Chapter 14
Eric, Speed and Yelina waited in the waiting room until Alexx came out a couple of hours later and told them with a big smile,
'It's a boy', Yelina smiled, Eric and Speed smiled and looked at each other, they all stood,
'When can we see him?' Eric asked,
'You can go in now, Calleigh's tired, but she said she didn't want to stop you guys from seeing him'.
They followed Alexx into the room were they found Calleigh with her hair matted to her forehead, clutching a little blue bundle, and Horatio sat next to the bed and leaning over, they both had huge smiles and looked so happy that the others couldn't help but smile,
'Guys', Horatio said as they came in, 'Come meet Joseph Raymond Caine', Yelina smiled at the name, they had named him after Horatio's late brother and her late husband. Yelina was the first to walk over and Calleigh moved the blue blanket down a little so she could see him, Yelina had tears in her eyes, he was amazing, he had a little bit of red hair on his head just like Horatio's, he was asleep and she wondered when he opened his eyes if he would have his mother's green eyes, or his father's blue eyes.
'He's gorgeous', she eventually managed to get out, Eric and Speed came over next, followed by Alexx who had already seen him, Eric looked at his legs and smiled,
'Definitely gonna be a swimmer like his uncle Eric', Horatio chuckled, Calleigh smiled, she was exhausted, she kissed her new baby on his forehead and handed him to Horatio. He took baby Joseph, he also kissed his forehead, and lay him in the little crib the nurses had brought in for him. He then went back to Calleigh and kissed her head softly,
'Get some sleep while he's asleep', she nodded, and he kissed her lips softly, he tucked her blankets in around her which made her smile again and she fell asleep quickly. They all left the room while she slept.
A couple of hours later she woke up. Eric was sat in the chair beside the bed, he stood up and came over to her,
'Hi, you feel better now?', he asked smiling at her, she looked up at him and said,
'Eric, I just had a baby', he nodded and chuckled, she was definitely still Calleigh,
'Where's H?' she asked, not worried, just wondering why he would have left, for the past few months he had tried to be next to her whenever he could, and she was surprised to find Eric were she thought Horatio would be,
'Alexx made him go get something to eat and said I should watch you in case you woke up',
'Ah', she smiled, Alexx would make sure he ate and looked after himself,
'You want me to go get him?' Eric asked,
'No, its ok, let him eat, he probably won't stop to eat again for a while if he knows I'm awake', she smiled,
'Are you hungry?', Eric asked her,
'A little, I'd like some water though,' she smiled, and Eric walked over to the jug of water on the bedside table, he poured her a glass of water and helped her sit up to drink it. Just then Alexx came through the door with a tray of food for Calleigh,
'oh good, you're awake, I got some food for you, you must be starving', she told Calleigh with a smile,
'Thanks Alexx, yeah I am', Eric helped her sit up fully and put some pillows behind her back so she was comfortable, 'H is getting something to eat?'
'yeah, took me ages to get him to go get something', she chuckled, 'Yelina and Speed are with him to make sure he eats something proper', Calleigh smiled,
'How's Joseph?', Alexx glanced over to the crib,
'He's asleep, H spent most of the time stood over the crib just watching him sleep,' Alexx chuckled again, Calleigh smiled again at this, Eric pulled the hospital bed table over to Calleigh and Alexx set the tray down on it. Joseph started to stir, Calleigh looked over to the crib and was going to get up to him when Alexx stopped her,
'Cal, it's ok, I'll see to him, you eat something, you haven't eaten in hours, you need your strength for him', Calleigh nodded and started to eat, while she watched Alexx pick up Joseph and calm him down, she talked to him gently and rocked him slowly. Eric watched her too, he wondered if he would ever get up the courage to ask Valera out, maybe he could have all this with her, if she felt the same way that is, his own doubt of her feelings was the only thing holding him back.
Valera had found out about Calleigh and Horatio from Eric and Speed, and most of the lab knew now, and she, like the rest of the lab, was happy for them.
Eric decided maybe he should call her and let her know Calleigh had had the baby, and that it was a boy. He told Alexx and Calleigh he was going to the vendor. Eric left and found a pay phone, he called Valera and told her that Calleigh has had the baby, and that it's a boy, his name is Joseph and they are all at the hospital. Eric also asked if she would come to the hospital after her shift, he knew her shift was about to end soon. Valera said she would, that she had nearly finished what she was working on and she could probably be there in about an hour. Eric walked back to the room, he decided he had better stop by the vendors and get something to eat like he told Calleigh and Alexx he would.