Cal had arranged for he and Jack to talk alone. There were no microphones, no cameras. Nothing. It was a simple room. Jack was strapped to a chair and Cal was leaning against the wall across from him, "What do you need?"
Jack stared at him with a smile. It bugged Cal. He knew what was going on. He knew that Jack wanted to get to him, but he wasn't scared. Jack could throw whatever he had at Cal, but it wouldn't bug him. He was ready for whatever was to come. "I just wanted to tell you that it will be a bummer when you die. No more fun for me."
Cal stared at him, "Wh-"
"I'm not done." Jack smiled, "You will die on Thursday. It's Sunday so you have four days." Jack said in a creepy voice, "Four days to tell Gillian that you love her. Four days to make up for lost time with Zoe. Four days to call up your mother and tell her you love her. Four days to have some father daughter time with Emily. Four days to TRY and stop me. Four days to live."
Cal's mouth had fallen open. Four days? Don't tell Gillian. Or Emily. That was the first thing that came to mind. He didn't want them to worry or anything like that. What about the babies? He looked at Jack now and sighed, "Good luck with that." He smiled and turned around.
"Wait. I'm not finished." Jack said.
Cal didn't want to hear what he had to say. He was out of the door and sending a guard in before Jack could say more. He dug his hand into his pocket and pulled out his ringing phone, "Lightman." He said in a rough voice.
"Cal! Emily has started early! She is in labor right now! Get to the hospital." Gillian screamed frantically.
Cal looked around quickly and then dashed out of the room.
"Go get 'em cowboy!" Jack yelled with a laugh.
.:.
With a decent amount of speeding and running red lights and stop signs, Cal made it there in about ten minutes, when it would usually take twenty to twenty-five. He squinted, searching for Gillian. Why was the hospital so full tonight? He finally spotted Gillian who was calling out his name.
He ran to her and between heavy breaths he asked, "Where is she? How is she?"
"We were... we were just at home and having dinner and then... she went into labor! I didn't know what... she just..." Gillian was holding her face and her eyes were wide, "They are way early Cal... three months early! They might not live! Cal!" She yelled frantically, "They have to do a sea-section." She whispered, staring at him.
He grabbed her arms and pulled them down to her side. His hands found her hips and he 'shushed' her. His hands ran up and down her arms in a comforting notion. He couldn't freak out about this. Not if Gillian was. It wouldn't work, so right now he had to be the calm and rational one, "It will be just fine." He assured her, "Let's have a seat and calm down."
He took her hand and led her to a couple open seats in the waiting room. He had to put his hands on her shoulders and push her down. He then walked to a doctor who was at the counter, "Where the hell is my daughter? Why wasn't I called right away? Why didn't you wait for me?"
The woman stared at him and shook her head, "Lightman?" Cal impatiently nodded his head, "She is in surgery. She is sixteen and pregnant with twins, she probably would have had to have surgery anyway. We couldn't reach you. We couldn't wait. She needed to get in there right away. Any more questions?" She asked in an impatient tone.
He sighed and shook his head, "When will she be out?"
"Couple hours?" She guessed with a shrug.
He rolled his eyes and walked back to Gillian, "It's gonna be a couple hours." He sat down next to her and she reached out to grab his hand.
"Are you scared?" She asked.
He looked at her and then swung his head towards the direction of the operation room, "Naw." He whispered, "She is going to be fine."
"Why is it that... you are the rational one this time?" She asked with a small smile.
He shrugged and sat back in his chair, "Jack told me that..." His voice trailed off. He had already decided that he wouldn't tell her.
"Told you what?" He shook his head and she sighed, "Cal."
"Never mind. It's not important." He said with a reassuring smile.
She stared at him, "Yes it is."
"Let it be." He ordered.
She shook her head and sighed, "Alright then. How can you be so sure that everything will be okay?"
He shrugged and whispered, "Faith? Hope?"
She smiled, "That's cute... coming from you."
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A nurse, Jen, had approached them several hours later with a smile, "Come see your grandchildren."
Cal rolled his eyes and stood up, "I hate that."
Gillian laughed and, taking his hand, followed Jen to Emily's room.
There were two small incubators that held a small little girl and a small little boy. They were puny! They could fit into Cal's hands! They were the size of his head! Wires were attached to the children and monitors were watching there every move.
Emily was out on the bed. Her eyes were closed. She had the IV in her arm. Cal decided to ignore the babies for a bit and check on his Emily, "How is she?" He asked, his voice coated in concern.
Jen smiled and said, "She is doing good. It was a tough surgery and she will always have the scar, but she is doing great. She should wake up in the next hour."
Cal smiled and put a hand to Emily's cheek, "I'm proud of you love." His eyes suddenly widened and he turned to Gillian.
"What?" She asked. She was bent over the incubators, admiring the babies.
"Where is Andrew?" He asked quickly.
"Don't worry. A good, trustworthy friend of mine said she could stay with him tonight."
Cal sighed in relief, "Thank God. I totally forgot that I had two kids now."
Gillian smiled and said, "Look how cute they are."
He laughed and walked over to the incubators, "They are precious. I can't wait for Emily to see them." He whispered.
Gillian nodded and looked at him, "You are a good father and you are handling all of this well."
"Guess what." Cal said, ignoring her compliment.
"What?"
"Gabe said that he can find him so I can talk to Mark."
"Mark?"
"The father of these children. I am going to teach that boy a lesson." Cal said with a smile.
Gillian sighed, "Oh."
"I will also talk to his parents. This will NOT go over our heads." He said in a determined voice.
She nodded, "Of course not."
A/N: Sorry that it's not very long, but i HAD to put one up... so what do you think the names wil be? Emily already talked about it a couple chapters before, but yeah, whataya WANT the names to be? Next chapter... Gabe will get to see the babies. The babies will officially be named. Cal will talk to Mark. Andrew will get to meet the babies. And a whole lot more! Thank you for reading and please leave reviews!
