"Tim honey will you please talk to me."
"No." said Tim flatly as he put some button down shirts into his suitcase.
"Tim..."
"Calleigh...just don't ok."
"All i'm saying is I know how you get when your upset...you crawl into that damn shell of yours and you don't talk to anyone."
"Yeah...well what are you gonna do about it."
"Nothing. Tim I just want you to know that I love you and I'm here for you."
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"Can I have the room for Patrick Speedle please?"
"Room...506...down the hall 5th door on the right."
"Thank you very much." said Calleigh.
"No problem."
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"James." said Tim. His younger brother ran up to him and gave him a hug.
"Its good to see you bro."
"Yeah you to. How's dad doing?"
"Not good."
"Were did it happen?"
"At the resturant."
"I told him it be the death of him one day. Where's mom, Wendy and Matt?"
"They went home to get some rest." started James. James noticed Calleigh and gave her a hug. "Hey good lookin how are you doin?"
"Oh i'm good. And you?"
"Well i've had better days." said James nodding over to his dad. Calleigh gave him a sympathetic smile and walked over to Tim who was standing in front of his father's bed.
Tim sighed heavily. "He's gonna be fine honey." said Calleigh as she put her hand on his arm.
Tim pulled away and walked out of the room. Calleigh started to go after him but James stopped her.
"He needs to be alone Calleigh."
Calleigh nodded and sat down in her chair.
"Tim and my dad were really close."
'Were?"
"When Tim's friend Jack died. As you know Tim ran away...after that Tim never really talked to our dad much."
"But they were close before?"
"Oh yeah...inseperable. Me, Matt, and Wendy used to get jealous of there friendship. Even after Tim left he's all my dad could talk about."
"Mmmm..." said Calleigh as she looked over at Patrick Speedle.
"I'm just scared for my brother. He's never handled grief well."
"I know."
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"Mom!" called Tim as he entered the house he grew up in.
"Timmy...oh baby." said Claudia Speedle as she hugged her son. "Oh i've missed you."
"I've missed you to mommy."
Calleigh smiled just the thought of her husband this big tough guy calling his mother mommy was funny to her for some reason.
"Calleigh honey its so good to see you."
"You to Mrs. Speedle."
"How long have we known eachother? I think you can call me Claudia."
Calleigh nodded as Tim's brother and sister came around the corner.
"Tim!" yelled Wendy as she ran into her brother's arms. Tim was always her favorite brother.
"Hey Wen."
"Calleigh." said Matt.
"Hey Matty."
Matt smiled and walked away.
"He's just taking it hard." said Claudia. "You guys must be hungry why don't we order in."
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"So this is your old room huh?"
"Yeah." said Tim quietly as he walked into their room and sat their suitcases down.
"So I take it you were a punk huh?" said Calleigh as she gestured to a Kiss poster on the wall.
"Yeah."
"Alright Tim...look I know your worried about your dad but i'm sick of these one worded conversations. Why don't you go talk to your mom."
Tim sighed and looks up at Calleigh teary eyed. Calleigh's heart broke. Tim didn't cry often but when he died Calleigh wanted nothing more then to through her arms around him and hug him.
"Hey." said Calleigh walked over to Tim, wrapping her arms around his kneck. "He's going to be fine ok. You go talk to your mom and i'll be right here. If i'm asleep when you get back and you need to talk just wake me up ok."
Tim nodded. "I love you."
"I love you too."
Calleigh sighed as Tim closed his door.
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Tim knocked on his parents door slightly. "Mom..."
"Who is it?"
"It's Tim."
"Oh come on in Timmy."
"You ok?"
Claudia nodded. "You?"
"I'm hangin in there."
Claudia nodded and set her book down. "Come here honey?"
Tim gave in and hugged his mother. "He's gonna be ok baby." said Claudia as she rubbered her sons back as he cried.
"Then why does it feel like i'm going to lose him."
"Tim...look at me... your father's the strongest one in this family he's gonna be fine."
Tim nodded. "I love you mom."
"I love you to honey."
"Goodnight mommy." said Tim and kissed his mother's forehead.
"Goodnight."
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Tim was planning on going to his room but made a change of direction and went to the kitchen instead.
Tim was finishing off his third beer when Calleigh walked in and stood next to him.
"This." started Calleigh as she took the beer out of Tim's hand and through it in the trash. "Is not the answer." Calleigh walked back over and stood next to her husband who was sitting on a stool at the island in the middle of the kitchen.
"Well I think it is."
"But its not." said Calleigh in her southern drawl.
"He's my father Cal..." said Tim as he choked back tears. "I can't...I can't loose him."
"Your not going to." said Calleigh and pulled Tim to her as he sobbed. "Its gonna be ok."
"I can't loose him."
"I know baby...I know." said Calleigh and kissed the top of Tim's head.
Tim pulled away and pulled Calleigh onto her lap. "Promise me you'll never leave me."
"I promise." said Calleigh and kissed Tim quickly. "Come on why don't we go to bed."
Tim nodded and stood up. He knew his father was strong, but he just had this feeling something was wrong and not just with his father.
TBC...