Callie just kept shaking her head, no. Taylor kept nodding, yes, "Callie, I... I think I'm in... I really like you...like I'm... in love with you." Callie choked, "No. No you're not! Okay Taylor you can't say that, it'll get Jude and I put back into the system and you back at your parents. Taylor, you don't love me. We're friends, maybe you even think of me as a sister but you don't love me." Callie was pleading with Taylor at this point. Callie couldn't deal with having Jude thrown into another house, both Jude and Callie had gotten use to living here and they began to feel safe. Callie took a breath, "Taylor, listen to me. You're confused, maybe you just feel bad about what I told you and Lena and Stef about Liam. But Taylor it's not like that. You're like my sister and my friend, I don't like you like that." Callie stopped talking for a minute and tried to read Taylor's face. Taylor nodded, "Can we just talk about everything from our pasts and then get really sad again and sing?" Callie sighed, sometimes she forgot that Taylor was the second youngest in the family, only second to Jude but right then Callie realized that Taylor was only fourteen and had been in the Fosters home for almost a year which meant she had also been through a lot at such a young age. Callie smiled, "We can talk."
Stef and Lena were downstairs sitting quietly trying to figure out how they could handle these two girls, Lena was the first to speak, "What did Callie say when you told her about Sarah." Stef looked up, she had been lost in thought staring into her cup of coffee, "She didn't say much but I could see the pain on her face. I'm sure she had wished someone could have saved her and Jude like she saved Sarah." Lena nodded, "That's understandable." Stef sighed, "I wish we could help her more, I just don't know what more we can do. I'm trying to get Liam off the streets and we got Sarah out of the house but theres not much more we can do for her right now. What did you talk about with Taylor?" Lena shrugged, "She didn't talk much, she just said that she hadn't talked to Callie ever since Callie told us about Liam... then she left and went upstairs." Stef laughed and shook her head, "Good thing the rest of our kids are out for the day because I can't deal with anymore headaches right now."
"Hey Stef, Hi Lena, Taylor and I were going to go outside and hang around if you don't mind. Is that alright?" Callie had her guitar in hand, she felt bad about putting Taylor down so easily but Callie just didn't feel like that towards Taylor, but Taylor needed an older sister and that Callie was willing to do. Lena smiled, " Of course, do two need anything?" Taylor shook her head and then looked to Callie who spoke, "We're good. Thanks."
"What do you want to talk about?" Callie asked once the two had sat under the tree in the backyard, Stef and Lena had finally stopped staring out at the two through the kitchen window. Taylor shrugged, "What happened with your mom?" Callie put down her guitar, "She died." Taylor could hear the tone in Callie's voice that told her it wasn't a subject that would be easy to talk about. "Have you ever wanted to just die?" Taylor rolled over onto her stomach and smelt the grass lying her head down. Callie was taken aback by the question, "A few times. But Jude needed me. Why Tay? Have you?" Taylor nodded, "Stef stopped me." Callie froze, "Stopped you? Like you tried? When?" Taylor sat back up, "The rope, it was hanging right there, if I had just taken a step quicker, one more step and it would have been all over. Then my parents would have been happier. If I hadn't written the stupid note I could have just slipped out." Callie saw that Taylor appeared to in some sort of a trance tracing her fingers across where her death almost took place. "Tay.." Callie started. Taylor spun around, "Stef came running out, she screamed and grabbed me, she pulled me away, I sat over there all night..." Taylor lifted her head over towards the door to the house where a few chairs were sitting. "crying into her shoulder. All night. Wishing I hadn't tried." Taylor sat back down. Callie nodded, "After what...what happened, I wanted to just leave, I never wanted to have to wake up again. I felt like what happened, with Liam, I felt like it had been all my fault, I had let my guard down, and it meant that Jude had to move again, I just never wanted to breath again." Callie admitted. Taylor hugged Callie, "I'm so sorry for what he did to you. I don't understand why bad things have to happen to the nicest people." Callie held back tears, "Just never try that again okay? Stef and Lena would be devastated, so wouldn't the twins and Brandon." Taylor nodded. "But," Callie continued, "More importantly Jude and I need you."
Stef was watching the two girls just sitting out in the backyard under the tree, Callie protectively hugging Taylor. "Those two girls, I feel so bad for them." Lenas voice made Stef jump. "They will get better love, they already trust each other, they have people on their side. It'll get better." Stef promised as she hugged Lena.
Taylor started to pull at grass and throw it at the tree , "Callie, what goes on in your head?" Callie laughed, so much went through her head she could never explain it all to Taylor, she always worried about where Jude and her were going to end up next, if Liam was going to come after her or any of her other abusive foster families, she was always feeling like she needed to break down and cry but she never could. Callie always had to be the strong person, she had to make sure Jude could cry and Callie would have to stay strong. "A lot, Tay." Callie whispered. Taylor laughed, "You're right by the way." Callie gave Taylor a look of pure confusion, "You're my sister. That's why I love you because you're my family," Callie smiled, "I'm glad you realize that Tay, I don't want to hurt you." Taylor nodded, "Callie, I have a different crush anyways..." Callie laughed at how red Taylor had turned, "Oh really?" Taylor giggled nervously, "You're an awesome sister Callie. Can we sing now?" Callie rolled her eyes, "Sure." She began to strum on her guitar playing any song she could think of.
Callie was still sitting outside after Taylor had gone in to grab something to eat. She was relieved that Taylor seemed to be less confused about her feelings towards Callie. Callie didn't have anything against people who were gay, in fact she loved Taylor, Stef and Lena. But Callie herself wasn't and that was as simple as it could come. She sat there and finally sighed of relief, a weight seemed to be lifted off her shoulders the last few days, Stef and Lena were helping Callie with Liam and it felt like Callie finally had a family, two sisters, and her three brothers.
Authors note:
I felt really bad about where I left the last chapter and thought this way everyone could read about what Taylor was trying to talk to Callie about. Next will be the dinner with Lena's ex, and the whole scene that each person has in that. Reviews please. Thanks!