. Callie noticed that she was really good at making up white lies.

Brandon frowned and took Callie's hands and put them up to his chest, "I'm sorry, Callie. But the way you comforted him- you turned into a whole different person. And I love seeing that side of you that not many people get to see."

Callie gave a small grin, "What do you mean?" She was really curious as to what he meant by saying that quote.

Brandon cleared his throat and continued, "I mean people –and my family- see you as a tough, strong, foster girl who rarely gets phased by anything; and is kind of rude to people. So, naturally, they're scared of you and they judge you. But I realized that inside you're a teenager who has been hurt so many times by the people who were supposed to love you. So, because of that, you don't let anyone in, afraid of getting hurt."

He took a deep breath and continued on, "And people see you as tough –and you are- but really, you just put on that mask because you're so used to dealing with the emotions yourself or getting physically hurt because of them- you bottle them up inside because that's what you're used to. But if you look really deep inside you, people will see that you're just a scarred girl who in reality wants to be loved, and have something permanent; and that you really are a good person who just has been wronged so many times in life."

He took another breath. This was getting longer than he thought it would take, and when he looked down at her, he saw tears in her eyes. He kept going, "And people don't ever get to know you well enough to see that side of you. But when I saw you risking your life to save your brother, and how you are so protective of him- I saw a beautiful side of you. And I love that." Brandon was finished, and wiped the tears from her eyes.

Callie laid her head on his chest, "Thank you, Brandon. That is the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me." She paused and really thought about it for a minute –if she should say it- but decided that she adored Brandon. He was sweet, nice, caring; and an all-around good man. She knew he would never hurt her intentionally. So what she said next surprised them both.

"Brandon, I, I think i'm falling in love with you- and i'm scared." And Brandon froze.

Cliffy! ha-ha,but anyways I hope this made up for waiting such a long time. I added a Callie/Jude moment because I've decided that I didn't want to make this story just centered around Brandon and Callie, I wanted some more depth, and have Brandon see a side of Callie he rarely sees. So, I really hope you liked this chapter.

And I don't know if it was too early for Callie to say those words, but I think that she would eventually. I'm on the scenerio that they've lived in the house for about a month or two and that Callie would say it because she felt safe around him. I don't know if people will be mad, that this story went too fast, but please still enjoy.

And for people who reviewed/followed/favorited Confessions of a Broken Heart, I promise that i'll get it updated in a day or two. I have to decide what I want Callie's answer to be (lol).

Anyways, Until next time.

Lauren.