*God Loves You*
Cal's hands were hidden in his pockets and he took a deep breath, "Are you ready to meet him?" Abigail asked. He nodded and stepped in.
"What? Now you are going to fuckin' scold me in front of my mum?" Adam asked, crossing his legs and folded his arms over his chest.
Cal looked at Abigail and she just stared between Cal and Adam, "Well, there is your first problem love."
"Excuse me?" Abigail asked.
Adam stared at her and then to Cal, "Leave my mum alone. She didn't do anything."
Cal winked at Abigail and turned to Adam, "I think she did everything. I think she sent you up for it."
"Shut the bloody hell up! She wouldn't do anything like that! Just leave her the fuck alone!" Adam yelled madly.
Cal stared at him and sighed, "This wasn't a good way to meet, son." Cal whispered.
"I'm not your son." Adam said with a small sneer.
Cal chuckled at the irony, "Actually..."
"Baby." Abigail said, sitting in the chair that Mitchel had been in, "He is your dad."
"That's total bollocks!" Adam yelled, staring at Cal.
"Watch your mouth." Cal ordered, nervously leaning against the wall.
"You aren't in charge of me!" Adam yelled, jumping up, "Get out of my life... and my moms." He hissed.
"I am part of your life Adam."
"No you aren't! You can't just waltz in here and tell me that I am your bloody son! I don't fuckin' believe you."
"Watch the language!" Cal yelled, scaring Adam back into his chair.
"Whatever... you aren't my dad." Cal buried his hands deeper into his pockets and turned around.
"You'll have to accept it eventually." Cal muttered.
"I never will, because it isn't real! What are the chances that my dad is some prick detective?"
Cal whipped around until his face was just inches from Adam, "I better not have to tell you again... watch the language."
"What are you gonna do?" Adam challenged.
"Just don't."
"Fuck. Prick. Bollocks. Shit. Wanker." Adam said with a big smile.
Cal walked over and grabbed Adam by the collar, "God you bloody-"
"Cal!" Gillian yelled, running into the cube and pulling him off of Adam - who was just laughing hysterically.
"And who is this bitch? Your girlfriend? Now I have to have two fuckin' moms?" Adam asked, smiling at Gillian,"I will say though pops... you pick 'em right." He winked at Gillian and she almost puked.
She stared at him, noticing the tight grip she had on Cal's arm. She was terrified of this kid. Not the actual boy, but the boy inside, that was a mini Lightman. The boy that had the same personality as Cal did when he as 16. This could be horrible, and she was actually scared.
Cal walked over to Adam and put a finger in his face, "This isn't gonna work out if you can't be a good boy."
Adam shrugged and smiled at Gillian, "So... are you my other mommy?"
"Shut up." Cal said, stepping between Adam and Gillian.
"Oh... touchy touchy." Adam laughed and sat back down, closing his eyes.
Cal ran a hand through his hair and walked out. "I can't do this! He is a bloody jerk! He won't respect his mother... or even you! HOw am I supposed to be strict if I am also supposed to show that I care about him?"
She sighed and tried to smile, "Cal... you seriously need to calm down, because you are NOT doing this right... Adam is terrified of you and will never accept you as a father." She said in a matter-of-fact way.
He nodded and sighed, "I know I know... I'll go try again."
He walked back in feeling confident, "Ok... we didn't start this off the right way." He pulled up a chair and sat down in front of Adam.
Adam just stared at him with a bored look. "I guess." He shrugged and played with his fingers.
"Listen..." Cal whispered, "I was... thrilled... to know that I have a son and I was excited to meet you, but this will never work out if you are... difficult. I want to get to know you as your father. Because that is who I am and neither of us can change that. Will you... please try to give this a chance? Don't do it for me, but for Abigail... for your mum." He whispered, leaning in and showing a genuine smile.
Adam sighed and let his head fall back, "Yeah I guess..."
"Nice." Cal said, sticking out his hand for a high five/handshake.
"So what now?" Adam asked, standing up.
"Now... I dunno... want a tour of the office?" Cal asked hopefully.
Adam cleared his throat and put his hands in his pockets, "Yeah sure, what exactly do you do?"
"I am a deception expert." Cal said, opening the door from the lab.
"Which means...?" Adam asked, looking around the office and then smiled weakly at Abigail.
"Cal." Abigail said, walking up.
"Yes?" Cal asked, leaning against the wall.
"I have to go into work today... it was really nice seeing you again. Are you okay with Adam?" She asked hopefully.
"Of course, but... is HE okay with ME?"
"Adam." Abigail said.
"Huh?" He asked, turning away from the pictures he had been examining to see his mother.
"I'm going into work... you will be staying with your father." She liked the sound of that. Your father. He actually had a father now!
Adam scrunched up his face and she sighed, "Yeah, that's awesome mom."
She smiled and kissed his forehead, "Thanks hun."
"Yep..." He whispered, looking back to the pictures up on the wall.
She smiled at Cal and soon disappeared. "So... mini me." Cal whispered, walking over to the wall and standing next to Adam.
"Mini you?" Adam asked, almost disgusted.
"According to... everyone else in this office... did I tell you that I have a daughter?" Cal asked, leaning against the wall.
"Really? I don't see it." Adam mumbled.
"That's what I said." Cal said with a small chuckle.
"Is she hot?"
"Excuse me?" Cal asked with a small frown.
"Your daughter. How old is she? What's her name? Is she hot?"
"16. Emily. Beautiful in my opinion, but it doesn't matter because you are both related... by blood." Cal said as a warning.
"Emily... I like that." Adam whispered.
Cal nodded and they both stood there for several minutes, staring at the pictures on the wall, "What's that mean?" Adam asked, pointing to a picture.
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Gillian watched as Cal explained what the different expressions mean. "What if Adam is... a murderer?" She whispered to Torres.
"I'm sure that he isn't... Cal wouldn't have a kid with some girl who couldn't raise him right." She assured Gillian.
"Yeah... probably. Well I am excited to meet this kid. He seems to have opened up and is actually talking to Cal. I think that he just wanted to refuse that it wouldn't be he and his mother anymore." Gillian whispered, leaning on the wall.
Torres nodded and stared at Cal and Adam, "I'm going to go introduce my self." She started to walk, but Gillian grabbed her arm.
"No." She whispered, "He is going to be really perverted."
"How do you know that?"
"I already saw it once and I am sure that he will with you. Remember... he's related to Lightman." They both laughed quietly and Torres walk over to Adam and Cal before Gillian could stop her.
"Hi, I'm Ria Torres. I work for... him." She smiled and pointed to Cal.
"Cool... I'm his new kid... Adam. Hold up." Adam turned to Cal with a confused look, "Does that mean that I am Adam Lightman now?"
Cal turned her head and thought and nodded, "I guess... yeah." Cal said with a small smile, "How does it feel to be a Lightman?"
Adam shrugged and looked at Torres, "Do you know the study too?"
"For the most part... I am pretty new... only two years."
"How long have you had this place?" Adam asked, turning to Cal.
"Seven years."
"Wow... is it fun?"
"Define... fun." Cal whispered, glancing around and winking at Gillian.
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"Zoe... I have a son." Cal whispered into his phone.
"What?" She screamed.
"Calm down! I had him before I was with you... like... RIGHT before we got together, but Abigail never-"
"With ABIGAIL? Cal! What the hell?" She yelled into the phone.
"Chill!" He said nervously, "His name is Adam and I want you there along with Abigail when we tell Emily." He whispered.
Zoe sighed and nodded, "Alright... when?"
"Tonight, at my house. Thanks Zo, it means alot."
"Yep." She mumbled.
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"Do you want to com tonight? For moral support?" Cal asked Gillian, resting his head on the wall.
"That would be great. What time?" She asked, putting a file under her arm.
"Thanks. I dunno yet... I can just give you a ride when I am leaving here." He smiled and looked around, "Um... Em is coming soon and I don't want her to see Adam until tonight." He winked and walked away.
"Dad!" Emily yelled, running out of his office, "Who is that hot guy in there?" She had wide eyes and a big smile.
"Who did he say he was?"
"One of the kids from your case." She shrugged and smiled, "He's really funny and sweat and cute and oh! Dad... how did that boy come into your life."
Cal sighed and ran a hand through his hair, "He isn't available love."
"And why is that?" She asked, walking with him into the office.
"You will find out tonight." He mumbled staring at Adam on his computer, "You are NOT on my computer."
"I just... I wanted to get on." Adam complained smiling at Emily.
"This is Emily... my daughter." Cal warned.
"Oh." Adam cursed under his breath and bit his lip, "I'm Adam." They shook hands and she smiled giddily.
"You don't get on my computer. Ever." Cal said, walking over to the computer and sighing, "Myspace? Do you know what kind of spam that can give me?" He sighed heavily and began to quickly type.
Adam shrugged and fell onto Cal's couch, "So... what happened to Mitchel."
"He is with his parents at the moment, but I will be interrogating him again tomorrow." Cal mumbled, finally shutting his computer, "How was school Em?"
"Okay I guess... Katie was kind of a bitch-"
"Hey." He said with a frown.
"Sorry, dad, Katie was really mean." She said, becoming annoyed.
Adam chuckled and she glared at him, "What? That's funny."
She shook her head and Cal stood up, "Dad."
"What?"
"Can I talk to you?"
"Speak." He mumbled sitting on the desk.
"Privately." She whispered.
"Um... yeah I guess." Cal raised his eyebrows at Adam and walked out, "What's up?" He asked.
"Why does he look - and act - so much like you?" She asked a little suspicious.
"Tonight darling." He winked and walked back in, "She is my daughter, but doesn't know that she is related to you. We are going to keep it that way until tonight." Cal whispered quickly to Adam.
"So, Adam, what kind of music do you like?" Emily asked, sitting down on the couch beside him.
"Um... Rise Against. Papa Roach. A little bit of Weezer, but they aren't really my thing." He said with a small shrug.
"That's cool."
"Yeah, and I'm in a band." He said with a big smile.
"Really? What's the name?"
"Reason to Believe." His smile grew and he glanced at Cal.
"That's really cool. What do you play?" She asked.
"Actually, I sing." He smiled with a small nod, "It's a lot of fun."
"Do you write the songs?"
"Some of them... maybe we can play for you sometime." He suggested.
"That would be alot of fun." She smiled, "S you're like... British?" He nodded, "How did you end up in the states?"
"My moms job called and we moved, but we live in Tennessee."
"Really? British people of all people... live in Tennessee? That's surprising." She laughed and looked at Cal and stood up, "Dad, I am going to Katie's."
"I thought she was a bitch today." He mumbled, barely listening.
"Hey."
"Sorry, Em, I thought she was really mean today." Adam and Emily both laughed and Cal looked up, "What?"
"Nothin'." Adam mumbled with a small chuckle, "Got anything cool here?" He asked, standing up.
"Ask Loker." Cal mumbled.
"Here I can take you to him." Emily offered.
"No I can." Cal said, smiling, "You stay here and... study er something."
She sighed and sat down.
"Oi! Loker!" Cal called down the hallway.
"Sorry Mr. Boss, but I have shit to do." Loker mumbled.
"LIKE, entertaining my son." Cal smiled and gave Adam a little nudge.
"Can I talk to you for a sec?"Adam asked.
Cal rolled his eyes and nodded, "What?" He asked after they were alone in the hallway.
"I was putting up with you because I knew it would make my mom - and your girlfriend - happy. I'm done now though. I'm not going to just slip in and being all happy dappy. Seriously." He gave Cal a dirty look and then patted Cal's shoulder. He winked and then walked back into the lab, "Can I go on your computer?" He asked Loker.
"Uh... sure, but don't break anything." Loker mumbled, looking at Cal, "Uh..."
Cal was standing there, his mouth hanging open, feeling like he just wanted to crawl into a hole and die! Adam was... lying? Why hadn't he seen it? "I'm fine. Do your bloody work." Cal snapped, walking away.
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Cal stared at Gillian and sighed, "Is there any reason to believe that he wants me as a father?"
Gillian placed a hand on his arm and nodded, "He just needs some time."
A/N: What did you think? It was a long time coming, but I hope you like it! NExt chapter... Emily finds out that she is related to Cal. Adam does something very naughty, and there is a bad outcome in Abigail's job! PLease leave reviews and keep up with me!
*God Loves You*