Authors Note: Never mess with Calleigh Duquesne ;o)
DISCALIMER: I don't own CSI : Crime Scene Investigation, CSI Miami or CSI: NY and i don't make any money from it
Chapter 9.
It was two months after this that Catherine was looking down at her belly. It had become huge the last couple of months, even bigger then when she went pregnant with Lindsey.
Catherine smiled down as she stroke it lovingly saying, "Your daddy is coming back today little one."
Inside her the little one moved around a little before settling as Catherine heard the door open and Lindsey came in breathing heavily. Catherine walked to the entrance only to discover she had been out running and asked, "Good run."
"Very much so, feel much better now," she replied.
"Good, so when are you seeing this grasshopper of yours?" she asked.
"Uhm round five or so, when is Horatio coming?" she asked, knowing he would come the same day as her cyber friend.
"A little over five," said Catherine with a smile, he had been over a lot the last couple of months, still there was some last arrangements to be made before he could move in permanently.
"He is, great, guess I'll see him tomorrow morning as I don't know how late we'll be, I better get a quick shower and get some reading done before meeting him," said Lindsey and rand quickly up the stairs.
"Your sister is hopeless," said Catherine with a sigh, even if she was happy that she was finally meeting 'the man of her dreams' she couldn't help with worrying a little.
Not that she had time to ponder over that a second more as the little one was again kicking against her bladder, causing the old woman to pee. As fast as she could she waggled herself to the bathroom and with a sigh she thought "I'm too old for this."
As she sat down on the toilet seat she slowly let herself relax, thinking about how odd it was that she was moving around inside her while she was peeing. She sighed heavily getting up and washing her hands. Being pregnant had been a much more difficult now than her first time. Then again that was over twenty-three years earlier.
Now she on the other hand was fifty one and in a way too old to have another child, yet she couldn't bring herself to have an abortion. There were two reasons for that, one that she was against that in the first place and two Horatio's excitement.
She had been much sicker than she actually had let Horatio know during her first trimester. She in fact had been so ill that she had called in sick more than once, something that was very unlike her. As she had lain with her head down in the toilet bowl she had cried over the fact that Horatio had not been present.
It reminded her of her first pregnancy when Eddie was still out partying to late night and she had to deal with it alone. The difference now on the other hand was that Horatio genuinely cared for her, but he couldn't be present due to work reasons.
Catherine looked into the mirror and sighed again, her face didn't longer look young, she looked tired and small wrinkles were slowly leaving trace. Her eyes looked tired and her otherwise red cheeks were exchanged with pale ones.
Her hair was still in its original colour, but it was greasier than it otherwise would have been. She with her big belly and tiredness didn't always have the strength to shower as often as before.
She was still excited about their little one, but it didn't stop her from wondering if she was really up for midnight wakeup calls and less sleep once more. Not to mention she would be an old mother, what if she happened to die before he or she had the chance to grow up.
Catherine shivered by the thought of that as she so badly wanted to be present for this one like she had been with her first born.
Tears of fright and tiredness started to fall as she somehow managed to walk up the stairs and into her bedroom where she collapsed on the bed like a sac with potatoes still crying.
Just as she lay there as curled up as she could, not caring to hold her tears back anymore, Lindsey entered the bedroom, sat down next to her broken mother and whispered, "It will be OK, mommy, I promise, it will be OK."
And just as she had believed her words when her ex-husband died, she believed them now as she slowly turned to look at her with still teary eyes, saying, "Thank you my butterfly."
"You are welcome and I know I don't say it often, but I love you," said Lindsey and bent down to hug her mother. That held on to her tightly.
In Miami another pregnant woman was struggling to get ends to meet. Being boss had turned out to be much more difficult than she first thought, not to mention her big belly was making her back ache.
She let out a groan as her hand reached to her lower back to rub it a little.
Just at the same moment both Jake and Eric came running into her office and started talking at once, making it impossible to make out what they were saying.
Calleigh did a sign for them to be quiet before she said, "One at the time, please."
They looked at each other and Eric started, "I need a warrant to search Miss Henderson's house, but the judge says I don't have much to go on."
"Well then find more evidence and go back to the judge," she said.
"There is not anything anywhere," he complained.
"Just do it! And what is your problem," she said, turning to Jake with annoyed eyes.
"I was wondering if I could get Friday off as Amber and I wanted to go away for the weekend," he said.
"That's out of the question, now get out and leave me alone," she snapped at them.
The two men sighed and looked at each other before leaving their boss alone.
As they were walking down the stairs Eric spotted Julia that looked at them and said, "God you two look horrible."
"Why aren't you a ray of sunshine," said Jake and rolled his eyes.
"Is she giving you a hard time?" asked Julia.
"That's an understatement of the year," said Eric with a huff.
"To be honest her moods is driving everyone crazy," said Jake.
"I can't believe I'm saying this, but I'm starting to miss Natalia, had she been her Calleigh might have been calmer," said Eric.
"I'll talk to her," said Julia as her mind went to Natalia realizing Calleigh hadn't mentioned her in a while, which was odd considering how close they were even after she moved. Slowly the older woman started to walk towards her office.
She slowly opened the door hearing Calleigh snarl, "What now?"
"Why isn't that a nice way to great your girlfriend," said Julia, but she didn't sound too upset.
"Sweetheart I'm so sorry I thought it was one of the other ones that had come by to bug me about something more," she said with a sigh.
"Hmmm, I hear you are not behaving very nice towards them," said Julia.
"Well, what do you expect when they are being impossible," said Calleigh annoyed.
"You know even if you are pregnant they deserve to be treated with respect, they are after all good workers and you know that," Julia pointed out.
"I know, I know, it's…just… hard right now and my back is killing me," she groaned.
"Poor sweetheart," said Julia and slowly moved up behind Calleigh and let her arms slide to her lower back where they started to make very gentle circles to remove the pain.
Calleigh moaned a little before whispering, "Thank you for doing that and I'm sorry for being impossible right now."
"It's OK, I can understand that considering I've been through the same myself," she said, kissing her shoulder.
"I know, but you must have had a harder time considering you were alone," said Calleigh.
"I managed, but you know I have been wondering about something," said Julia.
"Yes?" Calleigh answered.
"Have you talked to Natalia lately?" Julia asked.
"No, I've been busy and when I've called she hasn't picked up. I don't know why," said Calleigh.
"How many times are we talking?" Julia asked concerned.
"Seven I think, different time of the day though, very unlike her," Calleigh answered.
"I would agree, have you tried Mac?" Julia asked.
"No, but I don't want to bother him," said Calleigh.
"I would suggest you do so," Julia said and as she continued to rub Calleigh, the blonde found his number and pressed call.
"Mac Taylor," she soon heard in the other end.
"Hey Mac, its Calleigh, how are you?" she asked in her regular cheerfully tone.
"Hey Calleigh, not too good to be honest," he said with a heavy sigh.
"Why what happened?" she asked.
"I don't know if I should tell you, but you will probably hear it from Natalia sooner or later either way. About three weeks back we found out we were expecting, but even if we took every precaution we lost it. Natalia has been locked up in her room ever since and refuses to see or talk to anyone," he said.
Calleigh gasped as her hand reached for Julia, holding on to her tightly as she said, "Oh Mac, I am so sorry, would it help if I can over or do you think it would make matters worse?" she asked him.
"To be honest I don't know, you can try, but she may reject you," he said.
"I'll be there as soon as I can," she said and hung up before turning to Julia with teary eyes.
"Sweetheart," the older woman questioned.
"They lost their little one, I have to go there at once," she said.
"I agree, do you want me to come with you or?" she asked.
"I would appreciate that, but I think that we should probably stay in a hotel if she is as bad as Mac says," said Calleigh.
Julia nodded and asked, "Do you want me to find plane and hotels or do you wanto do it?"
"Can you as I have my hands full," said Calleigh honest.
"I will. Is anytime fine?" she asked.
"Yes, just as soon as possible," said Calleigh.
"I will do my best," said Julia, letting go of Calleigh's back just to go up to give her a long enough kiss to make her moan.
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