Heyy guyzzz…sry I haven't updated in like forever but school is really driving me up a wall. I don't think I can take this anymore lol

The other day I told my mom that I wanted to drop out and she was like "Okay" but I'm pretty sure she was being sarcastic :S sigh

Anyways… And I have an idea for another fic like after this one is finished…but this one is going to go on for another little while. I decided to make it between 15 and 20 chps…hopefully all of you guys will be there for the rest of the ride :D

Here is the next chp :) And plz review!! I am getting tired of only having a few ppl reviewing…even though they are like my most loyal readers ever. Seriously…you guys need to review cuz the more reviews u give the faster and more I update (it's a chain reaction!! XD)

Thanks sooo much to Liphuggers, Mrs. Duquesne Delko, CSImiamiHIPHUGGERS.4EVER, Kayla and amieewllms1 ur reviews fuelled this next chp :)

And for all u guys plz read the stories by Mrs Duquesne Delko and Liphuggers!! They really are awesome and I personally enjoy them A LOT!! :D Love u guyzzz :P

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Two weeks had passed since Natalia and Ryan had returned from what they referred to as 'the best vacation ever'. Calleigh visibly winced every time it was brought up, or even when it invaded her thoughts. She most certainly did not want to envision her two friends doing…that.

This quiet Friday evening found the whole team, including Alexx and Greg, at the Wolfe household for a barbecue dinner. The men and women were on either side of the lawn, the children mediating in the middle, playing in the inflatable pool Eric had brought along.

The men were huddled around the grill, beers in hand, chatting about the latest football game. Ryan and Eric on the same side, Frank, Horatio and Greg on the other. Eric and Ryan seemed to be losing the argument, despite the fact that their team had won the match.

Glancing at her children in the pool once again, Calleigh ensured their safety before turning her attention back to the group of women seated around the white table. Calleigh took a sip of her wine before placing it on the coaster once again, the coaster a side effect of Ryan's slight OCD.

"You're not serious, Max."

Valera nodded, "Dead serious, he was about to say it, then he changed the subject by saying that he loved my dress instead."

Natalia sighed. Maxine and Greg had only been together for a few months, but it seemed that their feelings ran rather deep. Also, judging by the near slip of words on the part of Greg, Natalia guessed that they would be getting really serious pretty soon.

"Do you feel the same way?"

Not hearing the question, Maxine continued to stare across the lawn, her boyfriend the object of her gaze. Natalia smiled, she had never seen Maxine get so fixated on one guy before. She seemed as if she could stare at him for hours on end. That gave Natalia the answer she wanted, but instead she nudged Calleigh and pointed her in Maxine's direction. Calleigh grinned and came up behind Maxine, her lips right next to her ear.

"Must be a good show," she said, volume a little higher than usual. Maxine jumped a foot into the air and landed back on the chair with a dull thud, causing all the girls to laugh out loud. "Relax, honey," Alexx said before turning to the girls, still giggling, "That was very mean Calleigh."

Calleigh sucked in her bottom lip in an attempt not to laugh, slowly but surely gaining control over her laughter. Natalia, however, had no such luck. Placing her ginger ale on the table in the middle of the four women, she placed her hand over her mouth. Thinking that she was failing at withholding her laugh, Calleigh burst out laughing once again.

Suddenly, Natalia got up and ran into the house, still clutching at her mouth. Pairs of confused eyes followed her figure as she sprinted into the house, all except Ryan, who sprinted in after her.

"What do you think that was about?"

Calleigh jumped slightly at the unexpected voice lingering by her earlobe, but turned to see the familiar face of her husband. Placing her hand over her heart in an attempt to soothe it she replied, "No idea. Don't think it was anything we did…"

Calleigh's voice trailed off as Ryan came out, his hands up, "She's okay. She'll be out in a little while." He then walked over to the group seated by the table. He leaned over by Calleigh and whispered in her ear, "Can you talk to her for me, please? She doesn't want to talk to me."

Calleigh's eyebrows furrowed together, confusion etched all over her face. Ryan looked at her, a pleading look on his face and she sighed, getting up from her chair. "I'll be right back," she said to the other women on the table, who nodded their heads in understanding.

Running her fingers through her long blonde locks, Calleigh entered the house and made her way to the staircase. Knowing that Natalia would be in the master bedroom, Calleigh walked down the hall to the door at the end. She tapped her knuckles softly on the wooden door three times. Hearing a faint voice on the other end she hesitantly opened the door, not knowing what to expect on the other side.

Natalia sat on the edge of the bed, her head in her hands, brown hair hiding her face. Calleigh walked across to the bed and sat down, placing a reassuring hand on her friend's back.

"Nat, sweetie what's wrong?" she asked, rubbing soothing circles into her back. Natalia shook her head and sat up, "Nothing. I'm okay, great actually. Never been better." She even plastered a smile on her face to emphasize her point, but to no avail. Calleigh saw right through her façade.

"Something is wrong, I know it. You can tell me. What's going on?" she asked seriously.

Natalia took in a deep breath and let it out. She pulled her hair out of her face and looked Calleigh in her eyes. Her mouth felt as if it were made of cotton. She licked her lips, attempting to moisten them.

"I'm pregnant," she said, smiling slightly.

Calleigh's eyes widened and a grin broke out onto her face. "That's amazing!" she screamed, enveloping her into a deep embrace. "Why didn't you tell me before?"

"Because the doctor wanted to run some more tests to make sure the baby was healthy. There was a complication, I thought I miscarried-"

"You what?!" Calleigh interjected, sounding incredulous.

Natalia winced, knowing that she would react this way. She put her hands up in defence, "I didn't want to tell you guys anything until we talked to the doctor. She said that I didn't miscarry, but that she wanted to run a couple more tests to ensure that the baby was safe."

Calleigh nodded, taking Natalia's hand in hers and laced their fingers, "Is it okay? The baby?"

Suddenly becoming engrossed with something on the floor, Natalia's eyes focused on the wooden floor and shrugged, "I don't know, she didn't call me back yet."

Calleigh sighed and squeezed Natalia's hand reassuringly, "Everything will be fine."

"How do you know that? What if-"

"Nope," Calleigh interjected, shaking her head, "Everything will be fine. You have to believe that, you have to have hope."

Natalia still looked doubtful, "What if I can't have any kids after this? What will I do? How will I be able to tell Ryan?"

Calleigh squeezed her hand once again, "Everything will be fine. If that is the case you guys will be able to deal with it, just like we were when Derek was diagnosed. Would you be able to tell that he has a condition based on how he acts now?"

Natalia smiled thinly, it was true. Derek had come a long way, and they were all proud of him, not to mention overjoyed that he could be a normal little boy. They all knew how it sounded, the word 'normal', but they really did not want to have Derek to be obligated to deal with something that grave at such a young and tender age. They all wanted him to have a happy and healthy childhood, and that included having no restrictions to his actions.

"No," Natalia answered, a small smile still evident on her face. "If we can get through that," Calleigh smiled in return, "Then you and Ryan can get over whatever problems may arise."

Natalia let out a breath and looked at Calleigh. "You guys are stronger than you think," she continued, "There is no doubt in my mind that this baby will be safe and, should there be any problems, that the two of you would be able to handle it."

Natalia nodded. The pair then stood up and straightened their sundresses. Natalia ran her fingers through her brown hair and looked up, her eyes rested on Calleigh. She looked into Calleigh green orbs and said softly, "Thanks, I really needed that."

Calleigh smiled, "No problem. Now let's go downstairs, I'm sure that everyone will have a million and one questions waiting for you."

"Oh, I already have answers rehearsed for that," Natalia replied with a wave of her hand, "For the past week I have been using the stomach flu so that means that I can still use that excuse for another…" she paused and drifted off into thought before completing her sentence with a smile on her face, "two days."

Calleigh scoffed, hands on her hips.

Natalia laughed and linked their arms as they exited the room. Her thoughts drifted to the endless questions and comments awaiting her reappearance outside. She sighed and continued down the stairs, she would just have to grin and bear it. She should be able to be straight with them soon, because it shouldn't be much longer until the doctor called.

Besides, they really do mean well, Natalia thought, let's get this show on the road.

Sunday evenings found the Delko family seated in the living room for a family movie night. The movie night had become more frequent upon Lizzie and Derek's new found ability to sit still and focus on something for more than five minutes, much to Calleigh and Eric's joy.

On the floor, close together, lay Lizzie and Derek on a light blue blanket, their heads elevated by two pillows, and Lizzie's thumb in her mouth, as per usual. Every once in a while Calleigh and Eric pondered why Derek had never picked up the habit, but then again, Derek was not a typical toddler. On the couch, Calleigh lay against Eric's front, her hair in a low ponytail, their legs tangled together.

All four pairs of eyes were focused on the screen watching the movie that the twins had picked, Finding Nemo. The two were completely and totally in love with the movie, wanting to watch it almost every Sunday. Calleigh and Eric had relented the first couple of times, both agreeing that the movie was actually quite good. However, it quickly became annoying, and after a while they were both able to recite almost half the lines of each major character, a skill neither in particular wanted to possess.

For the first time, and much to their dismay, the shrill ringing of the house phone had interrupted the family's movie night. The twins jumped up and looked to their parents. "Can we get?" Lizzie asked eagerly. Calleigh smiled at her children and nodded. The two smiled and ran to answer the phone.

Reaching it first, Derek lifted the receiver and placed it between his and Lizzie's ears. They both greeted, "Dewko home."

It would take an enormous amount of self-restraint not to grin at how adorable they sounded. It was something Eric had taught them to do, however it was their idea to attempt to say "Delko home". Eric pulled Calleigh closer and whispered into her ear, "I could get used to this. Can we teach them to cook and clean too?"

Calleigh swatted his chest lightly, chuckling softly. Eric leaned in to capture her lips in a soft kiss when Lizzie's voice was heard, "Mommy, is aunty Nat!" Calleigh gave him a look then got up and walked towards the twins. Taking the receiver from Derek's hand she bent down and said to them, "Why don't you go back and watch the movie?" The two nodded their heads and ran off into the living room where they assumed their previous positions, Lizzie's thumb in her mouth before she even sat down.

"Hey Nat, what's up?" Calleigh said.

"The doctor called about half an hour ago," was Natalia's reply.

Calleigh's breath caught in her throat. "And?" she asked shakily.

"Everything's okay, the baby's fine."

Calleigh let out the breath she was holding and clutched her hand to her chest. "Thank God."

"Yeah," she heard Natalia say, however she didn't sound too excited. Picking up on this Calleigh probed deeper, "What's wrong? Why don't you sound excited?"

"It's nothing, the doctor said that she wants to see us first thing tomorrow morning."

Calleigh flicked her ponytail over her shoulder and brushed a stray hair out of her face, "What do you think she wants to tell you?"

"Honestly, I don't know and I'm scared to death."

"Nat you need to breathe, I'm sure that everything is fine and that she just wants to take some extra precautions or something. Just relax and try to get some sleep. I'll see you at work tomorrow, okay?"

She heard Natalia let out a breath, "Okay. See you tomorrow."

"Bye."

"Bye."

Calleigh placed the receiver back down and walked back into the living room. She resumed her old position, resting her head against Eric's shoulder. He pressed a kiss to her temple, "What did Natalia want?"

"Nothing much, just to tell me that she has a doctor's appointment tomorrow," Calleigh replied, not knowing whether or not she should let Eric know about Natalia's pregnancy. She made a mental note to ask her about that tomorrow, after she tells her about the appointment that is.

"That's good, hope she feels better," Eric replied, obviously thinking that she still had the stomach flu. Calleigh nodded and snuggled deeper into his embrace as she looked at the children's movie once again, mouthing the words that Dory was voicing on the screen.

Tell me if you like the fact that Nat's preggers!! Plz review!! Like I said they fuel me to write faster!! :D

And fear not…Calleigh and Eric's wedding anniversary is in the next chp :) So plz review so that the chp will come faster and better!!

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