Chapter 12
A/N: OK peeps the trial is here. I will be leaning toward what happened in the show instead of real life. For in real life it took over a year for it to get settled, and the guy still didn't get what he deserved. Next chapter will have the date, plus I will catch up on some of the other people. As always read and review! Thanks to the ones who have reviewed. It helps me move forward.
Callie ran up the stairs and into her room and laid down on her bed. She was upset and pissed that the only way to get Liam to pay for what he did was to lie about it. Could she do it, could she give up her last bit of dignity and lie? She was in deep thought when there came a knock on her door. Brandon was standing there.
"Hey, mind if I come in?" He asks.
"Sure." She says as she watches him come in and sit at the desk.
"So, want to tell me how it went?" He asks.
"Not great, not what I expected at all to be honest." Callie says.
"OK, well what happened?" He asks her.
"Yeah well, like they were ever going to believe me." She says.
"What? Are you saying the ADA didn't believe you?" Brandon asks.
"No he said that a jury wouldn't and that it might not even make it to trial any way." Callie says.
"OK, Well I am sure it is going to work out- um some how- sometimes you just have to have faith..." He is interupted.
"No No No." She kind of give a sarcastic chuckle. "You do not get to say those things to me. I don't live in this Magical world where everything always works out! OK so please stop with the peep talks and you telling me everything is going to be OK, because do you know what they want me to do next? They want me to lie. He said the only way to get a jury to believe me is if I lie. So tell me Brandon how is that OK?" She asks with tears running down her cheek.
"I don't know." He says shaking his head.
"I didn't think so." She says as she wipes her eyes and gets up and goes to leave.
"Callie wait, don't walk away." Brandon says.
"No Brandon I need to be alone." She says.
"No you don't, you have been alone for two years with this. Now it is time to let someone comfort you, someone help you. If not me, then go talk to the moms." He says as he stands up and moves beside her.
"I can't talk to them about this. I just need to be alone." She says again trying to leave the room.
"Not this time Callie." Brandon says as he steps in front of her.
"Brandon move." She says in a lower dangerous voice.
"No." He simple says.
"Damn it Brandon I said move!" She yells as she tries to push him out of the way.
"No." He says again as he grabs her in a hug.
He grunts a few times as she punches him and struggles against him to get away. He grips her tighter and holds on as if his life depends on it. As her struggled slowly subside and the tears begin to flow he picks her up and moves back to her bed sitting down with her in his lap. He allows her to continue to cry into his chest as he strokes her hair and rubs her back, not saying anything just being there for her.
As he is doing this the moms show up at the door. It is plain they heard her raised voice and came to investigate what was wrong. When they see Brandon holding her and him nod his head everything would be fine. They left the door way and he continued to hold her. Eventually the tears dried up and they just sit there in silence drawing comfort and strength from each other.
"Thank you." Callie whispers.
"For what?" Brandon asks.
"For being you. For believing in me, even when I didn't believe in myself. For loving me. For teaching me what it is I really deserve. For not letting me walk away tonight. For what we shared last night. As I said for just being you." She tells him.
"Any time, and I love you too." He says.
"I don't know what I am going to do tomorrow." She says.
"You will figure it out. I have faith in you." Brandon says.
"You do?"
"Of course I do Cal. Your amazing and kind, your smart, caring and amazingly beautiful. You deserve to have everything you want in life, and Cal you deserve to be happy." He tells her.
She can't hold back any longer she launches herself at him and captures his lips in a desperate yet passionate kiss. A smile playing on her face as she pulls back, then captures them again before he could move or talk.
Brandon feels the slight change in the way she is kissing him and knows this could lead to something more. His mind is in turmoil as he knows this is something Callie thinks she needs but right now, he isn't so sure. He pulls away slightly so he can talk.
"Callie as much as I want to do that again. I don't think right now is the right time. Tomorrow night after court, what would you say to us going on an official date? Just the two of us dinner then maybe a walk by the beach. Then maybe a little intimate time alone in my room?" Brandon asks.
"Why Mr. Foster I do believe you are trying to seduce me." She says in a sing song voice.
"You bet your ass Ms. Jacobs!" He says with a grin on his face.
"Then I would say it is a date." She tells him as she kisses him.
"Very well then." He agrees, he then gets up and heads for the door.
"Brandon?"
"Yeah?"
"Never been on a real date before, but always want to. Of course you know this. Is that why you want to wait and do it tomorrow? In case the trial doesn't go my way?" Callie asks.
"To be honest, yeah kind of. I mean I really want to go on a date with you. Yeah I remember you telling me you haven't been on a real date before and I thought it was something you should experience. But even if there was no trial tomorrow and it was just another day, I would still want to take you out." Brandon says.
"OK, and thanks for being honest with me. That is not something I have had a lot of in my life. Your right I do want to experience it, but only because it is you who is taking me out." She says.
"Fair enough. Get your home work done so we can have a make out session before bed." He smiles at her.
"I will you do the same, and get at least an hour of practice in, got it?" She asks.
"Got it, see you in a little while." He says as he walks out the door.
Callie smiles and throws herself on her bed. She has never been this happy before. Well maybe when her mom was alive. But that had beem so long ago she couldn't remember exactly what it felt like. But she knew what it felt like to have Brandon's arms around her, to have his lips on hers. Yeah she had it bad.
Callie is setting in the witness chair as a man stands and faces her. He smiles and then looks at the other people in the court room. Liam is setting in a chair at the other desk, with his parents behind him. Stef and Lena are sitting directly behind him watching Callie closely.
She hadn't told any one what she was going to do. As she is sitting in the chair she still wasn't. She want Liam to go away for what he had done to her, but wasn't sure she could lie about it.
"Morning Callie." The ADA says.
"Morning." She says.
"So at the time of the incident how old were you?" He asks.
"Just turned 15." Callie answers.
"You had just turned 15?" He repeats.
"Yeah." She says.
"And how old was Mr. Olmsted at the time of the incident?"
"19." She answers him.
"How would you describe what happened that night? Would you say it was consensual?"
"Um I know what you want me to say. You want me to say it was consensual that I agreed to it. That way you can get Liam on a technicality, that way he gets punished for the wrong crime. That will let you feel good about it, cause come on who are we kidding here. That is more than I should expect. I would love to see nothing more than for him to go to jail. Believe me on that. But to do that means I would have to give away the only thing I have left, the truth." She looks toward Liam before she continues. "You know what you did to me, I know what you did to me. So no I am not going to lie about it. No it was not consensual, I didn't agree to anything. He Raped Me. And I will carry this mark for the rest of my life thanks to him!"
She pulls her shirt and bra done enough so they can see the bite mark. Even the judge is a little shocked at her actions. He bangs his gavel and looks at her.
"Young lady that will be enough of that. Fix your shirt." The judge says.
"Sorry your honor. I just know what the out come of this trial today is going to be. So I felt it was my only chance to say what I was feeling." Callie says looking the judge in the eyes. "But what ever happens I know that I will come out of this a stronger person. Cause I have people in my life now who believe me, and who believe in me. I have someone who loves me for me, regardless of my screwed up past, and despite what it says in that file folder you have on me. So do what you have to do, cause I will still walk with my head held high."
"Ms. Jacobs, I am going to break protocol here and say something. Now I want you to let me finish before you say anything, OK?" The judge asks.
"OK." She calmly says still looking at him.
"Good. Let me start by saying that I believe that you are telling the truth. That you were in fact raped. I also want to commend you on telling the truth, when it is plain someone want you to lie. That tells me that what is in this folder in not right." he is interrupted.
"How dare you." Mr Olmsted says.
"OK let me correct something right away. No one will talk till I am done, are we clear?" He asks looking at everyone in the court room.
A course of yes's can be heard, even though you could tell Mr. Olmsted wanted to say more.
"As I was saying, I believe you. But in our justice system, which is the greatest in the world, but is still flawed. It is not about what I believe, it is about what can be proven. With out solid proof the bite mark was made by the young Olmsted. With out any other solid proof, I have no choice but to dismiss the charges. I can tell you this, the Olmsted's will never foster another child again. I will also grant you a protection from abuse order. That way if he comes around you, or threatens you, he will go to jail. Mr. Olmsted if you violate the terms of this order, I will make sure you spend the maximum time in jail. Callie I hope that you can truly put this behind you and move forward. Again I am sorry for what I have to do. I hope you understand. With that Mr Olmsted you are free to go." The judge finishes.