Hey please don't kill me for being so late! But I must report that this is the last chapter. there will be an epilogue but then that's it.

Lol

Grace (Bonesmad)

Natalia walked down stairs the following morning to find Eric passed out on the couch with bottles on the floor around him. She quietly cleaned up and got Ani dressed, and took her to Eric's mothers house. when she got home she was greeted with the sound of Eric throwing up. He better be in the bathroom. She thought, trying to keep her mind off other things.

He groaned and lifted him off the bathroom floor. He walked back out to the living room.

"Morning." He grunted.

"You know you're not supposed to drink." She said.

"I don't care. Rough day."

"Ani's at your moms."

"Thanks."
"Are you going to work today?"

"No H told me to stay with Calleigh."

"Have you seen my phone?" Nat asked.

"Yeah it's on the kitchen counter. I answered a text last night by accident."

"Oh yeah. Who was it?"

"Ryan." He said softly. Nat held her breath. "He hopes you can still make it over today. You know when I'm out and I think you have an appointment." He shrugged.

He knows… she almost smiled.

"Ryan. Of all the people in the world you could have fucked behind my back you picked Ryan." He shouted finally looking up at her.

"Oh why is he one of your best friends Eric! One of the people you work with every day. One of the people you trust with your daughter!" she shouted back.

"So you know about Cal." He said. "Well at least I'm not cheating on you with a teenager!"

"At least I didn't get pregnant." She snapped. Eric stopped short, that had hit him like a slap. "I mean the affair I understand you not telling me about. But a baby! What were you going to do Eric hide it in the attic!"

"I didn't know." He muttered.

"What?" she dropped her bag.

"I DIDN'T KNOW!" he bellowed and fell to the ground.

Natalia froze. At the second she didn't see her cheating husband. She saw one of her best friends with his heart broken. "I only found out a minute before I got to the lab with Ani. She didn't tell me." A sob coursed through him.

"Eric…" she went to put a hand on his shoulder but couldn't. he'd still betrayed her. he'd still slept with Cal.

They stayed in silence for a few minutes. Eric stood up slowly.

"I do love you Nat, but like a sister. Ani's the best thing that's ever happened me. I wouldn't give her up for anything. But I'm in love with Calleigh. I always have been. Ever since I first met her and she shot me down." He half smiled. "I'm sorry." Natalia laughed. He looked up at her.

"I'm sorry… it's not funny… it's just god it took us way to long to get here. I'm in love with Ryan. Don't tell him thought. I haven't yet." He took her hand. "Divorce me?" she asked looking up.

"Gladly. You'll always be one of my closest friends Nat." he said.

"I know. Are you ok?"
"Why didn't… couldn't she tell me Nat?"

"What did she say."

"That she didn't want to break up out family.

"We never were a proper family."
"Maybe we'll be better now." He smiled.

"You need to get to the hospital."
"I'm probably still drunk."
"I'll drive you."

He opened the hospital room door and found Calleigh lying in the exact same position she had been when he'd left that night before. She turned and sat up.

"You came back." She whispered.

"Of course. Did you think I wouldn't?" he said walking over and standing beside her bed. She nodded. "Why."

"I lied to you." he could barely hear her.

"doesn't mean I don't love you anymore." He replied sitting on the edge of the bed. She smiled.

"I'm sorry I didn't tell you. I thought I was doing the right thing. And now…" she had tears in her eyes.

"Cal it's ok we'll get through this." He pulled her into his arms. "We're going to get you home. And we'll get through this. Then you're going to marry me and we'll have other babies. We'll get each other through it." She pulled back.

"What."
"I know this isn't the most romantic of proposals but it kinda just slipped out." He smiled.

"Nat…" she whispered.

"It's all over. We're getting divorced." He shrugged.

"No Eric no! what about Anissa?" she said.

"Ani will be fine. she knows we love her and this is what's best for everyone Cal. This is what was meant to happen. We just took a detour."

Calleigh finally smiled. and Eric leaned down to kiss her.