I'm not okay
Calleigh was looking out the window, thinking about what had happened a few weeks earlier.
Flashback: Calleigh reaches out to save William, he grabs her hand but he's unable to hold on. He falls to his death.
A tear rolled down her cheek. She was sad, still blaming herself for what had happened. She couldn't save him. Eric had told her she did everything she could but that didn't really made her feel better, the end result was still the same: he was dead.
She could hear a man approaching…
" Cal…you okay?" Eric asked her in a soft voice. Earlier the rain had slowly woke him up. It had been a long stressful day. He was tired but opened his eyes and noticed Calleigh was no longer with him. He thought she might have left after what happened last night. He got up and saw her clothes all over the place. Yes they had been a bit, how should I put it, wild when it came to get rid of their clothes? He went further towards the living room. There she was… standing in only his shirt which made a grin appear on his face. Slowly he approached her in only his boxers and asked her if she was okay.
Calleigh took a deep breath and answered that she didn't know. She still kept looking out the window, she didn't want to face him, she didn't want him to know she had been crying even though he was the only one she trusted. She didn't want him to think she was weak even though she knew he would never think that of her.
She could feel he was just behind her and a few seconds later she could feel his hand resting on her shoulder. Still she wouldn't face him.
Eric knew something was bothering her and he knew it wasn't the fact that they had spent the night together. That meant it could only be one thing. She had been avoiding it for weeks. He had been waiting for weeks for her to break down. "William?" he said/asked.
" I let him fall" She responded after half a minute.
"Calleigh it was not your fault. You did everything you could to save him. You know that. Hey, look at me" Eric made Calleigh face him. He lifted her head up so their eyes met. He placed his hand on her cheek and used his thumb to make her tears go away. She nodded. "Hey" he said again. She kissed his hand and starred in his eyes. A small smile appeared on her face. They kept looking in each other's eyes for a minute. Calleigh moved closer and kissed him on the mouth. They smiled and Eric embraced her. She let her head rest on his shoulder. She had never felt this safe before. She knew she made the right choice to finally act on her feelings.
Earlier that day a body was found…
To be continued