The New Fosters: A Brallie Story

Chapter 47

Brandon's POV:

*a year later*

Callie and I have been great. Ty and I are actually getting along and are friends. He's not actually that bad of a guy and I now know that he's not trying to steal Callie away from me. I would say that he is my best friend and I know that makes Callie happy.

Ty's family formally adopted Callie a month after the incident with Liam. She's ecstatic. We were all very happy for her, especially Jude because moms adopted him too. She is such a strong, beautiful, and loving person that didn't deserve to be put through the things that she was and she deserves to be happy and feel loved and know that she has people that love her and that chose her to be their daughter. She knows that moms love her and she still calls them mom. She knows that they would have adopted her and Jude if she didn't leave and I think she now feels like she has two families that love her with all their hearts instead of none.

We told moms about our relationship. They were surprised to say the least and were both angry and happy for us. I think it really hit them when I said that I loved her and she said that she loved me. They knew that I had dated Talya for three years and never said that I loved her. I now know that Callie had never said it to anyone either. Her adopted parents know too.

Callie, Ty, and me have been like the Three Musketeers. We came up with a story to tell the Armstrong's about why Callie almost died. We told them that she had a severe concision from hitting her head when Liam was hurting her and that's why, when she went to sleep, she almost didn't wake back up. They shockingly believed us, not even checking with the doctors on our questionable story. I mean, Callie did have a concussion, but it was minor not severe. Callie told Helen that Liam raped her, but not that she was pregnant and lost the baby. Helen was horrified.

Right now Callie and I are at a coffee shop downtown. I am 18 now and she is turning 18 in a few days.

"Callie. I have something that I need to tell you." I start.

"What's wrong brandon?" She asks searching my eyes with her worried ones.

"Well... You know that my dad was in the Navy, right? and my grandfather was in the Marines..." I continue.

"Brandon what are you trying to tell me?" She asked with clear terror in her voice.

"Callie, I want to join the marine." I say rally quickly. I can barely even understand what I said. "I've wanted to ever since I was a little kid an now I'm old enough. I can use the money to pay for my college and maybe yours... You know if you're okay with that and I know this is a lot to take in, but I need to know that you are okay with this or else I won't do it." I rush out in one breath, almost hoping that she didn't understand what I just said.

From the tears streaming down her face and the look in her eyes, I know that she heard me and I regret even saying it. "Callie... please don't cry. I- I won't do it. It was stupid. I knew it was dumb to even bring it up because, I mean, I couldn't leave you for that long. I should have thought it through more and not said anything. I'm so sorry baby." I Say getting up from my seat and wrapping my arm around her, holding her close to me.

She turns into me and cries into my shirt. I throw some money on the table and walk her out to the car and sit her in the passenger seat. I crouch down beside her and hug her to me. After a while I buckle her into her seat and get into the driver's seat. I drive to the old mansion on the beach that we go to for peace and quiet, glancing at the still sobbing Callie. When we get there I walk her into the house and we sit on a blanket that I slated out on the floor.

"Callie. Please stop crying. I promise, I won't go. I won't sign up. it was just a dumb thought that was in my head when I was little." I try.

She sucks in air and sighs deeply, trying to calm herself down. With a shaky voice she says, "no. Brandon. This is something you want to do, you should. I'm not going to stop you from doing something you want to do."

"You're not. Callie, like I said before, it was a dumb thing to even bring up because I couldn't be away from you that long." I tell her.

She smiles a sad smile and looks up at me. "Brandon? I want you to go, I need you to go. I need to know that you aren't changing what you want just because I would be sad. Brandon, we wouldn't be good together if we stopped each other from doing the things that we want or need to do for ourselves. as much as I don't want you to go, I need you to go." She says through more sobs.

"But, Callie-" I start to say, but she cuts me off.

"No Brandon, you need to do this if it's really what you want to do. Maybe I could even find an apartment near your base, so we can be together all the time we can be." Her sobs were starting to calm down a little.

I move her chin up so she is looking at me and wipe her tears away. "Callie, I would never leave without you. I would never let you live off of the base without me. If I am going to do this, I need to know that you are always safe and that, when I come home at nigh, I am coming home to you, not an empty house that they gave me to live in. Actually, with out you coming with me, I will be living in a bunk with a bunch of other guys."

"I couldn't come with you. They don't let girlfriends come, Brandon, I love how sweet you are, but we will be apart for long periods of time, it's enevitable. But we love each other and have an unbreakable relationship, so we will get through it." She tells me.

"God I love you." I say and then I kiss her, passionately. We break away and she smiles a flirty smile at me and pulls my shirt over my head. She goes right back to my lips and kisses me with equal amount passion and urgency. Soon her shirt is off too and she's tugging at the elastic of my boxers. "Are you sure?" I ask her. She looks me dead in the eyes and nods.

We never talked about when our first time together would be. We've been together for a year and a half I think and, of course, I've thought about it, but I've never pushed her at all because, well, I'm not that guy that pressures their girlfriend and because she's been through so much. I know that she loves me, but I'm so happy that she also trusts me enough to be her first, willing, time.

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Author's note:

I know, I know. It's been forever! But I made this extra long for you and filled with, what I feel as, a ton of emotion. You have the sadness of them not being together for a while and Brandon going into the military, but you also have the happy news that Brandon and Ty are best friends, Brandon and Callie told Stef and Lena, and Callie and Jude both got adopted, than to top it all off you have Callie and Brandon's first time! Love you guys and thanks for being SO patient! Don't forget to COMMENT your thoughts and VOTE!