Callie POV
after traveling for days, Brandon thought it would be safe for us to stay in the town we arrived in for awhile. but if there was any sign of danger we would have to leave immediately. we had to find a place to live. we walked the streets for quite awhile trying to find a place that wasn't to expensive. finally we found a place that was decent. It was small and dirty. there was a kitchen and living room combined area, a small bathroom, and a bedroom that barely fit the full-size bed in it. It was furnished but only partially and most of the furniture was used harshly.
I watched as Brandon paid out the money for the first three months rent, he did it reluctantly, I knew it was probably tapped out the rest of the money.
Jude- this place is dirty
Callie- we'll clean it up
Brandon- don't worry, once I get a job we'll find something better
Jude- where do we sleep, there's only one bedroom
Brandon- the couch pulls out into a bed
Brandon POV
we had cleaned up the apartment as best we could, it still looked like a dump though. I was in the bedroom flipping through the newspaper trying to find some job openings. me and Callie had talked about sleeping arrangements and decided to let Jude have the bedroom so he could have some privacy. but when we told him he said he would rather sleep on the pullout couch, he said he didn't like the bedroom it felt to closed in, like sleeping in a closet. Callie came in, sat behind me and rubbed my shoulders.
Brandon- is Jude asleep?
Callie- yeah, finally!
Brandon- I found some jobs to check out tomorrow
Callie- I'm goanna get a job too
Brandon- no! you need to be with Jude right now to help him adjust
Callie- okay fine, but when Jude starts school I'm getting a job
Brandon- okay
I kissed her softly on the lips.
Callie- come on lets go to sleep
Brandon- yeah
we laid down next to each other and turned out the lights. after a few minutes we heard footsteps in the room.
Jude- (whispers) Callie
I turned on the light
Callie- Jude.. what's wrong?
Brandon- you okay?
Jude- yeah I.. I just..
Callie- what?
Jude- can I sleep here? I don't like being out there by myself
Callie looked at me as if asking for approval, I nodded
Callie- come on
Callie moved to the center of the bed and let Jude squeeze in. we all fell asleep me and Jude on either side and Callie squeezed in the middle holding on to both of our hands.
