Approximatley 3 months, 2 week, 12 hours, 14 minutes, and 39 seconds later...no i'm joking just about 3 months later.
Author's Note: Since Pandy Roxy Chick asked so nicely. Here's another chapter.
Calleigh debated whether or not to get out of bed and go to work. Things just weren't the same without Tim. Ava would barely talk to her, Eric seemed distant, Horatio doesn't talk to anyone anymore, Alexx barely leaves the morgue, things were just different. Calleigh sighed as the alarm clock went off for the millionth time that morning. "Guess I'm going to work." said Calleigh as she swung her legs over the edge of the bed.
Calleigh smiled as she opened Ava's door and found her sound asleep in her princess bed. Ava had all the makings of Tim. The attitude, the hair, the eyes, the sarcasm...the attitude. Calleigh sat down on the bed and brushed Ava's hair out of her eyes. "Ava, sweetie time to get up."
Ava groaned. "Don't wanna. To early momma."
Calleigh smiled. She was definatley Tim's daughter, not that there was any doubt. "Come on sweetpie I gotta get you over to Nana's so I can go to work."
Ava sat up quickly. "No don't go to work, mommy please stay home."
Ava sounded like someone else Calleigh used to know. Herself. "Honey mommy has to go to work."
Ava sighed. "Fine...I'll go brush my teeth."
Calleigh smiled. "That's my big girl." Ava nodded and walked out of her room. Who was Calleigh kidding? She wasn't a good parent. That was Tim's job. He was good at everything. Finding the littlest pieces of evidence at a crime scene, getting their daughter up for daycare, getting her dressed, getting her to eat the right foods, getting her to take a bath, Tim was great at everything. But now Calleigh was all alone and she'd have to figure it out sooner or later.
Tired of Hiding
Calleigh sighed as she saw Horatio walking down the hall way. "Horatio, I'm sorry I'm late. Ava wouldn't really cooperiate this morning."
"No worries, Ryan came to the scene."
Calleigh rolled her eyes. "That kiss ass?"
"Sorry?"
"Nothing...um...what's the case."
"Uh...I have to go take care of something, why don't you head down to trace and have Ryan fill you in."
"Great. See ya later."
"Absoultley."
Calleigh watched as Horatio practically ran out of the lab, she shook her head muttered something about him always having to save the day and headed off to trace.
Tired of Hiding
"Ava you need to eat your broccoli."
"I don't like broccoli."
"That's funny you ate it when your father was here."
"That's because I actually liked daddy."
"Oh so your saying you don't like me."
"Exactly." said Ava pure hatred in her voice. "Atleast I didn't kill daddy!"
Calleigh's face turned red. "Get up to your right now young lady!"
"Fine!" yelled Ava and pushed her chair out. From the top of the stairs Ava managed to yell. "I wish you would have died instead of Daddy! Daddy never did anything wrong! Daddy loved me! Unlike you, you only care about yourself! I hate you."
"Yeah well I hate you to!" yelled Calleigh. Calleigh jumped when she heared Ava's door slam. Yeah this wasn't going to get easier anytime soon. Calleigh sighed as she felt hot tears roll down her cheeks. All she needed now was her daughter to hate her. Calleigh walked over to the table and grabbed Ava's plate and her's as well and through them into the sink. They could wait til tomorrow.
Tired of Hiding
Calleigh was finally able to relax once she had gotten into a hot bubble bath. Quickly she felt sleep claim her.
"Night Carley. I'll see you in the morning."
"Night mom. I love you."
"I love you too."
"Mom?"
"Yeah sweetheart?"
"Can you take the day off tomorrow?"
"Honey i'm a judge its not that easy for me to take the day off."
Carley sighed and rolled over. "Fine...night mom. See you in the morning."
Elizabeth sighed and walked over to her daughter's bed and sat down. "Honey, you know I want to take time off and spend it with you...but its just not that easy."
"I know."
"I love you, you know that."
Carley nodded. "Night mom."
"Goodnight sweetpie."
Elizabeth sighed once again and turned Carley's light of.
Calleigh sat up in the tub quickly. While she fell asleep she had sunk into the water. Calleigh gapsed for air, she took a minute for it too go through her lungs before she forced herself out of the tub. Calleigh groaned as the phone rang, all she needed right now was a scene.
"Speedle."
"Still having nightmare's Carley?"
"Stop calling me!"
"I can't do that. How was ur bath?"
"Your watching me?"
"Carley...how little confidence you have in me."
"Please...just leave me alone. I never did anything to you."
"Your right. Your mother did." said the man with pure venom in his voice.
"Why won't you just leave alone? Please...let me be."
"Well were would the fun be in that?" Calleigh closed her eyes tightly. This was the time she needed Tim's strong arms to go around her.
"Pleasant dreams Carley...I mean Calleigh."
Calleigh groaned and threw the phone against the wall. This was going to end one way or another.
TBC...