Chapter 5
A/N: This is a longer chapter than I have been posting. But I had to put Brandon and Callie's relationship so it was clear where each stood. Sorry it took so long but I play a game on facebook called battle pirates and they had a big event going on this weekend so I didn't write as much as I normally do. Also I am not getting a lot of inspiration from the show right now, so please read and review.
Callie looks at Brandon and smiles. She reaches up and gives him a quick kiss then pulls away. He shakes his head knowing this girl could be the death of him yet. But he wasn't going to complain one bit.
"Well I don't know Brandon, see I haven't been asked anything." Callie tells him.
"Oh really." He smiles.
"Really, see I can't answer anything unless I am asked. And well I haven't been asked." She shakes her head with a teasing frown on her face.
"Well then let me correct that little over site on my part. Callie would you do me the greatest honor of my life and be my girlfriend?" Brandon asks.
"Hum, I don't know I will have to think about it." She smiles at him.
"Oh really?" He smiles back.
"Ok thought about it. I would love too be your girlfriend Brandon." Callie says as she reaches up and kisses him.
"Whew had me worried there for a second." He smiles.
"Tell me though should we tell everyone, or should we wait for a little while?" Callie asks.
"Well I think we should at least tell the moms. That way it don't seem like we are trying to hide anything from them." Brandon says.
"Ok, I can agree to that. You know trying to find alone time is going to be very hard right. Plus we have to keep the PDA's to a minimum." She tells him.
"Yeah I know about the PDA's but we will figure out a way to have alone time. No way I am going to go with out kissing you all day long." She smiles when he says this.
"Oh yeah, what if I don't want to kiss you that day?" She asks.
"Then I will sit in my room and pout all day, dreaming about kissing a certain brown haired girl." He tells her.
"So the right answer." She says as she kisses him again.
"As much fun as this is I think we should get back to the house so we can tell the moms. Then get ready for the meeting with Bill." Brandon says.
"Yeah you're right. Even though I could be talked into doing the whole kissing thing for a while longer." She says as she kisses him again.
"Me too but then we would be late and that may lead to suspicion from Bill." Brandon says.
"I know. Ok lets go so we don't start any trouble on our first day of dating." She says.
They start the journey back to the house stopping every so often for a little kissing time. Callie can not believe the difference a day can make. Just yesterday she was sure she wasn't going to have much of a life. Now she feels as if she might just have an ok life, and maybe even something she never dreamed she would have, love.
They walk through the door releasing each others hand as they do. They fought the urge to kiss one last time, as they walked into the kitchen to find the moms.
"Hey Callie, are you ok?" Stef asks.
"Yeah I am ok now, thanks to Brandon. He helped me see a few things I hadn't in the past." Callie says.
"Good for you. Now does that mean you are ready to face Bill and the fact that we will be filing a report about what happened?" Lena asks.
"Yeah I think I will be fine now." Callie says.
"What's with you?" Jude asks
"Nothing why?" Callie says.
"Cause you have a look about you, I can't put my finger on it."Jude says.
"You do have a glow about you." Mariana says.
"No I don't." Callie says trying to keep calm.
"Ok you two lets leave Callie alone. Why don't you go get washed up for lunch." Stef says.
The other kids leave and head to wash up. Callie and Brandon sense that the moms want to talk so hang back. They look at each other nervously, but continue to smile.
"Now if memory serves me correctly that is the face of a girl who has been kissed." Stef says.
"You know I think you may just be right." Lena says.
"OK I am not sure what you two have been drinking but can I have some?" Brandon asks.
"We didn't do anything." Callie says at the same time.
"Now I know they did!" Stef laughs.
"Mom!" Brandon says.
"Callie anything to say?" Lena asks.
"I knew it was too good to be true. Yeah ok I kissed your son, sorry I know I shouldn't have done it. Never fails every time I think I am going to be happy it blows up in my face." Callie says looking at her shoes waiting for the reaction.
"Now wait a damn minute here. I kissed her first, this is all my fault so don't go blaming her." Brandon says.
"Brandon." Callie lays a hand on his arm before she continues. "It is ok I got this. It wasn't his fault it was all me. I am the one who started the kissing. He is just a normal teenage guy and I made his hormones kick in. Please don't blame him, if some one has to get into trouble let it be me. After all I am use to it."
"OK some how I think the two of you have the wrong idea here." Lena says.
"Yeah come on you two, do either of us looked mad to you?" Stef asks.
"Look we figured you two would get together sooner or later remember our conversation from earlier? From the looks on your faces I would say no." Lena says with a smile.
"Look guys we know it is suppose to be against the rules but we also know a connection when we see it. The only thing we ask is to keep it quite for a time. We need to get through this with Liam. If he were to figure it out he might try to portray you like you said earlier. Make it seem as if it were you who seduced both him and Brandon. I know that look young lady and I will have none of it. None of this is your fault. Lena and I think it is great that you two found a common ground, and a trust between each other. Though for this meeting I think it would be better if Brandon wasn't there." Stef says.
"But I want him there. He helps keep me calm." Callie tells them.
"I know, but maybe this time getting a little emotional might be a good thing." Stef says.
"Look Callie we understand that this thing between you two is new. We get the fact that you want Brandon around as much as possible. I mean it is plain to see on both of your faces." Lena says.
"Which means Bill will see it to." Callie says.
"OK they may have a point Cal. Maybe we should do it their way. Right now what is important is we get this jerk off the street, so he can never hurt you again." Brandon tells her.
"Yeah sweets, that is the most important thing right now is to get this taken care of. Once that is done then you two can resume what ever it is that is going on. Under one condition, you talk to us about things. Don't hide stuff from us no matter what it is about." Lena says.
"Yeah look we were teenagers once too, so we get it. We know you two will be exploring this new thing. But we want you two to stay open and honest with us. You can talk to us about anything even sex." Stef tells them.
"OK mom really a new thing? You so have to stop watching those TV shows. As for sex, really you expect me to talk to you about sex? Not sure I can do that." Brandon laughs.
"Yeah I have to agree with Brandon on this one. I am new here and there for not one hundred percent sure where I fit into this house. Not sure I would feel comfortable coming to either of you and talking about having sex with your son." Callie says.
Looking them in the eye, something she doesn't normally do. But she wants to see their reaction when they think it may be possible that one day her and Brandon may have sex. She was surprised by the looks she got from both Stef and Lena. It was one of understanding and not judgment.
"First and foremost Callie, this is your home now so get use to it. We filed for legal guardianship over you and Jude this week. Bill will let us know today if he is going to back it. I think he will, and with his backing you and Jude will be here for good. Brandon would you excuse use for a little while?" Stef asks.
"Sure-um I will be- um yeah in my room." Brandon says a little nervous as he heads up the stairs.
"OK Callie it is just us girls here now." Stef says.
"Yeah we know you have had a rough life up until now. We know that you were raped. We also know that you have never really known a home for several years. Which means you have never really had any one to come to and talk about things. We want you to know that we are here for you when ever you want to talk. Forget about the fact Brandon is our son, ok. We want you to come to us just like you were our own, ok maybe that sounds a little weird ." Lena laughs.
"Yeah way to go babe gross her out would you." Stef says.
"Yeah no offense, but I think I would prefer not to think that way with me dating your son." Callie laughs.
"Callie! No!" Jude says from the door way.
"Jude come here for a moment." Stef says.
"She's ruined it hasn't she? We are going to get taken out of here aren't we?" Jude asks.
"No you aren't. As far as what your sister said, all will be ok as long as we keep it a secret." Stef says.
"You want me to lie?" Jude asks.
"No Jude we don't. If you are asked then tell the truth, but don't offer the information." Lena says.
"Lena, Stef, I think I need to talk to him."
"Ok we will give you a few minutes. We should go talk to B any way." Stef says as they leave the room.
"Sit down bud." Callie says.
"You know this is going to lead to us being removed from here right?" Jude asks.
"Not this time Jude. They are ok with it, so long as we keep talking to them about things. Besides if I thought it would cause you problems I would have told Brandon no. This is a good thing Jude. They asked for legal guardianship of us, Bill is going to be letting them know what he thinks of it when he gets here. As long as he agrees we will be here for good. Just relax little brother I know what I am doing for once in my life." Callie says.
"Does he treat you good? Brandon that is?" Jude asks.
"Better than anyone ever has, except you." Callie smiles at him.
"Ok, then I guess I am Ok with you two." Jude says.
"Good now go and finish your home work for school." Callie laughs at the funny face he makes as he gets up and heads up stairs.
"B can we come in?" Stef asks as she knocks on the door.
"Sure come in." He says.
"Look we don't want to cause you any embarrassment, well ok maybe a little. But that is what parents do." Stef laughs.
"Yeah I figured that part of your job description out." Brandon tells them.
"No seriously Brandon. We noticed your nervousness down stairs. What was that all about?" Stef asks.
"Nothing mom."
"Brandon are you nervous because you feel that with what has happened to Callie she may not want to get more intimate with you?" Stef asks.
"Look Brandon if that is it, then it is only normal for you to feel that way. Just like it is normal for you want to protect her. Even if it just means sitting next to her while she talks to Bill." Lena says.
"That is part of it, but another part is well. What if I screw up and push to fast or make a mistake and do something that Liam did? Will that mess things up? Will it make her want to walk away from me?" Brandon asks.
"No way you could ever be like Liam." Callie says from the door way. "Sorry for eavesdropping. Thought you would be alone and that we could talk."
"No it is ok, I think you two do need to talk." Lena says.
"Yeah we have an hour before Bill gets here. We will just leave you two alone so you can talk." Stef says as her and Lena leave the room closing the door, a fact that is noticed by both teens.
"Guess they trust us." Brandon says.
"I don't want to talk about that right now. I want to talk about what you said when I first came up here." Callie says.
"What about it?" He asks.
"Are you really worried about that stuff?"
"Only a fool wouldn't be."
"Look Brandon you are nothing like Liam ok." Callie says.
"I know Cal, but still."
"Cal? Where did that come from?" She smiles at him.
"Just a nick name, sorry if you don't like it I will stop." Brandon says.
"No it is OK, when you say it I like it." She says.
"Good." Brandon smiles at her.
"Now back to you. What are you worried about then if you know you are not like Liam?" She asks.
"Look, I know what he did to you. I also know he was nice to you like I am. You even said I sounded like him. I know I pushed to get us together, but that was because I was more sure about us belonging together than any thing in my life. But now..." Brandon trails off.
"Now that you have me you don't want to screw things up, right?" Callie asks.
"Yeah exactly." He tells her.
"Brandon I have the same fear. I am scared to death you are going to wake up one day and realize you made a mistake. That we shouldn't really be together for what ever reason. Or I am scared cause now that I have you in my life, well now I have something to lose. But we can't let being scared control our lives. We have to try our best to get past my past." She tells him.
"You think it is that easy? I am worried I will do something that reminds you of something he did and you will freak out on me. I am also worried about the whole sex thing. I know we aren't ready right now, don't get me wrong. But I also know that one day and I hope soon that we will make love to each other. When that happens I don't want to force you, I want you to want it to happen." Brandon says.
"I feel the same way. I don't know if you and Talya slept together. If you did how would I compare to her. So if you did sleep with her what would happen, If I hold out for too long as far as sex goes will that drive you away? Will it drive you right back into her arms cause she will give you sex? See I have concerns as well." Callie says.
"First of all yes we did have sex. Second me and Talya are over for good. As for how you would compare, no contest you win hands down." Brandon says.
"How do you know we haven't done anything but kiss." She laughs.
"I can just tell. As for you holding out on sex, don't worry about that. We will go as slow as you want. I know you are worth waiting for so I will wait as long as I have too. Callie I have strong feelings for you, they are not going to go away just cause you are not ready for sex yet." Brandon says.
"You keep talking like that and I may just start believing you, about me being worth it."Callie says shyly.
"Callie you are worth any ten girls at our school. Any ten girls I know regardless of were they are from. I honestly believe you are the-" He cuts off.
"I am the what?" She asks.
"Ask me again in a month." Brandon says looking at her from hooded eyes.
"Ok, but I think I know what you were going to say. If it is what I think, then I may feel the same way. You ask me when I ask you." She says.
"Deal." Brandon smiles at her.
"Brandon?"
"Yes?"
"Can I kiss you now?" Callie asks.
"Damn took you long enough to ask that question." He smiles as he pulls her to him and kisses her as she is laughing.
"Hum, you keep kissing me like that and it may wear me down a lot faster." She says as their foreheads lay against each others.
"I was just thinking the same thing." He tells her.
"I say we take it one day at a time and see were it leads us." Callie says.
"I couldn't agree more, mee Lady." He says.
"Lady? If you say so" She laughs.
"I do. Now shut up and kiss me some more." he tells her.
"My pleasure Sir!" She says as she presses her lips to his before he could comment.
"You know it is going to suck at school. Getting to see you between classes and not being able to hold hands, or sneak a kiss or two before the next class." She says.
"I know. We will just have to make it up to each other once we get home." He says.
"That will make getting home work done as fast as possible once we get home very important. But I will have to just suffer part of the time. Cause you have to keep up with your lessons. So once the homework is done we can spend a little time together snuggling and kissing. Then you practice your music, no slacking off. Then after dinner we can spend time with each other. Deal?" She asks.
"Deal." He smiles at her knowing she is right.
"Good cause there is no way I want to give your moms a reason to split us up. I want this to work no matter what." Callie says.
"Me too Callie, I am not sure I have ever wanted anything more. I want this to work out." Brandon says as he pulls her close to him and kisses her softly with emotion as their lips dance with each others.
"Callie! Bill is here please come down so we can talk." Stef yells up the stairs.
"Wish me luck." Callie says as she goes to leave he pulls her back to him and kisses her one last time.
"That is so you will be able to feel my lips on yours during the meeting. That way you know I am there supporting you all the way." Brandon says.
"Oh just wait till I get out of this meeting." Callie says as she walks out the door.
"Can't wait." He chuckles.