Authors note: October 8th because it's Emily Procter's birthday, October 11th is because it's Emily Deschanel's birthday and October 31st is because it's Halloween :o) Happy Halloween everyone :o)
It was October 8th and Calleigh was looking at wallpapers for the nursery as she wanted to start on that in good time, besides she was starting to get even more baby fever as the days went by.
"Horatio, what do you think of my little ponies on the walls?" she asked holding up a sample.
"Too mushy, besides what if it is a boy," he said.
"So you are saying a boy can't like ponies?" she asked him.
"No, not at all, its just….How about skies?" he asked her.
"Too boring, I know how about little bears playing all over, both girls and boys?" she asked him hopefully.
"I like it, so where is his nursery gonna be, your place or mine?" he asked her as they spend the same amount of time at both places.
"I don't know, I mean you got the biggest place, but the guest room here can work as well, I don't really want to give up this place," she said.
"We could make a nursery at both places," he suggested.
"Actually that's not a bad idea," she said with a smile.
"Hmmm, then let's start on the task tomorrow," he said and smiled back.
It was October 11th and the happy couple with help from Ryan and Natalia were now painting the nursery at Horatio's place, well painting was a relative term as there were more painting on each other than the furniture's they were actually painting.
The walls had little bears playing on them and all over the roof there were stars and moons that glowed in the dark.
Natalia put down the brush looking at the done pink crib and said, "What are you guys gonna do if it is a boy."
"Repaint or have him live in a girly room," said Horatio with a chuckle.
"That is only going to mess him up, but then again that is the parent's job," said Ryan and they all laughed.
"So are you guys coming to the Halloween party?" Natalia asked.
"Gosh I don't know, costume parties are not my thing," said Horatio honest.
"Oh come it will be fun, you're coming right?" she said looking at Ryan.
"Of course I am, I never say no to a good party, even in costume," he said and smiled at her.
"Good," she said.
"I actually don't think that is a bad idea," it suddenly came from Calleigh.
"Oh no, you are not getting me into a costume," said Horatio in a warning tone.
"Please handsome and besides it's only for one night," she said hopefully.
"OK, OK, but where on earth am I going to find a costume," he said with a sigh.
"Leave that to me," she said with a sly smile.
"You're dressing up as well right," said Natalia to Calleigh.
"But of course I am, now what do you guys say to a break before continuing over a my place?" she asked at that nursery needed some more finishing up as well.
"Sounds good to me," said Natalia and the others nodded as they headed out. Only Calleigh was left admiring the almost finished nursery. It was perfect, just perfect.
It was October 31st and Horatio and Calleigh were getting ready for a costume party, he wasn't too happy about his costume though. She had picked out the costume, a bear.
"Calleigh, you can not be serious, I look like a fool," he said with a sigh, looking back at her dressed like a very pregnant vampire.
"A very cute bear," she said with a little giggle.
"You couldn't find anything else, something manlier," he said.
"There wasn't anything available in your size," she said honest.
"Great," he said rolling his eyes.
"Oh come on it could have been worse, you could have ended up as a pink bunny," she said.
"Yeah, yeah, can we just go so we can get this over with and I can get out of this thing," he said.
"After you Lieutenant bear or is it Papa bear," she said with a giggle as she followed him, playfully pinching his tail. He just rolled his eyes lightly as he opened the front door for her.
That night a bear and a vampire danced closely together, she was leaning on him with closed eyes and he was humming the tune of the song into her ear, both were in their own world, not noticing anything else.
They kept on dancing until the place closed up, then they went home to her place where they fell a sleep tightly wrapped up in each other on the floor in the nursery. Inside her their young one were kicking hardly as she for sure was in no mood to sleep, but the couple didn't notice at all and soon the life inside the belly again went quiet.
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