When she arrived, she knew Cal was waiting for her. Killan, she thought to
herself, I am going to kill you.
She walked through the front door and into the main living room where Cal was gracefully lounging on one of the leather couches.
"Hello," Cal said. "Couldn't get enough of me?"
"Stop, Cal. You know why I'm here," Morgan replied coldly.
Cal's smile fell, "I suppose I do."
"Interesting things you hear?" Morgan asked, bitterly.
"Oddly reassuring, really," Cal said.
Morgan looked at him in surprise, "How would that be reassuring?"
"Well, I was apprehensive about what would happen if Hunter was an option again, and how you would react when you knew I wanted to get you pregnant, and what you would say if I asked you to marry me," Cal rattled off, "And now I know."
"So, you're okay that I am in love with Hunter?" Morgan asked suspiciously.
"But despite that, you'll stay with me," Cal finished. "That's all I have ever wanted."
Morgan sighed, "Then I am pregnant?"
Cal nodded, "Only nine months to go." Cal paused for a second, then continued hesitantly, "You won't do anything to yourself or the child, will you? Not in spite of me, or something?"
Morgan looked at him like he was crazy, "Why would I do that?"
Cal persisted, "I don't know, but there are more options. Please, I love you desperately, and I would never be able to live with myself if something happened to either of you."
Morgan shook her head, "You've no concern on that score."
"Have you decided how he will be raised?" Cal asked. Morgan heard the real question – Is Ciaran going to be allowed to be involved?
"I've only been carrying the child for a day!" Morgan exclaimed. "By normal methods I wouldn't even know for possibly another month!"
Cal took her hand and gently rubbed his thumb over it, "Calm down, everything is okay."
Morgan stood up, pulling her hand away, "That is where you are wrong. Everything is not okay!"
"Morgan, I'll take care of you," Cal said. "You can move in with me, a separate bedroom if need be, and we can go to school in the day, with a glamour when you start to show, and everything is going to work out."
"Move in with you?" Morgan asked.
"Morgan, how are your parents going to take the news?" Cal posed. "I think it is highly likely that they are going to kick you out for your indiscretions."
"Then I could move in with Bree," Morgan protested.
"Morgan, I would really like it if you would move in with me," Cal said.
"Can't these things be decided later?" Morgan sighed and collapsed on the couch next to him. "I just can't take anything else. All I wanted to do was come over here and yell at you. But I couldn't even do that without being faced with a thousand other issues!"
"Morgan, if you stay with me, I can take care of your problems," Cal said, lovingly caressing her hair.
"You are many of my problems," Morgan groaned.
"Well," Cal said, smiling brightly, "I can take care of me, too."
"Cal –"Morgan started.
"Morgan, if I didn't know you would say no, I would propose to you right now. As it is, please, stay with me."
"Alright," Morgan relented. "I'll stay here for the duration of my pregnancy."
"And after?" Cal asked, leadingly.
"That can be decided when it's a bit closer," Morgan said firmly.
"I'll take what victories I can," Cal said and kissed the top of her head. "You've made me so happy."
She walked through the front door and into the main living room where Cal was gracefully lounging on one of the leather couches.
"Hello," Cal said. "Couldn't get enough of me?"
"Stop, Cal. You know why I'm here," Morgan replied coldly.
Cal's smile fell, "I suppose I do."
"Interesting things you hear?" Morgan asked, bitterly.
"Oddly reassuring, really," Cal said.
Morgan looked at him in surprise, "How would that be reassuring?"
"Well, I was apprehensive about what would happen if Hunter was an option again, and how you would react when you knew I wanted to get you pregnant, and what you would say if I asked you to marry me," Cal rattled off, "And now I know."
"So, you're okay that I am in love with Hunter?" Morgan asked suspiciously.
"But despite that, you'll stay with me," Cal finished. "That's all I have ever wanted."
Morgan sighed, "Then I am pregnant?"
Cal nodded, "Only nine months to go." Cal paused for a second, then continued hesitantly, "You won't do anything to yourself or the child, will you? Not in spite of me, or something?"
Morgan looked at him like he was crazy, "Why would I do that?"
Cal persisted, "I don't know, but there are more options. Please, I love you desperately, and I would never be able to live with myself if something happened to either of you."
Morgan shook her head, "You've no concern on that score."
"Have you decided how he will be raised?" Cal asked. Morgan heard the real question – Is Ciaran going to be allowed to be involved?
"I've only been carrying the child for a day!" Morgan exclaimed. "By normal methods I wouldn't even know for possibly another month!"
Cal took her hand and gently rubbed his thumb over it, "Calm down, everything is okay."
Morgan stood up, pulling her hand away, "That is where you are wrong. Everything is not okay!"
"Morgan, I'll take care of you," Cal said. "You can move in with me, a separate bedroom if need be, and we can go to school in the day, with a glamour when you start to show, and everything is going to work out."
"Move in with you?" Morgan asked.
"Morgan, how are your parents going to take the news?" Cal posed. "I think it is highly likely that they are going to kick you out for your indiscretions."
"Then I could move in with Bree," Morgan protested.
"Morgan, I would really like it if you would move in with me," Cal said.
"Can't these things be decided later?" Morgan sighed and collapsed on the couch next to him. "I just can't take anything else. All I wanted to do was come over here and yell at you. But I couldn't even do that without being faced with a thousand other issues!"
"Morgan, if you stay with me, I can take care of your problems," Cal said, lovingly caressing her hair.
"You are many of my problems," Morgan groaned.
"Well," Cal said, smiling brightly, "I can take care of me, too."
"Cal –"Morgan started.
"Morgan, if I didn't know you would say no, I would propose to you right now. As it is, please, stay with me."
"Alright," Morgan relented. "I'll stay here for the duration of my pregnancy."
"And after?" Cal asked, leadingly.
"That can be decided when it's a bit closer," Morgan said firmly.
"I'll take what victories I can," Cal said and kissed the top of her head. "You've made me so happy."