Everyone, i'm back with a new chapter. And this one is the longest chapter of this story, and i'm proud of it. There is some drama in this, but I needed some drama.
Anyways there isn't much to say about this chapter but enjoy it and thank so much for all the reviews/follows/favorites.. even though I don't write for them, they make me so, so happy.
Disclaimer: I don't own The Fosters. All rights belong to ABC family. I only own the plot.
Lena and Stef looked at them and told them both to sit down on the couch. They knew what was going to happen, and they weren't happy about it. Callie didn't want to get sent away, and Brandon didn't want Callie to get sent away.
Before their moms could put their two cents in, Callie spoke, "If you want to get rid of me then that's fine. But please keep Jude." She begged them, knowing that Jude shouldn't get punished for something that she did.
Brandon, who was inspired by Callie's willingness, interrupted, "Don't go punishing, Callie. It's pretty much all my fault. And-"
Lena and Stef looked at each other and said, "Wow, wait. Why is Callie leaving? What happened?" Stef told them, looking at them both in the eyes. Demanding an answer.
Brandon and Callie looked at each other, both completely confused on what they want. Until Brandon stepped up, "What are you talking about?"
Lena retorted back, "What are you talking about?"
All 4 of them looked at each other, and things were getting weird. Until Callie decided to be the bigger person, and said, "About me and Brandon seeing each other. But please don't take Jude away."
Stef and Lena both look taken back and Brandon gave her a stare which she couldn't make out; she didn't want to, but she thought that maybe if she told them the truth, they would be less mad. And she thought they knew about it anyways.
Stef spoke first, "No. That's not what we wanted to talk about- but, wait, you and Brandon are a couple? When did this happen?"
This time Brandon spoke, "Umm… a couple days ago." Brandon said hesitantly, knowing that he'll get yelled at.
Stef sighed and looked at Brandon, "Brandon, I specifically told you that relationship between foster siblings is not allowed in this house." Stef reminded him of the talk they had which seemed like so long ago.
Lena cut in, "You guys know that we're going to have to report this to social services?" Lena reminded them, looking at them both in the eyes.
Callie froze, "No! They'll put my on a flight risk and I might get sent into a women's shelter and never get adopted again. I can't have that, Lena and Stef. I can't. Jude will need me, but if you want to tell social services, then make sure that Jude gets to stay here; I'm not letting him get punished for something I did. At least promise me that." She fiercely told them.
Brandon held Callie's hand, giving it a gentle squeeze, "Moms, I love you. But you can't tell Social Services. They'll put her as a flight risk, and she might never get adopted again. Anyways, it wasn't her fault; it was mine. I'm the one who asked if she could be my girlfriend. Please, moms, don't punish Callie." He begged of them, Callie giving his hand a reassuring squeeze and a small smile.
Lena and Stef sighed, they wanted to tell both of them about how school was going for both of them because they heard that it wasn't going well for Callie. But, they did not expect this.
"Okay, guys." Stef said, taking a deep breath, "We won't tell Social Services about this, but you guys have to promise me not to see each other again. You guys have to break up. Because if you don't then Callie, we would have to send you away. We don't want to, but we can get in serious trouble." Stef reminded them having Lena nod.
Brandon and Callie looked at each other and then nodded, "Okay. Well Brandon, it was nice being your girlfriend for like 2 days." She gave a sad laugh, even if they could go back to normal-she would never forget their kisses.
Brandon gave a sad smile too, "It was nice being your boyfriend for a little while, also. Let's promise that things won't be weird between us." He asked her, giving her a hug.
Callie leaned up and whispered into his ear, "No they won't."
Lena and Stef got up and sighed, "Don't look at me like that, Brandon. You got yourself into this situation- you should be happy that we didn't tell anyone." Stef reprimanded him, going up the stairs.
Callie and Brandon were left downstairs, not knowing what to do.
Callie stated hesitantly, "I'm going to go upstairs in my room to do homework." She grabbed her backpack and sprinted up the stairs.
Brandon sighed, also, "Yeah- I'll do my homework, also." Brandon went into his room, thinking about his and Callie's kisses- some of the best kisses he has ever experienced.
They were both clueless on what to do next.
The next day at school, Brandon and Callie haven't talked or looked at each other at all. Even though they promised that things wouldn't get weird between them, it had, and he hated it. But he couldn't help it that whenever he saw Callie he would want to kiss her or hold her hand. Because he didn't want to get Callie sent away, he ignored her; because it was easier for him.
He saw Callie, more than once, looking at him with longer in her eyes; he knew they were thinking the exact same thing. But they were both too nervous to talk to each other, afraid of what would happen.
The rest of the sibling knew something was up, they saw how Callie was never next to Brandon and would never make eye contact with him and vice versa. Mariana, especially, knew something was up and she would get to the bottom of it.
During one of their passing periods, Mariana pulled Brandon's backpack, and instantly said, "What happened to you and Callie?" She demanded, blocking off his only pathway to his next class.
Brandon, not wanting to go into it decided to act dumb, "I don't know what you're talking about." Mariana sighed, obviously not believing him.
Mariana looked right at his eyes, "Yesterday you and Callie were all lovey-dovey and now you guys can barely make eye contact with each other; something happened. Like what? Did the moms find out?" When Brandon looked down, Mariana knew she got her answer. "Oh My Gosh, the moms found out. How did you guys take it? Did they make you break up? Is Callie going away?" She wanted to know, but was kind of mad at her mom's for taking away their relationship. She honestly never saw them happier, even if it was only for like 3 days. "Man, I'm sorry, Brandon. So are they taking Callie away? What about Jude?" She didn't want Jude to be taken away, she liked that little guy.
Brandon just shrugged, "They're not taking Callie or Jude away but they made us breakup. And it has been weird ever since." Mariana looked sympathetic. She heard such… heartbreak in Brandon's voice; something she rarely ever heard.
"I'm sorry, Brandon. If you want I could try and talk to the moms for you?" Mariana said it in a way in which it was more of a statement than a question. Brandon knew that nobody what he said, Mariana would do whatever she wanted anyways. She was like that. And Brandon decided it couldn't hurt, so he nodded his head and gave Mariana a small smile.
The minute bell rang and Mariana let him pass, "Don't worry, Brandon. I'll find a way to get you and Callie together, again." She smiled at him, and Brandon wondered why she was doing it.
He decided to ignore it for now and make his way towards Math. Which had both of his ex's –Callie and Talya- in it and he knew it was going to be, in all words, hell.
Math class went pretty good, because they took a test, none of them got to talk to each other to which Brandon was grateful. Dealing with one ex was enough but dealing with 2 that would be impossible.
Once the bell rang Callie got up and dashed for the door, not wanting to see Brandon. She didn't want to see his sad, depressed face; and she knew that it was sort of her fault for admitting it, but she was scared. And she didn't want to lie to her mom's when she knew they were just getting to trust her.
Wyatt saw her walking towards her next class and pulled her arm, "Hello, Callie." He said, his shaggy hair covering his face.
Callie wasn't in the mood to deal with him right now; she just wanted to get through the school day without any hassles-or drama. "Wyatt, please leave me alone." She demanded, not wanting to be mean, but looking at Wyatt's face it came out that way.
"Okay, Callie. I was just wondering if you wanted to go out again sometime." He asked her, and Callie shrugged her shoulders. Not knowing what to do; she was just so confused.
Wyatt, knowing that Callie didn't want to talk just said "Okay then. Just let me know." He then walked away and gave a huge sigh.
When, before class, Talya confronted her. "Are you and Brandon still dating?" She asked, meanly.
Callie just shook her head, weakly, "No, alright. You happy?" She said with pure venom in her voice and hit her in the shoulder while quickly passing her.
Talya wanted to say something else but Callie was too fast and she didn't want to run to catch up with her. She went to her class with a big smile on her face. It was finally her time to get Brandon back.
At the end of the school day, they went home and when Callie went up to do her homework, Jude stopped her. "Yes, buddy?"
Jude gave her a big hug, "I'm sorry that you and Brandon broke up. It wasn't because of me was it?" He asked, timidly. And Callie wanted to smile at her younger brother.
She crouched down on her knees, "Thank you, bud. But it's not your fault. It's mine." Callie stated, giving her brother another hug.
Jude smiled at her and then pulled something out of his backpack. He pulled out a big sheet of construction paper with an essay taped to one side and a couple of pictures plastered on the other.
Callie took it and looked at it. The essay said, my sister, Callie. And on the other side were pictures of them together. "Jude, where did you get these pictures?" She asked in awe, tears glistening in her eyes.
Jude shrugged, "I went to our case manager and I stole them from our last foster house and all the other ones before that. I wanted to remember us." Callie this time let a tear fall out of her eye. And gave her brother a big hug.
"Thank you so much, Jude. Do you want this back?" She asked him. Still in shock that the person who he admired was her of all people.
Jude shook his head, "No, Callie. It's yours." He stated simply, a smile on his face that he made his sister cry happy tears.
Callie picked him up and set her down on the couch, "Let's go look at these pictures, huh?" She looked at the pictures and the one that stood out to her was one of the bigger ones. It was a picture of when Callie was 8 and Jude was young, they were sitting on a lap of an adult with straight black hair, brown eyes, and perfectly white teeth. Callie would remember that smile from anywhere.
It was her mom. She gasped, "Jude. Where did you find this?" She asked him, gliding her fingers over the picture.
"I always had it. Before mom died- I took it. It's one of my favorite pictures." Jude stated simply.
Callie hugged her brother until he got up and said, "Well anyways. I have to do my homework." He smiled before running upstairs.
Callie sat on the couch, homework forgotten. She just was reminiscing about the memories with her mom.
She looked at some other pictures, there was one where Callie, about pre-teen age who was pushing Jude on a swing. Another one where Callie and Jude posed for a wedding picture and so many.
She was too caught up in the memories that she didn't hear Brandon come back from doing something.
"What's that?" He asked peeking over her shoulder and seeing that there were pictures, "Are those pictures of you and Jude when you were younger?" He questioned, sitting down next to her.
Callie nodded, "Yeah. Jude apparently found them and took them from the foster homes and made it for me." Brandon nodded and Callie started telling him memories about each picture.
Even though they were broken up, Brandon knew that after this things would be going back to normal.
So.. no cliffhanger this time because on Thursday i'm going back to my hometown for a week, and I won't be able to update so i didn't want you waiting. So.. I hoped you liked this chapter, I know I did.
And always, I welcome constructive critism if you think this story is going to fast or some characters are OCC. I try my best, but please don't be afraid to say what you think.
Anyways, hope you like this chapter! It's one of my favorites...
and don't you love Jude? I know I do.
And I can't wait to see the newest epi of The Fosters. I really hope whoever got shot is okay, and I hope Brandon & Callie get together.. haha.
And even though Wyatt only has like a couple of lines in this FF, I hope i did him justice. It's hard to put him in character.. lol.
I'll stop talking now.
Until next time,
Lauren.