Tough Love-A Brallie Story

Mother-Son Love

Chapter 56

Brandon’s Point of View

After we went back to sleep I woke up an hour later and went downstairs. I grabbed a glass of water and went and sat on the couch. I just sat there thinking about the dream. I am sitting there for a bit when I hear footsteps. I look up to see my mom coming over and sitting next to me on the couch.

“What are you doing up?” she asks me.

“I couldn’t sleep.” I reply.

“Ohh…I remember when you used to crawl into bed with me when you did that.”

“Yeah, I thought I would spare you tonight.”

“You would end up sprawled sideways with your feet on my head, kicking me in the face all night long.”

“Well see, I remember it as you head butting my feet.”

“Oh really! Then Momma would attack your elbows with her ribs?” she says and we start laughing.

“I am sorry about that! It sounds terrible.”

“No it was pretty nice.” I haven’t had a moment with her like this in what feels like forever! “I miss seeing you everyday, but I am proud of where you have gone in your life!”

“Thanks Mom. I am happy at where I am too. I am married with an amazing job and a baby on the way.”

“Oh yeah! I still can’t believe I am going to be a grandmother!” she says with a small laugh.

“Me neither.” I sigh think about the baby, Callie, and about the nightmare. “I didn’t realize how much the baby meant to me until I had a nightmare.”

“What happened?” she asks curiously.

“Callie and I were driving home and we got into a car crash. We both were fine but she lost the baby. We didn’t talk for about a month. I felt like my whole world was crashing around me. The worst part was it felt so real, like it was actually happening.” I feel tears starting to build in my eyes thinking about losing the baby. Mom doesn’t say anything. She grabs my hand and pulls it to her chest. I lean my head on her shoulder and she kisses the top of it. I let a couple tears fall as we sit there in silence.

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Callie’s Point of View

Last night was a lot of fun! I had so much fun hanging out with the family! I miss seeing all of them everyday! If it wasn’t for B’s job, I would defiantly want to live in San Diego. I know my mom wants move to California but she still has the ranch, so she can’t yet. 

I wake up and look over at the clock and see it is 6am. I reach across the bed expecting to find Brandon but he isn’t there. I feel bad for him. I think his dream really scared him. I slowly get out of bed and waddle out the door. When I get into the hallway I see Lena there.

“Good morning!” she whispers since everyone else is already asleep.

“Good morning!” I whisper back and we start walking towards the stairs. I carefully go down the stairs and when I turn to the living room I see Brandon and Stef asleep on the couch. His head is resting on her shoulder and she has his hand in hers. “Aww.” I look behind me and see Lena sees it too. “Brandon had a bad night last night.” I whisper so we don’t wake them.

“What happened?” she asks. I motion for us to go into the kitchen so we can talk. I sit down at the table and Lena sits next to me.

“He had a nightmare that I lost the baby in a car crash. We didn’t really talk about it much because it was 1am but I know it really affected him. He seemed really upset about it.”

“Aww. Yeah I’ve had nightmare like that. They feel so real and when you wake up all you can think about is that. I am glad that Brandon and Stef are like that. Stef is having a hard time with work and her parents. Her dad is actually dying from cancer right now.”

“What? Why didn’t we know?” I ask worried.

“We just found out a couple days ago and Stef didn’t want to worry you guys. Especially Brandon because he had the Grammys. I don’t think she wants to believe it herself. She got in a lot of fights with her Dad but I know that they were close and I know it is painful for her that he is going through this. She hasn’t visited him in the hospital yet.”

“I feel so bad for her. That is terrible! Losing a parent or a family member, or anyone you knew or were close to is the worst feeling in the world. I remember when Jude died. I felt every piece of my heart shatter into pieces. I felt like I was going to die with how much pain I was in.” I let a couple tears fall.
“I know. I miss Jude everyday! He would’ve been an amazing young man.” she tells me and we both start crying.

“I wish he was here for the wedding and for this baby. He would be so excited to be an uncle!” I place my hand on my big stomach and look down at it. I hear footsteps coming into the kitchen so I wipe away my tears and look up to see Mariana and my mom walk into the kitchen.

“Good morning!” they both say. Mom comes over and kisses my head softly.

“What’s with Mom and B?” Mariana asks us.

“They both had really long nights…” Lena tells her with a sigh.

“Oh…” Mariana replies as she pours herself some orange juice.

“How about we go out to breakfast when they wake up?” I suggest.

“That sounds great!” My mom replies.

“Yeah!” Mariana and Lena agree.

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1 month later

Today is the day we find out the gender of the baby and today is my baby shower. Of course Mariana, Stef, Lena, and Mom are planning that. I seriously can’t wait to find out if it is a boy or a girl! Brandon, of course, wants a boy and I want a girl. I put on a pair of jeans, some burgundy heels, and I white flowey t-shirt so it is easy to hold up, and so it goes over my stomach. I meet Brandon down in the car and we drive to the doctors office.

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Once we get there I start to get anxious. I look over at Brandon and see he is having the same feelings as I am. He looks at me with a small smile and places his hand on my stomach. I return the smile then I hear the nurse calling my name. We jump up and walk over to her and she leads us back to our room. I lay down on the table and wait for our doctor to come in.

“I am so ready to find out what you are!” Brandon says to my stomach. I let out a small giggle as Tammy, our doctor, walks in.

“Hi Callie! Hi Brandon! Are you two ready to find out what you are having?” she asks with a huge smile.

“Totally!” we say at the same time.

“Okay let’s get stated!” I lift my shirt and she put the cold gel on my stomach and starts moving the machine around my belly. “So Callie how have you been feeling?” 

“Good. I have so many cravings!” I tell her think about the many times Brandon has had to go out at 2am and get me something that I want.

“Oh don’t even go there!” Brandon say laughing.

“I make him go out at crazy hours if we don’t have what I am craving.” I tell her and she starts laughing.

“I did that to my husband when I was pregnant. But that is what you boys are for. While we are working hard, creating life, you boys go out and get what we want when we want no questions asked.” she says and we all laugh. “I think I see what you two are having! Do you want to know now?” she asks. We quickly nod our heads and look towards the screen. “You are having a…”

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What do y’all think they are having? I also have the name picked out and everything so thank you for saying which names you like the best! It really helped.

Thanks for reading! <3 <3