Tara was lying in the bed upstairs she kept replaying the words in her head from Brandon "were a family" she wanted to believe it but if there is anything she has learned all these years don't get attached to anyone.
But these were her real parents, it wasn't potential adoptive parents her real parents and they didn't give her away on purpose, maybe she could go back to them.
"What if they got to know her and changed their mind" she thought.
There was anger "why didn't her mom try harder, why didn't she ask to see her, why didn't she try If her mom would have just tried and asked maybe she would be living with Callie or living with Brandon.
She kept looking at the picture that Brandon gave her a picture of Lena, Stef, Callie, Brandon, Mariana, Jesus and Jude these people were her family.
But again what if they changed their mind.
She couldn't get close to people and get disappointed , she couldn't deal with that again.
She looked at her little bag of stuff "what if they legally can't get her back, then she connects to these people to be taken again.
She grabbed her bag and opened her window, she took one last look at the picture of the family and left it on the bed, it was for the best she could get emencipated in a couple of years anyway it would be too much money and hassle to put into getting her out of the system and she knew that.
She stepped out of the window and ran and never looked back.
Callie was lying in her bed staring at the ceeling she couldn't sleep, all these years she was alive, who could hate her so much that they would sell her child, put her in the same system that she fought to get out of, she was going to fight, she knew there was a lot of red tape and risks her but that was her daughter she would die before not giving up on her.
There was a tap on her shoulder, she turned over in bed to see Jamie "you have seemed distracted all night, did I do something?" he asked moving the air out of her face.
A tear fell down Callie's face "my mom found her" she whispered.
"Found who?" said Jamie.
"I had a daughter at 16 and the hospital told me she was still born..." her voice began to crack as Callie sat up and Jamie rubbed her back " the hospital lied to me, they sold her a doctor sold her.. she was put in the system" said Callie.
"That is illegal..do they know who did it...you can sue the hospital..you can fight to get custody I can move the stuff from my workout room, we can give her a room, I would do that for you Callie" said Jamie.
Tears fell down her eyes "I legally can't do that, I can't do anything" she whispered.
"Why not the hospital did something wrong they have to pay for what they have done, it caused you trauma, I'm sure it caused your daughter trauma let me make some calls you can get your rights reinstated you may have to have custody first make sure it works" said Jamie.
"What is that supposed to mean, she is my daughter, it will work no matter what she is like, and I can't" she said crying.
"Why not do you not want her or something?" said Jamie.
"Brandon is her father" Callie yelled.
"What the hell do you mean Brandon is her father, your step brother, my wifes husband I trust you around him" Jamie said.
"It was before I was adopted I thought my chances were shot so I slept with him" said Callie.
"If the law found out" said Jamie.
"I know Jamie that is why I can't do anything and they have only put Tara with moms temporary but Brandon told her we were fight, he cannot make a promise like that" Yelled Callie.
"I can't let them take her away from me again, I can't" cried Callie.
"Look I will do research I won't make a promise but I will try everything in my power to at least make sure she is safe okay" said Jamie as he leaned in and gave Callie a kiss.
Tara walked back into her foster home she saw her bags packed tears fell down her eyes, she officially had no home and she knew she couldnt go back to the fosters"
She pulled out her phone and looked up an address and began walking.
The next morning there was a knock at a door Mariana heard it get louder and louder and she finally woke up and opened the door to a 14 year old girl she looked at her confused "can I help you?"
"Is Callie here this was marked as her address" she said.
"No she hasn't lived here in years why?" she replied.
"Okay i'll go find her thank you" said Tara.
"Wait who are you?" she asked.
"I'm her daughter" she replied.
Mariana's mouth dropped and eyes were wide open "her what?"
"I'll go find her" Tara said starting to leave, Mariana went and grabbed her "no no no you come with me" she demanded.
Callie could hear her phone ringing over and over and over again as she saw Mariana's face on the phone she rolled her eyes and answered "what is it Mariana?"
"When were you going to tell me you had a daughter?" she said.
"What?" she replied.
"Yeah she is here at the coterie and don't think I don't recognize those eyes Callie" said Mariana.
"She is supposed to be with moms why is she there?" said Callie.
"Why didn't you tell me you had a daughter?" said Mariana.
"Look its a long story that I cannot go into right now I'm on my way to get her" she said as she hung up and started putting her clothes on.
Jamie looked at Callie's phone seeing missed calls from both her moms and Brandon.
"You might want to call your moms they were calling you since 7 this morning.
Callie grabbed her phone and read the text messages basically all were saying that Tara was gone from the house.
She responded back to moms and Brandon that Tara was at Marianas and she was going to pick her up.
Callie ran into Mariana's room "Tara why did you run away from moms?"
"What is the point Callie, what if you can't get me back then what I get my hopes up for nothing" she said throwing her hands up in the air.
"Tara listen to me, you are my daughter, okay I will fight with everything I am to get you back do you understand, there is no reason for you to put these walls up and hide I am on your side and so is Jamie" said Callie.
"Who is Jamie?" she said.
"He is my boyfriend" said Callie.
There was another knock at the door and Mariana went to open it and without even saying hi Brandon walked in "what were you thinking?" he said standing in front of Tara.
"I'm thinking that nothing good lasts forever that this situation will never work" said Tara.
Brandon and Callie just stared at her.