The couple sat on the large white sofa, facing each other, Calleigh held tightly to her cup of tea. Eric picked at the label of his beer, both of them waiting for the other to say something.

"She didn't mean those things," Eric stated trying to excuse his sisters behavior.

"She doesn't seem the type to speak for her health," Calleigh countered a small smile on her lips. Eric smiled a little back at her, Calleigh was right, Adriana never said anything she didn't mean. "I do love you," Calleigh told him after a minute.

"Calleigh, I never doubted that you did," He said shaking his head. Eric leaned forward, resting his elbows on his knees. "Adriana, just doesn't know what she's saying," he breathed after a second.

"Eric, she was very aware of what she was saying, just like she's aware that I speak Spanish," Calleigh countered. Eric nodded, again Calleigh was right, Adriana had known exactly what her allegations had meant. Calleigh took a long drink of her tea, holding the warm liquid in her mouth, taking in Eric's posture. Calleigh had missed something in all of the Spanish, something he was trying to figure out. "What did she say?" Calleigh asked bluntly. She leaned forward and placed her mug on the glass table before leaning back and pulling her legs up onto the couch. Eric turned to her, his eyes dark.

"Calleigh…" he warned, "what she said…should never be repeated."

"I deserve to know what she said about me, I could understand bits and pieces," Calleigh again defended, her voice holding a slight edge.

"She was angry that you were the one to tell Eva about mama dying," Eric told her softly.

"I know, that part was in English," Calleigh said wrapping her arms around her knees. "what did she say at the end, in Spanish?" Calleigh prodded, her voice remaining calm. Eric let his head fall, he ran his hand through his short hair before standing up and walking toward the other side of the room.

"She thinks that you don't love me, she says that it's obvious in the way you behave around me, around my family," Eric admitted, shoving his hands into his back pockets. Calleigh didn't say anything, she wanted to know everything, and wasn't going to let Eric miss any part of it. "She said that it takes a…" Eric stopped for a moment, turning to her, his eyes begging her to let it go.

"A what Eric?" Calleigh prompted, not giving up.

"A cold hearted…" Eric stopped, licking his lips before turning a circle on her floor "Calleigh these are her words not mine, please don't forget that," Calleigh nodded her understanding, wanting Eric to finish. "She says it takes a cold hearted…bitch, to go home and shower and go to bed while her boyfriend's mother dies," Eric finished in a hurry, he closed the distance between them quickly, he came to sit on the couch, almost on top of her. "I explained it was my fault Calleigh, I told her that I had hurt you and that's why you weren't there, but she… she didn't understand," he elaborated in a rush. Eric watched as Calleigh's eyes darkened, Eric new she was hurt by his words, but he couldn't fix what his sister had said.

"What else?" Calleigh prompted again, wanting it all in one load, hoping it wouldn't get dragged out later.

"Calleigh…" Eric whispered, placing a hand on her knee. Calleigh looked away from his eyes then, not wanting him to see that she was hurt.

"What else did she say Eric?" She asked again.

"Adriana…she said she couldn't understand how a person can be so mad that they don't care about the other. She said that there wasn't anything I could have done that would make you not be there for me, not…not if you…" Eric took a deep breath, not wanting to finish. "truly love me." He said just loud enough for her to hear. Calleigh drew in a sharp breath, her eyes falling to the floor. Eric didn't dare say anything else, he'd already upset her. He sat, his hand still resting on her knee, waiting for her to say something.

"She is right," Calleigh breathed. "I should have gone with you, I should have been there when you needed me." Calleigh stated, tears streaming down her face.

"Calleigh, what I did…what we thought I did, was inexcusable, I don't blame you for not being there." He told her, wanting so bad to wipe away her tears. Calleigh pulled her legs closer to her chest, pulling farther into herself.

"I should have gone, going home and showering, sleeping. That was selfish, and she's right, if I truly loved you I would have dropped everything to be there for you," Calleigh concluded, still not making eye contact with him.

"What are you saying?" Eric asked, afraid that she was backing away from him.

"I'm saying that, I tell you I love you but I don't act like it and I should," She told him.

"Calleigh, if I just explained to them what happened, Adriana would understand, she would know that it wasn't what she thought," Eric rationalized

"There shouldn't be anything in the world that would make me not care about you enough to be there when you truly needed me. I should have been there from the start," Calleigh said again.

"You came when I called, that's what matters, it matters less that you weren't there earlier, you came when I asked," he told her, rubbing his hand up and down the side of her thigh.

"Eric you shouldn't have to ask," Calleigh all but yelled, shooting up from the couch and taking up residence where Eric had paced earlier. "She's absolutely right, I was selfish and wasn't behaving like someone who loves you, and I'm so sorry," Calleigh said walking over to Eric. "Your family shouldn't have to wonder if I love you or not, they shouldn't have to guess," Calleigh continued.

"Calleigh, stop. My mother knew that you loved me. Marco knows you love me, and so does Daniela. None of them wonder if we are truly in love, its only Adriana who is sticking her nose where it doesn't belong. To be honest I hadn't thought twice about this entire thing until she brought it up. Calleigh, I know you love me, just like you know that I love you. That is enough for me. I will explain what happened to Adriana tomorrow after the wake and this will all go away," Eric told her calmly. Calleigh stood in the middle of the floor looking at the ceiling, tears streaming from her eyes. When Eric finished he got up and slowly closed the distance between them. He gently grabbed her chin, and pulled it downward so that she was looking at him, just as softly he used his other hand to wipe away her tears. "I will fix this Calleigh," He promised her softly.

"No, you shouldn't have to tell your family what happened between us," She told him. He had screwed up, but there was no reason for the entire world to know about it. Calleigh was ready to let that go and move forward. "Let's just let it go okay?" She sighed before pushing air through pursed lips.

"You're sure?" Eric asked, watched her, making sure she was being honest with him.

"The past is…exactly that, lets leave it alone okay?" She said, asserting her desire to let the subject drop. Eric watched her for a moment before nodding in agreement.

"We'll just have to avoid her tomorrow," He said into her hair. "Unless you don't want to be there…" Eric added after a second.

"Eric, you need me there," She said pulling back just enough to look into his brown eyes. "Not to mention that may just add fuel to Adriana's fire," Calleigh added, laughing slightly.

"Calleigh, she's upset about other things too, you have to know it's not just you she's ranting about," Eric told her after a minute.

"What other things?" Calleigh asked, scared they were going to do this all over again.

"It has to do with my mother's will," Eric explained cryptically. "I'll explain it to you, but let's put the funeral behind us first okay?" He asked, hoping she would let it drop for now. Calleigh nodded her agreement before wrapping her arms back around his waist and holding him tightly.