Chapter 28:

A/N: Okay, so I'm trying my best to bring this story to a close. There is the rest of this night in the story, and then tomorrow they go home. So I'll probably finish right there, then if there is interest, I'll do a sequel. I'll have a vote hah. Tell me in a review, if you would like a sequel to this story, which would you prefer first: Actual Christmas with the Delko family, some sort of thing in Louisiana with Calleigh's family or some random stuff with Daryl and Hanna? Hah. Okay. Chapter 28: I had to bring her back.

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Calleigh turned around in Eric's arms so she was straddling him, planting a kiss straight on his lips. As things got more heated Eric realized where they were.

"Cal," He started.

"What?" She asked, pulling away and looking him in the eye.

"It's not that I'm not enjoying this, believe me, I am… it's just, we're outside, in a hot tub. People's suites over look this area. Someone could be watching us, or reporting us…"

"Should we move this inside?" She asked suggestively, and he eagerly nodded. Preparing themselves for the wrath of cold air, they enjoyed one last moment filled with warmth in the hot tub before getting out, gathering their clothes, grabbing their towels and heading for the changing area.

"At least it's a bit warmer in here." Calleigh shivered as she dried herself off in record time and started pulling on her clothes. Eric, who only had to dry his upper half, already had his shirt on, and was still shivering.

"A bit, but I'd prefer we were back upstairs." He shuddered. "It's way too cold for my liking here."

"Agreed." Calleigh nodded, "Okay let's go." They headed for the elevator and sighed in relief at the warmth it brought. Eric had his arm around Calleigh as they stood together in the hallway waiting for the elevator, soaking wet and impatient to get upstairs. It seemed as if the elevator was taking forever to get from the bottom floor up the lone level it took to reach where they were waiting. And waiting.

"Someone must be doing something very important down there." Eric groaned.

"And very slowly at that." Calleigh added, their voices strained with frustration. Then, finally, the elevator stopped on their floor. And the doors opened.

"Perfect." Calleigh smirked, stepping inside, Eric, slightly more reluctantly behind her.

"Well, look who it is." Mindy smirked.

"Mandy," Calleigh greeted her with a bright smile, deliberately getting the name wrong.

"It's Mindy." She corrected through gritted teeth. Eric looked like he wanted to disappear. He tightened his arm around Calleigh's waist, pulling her closer to him. Calleigh happily obliged and even temporarily forgot about the silent passenger in the elevator. Eric glanced over at Mindy, who had been uncharacteristically silent for the duration of the elevator ride thus far, and noticed she was about to open her mouth to say something when suddenly, the elevator stopped.

"Did someone hit the emergency stop button?" Mindy asked, obviously annoyed.

"I didn't." Calleigh answered. "And I know Eric couldn't have."

"Shit." Mindy swore under her breath. "Power outage."

"Power outage?" Calleigh asked, almost frantically. "What's wrong?"

"Cal," Eric told her, squeezing her hand, "This isn't Miami, every power outage doesn't mean something terrible's going to happen. It'll just be from the snow."

"I'd feel better if I had my gun." Calleigh pouted.

"I wouldn't." Mindy muttered, and Eric, though no one saw it, smiled. Calleigh too, stifled a giggle. Soon, an awkward silence filled the elevator. Calleigh had slid down so she was sitting, pulling Eric along with her only minutes after the power had gone out. Mindy had soon after joined them in the more comfortable sitting position on the floor.

"How long do the power outages usually last for?" Calleigh wondered.

"I'm not sure." Eric shrugged. Mindy didn't answer. "Mindy, do you know how long the power will be out for?"

"Sometimes they're fifteen minutes, sometimes they're all night." Mindy shrugged.

"Well I hope this is only a few minutes, 'cause I'm freezing." Calleigh announced.

"We should press the emergency button. Maybe they can get us out of here some how." Eric suggested.

"Good idea." Mindy agreed pressing the button. A loud ringing of a phone filled the elevator.

"Hello," A monotonous voice suddenly filled the space.

"We're stuck on the elevator." Mindy informed them.

"How many of you are there?" The voice asked.

"There are three of us." Eric replied this time.

"Alright. Well, as you've probably guessed, this area is experiencing a power outage. For some reason our generators did not kick in. Someone will be around to help you out shortly. Please wait patiently until they get there."

"Yeah, thanks." Mindy replied, hitting the button again and then sighing, sinking further towards the floor.

"Why did we have to get on this elevator?" Eric groaned under his breath.

"Oh, you're such a baby." Calleigh giggled, pressing a kiss to his ear, since she couldn't correctly see where she was aiming for.

"Vomit." Mindy groaned. "Could you two just like, keep your hands off of each other until we get out of here?"

"We can try our best." Calleigh giggled, giving Eric another kiss, this time on the lips.

"I'm not deaf you know." Mindy told Calleigh angrily.

"So I've heard." Calleigh said indifferently. "What a shame."

"That's probably the most sophisticated insult I've ever received from a bitch like you." Mindy shot back.

"Likewise." Calleigh smirked. "Actually that'd be a lie. You kind of suck at insulting." Eric, by this point, was going crazy with having Mindy in the elevator.

"Well you know what," Mindy started to return with another insult when Eric cut her off.

"Girls, this is completely unnecessary." He told them. "Mindy, just give it up."

"No." She argued. "Because she doesn't deserve you."

"You're right." Eric nodded. "She doesn't deserve me." He paused for a moment to relish in the intense silence that filled the elevator. "She deserves so much more than I could ever give her… but she chose me. And I'll be forever grateful for that. So as long as Calleigh wants me, you or no one has a chance. And you're giving me a headache so please just stop." Eric finished. Mindy sat there, not exactly sure of what to say. Calleigh gave Eric another kiss, this time hitting his cheek. The elevator lurched and the lights came back on just in time for Eric and Calleigh to see Mindy, not holding onto anything, smack her head against the side of the elevator. She got up, as the doors opened, and fled from the elevator in pain. Calleigh sort of giggled.

"I feel mean now." She sighed.

"Don't feel mean." Eric stood up, and offered her a hand. "Just think, we'll never have to see her again."

"Good riddance." Calleigh smiled, taking Eric's hand and letting him help her to her feet. Then, surprising her, Eric scooped her up into his arms, and carried her out of the elevator and down the hallway, only lit by emergency lighting.

"Tonight has been perfect." She told him, with a smile.

"I know." He smiled back at her, as they reached their door. He set her down and opened the door. As the stepped inside, already engaged in a heated kiss, they knew that nothing would make tonight anything but perfect.

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A/N: HAHAhA. Obviously my most corny chapter yet! Hahaa. Wow. I'm kind of ashamed for being so corny. Thank you for all the lovely reviews! Send me some more? I think there'll be maybe two chapters left, maybe one. But it's coming to an end. This is like, my first non one shot, non challenge story that I've ever finished. Be proud of me haha.