Just a new idea that popped into my head. I have no idea if I'm leaving this as a one shot, or continuing into a story. I hope you all enjoy!

"I know mom, I've just been so busy here that I haven't-" Calleigh was cut off again by her mother on the phone. She sighed and ran a hand through her hair. It's not that she didn't want to visit, she was just busy. "Listen mom, I really would love to visit, but my schedule just doesn't allow it."

"Hey babe, I tried calling your phone but it went-" Eric went silent at the look on Calleighs face. She kind of looked mad, but at the same time she looked frustrated. And that's when Eric heard the voice on the phone, the voice that explained the look on her face. She was talking to her mom, that explained it all.

You could faintly hear Charlotte Duquesne on the other side of the phone going off on her daughter about her secret relationship, "Mom I'm not hiding anything, But I do have to go. I'll talk to you later. I love you, bye." And Calleigh hung up before her mom had the chance to question her further. She looked up at Eric ready to berate him, but a smile graced her face when he put his hands up surrendering.

No, Calleigh wasn't hiding anything from her family. At least she didn't see it as hiding anything, she was just being cautious. She knew how her family was, and the last thing she wanted was for them to scare Eric off. Realistically she knew it wouldn't happen, Eric wasn't that type of guy, but she didn't want to take any chances.

"Where did you go?" She heard Eric's voice faintly say. Calleigh didn't realize how deep in thought she was. And then she felt his knuckles brush up against her cheek.

"I'm fine." She should have known he wouldn't believe her bullshit answer, it was Eric after all. He would have none of that, and the we both know that's not true look on his face proved her thoughts to be true. She sighed, there was not point in trying to hide anything from him, "My mom has been questioning me about us. I mean she doesn't know I'm dating you, but she has an idea that I'm dating someone. It's not that I'm embarrassed or that I want to hide anything. My family isn't like yours. They're… I don't know how to explain it."

She was rambling, and he loved it. The only time Calleigh does that is when she's nervous about something. "Babe it's fine." Eric said cupping both of her cheeks in his hands, "It makes me feel like we're in high school, sneaking around your parents." The laugh and smile that escaped her lips let him know that he did his job.

"My mom wants me, well actually us to come out there for her a week." She said finally letting him in like he knew she would. "You don't have to go, I can go by myself. That way you won't have to deal with-" her sentence was cut off by Eric's lips on hers. Obviously Eric was going to go with her, he would never send her somewhere by herself.

"Whatever you want to do babe, I'll go with you if you want to go. We're in this together now, even if you have a crazy family." He said adding his famous Delko grin in at the end. "And if you can deal with my mom and sisters, I think I can handle your family."

Calleigh smiled at the thought, curling up to Eric's side as he sat next to her on the couch. He was right, it wasn't just her anymore it was the both of them. "I love you." She said as she kissed his collarbone.

"And I love you." Eric said kissing the top of her head.

And in that moment she knew it would all work out, as long as she had her man by her side.