1Chapter One
"Table for two." Eric said and the waitress led him and Tim over to a tiny table. They sat in silence for a while until Eric looked over Tim's shoulder.
"Well look who's here." Valera smiled, nudging Calleigh. "Tim and Eric."
"Look its Valera and Calleigh." Eric said. Tim glared at him.
"Calleigh? Your friend? The one who's hot and I'll be in bed with tomorrow morning?"
"Could be." Eric smirked.
"Let it go Delko." Tim begged. "Just stop with it already."
"She's getting married tomorrow. Do you really want to lose your last chance with her?" Eric asked.
"Yes. She doesn't love me."
"We don't know that. Val!"
Valera walked over and Tim's jaw dropped when he saw Calleigh. She was in a black skirt and a white halter top. Her hair was curled and hung down on her shoulders.
"Hey." Valera smiled. "Hey Speed."
"Yeah..." he mumbled. "Hey Calleigh..."
"Hi." She smiled.
"You... you... you look great." Tim stammered. Valera and Eric exchanged a glance. So far so good.
"You guys want to sit?" Eric asked as his cell phone rang. "Excuse me."
He got up and Valera excused herself to the bathroom. Tim stood up and pushed Calleigh's chair in for her.
"You um... thanks." she said.
"Don't mention it. So how do you feel? I mean about tomorrow?" Tim asked.
"I don't feel nervous or anything. I'm fine." Calleigh replied. They sat in silence for a few minutes and they realized Valera and Eric never came back. "I guess they stranded us huh?"
"Great. Delko was my ride." Tim grumbled.
"And Val was mine." Calleigh said.
"Might as well not waste the dinner. Delko will pay me back in the morning."
Tim felt his stomach do a flipflop as Calleigh smiled brightly at him. They ordered dinner, ate, and then exited the restaurant.
"I'll walk you home." Tim smirked. "Its not that far right?"
"No. I'm actually down the beach." Calleigh said, pointing. "Its nice out tonight."
Tim nodded in agreement as they began walking. For some reason, they walked down onto the beach instead of staying on the sidewalk. Calleigh stopped for a second to take off her shoes.
"I hate heels." she commented. "But I hate being short."
"You're not short." Tim lied, towering over his friend.
"5'3" is short Speed." Calleigh smiled. "Well at least compared to you being six feet tall."
Tim shrugged. They walked in silence for a few minutes, neither knowing what to say. Calleigh shivered as a cool breeze blew by.
"Cold?" Tim asked, wrapping an arm around her shoulders. He shouldn't have, he knew that but Calleigh didn't remove herself from his embrace.
"I'm better now." she muttered, leaning into him. 'This is odd... but it fits somehow.' she thought. "Tim..."
"Mmm?"
"Did you ever wish you could turn back time and change something?"
"Yeah. Plenty of times. You?"
"I'm not sure. If I did would I be where I am today?"
"What? Marrying Hagen?" Tim snapped. "Sorry..."
"He's not that bad." Calleigh said softly. "He just puts on the tough guy act to seem cool I guess. Frankly he's not who I really pictured my Prince Charming to be."
"Who did you picture then? Hmm?" Tim asked. Calleigh smiled.
"Good looking, charming, kind, loving... all the qualities you'd want in a person." she replied. "Sort of like you."
They both stopped walking and Tim pulled away from Calleigh. This was what he had wanted to hear from the second he'd laid eyes on Calleigh Duquesne.
"I... I didn't mean it like that." she said quickly, blushing.
"What if I wanted you to?" Tim asked.
"Tim..."
"Cal, you're..."
'I gave up on him a long time ago.' she reminded herself. 'Don't let him get between you and John.'
"You're all I've ever needed. I realize I should've said something long ago." Tim said. He brought a hand up to Calleigh's cheek and they were both surprised when she didn't pull away from his touch. "You don't care but I love you."
"What makes you think I don't care?" she asked softly, realizing how close Tim's face was to her own.
"You're getting married tomorrow. You wouldn't be willing to give me a chance." he murmured. Their noses were touching slightly now.
"I'm not married yet. I may give you a chance."
Tim closed the gap between them and Calleigh smiled to herself. This was... it felt right to her. Tim's kisses were different from John's. They seemed... she couldn't find the words to describe it.
-----S/C-----
Tim woke up around five and looked at Calleigh sleeping next to him. He had to get out of here. He couldn't stay in her apartment any longer. Her wedding was in about ten hours. She was getting married to Hagen. There was nothing he could do about it. Yes they had spent the night together but that didn't mean anything.
'Then why did she say she loved you?'