 Callie has had a hard life— her mother is dead and her father is in jail and she has been abused in many ways in the foster care system.She initially has trouble opening herself up to her new family, but she slowly comes to love and accept them as her "forever" family.Initially, Callie opens up mainly to Brandon, and the two develop a romantic relationship, although it is forbidden by the rules of the foster system, which soon meets a heartbreaking end.