A/N: This is my first attempt at a story for the fosters so I hope you'll go easy on me. I hope that what I've written so far will make you want to read more so it's really about whether you like the first chapter...

Disclaimer: I do not own the rights to The Fosters!

Chapter One: Gone in the night

Callie sighed from the passenger seat of Wyatt's car, blowing her brunette hair out of her face. She leant back in her seat and turned to the window watching as the scenes around her changed. Jude's words still stuck in the back of her mind stinging her like a bee. She felt as though she would never get over the things that Brandon had said to her and done for her. He was a great guy and she didn't want to be the one that changed that, she didn't want his family to think he was going through a rough patch and that it was all her fault. So of course she had to leave, if not for her then for Jude.

"So do you want to talk about it?" Wyatt asked as he drove them through the busy traffic on the highway. Callie stared at her lap and shook her head.

"No, not really" she said, her voice barely above a whisper.

"Okay… but what are you planning on doing?" Wyatt asked glancing at the traffic then back at Callie.

"Um… I haven't really thought that far ahead, it's just… I had to leave for Jude's sake" Callie explained. Wyatt nodded, he had a feeling that Callie was leaving things out but he decided to let things go.

Brandon awoke the next morning with a big smile on his face, he headed downstairs to make the family breakfast. Cooking wasn't usually his thing but he was feeling especially generous.

"Oh, something smells good B" His mother Stef said as she walked into the kitchen to see her son slaving over a hot stove.

"Yeah, I uh… figured you and Lena deserved a break" He told her. Stef smiled and kissed her son on the forehead.

"That's sweet of you" Stef said.

"Yeah… um is everyone awake?" Brandon asked.

"I don't know, I'll check" Stef offered.

Just as Brandon was dishing up the breakfast Stef came downstairs followed by Lena, Mariana, Jesus and Jude.

"Where's Callie?" Brandon asked, his face turning a sickly green. What if she was feeling bad about last night? What if she didn't like him as much as he thought she did?

"She wasn't there when I woke up" Mariana said. Lena and Stef looked to each other both of them feeling worried about the sixteen year old.

"I think she took her things" Mariana offered, trying to help them out but of course it only made things worse.

"I'll be right back" Brandon said as he made his way to the bathroom. He sat on the edge of the bath tub and buried his head in his hands. He didn't know why but for some reason he found himself crying over Callie leaving. Why would she leave? Was it his fault?

"Hey Brandon are you okay in there?" His other mother Lena asked.

"Uh, yeah… I'll be out in a second" He told her as he wiped his eyes.

"So, Callie, I let you stay on my couch last night but I don't think my parents will allow you to stay much longer…" Wyatt warned the sixteen year old that morning as he handed her a bowl of cereal.

"Yeah, I figured that much" Callie sighed, as she started to eat the cocoa pop's he'd made for her. They sat in silence watching cartons when Wyatt's phone went off.

"Who is it?" Callie asked.

"Uh, I don't know… I'll be back in a minute" Wyatt told her as he went to answer the phone in his hallway.

"Hi, is this Wyatt?" A male voice asked as Wyatt picked up.

"Yeah… who is this?" Wyatt asked feeling kind of confused and worried.

"It's Brandon… I was wondering…If Callie's there?" Brandon asked.

"She is… I don't think she wants anyone to know though" Wyatt lowered his voice so that Callie was sure not to hear him.

"I'm coming to get her… I really need to speak to her… you can tell her if you like but please make sure she doesn't leave!" Brandon said desperately.

"Okay… fine, I'll text you the address" Wyatt said before hanging up and heading back to his living room.

"Who was it?" Callie asked. Wyatt froze for a second unsure whether or not to tell her what had just happened.

"Actually… it was Brandon" Wyatt said not wanting to lie to the girl as he figured she'd had plenty of lies told to her in the past.

"Oh…Did you tell him I was here?" Callie asked, her face starting to scrunch up as if she was mad.

"I didn't have to… He just wants to talk to you Callie" Wyatt said trying to ease her out of a bad mood.

"I don't want to talk to him" Callie said shaking her head.

"Yes you do! You want to talk to him as much as he wants to talk to you, you just don't want to admit it Callie" Wyatt told her.

"Whatever…" Callie said picking up her things.

"Callie, Please don't leave… just hear him out" Wyatt pleaded, Callie sighed.

"Fine" She agreed and sat back down on the couch.

Brandon did his best to get to Wyatt's new place as fast as he could without breaking any road rules. He was desperate to find Callie and get her to come home, he had no idea what was going to happen or even what he was going to say. In fact he was a little confused. Stef and Lena had told him not to worry as far as they knew she'd only been gone that morning but he couldn't risk her going any further away than she was because any where else might be too far that he couldn't get to her and it was all he wanted to see her. Even if for one last time!

"Is she still here?" Brandon asked when Wyatt answered the door. Wyatt nodded and let him inside. There she was looking beautiful as always sitting on the bottom step of the stair case, ready and waiting.

"Callie... Can I talk to you?" Brandon pleaded, Callie took one look into his eyes and she couldn't say no.

"Yeah, let's go outside" Callie said. "Thanks Wyatt" Callie smiled at the other boy.

"So... what's up?" Callie asked as they stood by his car.

"I... uh... Callie why did you leave?" Brandon asked. Callie looked at the ground.

"It's against the rules Brandon... as much as I want this... I can't pretend it's not... Jude needs a home and he's happy with your family... so I thought it would be in everyone's best interests if I wasn't around anymore" Callie explained. Brandon brushed her hair out of her face and looked her in the eye.

"Not everyone's Callie" Brandon said. Callie felt herself getting closer and falling deeper into his embrace.

"No, Brandon. I can't" She said pulling away before it went too far.

"All my life I've tried my best to protect Jude and be there for Jude and that's what I'm doing now... I'm leaving before they kick us out. They will you know, and it'll all be my fault!" Callie said.

"You may think that Callie Jacobs... but it's not true. I meant what I said to you yesterday. You deserve to be happy because your kind, beautiful and amazing!" Brandon told her. "So be selfish for a change" Brandon said and swept her in for a hug. She eased out and kissed him, it had been killing her not to and now that she had there was no going back...

A/N: So that's it for the first chapter, Review and let me know what you thought. :)