Calleigh heard the words , but she wasn't sure she understood what had been said to her . All she knew was that a car had crashed into Eric's on the way back home from the grocery store, and that he had a gash on his arm that needed to be stitched up, and that he could possibly have some internal bleeding in his abdomen. Her emotional side was overtaking her mental capability and though the damage sounded minimal , she couldn't stop the sinking feeling overtaking her whole body. A few tears escaped her eyes while Horatio was telling her the rest of what the doctors had said, but she made no motion to wipe them away , she was too concentrated on holding Eric's hand and praying that he would be ok.

Suddenly she pulled herself together and started giving demands out. " You need to call his parents and we have to make sure Ryan or Natalia can cover his shift later-."

Horatio gave her a weak smile, "We've taken care of all that Calleigh, right now you just need to relax and let the nice doctors do their jobs."

She looked back at the door and saw a nurse and two doctors waiting. " What are they doing?" She whispered.

"They have to take him in to get x-rays to check for internal bleeding. He'll be fine Calleigh, you just have to give him some time for his body to fix itself."

She took one last look at her husband and squeezed his hand before releasing it and following Horatio towards the waiting room . She sat around for about a half hour , but when that got to be too much she stood up and proceeded to pace until Horatio grabbed her hand and ushered her into a chair . As worried as she was , she was tired too. As soon as she closed her eyes, she was asleep.

Calleigh was unaware of the hustling and bustling of the hospital as she slept , Horatio never leaving her side . Members of the team convened in the waiting room , taking turns getting coffee or snacks . Natalia and Ryan had both been told and had came , surprisingly together , as soon as they heard . Even Eric's parent's joined the small group of people , slowly taking over a corner of the small room . While Calleigh slept , no news had come from doctors or even a nurse since they'd taken x-rays.

After another hour, she woke up and checked the time. It had been almost two hours since they'd taken him back for 'just x-rays' . She couldn't decide whether or not things had gone well or something bad had happened. Part of her wanted to know whether he was ok or not right now, but another part of her just wanted to keep sitting in the waiting room oblivious to all the things that could have happened. If the results had come back positive they might have rushed him into surgery to stop the internal bleeding , but if they came back negative , what was taking so long ?

The more she thought about it , the more she felt that something had to have gone wrong. They must have found something wrong if it was taking this long .

When Eric's doctor did finally arrive in the waiting room , Calleigh jumped up and ran towards him.

"How is Eric? Is he alright?" She asked desperately. Clorinda wrapped her arms around her daughter and pulled her close as she listen to the doctor's explanation .

The middle-aged man told her some things that she really didn't care about. She hadn't heard what she needed to hear, and was getting very annoyed .

"Excuse me , is my husband alright ?" She impatiently asked , interrupting the doctor's too long explanation .

A smile overtook the doctor's face, despite Calleigh snapping at him , and he nodded. "We believe that your husband will make a full recovery , there shouldn't be any lasting damage. The gash on his arm was rather deep and required 13 stitches. He was lucky though, the glass that cut him didn't penetrate any major veins or arteries. He'll have to stay in the hospital a few more days to make sure that he remains free of infection, but I will personally make sure that he is well taken care of ."

"When can I see him ?" She asked , eager to see for herself that Eric was fine.

Looking at his watch , the doctor checked the time and then gestured for Calleigh to follow him . "You should be able to see him now. The nurses should have him settled into his room again."

"Thank You ." she moved to follow him, but glanced back at the waiting room doors nervously.

Clorinda nodded knowingly. "I'll make sure everyone knows how Eric is. Go."

She smiled at her mother-in-law and moved to catch up with the doctor, already on his way to Eric's room.

"Here we are . " Dr. Warner said with a wave of his hand . He opened the door and stepped in . Suddenly nervous, Calleigh followed shyly, not sure what to expect .

Eric was awake and sitting up in bed , with the support of what looked like a mountain of pillows stacked around him . He smiled at her and waved her over .

Calleigh sighed in relief and shook the doctor's hand tiredly . He smiled back at her and then excused himself , reminding them both that he would be back in about an hour .

Replacing the smile over her tired expression wasn't difficult when she saw Eric's face . As sick and weak as he looked sitting in the hospital bed , he was still attractive in her eyes . One of her weddings vows popped into her head, "In sickness and in health." , at the wedding she had actually hoped there would never be a sickness for either of them to have to endure . But here they were, together and recovering slowly .

She smiled at Eric and reached over to brush some of his hair outs of his eyes, before grabbing his hand and holding it tightly.

"I'm so glad you're okay. I was so worried about you." She said all in one breathe.

Eric smiled at her. "I'm fine. I promise."

She looked him over once and looked into his eyes. He didn't seem to be in pain, and his arm was the only thing bandaged. A few scrapes were visible on his face and arms, but they must have been minimal compared to the gash on his arm. After another quick once over she smile and looked up to meet his worried eyes. "You seem fine, for now. But if you start to feel bad.."

"I'll tell you , I promise. Now, I see you've abducted another one of my sweatshirts." He said, making fun of her. Lately she had been taking more and more of his sweatshirts from his side of the closet.

Calleigh looked down and rolled her eyes . "You caught me . Darn ."

"Well , you're punishment is that you have to kiss me. " Eric declared , leaning in for a quick kiss .

She placed her lips slightly against her husbands, and then pulled away just barely , so that their foreheads were still touching . "I don't think that's a very good punishment. "

"I'm sure that sitting in the waiting room with Ryan for two hours was enough punishment for you." He said , a huge smile overtaking his face.

Calleigh rolled her eyes and lightly hit Eric on his unbandaged arm before smiling back at him . "Because I'm sure that having to sit with Ryan was the worst of what I went through these past two hours."

"I'm sorry for that by the way." He looked down at his arm, obviously thinking about the 13 stitches currently resting under the thick layer of gauze taped to his skin.

She lifted his chin and looked him straight in the eyes. "This was not your fault. And I'm just glad that you're okay."

He smiled at her and leaned in to kiss her gently one more time.