One Week Later

Eric shifted during the early morning of April 2nd, moving his leg towards Calleigh's side of the bed. When he didn't feel her right beside him, he opened his eyes to check the time. 5:33. He moved the covers off of himself and looked toward their bathroom door. Seeing the light wasn't on, he got up, found his t-shirt he had pulled off the night before, put it on and headed downstairs. He heard water running in the kitchen.

"You know we don't have to get up for 45 more minutes, right?" he asked Calleigh, spying her leaned against the counter near the sink having just gotten herself a glass of water. "Whoa...are you okay?" He suddenly became concerned when he saw her face, white as a sheet and her eyes slightly bloodshot.

Calleigh put down her glass. "Yeah, I am now. I....um...just threw up." She told him. "I think I am gonna be okay. I'll stop by the drug store on the way home today. I'm pretty sure I'm pregnant. There's really no other explanation."

"Aww... Calleigh!" Eric said softly, "You really think so? Baby, I'm so happy. I really hope you are!" He gave her a big hug, pressing his body close to hers and kissing her forehead. They didn't notice Adriana as she made her way into the kitchen. She was always an early riser, had been since she was teeny tiny.

"Daddy, what are you doing to mommy?" Adriana asked.

Eric nearly choked on his saliva laughing and backed away from Calleigh. "Adri! Good morning. I was giving mommy a kiss. How about I give you a kiss too?" He kissed his little girl and asked her what she would like for breakfast.

"Pancakes, please." She answered.

"Sorry, sweetie, we don't have time to make pancakes, but I can make you some cinnamon toast. How does that sound?" Calleigh asked her.

"Yeah! Yum!" Adriana told Calleigh as she climbed onto a chair and sat at the table. Eric brought her a little cup of milk which she happily began to drink.

"Mommy, can you and daddy stay home today?" she asked.

"No, we can't. I'm sorry, but we both have to work today. Remember, we talked about this last night. You are going to stay with Kristin and her mommy and daddy today until we get home from work. It might be after dinner when we get home, but I promise we will spend some time with you, okay?" Calleigh told her as she fixed Adriana's toast.

Kristin was a little girl who lived next door and was Adriana's best friend. Calleigh and Eric had become good friends with her parents and very often Adriana would spend the day over there while Calleigh and Eric were at work. When Kristin's parents needed to run errands, Kristin would sometimes stay with the Delkos. It worked out great since Kristin and Adriana played nicely together.

Eric, Calleigh and Adriana ate their breakfast and got ready for the day. When they were through, they walked Adriana to their neighbor's house and left for work. As they drove Calleigh couldn't help but notice the ever-growing smile on Eric's face.

"What?" Calleigh questioned playfully.

"Me? Nothing. I just can't wait to find out if you are pregnant or not." Eric answered.

"Eric, I'm pretty sure it's a safe bet. I.... Eric, pull into that parking lot now!" She said quickly.

Now it was his turn to ask, "What? Why?"as he pulled into the fast-food parking lot. Calleigh jumped out, flinging the restaurant door open and running to the bathroom. A short time later she came out carrying a water.

"You okay?" Eric asked when she sat back down in the car.

"Yeah, I don't remember getting this sick with Adriana. I hope it won't be like this a lot." Calleigh said, taking a swig of her water. "Maybe we should go ahead and get a test now, before work."

"Okay, we've got time." Eric said as he pulled out of one parking lot, only to pull into another one 5 minutes later. "Want me to go in with you?" he asked.

"Nah, I'm good. I can do it." Calleigh told him, smiling.

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When they arrived at the lab, Calleigh and Eric parted ways -the pregnancy test hidden away in Calleigh's pocketbook. She darted into the locker room, closed the bathroom door and took the test. Three minutes and a shaky hand later, 2 pink lines confirmed that Calleigh and Eric were in fact, going to be parents again.

"Oh...my...God..." Calleigh said, laughing. "Oh... Eric's gonna flip. Ha ha!"

Calleigh finished up in the bathroom and grabbed her phone to quickly text message Eric.

"Positive :)"

It didn't take long for a "YEAH! I love you :)" to return to her phone.

Calleigh looked down at her stomach and smiled. "Hello, little one. I'm so excited about you." She said rubbing her stomach as if she were already 9 months pregnant and could feel the baby kicking. Obviously it would be a while before that, but Calleigh felt it was important that this little one know he or she was very much loved and very much wanted in her and Eric's life.

Busily, Eric and Calleigh went on with their day, meeting up in the break room a little after 1:00 in the afternoon. Eric's eyes lit up at the sign of his wife coming into the room, sitting beside him and placing a quick kiss on his cheek.

"Hi, new daddy. How's your day goin'?" Calleigh asked him.

"Great!" Eric said. "What about you? You feeling okay...any more... you know what?"

"No, no more thankfully. You think we should go ahead and tell Horatio like we did last time?" Calleigh asked, grabbing an apple.

"Yeah, that might be a good idea." Eric told her.

After the two finished eating, they walked side by side to Horatio's office to find him deep in case files, immersed in trying to solve the most ghastly murders and events that sometimes plagued their city. Eric knocked on the open door to announce their arrival.

"Eric, Calleigh, what can I help you with this afternoon?" Horatio asked, his blue eyes questioning them. He hadn't remembered the last time both Eric and Calleigh had ever come to him at the same time to ask him anything.

"H, I...uh..." Eric started. "Calleigh and I wanted to let you know that we are expecting a new little one. She took a home pregnancy test this morning and it was positive."

Horatio looked at Calleigh then back at Eric. "Well, congratulations, you two." He said, standing up shaking Eric's hand.

"I'm going to make an appointment with my doctor to make it official, but we figured we really needed to let you know first so that we could take the necessary precautions like we did when I was pregnant with Adriana." Calleigh told him.

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So it was arranged, like the first time Calleigh was pregnant that she would not have to work around any dangerous chemicals, from now until the baby was born. She would not interrogate suspects or work in her firearms lab after she began to show. The only thing that upset her was giving up her firearms lab. It hurt Calleigh deeply, but she knew it was for the best and it was only for a few months. She still could supervise, but it wasn't quite the same.

That same afternoon, Calleigh arranged for a doctor's appointment for the very next morning. When the morning arrived, bright and sunny, Calleigh felt great. Confident, even. It wasn't like before, when she was worried about what Eric might say or the changes that her body would undertake. This time it felt right. She was pregnant with Eric's baby. Again. It was very planned this time and Calleigh was ready to take on the challenge of being a new mom again.

She sat in her doctor's office practically beaming. It didn't matter that she had to wait 20 minutes with old magazines and a not so comfortable chair. Soon it was her turn. She was meeting with a new doctor, a younger lady who had taken over for Calleigh's old doctor who had retired the year before. Her new doctor was Doctor Miller. She seemed nice, with friendly eyes and a sweet smile.

"Hi, Mrs. Delko, I'm Claire Miller, it's nice to meet you." Dr. Miller said, sticking out her hand.

"Please, call me Calleigh." Calleigh said smiling, returning the hand shake. "It's nice to meet you too."

"So, Calleigh, I'm reading you've taken a home pregnancy test and it came back positive. So we are confirming the good news then, today?" Dr. Miller asked.

"Yes." Calleigh answered, sitting on the table.

"Is this your first pregnancy?" Dr. Miller asked again, checking Calleigh's vitals.

"No, this is our second. We have a four year old little girl named Adriana." she answered.

"Aww, she'll be so excited to have a new baby brother or sister. She'll be old enough to help out a little bit too." Dr. Miller said.

"Yeah, we know she'll be thrilled. We may wait and tell her when she can actually see my belly. It may help her understand it better when she can see it." Calleigh told her.

"That's a good idea. So, are you making a whole day of this 'finding out about the baby thing' or are you headed back to work?" Dr. Miller asked.

"Oh I wish, I'm a crime scene investigator with Miami-Dade PD. A day off is hard to come by most of the time."

"Oh! Wow! That's exciting. What does your husband do?" Dr. Miller asked.

"He's actually a CSI too, that's how we met." Calleigh answered.

Dr. Miller then told Calleigh what she needed to do to collect a sample to confirm the pregnancy. After Calleigh finished in the bathroom and came back to the room, Dr. Miller waited with Calleigh for a few minutes and the two chatted. A nurse came in the room and handed her a sheet of paper.

Smiling, Dr. Miller announced, "Well Calleigh, looks like it's a go...you're pregnant! Congratulations!"

Dr. Miller asked Calleigh a few more questions to try and determine exactly when the baby was conceived to give a possible due date. It was estimated that the baby was conceived around March 7th and more than likely, Calleigh and Eric would be welcoming a new Delko into the world around late November of that year.

"I think I'd like to go ahead and see the heartbeat. Did you have an internal ultrasound with your first one?" Dr. Miller asked Calleigh. She set up the machine and had Calleigh lay back on the table.

"Yes, I did. I wanted pictures very early on, I wanted to see the little miracle growing inside me every step of the way." Calleigh told her.

"Well, let's go for it, then" Dr. Miller told her as she prepped Calleigh. She started the ultrasound and then stopped, turning to Calleigh and smiling.

"Calleigh, would you like to know how many babies you're carrying?" Dr. Miller asked.

"Whaaaat?" Calleigh said, knowing her face was reddening. "How...how many?"

"It looks like you are carrying twins. Since I can see them both early on, I believe they are fraternal twins." Dr, Miller said.

"No way! Eric is going to freak out. Oh my gosh, are you... can I see?" Calleigh said.

"Sure!" Dr. Miller turned the ultrasound monitor towards Calleigh letting her see the two tiny miracles that were growing inside of her.

It became too much for Calleigh to bear at that moment. She wanted to be pregnant, she wanted to be a mom again, but she and Eric never even thought about the possibility of twins. Tears formed and fell to the side of her face which she quickly wiped away.

"Are you okay? Do you need a minute?" Dr. Miller asked as she finished up with Calleigh and punched a few buttons on the ultrasound computer printing the first picture of the Delko twins.

"Whew...no, I'm okay." Calleigh answered truthfully as Dr. Miller handed her the picture.

"Wow...twins!." she whispered.

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Calleigh walked out of the doctor's office still holding the picture of the babies in her hand. She didn't want to let go, the picture still on her lap as she started the car. She noticed a missed call.

"Oh, Eric..." she said. "Okay, hope you're not busy." She dialed his number. He picked up on the second ring. Must be a sign, she thought. Two rings for two babies.

"Delko." Eric said, listening for a voice.

"Eric. Hey, it's me, Cal."

"Hey! How'd the appointment go?" he asked.

"Good. Great in fact! I'm definitely pregnant. Due late November." She answered.

"Well that's good. I mean, it's awesome. Oh Calleigh I can't wait!" Eric said excitedly.

"Eric...there's more."

"More... what do you mean, more?"

"My new doctor, Doctor Miller, did an ultrasound and found out we're having twins. Twins, Eric, two babies. Oh my God, it just hit me again. We're having twins." Calleigh told him, her voice shaking.

"Are you serious? Oh whoa... Cal, that is so cool!" Eric said. Calleigh could tell he was excited.

"Yeah, it's cool, but I'm super scared." Calleigh told him.

"Cal, it's gonna be okay. I promise, I'm here for you. Now and forever, we're gonna make this work. Don't be scared, everything's gonna work out. How for are you from PD?" Eric asked her.

"About 10 minutes." Calleigh answered.

"Okay, meet me outside when you get here, we'll go take a walk and talk, alright? I love you so much Calleigh." Eric said.

"Sounds good." Calleigh said, feeling a wave of relief flooding through her body. "Meet you in ten. I love you too, bye."

"Bye." Eric said, as he hung up the phone smiling. He practically ran to the front of the building, waiting for Calleigh to arrive so he could kiss her senseless.