-Chapter 36-

Calleigh and Eric sat in Jayden's hospital room. So far, Alexx, Horatio, Ryan and Natalia had stopped by. Everyone but Alexx left early to continue searching for the other missing girl and process the boat. It was now 4:55am and Alexx had since left.

Calleigh looked at Jayden. She'd been placed in a drug-induced sleep. They called it sedation. Jayden would be sleep for the next eight to ten hours.

It was necessary though. Jayden was extremely fussy and the only way the tests could be done on her was if Jayden was asleep. Calleigh remembered how Jayden was in the ambulance when they needed to start an IV. Eric held on to Jayden's uninjured hand and Calleigh smoothed Jayden's hair, soothing her. It took a paramedic to hold Jayden's arm steady and she screamed until she coughed as they inserted the needle into her arm.

Calleigh looked at Jayden again. Occasionally, Jayden's eyes squeezed shut and her stomach clutched inwardly. Pain. Calleigh knew what that felt like. She recalled on her on attacks years ago. Still, no one deserved that, especially not so young. Calleigh pushed for the nurse.

The nurse arrived in the room a few moments later. She looked at Calleigh and then over at Jayden. "Something wrong?"

"I think she might be in pain," Calleigh said. "She's jumping a lot."

"Mrs. Delko, its okay. Jayden is actually alright. She's probably dreaming." She looked at the seriousness on Calleigh's face. "I assure you that she's not in pain. We gave her a dosage of pain medication an hour ago."

Calleigh ran a hand through her hair and sighed. She was just too tired right now. She looked at Jayden. Her face was still swollen. The cut on her cheek was now covered with a bandage. She was extremely grateful of the fact that through the day care attack and kidnapping, Jayden only had three cuts. The only one that was deep was the one on her hand. That one required a few stitches. She and Eric were still waiting on the results of Jayden's other tests.

She'd been through a CT scan. Eric was with Jayden then. Calleigh couldn't go since she was pregnant and the X-rays weren't good for her or the unborn baby. Anyway, her CT scan results came back normal. They had a sexual assault kit done. It was the hardest of all the test. The results showed that Jayden hadn't been 'broken' but that didn't really rule out the possibility of petting. The doctor gave them the classic signs to look for but truthfully, it was something that they would probably never know.

"The doctor will be in shortly to give the results of Jayden's blood count. If everything is fine, Jayden should be able to go home and recover. I bet she's ready to go home anyway."

Calleigh smiled a little as she looked at Jayden. So peaceful. It was just so unnatural. Jayden didn't sleep on her back. "Thanks."

The doctor left the room.

Calleigh yawned and looked at the clock. 5:54am. She was so tired. She wanted to wait for Eric to come back. He'd gone home to freshen up. She was going to go later in the day. Calleigh wanted to be there when Jayden woke up. Calleigh yawned again as she stood and grabbed Jayden's uninjured hand. "You're going to be okay Jade." She kissed her forehead and stared at her for a moment, happy that Jayden was safe. She didn't know what she would do if anything happened to Jayden.

...

"Mommy," Jayden said, leaning over the railing of her bed. She watched Calleigh open her eyes. Jayden smiled at her. "Mommy was sleeping." Jayden looked up at Eric and laughed at his gesture for her to keep quiet.

Calleigh noticed and turned around. She playfully rolled her eyes.

"Caught sleeping on the job." Eric laughed as Calleigh nudged him a little. It felt good laughing again. He pulled out a bag. "This is clothes that you can change into whenever you're ready. I brought you some lunch." He pulled out some water and a sandwich.

"You're a sweetheart," Calleigh said, lifting her arms in a stretch. Exhaustion. Nothing like it. Hopefully they would be going home soon. Jayden's pediatrician gave her a great bill of health. Despite the cuts and bruising she had, she was expected to make a full recovery.

...

Miami was starting to get back to normal. Thankfully, the other little girl had been found. She was found a few hours after Jayden had been found. Actually, Stewart Otis confessed to where she was. That little girl was going to be a treat to himself. He'd stashed her in a trailer outside of Miami boundaries. Nevertheless, everyone was happy about the positive outcome of the tragic situation.

Today, Jayden came home from the hospital. Eric carried her inside. She laughed. As soon as Jayden's feet touched the floor, she jumped to the couch. It was just great to be home again.

"I'll go start dinner," Eric said, stealing a kiss from Calleigh.

Calleigh captured his lips as well; Eric wasn't expecting it but he put his all in the kiss. When they broke apart she smiled at him. She really missed that contact. "Okay," Calleigh whispered. "I'm just going to sit here and relax some if you don't mind." She eased onto the couch, placing a hand on her stomach. Only five months pregnant, almost six and this baby felt as big as a truck. Calleigh couldn't imagine what it would feel like to give birth to this one.

Small hands crept on her knees. "Mommy hurt?"

"Are you hurting?" Calleigh sat up sharply.

Jayden shook her head no. She poked Calleigh's stomach. "Baby hurt you?"

Calleigh took a moment to think about what Jayden was asking. She finally figured it out. "No, the baby isn't hurting me."

"Okay." Jayden smiled.

"Do you want to lay with mommy for a while?"

Jayden shook her head no. "I want to play with mommy." She stood up and grabbed her pretend doctor kit. "Mommy you're at the hospital because you're sick."

Calleigh smiled. Jayden had been in the hospital for three days and she seemed to learn a little something from being in there. "Doctor Jayden, are you going to make me feel better?"

Jayden nodded her head. "Be still," she said, pulling out the syringe. She walked over to her mom.

"You're not going to stick me with that are you?" Calleigh asked in pretend fear.

Eric came back in the living room with a smile on his face. This would be fun to watch. He sat in one of the arm chairs.

Jayden nodded her head. "It's going to make you feel better. So be a big girl and don't cry." It was what her mom had been telling her all the time she was in the hospital when she got her shots. Jayden pressed the syringe to Calleigh's arm. "All done." She patted Calleigh's arm.

"I'm starting to feel a little better," Calleigh said, grabbing her arm.

"I have to check your eyes mommy. You're not better yet." She looked in her pretend doctor's kit and pulled out the little hammer first. Calleigh helped her pick the right tool, then she sat back as Jayden examined her eyes.

"Your eyes are okay," Jayden said, grabbing the syringe again. "But you have to feel a lot better so time for another shot Calleigh."

Eric couldn't help but smile. He actually laughed at the fact that Jayden called her Calleigh instead of mommy. He looked at the shocked expression on Calleigh's face and laughed again. It was the first time Jayden called her Calleigh. It wasn't a shock though. In the past three days, 'Calleigh' had come up more than mommy. Jayden must've realized that she was the only one calling Calleigh, 'Mommy.'

Calleigh decided to not say anything about it. She didn't know how far or how long Jayden would call her by 'Calleigh' or if she was doing the wrong thing by not addressing it but she just didn't want to say anything about it now. "I don't want another shot," Calleigh said, pouting. Then she realized, she could possibly be enhancing a fear of needles in Jayden. "Okay, I'll take the shot."

"Good," Jayden said, walking closer.

Eric couldn't help but laugh. This was just too funny. He stood and headed back to the kitchen to check on the food.

"All better," Jayden said, putting her syringe down. "I want mommy." She did the best she could with climbing on the couch, especially on her injured hand. Calleigh helped the rest of the way up. Once Jayden was on the couch, she kissed Calleigh on her cheek. "I love you mommy."

"I love you too." Calleigh smiled and kissed her on her cheek. She changed her position on the couch so Jayden could lay in her arms. Once she did that, Jayden moved closer and her little arm rested on Calleigh's waist. Calleigh placed a kiss on Jayden's forehead.

They stayed that way until dinner was ready.

As soon as they sat at the table, the door bell rang.

"I'll get it," Eric said.

"Okay," Calleigh said, helping Jayden eat.

It didn't take long for Eric to get to the door. He half expected it to be Horatio or some other member of the team. They all promised to stop by sometime in the week to see how Jayden was doing. He didn't expect that to be so soon. He looked in the peek hole and saw two different people. He opened the door. After a few minutes of talking, he called to Calleigh.

"Come on Jade," Calleigh said, picking her up and heading to the living room, She gasped.

"Calleigh," the woman said; her arms were outstretched as she waited for a hug.

"Mom. What are you doing here?"

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