Callie POV
Me and Brooke were able to go home from the hospital the next day. When we entered the apartment building Brandon started heading towards the elevator before I stopped him.
Callie- lets take the stairs..
Brandon- its okay they fixed the elevator.
Callie- I know but.. I'd rather just not take any chances. Its our first day home with the baby so..
Brandon- okay.
We took the stairs and headed into our apartment. Brandon took the baby from me and placed her in the crib.
Brandon- come here.
Callie- what?
Brandon- I want to show you something.. cover your eyes.
Callie- if you want to show me something why should I cover my eyes?
Brandon- come on just do it..
Brandon placed his hands on my shoulders and started leading me in the right direction as I closed my eyes.
Callie- I feel like I'm gonna walk into the wall.
Brandon- just trust me.
We walked a few more steps and turned the corner. I could sense now we were in the kitchen.
Brandon- okay.. open your eyes.
I opened my eyes and saw a round kitchen table with four chairs around it.
Callie- a kitchen table..
Brandon- yeah.. I thought now that we have a kid, it would be a good time to get one.
Callie- I love it..
I turned to him and we shared a kiss.
Callie- now when the baby gets older we can have real family dinners.
Brandon- yeah, I remember so many fun family dinners growing up..
I saw a sadness cross through Brandon's eyes. I could tell he was thinking about home and the family.
Brandon- um.. I have to get to work, will you be okay today?
Callie- yeah.. me and the baby will be fine.
Brandon- okay.. I love you.
Callie- I love you too.
He kissed me and went over to the crib, touching the baby's hand before going out the door. I walked over to the kitchen table, running my hand along its smooth top. Then taking a seat at the table, imagining family dinners in our future. I flashed back to a conversation that seemed like a long time ago.
Flashback:
Brandon and I were sitting in Daphne's empty apartment, talking about living in an apartment together.
Callie- we could.. put your keyboard over there.
Brandon- my keyboard?
Callie- yeah.
Brandon- yeah we'll.. we'll put a flat screen TV right over there, killer sound system.
Callie- that costs too much, we need to get a nice kitchen table first.
Brandon- a nice kitchen table over a TV?
Callie- where else are we going to eat our breakfast..
Brandon- well I do make some serious pancakes.
The baby started crying and jarred me out of my day dream. I got up and went to go see to her.
Brandon POV
I ran into work, about to be late.
Taylor- hey man, I heard you became a dad yesterday..
Brandon- yeah, Callie had a baby girl.
Taylor- congratulations.
Brandon- thanks, you wanna see a picture.
I pulled out my phone and showed him the picture.
Taylor- uh.. that's what baby's look like when their born..
Brandon- shes beautiful like her mom.
Taylor- yeah.. well your practically celebrities now.
Brandon- what do you mean?
Taylor- you didn't see the paper?
Brandon- no.
Taylor handed me today's newspaper. I saw a picture of our apartment building on the front of the paper. Below it an article with our names listed.
Brandon- oh my God..
Taylor- its not everyday someone has a baby in an elevator so..
Brandon- did you see this anywhere else?
Taylor- well yeah I mean the news mentioned it but..
I ran out of the store, If this was on the news it would be an easy way for someone to discover us. I knew we needed to get out of here immediately.
Callie POV
I snapped a picture of the baby with a disposable camera, I was planning to enclose the photo in my next letter to Jude. I laid her back in the crib just as I heard a knock on the door. I made my way over to the door and opened it.
Callie- Stef..
Stef- hello Callie.
