This is just a small chapter, but ill try and put up a longer one as soon as i can...

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Grace

"I have the kitchen covered Eric you can take the living room." Calleigh said. It was over a month since they'd ended things and she had retreated into her hard and often cold professional shell.

"Yes Cal." He nodded. He couldn't even look her in the eye, he wanted her back so badly. She had her long blonde hair curled and flowing loose down her back, the way he secretly loved it. He shook his head and looked down at the crime scene. Head down Delko, kept your mind on the work! He said to himself, but he guiltily took one more look as she tied up her blonde hair.

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She sighed as he left with the evidence bags. He was wearing the cologne she'd gotten him for his birthday, the one she had a small bottle of in her bedside drawer. The one that was her favourite smell in the world. She hated to admit to herself that she'd happily go through the feeling of being a dirty mistress again in a heartbeat if it meant that she could have him back again. She went out to her S.U.V. and sat in. locking the door she sat back and once again sighed, silently thanking God that her and Eric had brought separate cars to the scene that day. She remembered vividly when he'd told her Natalia was pregnant.

"Calleigh can we talk?" Eric said putting his head around her office door.

She smiled at him and put down the evidence she had been processing.

"Yeah of course. What's up?"
"Am, you should finish up with that evidence give me a text when you're finished up and we'll grab lunch." He said. She nodded

"Yeah ok. Are you ok Eric?" she said tilting her head slightly.

"Yeah I'll talk to you later." He said and he turned and left. She watched through the glass wall as he walked away. Something was up

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"So what did you want to talk about?" Calleigh said as she took a bite of her salad.

"Well it's fairly big." He said

"I'm sure I can handle it." She laughed.

"Natalia's pregnant… and it's mine" he said. She froze.

"You…You and Nat?" she stuttered.

"Yeah…" her forehead creased.

"How long has…"

"A while." He said simply. She looked at him honestly not believing what he was saying.

"And now she's pregnant…" Eric nodded, he looked at her closely he had never seen Calleigh stuck for words before ever. "What did your parents say? What did H say?" Calleigh continued.

"They don't know yet, she only told me a few hours ago, you're the first person I've told." She froze.

"Why did you tell me first…" finally breaking the silence.

"I need your opinion on something." He said slowly, she didn't reply he just looked at him.

"I went out and got this and I want to know if you think I'm doing the right thing…" he pulled out a small blue velvet box. She barely held back a gasp.

"You're going to propose." She said simply, he could he her put up the cold front. She was now C.S.I. Calleigh Duquesne, not his best friend Cal.

"Yes. Do you think it's a bad idea?" She put down her fork.

"I cant say Eric it's your life…" and with that she had turned around and walked away.

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Yes she remembered that moment like it was yesterday. That was the day she'd realised she had feelings for him. That was the day her heart had broken. And now he'd broken it again, the only thing was this time she knew that it'd probably happen again, and again and again…