Blessed
Pairing: Speed/Calleigh
Rating: PG13
Disclaimer: All of these characters belong to CBS, I'm just
borrowing them for a little while!
A/N: Thanks to Dorothy for letting me take this idea and run with it!
Speed watched Calleigh sleep soundly beside him and realized for about the millionth time how blessed he was. He and Calleigh had been dating for just over four months now and things were going better than he could have dreamed. Sometimes he still couldn't get over the fact that they were actually together. He knew he acted like a love-struck fool a lot of the time but he felt like he had good reason. They had a great time together, both in and out of bed and he could really see himself with her for a long, long time. She was a strong, intelligent and beautiful woman yet she had chosen to be with him when he figured she could have any man she wanted. As he looked at her she stretched and opened her eyes slowly.
"Morning babe, did you sleep well?" He putting his arm around her waist and pulling her closer. Calleigh smiled sleepily at him.
"Yeah, did I ever. I must've been more tired than I thought, because I slept right through the night and I hardly ever do that."
"Hmm, I wonder if what we did last-night has anything to do with it?" He grinned at her and pulled the covers down, revealing more of her chest, which he started to kiss softly.
"You know, maybe it did but---" Calleigh began, before he kissed his way up to her lips. Calleigh kissed him back at first but then playfully pushed him away. "As I was saying, you, we've had marathons before and I've still been awake before the alarm clock goes off but last-night I slept like a log. I've got to admit, I've been exhausted lately." Tim looked disappointed at Calleigh's admission. He certainly didn't want to be the cause of this exhaustion and he hoped that's not what she was implying. Calleigh saw the look on his face and knew what he was thinking. "This is going to bowl you over, since I never thought I'd say this out loud, but I think I'm working too much. Maybe I need a vacation or something." Tim grinned, liking the sound of this idea.
"I think a vacation would do us both some good, actually. I've got some vacation time coming my way and I'm sure you've got even more than I do. What are we waiting for?"
"Well, why don't we talk it over with Horatio when we get in today and figure out when we can make it happen. Then we can decide where we want to go. Preferably someplace relaxing..."
"It's a deal. Look, we're really running late, so why don't I go and start breakfast while you get ready." Tim said, playing with locks of her long hair as he spoke. "I turned off the alarm so it wouldn't wake you up, you looked so peaceful."
"Thanks for that but I'm actually not very hungry this morning, Tim. I think a cup of tea would do me just fine."
"Are you sure?" Tim asked, a little concerned. It really wasn't like Calleigh to skip breakfast. It was only at her insistence that he'd been eating breakfast every morning. He'd never bothered with it until he'd started spending mornings with her.
"We don't really have time, anyhow Tim. I can get something later when we're at work. I've got a little stash in the fridge there."
"Okay. I'll go make some tea, then." Tim kissed her forehead and headed out to the kitchen while Calleigh dragged herself out of bed and began getting ready for work. She had really overslept this morning and was glad Tim had just let her sleep, despite the fact that she now had to move twice as fast to make it to work on time. She'd been feeling like this for a few weeks now and no amount of sleep seemed to be helping. Lately she had lost her appetite too, nothing appealed to her stomach. She hardly had time to think about it though, because she was so busy with work and Tim. The problem was, all she wanted to do was stay in bed all day and sleep which was starting to interfere with her daily routine. For that reason, Calleigh had finally made an appointment to see her doctor. She didn't know what was wrong but hoped that it was something simple. When she was a teenager she had been slightly anemic so she hoped that was the cause of her exhaustion this time as well. She didn't want to worry Tim so she hadn't told him about her appointment and figured she would just slip away quietly today--he wouldn't have to know. Once she found out what was going on she would tell him.
Their workday started out rather badly when Horatio told Tim and Calleigh that he probably wouldn't be able to give them vacation time for at least a month. He told them that a long weekend was do-able but that he couldn't spare them for longer than that right now. They were disappointed but understood that if they weren't there that someone else would have to fill their shoes. It had been a spur-of-the-moment idea after all and they didn't expect Horatio to run short just so they could go have fun. Horatio explained that there just wasn't anyone available to cover right now. He promised that he would look into it right away and let them know. Horatio felt like a jerk, as Calleigh and Tim left his office. He knew that they deserved a vacation and wished he could give it to them. Despite the fact that they had been dating for awhile now, they remained consummate professionals at work and Horatio truly admired that. He was a little worried about Calleigh these days too. While she seemed happy, she'd been looking a little pale lately and she'd toned down her normally bubbly cheerfulness. Of course, she was preoccupied with Speed and he knew that falling in love could affect a person's demeanor. Deep in thought, Horatio left his office to go find his team.
Calleigh worked on a crime scene with Eric that morning and they were back at the lab processing evidence just after lunch. Eric had things under control so Calleigh had no problem going to her appointment. Tim didn't even know she was gone so she avoided worrying him needlessly. Calleigh had convinced herself that it was nothing so later that afternoon, she left her doctor's office in complete shock. After running some tests the doctor had confirmed that she was about 6 weeks pregnant and Calleigh couldn't believe it. She had been on birth control and while she knew it wasn't 100% effective she never thought this would happen to her. She wasn't ready and she knew that Tim certainly wasn't ready. They'd had many long conversations and children were definitely one of the topics they'd talked about but both of them wanted to wait a few years before even thinking about having one. Calleigh got into her car, feeling shaky and sick. It was strange because now that she knew she was pregnant she really felt pregnant. She felt more tired than ever and a little nauseous too. Thinking back over the previous weeks it dawned on her that while she hadn't actually thrown up in the mornings she'd been plagued by feelings of nausea. How could she have missed the signs? Now as she thought about it she realized there had been quite a few of them. As soon as she was sitting in the car she felt the tears coming and didn't try to fight them. Life was just not fair sometimes, she thought, instantly feeling selfish. Calleigh was used to being in control and this news had left her feeling very powerless. The doctor had given her lots of reading material on her options but Calleigh saw only one. She would keep the baby and raise it on her own if she had to. Ever since she was a teen she had pretty much made up her mind about abortion. She respected that it was every woman's right to make the decision but she knew that she wouldn't ever be able to bring herself to end a pregnancy. If Tim didn't want this baby she'd have to handle it on her own but she really hoped it didn't come to that. She knew that she would need his support and the thought of him rejecting this baby scared the hell out of her. Right now they were so in love and everything was going great. It wasn't very good timing but she would have to tell him, and make it soon. Trying not to think about any negative reaction he might have, Calleigh breathed deeply, trying to calm herself down. She reached for some tissue and blew her nose, then looked in the rearview mirror. What a mess, she thought. Her eyes were red and her face was all blotchy. Tim would take one look at her and know something was up. She needed some time to center herself before she told him. Reaching for her cell phone, she called Horatio, who was working at a crime scene with Tim.
"Horatio Caine." Horatio answered.
"Horatio, it's me, Calleigh."
"Calleigh, how's the case going?"
"We actually did all we could at the crime scene and have been processing all of the evidence. The reason I'm calling is, I'm actually not feeling well and was hoping to call it a day. I just wanted to check in with you first." Calleigh hoped he would approve, she really didn't want to see anyone right now.
"So long as Delko's got it covered, that should be fine. Are you okay, Calleigh?" Calleigh could hear the concern in her boss's deep voice and appreciated it. She also knew that if Tim overheard this conversation that she wouldn't have much time alone. She hoped he wasn't around.
"I will be. I think I'm coming down with the flu or something. I just need to go get some rest."
"Okay. Just get better and hopefully you'll be back to your old self in the morning." Horatio said, before saying goodbye. Calleigh hung up the phone, knowing she would never be back to her old self. Things would never be the same again.
Pairing: Speed/Calleigh
Rating: PG13
Disclaimer: All of these characters belong to CBS, I'm just
borrowing them for a little while!
A/N: Thanks to Dorothy for letting me take this idea and run with it!
Speed watched Calleigh sleep soundly beside him and realized for about the millionth time how blessed he was. He and Calleigh had been dating for just over four months now and things were going better than he could have dreamed. Sometimes he still couldn't get over the fact that they were actually together. He knew he acted like a love-struck fool a lot of the time but he felt like he had good reason. They had a great time together, both in and out of bed and he could really see himself with her for a long, long time. She was a strong, intelligent and beautiful woman yet she had chosen to be with him when he figured she could have any man she wanted. As he looked at her she stretched and opened her eyes slowly.
"Morning babe, did you sleep well?" He putting his arm around her waist and pulling her closer. Calleigh smiled sleepily at him.
"Yeah, did I ever. I must've been more tired than I thought, because I slept right through the night and I hardly ever do that."
"Hmm, I wonder if what we did last-night has anything to do with it?" He grinned at her and pulled the covers down, revealing more of her chest, which he started to kiss softly.
"You know, maybe it did but---" Calleigh began, before he kissed his way up to her lips. Calleigh kissed him back at first but then playfully pushed him away. "As I was saying, you, we've had marathons before and I've still been awake before the alarm clock goes off but last-night I slept like a log. I've got to admit, I've been exhausted lately." Tim looked disappointed at Calleigh's admission. He certainly didn't want to be the cause of this exhaustion and he hoped that's not what she was implying. Calleigh saw the look on his face and knew what he was thinking. "This is going to bowl you over, since I never thought I'd say this out loud, but I think I'm working too much. Maybe I need a vacation or something." Tim grinned, liking the sound of this idea.
"I think a vacation would do us both some good, actually. I've got some vacation time coming my way and I'm sure you've got even more than I do. What are we waiting for?"
"Well, why don't we talk it over with Horatio when we get in today and figure out when we can make it happen. Then we can decide where we want to go. Preferably someplace relaxing..."
"It's a deal. Look, we're really running late, so why don't I go and start breakfast while you get ready." Tim said, playing with locks of her long hair as he spoke. "I turned off the alarm so it wouldn't wake you up, you looked so peaceful."
"Thanks for that but I'm actually not very hungry this morning, Tim. I think a cup of tea would do me just fine."
"Are you sure?" Tim asked, a little concerned. It really wasn't like Calleigh to skip breakfast. It was only at her insistence that he'd been eating breakfast every morning. He'd never bothered with it until he'd started spending mornings with her.
"We don't really have time, anyhow Tim. I can get something later when we're at work. I've got a little stash in the fridge there."
"Okay. I'll go make some tea, then." Tim kissed her forehead and headed out to the kitchen while Calleigh dragged herself out of bed and began getting ready for work. She had really overslept this morning and was glad Tim had just let her sleep, despite the fact that she now had to move twice as fast to make it to work on time. She'd been feeling like this for a few weeks now and no amount of sleep seemed to be helping. Lately she had lost her appetite too, nothing appealed to her stomach. She hardly had time to think about it though, because she was so busy with work and Tim. The problem was, all she wanted to do was stay in bed all day and sleep which was starting to interfere with her daily routine. For that reason, Calleigh had finally made an appointment to see her doctor. She didn't know what was wrong but hoped that it was something simple. When she was a teenager she had been slightly anemic so she hoped that was the cause of her exhaustion this time as well. She didn't want to worry Tim so she hadn't told him about her appointment and figured she would just slip away quietly today--he wouldn't have to know. Once she found out what was going on she would tell him.
Their workday started out rather badly when Horatio told Tim and Calleigh that he probably wouldn't be able to give them vacation time for at least a month. He told them that a long weekend was do-able but that he couldn't spare them for longer than that right now. They were disappointed but understood that if they weren't there that someone else would have to fill their shoes. It had been a spur-of-the-moment idea after all and they didn't expect Horatio to run short just so they could go have fun. Horatio explained that there just wasn't anyone available to cover right now. He promised that he would look into it right away and let them know. Horatio felt like a jerk, as Calleigh and Tim left his office. He knew that they deserved a vacation and wished he could give it to them. Despite the fact that they had been dating for awhile now, they remained consummate professionals at work and Horatio truly admired that. He was a little worried about Calleigh these days too. While she seemed happy, she'd been looking a little pale lately and she'd toned down her normally bubbly cheerfulness. Of course, she was preoccupied with Speed and he knew that falling in love could affect a person's demeanor. Deep in thought, Horatio left his office to go find his team.
Calleigh worked on a crime scene with Eric that morning and they were back at the lab processing evidence just after lunch. Eric had things under control so Calleigh had no problem going to her appointment. Tim didn't even know she was gone so she avoided worrying him needlessly. Calleigh had convinced herself that it was nothing so later that afternoon, she left her doctor's office in complete shock. After running some tests the doctor had confirmed that she was about 6 weeks pregnant and Calleigh couldn't believe it. She had been on birth control and while she knew it wasn't 100% effective she never thought this would happen to her. She wasn't ready and she knew that Tim certainly wasn't ready. They'd had many long conversations and children were definitely one of the topics they'd talked about but both of them wanted to wait a few years before even thinking about having one. Calleigh got into her car, feeling shaky and sick. It was strange because now that she knew she was pregnant she really felt pregnant. She felt more tired than ever and a little nauseous too. Thinking back over the previous weeks it dawned on her that while she hadn't actually thrown up in the mornings she'd been plagued by feelings of nausea. How could she have missed the signs? Now as she thought about it she realized there had been quite a few of them. As soon as she was sitting in the car she felt the tears coming and didn't try to fight them. Life was just not fair sometimes, she thought, instantly feeling selfish. Calleigh was used to being in control and this news had left her feeling very powerless. The doctor had given her lots of reading material on her options but Calleigh saw only one. She would keep the baby and raise it on her own if she had to. Ever since she was a teen she had pretty much made up her mind about abortion. She respected that it was every woman's right to make the decision but she knew that she wouldn't ever be able to bring herself to end a pregnancy. If Tim didn't want this baby she'd have to handle it on her own but she really hoped it didn't come to that. She knew that she would need his support and the thought of him rejecting this baby scared the hell out of her. Right now they were so in love and everything was going great. It wasn't very good timing but she would have to tell him, and make it soon. Trying not to think about any negative reaction he might have, Calleigh breathed deeply, trying to calm herself down. She reached for some tissue and blew her nose, then looked in the rearview mirror. What a mess, she thought. Her eyes were red and her face was all blotchy. Tim would take one look at her and know something was up. She needed some time to center herself before she told him. Reaching for her cell phone, she called Horatio, who was working at a crime scene with Tim.
"Horatio Caine." Horatio answered.
"Horatio, it's me, Calleigh."
"Calleigh, how's the case going?"
"We actually did all we could at the crime scene and have been processing all of the evidence. The reason I'm calling is, I'm actually not feeling well and was hoping to call it a day. I just wanted to check in with you first." Calleigh hoped he would approve, she really didn't want to see anyone right now.
"So long as Delko's got it covered, that should be fine. Are you okay, Calleigh?" Calleigh could hear the concern in her boss's deep voice and appreciated it. She also knew that if Tim overheard this conversation that she wouldn't have much time alone. She hoped he wasn't around.
"I will be. I think I'm coming down with the flu or something. I just need to go get some rest."
"Okay. Just get better and hopefully you'll be back to your old self in the morning." Horatio said, before saying goodbye. Calleigh hung up the phone, knowing she would never be back to her old self. Things would never be the same again.