Loving my step-brother: Brallie AU

Chapter 17

Callie's POV

  I sat in my room, nervously fidgeting with my hands. What if Brandon and I aren't aloud to be around each other? What if Lena decides she doesn't want me anymore? What if this ruins everything? "Brandon, Callie come back down please!" I hear Lena call out.
  Here goes nothing, I think to myself. Once I'm down there, Brandon is already sitting at the kitchen table. "Hey."
  Stef's gives me a small glare as Lena tells me to sit. I sit down and await the answer to all my thoughts. " So me and Stef have been thinking," Lena stated. "We've decided that you two aren't aloud to date. Strictly brother and sister from now on. No exceptions."
  I lower my head in sadness and shame. I don't know why I thought it would work out with Brandon. We just aren't meant to be. I felt Brandon's eyes on me and I looked up for a split second to meet his. I could tell he was about to say something, but I stood up and left the house.
  Running out of the house, I brought my hand to my mouth as I started to cry. I felt my vision blurring and I choke on my tears. I feel like my heart is being ripped into shreds, as if it was put into a paper shredder. I pull my phone out and dial Alex's number. " Hey," He answers. I try my hardest to talk, but all I get out is a loud sob. " Callie, what happened? Are you okay?" I can't answer him. I feel like puking from how much I'm crying. "I'm coming to get you." I hear the line cut off and I drop my phone.
  I feel a sharp pain start to spread in the back of my head, and soon spreading to my forehead. My crying begins to speed up and I feel the need to throw up. I drop to my knees and almost instantly I start to throw up. Hot tears come down. I hear a car horn and I look up to find Alex. He runs out and picks me up. I cry into his shirt as he carries me to his car. I watch as we pass by houses, stores, and people, trying to get my crying to slow down.
  By the time we pull up to his house, my crying has came to a stop, but I still feel completely sick.
  " I'm so...sorry, Callie. Did you really think you and Brandon would work out though?" Alex asked me after it told him everything.
  I shrugged. " Maybe not, but I sure as hell love him. I don't want to but..." I look to him and I can tell he gets exactly what I'm saying. He wraps his arm around me, making me sigh. "Why can't I just be in love with you? We could be together and have a chance at this hell of a world."
  Alex looked down at me and gives me a squeeze. " Because we are meant to be best friends. You may not be in love with me, but I know you do love me. What you feel towards Brandon, not everyone gets to feel that way and that's both a good and bad thing." I sit up, needing to shake off the headache that keeps on coming and going. " Remember your first real boyfriend? You thought you were in love with him."
  I nodded, remembering that horrible time. " He lied to me, saying that he loved me and treasured me," I added to the story. " Then after convincing me to give up my virginity to him, he slept with your friend- what was her name again?"
  " Brianna."
  " Oh, yeah. And that's what drove me to start cutting again." I looked down at my scars from when I used to cut. Some of them were more noticeable than others.
  Alex grabbed my arm and looked at each of them, then at me. " I remember the day I found out you cut. I felt like it was my fault. Like there was something I did, or didn't do that hurt you." I pulled my arm away from him, starting to feel insecure. " I know you are insecure about them, but they show you have fought your battles and you won."
  I shake my head, not seeing the point in this. " Where's this conversation going?"
  " I know you're hurting now, but one day Brandon will be a thing of the past. Your feelings for him. Gone." I smiled, trying to convince myself that he was right.
  I looked to his bathroom and then back at him. " Could I use your shower?"
  He laughed. " I don't have any of your girly soaps."
  Standing up, I said, " That's okay. I just need the water to think." He nodded and I went to the shower.
 

Brandon's POV

  "You two just let her run out." I stated with anger and hate in my voice. I knew that if I ran after her Lena or my mom would have told me to let her be.
  Mom crossed her arms. "You shouldn't have made the dumb decision of having an affair with your sister."
  I slammed my hands on the table, causing a loud noise. "She is in no way my sister!"
  I saw my mom scoff, making me even more angrier. " Tell me, Brandon, did you two do anything more than kissing? Did you take advantage of your sister?"
  I wanted to yell, this was pissing me off. " Oh my God, mom. No, I would never take advantage of Callie, and no, we didn't have sex. Sorry to disappoint."
  " Alright you two. Cut it out. Yelling is going to get us no where-" Lena was cut off by her cell phone ringing. She checked the caller ID and put the phone to her ear. " Alex?" Just great, it's Alex. The man whore who is love sick over Callie when everyone knows she doesn't feel the same way. " She's with you? Okay, okay. Thank you so much. ...is she? That's fine. Thanks again."
  The second she hung up, I asked, " What did he want?"
  " Callie is with him and she's going to stay the night at his house."
  " Stay at his house? You are aware that he's in love with her, right? He'll probably try to get in her pants or something." I knew I was being an ass, but I'm worried for Callie.
  Lena set her phone down and looked me straight in the eye. "Alex would never do anything like that to Callie. I've been really patient with you, but if you can't talk respectfully then you can go up to your room for the rest of the night."
  " I'm not a little kid," I scoffed.
  " Then stop acting like one."

Callie's POV

    I walked into the kitchen in one of Alex's shirts for pj's. "So where are your parents?"
  " Business trip. They'll be gone for a few weeks." He said while chopping up some vegetables.
  I leaned over the counter. "What are you making?"
  " A salad for dinner. I am amazing at cooking." I laughed at his confidence. I always found him adorable when he tries to 'show off' his little talents for me.
  I stole a cucumber, causing him to frown. " Hey, you little theif, give that back." I popped it in my mouth and ate it with my mouth wide open. " Ewe, close your mouth. I'm sure Lena taught you some manners."
  Our little playful moment was interrupted by a knock at the door. Me and Alex made confused eye contact as I went to open the door. I opened it and to my surprise it was Mariana. " Um, hey."
  " Callie? What are you doing here?" She seemed clearly surprised I was here.
  I looked back to Alex and then back at the shorter girl in front of me. " I could ask you the same thing."
  She walked past me into the house. " I thought I'd surprise my boyfriend with a visit."
  Alex looked to me in anticipation to see how I would react to this. Honestly, I didn't care. " As long as you two are happy, then I'm happy." I stated, answering the answer he clearly wanted.
  " Kay. Do you mind giving us some time alone?" Mariana asked, making Alex turn bright red.
  I smirked to him. " Not at all. Have fun, kids!" I walked into Alex's bedroom, knowing he wouldn't mind. 

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- Em💖