It had been 2 months Calleigh and Eric had gotten married. The honeymoon was long since over , and they had been back to work for a while .

Calleigh was sitting in interrogation with the father of a 17 year old boy who had just shot his best friend with his father's gun. The boy was being charged with 25 to life. When Calleigh had asked him why he did it, he said that the gun was sitting on the table, and the day before his best friend had stolen his girlfriend. So he shot him. Calleigh was baffled as to how anybody could shoot somebody because they had the opportunity, so she brought in the dad to try and prove the boys story as a lie.

"Hello sir, my name is Calleigh Delko and I'm investigating your son. In his testimony he said that there were guns laying around on the table, completely unlocked and bullets loaded. Is this true sir?"

"Yes it is ." The man affirmed.

"How could you just leave a gun lying around, where anyone could have access to it?"

"Ma'am, I trust my kids."

"You trusted him with a gun ? "

"Sure did. He's 17, I figured he would know better than to do anything stupid with it. He knows right and wrong."

"Wait a minute , you trusted a teenage boy not to do something stupid?"

"Like I said ma'am, I did." He said like it was obvious. "I'm not home a lot. I'm a single dad, and I work hard and often to pay for everything my kids need. I have to trust them, and hope that they are going to be responsible. I left the gun there if they ever needed it."

"Let me see if I've got this straight. You just leave your teenage sons alone to do whatever they please and then expect them to be responsible? And on top of that you give them access to a gun, to not only injure themselves but also others?"

"Do you have kids ?"

Calleigh nodded and Eric, who was watching from behind the one-way mirror, got a little confused by her statement. He shot a look towards Natalia to see if she knew what Calleigh was doing, but she shook her head and Eric decided she must be trying to get something more out of him by relating to him.

"Well, do you know where they are every minute of every day?"

She nodded again. "Yes I do."

Under the table her hand came to rest on her stomach and a faint smile crossed her face. The suspect couldn't see it, but Eric and Natalia could. She turned to look at the glass, realizing that Eric had been watching the interview and was probably fully aware of what she had been hinting at by now. Eric, having just gotten the true meaning gasped before a huge smile broke out across his features.

"Well lady, I don't know how in the world you manage that, but I thought that I raised my kids right, and that they wouldn't abuse the trust and freedom that I gave them. I never knew anything like this was going to happen. But it's not my fault. They are allowed to go out and have fun, Brian just abused his privilege."

"I guess you gave him a little too much freedom. There is only so much temptation a teenage boy can take. You gave your son access, and the idea that he could use it if he needed it , without trying to teach him what needing it was . He took your gun and shot his best friend . While you worked to give your sons what they needed, you forgot to give them morals. You may not have shot the boy yourself, but you gave your son the resources."

"Am I being charged with something? Or is this just a waste of my time?"

"No sir, you're completely free to go and do as you please while your son rots in jail as a direct consequence of your actions." She turned on her heel and walked out of the room, directly into Eric . She smiled sheepishly .

"Hey sweetheart."

"How are the kids nowadays Calleigh?" Eric asked teasingly.

She looked down at her feet and rested a hand on her stomach. "Good."

He lifted her head and stared into her eyes . "I'm glad. But, you know I call that I'd would be like 7th to find out about our first baby."

A look of protest crossed her face and she went to say something but Eric leaned down and covered her lips with his .

"I don't mind . I'm gonna be a daddy ! "

"And I'm going to be a mommy." She sighed and leaned against his chest. "Are we ready for this?"

"Ready or not , here comes a baby. We already have an entire nursery set, and enough space. It's a good thing you decided to get bedding for a boy and a girl. You never know what we'll end up with . "

"Hey ! That stuff was too cute to pass up , and I knew that we would be needing it sooner or later . "

"Calleigh it's fine . I told you it was fine when you bought it." She nodded. "You know that now we have to go tell Horatio."

She groaned and pulled him off towards the locker room. " Eric, Come on. It's Friday and I want to go home. I need a nap and a shower. I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow at 11:30, and you're coming with me ."

"Wait, it's not official yet?"

"Oh, I'm pretty sure that 4 different brands of tests wouldn't be false. And, I'm 3 weeks late . Trust me, It's definitely official . "

"Good, because I want a baby with you more than anything." He leaned down and kissed her again and then his hand found hers and they walked towards the locker room to grab their coats.