Well you guys, I decided to go ahead and put this chapter up for everyone before I head to Miami. A special thanks to one of my best friends in the world – Petra for helping me with this chapter.

It was mid-November and Calleigh had finished her two hour shift and was headed upstairs to give Horatio a case file, when Frank brought in with an intoxicated suspect whose drunkenness made him extremely belligerent. He marched the alleged perp in front of him, with the man's hand's firmly handcuffed behind him. Yelling, screaming, twisting and turning he freed himself from Frank's iron grip and sped in Calleigh's direction.

"Oh my God!" Calleigh screamed, dropping her file and moving as fast as she could to the wall, which ended up being a bathroom door. It took three burly officers and Frank to recapture their suspect before he made it back to the outside world. Frank hoped Calleigh was okay, but knew from the look on her face that she wasn't.

Calleigh pushed the door open and leaned against the wall, her heart thumping and pounding, feeling as though it wanted to burst from her chest. "Okay.... okay.... okay..." she said between breaths, "I'm okay, I'm okay....oh crap, I know what that is..."

A sharp pain pierced through her back and down her legs. "Oh, no; please God not here, not now. Please, no." She screamed as the pain eased a bit. She flipped open her phone and dialed Eric's number.

"Delko" the voice on the other line said tersely.

"Errric!" Calleigh mewled in her misery. "Eric, I need you. Please come quick!"

"Where are you?" his voice boomed in his temporary panic.

"I'm...." Eric could hear Calleigh breathing heavily on the other end of the phone. "I'm in the women's bathroom upstairs... near Horatio's office. I got scared and it just happened so quickly and I'm pretty sure that the babies are coming. GOD ERIC HURRY!"

"I'm coming, just hold on for me okay, it's gonna be okay." He said. "Don't hang up, I'm gonna talk to you 'til I get there."

"Okay"

He could still hear her crying and trying to breathe steadily, but she wasn't able to hold it together. He raced out of the evidence locker, locked the door, and bolted up the stairs.

"Eric! Pleeease!" she yelled.

"Calleigh, you've got to breathe…I'm here…I'm coming in. Hang up." Eric said.

"Cal, honey," Eric soothed as he entered the bathroom and put his hands on her upper arms. "Come on, we've got to get you to the car." He flipped open his phone and called Horatio, informing him of where they were and that they were leaving right then to go to the hospital.

"Eric, NO I can't move!" Calleigh said hysterically.

"Yes you can, look at me. You can! Now come on before this gets worse." Eric said as he slid his arm under hers and gingerly walked her to the door. He threw Horatio his car keys and asked him to bring his car to the front of the building.

"I don't see how this could get much worse." Calleigh answered as Eric helped her to the car. Luckily, the contraction stopped, which gave them enough time to reach the car and get Calleigh seated in the passenger seat. Five minutes later, another contraction hit, sending Calleigh into hysterics again.

"Ohhh, oooow. Aaah, moooove cars, move. Eric, just go!" she said.

"Cal, I can't just run over other cars," Eric laughed. "We're going…we're moving again. It's okay, Cal, just breathe! Look, listen, watch me breathe, and do what I do okay?"

Eric helped her breathe for the fifteen minutes it took to reach the hospital. Dr. Miller, their family OB/GYN, met them at the ER entrance, Calleigh's file in hand.

"Calleigh, Eric, hello!," Dr. Miller smiled as she greeted them. "I see there are two little ones ready to be welcomed to the world. How far apart are your contractions?"

"About five minutes apart, doctor." Eric said.

"Okay, let's get you fixed up here then. The second time around usually goes quicker that the first, and you had your first one pretty quickly, so I'm expecting the twins to do the same."

An intern admitted Calleigh while her doctor watched closely behind. Then escorted her and Eric to a room similar to the one they had when Adriana was born. Remembering how badly it hurt now and knowing it would get worse very quickly, Calleigh opted to receive the epidural as soon as she could so she wouldn't have to go through as much pain as she had previously. When she was dilated enough to have the epidural, she opted for it. She was a whole other woman once the meds hit her system.

"Eric, will you please hand me my water?" she asked politely. "I'm really thirsty."

"Sure. Feeling better, I take it." he grinned, as he handed her the cup.

"Gosh, I wish I'd gotten the epidural a lot sooner last time. It feels so good to be able to relax for a little bit." Calleigh said. "I mean, I feel a little pain, but nothing like with Adriana. Speaking of which, she's with your mom, right?"

"Yes, worried mama," he smiled. "She'll bring her up after the babies are born." Eric answered.

An hour later, a nurse came in to check on Calleigh. While the nurse checked Calleigh she felt the whoosh of water as her water broke.

"Mrs. Delko, you are 7 centimeters dilated, it won't be too much longer now. Your water just broke as I checked you. I'll page Dr. Miller," the nurse said.

"Thank you" Calleigh answered.

Eric leaned in and kissed Calleigh on the lips. "I can't wait! They are coming soon!" he said. Eric settled back into his chair and continued flipping through his magazine as Calleigh half watched and half slept through two television shows. Every few minutes she would watch as the monitor showed her having a contraction. The next time her door opened to admit Dr. Miller.

"Anna," Dr. Miller asked the nurse, "would you please find Calleigh another pillow? She's in for a double inning this time, and I want her to be comfortable throughout the delivery process."

"Okey, dokey, doc," Anna grinned, "your wish is my command."

"Now, Calleigh," Dr. Miller smiled, "are you ready to work?"

"Yes, we are so ready!" Calleigh said, looking at Eric and reaching for his hand.

"Alrighty, let's check you and see if it's time yet." Dr. Miller said as she lifted the bed sheet to see if Calleigh was properly dilated.

"Ooh I believe you are ready. You're a good ten centimeters, so I'll start getting everything set up and lessen your epidural so you can feel when to push."

"You really have to lessen it?" Calleigh asked, half teasing.

"I'm afraid so, dear. You're too relaxed to do the pushing you must to safely deliver your children tonight." Dr. Miller paged the nurses and they quickly prepared the room, but they weren't fast enough. As they prepared room, Calleigh felt the urge to push. Her nurse on one side and Eric on the other, she was able to push as her doctor counted at the foot of the bed.

"Okay, I can do this!" Calleigh said, grasping Eric's hand as hard as she could.

"Come on Calleigh, push, baby push!" Eric said.

"That's right, Calleigh, there ya go. Good job!" Dr. Miller said.

Two pushes later, Doctor Miller announced that she could see the head of the first twin. Calleigh screamed, but remained steady and held onto Eric's hand, totally focused.

"There we go, good girl, Calleigh. Come on. Push!" Dr. Miller said again as the first twin came out. "I'm going to suction the mouth and nose and we should have a healthy cry." She said as he helped the first baby into the world.

"IT'S A GIRL!" Dr. Miller announced.

"Awww, Eric, she looks just like Adriana did!" Calleigh cooed, as she saw her little girl before the intern and other nurses cleaned her up. "Oh, she's so cute!"

"Calleigh, you're going to have more contractions and then your little boy should be here soon." Her doctor said.

Sure enough two contractions and two pushes later, a healthy baby boy screamed his way into the world, as with his older sibling, the nurses cleaned him up and brought to Calleigh. Eric sat beside her as he held his new baby girl.

"So we've decided on names for these two, right?" he asked Calleigh. "We are going with Alyssa Marie for this little angel right here and Patrick Francis for that cute little man you've got in your arms."

"Sounds good to me." she answered as Patrick began to cry.

"Hey, hey, it's okay," Calleigh, whispered, "You're all right, my Patrick. Mommy and daddy are here. It's okay, sweetie. You're so precious. You've got a big sister whose waiting to meet you! Yes, sir." She rocked Patrick and hummed to him as he drifted back to sleep.

"Gosh, Cal, we make pretty babies." Eric said. "Yes, we do." He said to Alyssa as he held her tightly and gazed at her tiny face. "You look just like your big sister." He nuzzled his nose on hers and kissed her cheek. Each twin was checked again to make sure they were okay and were given back to Eric and Calleigh.