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OMG, episode 7x06 "Wrecking Crew, was so awesome. And I'm left a little disarranged because of it. Come on, Calleigh's crying? It was truly a sad moment to see, but Ryan and Natalia were adorable in it.

Okay, back to the story, thanks for the reviews and I hope you guys like this chapter. ;D Again, this chapter is more out of character than I originally planned but its good. So please don't hate me because of it.


Calleigh allowed tears to fall out of her eyes for a moment. Sometimes she was unaware of how she hurt someone's feelings until she thought about it. "Maybe I was a little too cold to him that day at the courthouse," she mumbled, finally drying her eyes. She was one block away from the school and dreaded going in there and pulling Layla out.

She pulled in the parking lot of the school and sat there for a moment, gaining her composure. She finally got out the car and headed inside the school.

After about fifteen minutes Calleigh came out the school with Layla walking behind her. Calleigh reached the car and opened up the back door so Layla could climb in. Once Layla was inside, Calleigh closed it and walked around to the driver's side. Once she was inside, she quickly buckled her seatbelt and looked in the rearview mirror. "Honey, put on your seatbelt."

Layla reached up and grabbed the seat belt that went chest over lap and struggled with it. "Mommy, I can't."

Calleigh looked back in the mirror and smiled. She took off her own seatbelt, moved Layla in the center and pulled out the seatbelt that connected at the waist. "Now, snap this on the other side of you," Calleigh said patiently. She watched as Layla did as she instructed and connected the seatbelt correctly. "Great job," Calleigh said, turning around and putting her seatbelt on and driving off.

Calleigh tried to keep a smile on her face as Layla once again, talked her ear off. She would occasionally look in the rearview mirror to let Layla know that she was listening but her mind also kicked into over drive about how she would break this news. Maybe Natalia was right. Maybe she shouldn't say anything at all. But she had to. But how?

Calleigh parked the car along the curb of her house. Once the engine shut off, Layla ran out the car, running to the door of the house. It was a little action that Calleigh had come to love.

As soon as they were inside, Layla went to the sofa and turned on the television. Calleigh placed the keys on a small table by the sofa and sat down next to Layla on the sofa. She pulled Layla into a hug, rubbing her hair softly.

Calleigh sniffed and adjusted herself on the couch. Layla looked at her mom. Just from looking at her she could tell something was wrong.

"What's wrong mommy?" Layla asked, looking in Calleigh's eyes. Her own eyes started to water because of the tears in Calleigh's eyes.

Calleigh bit her lip and a tear slipped out of her eye. She wiped it away quickly. "Layla, you know, some people come into our lives and are special to us." Calleigh struggled with what she was going to say. She looked down at Layla and Layla looked intently at her. "Like daddy. He's special but he's gone."

"I know," Layla said.

Calleigh raised her eyebrows. "You know already?"

"Yes," Layla said. "When we went to that place and Daddy had on the orange suit. And he said to me before that bad people wore that color and he was bad and now he's on punishment..."

More tears fell from Calleigh's eyes. Layla didn't understand that her father was gone and never coming back.

"...Mommy does that make you sad that daddy's on punishment? But when people do bad things they are on punishment. I didn't know daddy's could be on punishment. Mommy, have you ever been on punishment..."

More tears. Calleigh finally opened her mouth and started talking. "Layla, daddy's gone. He's not coming back. Ever."

"Is it because he hate me? Because we don't spend time together? I still love him but I don't want him to hate me..."

"Sweetie," Calleigh said, interrupting her. "Your dad does not hate you. As a matter of fact, he loved you very much." She began thinking about the day at the courthouse and everything Josh said to her. He loved her so much and now, he gave his life because of Layla. "Remember what you were saying about bad people? Well a bad person hurt daddy really bad and now that person is going to be punished for hurting him."

"So he's never coming back?"

Calleigh shook her head no.

Layla started crying and Calleigh held her again. Layla wrapped her arms around Calleigh, hugging her as tight as she could, still crying hysterically, her tiny body shaking.

"Its okay, its going to be okay," Calleigh whispered, rubbing her hair. "Just let it out honey." Calleigh continued rubbing her hair. After about three minutes, Layla finally stopped crying. She rubbed her eyes and looked at Calleigh.

"Don't worry sweetie," Calleigh said. She was about to say something else when her phone rang. She looked at it and noticed that it was Eric.

"Hey," Eric said. "How are you doing?"

"I don't know," Calleigh said with tears in her eyes. She stood up and went to the window and looked out. "I just told Layla about it."

"How did she take it?" Eric asked.

"Eric, I have to tell you when I see you in person. I don't want to say anything right now. She just stopped crying." Calleigh looked out the window briefly. "Eric what's going on with the situation?"

"Alexx's team removed the body about twenty minutes ago. Calleigh he died from a stab wound to the abdomen but Alexx thinks its something more like poison. The guy accused of murdering Joshua is in holding."

"Okay Eric. I'm going to talk to you later."

"Alright babe, hang in there."

They both hung up at the same time and Calleigh smiled at hearing Eric call her babe. He never called her that before. She continued smiling and walked back to sofa where Layla had now adapted a new position; She lay stretched across the sofa, almost as a little woman, watching TV.

Calleigh sat down and Layla raised up, laying her hand on her mother's shoulder. Calleigh wrapped her arms around Layla and they continued watching TV.


OMG, that's the chapter. I'm sorry it's a little short, but I'm working on more chapters.

Good news, I think I'll more than 2 chapters left. xDD