A few months later...
Tim woke up to Calleigh talking quietly.
"I know but just make sure... I... Alexx... we... okay. I know take it easy. Okay. Thanks again. Bye." Calleigh hung the phone up and turned around to go back to bed and smiled. "Did I wake you?"
"Yeah. You and your loud mouth." Tim mumbled. "What were you doing?"
"Checking on Sarah." Calleigh said sheepishly.
"Baby, we said that she'd be okay for a week."
"I know but Tim, I've never left her." Calleigh crawled back into bed and Tim wrapped her up in his arms. "I'm worried."
"She's in good care with Alexx." he reassured.
"I can't believe this all though. I thought you were gone forever. And now we're married."
"Mmm, you're stuck with me for good now."
"I don't mind one bit." Calleigh drawled.
"Good. Neither do I." Tim pulled her in for a kiss, which lasted a while. When they pulled a part Calleigh sighed happily and rested her head on Tim's chest. He got up a few minutes later and Calleigh looked at him.
"Where are you going?"
"To the bathroom." Tim replied, leaning against the table. Calleigh raised an eyebrow but let him go. Once the door shut, Calleigh realized Tim's cell phone was missing from the table. She smiled and waited for Tim to come out, which was about a half hour later.
"Feelin' all right?" Calleigh drawled, lazily laying back against the pillows.
"Yeah." Tim nodded, tossing his phone onto the table. Calleigh gave him a small smile and he sighed. "Fine. I was checking on her and didn't want you to hear me."
"Mhmm. And you tell me I worry."
"Well... you... I... oh shut up." Tim mumbled, turning red. Calleigh giggled and beckoned him over.
"I'm lonely."
"I'm right here."
"You're not in bed." Calleigh grinned. Tim smirked and moved over towards her. "What do you want to do today?"
"Eat."
"That's—" The rest of Calleigh's sentence was cut off by Tim kissing her.
"No that's not it." he grinned. "And..."
"And? Don't keep me in suspense."
Tim didn't reply just kissed Calleigh again, then rested his forehead against hers. She smiled softly, seeing the loving look in his eyes.
"...and make love to my beautiful wife." he said quietly, a smile on his face. Calleigh smiled and kissed him softly.
"Why are you so wonderful?" she asked.
"Why are you so wonderful?" Tim replied, kissing her lips chastely. Calleigh smiled against his lips and deepened the kiss. "I love you."
"I love you too." Calleigh froze for a second as Tim moved down to her neck, knowing it was her weak spot. "Tim..."
"Yeah?"
"You love Sarah right?"
"Yeah. Of course. Why... why would you even ask that?"
"Do... do you want more kids?"
"You want more?" Tim asked, sitting up. Calleigh sighed and looked away, biting her nail. "I mean... yeah more kids would be nice. Why?"
Calleigh still wouldn't look at him and Tim smiled.
"Cal..." he cupped her cheek gently, turning her face towards him. "Are... are you pregnant?"
"I think." she mumbled.
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"Make him stop!" Sarah whined, covering her ears.
"Hey, how about you and I go down to the park," Tim suggested, glancing at Calleigh, who was holding their screaming son, "and Mommy and Jason stay here?"
Sarah glared at her little brother but nodded and followed Tim out to the car.
"Silence." she huffed. Tim snorted and headed for the park. Once they got there, Tim bought Sarah an ice cream and she ate it while Tim swung her on the swing. "Daddy?"
"What?"
"I don't like the baby."
"Why not?"
"He's too loud."
"Well... he's a baby. Sometimes he just needs to cry."
"Why?"
"I dunno. Why do you feel the need to throw a temper tantrum?" Tim asked.
"Because I'm a Speedle." Sarah smiled. Tim laughed and nodded.
"Okay. But that's not a good reason. Will you just give him a chance?"
"No." Sarah's smile faded. "You and Mommy love him more."
"Baby, why do you think that?"
"Because it's true."
"No it's not." Tim stopped the swing and walked around so he was facing Sarah. "Is that why you've been upset the past month?"
Sarah nodded, occasionally licking her ice cream.
"Sarah, Mommy and I don't love you any less than Jason."
"You love me more?" she asked excitedly. Tim hid his laughter in a cough and shook his head.
"We love you equally. Now finish that ice cream before it melts all over you. Mommy will not be happy if there's chocolate on that outfit."
"Can I eat it in the car?"
Now the only thing Tim loved besides his family was his Ducati and Ford Expedition. The SUV was spotless inside and out and the Ducati was washed every few days, just to keep its sparkling yellow color. Images of Sarah dumping the ice cream all over the interior of his SUV filled Tim's mind and he shook his head.
"Finish it out here."
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Tim sat down on the couch, a box at his feet. Calleigh walked in and sat next to him.
"What's all of this?"
"Stuff from high school. Yearbooks, pictures, concert tickets..."
"We had fun at that Nirvana concert." Calleigh remembered.
"Mmm... Red went streaking across the parking lot." Tim smirked. "Do you still talk to him?"
Calleigh shook her head.
"After you left I transferred to Tulane. I took a year off and lived with my mom, she moved to New Orleans and she got me settled into motherhood. She took care of Sarah while I finished my degree." she said. "Why are we so morbid? Let's go through this stuff."
Tim snickered and grabbed a few things out of the box, piling it on the couch next to him.
"Here's our senior yearbook." Calleigh said, reaching into the box. She opened the cover and smiled. "My sexy Timmy boy..."
Tim grabbed the yearbook and hid it behind him.
"Who was that from?"
"Cissy Devon. She had a crush on me and hated you."
Calleigh reached behind her husband and grabbed the yearbook.
"My sexy Timmy boy, anytime you get bored of Duquesne, I'm always open. Keep in touch, love ya, Cissy." she read. "Interesting. She was dorky."
"Yeah and you were cheerleading captain."
"And prom queen." Calleigh added. "Both junior and senior years."
"Yeah. You were popular."
"And you weren't?" Calleigh flipped to the seniors pictures and stopped on Tim's picture. "Timothy James Speedle. Football captain, baseball team, prom king."
"I can't help it that everyone loved me." he smirked. They went through the pages and stopped on the superlatives. "Hmm... Most Attractive: Calleigh Duquesne. Can't deny that one."
They got through the rest of the pages, tears and laughs were shed.
"I can't believe this." Tim mumbled.
"What?" Calleigh asked. She leaned over and wiped a stray tear of Tim's cheek.
"She died and I went crazy. I felt responsible. I didn't want to face you. I needed to get away. There were so many times when I wanted to call but couldn't. I was scared that you hated me. After a while I realized I was being stupid and I called my mom. She said that you left but she didn't know where you went. I realized that I shouldn't have left you. But now I have you again and..."
"...and if you ever leave me again I will hunt you down and kill you."
Tim snickered and Calleigh wiped away the tears that were flowing down his cheeks.
"I guess we were just lucky we got another chance." she whispered. Tim nodded and kissed her. He was lucky and he wouldn't forget it.
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