Be My Thief

Surprise

*a month and a half has passed since the last chapter*

"Thank you for taking me to lamaze," I tell him as we walk up to the door.

"It's what I'm here for. I am the father, remember?"

I laugh. "True." 

"Can I come inside? I have something I want to talk about."

I look at him weirdly. "Okay..."

I unlock the door and go inside.

"Surprise!" a bunch of people yell.

I laugh. The entire Foster family is there, Cole, Daphne, Kiarra, Rita, and some people I don't recognize.

I look over at Brandon who has the biggest smile on his face. "You didn't suspect, did you?" he asks, scared that I knew.

"No, no. I had no idea," I say, giving him a hug. "You were behind this?"

"I had some help," he says. Mariana and Sophia come up to me.

"We helped him," Mariana tells me. 

"You guys..." I say, starting to tear up. "Damn hormones."

Everyone laughs. 

I go greet everyone. 

***

"Here," Jude says, giving me a small box. "It's from Donald."

I look up at him. "Donald?"

"Yeah. He wanted to come, but he had to work. He asked me to give you this."

I smile and pat the empty space next to me. To my surprise, he sits down.

I open the box to see that it's a picture of Jude, mom, and I, along with a necklace and a letter. I open the letter:

Dear Callie,

     I'm sorry I couldn't be there, but as Jude might have told you, I have to work. So, I asked him to give you this. I found this picture looking through an old album. The necklace, I've had it for years. It was your mothers. I bought it for her as a wedding gift. And since you're having a daughter, I thought you could give it to her. Your mom would've liked that. 

Again, I'm sorry I couldn't be there. I hope you got pampered with gifts!
Your dad,
Donald

When I finish the letter, tears are rolling down my cheeks. I wipe the tears away and lift up the necklace, inspecting it. It's two gold hearts connected to each other. I had never seen it before nor do I remember seeing her wear it.

"What is it?" Jude asks.

"Uhm... he bought it for mom as a wedding gift. He wanted me to give it to her," I say, touching my belly. 

He reaches over and strokes it.

I look over at him. "If you want the necklace, you can have it."

He looks up at me. "No. I think she should have it," he tells me, putting his hand beside mine.

Brandon's POV

"Hey, Brandon," Robert says as I'm about to leave.

"Yeah?"

"I was wondering if you're free for the next hour or so?"

"Yeah, sure. Why?"

"One sec," he says, running off.

When he comes back, a very pregnant Callie is behind him, not looking too happy.

"I'll drive," he says.

*** 

"Dad, what are we doing here?" Callie asks Robert as we pull into a driveway.

"You'll see soon enough."

We get out of the car and start walking up to a beautiful house. When we get to the door, Robert pulls out a keychain and unlocks the door.

"After you," he says.

Callie and I walk inside. 

"Wow," she says.

"It's beautiful," I tell him.

"I'm glad you like it. It yours," he says, handing me the keys.

"What?" Callie asks.

"I bought it for you three."

"Dad..."

"Don't say anything. I think that you guys should live together, so she, my granddaughter, doesn't have to go from house to house. Just take it." He pushes the keys into my hands. 

"Dad, we can't accept this."

"You can and you will."

She sighs, admitting defeat. She walks around a little more and when she comes back, she has the biggest smile on her face. "Thank you."

"Come on, family hug," he says and embraces us both.

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