I'm combining these two chapters! I'm not done with this story yet, more fluff to come!

The Little Mermaid in Miami

Chloe had a new favorite movie, The Little Mermaid. Calleigh's aunt Roberta, or Aunt B was visiting again from Louisiana. She was thrilled that her niece and her husband were expecting and that Calleigh's adoption of Chloe was final.

Aunt B had given Chloe the DVD of The Little Mermaid as a gift. It now topped Cinderella. Since there was a "Prince Eric" in the movie, she said that was daddy. Ariel, the Mermaid was mommy. Her young, wild imagination didn't stop there. She said Horatio was Sebastian the Crab, Frank was Flounder the Fish, Ryan was Scuttle the Seagull. Ryan made fun of Frank being a Flounder and Frank replied with "at least I'm not on the list most annoying creatures, Wolfe. And hey, I am colorful."

When all of them made fun of Horatio being a soft-shelled crab, Horatio said "but I'm an entertaining one!"

However, the most hilarious part was who gained the role of Ursula, the sea witch. That went to none other than Rick Stetler. Chloe didn't like Rick because he always made "mean" faces at her whenever mommy or daddy took her to the lab.

The team roared with laughter hearing this.

"I knew your girl was smart, but I didn't know she was that brilliant," Frank laughed.

"I think the role is quite fitting myself," Eric grinned. "And to top it off, she not only made him a villain but she made him a woman."

The Verdict

The verdict was in. The jury had been out for 25 days. The verdict was read at nine a.m. on the twenty-sixth day at 9:30a.m.. Calleigh wasn't going to miss this, no matter what the verdict was. Eric sat next to her, holding her handing tightly. Her pregnancy was apparent now. She was fourteen weeks along. She and Alexx had been shopping for Calleigh's first purchase of maternity clothes a few days before.

Jake was led to the defendant's table in handcuffs by two deputies he caught sight of Calleigh, instantly noting she was pregnant. Calleigh saw rage flash in his eyes, Jake made deliberate turn and step in Calleigh's direction. It had the desired affect. Calleigh jumped and began to shake. Jake laughed, loudly. Jack McCoy and his assistant Jamie Ross noted this and planned to bring it to the attention of the judge. Eric held Calleigh close to him wanting one chance to punch Jake Berkley's lights out.

Jake Berkley was guilty on all counts, Calleigh's attempted murder and reckless endangerment. The sentencing hearing would begin in three weeks. Eric hoped now that at least with a guilty verdict, he and his family could get on with their lives and enjoy waiting for the birth of a new member of their family.

Up Next...The expectant parents find out the gender of their baby!