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Chapter 11

Callie's POV:

The table goes dead silent before Brandon suddenly blurts out "if you're not her father, then who the hell is?!"

"I don't know him" Donald says turning to me "I just know that he was with your mom right before I came"

I look over at Jude and see the color completely drained from his face. I can't hold back the tears anymore.

"May I be excused please?" I quietly ask and Lena nods.

I run to the bathroom as fast as I can and the second I reach it, I burst into tears, the first time since my mom died.

"Callie?" I hear coming from the sweet sound of Brandon's voice, he says as he knocks on the door.

I quickly splash my face with water and open the door "yeah?" I say trying to smile.

"Come here" he says pulling me into a hug. His warmth is hard to resist, but we finally release when we both realize how long we had been hugging.

"Are you okay" he asks.

No I'm not okay. I just found out my father isn't actually my father, my parents had been lying to me my whole life, Jude isn't my real brother, and I won't be able to get adopted for a while since Donald can't sign any papers for me. "Yeah" I reply.

"Let's get back out there" he says taking my hand, leading me back to the table.

When we get back to the table, it's silent and Jude is looking down, not making eye contact with anyone.

"We should probably get going" Lena says, getting up and grabbing her purse.

"Did he sign them?" I ask her.

She silently nods as we all get up and bid out farewells.

"It was nice meeting you three" Donald says shaking hands with Stef, Lena, and Brandon. "Callie, Jude, I'm so sorry to have to tell you" he says awkwardly standing in front of us.

"Let's go" I say, and with that we leave him, just a distant memory, I hope.

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The car ride back was dead silent.

When we get home, it was nearly 9 o'clock. Jude and Brandon go straight upstairs. Moms begin to walk up too, but I stop them, "Stef, Lena?"

"Yeah baby?" They ask as they walk back down the stairs and take a seat at the kitchen.

"How are you going to find my birth father?"

They exchange looks before Stef finally says "I will see what I can do down at the station. I'll have to look at medical records but it shouldn't take too long."

"Yeah but it will still be a while" I reply. I sigh before finally saying "I want Jude to get adopted. Without me"

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