Disclaimer: I own anyone you don't recognize. Everyone else belongs to Anthony Zuiker.

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Tim watched as Calleigh's eyes slowly opened as he softly caressed her back. She gave him a small smile as she rubbed her eyes sleepily. Tim's heart did a flip when he saw the diamond ring on her finger. For the past two months, he always found himself smiling when he saw that ring. It meant that they were just one step closer to spending the rest of their lives together.

"Morning." Calleigh mumbled.

"Morning." Tim repeated. "You awake yet?"

He knew his fiancee was not a morning person. At least not until she had her coffee.

"Nope." Calleigh smiled, burying her face in her pillow. Tim chuckled and moved closer to her. She opened one eye slightly and stared at him. "What?"

"Just watching you." he replied, kissing her forehead. "Thinking about how beautiful you are."

Calleigh snorted at the thought.

"I look like a mess." she said.

"Not to me."

"Why are you so sweet?"

"Because I need to butter you up." Tim winked, kissing her softly. Calleigh pulled away from her fiancé and stared at him. When she didn't see any look of deceit on his handsome face, she pulled his lips back to hers. Their kiss deepened and Tim rolled Calleigh onto her back so he was on top of her. "Have I told you lately how much I love you?"

"What did you do?" Calleigh asked.

"Nothing."

"Mhmm..."

Tim smiled and kissed her neck lightly, eliciting a moan out of the blonde. Calleigh thought nothing could ruin this moment right now. For once, they had a day off and they planned on using it wisely. A faint banging made Calleigh pull Tim's face away from her neck.

"What is that?"

"Probably the neighbors doing some work." he mumbled, continuing his assault on her bare skin.

"Will you just stop for one second?" Calleigh asked, laughing slightly.

"No. It has nothing to do with us so why should we care?"

"Calleigh?" a muffled voice called.

"Oh no it's my mother."

"No!" Tim hissed, pressing his lips against Calleigh's hungrily. She squirmed, trying to get him off her.

"Tim, we can't. Not now at least."

"She'll never leave." he said. "Please, baby? Just... hide out?"

"You don't have to come out." Calleigh said, finally getting away from Tim. He sighed and ran a hand through his unruly curls.

"But I'll be lonely." he pouted. Calleigh pointed to his pillow, where Mr. Snuggles was sitting. "He doesn't do any justice anymore. He doesn't smell as good as you or... give me what I need."

"I hope he doesn't do any justice." Calleigh smirked. "I can't believe you still sleep with him."

"It's like your guns okay. He's a... comfort object."

"Yes but I don't bring them to bed honey."

"Where else is he going to sleep? Your stupid cat rips everything up. If I protect him he may live another few years." Tim snapped, clutching the tarnished bear tightly. "You already had to put his head back on once."

Calleigh just shook her head. It was too early to get into it with him over a stupid toy. She stared at him, thinking how funny he looked, a grown 32 year old man, sitting in only his boxers, holding a teddy bear to his chest, a scowl on his face.

"I have to let her in. I'll come back when it's safe to come out."

"Thank you. I'm going back to bed." Tim smirked, crawling under the blankets.

"Well at least one of us is going to sleep late on our day off." Calleigh mumbled, exiting their bedroom. She walked out into the living room and opened her door. Her mother rushed in and Calleigh followed her onto the couch. "Mom, isn't it a bit early to be over?"

"It's 9:00 darlin'." Cynthia drawled. "Now. We need to talk about the wedding."

"Mom it's only 9:00. I didn't get to sleep until late last night."

"You need to tell me how many people you plan on inviting."

"Invi... Tim and I have only been engaged two months."

"Don't tell me you haven't given this any thought Calleigh Marie."

"I have but I've been busy with work..."

"That's no excuse."

"Mom, we've decided we're not going to worry about the wedding for a while. We're not having a big thing..."

"Not having a big thing?" Cynthia stared at Calleigh. "Since when? You've always wanted a big wedding!"

"I just want the people that I'm close to. Momma I don't want to have to pay $150 to feed some person that I've never met." she replied. "Tim only has his parents and brother. I have you and Daddy, Matty, Bryan, and Jason. Then Eric, Horatio, Alexx, Valera, Tyler, Stephanie, Mark..."

"Oh so your dream wedding of 200 guests have dwindled down to 15 people? Jesus let's have a barbecue then."

"Look, we haven't given it much thought. Did you honestly come over here this early to talk about the wedding?" Calleigh asked as there was another knock on the door.

"Yes. I've hired a wedding planner." Cynthia replied.

"I don't need a wedding planner." Calleigh opened the door and her jaw dropped.

"Hi!"

"Linda, what a surprise!" Calleigh exclaimed as her future mother-in-law hugged her tightly. "I didn't know you were coming."

"Oh Tim didn't tell you?"

Calleigh gritted her teeth but put a smile on and shook her head. Linda Speedle sighed and shook her head.

"That boy, I swear... everything goes in one ear and out the other." she muttered. "Oh hello Cynthia."

"Linda." she greeted stiffly. Calleigh sighed inwardly and smiled slightly.

"Well, um... I'll go get Tim out of bed." she said, disappearing down the hallway. She closed her bedroom door behind her and walked over to her bed. "Tim!"

"Leave me alone." he mumbled. Calleigh yanked Mr. Snuggles out of his hands and Tim's features hardened. "Give me back my bear."

"Your mother is in the living room. Was there something you forgot to mention?"

"She's coming to help plan the wedding." Tim opened one eye and saw his angry fiancee. "Babe, I swear I forgot."

"I know you did! Now she and my mother are out there, alone!" Calleigh hissed, wringing the bear in her hands.

"Hey, hey, hey! I know you're angry but don't take it out on him."

"Ooh!" Calleigh tossed the old toy at Tim's head and it landed on it's side next to him. "Get up, get dressed, and meet me out in the living room. Oh I swear Speedle if you're not out there in ten minutes I'm coming back in here and you better have shimmied down the drain pipe because you are not going to want to face me!"

Tim pulled the covers up over his head. Calleigh always... frightened him in certain ways but today... she had lost it. He knew that Cynthia Duquesne and Linda Speedle hated each other with a passion. But it wasn't his fault Cynthia decided to show up out of the blue. She always came around whenever she felt like it. But it was his fault for not telling Calleigh about his mother coming. Tim sighed and walked over to his dresser. It was going to be a long day.