Why Did He Leave?

Chapter 36

We both came into the house with Blue in her car seat. We set her down on the couch and we all admired her. "Are you breast feeding?" Teresa asked Callie. "No, we tried at the hospital but she didn't like it..." We both and laughed. Jose held her in his arms and looked at her little face. "Que dios la bendiga." He told us. "Thank you." Callie said. Blue opened her little eyes and looked at her surroundings, she had hazel eyes, little pink lips, cute cheeks and a lot of hair. She had Callie's nose and my hair. I kissed Callie's temple and someone knocked on the door. Ramón opened it. It was Robert.. She brought a girl, I assumed was her daughter and her wife. "Hello.." Callie stood. She looked at Sophia, "Dad was right, we do look alike." She told her. "Uhm... Robert, what are you doing here?" I stuck my hands in my pockets. "We got the news your daughter was born and we brought some gifts.. This is my wife Jill." Robert introduced us. Me and Callie shook her hand and we brought them in too see Blue.

Jose handed her to me and Sophia, Robert and Jill all admired her as she slept soundly. "She's beautiful.. Wow, she looks like you Cals." Robert called her. She got uncomfortable, "I--I'm sorry.. Did I saw something wrong?" He asked. Callie shook her head, "No.. it's just only my moms call me that." She said. "Are you to speaking with them?" Robert asked her. "I'm only on speaking terms with one of my mothers." Callie took Blue from me and cooned her softly. "You should go upstairs with her." I suggested, Callie went upstairs and Sophia smiled at me flirtatiously and I looked her oddly. Jill gave me the gifts and I set them aside. "Thanks for coming, really I am and please excuse Callies uncertain attitude, it's just she just met you and--"

"I understand. We'll stay in touch?" He asked me, Shield opened the door. "Of course.." They left and I walked upstairs with Callie, into Blues nursery. It was a pink room with pink pocka dot wallpaper and stuffed teddy bears all over. She had a white and pink crib with a toy hanging up that spun around to make her go to sleep. "How are my two favorite lady?" I smiled. Callie turned around, "Did he leave?" I nodded and she sighed. "It's not like I don't want to get to know him.. I mean, I just had a baby.. Me and Stef are not on the best terms. I can barley see Jude. It's hard." I rubbed her back, "I know.." I didn't tell her anything about Ricardo holding Blue or what he told me at our wedding... I kept my mouth shut and prayed that everything would be okay and me the guys would have everything settled.

Callie laid Blue down and she slept soundly. "Wanna go up?" I asked her, referring to the roof rose garden I had built for her. She smiled and we climbed the ladder. I grabbed and kissed her passionately. I pulled my hand up her leg and she giggled. "We're not teenagers anymore.. We can't just go off and runaway like we used to do.. We have a daughter now." She explained. I nodded. "She's sleeping right now, let's go out.. One last time. Have fun." I insisted. Callie smiled. "Okay but this last time.."

I dragged her downstairs and we asked the boys to watch Blue for a couple hours, they agreed and we left and hopped in the car. Within 20 minutes Callie called Mat and he said Blue was sleeping soundly and she hung up. She looked at me. I had bought a black perfect, fast 2010 mustang. "Where are we going?" She asked, smiling. "It's a surprise, Mrs. Foster." I called her. I blushed, She loved how I called me that.

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"A tattoo parlor?" I dragged her inside. "Brandon! I'm not getting a tattoo.." She yelled. "It's a perfect idea, come on." I urged and we both sat down. "Nice to see you again, B." Frankie, the tattoo artist said to me. We slapped hands. "This is Callie." I introduced her. She smiled at Frankie and he kissed the back of her hand. "So you're the mystery girl behind his chest tattoo.." Callie blushed. "I guess I am," Frankie turned his tattoo gun on, "What can I do for, tonight?" The tattoo gun sounded like an actual gun but buzzing like a bee.

"I want a tattoo on my ribcage--" I pointed at it. "And for you?" Callie shook her head. "Oh no--" I stopped me. "She'll get it on her--?" she knew I was making her do this so she might as well choose for herself. "On the side of my neck.." Callie told him. Frankie smiled at her. "Good choice.. Your semi long hair will cover it." He said, I sat down next to her. "Matching?" I nodded. "Any specific words or name?" He asked us. "Blue..." I said, Callie smiled at me and she kissed my lips softly. "She's--she's our daughter." I told Frankie.

Congratulations! Mat didn't tell me anything, B." He slapped me, playfully. He turned the tattoo gun on and he did me first on his ribcage. I groaned a bit because the needle was touching my bone repeatingly but the tattoo took no longer than 20 minutes. It was beautifully done, in cursive. "I love it.. I want mine like that." Callie told Frankie. She laid down and he moved the hair from her neck, the guns sound was very intimidating but once it touched her skin, it felt like nothing she had ever felt. It was painful but relieving, as she told me.

It took 20 minutes as well and she looked at it in the mirror. "It's beautiful.." I went to go pay him. "On the house man, in congratulatory to your new kid." I slapped hands with him. Callie kissed my cheek as we walked out. I got back in my car and Callie called Mat. Teresa has checked in on Blue and she was sleeping soundly. She hung up and she took out the bottle of liquor and I drove....

We returned home and I went into Blues nursery with Callie. "She's perfect, isn't she?" I admired her. Blue exhaled and made gurgle noises, she turned her head slightly and dreamt soundly. "She's amazingly beautiful." I grabbed the bottle of liquor and we climbed up to the roof garden and sat down on the ledge, peering out onto the road and city. She opened it and gulped the alchohal loudly, she passed it to me and I sipped on it. We drunk half the bottle by ourselves and I held her tightly. "Stef called me today." She said.

"What'd she say?" I asked, almost angry. "She wants to pass by... With the twins and Lena and Jude to see Blue." She told me. "I don't know--" I remarked. "She is Blue's grandma... I won't deny the privilege." Callie told me. "She's a drug addict! Aren't you mad about that? She tried to put me in prison and take you away from me! Don't you hate her?" I spat. "I hate her.... But I don't hate Lena." I nodded. "She can come... I've always liked Lena." I smiled. Callie kissed my cheek and she texted Lena to come by tomorrow with the twins and Jude but not Stef.

"Will you ever forgive her?" I asked. "One day... But today isn't that day or tomorrow or next week." Callie muttered. I kissed her temple. "No ones gonna take me away from you.." I kissed her. "I know... Because I love you." She smiled under my warmth. "I love you more." I said. "Not possible.."

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