1Tim stopped laughing at Ally when he heard a knock on the door.
"I'll get it." Calleigh said. She glanced out the window first, hoping it wasn't the news. It was instead... a teenaged girl. Calleigh frowned but opened the door. "Can I help you?"
"Um... I'm looking for Tim Speedle." she said.
"Babe..." Tim trailed off when he got to the door. Calleigh glanced between the two and looked at Tim for an explanation. "I'll be right in."
Calleigh scowled but walked back into the house. Tim quietly shut the door behind him and glared at Calleigh when he saw her in the window.
"Let's take a walk." Tim and the teenager started to walk away from the house. "What are you doing here Casey?"
"David brought me with him." she replied. "He has to get Mom."
"Oh."
"Look, Dad I..."
"Casey, what have you heard?"
"Grandma says that they think you did it." she said.
"I didn't." Tim said. "How are you holding up?"
"We weren't really close so, I know this sounds mean, but I'm not really affected at all." Casey replied. "I'll be starting college in a few months so I'll leave it all behind."
"Did you get accepted anywhere?"
"Columbia. Harvard. Princeton. Texas A&M. NYU. UNLV. Miami..."
"Wide variety. Have you decided where you're going?" Tim asked.
"Not yet." Casey mumbled. "She's pretty."
"Calleigh?"
"That her name?"
"Yeah." Tim nodded.
"Don't think she likes me." Casey smirked. They stopped for a second so she could pull her long black hair into a ponytail.
"Calleigh doesn't hate anyone." Tim said.
"Who was the little girl poking out from behind your legs?"
"Alexandra, your sister."
"Dad, do you um... David is really distraught over Mom and I... well I don't want to be around him. When something goes wrong he gets really drunk and... well can I stay with you until its time to go back to Syracuse?" Casey asked.
"Yeah of course. Come on. We got to go back." Tim wrapped an arm around her shoulders and they started walking back towards the house. Tim silently opened the door and pushed Casey into the house.
"Oh you're back." Calleigh walked out of the kitchen, Jason in her arms.
"We need to talk." Tim said. "Ally!"
"What Daddy?"
"Can you come here?"
The tiny blonde hopped out into the living room and smiled when she saw Casey.
"Hi! I'm Ally!" she waved. Casey laughed lightly.
"I'm Casey."
Tim smiled at the exchange between the two. Calleigh seemed confused.
"Can you two sit here for a few minutes?" Tim asked. Casey nodded. Tim grabbed Calleigh's hand and dragged her upstairs, closing their bedroom door behind him.
"You got a lot of explaining to do Speedle." Calleigh said. She set Jason down in a bassinet in the corner and crossed her arms over her chest.
"I know. Remember how I told you I proposed to Monica when I was 20?"
"Mhmm."
"I didn't tell you the reason why." Tim muttered.
"Well you better tell me because I want to know who that girl sitting downstairs with our daughter is." Calleigh said.
"You better sit down."
"Why?"
"Okay. When I dated Monica we um... I um... I got her pregnant. My mother thought it was a total disgrace for her to have a kid out of wedlock and forced me to propose marriage to her." Tim said.
"You got her pregnant?"
"Yeah."
"How?"
"Well how did I get you pregnant?" Tim smirked. Calleigh wasn't amused. "Honey..."
"Why did you never tell me this tiny little detail?"
"I didn't think it was important."
"Oh yes you having a daughter is not important!" Calleigh yelled. Tim jumped. Jason began to cry. Calleigh picked him up and murmured soothing words in his ear. "I'm not done with you."
"Calleigh..."
"I don't want to hear it." she snapped. "Oh honey Mommy's sorry."
"I'm sorry." Tim mumbled.
"Shut up Speedle!"
"No. Look I'm sorry that I didn't tell you but I never expected to see Monica again. I accepted the fact that I was a father and I did what I had to do. Its not like I abandoned her or anything."
"That's not it Tim!" Calleigh exclaimed. "I don't care if you never expected to see Monica again. You should've told me!"
"Yeah and what would you have said?" he challenged. Calleigh drew herself up to her full height but Tim still towered over her.
"I... I would not have cared! She lives all the way up in god damn New York! It wouldn't have made a difference I wouldn't have cared if she lived down here in Miami. It's the fact that you kept this from me!"
"Look its not a big deal!" Tim yelled.
"Yes it is! What else are you keeping from me?" Calleigh screamed.
"Nothing!"
"Why do I not believe that?"
"Well then that's your problem. Look I said I was sorry. It doesn't matter. She's going to college in a few months and won't want anything to do with us. But... she asked to stay here for a few days."
"Sure." Calleigh nodded. "Let her stay."
"Why are you getting mad at me?" Tim asked.
"What happened to we weren't going to have any secrets? This qualifies as a secret and is a big one Tim!"