Chapter 6.
It was one week later that the two women were in a jewelry shop as Julia wanted to by something for Calleigh and Calleigh did of course not mind it at all as the last week she had become even more crazy about Julia.
Julia ended up buying necklace in white gold shaped like a heart with an emerald in the middle with matching earrings which she once outside the store put on her new sweetheart.
Calleigh gave her a big hug and a soft kiss to show her appreciation right there and then making Julia giggle a little.
"I want to buy you something too," Calleigh said, letting her hand slide into Julia's as the walked along one of the busy shopping streets in the area.
"Sweetheart, there is really no need," Julia assured her in a soft tone.
"Please I want the world to know you are off limit," Calleigh pleaded.
"Really that fast," said Julia surprised, as they had only been together for about a week.
"Says the one that just bought me this," said Calleigh reaching up to give her a peck on the cheek.
"Point taken and how will you respond when people ask where you got that?" Julia asked.
"Greek admirer," Calleigh joked.
"No seriously, are you going to tell people what happened or…?" she asked in a more serious tone.
"I dunno, I think I wanna keep it a secret to start with, mostly because of Eric, if you don't mind that is?" Calleigh said, looking at her with insecure eyes, squeezing her hand tightly.
"Easy darling, I wasn't planning on dumping you, but even if I just gave you that it's a bit too soon for me to say those words, even if I should happen to mean them. And I can understand the thing about Eric," she said in a softer tone.
"Thank you for being so understanding and it is too early I agree. I just want you to have something so you always will remember this vacation," said Calleigh.
"Well in all honesty, you are pretty hard to forget, and as I am a lady I never say no if someone wants to buy me something," said Julia and gave her a soft kiss.
"In all honestly I think you should have something with emeralds as well so we match," Calleigh said looking into the window of the next jeweler.
"Wouldn't that be too obvious?" Julia asked, thinking it might be easier to be caught that way.
"Not really, as it is very seldom we appear at the same place to the same time, awww look at that, that's perfect for you," said Calleigh and pointed at a necklace with a dolphin in emerald and white gold.
"A fish really?" Julia questioned a bit confused.
"Yes as you are by far the best swimmer I ever meet and we did meet on an island by the sea," Calleigh explained with a smile.
Julia blushed a little saying, "You really think so?
"I do and I also think it will suit you," said Calleigh and dragged her into the store to buy it to her.
Later that day the couple was at the beach relaxing. They had not been out the night before; still they had been up a bit late so they had no need to do anything else at the moment. Julia had fallen asleep in the lazy sun whereas Calleigh were reading a romantic novel and every now and again she was keeping a watchful eye over Julia.
The last week had to her been amazing. Discovering new sides of herself as well as Julia's many sides. They could talk for hours, but also enjoy quiet moment together without uncomfortable silence. She smiled a little as she figured no one had ever treated her the way Julia did. She felt quiet spoiled in many ways.
But the petite blonde had also learned about the dark sides of her lover's character. Like the fact that she until recently had not been rich do to bad investments that caused her to loose all. Her at times unstable mood that caused her to get into trouble, but Calleigh knew that it was do to her illness, so if she got very upset she tried to calm her down the best way she could. Because if it was one thing Julia so desperately needed it was to be loved and Calleigh had found she was just the right person to give her that and Julia showed her the same.
Calleigh also made sure she took her medications when needed so it wouldn't get too bad, but she couldn't help hoping she would one day do without them knowing how much Julia hated taking those pills.
There was however one thing about this that in a small way bothered Calleigh just a little. That was Kyle. Horatio and Julia's son. It is safe to say that Calleigh from time to time had pictured herself as a mother if the right guy came along and swept her of her feet. But what if there was no right guy, but a right girl or woman instead. And what if that woman had a son. If she had a child she would have pictured herself being there from the start, not jump in when he or she was in his late teens, she didn't know if she was up for that, not to mention his reaction to her. Then again she didn't have much choice because if she wanted to be with Julia, whom she did, she had to get used to Kyle being around from time to time as well.
Calleigh sighed before looking over at Julia again, so calm, so peaceful, not like she was last night. Depressed and self-destructive. It had really pained her to see Julia that down, yet she had done the only thing she could do, be there for her. It was the same thing she had done the night before they became a couple as least what she remembered about it, she had held and comforted her until she was fast asleep.
To Calleigh it seemed like they were switching on having a hard time as she had hers as well, only not as bad as Julia's. They however mostly appeared when she drank as she felt bad about it her father being and alcoholic and all, but Julia seem to comfort her in just the right ways.
Calleigh smiled over at her sleeping lady. She thought it was safe to think of her in that way now as they were after all a couple, and Julia was in a way hers. Oh how Calleigh loved her, as she knew for sure even after just one week that that was what she did. It was funny how she had in a way moved over from Eric this fast, still it felt right, everything about it felt right.
She sighed happily as she returned to her book.
Julia woke up and hour later to find that Calleigh was not next to her. Her eyes quickly searched the beach only to find her swimming in back and forth in the water. The blonde smiled a little seeing her now much tanned body moving up and down in the water.
Calleigh like Julia really enjoyed swimming as it was a way to keep her fit and also get ride of the extra energy she had. And it sure seemed to be a lot of it, especially now that she was not working. Not that Julia particularly minded as it had also led to some very good times in bed.
Julia sighed, Calleigh was probably the only one she had been with that could be both gentle and wild in bed, and she always put her first as Julia did the same with her.
It wasn't until Calleigh that Julia learned what making love really meant. Never before had she felt touches as gentle and full of love. Never before had she been kissed with so soft and tender lips. Never before had she been loved like this.
She smiled looking at the swimming blonde that made her feel so loved, so treasure, so safe, like a million butterflies were fluttering around inside her by the mere thought of her. To her the last week had been absolutely amazing, more amazing than any vacation she had ever had before.
What she was afraid of was what would happen when the vacation in two days would stop and reality again hit. She shivered a little by that though, as Julia did not like her reality very much, at least not until Calleigh.
She did of course love her job, even when it got stressful. Her house, even if it in a way was an empty place to go home to. Her son, even when they fought. Her relationship with Horatio, even when it hurt to see him after the way he left her.
Oh who was she trying to fool, she did not like her life which was why she ran when she could, like now. She just didn't expect to fall in love while doing so. Or that the person she did fall in love with to be a woman and be from back home, meaning this could actually could last.
At least it seemed like Calleigh wanted it that way too the way she spoke earlier, Julia really hoped that as it would make her life so much easier in a way, because if that was the fact then she would have someone to lean on, someone to care and someone that might led her out of the dark hole she had been in for so long.
As she was thinking this Calleigh had started to swim towards the beach and walk up towards her smiling happily at her. Julia of course smiled back.
"So you're finally up," said Calleigh when she reached her.
"Mhm, have been for some time, have been watching you swim," said Julia quickly leaning against her.
"Oh have you now," said Calleigh with a giggle.
"I have, had to make sure some hot beach boy didn't steal you away," said Julia.
"Wouldn't have happened as I would have told him off," said Calleigh giving her a gentle kiss.
"Good, so did you manage to rebook your plane on Sunday," said Julia looking at her with hopeful eyes as she had told her she would try to do that the same morning.
"I did yes as a matter of fact I did it in the bathroom when we were eating after the jewelry shop," said Calleigh.
"I was wondering what was taking you so long," said Julia as she had taken unusual long.
"Afraid I found another woman in there," said Calleigh without thinking.
"Don't joke about that," said Julia, her voice was starting to sound insecure.
"Shhh easy Julia, I wouldn't do that," said Calleigh calmly.
"I know, I'm sorry, it's just…" Julia stopped.
"I know and I shouldn't have joked about it," Calleigh apologized.
"No you shouldn't, so where did you get a seat as I'm on business class," said Julia.
"I figured so I got one there as well," said Calleigh honest.
"You are really," said Julia excited.
"I am yes," said Calleigh.
"Then maybe we should join the mile high club," said Julia getting a sly grin on her face.
"But Mrs. Saris what are you suggesting," said Calleigh winking at her.
That was probably one more thing Calleigh shouldn't have said as Julia's face went white as snow, as a shiver of fear ran down her back. She had of course thought of Ron, but it didn't occur to her that she in fact was still married to him, which she in fact was until Calleigh spoke those words.
"Sweetheart?" Calleigh asked, in a very concerned tone.
"I'm still married to him," he voice was shivering, as her hand went to the mark he left her on her cheek.
As the words were spoken Calleigh knew they were true and that she in fact hat to resolve that before they did anything further, although all they could really do was already done and the necklace around Julia's neck was proof she was hers so Calleigh asked, "Do you even know where he is?"
"No and I do not wish to know either," her voice was shivering even more now, as she hid herself in Calleigh.
"If you can just get the divorce papers I will take care of the rest and make him sign," said Calleigh in a pretty determined tone.
"How on earth are you going to do that, you don't even know where he is?" said Julia.
"I have my ways, just trust me on this OK," said Calleigh looking deeply into scared eyes.
"I do, just be careful, I don't want him to hurt you the way he hurt me and can we please talk about something else now, I just wanna enjoy our last days here," said Julia gently nuzzling her nose.
"Yes of course, so what do you wanna do later, go out or stay in?" Calleigh asked nuzzling her back.
"I think we should go out, but take and early night as I wanna see the guys, but I also wanna have you to myself," Julia answered.
Calleigh only replied by giving Julia a long deep kiss before slowly pushing her down on the towel and getting on top.
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