DISCALIMER: I don't own CSI Miami and i don't make any money from it
Chapter 6.
"Calleigh what was that about?" asked Natalia confused as they got in the car.
"Who was that?" Valera wanted to know.
"It was, uhm one of them is Emma Melody's father" said Calleigh.
"What do you mean one of them she can only have one father," said Natalia confused.
"That as I said earlier I wasn't with that many only those three," said Calleigh,
"You were with all three, never though of you as so easy going," said Valera surprised.
"Well I was young and it was fun and I didn't know how to choose and then I ended up pregnant, and I was terrified, and dad, he got so mad, he almost beat the living day light out of me and he told me to tell him who did it only I couldn't so he threw me out and I was alone and so scared and I didn't dare to tell them since I didn't know who's Emma was," said Calleigh and looked down.
"But after she was born, you had to have known, why didn't you then contact her father?" asked Natalia.
"Cause by then the damage was already done and I couldn't bring my self to do so and as the years went by it got even harder and I just couldn't do it, I don't even know how the found out, I really don't and now I don't know what to do, I mean God I loved all three so much and she deserves a father, but it's to late, I ruined so much so long ago and even I wanted to get back with…, it's to late," she answered and started to car and started to drive.
"Calleigh not to make matters worse, but I think Emma might have invited them for her wedding," said Natalia.
"Eight-teen years I have avoided this and then she digs it up for me to deal with for what more trouble?" asked Calleigh with a sigh.
"Or it could work out so you get the man you always dreamed of," said Natalia.
"Doubt it, we're here, now let me find that darling daughter of mine so I can have a talk with her," said Calleigh as she parked the car and got out while Natalia and Valera looked at each other with raised brows wondering how this would go.
Calleigh walked inside the house and yelled: "EMMA MELODY DUQUESNE WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU!"
"Oh, oh, that can't be good," said Christopher, he and Emma were reading in her bedroom.
"You think she found out?" asked Emma looking up from her book and over at Christopher.
"EMMA, GET IN HERE, NOW!" Calleigh yelled.
"I better go down there, I know she would flip, but..," said Emma, put her book down and went downstairs to Calleigh.
"I must just ask what the hell were you thinking, inviting all my exes here, I mean I broke it of for a reason that was I never wanted to see them again," said Calleigh angrily, her hands were on her hips.
"It's not that bad, I mean you like them and they like you," Emma answered.
"Emma, that won't matter, there is three of them and one of me, and I can't have them all, I messed it up once and now I will do it again, couldn't you just let it be," said Calleigh frustrated.
"No, cause I want my dad at the wedding," said Emma and backed away as she saw Horatio come inside, gently place his arms around Calleigh's waist, rest his hands on her shoulder and whisper: "I missed you."
"Please don't" she begged trying to fight of her feelings as she added: "I'll deal with you later."
Emma Melody quickly ran upstairs while Horatio huskily whispered: "I want you."
"Mmmmm," was all she managed to let out as she had no idea how to handle this.
Before she could really think it further Horatio had turned her and let his lips lock with hers and forced his tongue to play with hers.
Calleigh left out a soft moan into his mouth before she retracted and said: "I can't do this."
"Why not, you obviously want to, how long has it been since you were with anyone last?" he asked.
"Before Emma not that it's any of your business," she said.
Horatio walked closer and said: "Calleigh please."
"Just don't…, I can't," she said and run upstairs in tears leaving him more confused than ever behind.
"Mum," said Emma Melody concerned as she heard Calleigh cry and went into her room to check on her.
"Just go, you made enough trouble as it is," said Calleigh.
Emma sighed and left as Jake entered the room and sat down next to Calleigh and gently stroke her hair while he said: "Though times beauty princess?"
"I just didn't expect you all here and together. How did you even find out?" she asked.
"Letter from Emma Melody, cute kid, but I think she's a bit lonely with you working all that much," he said.
"I know, but I need to work to earn a living," she said with a sigh and looked up into his beautiful brown eyes.
"Why didn't you tell me sooner?" he asked.
"Couldn't bring my self to do so," she said honest.
"Bet your dad got pissed," said Jake with a little chuckle.
"He threw me out," she said.
"You were eight-teen and pregnant and he threw you out," said Jake shocked.
"Well seventeen at the time, but yes, he said that he didn't want a bastard kid in his house," she said silently remembering the fight she had had with her father.
"Now that is just mean, so what happen then, because I don't think you were that famous back then, hadn't you only just started modeling and I don't recall seeing you pregnant in any picture," he said.
"I did some jobs here and there until I started to show, then I took a job waiting tables at a restaurant while I lived with a friend I worked with, in addition to that did some other stuff too," she said.
"Nothing bad I hope," he said and looked at her.
"No, just things to make me earn money, and in the end I got where I am today," she said with a sigh.
"I really missed you, you know," he said.
"I'm sorry I just didn't know how to deal when I found out, I was just so lost and scared," she said.
"I can imagine it must have been hard as hell," he said and smiled at her, they were now both laying in the bed facing each other and he was still playing with her hair.
"It was one of the hardest things I ever had to do," she said.
"Did you go through the delivery alone?" he asked.
"I did, hurt like hell, felt like I was torn apart," she answered.
"My poor beauty princess," he said and bent over and gave her a soft kiss.
Calleigh pulled him a bit closer before she retracted and said: "Just like old times."
"Only now your dad can't suddenly come in so I have to hide," he said.
"I know," she said with a giggle.
"Good thing you had a three outside your window growing up," he said.
"Yes very good thing, you remember how we used to sit up there and look at the stars and talk silly non sense," she said with a smile.
"I do, we thought we would stay there forever," he said.
"Sure did, that would have been wonderful," she said.
"But hang on, you have to have been with us all at the same time right?" he said.
"I was, sorry about that, but we never said to be exclusive," she replied and gave him another kiss.
"God I missed the taste of you," he said as he kept on kissing her hungrily.
"Ohhhh Jake," she moaned as she continued down to her neck, he was about to get further when she stopped him, so he backed of and lay down next to her with a confused look.
"I'm not sure yet, I want to, but at the same time I don't think I can do three at once anymore, I just wouldn't be right, please leave me for a second," she said.
Jake nodded a bit disappointed and left her to her thoughts.
It was late night when Calleigh got interrupted by a knock on the door and Eric came in and said: "Though you might be hungry as you didn't come down to eat with us earlier."
"Thanks that's sweet of you," she said and smiled at him while she took the plate and started to eat.
"MUM," she heard Emma Melody yell.
"YES," Calleigh yelled back.
"ANY IDEA WHERE THE TOOLS ARE?" Emma yelled up.
"BACK OF THE CROSSFIRE," Calleigh yelled wondering what she needed them for.
"THANKS," she yelled up and Calleigh heard she went outside.
"What did she need tools for?" Eric asked surprised.
"Either fix or build something" said Calleigh as Emma usually did that kind of stuff.
"She's a fixer upper like me," said Eric a tad excited.
"Sometimes, so how have you been?" Calleigh asked.
"Well you broke my heart badly, and to not hear from you was killing me, but I'm ok now, I'm engaged to a woman named Julia at the moment, she got a bit shocked by the news but she's ok with it now," he said honest as Julia has come to terms with it and moved back in with him before her left.
"That's nice, so do you love her?" asked Calleigh curiously.
"I do very much," he said.
"And how do you feel about all of this?" Calleigh asked.
"A bit confused you could have told me I was a father before, if it's me that is," he said and looked at her.
"It just got messed up, I got messed up," she answered and looked down.
"So you felt it was better to raise her alone," he said.
"I dunno, but I managed, we both did, and she's a good kid," said Calleigh honest.
"Yeah, she seems that way, just like her mother," he said and smiled at her.
"Why thank you that's nice of you to say," said Calleigh and blushed.
"So you had two other guys," he said.
"I did, and it all got very much messed up," she said.
"Were you in love with us all?" he asked.
"I dunno exactly," she said.
"What about now?" he asked just to be sure.
"I don't think I am," she said.
"I see, I better get back down," he said and left her.
Sometime later Calleigh sat down at the beach watching the waves go back and forth to the shore as she tried to figure out what to do next, but couldn't.
"Mind if I sit down?" she heard Horatio say.
"No, not at all," she said not looking up her head resting on her knees.
"How randy are you?" he asked.
"Excuse me," she said shocked that he dared to be so bold.
"If it is true what you said earlier then you haven't have sex in eighteen years or so, you must be randy like hell and want someone to nail you really badly I imagine," he said.
Calleigh sat up quickly and said: "Horatio Caine, I will not have you talk like that. Last time we meet you were much more polite."
"Last time we meet I was much younger, I had no other choice to be polite to not scare you of, but now I have no interest in beating around the bush, I want you," he said and pressed his lips hardly against her.
"Stoooooooop," Calleigh let out even though he was right, she had no interest in letting him know it or getting his way no matter how badly she wanted it.
Horatio quickly backed of and just looked at her, she let out a huff and placed her head in her hands and sighed and asked: "So how would you like to go about it then."
"I wouldn't like to go about it in any way," she answered.
"You don't want a man?" he asked.
"Managed fine without so far," she said with a sigh.
"Yeah I can see that of me, Eric and Jake you must be the one that managed the best, you're filthy rich after what I hear and you did it all with a daughter, but don't it ever get lonely?" he asked.
"I have Emma," she answered.
"Call, get real, she's marrying Christopher and moving out, what will you do then," he said.
"Work," she said, got up and looked out over the ocean.
"How long will you hide behind your work before you admit that you want someone?" he asked.
"I don't hide, I need to work to afford what I have and what she have," she answered.
"No you don't, I seen your place in the magazines you got more than enough money to spare I'm sure," he said.
"I, I, I…," she started, but realized he was out of arguments.
"That's what I though, now don't be silly say you want me," he said as he looked at her.
"I DON'T WANT YOU, NOW LEAVE ME ALONE YOU STUPID MAN," she yelled and run up to the house.
"I'd say that went well," Christopher said to Emma as they had been watching from not far away.
"Man she's really stubborn ain't she?" said Emma.
"She is, but she wants him," said Christopher.
"I know, but will she ever admit it," said Emma thoughtfully.
"What the hell are you two doing sneaking around in the bushes," they suddenly heard Calleigh said.
"Make out spot," said Emma innocently.
"You were spying on me weren't ya?" said Calleigh annoyed.
"Maybe just a little, but he's pretty handsome ain't he," said Emma.
"What does it matter, it's too late," said Calleigh with a sigh.
"Why?" asked Emma curiously, she could not understand why her mother didn't want him.
"That is a private matter, the dream I had died long ago and so did the plan when, it doesn't really matter, he would never have me if he knew," she answered.
"What that you been with three guys, he knows that now and he don't really mind," said Emma.
"No it's not that, it's, I just can't tell you what it is, it simply hurts too bad," said Calleigh.
Emma Melody looked at her mother, Calleigh's eyes looked grave and said and she could tell something was really wrong, but nor what so she asked: "Mummy you ok?"
"I'm not, you shouldn't have invited them, this is just too much, I have to go," said Calleigh and left them.
"What do you think that was about?" Christopher asked.
"I dunno. I can't see there is anything wrong with her," said Emma thoughtfully.
"There has to be something," said Chris.
"I know, oh well we better head back and get to bed," said Emma and dragged him along.
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