Brandon & Callie Foster

The Scare

Flashback to 5 years prior

Brandon's POV

I set the table for two, pulling up Bailey's highchair next to ours. Callie walks around, as if she's about to fall over backwards, due to the size of her belly. I place my hand on her belly, resting my head against it as the baby begins to kick. " Maybe she'll be a soccer star?" Callie teases knowing that we were both never very athletic as kids. 

" Or maybe she'll be a beautiful singer, like her Mommy?" I say smiling as Callie bends down to kiss my forehead, "I think you mean Daddy." 

I shake my head, " No, Cal, she doesn't want this old man's horrid voice- she'll sound like an angel like you." 

Callie throws her hands up in acceptance that our second baby will turn out perfect, just like her.

Callie starts to clean up breakfast, as she holds Bailey in her arms. " Babe, you cannot keep eating things like that!" She scholds softly to Bailey, who is constantly eating things off the floor.

" Babe, she's fine." I reassure, seeing a grape she had been bunching on.

" I cannot wait until she kicks the habit." Cal says softly as she rests her free hand on her stomach, " Just like this little one." She laughs. 

" Here, I'll take Bails." I say taking Bails into my arms and rocking her gently, as her eyes begin to close at the sound of my singing.

" B, I'm going to get a breast examination, my appointment is at eleven, can you please keep a very strict eye on Bailey- eating food off the floor is so- it's so- you know." Callie exclaims brushing her lips to mine, and kissing Bailey on both cheeks, nose, and forehead, their little ritual they have.

" Wait- aren't you young to get a-" I begin as Callie bites her lip. " Yeah." She responds, hurrying up. 

" Wait, Cal." I say, as Callie walks back into the door, " Why are you hiding something from me?"

" Brandon, babe, I don't want you to worry." She says trying to reassure me.

He shakes his head solemnly, as I say, " Brandon, my mom had breast cancer, after Jude was born, I was probably about six or seven. My chances are highger, so my doctor suggested I go."

" I want to go with you." Brandon says as he grabs a coat from the closest.

" No, Brandon, please. You need to watch Bailey."

" I'll take her to Moms."

Callie's POV

" I'm going with Stef and Lena though. We all scheduled our appointments on the same day."  I respond trying to calm down a worried Brandon.

" I'll be okay." I reassure Brandon, wrapping my arms around him, kissing his lips softly. Brandon pulled me down, deepening our kiss, as I stopped it.

" Love you, bye." I said as Brandon kissed my forehead, mimicing my words I had said to him.