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"You know I trust you with my life," Calleigh stated. "I don't even know how I feel about Jake yet."

And then Calleigh and Jake kissed and Eric couldn't help but blame himself. He pushed her to make a decision, but he didn't know she would choose Jake. Eric sighed and checked his watch, noting the time at 7:20PM. Calleigh had called him to her house, which Eric could only assume was to let him down gently; she was going to tell him that there was no chance in hell that he would ever have with her and to let him know that they were friends and would always remain friends…

Eric shook his head. He couldn't believe he'd come all the way to Calleigh's house to be let down. Just as he turned away from her door, he heard the door unlock.

"Are you running away from me?" Calleigh joked.

A small spot in his heart had warmed at her attempted humor and Eric wanted to smile, but he had stop himself. He had to shut down all of his feelings for her. Calleigh made her choice…he had to learn to live with it.

Calleigh clenched her teeth together, seeing that her usual weak attempt of humor had done nothing for Eric. She knew what Eric had saw in the lobby of CSI had hurt him; she saw it in his eyes at CSI and it showed on his face right now. Calleigh let out a quiet breath and looked away to gain her composure. "Eric…"

"Calleigh…" Eric said. He would save her the trouble of saying the words that would inevitably come. It was his fault for putting himself in this position. He shouldn't have given her the impression that she needed to choose. He crossed those lines, mistaking her kindness for romantic feelings. She was clearly a great friend and he might have fractured the friendship. Eric let out a hard breath. "I never meant to make you feel you needed to choose. Your friendship meant a lot to me…I'm sorry for putting you in that position…"

Calleigh wrinkled her eyebrows and shook her head before looking up at him. "Eric," she said, effectively quieting him. "You didn't…" she looked away and pursed her lips to let out a breath. She looked at Eric again. "Like I said earlier, you already know how I feel about you –"

Eric swallowed and shifted his position. He didn't need her to break it down for him, he didn't want to relive the moment. "Calleigh, I already know –"

"Eric, will you stop getting ahead of me?" Calleigh said, cutting him off. Once she had Eric's attention, she started talking again. "I never felt the need to choose when it was obvious…"

Ouch. Eric felt as if he'd been kicked in the chest and coughed. Was she trying to hurt him? Eric shook his head. He didn't need her to explain. "Look Calleigh, it's alright…"

Calleigh rolled her eyes. "Eric!" she said. "What I'm trying to say is I never felt I needed to choose between you and Jake." She threw her hands in the air. "Obviously, Eric," she poked him roughly in retaliation for making her upset. "I thought I made it clear that it was you while we were in the field?"

Confusion spread across Eric's face. "What about what happened at CSI? You kissed him…" He drifted off when Calleigh gave him a warning glare.

Calleigh sighed and her expression softened. Eric's assumption was understandable, just as she made assumptions about who Eric was dating in the past. She looked at Eric. "What you saw wasn't exactly what you're making it out to be." Calleigh shrugged her shoulders. "Jake and I had a relationship before which was unpredictable and unstable…that wasn't going to happen again..."

Eric shifted his position again and shook his head. She had kissed Jake though. Her words weren't making sense with her actions. "Calleigh, I don't want…"

Calleigh leaned in and kissed Eric to shush him. She pulled back and quirked her eyebrows. Part of her wanted to smile that she was able to silence him through a kiss, but she used the moment to speak. "For the record, I didn't kiss him, you would know –"

Now Eric quieted her through a kiss. He needed the connection back. There was still so much that needed to be worked through but for now, it felt right. They broke apart and Eric looked in her eyes. "I'm not just the better choice am I?" Eric asked. Part of him was afraid to ask the question because he was afraid of the answer, but he needed to know.

Butterflies fluttered in her stomach but Calleigh found herself craving more. Sure she'd been kissed before, hell, kissed only hours ago, but Eric's kiss was passion-filled and not full of lust. Though the words weren't said, he loved her. He showed it through his kiss and she loved him as well. Calleigh shook her head no. "Eric, between you two, there was never a choice."

Eric nodded his head and smiled.

Calleigh gestured to the door. "Do you want to go inside?"

Eric smiled. "Sure."

…

A million thoughts instantly ran through Natalia's mind as she stared at the small, white stick in her hand whose digital letters read "pregnant." She had not been feeling well for at least a week but associated the cause to the general feeling of death that came with crime scenes. The team had just closed a case involving a serial killer, which was unnerving to her. Natalia washed her hands and looked at herself in the mirror. She couldn't believe she was going to be a mom. It was something she wanted to experience in life but then again, it couldn't have come at a worse time. Even though things had started to calm, Nick was still in Miami, still working crime scenes that she worked and still very much someone she didn't trust.

Natalia sighed and chuckled softly. She had to let Nick go; she needed to focus on her future with her husband and their lives with a new baby and that started with telling him about her pregnancy. With an idea in mind, Natalia went to the kitchen to start dinner. She would deliver the news by cooking a dinner that consisted of baby back ribs, baby corn and baby potatoes. A smile spread across Natalia's face at how happy her husband would be to know that they were having a baby.

Wavy brown hair, tossed in his line of sight which almost caused his heart to skip a beat. Unnoticed from the kitchen window, he could tell that she was excited about something. He chuckled to himself. It was time. Nick was ready to put his plan into motion and get Natalia back once and for all.

When I was little, I watched Full House and I always loved the idea of a baby-themed meal, so I took the idea from full house lol. Please forgive me for any grammar/spelling errors, I proofread but sometimes it's hard to find all of the mistakes.

So things are gonna take a slight turn...I hope to have a new chapter soon!