The morning after
Calleigh groaned loudly as she opened her eyes, realizing she was not in her bed, she wasn't even in the apartment she shared with Natalia for that matter. Her head was pounding and she was feeling horrible. Slowly she sat up in a bed, at least she was in a bed. A bed not hers, then who's?
She startled when she heard Jake's cheerful voice say, "Oh so you're finally up."
Panic started to go through her, had they slept together, was that why she was here. Why couldn't she remember anything from the night before. She looked at him asking, "Did we… how did I get here?"
"Easy, girl, you were hammered last night, you feel of a table and I caught you, I held you as well you seemed to need it. Then you ran off in a hurry and I figured it would be better to follow you so no one would take advantage of your drunken state. You had another drink and ran upstairs to the bathroom, I held your hair back while you puked, it wasn't pretty. Then I got you back here where you fell asleep. I have slept on the couch. If you don't believe me check your clothes as you are wearing the same as last night," he summed up.
"I remember the table and falling into your arms, it's a bit shady after that," she said with a sigh, checking to find he was right, she was wearing what she was the night before.
"Do you want to use the shower or brush your teeth, I do have a spare toothbrush," he said.
"A shower would be nice," she said, slowly getting out of bed, groaning.
"Bathroom is the door next to the room," he said, chewing on what appeared to be a piece of toast with something on. She nodded vaguely and dragged herself into the bathroom hearing him yell, "Towels are underneath the sink."
Turning on the shower she would soon make the water hotter to her liking, letting herself and her thoughts drown in it. As the water slowly washed her clean she could hear her phone ring from the next room. Turning I off she grabbed a towel and wrapped a towel around her naked body, running into Jake's bedroom and answering it, saying, "Duquesne."
"Calleigh, sweetheart," she heard Horatio in the other end.
"Handsome, oh I so needed to hear your voice right now," she said, sitting down on Jake's bed, figuring it smelled really good.
"Really, rough night, thankfully Jake saved me," she said.
"Jake, who is Jake?" said Horatio, not too happy about another man rescuing his woman.
"We take criminal justice together," she said, somehow remembering he had said that the night before.
"Really, I can't say I heard you mention him before," said Horatio a bit surprised.
"I must have forgotten, we ran into each other at a party last night and I spent the night at his place," said Calleigh, thinking that might not have sounded that good.
"You spent the night at his place!" Horatio had to control himself to no rise his voice.
"Yeah, he slept on the couch though," she said, which was true.
"I see, and where was your friend Natalia?" Horatio wanted to know.
"Last I saw she was sticking her tongue down Ryan's throat," she said with a heavy sigh.
"I miss you too, sweetheart," he said in a sympathetic tone.
"We see each other too seldom," she said.
"I know, I hate it as much as you do," he said.
"I know, I really have to go, or I'll be late more Miss Winston's class," said Calleigh, she was having her two days in a row.
"I understand, I'll call you tonight," he promised.
"You better, and handsome," she said.
"Yes," he answered.
"I love you," she said.
"I love you too," he said in a soft tone, before hanging up.
"I know, that's why I hate that you are never here," she whispered, her heart was aching for him at that very moment.
"I'm sorry, Miss. Ballistics," she heard in a soft tone from the door.
"It's just not fear, I don't take it you ever loved anyone you couldn't have," she whispered.
"I'm doing that right now," he said.
"Not me I hope?" she said, looking at her with wondering eyes.
"No, not that you are not attractive, but I have my heart set on Miss. Winston," he said with a smile.
"I would be careful, it can lead to a lot of trouble and she's great at her work," said Calleigh.
"You like her too, don't you?" Jake asked her.
"As a teacher, not more, I already have my handsome," said Calleigh and smiled at him.
"Alright, do you need breakfast?" Jake asked her.
"Cereal if you have any," said Calleigh and followed him into a little kitchen.
"Sure," he said, and reached into one of the closets for a box. She filled some on a bowl, added milk and started to eat. When she was done she said, "Thank you for saving me last night, Berkley."
"You're welcome, so ready to go," he asked her, she nodded and took her things which wasn't much, just her purse with valet and cell. She wouldn't have time to stop by her room before going to class, in worst case she would make her lecture notes on her cell and transfer them to her laptop later or maybe she could borrow pen and paper from Jake.
As they sat down, Calleigh asked, "Jake, you got a paper and a pen I can borrow?"
"Sure thing," he said and tore one from her notebook and handed over and a black pen. His eyes fixed on blackboard in the end of the auditorium. He was waiting for Julia to come inside, which she also quickly did. The young boy smiled, making Calleigh shake her head.
From her spot Julia Winston of course recognized the boy that was always late, next to the girl that never was. She was however dressed in the clothes from the night before it seemed, did that mean that it was something between them. It could be, still she had a feeling that wasn't the case at all. Not the way he was looking at her, his dark eyes always so intense. Julia swallowed hard as she reminded herself that she had to stay calm, she could not let herself fall for a student.
She turned on the computer to start the PowerPoint by saying, "So here we are again, today's subject is the courts."
"Ever wanted to be a judge?" Jake whispered to Calleigh.
"Heck no, I'm sticking to ballistics," she said with a smile, both getting a glare from Julia, making them shut up. Jake just shook his head at Calleigh, before his eyes returned to Julia, that seemed to be blushing for some reason or another.
Calleigh had a free period so she was meeting up with Natalia and Valera in the cafeteria of the school. Today's lunch for Calleigh, a bottle of coke, salad and chips, she still wasn't feeling great.
"What happened to you last night?" Natalia asked her.
"I got so sloshed and seeing you all making out became too much. I got more sloshed and Jake took me to his place, where I slept in his bed, he on the couch. He's really a great guy," said Calleigh.
"Hold it you mean Berkley, he got a reputation of flirting with everything in a skirt," said Natalia shocked.
"He's just moved here, I heard he got thrown out of his last school," said Valera.
"He seems fine to me, although he does have a huge crush on Miss. Winston," said Calleigh with a giggle.
"I actually think they would have suited each other had she not been his teacher," said Valera.
"I do agree," Natalia nodded.
"Who knows, maybe they can hook up past graduation," said Calleigh with a smile. The two others shook their head lightly.
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