Hey you all! Thank you so much for the reviews! I'm sorry, but I have a feeling thet next chapter will take a bit onger to write, this one took a bit long too, but hey, I made it xD
For Liz, there will be more really soon don't worry ;) but I'm sure you want to go to the story (otherways you wouldn't have even opened this chapter xD) so I'll shut up.
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"C'mon, get in the car everyone." Egor ordered opening the passengers door for Carmen and then his own.
The two teens got in the back sit, Calleigh's head immediately traveling to Eric's chest, his harms surrounding her protectively, soothing her.
Carmen took a glance to the girl and then changed a look with her husband.
Calleigh sobbed quietly against Eric and his look made Egor turn the volume of the radio up, muffling the girl's cries so she would feel a bit more comfortable.
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"Bye." Eric said hugging his mother.
"Bye, behave."
"Will do."
"By the way, I was talking to Isa the other day and she told me something about you and Calleigh.."
"What did she say?!"
"Why? Is it truth?"
"Probably not."
"Really hum?"
"Yes, really."
"Hello Mr. and Mrs. Delko!" Natalia greeted entering the house followed by Rian.
"Hello Natalia, please call me Carmen."
"Sorry." She said smiling.
"Who's your friend?" Eric's father asked.
"Oh, this is Ryan."
"Hi Mrs. Delko, Mr. Delko."
"Carmen."
"Carmen."
"Does anyone wants coffee?"
"No thanks. By the way, where's Calleigh?"
"Bedroom sleeping."
"At this time of the afternoon?"
"It was the medicines."
"Medicines?"
"Yeah, she cracked a rib."
"Ouch."
"Yup."
"Well, we're leaving. Good bye Eric." Carmen said kissing Eric's cheek.
"Bye mum."
"Say Calleigh I wished her to get better."
"Will do."
"Bye son."
"Bye dad."
Eric followed his parents to the door and then went to the kitchen getting a tea ready to Calleigh, entering the room where she was on the phone.
"I know."
"We'll be there earlier"
"o.k."
"Calleigh, are you sure you're o.k.?"
"I'm confused, I… I don't know what to do." Calleigh answered panicking.
"All right, calm down sweetheart."
"Sorry."
"o.k., next flight to Miami is on Friday."
"o.k. what time?"
"Six, see you Friday."
"Yeah."
"Don't hesitate on calling me."
"I know."
"Call Eric on the phone please."
"Eric? Why?"
"Just do it."
Calleigh handed Eric the phone taking the cup of tea.
"Thanks."
"Anytime. Hello?"
"Eric?"
"Yes ma'am."
"Were you with Calleigh today?"
"Yes ma'am."
"And your parents too?"
"Yes. If you're worried about how they'll treat Calleigh from now on don't, she'll be treated exactly the same way she has been until now."
"I figured that much. What did they said at the hospital?"
"She has to go there in 2 weeks, if she hasn't talked to the police by then the doctor will."
"2 weeks?"
"Yes."
"She hid this her whole life, she won't tell them in 2 weeks."
"I know that, but I also know that's better for her to go there by herself than have the cops escorting her and call the child services and all that."
"Can we adopt her?"
"I think so. My mom had the same idea."
"Wait, she was willing to adopt Calleigh?!"
"In a blink."
"o.k., that's hum…"
Confusing?"
Yeah, we're not used to someone else worrying about Calleigh."
Unfortunately."
"Yes, very."
"My mum and dad envied you to go to their place in the Easter. They do this big family lunch and wanted you to come."
"Well, I know better than argue against an invitation like that, but please tell your parents I'll bring the deserts."
"Will do."
"And thank them for everything they did for Calleigh."
"Sure, and I wanted to thank you too."
"What for?"
"Calleigh told me about the time she felt down the stairs."
"Which one?"
"Right, there were more than just once. The one she almost died."
"Oh that."
"Yeah. Thank you for saving her, thank you so much."
"You kids shouldn't worry about these things. Don't thank me. And please pass that phone to Calleigh again."
"S-sure." Eric said surprised giving Calleigh the phone.
"Yes?"
"I'm gonna kill you brat." Maella joked.
"What have I done?!"
"You told Eric that stupid thing about me saving you!"
"You did save me!"
"I don't care!"
Calleigh rolled her eyes.
"Just hung up, I'm spending money."
"Oh, so now a few bucks are more important to you that I am?"
"No, and you know that."
"Good, but I need to go, bye."
"Bye. Pass the phone to Aílin."
"Hey kiddo!"
"Hi!"
"How are you?"
"I'm fine."
"You could be better right?"
"You know it."
"Yeah. How is it in Miami?"
"Cold."
"I bet."
"How is it in Louisiana?"
"Cold, but that's not what you want to know."
"No."
"They asked us if we've seen you."
"Oh."
"Yeah, it actually surprised us that they would walk all that way up the street to ask for you."
"Aílin…"
"Yeah, yeah, I know."
"They probably weren't as drunk as usual."
"No, your dad wasn't."
"Good."
"I heard that he hadn't drink for a week."
"Really?!"
"Yeah."
"Whoa."
"Yes, he'll be drinking a lot soon."
"Unfortunately."
"What I can't understand is who pays the bill."
"Yeah, good question."
"It doesn't ,matter anyway."
"No, anyway, where are you going? Maella said she had to go."
"We're having lunch with friends."
"Hum."
"So, have you and that kid had sex?"
"Not you too!"
"She made me ask! You know I don't want to know!"
"Tell her is none of her business."
"She says if you say that then you had sex."
"Fine! We did! Now stop asking."
"You did?"
"Yes."
"Was he o.k.?"
"Please tell me you're not asking me that."
"no! not like that! I mean, did he hurt you? Was he nice to you?"
"Oh. Yeah, he was awesome."
"Good, 'cause I'll ask him if I need to."
"I know that."
"Good. How did Eric's parents reacted?"
"I don't know."
"What do you mean you don't know?"
"They didn't freaked."
"That's something."
"Yeah.
"Are you sure you're o.k.? you don't sound fine Cal-Cal."
"I'm not… I… I don't know! I don't know!"
Eric pulled her to him muffling her sobs.
"Calleigh? Calleigh?!"
The boy picked the phone still holding Cal.
"Yes?"
"What happened?!"
"She's crying, could you please not talk to her about-"
"Don't tell me how to deal with her!"
"I didn't mean it that way."
"How did you mean it then?!"
"I just want her to be happy, if it means that she can't talk about her parents then be it."
"How did your parents react?"
"w-what?"
"How did they react to the news? Bet they freaked, beaten, poor girl and all that."
"They were shocked, worried, they understand why she didn't told them about it, but they also wish she had."
"Why? It's the same. "
"No, because they wanted her to feel good and be o.k. enough to tell them, at least to tell the truth about why she left Louisiana."
"Yeah, 'cause you would love to tell everyone that your parents were drunk and hit you all the time."
"No, I wouldn't, I understand why she hasn't told it."
"Why was it?"
"She was afraid of someone pitting her, and tell the cops. She loves her parents."
"She hates them too."
"Yeah."
"Well, we got to go now, be good to her, protect her or I'll shoot you, and I'm not joking."
"I know."
"Put her on the phone."
"Cal?" Eric called softly.
"Yeah?"Calleigh said, her voice muffled from the fabric of Eric's shirt
"He wants to talk to you."
"O.k. hi."
"Hey, you better?"
"Humhm"
"Liar." Aíllin said a smile hanging on his voice. "Anyway, we really have to go now, we'll call you later."
"o.k. Bye."
"Bye, love you."
"Do you think my parents do too?"
"Your mom I don't know, your dad does."
"How can you know that?"
"Because he came here sober, asking where you were, and heb also said he had to ask everyone if they knew where his lamp shop was."
"He did?"
"Yes. Now bye."
"Bye."
The girl hung up the phone curling in Eric's lap.
"Everything o.k.?"
"Yeah. What did he said to you?"
"Not much, just that he would shoot me. What did he said to you? That thing that made you blush."
"Maella made him ask if we had done it, and when I said yes he asked how was it."
"He did?!"
"Yeah. Not in that way though, he just wanted to know if you had hurt me, or if you had been nice and sweet."
"Oh, so I was awesome?"
"You know it."
"Hum…
"You two can do it some other time." Natalia hurried rushing into the room.
"Wow Nat! don't get in like that!"
"Sorry, but I need your help."
"What for?"
"Physics homework."
"Oh, all right."