It all started at Christmas.

The kiss

Callie
It was the 23rd the day of the party Mariana made me and Brandon get dressed early so that she could work her magic. She was actually pretty good. Brandon was complaining about having to wear makeup. "Brandon don't be such a baby." Mariana teased. "Yeah coming from the girl that cried during Finding Nemo." Brandon had a point she did cry when Nemo was kidnapped. "I was still young now I'm mature and wouldn't cry for the little things." She said standing up straight and giving us a huge smile. "We watched the movie last night and you cried." I pointed out. "Exactly I'm older now than I was last night." She was trying and failing at making a valid point. "Well you two are done now go so I can be dressed before the party ends." She said as she pushed us out of the room. " Hey Callie look up." Brandon pointed to the ceiling were some mistletoe was hanging. "We can't Brandon." I said laughing. "Oh but we have to it's the mistletoes rule not mine." He said with a smirk. "Brandon." I said sternly but I was too late next thing I knew we were kissing. It started off as just a peck the we were full out kissing. "Brandon we... We can't." I said and as I continued to kiss him. "I know we can't. At least not here." He said as he pulled away we walked into the guest bedroom. "Brandon stop." I pulled away from him. "They just told us we would get adopted together were brother and sister now." I took a step back from him realizing what we just did. "I'm sorry Callie I didn't-" I cut him off before he could let out another word. "Don't be sorry I wanted to but we can't." I started to walk towards him but he quickly walked away.
Brandon
I can't believe we just did that I walked away from her as quickly as I could. What if someone finds out? "Brandon come down stairs for a second." I hear Stef call. I ran down the steps I was almost to the kitchen where she was sitting when I remembered Callie had lipstick on... Crap it was probably on my mouth. I tried to run back upstairs but Stef caught me before I could. "Brandon why do you have lipstick on." Stef looked at me questionably. "Mariana was covering my bruises and she may have got carried away." I needed to make up something fast. "Ok." I don't think she believed it but she didn't want to jump to any conclusions. "Well go wash it off. Bill wants to talk with you and then Callie." She sounded nervous. I just turned around and went up the stairs. "Callie Bill... He um he wants to talk to us." Callie was still standing in the guest bedroom tears rolling down her cheeks. "Callie what's wrong?" I asked and she didn't even look at me. "Cal tell me what's wrong?" I asked again. "This is what's wrong!" She screamed at me. "Callie I'm sorry I know we shouldn't have but I didn't think." I couldn't even talk I just hurt the girl of my dreams. "Brandon what are we gonna do?" I didn't know how to answer her question so I just pulled her into a hug. "Callie it's not like anyone saw." I tried to convince her that it was ok. "But what if we get put in group homes?" Callie had a point but I couldn't let her know that. "They won't 'cause they don't know. They will never know. We won't tell them." I gave Callie a reassuring squeeze. "Callie your getting adopted with or without me." She quickly looked up at me. "NO BRANDON WE'RE GET ADOPTED TOGETHER!!!!" Callie yelled at me for even thinking that. "Ok Callie. It's ok. I got you." I whispered in the most clamming voice I could. "I think we need to fix our faces again." She laughed. "Mariana open the door you need to fix our makeup," Callie yelled. "You wait here I don't need to cover up my bruises I'm gonna wash it off." I just used that as an excuse to take the makeup off and head back to Bill. "Brandon nice to see you again!" Bill smiled as soon as he saw me. "Yeah hi," I wasn't in the mode. "So how do you like it here? They're nice folks right?" Bill obviously needed to tell me something. "Yeah what do you need to tell me." I just wanted to go back up stairs. "Well first of all we found out your sister is no longer at the Stevens house. But we don't know where she went." Bill sounded scared. "What the hell bill she's only 13! Nick's only a little kid. How'd this happen! Listen Bill your gonna find her before Christmas you here me? YOU HAVE TWO DAYS! Got it!" I just snapped when I heard that they lost her. I punched the table and my hand started to bleed. "Brandon clam down." I heard Callie's voice I didn't even see her when she entered the room. "Everything's gonna work out." She said as she gave me a hug. "How do you know?" I whispered. "Brandon I she's gonna find you. She's gonna come here and they'll foster her." She went on her toes so she could whisper it in my ear. We didn't let go of each other until she knew I was clam. "You ok Brandon?" Bill asked. "I'm fine now." I said letting go of Callie. "Just find her. Wait why did you want to see both of us?" I knew that Bill had more to say. "Callie you might want to sit down for this. Your younger brother Jude he... He-" Callie cut him off "He what?" Callie knew it was bad news. "He's in the system again his parents have sadly passed away. I asked him if he wanted to stay here with you and he said he didn't remember having an older sister." Bill knew she wouldn't react well. "Get out!" I told Bill. "Brandon I was told to stay for the Christmas party." Bill just needed to shut up. "Bill get out now!" I heard Stef yell in her cop voice. Callie's legs became weak and she almost fell but I picked her up and held her against my chest. "I'm so sorry Callie." I said as I kissed her head. Both of our siblings had no home. "Let's get ready for the party it'll take your mind off all of this." She nodded her head and I brought her back up stairs.