CHAPTER 4

"So...how did you guys actually get together?" asked Livvy with a mouthful of salad.

"Livvy don't talk with your mouthful." said Calleigh as she took a sip of her red wine.

"Sorry." muttered Livvy. "Soo...Daddy how'd you win over Mommy?"

Tim took Calleigh's hand in his and continued.

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"Hey."

"Hey."

"Patrol found this outside a dumpster."

Calleigh nodded as she took the box from Tim. Their fingers lightly touched and Calleigh felt the instant connection. Judging by Tim's uneasy look he did to.

"So this is the gun registered to Melanie Hines?"

"Yup that's it."

"What?"

"Oh nothing...its just the bronze goddess is getting on my nerves."

Calleigh smiled. "All women get on your nerves."

"Not...all women."

Calleigh stopped smiling and looked at Tim. "Tim...look I."

"Its ok Calleigh. Don't worry about it."

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"Apparently not."

"What?"

"The prosecutor thinks its a wobblery doesn't wanna file charges against Melanie Hines."

"You've got to be kidding me."

Calleigh shook her head. "That's why I came back here to retest the evidence to see if I've miss calculated...which I haven't."

"So she just walks?"

"I'm afraid so...she walks."

Tim sighed and left room before he knew it he was hearing his name. "Tim...hey Tim wait up."

"What?"

"You wanna go get somthing to eat."

"I'm not really hungry."

Calleigh sighed. "Well I am...come keep me company." Tim sighed and ran his hands through his hair.

"Alright...were do you wannna go?"

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"Whoa there..." said Tim as he helped a tipsie Calleigh into her condo.

"I...had a very nice time Mr. Speedle."

Tim smiled and went to move Calleigh onto the coach but didn't see the high heel in the middle of the floor. "Whoa..." said Tim as he collided with Calleigh on the coach. Calleigh smiled at the postion and ran her hands through his hair.

"Tim..."

"What..."

"I love you."

"Your drunk Cal."

Calleigh laughed and placed her arms around his neck. "Come on Timmy...let's not play around anymore."

"Calleigh look...I...I don't want you to regret anything."

"I won't just kiss me."

"Calleigh..."

"Tim Speedle...just kiss me will you."

Tim nodded and went in for kill...so to speak.

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"Cal come on were going to be late for work."

"Just a second."

"Calleigh come on you've been in the bathroom forever a half hour..."

"I said just a second ok."

"Alright...alright...but if H fires us its your ass."

Calleigh glared at him as she opened the door. "Alright Yankee let's go."

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"So tonight's the night?"

Tim shook his head at his best friend. "Yes Delko...I told you this 3 weeks ago...yesterday...this morning...and at lunch. I'm proposing to Calleigh tonight."

Eric laughed. "I just can't see you getting married-"

"Thanks man. Nice to know you have my back."

"No prob...and to Calleigh." Tim rolled his eyes. "I mean Calleigh she's...she's a babe..and you...your just."

"Delko...if you wanna live to ask Valera out you won't finish that sentence."

Eric nodded. "Right. Ok well...call me...so you know I can come and pick up the pieces."

Tim glared at him just as Calleigh came in. "Hello boys."

"Hey Cal."

Calleigh smiled at Eric and kissed Tim's cheek as she went for her own locker. "So what's on tonight's agenda Yankee?"

"I was thinking eating in tonight." Eric laughed and Tim elbowed him. "Delko...don't you have to go and flirt with Maxine now."

Eric nodded. "Alright...alright i'll ask her out already good lord man leave me alone."

Calleigh shook her head. "So you wanna eat in?"

Tim nodded. "If that's ok?"

"No its fine. Actually I need to tell you something tonight."

"Alright so should we get this evening started?"

"Let's."

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Tim saw tears forming at the corner of Calleigh's eyes as he stood on one knee. "Cal...look if you could answer me that'd be great because my knees are really killing me."

Calleigh smiled and looked at him. "I...I don't even know what to say."

"Well you could say yes."

Calleigh smiled and placed her hands on his cheeks. "Yes."

Tim smiled and kissed her deeply. Tim placed the ring on her finger and pulled her into his lap. "So what was it you wanted to tell me?"

"I don't think that's really important right now."

"Anything you have to say is important."

Tim watched as she hesitated. "Cal...are you ok?"

"Oh no i'm fine..its just..." Calleigh sighed. "I'm pregnant."

Tim starred at her. "Your what?"

"I'm pregnant." Calleigh watched as Tim starred at her. "Tim...you ok?"

"You're pregnant?" Calleigh nodded. "I'm gonna be a Daddy?"

Calleigh nodded with a smile on her face. "You ok with this?"

"Yeah...I'm...i'm fine."

"You don't look fine."

Tim stroked Calleigh's cheek lightly. "I'm fine."

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Tim was walking down the halls of CSI when he heared Calleigh talking to Hagen.

"He's just trying to pull himself out of the bottle."

"HEY! What are you more concerned with the evidence or your arrest jacket?"

John went to say something when Tim walked in. "Everything ok here?"

Calleigh turned her head and John sighed. "Everything's fine." Tim nodded and John went for the door but Tim blocked him from leaving. John sighed and Tim moved out of the way.

"You ok?"

"You know it."

Tim grabbed her chin and pulled her face towards his. "What did I ever see in that man?"

"I'm not the right person to ask that question."

Calleigh sighed and wrapped her arms around Speed's neck. "I love you...you know that?"

Tim nodded. "I know that. How you feeling?"

"Oh...I'm great...being assigned to filing case files is my dream job."

Tim laughed. Calleigh was meant to be in ballistics. And even these last few months of her pregnancy was to long to be out of the firing range.

"Hey just be glad H didn't make you stay home."

"Well I figured that would be your job." Calleigh sighed and placed her hands on her belly. "COME OUT OF ME ALREADY!"

Tim laughed. "You think it heared you?"

"That's not funny."

TBC...