Chapter 2: Revealed

Morning came quickly the next day. The cirrus clouds spread the sky as the sun began to brighten them. Unfortunately, it wasn't glorious for her, it started horribly. Her nausea came again as soon as she woke up and this resulted in her arriving late for work.

Rushing in an hour and a half late she greeted everybody at layout in a meeting. How embarrassing it was to find all of them staring at her as she came in.

"Mornin', sorry I'm late," Calleigh apologised cotching beside Eric on the counter. She faked a smile for him ignoring the fact that she wasn't exactly feeling well.

"So everyone knows what they're doing?" Horatio had straightened up the case with them, "Let's go." Natalia and Ryan left immediately and Eric brushed her shoulder before he did. Then there was Horatio's 'I know what's up' glance from across the room.

"I'm sorry, H.. I, I really don't know what's going on with me," she began explaining incessantly, "sometimes I feel sick, sometimes I feel tired then sometimes I'm just fine, I mean it all happens so fast I..."

"Okay, okay," he stopped her rambling, "have you seen a doctor yet?"

"No, because I don't have the time - I'm on the case," she gazed down.

"The other's will cover for you. You've just come back, I don't think it hurts to have a check." She looked back at him and nodded.

Alexx entered the morgue minding her own business and rested the files on one of the tables. Then she realized that Calleigh was sitting on one. She paused and looked at her.

"Now, where did this dead body come from? How odd, she still has her colour and she sits up straight too," Alexx pretended, "hmm, I wonder where the wound is?" She poked her in the stomach slightly.

"Ow," she frowned.

"The last time someone was sitting on my table like this, was when they didn't want to visit their own doctor... What's going on?"

"I'm sick, Alexx," she finally admitted.

"How sick, honey?"

"I think it might be the flu, but to tell you the truth I never had the flu like this before."

"Is it worst in the morning?" she had an idea.

"Yes."

"Have you had any cravings lately?"

"Like food - maybe. Why?"

"If it's what I think," her expression got seriously sad, "I wasn't planning on assuming this, but um..."

"What do you think?" Calleigh cut in anxiously wanting to know what she was contemplating.

"Did you take a pregnancy test at the hospital?" The doctor's words hit her like a hammer and she stayed quiet. Her countenance was full of fear and she answered, "No." She began to panic and her eyes threatened to produce tears.

"Calleigh, calm down, I just need you to take the test, we don't know for sure," Alexx held her by her arms.

"But I hadn't had sex since, since..." she had the upsetting weeping voice already. The pathologist searched through some cupboards then came back with the test. "...no, I-I don't think I can do it, Alexx."

"Yes you can, baby. Just go to the bathroom, I'll be right in here if you need me, okay?"

"No, come with me," she insisted and they both left the room worriedly.

Alexx paced back and forth in front of the women's restroom trying hard to wait patiently. She rested her hand on her hip and one behind her neck. And a bawling Calleigh burst out the door running into her.

"Oh, I'm so sorry, honey, I'm sorry. It's gonna be okay," she reassured embracing her. It was positive, correct, right, call it what you want, she was indeed pregnant - with the rapist's baby. Unfortunately with her loud crying everyone in the hallway heard her and the scene spread like wild fire until her colleagues caught it.

"Guys, did you hear?" Ryan raced into the D.N.A. lab with a concerned face. They all turned their attention to him. They all looked at each other then back at him.

"No, what?" Valera asked.

"People said that they saw Calleigh crying her eyes out in front of the lady's room." Natalia and Eric eyed each other for a couple of seconds.

"I wonder what happened."

"Don't know, but it seems serious," he shrugged, "I'd like to find out, but I don't wanna ask too soon, you know?" They agreed and figured they would find out later.

Soon the fire caught the boyfriend and he came to the rescue. As he neared the bathrooms he could hear her sobs from round the corner. She and Alexx were sitting on a bench in each other's arms and Horatio just arrived in front of them, too.

"Sh, honey," Alexx calmed with her leaning against her body.

"Alexx, what happened?" Jake walked around the boss and sat down beside Calleigh.

"She'll tell you when she's ready, but she can't stop crying."

Countless hours passed quickly: it was night already. The time was so peaceful and quiet, her frustrated sounds had ceased but tears continued. He crept into the bedroom and sat beside her on the bed. Her face was blank and slightly pink, her eyes worn out from the hours before.

"What're you gonna do?" Jake asked softly.

"I don't know," she hoarsly replied and left it at that. He soon brushed a lock of hair behind her ear kissing her cheek.

"Good night," he went around to his side of the bed and sat down. He turned off his phone reaching for the night table light:

"I don't want this child..." she began again without turning around. He looked over his shoulder at her. "...but I don't want an abortion - good night."