Chapter 7

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I am yet again tired after a much eventful day.

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Eric felt the sun light shine down on his face. Groaning, he turned his head to look at the rather old clock sitting on the bedside table. 6:33 AM? What the hell was he doing up at this time? Then it suddenly clicked. He had heard a door open and close then he later heard the somewhat soft padding of footsteps followed by what sounded like the feet of a small child. Probably Sophie waking up.

He tried to sit up, but felt weighed down. Looking down at what he had in his arms was his colleague and best friend, Calleigh Duquesne. She must have come in sometime in the night, but why him? Why not the couch? Why not stay with her mother? Why him?

Slowly, he moved away from her and made his way over to his suitcase. He picked up the T-shirt on top of the bag and pulled it over his head. Looking back over at Calleigh's sleeping form, he saw that she was wearing only a T-shirt, not to mention no make up and messy hair. Turning around, he found himself walking out the door. Caroline walked quickly by him and into the bathroom. Mornings must be very hectic in this house. Especially with all the mouths to feed.

Walking down the stairs, he was greeted by a wonderful smell. Smelled like eggs. Making his way into the kitchen, he saw Kathryn hovering over the stove flipping an egg. She quickly looked up and saw him and gave him a smile and a pleasant hello. He gratefully returned it.

"How did you sleep last night?" she placed a couple eggs on a plate and handed them to him.

He nodded his head at her, "I slept fine," she nodded and walked over to a coffee pot.

"Would you like some coffee?" he smiled at her, giving her a confirmation, "did Calleigh stay with you? She wasn't here when I woke up," Kathryn handed him the coffee before she turned around and pulled out a little jar full of sugar, "Daniel tries to get into this, so I hide it," Eric laughed at the thought of the small boy.

"He does?" Kathryn frowned.

"You didn't answer my question, did Calleigh sleep with you," he was slightly taken aback by her question, she then realized what she actually said, "Did she move back into her bedroom?"

He nodded and sipped his coffee, "she came in sometimes last night," Kathryn smiled.

"I have a slight tendency to snore, got on everyone's nerves," he chuckled at the thought of the petite woman in front of him snoring enough to make Calleigh leave the room.

Eric turned and sat back down on the breakfast table. He was about to ask something else when Caroline came down and walked over to Kathryn and embraced her. He heard Caroline say a quick 'good mornin' before she turned around and helped herself to some food. She then sat down beside Eric, reading the newspaper that was nicely laid out on the table.

Within minutes both Sophie and Daniel were down still in their pajamas. Both also seemed very hyper to see their older sister sitting down and their grandmother. Kathryn had bent down to their level and embraced both of them. She gave them both kisses on the side of their cheeks. The scene in front of him made him realize how much he really wanted children.

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The sound of a bus stopping woke Calleigh. She didn't even bother looking at the clock knowing that it was probably seven thirty or so. Rolling over she looked up at the ceiling. Wait…she was in her room. She could have sworn she, no wait. Her mother started snoring like a drunken sailor. That was her reason to leaving the room. But why did she go to her room? The one with her best friend of the opposite sex?

She carefully pushed the covers off her body and walked over to the suitcase by her bed. Her suitcase that she hadn't yet moved out of the room. She pulled out a pair of shorts and slipped them on, blushing at the fact that she wasn't wearing any last night. She sighed, hoping that wouldn't come up in any discussion between the two of them. Looking around for her mirror she had kept on her dresser, she saw a picture of her family. She had been about, twelve at the time of the picture. She wasn't smiling. Neither were her parents. Her brother David however was always known as the odd man out in the family. He had a beaming smile. She smiled at the thought of how her brother was in the times when troubles were hard. Carefully wiping the dust off, she stared at the scar on her hand once more. How could one scar leave her so marked? Sure she got it in a violent way, but how was she always coming back to this?

She shook off the thought before she turned and walked out the door. Once she made it in the kitchen, she found Eric sitting at the table, casually reading the newspaper.

"Good morning," he said to her without taking his eyes off the paper.

She opened the refrigerator and pulled out a carton of orange juice. Setting it on the counter, she had to next find a glass. She opened the one cupboard she knew had glasses in it. Pulling out a nice clean one, she shook the orange juice before she poured it in the cup. She then took a long sip.

Setting it down once again, she looked directly at Eric, "Did you sleep well last night?" he set the paper down and looked at her.

"Yes, your bed was comfortable," she then thought about what it must have been like for him to wake up and suddenly his coworker was in the same bed as him. "I'll sleep on the couch tonight," she would object to that.

"No!" he looked at her, "You're a guest, you shouldn't have to," he smiled at her.

"You are too, Cal," she straightened her posture.

"I lived here," very true.

She leaned on the counter, feeling the tension in the air once again rise, "Eric, I will take the couch," Andrew randomly walks in in the middle of the conversation. He takes one look at Calleigh then another at Eric. He mumbled a quick 'mornin' before he pulled out a beer from the refrigerator. He then walked away.

Eric decided to change the subject, "can we go for a walk?" Calleigh didn't know what to say, for one thing, she wasn't dressed as if she could even go out to the grocery store, "Can we walk around the town?"

"Sure," honestly she would love to show Eric around. It's just the matter if everything will come back to her if she sees everything. She didn't want to relive or remember everything that had happened to her. She wanted all the memories to be forgotten.

For the third time in a row I am sleep deprived. If things are a little...off with the characters, that why.

I had woken up early in hopes to get a 'decent tree' instead I came home with a VERY large one.

My husband picked it out.

Other than that, I had a very eventful, busy day. I hope I can update again tomorrow, please review :P

Leigha (: