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Chapter 14: Pregnant?
Ten Minutes later
As Natalia and Horatio were walking towards the vehicle in the lab's parking lot so they could go talk to a suspect, Horatio's phone vibrates and he waits no time on looking at it. 'Meet me at my office when you get a chance, Love Calleigh.'
He was finishing reading his message when Natalia spoke with a smile. "Message from Calleigh?" He looked at her, and even though he was wearing his sunglasses, Natalia could image the surprised look on his face, and she chuckled. "There are only two reasons why you would grab your phone that fast, and one of them is when you're anxious on hearing from a loved one, particularly Calleigh."
He nodded, no point in denying that. "You're right Boa Vista."
She nodded towards the lab. "Then go, I started the case without you, I can finish it. Plus, I'll have a cop with me, so I won't be alone."
"You sure?"
Natalia nodded with another smile. "Yes, your mind will be on her the whole time anyways."
Normally he would take work over personal matters, depending how severe it was, but this time he was really worried, and knew that Natalia was right, which being distracted when you are out in the field, no matter what the case was, wasn't a very good idea, so he nodded and pulled the vehicle keys of his pocket and handed them towards her. "Here you go, next drink on me."
She chuckled as she took the keys from him. "You got it, H. And I hope Calleigh is ok."
He nodded. "Me too." Before he turned and headed back towards the lab while Natalia unlocked the vehicle so she could get in and head out.
Calleigh was pacing back and forth in her office, still in a somewhat shocked state, when she heard Horatio take a breath, like he's been rushing, and asked in a concerned tone. "Calleigh what's wrong? Why..."
She cuts him off while she turns towards her husband. "Come in and shut the door, please."
He did what she said before walking up to her and asking, his tone still filled with concern. "Sweetheart?"
Calleigh had tears in her eyes as she reached up and cupped his cheek. "We talked about this and said it was on the table, but we didn't set a time. For all we knew it, this could have happened one or two years down the road."
Confusion joined the concerned part of him. "Cal, what are you..."
She cuts him off when she uses her free hand and to grab his, then she smiled with more tears in her eyes, almost blurring her sight as she placed his hand on her stomach, and not even a second later things started to become clear to him, and he asked with tears in his eyes. "No, really?"
Calleigh nodded, her tears going down her cheeks now as she tried to speak the best she could. "Alexx is 99.9% sure that's what's been going on with me. And after hearing all the side-affects, I would have to agree with her. "
He chuckled as he cupped her cheek with his other hand. "A baby? This is really happening?"
"Yes, but as great as Alexx is, I think I need to go to my doctor just to be 100% sure."
He nodded in agreement while he swiped her tears away with his thumb. "Yes, when can we get this done?"
She then shyly spoke. "I already called, and they can fit me in about 30 minutes, so if you're will..."
He cuts her off. "You better believe I'm going with you. I wouldn't miss this for anything."
She nodded and whispered through her tears. "I love you, so much."
Emotional himself, he whispered. "I love you too, sweetheart."
They kissed softly on the lips and hugged for several minutes, before she spoke again. "We should go."
He nod as they pulled back, then after grabbing her things, she slipped his hand into his and walked out of her office before heading to the elevator so they could leave the lab and head for their unexpected doctor's appointment.
Not long after returning home from the appointment it was time for dinner, and by the time everything was made, the teenagers had arrived home, so they all gathered around and started eating, but Calleigh and Horatio were a little distracted because they were waiting for the confirmation call that would tell them their lives were about to get fuller, especially with more love to give, which the kids felt something was different, but they didn't know what exactly that was, and they weren't going to find out until Calleigh and Horatio had gotten that call.
Dinner was coming to a close when Calleigh's phone started to ring, and she grabbed it in an instant, looked at the caller ID before standing up from the chair, then she gave her family a smile and said. "I'll be right back", and walked away before anybody could say anything.
Once she was out of the room, Kyle asked in a concerned tone. "Is everything ok? I feel something is up."
Horatio gave his son a smile and replied. "I'll let you know in a few minutes."
Kyle looked confused as he looked at the other two teenagers, and they shrugged their shoulders, equally confused.
A few minutes later, Calleigh walked back into the kitchen from the back deck and looked at the three teenagers before looking at her husband, which she was giving him an unreadable look, so he asked with caution. "Was that the call we've been waiting for?" She nodded with silence, still trying to keep a straight face, making him ask as he started to stand up. "Well? What is it, are we or aren't we?"
A half a second later, no longer able to keep a straight face she nodded with a smile and tears in her eyes. "We are."
The teenagers watched Horatio cheer like they've never seen him cheer before, before seeing him walk to Calleigh and kiss her like they've never seen before, so Kyle asked after clearing his throat. "Is this where we leave the room?"
Horatio and Calleigh chuckle as they pull back from the kiss, then after one look at one another, Calleigh shook her head as Horatio spoke. "No son, in fact all three of you need to hear this."
They felt a little uncertain about the unknown, but considering how the scene played out in front of them they weren't majorly concerned on what they needed to hear.
Horatio took his wife's hand, cleared his throat and said with a smile. "Calleigh and I are having a baby."
There was a slight pause because of the shock, then when it sunk in, they stood up from their chairs with cheers of happiness before they walked over to them and exchanged hugs and congratulations.
When everybody started to calm down, Calleigh spoke after clearing her throat and wiping a few tears off her cheek. "Are you guys really sure you're ok with this?"
They all nodded before Nicole spoke with tears in her eyes. "Yes, we are just happy that you guys are happy, and this little one is a blessing."
Nick agreed while Calleigh and Horatio looked at Kyle, and he nodded again with a smile. "Are you kidding, a younger brother or sister, that's awesome, and I only wish for the best for you guys, so honestly, congratulations."
The grown-ups smiled and Horatio brings his son into his arms and hugged him. "Thank you, son, happy birthday, and I love you."
"Thank you dad, I love you too."
As father and son were pulling back, Nicole spoke again. "Why don't you two go sit in the living room, and we'll take care of the dishes tonight."
They were about to speak when Nick spoke with a smirk. "We will?"
Nicole hits her brother on the shoulder lightly and said. "Yes we will."
Nick nodded with a smile. "We will, so go relax."
Thankful, Horatio and Calleigh nodded with smiles as they walked out of the room hand in hand, and once they were out, the teenagers started their task on the dishes as they spoke about the news they had received.
"Wow, a baby, Can you believe it?" Nicole said.
"It's amazing." Said Nick.
"And about time, I think." Kyle finished of saying.
The other two nodded before Nick cleared his throat and looked at his twin sister and asked. "And do you think it's about time for something else?"
Remembering what they talked about 11 months ago, Nicole nodded. "Yeah, maybe it is."
Kyle, looking at them with curiosity, asked. "About time for what?"
The twins looked at Kyle before Nicole spoke. "We are thinking it is time we start calling Horatio and Calleigh, mom and dad. If they would want that of course."
"Of course they would want that, you mean so much to both of them."
Nick spoke this time. "And you're ok with us calling your dad, dad."
Kyle chuckled as he walked up to Nick to his hand and brought him in a hug and said. "No problem whatsoever."
They pull back smiling as Nicole walked over to the boys and shared a hug with Kyle too, and as they pulled back, Kyle spoke with a little emotion. "Our new baby brother or sister is going to know we are all family, and it doesn't matter if we share the same DNA or not, we are in this together."
Nick nodded with a smile. "Together."
Nicole also nodded with a smile as she wrapped her arms around both of her brother's shoulders. "Together, forever."
They took a moment before they broke apart and continued their task, and once they were done, they started walking out of the living room, but knowing this was a special moment for Nick and Nicole, Kyle started to head upstairs immediately, but before he got halfway, Calleigh spoke. "And Kyle?"
Kyle turned around and walked down the steps so Calleigh could see him before she spoke again. "We would like to keep this news to ourselves for the moment, so please don't tell Lindsey, or if you feel that you have to, make sure she doesn't tell anybody yet, ok?"
Kyle nodded with a smile. "You got it, thank you. I don't think I could have kept this from her."
Calleigh nodded with a smile. "You're welcome."
Kyle nodded one more time before turning around and going back up stairs while Calleigh looked at Nicole. "And that goes for Bryan as well."
Nicole nodded before clearing her throat and asked. "Can Nick and I talk to the both of you?"
Both a little concerned, Horatio and Calleigh wasted little time on putting the focus on them as she asked. "Of course, is everything ok?"
Nicole nodded again while Nick spoke this time. "Yes, everything is fine, we just wanted to ask you something."
He looked at Nicole and she took it from there, even getting a little teary-eyed towards the end. "Ever since our parents died, Aunt Calleigh, you could have turned your back on us, but you didn't, and from that moment on you showed us nothing but love, compassion, and support, and we couldn't thank you more for that." There was a pause as the women wiped their eyes before Nicole continued after clearing her throat from the emotion as she looked at Horatio, who was holding Calleigh's hand. "And Horatio, even though you being in our lives started out with some rough news, I never viewed you as the man that gave me the worst news of my life, I saw a caring and compassionate man, who would do anything to help a child, and that opinion has only grown through these years, in fact outside of my dad, you are the best man that I have ever known, and I'm thankful and blessed you are in my life."
Even though Horatio was trying to hide his emotion, he did nod and speak, his voice almost cracking. "Thank you, and I am thankful and blessed that you, that both of you are in my life, it is has been a joy watching you two grow into these amazing teenagers, and I can't wait to see what's next."
They smiled before Calleigh asked after clearing her throat and wiping more tears away. "And as beautiful as that was, I don't think we heard a question, so what is it honey?"
The twins looked at one another before Nicole spoke again. "Nick and I had talked about this, and although it had been decided months ago on this decision, we still felt a little uncertain about how you guys would react to it, but now that a little one will be joining the family, we thought it was time to ask, so here it goes, Aunt Calleigh, Uncle Horatio, we were wondering if we can start calling you mom and dad?"
This time they were shocked for several seconds before Calleigh stood up with tears in her eyes again as she asked with emotion. "Really? That's really what you want?"
The teenagers nodded, feeling a little emotion themselves. "It is."
Calleigh nodded as she walked up to them and gave them a hug immediately. "Of course it's ok, I would be honored if you called me mom, but only if you're sure about it."
They both whispered that they were, then when they pulled back, they could see Horatio standing up in front of them too, looking a little more emotional himself as he smiled, then he cupped both of their cheeks and spoke after clearing his throat. "I would be honored if you called me dad too."
The teenagers smiled as they both wrapped their arms around him while whispering. "Thank you dad." Making everybody's heart melt.
When they were calmed down enough, the teenagers hugged their parents before walking up the stairs, then once they were out of the room, Calleigh and Horatio looked at one another and she spoke with a smile and more tears in her eyes, not able to stop the waterfall of tears for long. "I don't think this day could have ended any better."
He cups her cheek with one hand and places his other one on her stomach and replied. "I agree sweetheart."
They kissed softly before they get into a hug, whispering their love to one another, blessed for what they have and looking forward to their newest member of the family.
AN: Hope you liked it, and are having a safe and wonderful weekend. Thanks for reading and please review.