So, did everyone watch the new episode 714? Liked it? Well here's what I thought happened after it. I'm sorry for not posting after 'And They're Offed' I just couldn't think of anything, besides the characters need a break, maybe Cal and Eric didn't even talk about the truffles, maybe just a 'thank you' and then back to onto their jobs...

Chapter 6

"It was like a dream," she answered fluttering her eyes closed. She recreated the false image in her happy mind of him telling her, confessing that: 'I can't imagin living my life without you.'

"It was real," he stood above her. He watched as her smile grew and prolonged. Her eyes soon opened exposing their now tourquoise hue.

"Will you stay with me?" she asked with an angelic expression.

"No," he said jokingly, "as long as you want me to, as long as you want me to." He seated himself beside her with his eyes glued to her joyful face. He rubbed her tiny white hand that grasped his fingers.

For a while they stared in complete silence into each other, taking in peacefullness of the atmosphere of the room. How good did it feel to let out his feelings? Alright. How good did it feel to know that she heard? Awesome! Soon she noticed his stare become aimless, as if she wasn't there and wondered what he was thinking.

"Eric?"

"Hm?" When she didn't say anything he leaned over her. Her eyes, bright as stars, began to close themselves waiting. He pressed his lips as slowly and softly as he could but felt nothing. He opened and closed them but felt nothing. He tried to see her face again. But sadly his eyes saw nothing...

"Eric?" he heard her calling.

"Wha? Huh?" Eric jumped up in the seat, raising from the uncomfortable position. Calleigh coughed and winced in the bed before him and her hand slammed into his in pain.

"You okay?" he pressed against the bed worrying.

"Yeah," she breathed, "can I have some water, please?"

Eric stepped across the room and took the plastic bottle off the small table. He then helped her to raise the bed's level and handed her the drink. He watched her closely as she drank sip by sip, pausing sometimes for a weezy breath. It was frightening, but she said she was okay. After emptying half the bottle she gave him and he placed it down again.

"Alright?" he stood like a giant beside the bed.

"Yeah, my throat was little dry, that's all."

"Okay," he sat down again.

A yawn met his lips sending them far apart to catch air. His eyes settled on her in the hospital bed. Calleigh in a hospital bed, he thought he'd never see the day. So beautiful and quiet, not busying herself with a case or handling a gun, just raw Calleigh.

"Eric?"

"Hm?"

"What time is it?" she asked curiously. Eric lifted his wrist and stared at bare skin. Then he remembered. He leaned forward and got hold of her wrist, twisting it slightly towards him.

"Ten to twelve."

"What are you still doing here?" her eyes widened.

"Well, you did ask me to stay with you."

"But not this long," she giggled tiredly, "go home, you're tired."

"No, I'm tired so I won't be able to drive home all alone."

"Stop turning my words around!" she hit him playfully. The two ended up laughing.

"I'm not leaving until tomorrow morning," he placed her palm on her abdomen, "I want to stay with you." Calleigh felt her cheeks become red and warm.

Suddenly the door pushed open a bit and someone stuck their head through.

"Hey." The two switched their attention to the person whose voice they knew well. "I thought I heard whispering." Calleigh and Eric grinned and looked at each other before looking back at her.

"Hi, Alexx," they both greeted in the dark.

"Eric, what are you doing here so late? Give Calleigh a break now, let her sleep." Alexx stepped in fully and closed the door.

"She just woke up coughing and when she stopped we ended up - talking," Eric shrugged, trying to seem innocent. Alexx stared for while then got a sheepish grin.

"Look at you two: looking after one another, all smiling, just like..." she trailed off.

"Like what?" Calleigh cleared her throat.

"Oh just..."

"What, Alexx?" Eric demanded playfully.

"A couple!" she smiled even brighter.

"What?" Eric was amazed as if he never knew.

"Eric..." Calleigh quietened him with a stared and a squeeze on the hand.

"No," she couldn't help but blush into his face, fiddling with his fingers.

"Your hands say otherwise," Alexx went up to the bed. They drew away from each other and shied away.

"Well," Calleigh started shyly, "not really."

"Not, yet," he finished.

Uh oh. The first person to actually know about their top secret relationship was Alexx. They didn't know what to say, they were embarrassed, flabbergasted, and blushing bright red in the dark. The doctor only smiled and approached them, the silence now frightening quiet.

"Alexx..." Eric began to improvise but she cut him off.

"Finally," she said simply, "I knew somewhere deep down, at the very bottom of my heart, that you two had a little 'something' going on, or just started to right before I left. And I didn't want to say anything, but just let you guys find each other first...couldn't do it alot faster for me to be there to see it happen?" They laughed.

"Actually, I think, I think we just did..." she paused staring dreamily up at her new boy friend, "right?" Eric smiled shyly and nodded.

"Well, I'm happy for you," she congratulated.

"Thanks. Alexx, we um, want to keep in a secret cause the rules at the lab and, you know," he said.

"Of course, your secret's safe with me... Well, I need to be going, it's a bit late as you can see." Alexx crept up to the door. "Bye, see you guys tomorrow."

"Bye," the two said at the same time.

A deep sigh escaped from Eric's mouth and he fell into his chair in relief. She laughed at him trying to calm his breaths. When he did he stared lovingly at her laying against her pillow. She saw him staring but didn't mind him, at least she had company that night, rather than spending it alone. Slowly she felt her eyes locking but refused to close them... she loved looking at him looking back at her, it became the new 'Calleigh and Eric' trend...but after an excruciating day all she could do was let go. Let go into sleep and allowed him to watch over her.

"I love you," he whispered as quietly as he could. Eric's future with this woman flashed like a camera before his eyes. He soon drifted into sleep, too.