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"Stop... Stop... Just go away! No!" I cried as I sat up panting heavily. Panicking I whipped the tears away from my eyes and pulled the covers back into the place they should be.

"Morning" Brandon smiled sweetly as he came into the room and slipped under the covers wrapping his arms around me.

"Um m-morning" I stuttered as I snuggled into his embrace as much as I could.

"Wow did you miss me that much? It's only been a few hours" he smirked knowing how much I liked him to be around me.

"... Callie?... Cals are you ok baby?" he asked worriedly stroking my hair.

"Huh?"

"Are you ok? Is it your stitches? Do need to go to hospital? He ranted frantically raising my shirt slightly just to check the stitches hadn't ripped or anything.

"I'm fine" I croaked as I hugged him even tighter than before. "Can we find an excuse so I can sleep in your room tonight?" I pleaded quietly as I yawned tiredly.

"Of course, anything you need remember" he promised knowing that something wasn't right; you could see it in his eyes.

"I love you Brandon" I announced needing to hear him say it back. I quickly whipped a stray tear before he noticed.

"I love you too baby, I love you too" He whispered in my ear lovingly kissing my earlobe. That's what I loved about Brandon it wasn't just the fact that he loved me; it was the fact that he didn't always need to know everything. He didn't ask questions when he knew they weren't welcome. He never demanded answers. He just held me; held me until I felt ok. But this time I don't think that's going to work. Now I need him more than I ever thought I would.

Brandon's Pov

"Where's the other half of the love bird equation? I was starting to think you two were stuck together" Lena asked as she walked into the kitchen with Stef carrying shopping bags from the supermarket.

"Um she went to group therapy I think" I mumbled as I searched determinedly through my laptop files.

"I don't know why, we would have called to say they she can't come. The weather is getting worse again and it's not safe to be walking any distance" Lena said acting mother hen like again.

"How come you didn't take her? I thought we raised you to be a gentleman!" Stef scolded as she threw the umbrella down on the table.

"I wanted to but she said she needed some time to think. I know with Cals it's best to let her be and not to pressure anything and besides I'm just finishing all my homework that has to be sent into school since I missed a few days when Callie was in hospital, I have a lot of catching up to do. This way I can spend more time with her when she gets back. Why did they have to give me the deadline the first day of the holiday? I just have to finish a few things for tomorrow" I groaned in annoyance.

"Well as soon as you've done you can help us with these" she demanded smirking leaving the food on the table and starting dinner with Lena.

"Good luck with that" I mumbled as I sent the last piece of work and walked back upstairs to my room.

"Come in?" I shouted as I heard the soft knock on my door. "Hey you're back" I mumbled softly as Callie wondered into the room.

"Yeah" she whispered as she found her way into my arms snuggling in as much as she could as I put down the book I was reading beside me.

"Are you okay?" I asked tenderly kissing the top of her head. I know she's more open now, but she's never normally like this. I really do want her to act this all the time, believe me I do, but I am just scared something's wrong with her that she's not telling me.

"Uh huh" she mumbled tiredly.

"Why don't you take a rest?" I murmured pulling her closer to me.

"No!" she answered as she hastily sat up like a sudden burst of energy hit her.

"Callie, baby what's wrong?" I asked pulling her back in my arms. "You can tell me" I mumbled drawing circles around her back.

"I know I can" she smiled slightly as she sighed into me "It's just... it's nothing really" she assured mumbling quietly closing her eyes for a brief second.

"Look you're exhausted Callie please sleep" I pleaded pulling back to look her in the eyes knowing she couldn't resist it.

"Fine but will you stay with me?" she asked sheepishly playing with the hem of her shirt.

"Of course" I whispered standing up to pull the covers back and sliding in extended my arm for her.

"Thanks" she mumbled absent-mindedly as she got comfy snuggling in.

"No problem, just get some sleep" I whispered as I reached for my book beside me. I hope she's ok, if something was really wrong she would tell me right? I don't want her to end up in hospital again because she thinks she can't trust me.

"Brando- Oh sorry" mum whispered sheepishly looking over at Callie who had finally drifted off.

"Will you come outside for a minute?" she asked quietly as she stood in the door way.

"Um I can't leave her" I responded as I moved closer to Callie protectively.

"She's not a baby Brandon, she can sleep alone" she said chuckling slightly.

"I know but I promised her... I'm kind of worried about her" I said as I furrowed my eyebrows looking at the beautiful girl in my arms.

"Why what's wrong with her?" mum asked worriedly as she rushed over to us placing her hand gently on Callie's forehead.

"I'm not sure" I muttered causing her to raise her eyebrows in confusion. "There's something she's not telling me" I grumbled.

"Ahh she'll come around you've just got to give her some time. Girls are like that Brandon, they'll hide everything from you and then they'll let everything out at once and break down. I mean don't get me wrong, not all girls are like that but believe me; we do like to keep things to ourselves. Callie is a true Foster girl at heart, we're all the same. We can hide things easily but when the time is right; the truth will always prevail." mum whispered knowingly as she patted my shoulder sympathetically.

"But I don't want her to break down" I blurted worriedly as I glanced down at her figure slightly twitching in irritation.

"Sometimes it's the only way" she sighed as she bent down to kiss Callie's temple. "Anyway before I forget to tell you, we know the storm has eased off slightly so were going down to Grandmas tomorrow since it's the start the holidays. We want to go before the storm gets worse again. Last time we couldn't really go because of Callie and the-"

"Please don't mention it" I pleaded softly trying not to think about the painful memory of not knowing whether she was going to be ok or not.

"Sorry" she winced knowing that I still hadn't got over that yet; not that I ever will.

"Are we going just for two days or?"

"3 or four, we haven't seen Grandma in a while" she said sending a worried glance towards Callie.

"Callie can't go then" I said as I gestured to the weak girl in my arms.

"Why not?" she mumbled smiling at the two of us again. I know at first she was hesitant at the thought of us but the night at the hospital really opened her eyes, everyone's eyes; you could just tell. The atmosphere just... changed.

"She's getting her stitches out on Wednesday" I mumbled as I discreetly ran my hands along the stitches across her stomach under the covers.

"Oh of course! How could I forget?" she muttered clearly disappointed in herself. I'm really proud of her. I know she and Callie got off to a rough start but I think slowly they both have become quite close. I think we all know that even though Callie will never be there child by blood she will always be part of our family, she'll always have me.

"Well I guess you two will just have to stay behind because this is the only week we can go and visit. Believe me if we could postpone it for a while we would. This storm isn't exactly safe, but we'll be okay. I'm not looking forward to your grandma's criticisms either. I know she means well but... but... well she just really pisses me off sometimes" she chuckled towards the end. "Brandon I know you are my son and you really love this girl. We all love this girl. So let me be the first one to say that if you break her heart, there's always an empty jail cell waiting for you for a few nights" she threatened jokingly... at least I think she was joking, I mean she looked pretty serious... I'm sure she was joking.

"Anything else?" I asked chuckling uneasily.

"Nope" she smirked as she rose up from the bed.

"Oh one more thing" she said suddenly as she walked back into the door.

"You two look so cute!" she gushed as she quickly took a photo on her phone. "Aww" she giggled as she glanced down at the picture.

"Goodbye mum" I sighed I blushed deeply hiding my face in Callie's hair.

Sighing I turned to clock and squinted my eyes before I wiping them groggily after reading the numbers 2:19.

"What's wrong?" I asked worriedly gasping in shock as I stared at Callie's motionless figure sitting upright staring at the wall. Hurriedly I peered over to her and noticed the present tear tracks slowly making their way down her face.

"Cals... baby?" I asked softly as my arm reached out towards her. As my skim pressed against her slightly she jolted back as if she was scolded. Gently I slowly lifted my hand to reach her shoulder and slowly turned her around to face me.

"Brandon" she chocked as her lip trembled in fear.

"Come her baby, what's wrong Cals?" I asked worriedly. I knew something was wrong but I didn't think she'd be up crying in the early hours of the morning.

"I didn't want to wake you" she cried as she crawled into my arms.

"Sshh it's okay" I mumbled as I hugged her as tight as I could.

"Brandon" she sobbed as she doubled over gasping for air. "What if he comes for me? What if he gets me?" she wailed holding onto me as if she were holding on for dear life. Almost as if she was to let go 'he' would get her.

"Sshh it's alright baby, I will never let him get you" I mumbled as my mind was racing. I want her to feel safe, she did feel safe.

"Brandon you don't understand" she warned frantically throwing her hands in the air. "He'll come for me, he will" she cocked as she ran her hands in frustration through her hair. "It was meant to be me, and it will be. He didn't stop last time so why would he this time?" she screeched as she began panting for air. This couldn't happen again! I almost lost her last time, that's not going to happen again.

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