Here's chapter 2! Thank you all and 3 is coming soon! xoxo
-C
Chapter 2
Calleigh and Patty stood there in the doorway of her bedroom staring at each other. Not really knowing what to say to her daughter, she tried her usual technique of avoidance.
"Later?" Calleigh asked.
"Yeah. Definitely later." Patty said. Not knowing whether to be happy for her mother and Eric, or to be mad that they kept it from her. She figured that waiting until later, and letting her mother explain, would be smartest.
"Okay, I'll see you later sweetie." Calleigh said as she kissed her daughter's cheek.
"See you." Patty said, still in shock.
During the entire exchange, Eric couldn't even make eye contact with Patty, feeling guilty. He knew that she'd come around, sooner or later. But he hated making her feel uncomfortable like that. He wanted her to feel comfortable having him around, because- unbeknownst to Patty, he'd planned to be around a lot more often in the near future.
She made her way into the living room and plopped back down onto the couch, picking up her phone. Calleigh, knowing what she was about to do, asked her not to tell Austin, just yet.
"Please, wait to tell your brother. I wanna tell him in person." Calleigh said.
"Okay, but know that he won't be happy that we kept it from him." Patty responded.
"I know, but this isn't something you discuss over the phone." Calleigh reasoned.
"True. I guess I'll keep your secret." Patty answered melodramatically.
"Thank you." Calleigh said, before grabbing her keys, and starting to head out the door with Eric.
"Yeah, just pick up some Chinese on the way home, this requires time, and cooking will take up too much of that. You know what I like." She said, as her mother giggled and walked out the door.
As Calleigh and Eric left, they got into the hummer and let out the breath neither of them knew they were holding.
"So, I guess our secret's out, huh?" She said, giggling a bit.
"Yeah, I guess so, babe. So, does this mean I get to come over and be with you during normal hours, now?" He joked.
"If you must." She joked back, both laughing, as he pulled out of her driveway, and onto the road, as they headed back to PD.