2 Weeks later...calleigh has been dealing with the whole catastrophe with her parents they are still pretty set in there decision to get a divorce but she refuses to give up on them she still has that little ray of hope that something can work out between them...

at the CSI lab...

Hey eric..Eric would know that southern accent from anywhere he turned around and was surprised to see calleigh he knew that horatio told calleigh she had to take 2 weeks off to deal with her parents..but he was glad to have her back

Hey Calleigh..what are you doing here i thought H ordered you to take some time off of work..?

He did my 2 weeks is up..which is all he ordered that i had to take off and i'm ready to come back

sitting around the house is getting hard i need something keep me busy

Calleigh i'm really sorry about what's going on right now i wish there was something that i could do i don't like seeing you like this

Eric thank's i appreciate you being there that helps more than you will ever know my parents have been dealing with this since i can remember and in the back of my mind i always feared this day would come

i just was not ever prepared for it

Well i am always here for you and you have a whole lab of people here that care so much about you cal we are your second family don't hesitate to come to any of us for help don't be ashamed we are here for you

I appreciate that eric i am so thankful for each and every one of you,you all mean the world to me...but i need to go i am here to meet with H to see if he will let me come back to work since i took the time off that he ordered

Alright Cal i will catch up with you later

Calleigh is on her way to H's office..she hopes he will let her come back to work all this free time to just sit and think about what's going on is driving her crazy she really needs to get back to work

H walks into the office

Hey Calleigh how is everything..?

Well H it's not completely resolved but it's getting there my parents have pretty much made up there mind that divorce is what they want so i just have to work on getting through it and wrapping my head around it

Well calleigh if you need anything do not hesitate to ask i know how hard this must be for you i just want to make sure that you deal with it

i will thanks H but i actually wanted to talk to you about weather i can come back to work or not...

Calleigh i'm glad you took off the 2 weeks like i ordered but if you feel like your ready to come back then it's ok

I am ready to come back H because this is between my parents and i have come to terms with the fact that i can't change the outcome of this i can't change weather they get divorced or not...i love them both very much but i have to let them work this out for themselves and i am going to sit back and try my hardest to allow that to happen

Ok Calleigh well if you need to talk or you need anything please come to me..Welcome back

Thanks H i'm gonna go to the lab and get to work

Calleigh walks out of the office and arrives at her lab

...

Hey Natalia

Hey Calleigh is everything ok..all i heard is that you were gonna be out for 2 weeks but no one told me anything...i have been really worried about you

Yeah everythings fine natalia...i don't really wanna talk about it right now

Ok well if you do..i am here

Thanks Natalia..i appreciate that

Hey Cal can you run these prints through AFIS

Sure Nat hand them over

Eric walks into the lab

Hey Cal it's good to see you back we have missed you here

Well it was good to have 2 weeks off i really needed it but i'm glad to be back as well

Good...Well i better get back to work i will see you ladies later

Eric leaves the lab..Natalia eyes the both of them she can see that something is going on between them ever since she joined the CSI team she has seen the chemistry between cal and eric

So cal what's going on with you and eric

What do you mean natalia there's nothing going on we are just good friends and he was concerned about me

Yeah calleigh i'm not buying that because i just saw the way that you two looked at eachother there's something more than friendship there

Ok so you caught me nat i like eric...as more than a friend i have feelings for him...but i can't seem to tell him..the time just never seems right i am pretty sure he feels the same for me that's not an issue..Nat i am scared i have been through so many bad relationships just when i think this guy is different and he really cares about me he walks out on me and just leaves me hanging

Cal i understand that you have been hurt...i don't know about all the relationships that you have been through..nor do i need do..but come on you and i both know eric is not that guy he is very genuine you two have been there for eachother through thick and thin you sat by his bedside every day after he got shot and he was there for you when you got kidnapped...cal eric was really scared for you when that happened..he thought he may never see you again..i think you need to find the right time and tell him i think you might be surprised

I want to Natalia i really do but i'm so scared i know that eric's different but my heart can't seem to be at peace with that i'm so afraid that if i let the guards down that my hearts just gonna get broken again

Calleigh just give him a chance because i see the way he looks at you..he really cares about you so just let your guard down and give eric the chance to prove that he's different

You know what Nat..your right i mean i think i will be making one of the biggest mistakes if i just go on with these feelings..and never at least find out how eric feels about me..thanks for the advice i appreciate it...i'm gonna get these papers to H's desk i will talk to you later alright

Hey Cal

yeah Nat

Let me know how that little talk with you and eric goes

I will Nat see you later