Chapter 21:

A/N: Only two weeks left of Summer And like, seven days till my birthday. I hate going back to school, blah. Okay. But for now, in my mind, it is Christmas haha. Yeah. Here we go:

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"So supper was fun." Eric smiled as they headed back to their room afterwards.

"It was." Calleigh agreed. "But I ate so much, I think I am going to collapse."

"Yeah. I'm just tired." Eric said as he slipped the room key in the door.

"Do you ever get full?" Calleigh rolled her eyes.

"I don't think it's possible." Eric laughed. His laughing, however, was brought to a stop when Calleigh, who had entered the room before him, had somehow managed to trip and pin him to the back of the door when she fell, and he caught her… sort of. He felt her breathing, along with his, quicken at the proximity because neither of them had forgotten the kisses they had shared the night before, even if they had been the slightest bit intoxicated. Calleigh tilted her head so she was looking right into his eyes, and she could see the question he was asking himself, and probably her. Did she want this? Of course she wanted this. She'd wanted it for months now, probably longer if she was to be brutally honest. And she could tell he wanted it. Slowly, standing on her tiptoes now, she pressed her lips to his, and he responded instantly, though he wasn't quite sure if his mind had registered that she was kissing him yet. Calleigh Duquesne was kissing him. Had his plan worked? Or was this just fate taking its course… his mind began to think overtime until it was silenced by the sensation of Calleigh's tongue slightly probing its way into his mouth. Access was granted and the kiss was deepened. Eventually, oxygen was required and they pulled apart breathlessly. Calleigh was still pinning Eric to the door, with her hands on the wood by Eric's hips, her body flush against his, and all either of them could think of was how they wanted the kiss to start again.

"Do you… are you okay with this?" Eric finally asked, catching his breath.

"If I didn't I wouldn't have done that." Calleigh answered with a chuckle of sorts.

"Yeah." Eric breathed. And that was all it took before his lips were upon hers in a suffocating kiss, only this time, there was no need to pull away.

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Early the next morning, Calleigh awoke and nearly jumped out of bed when she discovered that she was not alone, and a little more than sleeping had gone on the night before. But her fears, however, were calmed instantly as her mind began to piece together the memories from the previous night and when Eric rolled over, and she took in how innocent and content he looked while he was sleeping, her sense of worry was replaced altogether with a sense of pure happiness that she was sure wouldn't be going away anytime soon. She quickly grabbed her suitcase, which was placed at the foot of the bed and wrapped her robe around herself then headed towards the kitchenette to make them some breakfast, or coffee at least. They hadn't gone down to breakfast in the dining room the previous morning, as they had been preoccupied with Teah, and their own hangovers, but since dinner was always so wonderful, she figured breakfast would be as well.

"Cal?" She heard Eric's voice call croakily from the bed.

"Hey Eric." She smiled brightly, hoping to convey to him that she, in any way, did not regret the previous nights events.

"Is there coffee here?" He groaned, sitting up.

"It's percolating." She answered. He fumbled around the side of the bed until he found his boxers and slipped them on quickly. "I was thinking maybe we could go down to the dining room for breakfast?" She suggested.

"Sounds good to me." Eric nodded. "Dinner's always great."

"That's what I was thinking." Calleigh smiled. As Eric made his way into the kitchenette he gave Calleigh a rather thorough kiss, which she gladly accepted but didn't take any further. "Eric, I have horrible morning breath." She giggled.

"So do I." He shrugged, "Besides, I think you taste sweet anytime." Calleigh just giggled again as the coffee machine signalled it was ready. Eric hastily poured them two mugs full as Calleigh got out he crème and sugar.

"I'll be ready for breakfast in ten minutes okay?" Calleigh called as she began to rifle through her suitcase looking for some clothes that would be good to wear for the majority of the day.

"Only ten minutes?" Eric called mockingly and Calleigh shot him a playful glare. She automatically went to move into the bathroom with her clothes, then stopped and went back towards the bed. She didn't see any reason why she couldn't simply change there anymore.

"So are you excited for ballroom dancing tonight?" Calleigh asked.

"Well, I get to dance with you this time." Eric smiled, making a referral to the last time they went dancing, which had been the previous night. "So of course I am. Though I haven't ballroom danced in a long time, so I probably won't be the best at it."

"Don't worry," Calleigh laughed, "I haven't done it since I was sixteen." She tried to keep smiling, but it was no use. It seemed as if her past had an uncanny way of ruining all the great moments in her life.

"Cal… you have to let that go." Eric knew it was a touchy subject, but it was tearing him apart to see these memories eat away at Calleigh. She didn't deserve this.

"I can't Eric. It's a part of my life." Calleigh sighed. "Besides, if we talk about this now, we're going to miss breakfast." Eric sighed in defeat. He didn't want to intrude on Calleigh's life… but he hated to see her suffer. Sometimes soon he would make her talk about it. She had to do it, and he knew that what she told him was a big step, probably more of a monstrosive step for Calleigh to take in trusting him, and opening up and he didn't know if she'd ever know how much that meant to him.

"Lunch?" He suggested finally.

"Sure." She nodded, grateful he was avoiding the subject for now. She would talk about it with him… eventually. But this trip had been amazing, and she couldn't ruin it. She wouldn't.

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A/N: I NEVER know how to end things haha. So I had to go babysit some boy during the middle of this chapter hahaha. And that was like, my first try at describing, or sort of semi describing a kiss ahaha. But there wasn't much description. Ohwell. Reviews? I love them!