-1Real Mistake

2 weeks later

Caleigh walked into the lab around 7:30 AM. For some reason, she hadn't been feeling too well the last couple of days. Every morning when she woke up, she felt sick, and she occasionally threw up. I must be getting the flu. She walked into Horatio's office to find him on his cell phone.

"Yes, Eric, bring the mother in for questioning. I want to know why her prints were on the murder weapon," Horatio was saying. He looked up and saw Caleigh standing in his doorway and motioned for her to come in. "Ok, Eric, I'll drop by soon. Thanks, bye." Horatio hung up his phone and looked at Caleigh with a worried expression. "Caleigh, you don't look so well. Are you feeling alright?"

"I think I'm getting the flu, that's all," Caleigh replied with a half smile. "This is a long case, isn't it?"

"Hmm," Horatio said, wondering why she changed the subject suddenly. "Yes…Caleigh, is there something you want to tell me?"

"Something like what?" Caleigh knew where this was going.

"Did something happen between you and Wolfe? Did he hurt you?" Horatio looked at Caleigh expectantly.

No, why do you ask? Is he ok?" Caleigh was trying desperately to cover the white lie she was telling.

"He's been moping around for the last two weeks and I haven't seen you two talking at all," Horatio said. He remember how the two were good friends, and when he paired the two of them together when Ryan joined the team. Things had gotten better between the two, and Horatio believed they were secretly seeing each other. "You would tell me if something was wrong, right?"

"Of course," Caleigh said. "There is nothing wrong, H, I promise." Caleigh flashed a fake smile and quickly changed the subject. "So about this case, have we gotten anything else?"

Horatio looked at her for a moment more before answering. "Yes, it's taking longer than I had hoped. Eric is bringing in Mrs. Wood for questioning."

"Oh, ok. Well, I'll go and watch." Caleigh smiled one more time and turned to leave. Horatio watched her leave, sensing something was being hidden from him. As Caleigh was walking down the hall, she suddenly got light headed. She leaned against the wall and started to sink down when she felt strong arms lift her. She looked up. It was a sad yet concerned looking Ryan.

"Are you ok, Caleigh?" Ryan helped her into a chair in the break room and got her some water. "You don't look so great."

"I think I'm getting….oh god!" She suddenly stood up and ran to the garbage can. She threw up, then started crying and going down on her knees. Ryan rushed over to her. He held the hair out of her face and put an arm around her. She leaned against him and looked into his eyes. "Ryan…"

"You'll be ok," he said, getting her more water. He picked her up and carried her to the couch. He had just set her down when Horatio walked in.

"Mr. Wolfe, is she ok?" Horatio went and sat next to Ryan. He watched as Ryan cradled the crying Caleigh in his arms.

"I think she's sick," Ryan said with an unsure tone. "She's been like this for a while hasn't she?" Ryan looked at Horatio. He was thinking the same thing Horatio was. He didn't want to think that.

"Take her down to Alexx and have her check her out," Horatio said to Ryan. "Then I want you to take her home and stay with her for a while." His tone sounded demanding.

"Ok," Ryan said. He carried Caleigh out to the elevator, ignoring the people who were staring at them. Horatio went with them. He wanted to know if his theory was right.

When they got down to the morgue, Alexx was working on Monica's body. She turned and looked to the visitors.

"Oh my, Caleigh! Ryan, is she ok?" Alexx rushed over as Ryan set Caleigh on a table and sat down next to her.

"We were wondering if you could tell us," Horatio said, looking to Alexx. "Could you check her out?"

"I'll have to have her in here by herself for a few minutes, but sure," Alexx said. She helped Ryan lay Caleigh down on the table before the two men left.

"I hope she's ok," Ryan said as he and Horatio waited outside the morgue.

"Mr. Wolfe, did something happen between you two that I should know about?" Horatio looked at Ryan sternly.

Ryan looked at the wall for a moment, then sighed and nodded his head. "We got drunk a couple weeks ago and we….we had a.."

"A what, Mr. Wolfe?"

"We slept together," Ryan said. His tone sounded as if he had just let off a ton of weight off his shoulders. "We woke up the next morning and found ourselves in bed together. Then she drove me home and we agreed not to talk about it." He leaned against the wall and looked at the floor, ashamed.

"Is that all?" Horatio looked at Ryan. He didn't seem very surprised.

"We got into a fight on the way home. I reminded her that I told her I loved her the night before, but she said we were drunk and didn't mean anything we said. She said it was a mistake we both could have prevented." Ryan looked sadly at Horatio. He was on the verge of tears. "H, I didn't mean for anything to happen, but I still love her."

Horatio put a reassuring hand on Ryan's tense shoulder. He was about to say something to him when Alexx opened the door. "That was quick." He looked at Alexx.

"Yeah, it was," Alexx said. She looked a little worried. She looked to Horatio, then to Ryan. "You two can come back in now."

Horatio and Ryan followed Alexx into the room and over to Caleigh. Ryan pulled a stool over to the table Caleigh was laying on and gently rubbed her shoulder. Caleigh reached up and took his hand and held it tightly. Horatio turned to Alexx, who looked slightly worried and surprised at the same time.

"Alexx, can you tell me what is wrong with Caleigh?" Horatio looked at Alexx. She looked back at him. Then she looked at Ryan, then to the floor. "Alexx, is Caleigh pregnant?"

"Yes," Alexx said.

Ryan looked up at Alexx, then to Horatio as if he already knew. He looked down at Caleigh, who worked up the strength to look at Alexx.

"I..I am?" she asked. She was shocked, and she couldn't believe what she was hearing. She looked at Ryan who simply looked back.

"Yes, you have morning sickness, that's all. It's not the flu," Alexx said to the bewildered Caleigh. "You should get some rest for a few days."

"I have a job," Caleigh said. She tried to stand up, but she fell back down. Ryan caught her. For a moment she tried to pull away, but then she gave in after realizing Ryan was the only thing keeping her on her feet.

"Mr. Wolfe, take her home," Horatio said to Ryan. Ryan agreed, and carried Caleigh out of the room. Horatio lingered for a moment and looked at Alexx.

"This is gonna be difficult," Alexx said as she watched the two leave.

"Yes, and we are going to have to keep an eye on the two of them," Horatio said. "I have a feeling Caleigh isn't very pleased and Ryan is going to have a hard time with her." He pondered for a moment, realizing he only called Ryan by his first name when he was in trouble. Alexx didn't notice.

"Yeah," Alexx said. She didn't know of anything else to say.

Ryan carried Caleigh to his car and put her in the passenger seat. The ride home was freakishly silent. Ryan occasionally looked over at Caleigh. Her expression was different every time he looked at her. Once she was mad, then sad, then mad again, then she was asleep. When he pulled up in front of her house, he remembered Horatio's order to stay with her. He was slightly worried to do so, afraid she might attack him when she woke up.

"No, sleepy," she mumbled when Ryan carried her into the house. He had a spare key from when they would stay over each other's houses. He carried her up to her bedroom and set her on the bed. He covered her up, then sat down next to her on the bed. "Not Ryan..not fair..mistake," she mumbled before drifting off to sleep.

"I'm sorry," Ryan whispered after she was asleep. He wanted to cry. He didn't know how to feel. Half of him was torn up because Caleigh was upset with him. The other half was slightly happy that she was pregnant. He smiled to himself. Maybe she'll forget to be mad and she'll be happy. For us, that is. He felt something warm against his side, and looked down to find Caleigh snuggling up to him in her sleep. He smiled and put an arm around her sleeping form, then he too fell asleep next to her.

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