The Nurse had taken Aiden to get all of his shots and things, and the doctor's had come in to check Calleigh over and had asked Clay to leave. Clay went out in the waiting area and took a seat and hung his head in sleepiness, he hadn't slept at all and hadn't been this tired since before he was getting up at the crack of dawn. He finally gave into the welcome unconsciousness, and fell into a deep sleep, the next thing he knew his momma was shaking him with fear in her voice.

"Clay, Clay..honey wake up."

"What is it momma?"

"Clay, there's been some problems with Calleigh,"

"What problems?"

"They hadn't told me anything, but they took her into surgery."

"Where's Aiden?"

"He's still in the nursery. He's fine."

"Family of Calleigh Carver?"

"Yes Sir, that's me." Clay said getting up out of his seat.

" I'm deeply sorry for your loss, but she started hemmorgin' when they went and did their routine check-up, and we couldn't get it to stop."

"Are you telling me Cal's dead?" Clay said wide-eyed.

" Yes sir." The Doctor paused for a minute so Clay could get his head around it. " I'm sorry son, but that's not all. Further investigation reveals that Ms. Carver had ITP, did you know that?"

"No sir, I don't even know what ITP is,"

"Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura is a bleeding disorder characterized by too few platelets in the blood. This is because platelets are being destroyed by the immune system"

"She bled to death? Was it from havin' Aiden?" He was having problems beleiving that someone as tough as Calleigh had died from something like this.

"We're not sure sir, I'mknow this is hard for you, but no one knows what causes ITP, they don't know if it's genetic or not, so it may mean that the son might have this disease."

"Oh no," He heard his mom say.

"Can you test him for it or somethin'. I mean if we catch it early, can't ya fix it?"

"Not while they're this young,sir. Juveniles with ITP technically find out around five years old."

"What's the chances of him havin' this ITP?"

" Rare, like I said they don't know what causes it, but they don't beleive it's strictly genetic."

"Okay, when can I take him home?"

" Tomorrow, so far your sons a perfectly healthy boy."

"Thank you sir,"

Clay's world was crashing down around him. In less than 24 hours he'd become a father, and now he was a solitare care giver for this defenseless baby. He'd have to raise Aiden without his momma, but kids need their momma, how was he supposed to do this? He hadn't any clue. On top of that was that Calleigh might have passed on this disease to him. Why didn't she tell him, Why didn't she trust him? He couldn't take all of this at once, he needed someone here with him. So he walked over to the payphone and dropped the required quarters into the slot and dialed Kimiko's number.

"Hello?" Kimiko's sleepy voice answered.

"Hey Kimiko,"

"Clay? Are you alright? You don't sound so good."

"I didn't mean to wake ya'll up, but could ya'll come to Texas? "

"Why are you in Texas?"

"Just wake Rai up and get Dojo to bring ya, he know's where I am."

"Alright Clay, we'll be there soon."

"Bye."

He hung up the phone and sat back down with his mom.

"Who'd you call son?"

"Kimiko,"

"Who's that?"

"Somebody that I live with at the temple. She and the rest of 'emare commin'"

"Oh,"

"Momma, I'm goin' to go see Aiden before they get here."

"Okay, son."

He walked down the hall and looked through the window. He saw Aiden in among his generation. He realized that he'd have to expose Aiden to his powers and all that came with it , and all he'd done to keep him a secret from the Temple was in vain. He rembered how he originally wanted to raise Aiden in Texas, buy a house close to the Bailey Ranch and move Calleigh and Aiden there and fake his death or something close to it and they'd live together as a family, but without Calleigh that couldn't happen. Now he had to come up with a new plan. He got up the courage to walk into the nursery and pick him up. This was the first time he'd held Aiden, his heart burned with love for his son and ached with the loss of his son's mother. He didn't really know how he felt about Calleigh, he cared about her, but he didn't know if it was true love or not,but now he knew, he was in love with that woman and now she was gone.

"I don't know how, but I'm gonna take care of you son. I promise." He said looking at his little boy sleeping peacefully, completely unaware of anything going on around him.

"Mr. Bailey?" He heard a young woman's voice say behind him.

"Yes ma'am?"

" A fella named Raimundo Pedrosa's looking for you out there in the waitin' room.

"Thank ya ma'am,"

"I'll put that handsome boy back to bed for you if you want."

"Thank ya," He handed Aiden over to the nurse and walked back to the waiting area.

"Clay!" Kimiko shouted,being the one to see him first, she left Raimundo's grip to go hug her friend, he looked like he needed it.

"Hey Kim," Her grip tightened on him with the sound of his voice.

"Clay, are you okay? We were worried about you."

"I'm fine, I'm fine. I didn't mean to scare ya'll."

"You gonna tell us what's goin' on here cowboy?" Raimundo asked him.

"It's a long story, where's Omi?"

"Master Fung wanted him to stay, Says there's some monk thing Omi's got to stay for."

"I see, well come on, there's someone I want ya'll to meet."

Clay led them down the hall to the nursery.

"What are we doin' down here?" Raimundo asked.

"Just hold on a second Rai, excuse me Ma'am?" Clay said trying to get the attention of one of the nursery nurses.

"Yes sir?"

"Can you walk in there and get Aiden Bailey for me?"

"Of course if you just give me one more minute."

The nurse walked into the nursery. Raimundo and Kimiko turned around to look at their friend.

"Aiden Bailey?" Raimundo asked. "This was the big emergency?"

"What big emergency?" Kimiko asked trying to keep up.

"Now just wait a minute, I want ya'll to meet him before you start raisin' your hell."

The nurse brought him out to Clay and handed Aiden to him.

"Is he yours Clay?" Raimundo asked.

"Oh he's so cute!" Kimiko said standing on her tip-toes to see him in Clay's arms.

"Of course he's mine Rai,"

"Let me hold him please Clay? please!"

"Alright hold your horses, Kim."

He carefully handed Aiden to her.

"Hi there handsome, I'm your Aunt Kimiko, but you can call me Kim like your Daddy does if you want."

He was glad Kimiko had taken to Aiden as well as she did, cause he was dead sure he was going to need her help with him once he got Aiden settled into the temple. He looked up from Kimiko and Aiden to see Raimundo glaring up a storm.

"Why didn't you tell us about this Clay, we're supposed to be your friends."

"You guys are more than friends to me Rai, ya'll are my family. I didn't do this to hurt ya'll. It just happened."

"We'll talk about this later man, I'm gonna be happy for you just like you would for me."

"Thank you,"

"Ah, just trying to be a better person."

"Where's his mom Clay?" Kimiko asked.

"She died Kim,"

"Oh Clay," Kimiko said as she was handing Aiden off to Raimundo.

"Kimiko, I don't wanna-"

It was too late, Raimundo was holding the baby while Kimiko was hugging Clay once again. It wasn't so bad the little guy was actually kinda cute,

" Why didn't you tell us, when we got here?"

" I don't know Kim. I don't know anything anymore." He said pulling away from her.

"When you commin' home man?" Raimundo asked

"I don't know prolly after Calleigh's funeral." Clay answered trying his best to not get choked up.

After they had gotten back to the ranch, Raimundo and Kimiko had gone straight to the guest bedroom that Mrs. Bailey let them have. Clay was in his old bedroom pulling off his boots when his Dad came in.

"I need to talk to you boy."

"Not right now Daddy, okay? It's been a really long night."

"Now, son."

Clay rolled his eyes and ran his hand through his hair. "Okay Daddy, What is it?"

"You've completely disrespected me here Clay,and I've just been so damn mad at ya I wasn't there to help you and for that I'm sorry, but you've messed up here son, and I can't overlook that."

"I know daddy,"

"What are you gonna do with this boy of Calleigh's?"

"I'm takin' him back to the Temple after the funeral, I'm gonna raise my son Daddy, I owe it to him and to Cal."

"You're so young boy, I don't think you understand what you're gettin' yourself into."

"Maybe not, but it don't mean I ain't gonna try."

"You can always come back home if things get too rough boy, it's like I told that sister of yours, No matter what happens, you always got a home here."

"Thanks Daddy, I appreciate that."

"Goodnight son,"

"Night Daddy,"

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Raimundo and Kimiko were lying on the full sized bed,both of them were wide awake from the events of the night.

"Kimiko?"

"Yeah,"

"You asleep?"

"I'm talkin' to you aren't I?"

"Good point."

"What'd you want Rai?" She said turning over and looking at him.

"What do you think Master Fung will do to Clay once he finds out about Aiden?"

"Prolly make him do extra chores around the temple or something. There's nothing he can do. The world's gonna need Clay, and Clay's not gonna leave Aiden just because Master Fung tells him to."

"Can Master Fung kill Clay?"

"Yeah, it's called murder."

"No I mean,is it some unspoken rule that when you disrespect your Master he can kill you or something?"

"If that was the case he'd of killed you when you went and joined Wuya."

"Good point."

"Don't worry about him Raimundo, Clay can handle himself."

There was a momentary silence between the two.

"Kimiko, are you still seein' that guy?"

"Who? Shawn?"

"Your boyfriend"

"Yeah, I'm still goin' out with Shawn why?"

"Just wonderin' "

It was quiet for a few minutes.

"Raimundo."

"Yeah?"

"How come you don't have a girlfriend?"

"Been away from Brazil so long, "

"You don't have to strictly date people from Brazil do you?"

"No, of course not. They're just the kind of people I like is all."

"Why don't you go to Brazil and get a girlfriend then?"

"Because I don't wanna date Brazilian women."

"You're just being evasive now,"

"I am not."

"Are too."

"Am not."

"Okay Mr. Non-Evasive, why don't you have a girlfriend?"

"Too much stress, besides I'm waiting on one girl to free up."

"Who's that?"

"You'll find out in time."

"Is she workin' with Wuya or somethin', is that why you won't say?'

"Oh yeah, Kat-Nappe, she's my dream girl. I just can't wait." He said sarcastically.

"Okay, so she's good?"

"Go to bed girl, we got a long day tomorrow."

"Fine, but you're still evasive."

"I am not evasive."

"Yep, just like the wind. Won't ever show you what it's thinkin' until the twister shows."

"One of Clay's?" He said trying to rember where he heard that before.

"Yeah, go to sleep Rai, we've got a long day tomorrow.."

"You've got to stop quoting people, it's a bad habit."

"Bed time!" She said in a loud whisper.

"Night Kimiko, "

"Night Raimundo."

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The next day Kimiko, Raimundo, and Clay went to Calleigh's viewing. It hit Clay pretty hard.

"I'm sorry ya'll have to see her this way."

"She looks peaceful." Kimiko told him trying to have a positive outlook.

"That she does."Clay said as hetook a necklace with a horse charm on it and laid it on her chest.

"What's that?"

"It's a silver necklace with a mustang on it. Calleigh loves mustangs, I was gonna give it to her when she got home from the hospital."

"That's sweet Clay,"

"Yeah, hopefully I'll never have to find you somethin' you like to give to you at a viewin'." They said leaving the church.

"You won't Clay, I promise." She said as they started back towards the truck.

"Yeah, Kimiko's gonna outlive us all." Raimundo said trying to lighten the mood.

"Nah, if anybody does it'll be Omi." Clay said starting the truck.

They all agreed to that.

"Ya'll wanna be dropped off or you wanna come with me to the hospital to get Aiden?"

"Hmm, stay all by ourself with your dad, or go to the hospital and pick up our nephew.." Raimundo said weighing the options with his hands.

Clay smiled. "What you thinkin' Kim?"

"I think Rai answered it the best."

"Alright,I just got to swing by the house and pick up his carseat."

"Okay,"

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Clay got Aiden's papers and took him out to the car and Kimiko opened the door so he could put him in the carseat. On the way back Clay was driving, Raimundo was riding shotgun and Kimiko was sitting in the back with the baby.

"I think he's got Clay's nose and Calleigh's eyes cause they're dark brown and not blue."

"You think he looks like me Kim?"

"Kinda, he's got blonde hair too."

"Poor kid." Raimundo joked. Clay punched him in the shoulder with his free hand.

"Ouch." Raimundo whined, holding his shoulder.

"You deserve that one Rai."

"I didn't say anything bad, I think he's a cute kid."

"That's better."

"Ya'll wanna head back to the Temple tonight or tomorra?"

"I thought you wanted to go to the funeral."

"I've seen her, and I know she's at peace. I really don't need to see them put her in the ground, so I was thinkin' that we'd pack up and head out tonight."

"If that's what you want Clay, sure." Raimundo said looking in the mirror at Kimiko forsomekind ofreaction.

"We got to go get some things for Aiden first and then we can go." She said leaning up to the front.

"What else do we need for him Kim? I got the formula,the diapers, the bottles." He said counting the things on his fingers.

"Toys, a crib, a baby changing table, things like that, he needs more than just the essentials Clay,and I as Aunt Kimiko will not let him be without everything he wants."

"Okay Kim, "

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Everything came to a grand total of three hundred dollars and sixty-two cents.

"Kim, I can't pay for all of this."

"Don't worry about it Clay," She pulled out a credit card and swiped it after the cashier told her too."Parent's credit card, you can pay me back when you get some money in."

"Thanks for shopping babies r us, come again." The cashier said handing Kimiko the receipt.

"Thanks Kim, 'll pay you back"

"I know you will Clay"

They got back to the truck and both Aiden and Raimundo were sleeping.

"What do you say we don't wake either one of them up until we get to the Temple?"

"I say you got a deal."