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Chapter 21: A Devils Tale…

Did you ever wake up one morning and wonder how you got to where you are now? Wonder if you will have any more children? Wonder if you will know what to do when your first child enters the world? Well all of this was going through Calleigh's mind as she lies in Horatio's arms. She didn't have the heart to wake him up yet since flashes of last night kept repeating in her head, but all are in a fog. She keeps wondering what will happen to the two of them after Nicole is born, will they still love each other? Will she be a good mother to her baby, unlike how her mother was to her? What will she do if Horatio and her decide to go ahead and get married, will they last long? Because God knows I can't go through anymore heartbreaks, let alone a divorce.. she thought.

She was so into her own thoughts that she didn't feel Horatio shift under her and wake up. She didn't know until she felt his right hand snake its way to the outside of her stomach and stay there. She jumped slightly and then looked up at Horatio. Looking into those perfect set of blue eyes always melted her heart and would always make her smile now. She was content on just laying here in his arms, but she knew she couldn't, today was the day that they would get the nursery set up. Alexx, and her husband were coming over as well as Natalia. Eric, Ryan, and Frank were all at the lab, trying to figure out where Jake had disappeared to, but Horatio would not dare say anything to Calleigh about that, not when she is already stressed as it is.

"Hey, you're up, How did you sleep?" she asked the love of her life

"Well..Since I have you and this little one back in my life" he said, pushing Calleigh onto her back and slowly peeling the covers back so that it went just below her stomach, then lifted her camisole nightshirt back so that it was below her bust line and kissed her stomach, giving love to his girlfriend and unborn child "I am doing much better"

"I for one am happy to be back home, in Miami and here" Calleigh softly told Horatio, watching as he talked to their daughter, giving kisses here and there and receiving tiny kicks as well "She has you wrapped around her little finger already, ad she isn't even born yet, she sure is a Daddy's girl"

"Wait until she is born" he tells her, blowing air into her belly button

"AHH! Horatio that tickles!" Calleigh laughingly screamed

"Watch this" Horatio told her

Calleigh watched on as Horatio got up from the bed, went into the master bathroom and got his hands wet. He walked back to the bed and got back on it. She watched as he smiled mischievously at her and placed his wet hands on her stomach. His hands were cold! She felt Nicole press her feet to his hands, then lightly kick. She smiled at Horatio and then shooed his hands off her belly.

"Those are cold!" she told him "You are horrible!"

"Yeah, but you still love me"

"Sure I do" Calleigh joked, giving him a what-makes-you-think-so look.

"You love me because.." the rest of that comment was whispered into her ear

"Horatio!!" she exclaimed, "You're bad!"

"I know"

"Maybe later, we need to get up and dressed before our guest arrive" Calleigh told Horatio as she sat up and gave him a kiss on the mouth before slowly getting out of bed and going to the master bath.

"Who says that we can't do that now?" asked Horatio; following Calleigh into the room as well "We have time"

"Last time we did that, may I remind you, we almost got caught by my dad," Calleigh told Horatio, who blushed.

"Well, technically it wasn't my fault" Horatio tried to defend himself, but knowing that it was all his fault that they almost got caught making love in the living room by her dad.

"Sure it wasn't" Calleigh sarcastically said, walking into the master closet and picking out a maternity tank and matching shorts, then walking back into the bedroom and laying the items on the unmade bed.

"Enough about that, when are Alexx, Henry and Natalia coming over?" Horatio asked, as he watched Calleigh walk to her dresser and pull out some undergarments, which literally made his eyes widen "What are those?"

"They are coming over at one, which gives us.." she stopped and looked at the clock to see that it was 8:00 in the morning "..five hours to get ready" when she heard him ask her the other question, Calleigh looked at the two articles of clothing that she had in her hand and then at Horatio "What? These are my undergarments," she told Horatio, holding up a pair of matching laced pink bra and thong that she bought from Victoria Secret

"God, you're going to kill me"

"Now, I cant have that" Calleigh mischievously smiled at him as she advanced towards him "I need you alive and kicking"

They didn't officially start getting ready until a little after eleven. Calleigh sure did have him wrapped around her finger too. Once they did get ready, Calleigh was downstairs making breakfast and later she was going to make lunch. She was making some bacon, toast and pancakes as breakfast for her and Horatio since she couldn't be near eggs, as she found out during her stay at the hospital couple months back. She looked up to see Horatio standing near the kitchen entrance, just looking at her. She blushed, but went back to finishing the food.

Horatio had been standing by the entrance for no more than five or so minutes, just watching Calleigh make breakfast for the two of them. She was glowing. Her hair was in two French braids, one on both sides of her head, and she also had some pink ribbons braided into the braids as well. The maternity shirt was white with red flower decorations on the hem and her shorts were white as well but had one single rose on the right pocket from where he could see. He looked at her stomach, the stomach that was carrying his child inside. Of course she was now six months pregnant, but damn did she look beautiful pregnant.

He kept watching her, go from here to there, getting their food ready since they had spent the last couple hours in the bedroom. He smiled knowing that in a few short months that she will soon give birth to their daughter. A few months after the birth, he was planning on asking for her hand in marriage, but of course being the gentlemen he is, he is going to get Dukes permission first before he does anything. Lord knows that didn't want to keep messing what he has up with Calleigh. He had always thought that he would get married first then have kids, but looks like God wanted something different for him and Calleigh.

"Well hello there Handsome, are you going to stand there all day or are you going to come in here and eat?" Calleigh asked Horatio, making him snap out of his little dream.

Horatio looked at Calleigh, standing there, the sun that was coming through the open blinds, making her blonde hair radiate and look like a halo was on her head. She looked like an angel.

"Sure am" he answered her, walking into the kitchen and helping Calleigh set the table and put food on the the plates.

They talked and laughed for half an hour. They talked about what Calleigh would do since she wasn't allowed to help paint the nursery. They lightly fought, making jokes during the talk, but came to a deal that Calleigh could help paint the nursery with Alexx and Natalia as long as she wears a mask so that the fumes wont bother her or the baby, or she could help Henry and himself in putting some of the baby things together. Calleigh smiled, but refused to put things together with the men and she didn't want to do anything to harm the baby because she sure didn't want to return to the hospital for the third time.

She told Horatio that she would make lunch for the group and check in here and there on them to see how they were doing and what they were up to. Horatio agreed and they kissed on it before picking up their plates and everything else and putting them into the empty dishwasher.

Looking at the clock, Calleigh saw that it was a little after noon, so she grabbed Horatio's hand and the two entered the living room together, hand in hand. She slowly sat down on the couch and pulled Horatio down with her, he fell on the cushion next to her. They both laughed. Calleigh picked up the remote and changed to her favorite channel, TLC's A Baby Story. She smiled at Horatio and he hugged her more to him, letting her head lay on his shoulder as they watched the couple on the TV talk about their lives before the baby.

They stayed on the couch, just sitting there and waiting for their friends to come over. Horatio looked at Calleigh, her head still on his shoulder, eyes fluttering open and close. Her cheek was still healing, but the bruise was much more noticeable. He wanted to know what happened to her yesterday and what she was dreaming about, but he didn't want to push her.

"You know that you think too much" Calleigh told him, taking her head off his shoulder and looking up at him "What do you want to ask me?"

Horatio looked at her, amazed that this woman knows what he is thinking about. He turns to face her, gently holding one of her hands and hoping that she wouldn't get mad at him for asking this question.

"Yesterday night, do you remember what you did?" he cautiously asked her, seeing if she remembered anything from the previous night

"I remember..umm.. I remember waking up from a dream… I think it was a dream..Was it?" she asked, not really remembering what happened the night before

"Sweetheart, you woke up screaming. You were having a nightmare and then you screamed out my name." He told her "I don't know what was happening to you, but you did scare me"

Calleigh listened as Horatio told her what she did the night before, about her nightmare and how she woke up screaming his name out and waking up crying her eyes out and falling asleep after she was done. As she was listening, some of the nightmare came back in flashes, these were much more graphic.

She is trying to fight Jake off, pleading with him not to do this, but he wouldn't listen and instead he pushes her onto the bed ,telling her that she wanted what she was about to receive. She tries to get up, but he forcefully grabs her shoulder and pushes her once again on the bed

He is drugging her with something and when she catches a glimpse of the drugs name, she sees that it is Rohypnol. She tries to escape once again but is forced down when a slap comes to her face.

"Calleigh" Horatio asks her, seeing that she was no longer listening to him, but re-living something "Calleigh"

Calleigh snaps out of it, looking at Horatio and biting her lip, trying to keep the tears inside, but its was no use, she slowly blinks her eyes and lets the tears come.

"Calleigh"

"He..He drugged me.. and..raped me in my dream" Calleigh told Horatio "I tried to fight and get away, but he kept pushing me on the bed, telling me that I wanted it. I tried to get way again, but he hit me.."

"Oh god" Horatio gasped and quickly pulled her into a hug, telling her everything was ok and that he wouldn't hurt her or Nicole again, he promised that to her. "Did he do anything to you at all?" he asked her, wanting to make sure that she was ok

"No, nothing but cuff me to the bed post and then…" she didn't want to continue, afraid that this was too much for her

"What, Calleigh?" Horatio asked, looking down at her, her head still in his chest

"He grabbed my thigh and then slapped me, that it why I have the bruise on my cheek"

"He grabbed your thigh?" Horatio asked her "When?"

"When I tried to scream out because he was touching my stomach" Calleigh told Horatio, lifting her head from his chest and looking up at him "I can show you if you want"

"Please" Horatio asked

Calleigh got up from his embrace and then off the couch, she pulled her maternity shirt up and then unbuttoned her shorts, pulled them down and inch so that Horatio was able to see the bruise that was forming on her right thigh, the bruise was not an ugly color, but it was getting there. You could easily see that it was in a shape of a hand as well.

Horatio leaned in and kissed her leg, making sure not to stay long. Calleigh then lifted her shorts back up and buttoned them and let her shirt fall. She then sat back down on the couch.

"I love you, you know that right," she told Horatio

"I know, and I love you too. You and OUR daughter" he told Calleigh, kissing her head and letting her rest for the next few minutes

"Our daughter" Calleigh agreed as she laid her head on his shoulder once more and relaxed, letting her eyes close since she was now tired. Damn hormones were her thoughts before sleep consumed her.

Horatio smiled as he saw that Calleigh was asleep, he gently laid her on the couch, picking her feet up from the floor and placing them on the couch as well. He got the throw blanket and placed it on her. He took a seat in the seat next to the couch and watched her sleep, once again happy that both the loves of his life were safe.

Ding Dong….

Next Preview: Nursery time. Calleigh gets a call. Few more chapters and she goes back to CSI