"What's up Calleigh you're very quite." Natalia said as she sipped her coffee.

"Nothing Nat, It's just been busy lately." She smiled. I hate doing this to her. Natalia laughed a little.

"You know that's exactly what Eric said this morning." She sighed. "There's something up with him. He's changed over the last few years. Sometime he seems happier then he's ever been and other times he seems really unhappy. He wont talk to me but maybe he'll talk to you. I know he tells you everything. I'm jealous as hell of it actually." She laughed again. Calleigh shifted in her seat. "So maybe you could see what's up." She continued. Calleigh nodded.

"I'll talk to him."

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"Eric did you lock the door?" Calleigh asked, as he kissed her neck. He just nodded. "Are you sure?" he stopped.

"Cal what's wrong. You know I locked the door."

"I had breakfast with Nat this morning…" she sighed.

"I know Cal. I'm sorry this isn't fair on you it's too much." He stepped back. She followed him and took his collar in her hands.

"No it's not that you're not doing this to me, this is my choice. It's just she said you've changed in the last few years." She said looking up at him.

"I have." He said simply. "I'm so in love it's ridiculous. It even hurts sometimes." She smiled. "Cal I've been thinking, I want to leave Natalia." He said. Calleigh froze

"Eric…"

"No seriously Cal it's not fair on anyone. Nat, you, me…"

"But…"

"Calleigh I want to be with you simple as that. I want the entire world to know I love you." She stepped back and shook her head.

"No Eric. I can't let you do that. Not for me. I know how much of an affect a divorce can have on a child. I know how hard it is going from one house to another every second week. How it gets knowing that every time your parents get together that it could end up in world war three. I love Ani too much to do that to her."

"Cal…" she smiled at him and nodded. He just reached up and took a strand of hair off her forehead and tucked it behind her ear.

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"Daddy where's Calleigh?" Anissa asked as Eric pushed her on the swings.

"She's at work darling why?"

"She's always comes to the park with us."

"Yeah I know but she's working today with Mommy."

"I like when Calleigh comes with us."

"Yeah me too." Eric smiled.

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"So did you talk to him?" Natalia asked walking into Calleigh's lab. Calleigh caught her breath. She hated the thought that just a few hours ago she had been with her friends husband. Kissing him. It was so much easier when she thought of him as just Eric, and not Nat's husband.

"Am yeah I did. He said the same thing to me. That he's just been busy."
"Oh right… thanks Cal." She smiled.

"Oh I have that file for you." Calleigh said turning to her desk and rifling through her sheets.

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"I know I know I'll come over as soon as I can I promise. I'm sorry about that really…" Eric said, as Natalia walked in home. "I better go I'll tlak to you soon."

He hung up the phone.
"Who was that?" she asked as she kissed his cheek.

"Oh no one. Just and old buddy." He shrugged.

"Right, so is Ani in bed."

"Yeah fast asleep." He smiled. "How'd that case finish up?"

"Closed cleanly, Calleigh matched the bullet to an old case, suspects matched. Case closed."

"Very good." She stepped around him. "I have a plate of dinner in the oven for you." He said turning to the counter and leaning on it.

"Thank you." She grinned and slipped under his arm so that she was pinned against the counter facing him. She put a hand up into his hair. "So I was thinking we both have some holiday time coming up, what would you say to going away for a bit? Just the three of us, up to visit my sister or something." She smiled.

"Am.." he started. She made small circles on his scalp.

"What you think baby."

"Yeah that… that sounds good." He nodded.

"Great I'll ring her now and let her no."

"Nat I'm going out for a bit."

"Ok see you later." She waved and picked up the phone.

He closed the door behind him and sat into his car. Normally he'd head to Calleigh's but this time he didn't. he dove to the swimming pool.

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Calleigh sat on the couch with a glass of wine. It was rare she drank by herself, but things were getting too much for her. She was someone's mistress. A lying dirty mistress. No not someone, her best friend. She was sleeping with her best friend and lying to another of her best friends. She had become that woman. The slutty mistress. She didn't want this life she wanted to stop it, but she wanted Eric more. So much more…