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Chapter 4: Apologizing & News to share
After being a loud to leave a little early so she could pick up Christy, Calleigh leaves the lab, then makes a quick trip to the store before driving to the grade school.
She parked her vehicle in the parking lot, got out and started walking toward the building, and when she was halfway there, the younger kids started coming out with their teachers, so Calleigh started looking for her daughter.
It turned out that Christy was looking for her mother too and found her first, so Calleigh heard her voice before she even saw her. "Mommy!"
When she saw her daughter running toward her, and instead of meeting her, she let Christy come to her.
Once she got there, Calleigh was kneeled down and ready for her, then chuckled as she went right into her arms.
After a kiss on the head, she asked. "Did you have a good time, Sweetie?"
Christy pulled back to look at her mother, then replied. "I did mommy, I want to go again tomorrow."
Calleigh chuckled again at her daughter's excitement. "You will sweetie, I promise. I'm glad you had a good day, I did miss you though."
Christy giggled. "You always say that mommy."
"Well that doesn't make it any less true, did you miss me?"
"Yeah."
"And you always tell me that, so I win."
Christy smiled. "Ok mommy, you win."
Calleigh chuckled a third time before saying. "Alright Sweetie, let's go pick up your younger brother and go home, and you can tell me about your day."
Christy nodded as Calleigh stands up, then after taking her little girl's hand, they walk back toward her vehicle while Christy was saying how much fun she had.
And as sad as Calleigh was letting Christy go this morning, she was happy she had a wonderful experience on her first day of school.
When the last bell rung at the high school, C.J. took as little time as he could to get to his locker and drop of the books he didn't need for the night, which he was kind of glad that he didn't have much to do, but seeing as it was the first day he was kind of expecting that, or more like hoping for it.
After he closes his locker and secures his backpack on his left shoulder, he turns around and looks for Brenda as the other students were walking in different directions, but when he didn't see her in the hall or near the lockers, he followed the flow of people outside while still keeping an eye out, he's been waiting to talk to her since the end of lunch.
He continued with the flow of people through the breeze-way, then looked to the right and saw Brenda sitting down on the small concrete wall next to the steps in front of the school, looking down at a book, which he had to smile a little because ever since he's known her, she always has a reading book with her.
He took a breath before walking up to her, excusing himself as he cuts in front of the other students so he could get to the other side.
When he got closer to her, Brenda saw a shadow on her book, so she looked up, but when she realized it was C.J., she looked back down, only this time pretending she was reading.
C.J. cleared his throat and said. "Brenda, can I talk to you for a minute?"
She sighed before asking. "What more do you have to say? Are you here to humiliate me again?"
He shook his head, and even though she wasn't watching, she saw his head shadow moving left and right as he continued. "I'm not, and that was never my intention." He sits down next to her, looked at her and continued. "I'm so sorry Brenda, I said what I did because I thought that you liked Kyle and it made me a little..." He looked down at his hands as he finished. "Jealous."
Brenda looked up from her book, then turned her head and replied. "It did?"
C.J. looked at her as he nodded. "Yeah it did, I mean Kyle told me that he told you that I liked you, but do you know how long I've liked you?" She shook her head no, then C.J. continued. "Since sixth grade." He looked at her shocked face and smiled. "Yeah I know, and so I thought I had lost you, that's why I said what I did. I know it doesn't excuse it all, but it gives you an understanding on where my state of mind was." He looked down at his hands again as his heart was speeding, he was still very nervous talking to her like this, but he kind of felt a little lighter getting some of that off his chest.
A few seconds later, Brenda moved her hand from her book and placed it on top of his, which sped both of their hearts up more, then she speaks after clearing her throat. "C.J., I've liked you since sixth grade too." It was his turn to look shocked that she had liked him as long as he had liked her, and she smiled before continuing. "Yeah I know, crazy. But it's true, that's why you hurt me with what you said. Besides I just met your older brother, which I didn't even know you had until he introduced himself this morning."
"That was my interesting summer, I'll tell you about it some time, if you want." She nodded as he continued. "I can't say sorry enough on what I did to you." She was about to speak, but he finished before she could. "Well I could and I would, if you want me to. I'll even get on my knees right here and beg you to forgive me."
She paused for a minute, then chuckled while shaking her head. "No, it's ok."
"But you thought of it, didn't you?"
She smiled as she replied. "Maybe a little." He smiled in return as they just stared at each other, not caring that her hand was still on top of his.
Soon though, their moment was interrupted when she head the school bus stop in the bus line.
She cleared her throat as she removed her hand. "I better go, my bus is here."
He nodded as they stood up, then as she was grabbing her backpack from the ground, C.J. cleared his throat and asked. "Brenda, can we start over and will you go out with me Saturday?"
Brenda smiled and replied. "We can and I would love to C.J., I'll see you tomorrow at school."
"Yeah, see ya."
After waving goodbye, she turned and walked away while he watched with a happy look on his face.
His moment to himself was interrupted a few minutes later when he heard, Ray's voice. "So I take it everything went well?"
C.J. turned toward Ray and saw that Kyle was standing there too, then replied. "It went perfectly." Then he smiled bigger as he continued. "I have a date with her on Saturday."
Then they all smiled and cheered, happy that things had worked out for him.
When every member of the Caine family made it home, Calleigh had decided that since it was a special day they would have pizza, which the family didn't complain one bit, so once they were sitting down around the table, Horatio finally asked the boys after Christy had talked about her exciting day. "So guys, how was your day?"
Kyle and C.J. looked at each other before they looked at their father, than C.J. speaks. "It felt like it was going to be a little rough in the beginning, but it picked up rather nicely at the end."
He wasn't ready to tell them he had a date yet, he felt he should wait another night.
Horatio and Calleigh both smiled, but Horatio answered. "That is great to hear and I'm glad you all had a wonderful day."
They nodded as Josh responded. "Me too daddy!"
They chuckled, then Horatio looked at the chair next to him, which that's where his youngest son was sitting, then smiled and replied. "I'm glad buddy." He smiled in return before taking another bite of his mini pizza they made for him.
As they continued to eat, Calleigh cleared her throat before speaking. "And I have a feeling, or more like hoping, your day will get better."
They all looked at her, but more so Josh did because everybody else did, then C.J. asked. "What do you mean, mom?"
Calleigh smiled and replied. "You better be prepared for a new sibling."
Horatio, Kyle and C.J. looked stunned, then Christy asked. "A baby, mommy?" Calleigh nodded with the smile still on her face and Christy clapped as she said. "Wow, we are having a baby!"
They chuckled as Calleigh looked at Horatio. "Well Handsome, what do you have to say, you ready for another one?"
When he still hadn't said anything for a few seconds, she was worried he didn't like the idea anymore, but that thought flew out as soon as it came in because he was out of his seat and helping her stand up, then he asked with emotion in his voice. "A baby, Sweetheart?"
She nodded while her eyes were getting misty. "Yes Handsome, a baby." He smiled, then gave her a kiss before bringing her in a hug and whispering over and over that he loved her.
When they had started trying again after their second talk, and it hadn't happened after two months, he was thinking that another one wasn't in the cards for them, which he was getting use to that reality, but now that they were expanding on their family, he couldn't be happier.
After a few minutes, Calleigh pulls back from Horatio's arms, then looked at the older boys. "Well guys, what do you think?"
They get up off their seats still a little shocked, then when they were standing in front of her, C.J. smiled and replied. "Well it is a little shocking, but congratulations, mom. This new brother or sister will fit right in."
Calleigh smiled at C.J. and asked. "Really, Honey?"
C.J. nodded, then gave her a hug and whispered. "Really mom, I'm happy for you and dad."
After they pulled back, she cups his cheek and replied. "Thank you, son."
He nodded again, then congratulated his father as Calleigh looked at Kyle. "Well Kyle?"
He also had a smile on his face before he replied. "I echo C.J.'s sentiment, congratulations."
She holds out her arms and waited for him to come to her, then while they were in the hug, she whispered. "Thank you, Kyle."
As they pulled back, he replied. "You're welcome, Calleigh." Before going to his dad and congratulating him.
While she stood there in front of her family, which they all had smiles on their faces, she couldn't be happier that they embraced this little one already, now she couldn't wait for the sound of a new set of pitter-patter's on the floor.
AN: Well most of you knew it was going to happen, but I hope you liked the news anyways. Next chapter is the last one in the story, but I've already planned more in the series, so I hope you're not too sad about it. Please review.