1Calleigh cried hard into her mother's shoulder.

"I... I know th-that I'm acting so bad towards him but... Mom you don't under... understand!"

"I do Calleigh."

"No. She hates me!"

"Who?"

"Tim's mother! She's breaking us up!" Calleigh exclaimed. Natalie sighed softly.

"Your grandmother was the same way."

"Did she bring Daddy's ex-girlfriend down with her for a visit?"

"Well no." Natalie added. Calleigh let out another cry and Natalie rubbed her back.

"Mommy?"

Calleigh pulled away from her mother and wiped her eyes, looking at Ally. They were staying at Natalie's house because Calleigh absolutely refused to be in the same room with any Speedles, excluding her children.

"What Ally?"

"Where's Daddy?" she asked.

"He's having an affair!" Calleigh sobbed. Ally's eyes widened with confusion.

"Calleigh, stop it!" Natalie scolded. "He's working Ally."

"No he's not! He's in our house, in my bedroom with that bimbo bitch!"

"You do not know that!"

"I want Daddy!"

"Well... too bad Ally because Daddy's an..."

"Calleigh that's enough!" Natalie exclaimed, standing up. "Come on honey. Let's get you back to bed."

"No!" Ally stomped her foot. "I. WANT. DADDY!"

"Oh GOD DAMMIT!" Calleigh yelled, grabbing the phone off the hook. She dialed Tim's cell phone. (Well... someone a bit pissed. I know she is totally OOC but... time for some excitement.)

"Yeah?"

Calleigh felt bad for a second, hearing how heartbroken his voice sounded.

"Can you please tell your daughter to get her ass in bed?"

"Put her on the phone."

Calleigh passed the phone to Ally, who was now in tears.

"Daddy! I want you here!"

Tim's heart broke even further, if that was even possible.

"I know Ally and I wish I could be there but I'm working."

"Come to Grandma's!"

"Honey I can't."

"Yes you can!"

"No. I can't." Tim held back the tears threatening to fall. "Honey, you got to be good for Mommy and I'll see you in the morning, I promise."

"No! I want to see you now!"

"Ally, stop it. Go to bed."

"You and Mommy are both mean!"

Tim dropped his head into his arms as the phone went dead. All because of a kiss. His wife hated him. His daughter hated him. Tim was sure soon the whole world was going to hate him and he didn't even initiate it.

S/C-

Natalie opened the door and saw a depressed Tim leaning against the doorframe.

"I need to see her."

"Well she doesn't want to see you. She really thinks that you love this Monica woman."

"That's a lie! Natalie you know I love her." Tim said. "Just let me see her."

"She's upstairs asleep." she said. Tim nodded and quietly made his way upstairs towards the closed door. He silently opened it and Calleigh had her back turned to him. Shutting the door quietly, Tim heard the radio going. Was she awake? The lyrics from the song were beginning to get to him.

I never had a dream come true

Till the day that I found you

even though I pretend that I moved on

you'll always be my baby

I never found the words to say

you're the one I think about each day

and I know no matter where life takes me to

you'll always be a part of me.

Tim quietly sat down on the edge of the bed and Calleigh stirred slightly, feeling the bed sink under Tim's weight. She brought a hand up to her face, rubbing her eyes slightly and rolled onto her back.

"What are you doing here?"

"To say I'm sorry." Tim replied, moving further towards her. "Cal, I never meant to hurt you. I didn't know what was going on until the last second."

"How do you not realize someone is kissing you?" she snapped.

"I don't know." he admitted. "But baby, you gotta believe me."

Calleigh rolled her eyes and got out of bed, walking over to the window. She stood there for a few minutes and Tim didn't know whether to pull her into his arms or not.

"You hurt me. You embarrassed me in front of everyone we work with. You... I saw you two together and my world came crashing down around me."

Tim stared at her back.

"I don't know what else to say other than I'm sorry."

"That doesn't cut it Tim."

"Well it should." he grumbled. Calleigh turned around and looked at him.

"You have no idea how much I love you and how many times I worry about you."

"Yeah I do."

"No you don't. You are the only thing that is good in my life besides Ally and Jason. I never had someone before and yes I know I had John and was two seconds away from marrying him but I couldn't help but think about what you were doing, who you were with, or where you were going because I loved you. Then... then the day before my wedding happened and... God Tim that was the first time that I actually felt a connection with anyone and that I was actually loved."

Tim stopped himself from showing her again and let her finish.

"Then everything with John started up and when you walked into the kitchen and saw us together I thought we were over. I really did. You wouldn't let me explain..."

"Then let's not go through that again!" Tim exclaimed. He sighed and ran a hand through his hair as he walked closer to her. "Yeah I was acting like a jerk but don't... Calleigh..."

"At least his mother wasn't involved."

"She isn't involved!"

"Why else would Monica be here?"

Tim was silent.

"Exactly! Tim she doesn't like me for whatever reason she has and rather you be with whoever she picks is suitable for you."

"She doesn't even know me Calleigh! God! You've seen how my parents are. You've seen how they've got this rich, pompous, debonair way about them. My mother thinks that I should be with some high society girl and for a while I was. I was with Monica. On my twentieth birthday I proposed to her. Okay? My mother was ecstatic. Then everything with Matt happened and I left. She's resented me ever since. She loves me to death but she hates the fact that I left a perfectly good woman. But the thing was... she's not some perfectly good woman and she's not suitable for me."

"Tim..."

"Let me finish. Look how this is tearing everyone apart."

"So this is for everyone else not us." Calleigh said flatly and Tim pulled her towards him and kissed her passionately. Calleigh hesitated but responded, wrapping her arms around his neck. Tim pulled her tighter against him and pulled away from her lips.

"You are the only one I should be kissing like that. That I know and I know that I love you more than anything." he murmured. Calleigh found it very hard to stay mad at him. "Please, Calleigh."

"I'm sorry." she mumbled and Tim's eyes widened in shock. "About everything I mean."

"I promise I'll talk to my mom and sort everything out."

Calleigh shook her head.

"I don't want her mad at you too."