Authors note: 7th of April is Horatio's birthday so had to have that and 16th of April is the ladybug's birthday :o)
It was the 7th of April and Horatio were again sneaking out before Calleigh woke up from her sweet sleep, he did this every once in a while, but this day the reason were that it was his birthday and he didn't want any big fuzz about it. He sighed looking back towards her window before driving off.
Calleigh was a little disappointed to wake up without him as she wanted to give him his present, but she figured he had to go home and change first so that if she hurried up she could make it in before him.
The next thing that happened where her stumbling over the threshold and hitting her head on a cabinet in the bathroom, giving her a cut that bleed, before heading into the shower to get ready in time.
She did however manage to get there in time, because when Horatio walked into his office there was a card and a present on his desk, the card said, "Happy birthday handsome, hope you get a good one, I'll give you something less appropriate later. Calleigh."
He opened the box to find a little teddy bear holding a picture frame with a picture of the two of them taken down at the beach.
He smiled and went to find Calleigh to thank her properly for it.
But to Horatio's surprise she was nowhere to be found which wasn't usual. Instead he happened to find Natalia and asked, "Have you seen Calleigh?"
"Last I saw her she was heading for the dressing room," said Natalia.
"Thank you," he said and headed in that direction to find that one of the doors in there was locked. He knocked on it and said, "Sweetheart?"
"Yes," she answered with sigh.
"You al right?" he asked a tad concerned.
"Uh huh," she said.
"Then why don't you come out here," he said.
"I rather not," she answered.
"Why?" he asked.
He heard another sigh and opened the door, he looked at her. She had a quite nasty cut on her forehead and asked, "What did you do?"
"Uhm fell and hit my head in the cabinet in the bathroom," she said with a sigh.
"Awww poor sweetheart," he said and bent his head to kiss the cut before he said, "Come on let me take care of that."
"Mhm," she said and let her hand slip around his waist before they walked out of there.
It was April 16th that a very sick Calleigh were taking the day of from work, it was the third time that week. Horatio that had been over the night before had asked if she wanted him to stay home with her, but she had said no. He had however insisted on her going to see a doctor, something she had no plans of doing as she knew already why she was ill.
She was pregnant and that did not suit her well, not at all, yet she had no intentions of having an abortion as it was a part of her and Horatio. It was a little Duquesne or a Caine. She let out a huff as to her it was too soon.
She looked at the pregnancy test again, of course it was positive. There was no way around it. Why hadn't she been more careful, they weren't even married or anything yet and in her eyes a baby was too soon.
"I want you to be a girl," she whispered as tears fell from her eyes down on the cold bathroom floor before leaning head over the toilet to throw up again.
When the redhead came back home the blonde were quietly sleeping in her bed. He sat down next to her and gently stroked her cheek. She slowly opened her eyes and looked into his.
"How are you feeling?" he asked.
"Tired, not too good," she answered.
"You didn't see a doctor did you," he said.
"No," she said.
"Calleigh," he said in a serious tone.
"I'm, I'm OK, don't need a doctor," she said firmly as he gently stroked her cheek.
"Why are you so afraid," he said calmly.
"Because don't want them touching me, I just don't like other than my boyfriends doing that," she said.
"Boyfriends?" he asked her a bit confused by this statement.
"Don't worry I'm only with you, handsome, what I mean was only the guys I have dated is allowed to touch me when I date them," she tried.
"I surly hope so," he said.
"Don't be difficult," she said with a half smile.
"Hmmm, so will you please see a doctor?" he asked.
"No, because I know what is wrong with me," she said with a sigh.
"Oh really what might that be?" he asked curiously.
"I'm pregnant, we are having a baby," she said looking at him with worried eyes.
"Are you, are you sure?" he answered surprised.
"Of course I am sure, I know this wasn't planned, so if you don't wanto be involved I understand," she said.
"Of course I want to be a part of it, it's our child and you are not going through it alone," he said and gently placed a hand on her belly before bending over to kiss her.
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