"WHAT!" shouted Valera and Natalia. Calleigh had to cover her ears; they were shrieking so loud, she was sure she was going to go deaf. She could hear the laughter of Alexx and Yelina when Natalia and Valera and were dancing around her in a circle chanting, "I'm gonna be an aunt!" Calleigh felt like she was spinning, Natalia and Valera were still going aroud in a circle, making her dizzy.
"Alright girls, let's not make Calleigh sick." Alexx laughed as she pulled Calleigh from in between Valera and Natalia. They all sat down and started talking about the baby shower and what the baby's bedroom was going to look. She laughed at her friends and was glad that they did not look down on her pregnancy. She was having so much fun until Yelina asked the question that put a damper on her excitement, "What did Eric think?"
'SHIT!' She forgot to tell the one person who needed to know the most. She forgot to tell the father of her child he was going to be a father. Her surprised expression must've spoken a thousand words when Alexx said, "Uh oh."
Calleigh had been pacing for that past 15 minutes waiting for Eric to finish his shift. She didn't know how she was going to tell him that she was pregnant. She was about to give up waiting after another 5 minutes past when Eric walked into the locker room. He immediately smiled when he saw her and backed her into one of the lockers, Calleigh took a breath when he leaned in and kissed her as if he hadn't kissed her in years. She felt like she was going to collapse into a heap, her strength completely leaving her body. 'God, can this man kiss.' She moaned into his mouth and felt light-headed from the lack of oxygen and the fact that his kisses were like getting high.
She whimpered when he pulled away. Their breaths mingled as they were breathing heavy and their foreheads were still attached. He whispered softly, "Were you waiting for me?" She could only nod in reply to his question; her mind was still foggy from the kiss. "What's going on?"
When he asked her that her mind cleared and she pulled away. She kept her back turned to him while she tried to figure out how she was going to tell Eric that she was carrying his child. She knew that Eric was going to be happy that he was going to be a father, but what bothered her, was if he was ready to be a father and if he would be comfortable having to raise a child and a family. Questions kept running through her mind, 'Is he ready? Will he be a good father? Will it change our relationship? What about the job? Will he want this child? Will she be a good mother?' Calleigh never thought the day would come where she would worry about being a mother to a child. She hadn't been in any relationship serious enough to have a discussion about children.
She was getting deeper into her thoughts when she felt Eric's hands on her shoulders, turning her around. "Hey, what's going on? I lost you for a second. Calleigh is everything alright?" He looked at her with concern lacing his eyes. She sighed and went to the bench and sat down.
"You may want to sit down."
"No, I'm fine standing."
Calleigh sighed again and shook her head at his stubbornness. She gathered her wits and took another deep breath and looked straight into his eyes and began to speak. She wasn't sure what she said; her heart was beating so loudly she couldn't even hear her own thoughts. But whatever she said must've gotten her point across because Eric's eyes went wide and he collapsed onto the bench next to her.
Eric thought he was going to faint, he thought was going to say they needed to slow down or to break up with the look on her face, but what she said was nothing he was sure anything could prepare him for. He felt his legs give way as he sat down next to her. Her words repeating through his head like a mantra, 'Eric, I'm pregnant.' She looked so serious and earnest that Eric that this wasn't a joke. He didn't know what to say. He was speechless. He sat there trying to let this revelation sink in. 'He was going to be a dad. A father. Calleigh was pregnant. Calleigh was pregnant with his child. He was going to be the father of Calleigh's baby. They were having a baby. They were having a baby!' all of sudden Eric jumped up shouting, "Woohoo!"
Calleigh looked over to Eric when he sat down and saw the emotions that running through his head flit across his face. She knew what they meant because they were the same ones that Calleigh felt herself. She hoped he would say something soon because the silence, though not completely awkward was making her more anxious with each passing second. She however wasn't prepared when Eric jumped up shouting, "Woohoo!" Her eyes widened more when Eric pulled her up and pulled her into a deep kiss that left her breathless. She started laughing when Eric lifted her up and spun her around. She was still chuckling when he lowered her to the ground slowly with his 'killer Delko' smile in full form. She mentally chided herself for worrying over Eric's reaction. Just knowing he was excited made her believe that they were going to be okay. She looked back to him and she smiled to herself as she realized that wouldn't want to have a child with anyone else.
"We're going to be parents. This is so cool. Calleigh we're going to be parents.!" He said excited. Bouncing on his feet. She couldn't help but laugh at his childish actions; she knew she should be worried because Eric was a child in his own right. She thought to herself giddily, "This is going to be interesting," As Eric kissed her again.
