Disclaimer: I own anyone you don't recognize. Everyone else belongs to Anthony Zuiker
A/N: This chapter is in Calleigh's POV and when's she narrating her thoughts will be in Italics.
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I glance up and see Tim leaning in the doorway of the break room. I give him a small smile and he returns it, just standing there watching me. Alexx, Eric, and Horatio are too busy talking about me to realize our exchange. I know Tim is thinking about what we've been through for the past few months. Well... nine months really.
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It had begun innocently enough. Just a night out to the movies. We weren't even alone. Eric had been with us. I invited them back to my place and we had a couple of drinks. Eric left early. He had work the next morning while Tim and I had our first day off in weeks. We had a couple more drinks and before I knew what was going on, we were making out on my couch. That led to more... intimate things and when I woke up the next morning he was gone. Obviously he had realized what we had done and gone before I could kill him.
He ignored my calls and ignored me at work two days later. Things slowly went back to normal for us. We were best friends and we had our moments where we needed each other's shoulder to lean on. But a month and a half later... things became a bit awkward again.
Tim saw Calleigh sitting in the locker room and walked in.
"Hey, you want to come to my place tonight and watch a movie?" he asked.
"No." she mumbled, shaking her head. Look what happened the last time they watched a movie together.
"You okay?" Tim sat down next to her and Calleigh looked up at him, a shocked look on her face. Her cell phone was hanging limply in her hand. "Is everything okay?"
"It will be... I mean I guess it will be." she replied cryptically. "Oh wow..."
"Cal, you're scaring me."
She stared into his dark eyes and took a deep breath.
"Um... I really don't know what to tell you." she stammered. "Tim... um... remember when you, me, and Eric went to the movies and we went back to my place?"
"Yeah..."
"And um... Eric left and it was just you and me and we ended up... sleeping together?"
Tim sat in silence, digesting the information. The words 'sleeping together' echoed in his mind, the shocked look on Calleigh's face would haunt his dreams for a while, and his detective skills came into play...
"Oh shit." he mumbled. "I... we... didn't... you... are you pregnant?"
Calleigh bit her lip and nodded. Tim dropped his head into his hands and groaned loudly. Him, a father. That did not worry him. Oh who the hell was he kidding? It scared the shit out of him! But... they weren't married... they weren't engaged... hell they weren't even dating! This was the end product of a one night stand!
"Calleigh..."
"Look, I know you're not happy about this."
Tim would've agreed with her but it would've been lying. He was happy about it.
"Um... are you happy about it?"
Calleigh looked like she got slapped in the face. Tim slowly moved away from her. He didn't want her thinking he was happy about it when she was angry and wanted to kill him.
"I was shocked at first. I mean, we didn't expect this to happen but yes I am happy!"
"Calleigh, I'm not used to the idea of me... being a father but you uh... you know I'm right there with you 100 percent right?"
"I don't want you to."
"But I want to!"
"No you don't!" Calleigh exclaimed. "I don't want you to feel like you have to be there for the baby."
I knew I wanted Tim to be a part of this. He was there for every doctor's appointment, even when I told him he didn't have to. He went baby shopping with me. He painted and set up the nursery. He even went an extra yard and did something I didn't expect.
"Dad!" Calleigh exclaimed, walking into the break room. "What are you doing here?"
"I was just checking up on you." Kenwall smiled. "How's the baby?"
"Fine." Calleigh smiled, putting a hand on her slightly swollen stomach. She noticed the uncomfortable look on Tim's face and that his leg was bouncing. "Daddy, can you let me and Tim talk for a few minutes?"
"Sure sweetie." he nodded and glared at Tim over his shoulder. When he left the room, Calleigh sat down next to Tim. He smiled slightly at her and rested a hand on her stomach.
"You okay?" he asked.
"I'm fine. Just writing up some reports." Calleigh said, a bored look on her face. After they had found out about the baby, Tim didn't let her go to any crime scenes. She was restricted to lab work.
"Oh. I'm sorry that I want you and our child safe." he grinned. "Listen, we need to talk."
"About what?"
"I... you know I'm here for you and the baby. You're my best friend Calleigh and this was a total shock for us but we've gotten used to the idea. I uh... I always want to be there for you. Will you marry me?"
"No." Calleigh shook her head and Tim bowed his slightly. "No. Tim, you don't want to marry me. I know you don't. I don't want you feeling pressured by my father either. I don't want you having to do anything you don't want to do. Yes being married would be nice but I don't want to be married just because we have a baby together."
Oh deep down, I did want to become Mrs. Timothy James Speedle. Hell, I wanted to become his wife from the second I laid eyes on him. But I wanted the feeling to be mutual and I knew that... well I thought that he didn't want to marry me. Nonetheless my father was pissed beyond imaginable. I didn't worry about it then. Tim was already being a wonderful father, I didn't need a ring on my finger to prove that. After a long time of waiting, at least it felt that way to me, the baby finally came.
Tim winced as Calleigh squeezed his hand tightly.
"I hate you." she mumbled.
"I know." Tim nodded. "You've told me."
"Okay Calleigh, just one more push." the nurse said.
"You keep saying that!" she cried. Tim stifled his laughter and rubbed her back soothingly.
"Come on Cal. You can do this. You made it this far." he said quietly.
"I can't!"
"Yes you can. What happened to you being all... ow Calleigh, sweetie, that's my hand."
She bit back a retort and put all of her energy into pushing instead. After a few more minutes Calleigh glared at Tim.
"This is all your fault."
"Hey, you were there too." he said defensively.
"Calleigh, you're doing good. Just one more push and the baby is here, honestly this time." her doctor said. She nodded and Tim braced himself for another debilitating squeeze. It came as Calleigh pushed, not focusing on his pained expression at all. Tim felt her hand loosen on his when a cry was heard. "It's a girl!"
Tim stared in awe at the baby that had been placed on Calleigh's stomach.
"Wow..." he mumbled, looking at Calleigh. She gave him a weak smile and he kissed her lightly. She pushed away the spark that she felt and registered the kiss as a congratulatory kiss. 'Yeah right Calleigh.' she thought.
"I can't believe she's here."
"Neither can I. You did real good Cal." Tim smiled.
"Are you crying?" she asked, seeing the tear roll down his cheek.
"Maybe." he grinned as the nurse took the baby to get cleaned up. "She's beautiful, just like you."
"She has your hair." Calleigh replied, leaning back into the pillows.
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I take Christine from Alexx and walk over to the door. Tim's smile widens when he sees our daughter.
"Who's this Chrissy? Is this Daddy?" I coo lightly, handing her over. She opens her green eyes and they meet Tim's chocolate ones, the ones I always seem to lose myself in. I can hear the three conspirers behind me even though they think I can't.
"Hey." Tim smiles down at Christine. He stares at her for a couple of seconds, kisses her forehead, then turns his attention to me, "What are you doing here?"
"I was bored." I reply, stroking Christine's head softly. "Decided to take a ride. Ended up here."
"Oh."
Alexx sighs happily behind us and I continue to let them think I can't hear them.
"They're perfect together." Eric mumbles.
"Wish they'd realize that already." Horatio adds quietly. I smile to myself and want to tell Horatio that I do realize but it will never happen, even though I wish it so much.
