Chapter 7.

It was Sunday afternoon and Calleigh was still hangover like hell, but at least pledge week was now over and she had her new members among them Jake that now was sleeping on the porch of the house over a match book.

Calleigh interrupted her father on the phone and said "Dad, listen, listen, I just want some answers. Why is that so hard?"

"Why do you have to have them can't you settle with you have me, your mother and your brothers and that's it," he said frustrated.

"I want the truth why is that so damn hard for ya to get?" she said.

"Hey Babygirl after the truth again, you know you should get out here, it's only arguing cause of that these days," she heard her brother Dave say.

"Big Dave, it has been ages, so can you give me some answers then?" she said.

"Nah you know mum and dad when it's something hush, hush they fight behind closed doors. So how are you?" he replied.

"Tired pledge week is just over," she said with a sigh.

"Did you get some useful members," he said.

"Got Jake and some others, he's getting the logo tattooed on himself later today," she said with a satisfied sigh as she was watching Natalia in the kitchen.

"A boy in your sisterhood, he isn't something you are interested in?" he said.

"No, don't have time for such," she said as Natalia smiled at her and she smiled back.

"Then why would you have him there?" said Dave.

"Because he wanted in to a serious house and he did go through the pledge week with excellence like the rest of the members," she said and took a glass of coke that Natalia handed her and mimed thanks.

Natalia nodded and walked out of the kitchen and headed upstairs as Calleigh let out a sigh as she heard Dave said, "Calleigh are you there?"

"Yeah sorry what were you saying?" she said looking at the messy house.

"I said he's still a boy," said Dave.

"He can be useful and he's as serious as we are," she said and took a sip of the coke.

"Hmmm but tell me why were you distracted just now?" he asked curiously.

"No reason," she answered quickly.

"That I don't believe, you found someone didn't you," she heard Adam say.

"No as I said don't have time for stuff like that," she said.

"You're so lying, so who is he?" said Nick.

"No one," she said.

"Oh he's in the house, is he any good, and I thought you were strict bout guys in the house," said Adam.

"I am and I have to go as I have to clean this mess," she said and hung up before there was more questions.

"Liar" she heard Natalia say behind her and startled as she said, "How did you get back down without me seeing it?"

"Have my ways, let me guess you brothers," she said.

"Uh-huh, what a mess," said Calleigh.

"You helped creating it, so shall we start cleaning or relax more first?" said Natalia.

"Tired, wanna sleep," said Calleigh with a yawn.

"Ok you'll sleep and I start cleaning then," said Natalia with a giggle.

"Thanks honey, I'll be down in a couple of hours," said Calleigh.

"Take your time," said Natalia and gave her a kiss before she left.

Some moments later Jake was woken up by Valera saying, "Would you wake up and help us clean sleepyhead."

"Uhm hey you," said Jake and smiled at her with sleepy eyes.

"Hey," she said with a giggle and smiled back.

"Did we at all sleep last night?" asked Jake.

"A little yes, so are you helping?" she said.

"Of course I'm after all member now," he said and followed her inside where he took a garbage bag and started to out trash in it while she collected cans and bottles. Natalia on the other hand was now trying to clean up the kitchen so she could start washing up the endless line of cups, glasses, plates and bowls used during the bonfire and the rest of the party the day before.

She sighed as she threw some cups with dips in the trash, before she cleaned and moved things around on the counter. Then she started placing the things she could find all over on the counter next to the sink and started to clean up while her mind drifted a bit.

Samanta and Kim had now started to help Jake and Valera to clean the living room when Jake stopped for a moment and looked over at Valera with a secret smile before he said, "So who is doing the bathroom cleaning?"

"I God I forgotten all about that," said Samanta and wrinkled her nose.

"Can't Calleigh do it, where is she anyway?" said Kim.

"No idea," said Mel that now had joined them.

"Hey Nat where is Calleigh?" Samanta yelled into the kitchen.

"Upstairs sleeping she's exhausted after last night and the whole week," said Natalia.

"Still she should help cleaning since she's after all the president," said Kim.

"Jesus Christ Kim, she's been organizing and making sure all goes as it should all week and making sure this house looks as it should not totally trashed like now, if anyone deserves to sleep it's her, I think we should be able to do this just fine," said Natalia a tad annoyed.

"I'll do the bathrooms," said Jake, and went to find a bucket and what he needed to clean them and headed for the ones downstairs first before anyone had tome to protest.

At the same time at fraternity house Eric had just ordered the newcomers to clean as he was too tired to do so himself, not only that but he was behind on some homework he had to do.

He had barely opened his science book when his phone rang and he said, "Eric Delko."

"Hey handsome," he heard Rick say in the other end.

"Hey darling," he replied.

"So how are you feeling now that pledge week is over?" Rick asked.

"Tired, want to sleep, but I have to do homework," he said.

"Want me to come and wake you up a bit?" said Rick.

"Don't tease me I'm not in the mood," said Eric annoyed.

"Maybe that's the thing you are in the mood, look out the window," said Rick.

Eric did and saw Rick and smiled before he said, "God, I missed you handsome."

"Want me to climb up then?" he said.

"Yes," said Eric and Rick hung up and climbed up to him before he gave him a soft kiss and said, "Now that's better."

"Much better," said Eric as they sat down on his bed.

"So are we going to talk about what happened?" said Rick and stroke Eric's check gently.

"Do we have to?" said Eric with a sigh.

"You know we have to," said Rick and smiled vaguely at him.

"I uhm dunno, it's like I somehow just wanted you more than anything else in this world and I just had to have you, does that make any sense at all?" said Eric.

"It does in a way as I have been watching you since the day you came to the university, how you made fun about me, I could never quite get you out of my head for some reason. It's like I can't stop looking at you, you are driving me crazy, and that you are staying here with all these boys and not with me is driving me even more crazy," said Rick and kissed him hardly.

"I wish you could stay with me, gosh you confuse me, I mean you are my teacher, a man and so much older than me, I wasn't supposed to feel this way with you," said Eric.

"I know, you are a student and a boy I were supposed to fall in love with a woman not you, yet I have and I cannot stop how I feel… I want to be with you every minute of every day, kiss your lips, have you in every way," said Rick honest.

"I love you too, it feels weird, but really I do, everything about you and I know it's crazy, but being with you just feels right," said Eric and kissed him, before he gently pushed him down on the bed and removed his shirt so he could stroke him before he gently kissed his chest and rest his head against it.

"It is right and yet so wrong the way I feel is like nothing else I ever felt before, like salt and pepper and butter and toast, you are what I need, every fiber of my being longs for you," said Rick and removed Eric's shirt so he could stroke his back gently.

"This feels nice, gosh I'm beat," said Eric as he slowly drifted off by Rick's gentle touches.

It was nightfall and at the Sigma Alpha Psi house the girls were now sitting around the table in the living room drinking soda and talking.

"Gosh I'm so beat," said Natalia, she was longing to snuggle up with Calleigh, but was at the moment too tired to go upstairs.

"Totally know what you are talking about, I could fall asleep right here," said Jake.

"Yeah what a week," said Kim.

"I'm going to bed, so I'll see you guys in the morning," said Samanta and headed upstairs.

"I'll think I'll do just that too, are you staying up much longer?" said Kim and looked at Mel as they were sharing room.

"No, coming, see you guys," said Mel and followed her upstairs.

"Shouldn't you be sleeping with Calleigh right about now?" said Valera looking at Natalia.

"I should, I still can't believe she still sleeping, she has been in bed all day," said Natalia.

"She's probably exhausted," said Valera with a giggle.

"Ha, ha, well see you guys, don't stay up too late you both have an early morning class with me," said Natalia as she dragged herself upstairs.

"Finally some peace," said Valera and snuggled up closer to Jake.

"Are we going to discuss at all what happened last night?" said Jake.

"I wanted you and we ended up in bed," she said with a sigh.

"But Val I can't be with you, I mean I promised Calleigh I wouldn't be with anyone in the dorm," he said.

"Well she's with Nat so she kinda broke that rule their self," said Valera.

"I guess, and I have something to admit," he said.

"Oh really what?" she replied curiously.

"I didn't just join this dorm because I wanted a serious one and this is the best, I also joined it because I thought you were uh kinda cute and I uhm ehhh fell for you the first time I saw you and I wanted you as my girl," he said honest.

"Oh you did, that's the sweetest thing and I kinda wanted you as well all along, but didn't make a move cause I didn't want to wreck your chances of getting in," she replied happily.

"You did I got a question what is your first name?" he asked.

"Uhm it's silly, but ok it's Maxine," she said silently.

"My Maxi" he said and kissed the top of her head gently.

"Really I am," she said.

"Yeah you are," he said with a yawn.

"Wanna go upstairs so we can sleep?" she said as she was tired too.

"Yes" he said and followed her up to her room.

It was early morning and Julia was sitting in the window of her apartment silently crying, while Horatio was in bed still sleeping.

She was looking out on the university campus as her apartment wasn't too far away, but it was too early for the students to arrive, so she was just watching the quiet ground not noticing Horatio had been woken up by her soft sobs.

"Julia, sweetheart, what is wrong?" he asked concerned.

"I just, I'm not fit to do this" she cried sadly.

"What?" he asked.

"Being a mother, maybe I should not have little Kyle," she cried.

"Hang on since when did you name the baby, we don't even know if it's a boy or girl yet," said Horatio a little surprised.

"You don't like the name," she said quietly.

"Of course I do sweetheart, was just surprised that's all and of course you are fit to be a mother, you already named him you can't get rid of him now, he's your little boy," said Horatio as he gently put his arms around her.

"You're right, I'm just being silly, I'm sorry," she said.

"You got nothing to be sorry about," he said and kissed the top of her head.

"Oh I completely forgot to tell you, you know how I never knew my birth mothers name," she said.

"Mhm," he replied.

"Now I might, it's Macy Duquesne or if Calleigh is right it is," said Julia a bit more cheerfully.

"What do you mean?" he asked confused.

"Well Calleigh saw the picture in my office and said it was her mother, so if she's right she's my little sister," said Julia.

"Hold on you may be Calleigh's sister," he said shocked.

"Yes, only I don't get why they would give me away if that's the case, I always thought my birth mum didn't want girls, but if she got Calleigh that can't be it. I really have to try to find out if Calleigh know something about it," she said.

"Sure that's such a good idea," said Horatio.

"No, but I still have to try since she may be the only one who can know something," she said.

"But what if she dunno," he said.

"Good point since she seemed shocked, but maybe if she could give me her parent's number and I could call and talk to them," she said.

"Don't know if that's the best idea, maybe you could write," he said.

"Or visit them, have to think about it," she said with a huge yawn.

"Go to bed, you and Kyle needs sleep," he said.

"Yes, will you hold me," she said as she got back in bed, he nodded, lay down and held her closely as she drifted off again wondering if she could be Calleigh's sister like she claimed, and in which case how she would find, out and how Calleigh's parents would react if she contacted them and why they didn't want her.

Eric woke up by Rick kissing his shoulder so he yawned and said, "God morning handsome it's so nice to finally wake up with you."

"Same," said Rick for a change he felt totally well rested.

"So you're in the mood?" said Eric with a chuckle.

"With you always," said Rick and kissed Eric's shoulder again.

"I have to do something about that then," said Eric and turned to give Rick a long deep kiss.

Rick let out a growl as Eric kissed his neck and said "Sure it's a good idea to do that here, what if we get caught?"

"Don't care, if I wanto please my boyfriend I do so and it's after all my room," said Eric as he kissed his way down to Rick's hardness and started to suck on it.

Rick growled some more as Eric kept on going until he cum with a sigh of satisfaction.

"Mmm, you taste good," said Eric as he came back up with a smile.

Rick just smiled at him was he stroked his hair gently and said, "You have to go so on you're gonna be late for class."

"I rather stay here with you handsome," said Eric just as the door opened and Ryan said, "Eric you have to hurry if you're gonna, what the hell."

Ryan's jaw dropped to his knees when he saw that Eric was in bed with Rick and he didn't manage to finish the sentence.

Rick quickly withdraw from Eric with a gasp, but Eric calmly looked at Ryan and said, "Close your moth will you and would you get out of the room so I can have some privacy. I'm not walking in on you when you are busy."

"Uhm but if you are going to catch a ride you better hurry," said Ryan.

"I'll be down in fifteen minutes," said Eric as Ryan quickly closed the door and left.

"This is not good as there will be talking," said Rick and started to get dressed.

"We'll handle it I'm sure, just relax will you," said Eric still calm.

"How can you be so calm about this?" said Rick.

"Don't know, just not scared of others," he said and gave Rick the softest kiss.

"I wish I could be as calm as you darling" said Rick and smiled vaguely as he left the same way he had come in the night before.

It was lunchtime at the school and Kim came over to Calleigh and Samanta that was sitting at the table and said, "Wanna know what I just heard?"

"Pends on what it's about," said Calleigh.

"Eric and one of the professors," said Kim proudly.

"Oh do tell," said Calleigh curiously.

"So I heard of Anna, that heard of Celeste that heard of her bloke Don that heard of Izzy that heard of Ryan that" she started when Calleigh interrupted, "Can we get to the point sometime today?"

"Oh yeah Ryan found Eric in bed with professor Stetler this morning," said Kim.

"He did what," Sam said almost spitting out what she was eating.

"Eric, Eric, Eric," Calleigh thought and shook her head as she yelled, "Natalia, over here."

"Oh there you are why aren't you guys at the regular table and did you hear Eric and Rick are sleeping together?" said Natalia.

"Yeah did and the table is being washed at the moment at someone else used it so I'm sitting here in the meantime," said Calleigh.

"Excuse me Miss Duquesne," she heard Horatio from behind her.

"Yeah," she said and turned to see Horatio and the dean.

"Did I just hear you guys say that Stetler slept with Eric?" asked the dean who had heard some of the conversation walking that way and had gone back to check.

"Oh you know people always find something to gossip about," said Calleigh.

"Yeah so then I said to Danny now way that's true," they heard another of the sorority girls say on the phone that was heading towards the table before she added "Yeah they are so sleeping together and it's totally bad as Rick is a dude."

"Ehm," said the dean looking at her.

"Damn the dean gotto go," she said and hung up.

"Miss Jenkins what where you just talking about?" said the dean.

"Uhm nothing," she said and looked down.

"I'm gonna ask you girls again is Rick sleeping with Eric or is he not?" said the dean.

All the girls looked pretty uncomfortable and Horatio said, "You better answer."

"He is," they suddenly heard Julia say from behind.

"Julia," said Horatio shocked.

"What do you know`?" said the dean in a serious tone as they walked away.

"Saved by the bell," said Kim.

"Yes we may be, but I think Eric and Rick will have big trouble ahead," said Calleigh thoughtfully.

"Sugar, have you talked more to Julia about…" said Natalia.

"No, not yet and don't think she know anything more and she's a teacher and stuff, don't think it would be right to do and by dad it seems like it's something that shouldn't be talked about, so I think…" she stopped as she looked over at Julia, Horatio and the dead, the dead seemed furious at Julia and she looked really upset and Horatio looked like he was defending her.

"Wouldn't you like to know?" said Natalia.

"Yeah, but it's not like I have time to go home now, I have to wait until thanksgiving to do it and I dunno if I wanna as it's gonna be a hell of a mess at least I think it is," she said, as she the only time she had been home the last five years was one week every Christma,s and even then she spent most times with her brothers or by herself not her parents.

"You want me to come with?" Natalia asked.

"Yeah that's a plan, hey dad meet Natalia and by the way she's my girlfriend," said Calleigh.

"You're ashamed of me," said Natalia and looked down.

"No, I'm sorry, it's just that I don't think they will approve and dad it's just uhm sorry," she said and now she was the one looking down.

"Hey I got an idea," they suddenly heard Jake say.

"Oh really," said Calleigh.

"Yeah, why don't we all go over for your house thanksgiving," said Jake.

"And by us all you mean?" Calleigh asked.

"Me, Val, Nat, Sam and you," said Jake.

"And your reason for wanting to meet my family is?" she said caught a bit of guard.

"Well I'm an orphan and I wanna see where you come from and also road trips are fun not to mention us sisters gotto stick together, and it seems like you could use some help," said Jake.

"Yeah I'm in," said Natalia.

"So am I," said Valera.

"Count me in nothing is more fun than weird families and isn't your bros handsome," said Samanta.

"They are," said Calleigh with a giggled.

"Then I'm there," said Samanta.

"Then road trip at thanksgiving it is, dad is gonna be so happy about the house full," said Calleigh with a giggle.

"Hey don't worry Duquesne we'll help cleaning and cooking," said Jake, and they all laughed before they changed the subject.

Rick and Eric were in Rick's office, Rick was correction some papers and Eric was at the moment drabbling down notes for a paper he was going to hand in a couple of months later while he was looking over at Rick now and again.

"So how many do you think know by now?" Rick asked with a sigh.

"Well Ryan has a big mouth so pretty much everyone around," said Eric.

"Great just great I knew I should never get involved with you," said Rick with a frustrated huff.

"Easy handsome," said Eric before he came over and gave him a soft kiss before he placed his hands on Rick's shoulders and said, "You are way to tense."

"I know," he replied as Eric started to rub his shoulders to loosen them up.

"Mmm," Rick let out.

"You need to learn how to relax handsome," said Eric.

"I need to be more with you so I can, that is what I need," said Rick with a sigh just as there was a knock on the door.

"Enter," said Rick not really caring about Eric as he knew they were in trouble either way.

"Rick," he heard the dean say.

"What?" Rick replied.

"You know what you two are doing is against the rules right," said the dean.

"Yes," said Rick.

"And you are aware there will be consequences," said the dean.

"Yes," said Rick.

"You are not even concerned what they will be," said the dean.

"Not really no," said Rick.

While they were talking Eric watched, he was now on Rick's right hand and said "Dean."

"Yes, what do you want?" said the dean.

"Uhm just to say that if I won't have anything to do with him anymore would you then consider to dropping the consequences?" said Eric.

"I could consider reducing them," said the dean.

"Well okay then I can promise you I won't ever come near professor Stetler again," said Eric and left the office.

"You are suspended until further notice," said the dean and left to.

Rick wondered what did just happen, had Eric just dumped him, he took up the phone, dialed a number and said, "Can you come over in a couple of hours, I need someone to talk to?"

Horatio sat looking at Julia, she was sleeping over her desk, she was exhausted after first arguing with the dean then with Stetler himself as he was mad of her for telling, but that didn't last for long, now it was a couple of hours later and she was sleeping peacefully, letting out little snorts in her sleep.

Horatio was a tad annoyed at Rick for having blackmailing her the way he did, but he had told him of in a proper way, and after that he had comforted Julia.

"Horatio…" she said in sleepy tone.

"Yes sweetheart," he said.

"I don't feel good," she said.

"Do you need to see a doctor?" he said concerned.

"I think so, will you please drive me there. I don't want anything to happen with the little one," she said.

"Of course, come on," he said and led her to the car.

A moment later they were sitting in the doctor's office, Julia looked pale and worried and Horatio was holding her hand while the doctor looked at the results and said "I thought it would go to have you on a little dosage of your medications, but I was wrong."

"What does that mean?" Horatio asked.

"That if you want this little one she cannot take the medications when she's pregnant or when she's breast feeding after as the baby is reacting negatively on them and you can risk harming it," said the doctor.

"And I may not do well if I do quit," said Julia and held Horatio's hand harder.

"I know," said the doctor and looked at her.

"Horatio, I don't like where this going, I wanna have Kyle," she said and looked down.

"I know. That is not an option," said Horatio in a firm tone.

"You are aware this might make her condition worse," said the doctor.

"I know that, but you cannot ask her to do that, it's not right," said Horatio and added, "Come on Julia let's go."

Julia got up and followed her, but once in the car she fell apart and said, "How could he ask me to do that?"

"I don't know," he said and held her closely.

"You are gonna help me with this right," she said.

"Of course we are in this together," he said.

"I wanna see her," she said and looked into his sapphire eyes.

"See who?" he replied confused.

"My mother, I need to know if I got this from her," she replied.

"So you are just going to go over there," said Horatio.

"Uhm I can't now, but thanksgiving," she said.

"You want me to come with?" he asked.

"Yes please," she said.

"Then I will, but how will you find where she is?" he asked.

"Don't know, she should be listed or something," said Julia.

"Or you could ask Calleigh," said Horatio.

"Don't know if that's a good idea, but I'll think about it" said Julia.

"I see," said Horatio.

"But can we please got home, I need to rest," said Julia.

He nodded and started the car, when he looked over at her when he stopped on the next red light she was sound asleep, her hands were placed over her belly as to protect her unborn child which made him smile warmly at her.

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