Tough Love-A Brallie Story

Running is the Answer

Chapter 27

Callie’s Point of View

When Brandon and Mike sobered up Stef screamed at Mike and now B is back living with us. It hurts to see him everyday and not be able to just hug and kiss him. I know it sounds stupid but I feel like there is no point in trying to make it through that day without him. Since we are living with each other again we haven’t talked. He doesn’t want to ruin mine and Jude’s happiness.

It’s Saturday so everyone is going out for the day, except Brandon and I. I walk into the hallway I hear the soft tone of the piano and I see Brandon’s door is open. I peek in to see him playing the piano. His fingers glide across the keys gracefully. He is playing Let Her Go by Passenger. I know that song reminds him of me, hell, it reminds me of our situation. I listen to it everyday. It reminds me that we are doing it because we love each other. I step back into the hallway and walk downstairs and into the kitchen. I start making some food for myself. After I finish making the food I go and sit down on the couch and put in a movie. I decided on Romeo and Juliet.

As I am starting the movie I hear Brandon coming down the stairs. I pause it and look up to see him looking at me.

“Your really watching this?” he asks me.

“Of course I am! I am a girl, remember?” I smile at him.

“I remember.” That is the first time in awhile that we actually laughed with each other. 

“You should watch it with me. You would love it!” 

“Fine but after it we get to watch a manly movie!” he shake hands and he sits down on the couch next to me and I start the movie again.

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At the end of the movie I am crying. I look up at Brandon and see a small tear fall from his face.

“You are crying too!”

“It’s Romeo and Juliet! Of course I am crying!” he tells me with a huge smile. He gets closer to me and brushes the hair from my face. “You know I would do that any day just to be with you?” I just look down. I get this feeling I can’t stop. I smash my lips to his and he kisses me back. This turns into a full make out session. I lay back and he lays on top of me never breaking the kiss.

I don’t know how long we are like this but we end up not hearing the door open. I hear a gasp and we jump off of each other to see Jude standing there with his mouth wide open. I can tell he is angry. He groans and turns back around and walks out the front door.

“Jude wait!” I yell after him. I walk outside and see him in our old houses front yard. “Jude!”

“You just have to do that!”

“Jude come on! You can b-“

“No! Every time we get with people that actually care about us you end up ruining it! You are being a selfish bitch!” He yells that in my face then walks back into the house. I just stand there frozen in my tracks. I can’t believe he called me that! I thought I was putting him before me! I guess not. I feel tears rolling down my face.