My Angel (Talleigh)

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Ohhh Jess look at you go with all the Talleigh goodness. I swear you become more and more decriptive with every story that you write. I love reading your talleigh fics they always keep me so interested and eager to read more.

Sooo....he loves her she love him he didn't die so your not as evil as a certain other writer that I know of so the moral is its all good. lol.

Can't wait for more sweetie.
 
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Awwwwww! Katie you're so sweet! *huggles* I love writing stories, especially when people enjoy them, and right now, I'm really surprising myself because this is the longest fic I've ever written, I just got over the word count for Les Sanglots Longs. I'm glad you guys are enjoying this, and believe me when I say that your reviews keep me writing!

Chapter 7- Photographs

Back at the hospital, Tim was released due to the fact that there was nothing wrong with him, but Calleigh was being held. Tim had been in his room for a total of twenty minutes, since they still needed to get the evidence off of him. Once they were finished, they told him Calleigh’s room number, but when he got in there, Calleigh wasn’t even done being evaluated yet.

He came to her side and smiled down at her. She probably looked her worst, but to him, she was as beautiful as ever. He would always think of her as his angel, and no matter what she looked like she would always be beautiful. Calleigh looked over at him with a scared look on her face. They were collecting the evidence off of her, and she knew what was coming next.

“Alright Ms. Duquesne, lay down please,” the nurse asked her. Calleigh did as she was told and then sent a look over at Tim. “Mr. Speedle, could you take a step out of the room for a minute?” the nurse asked. He nodded and did as he was told.

The nurse swabbed her, making sure she was as comfortable as she could be. Not to anyone’s surprise, Calleigh started to cry. Being through a traumatic even like that was never easy. Nurse Grey called Tim back into the room and left the two alone. Calleigh pulled Tim down to her and hugged him closely as she cried. Tim whispered small words of comfort in her ear and told her how much he loved her.

A few minutes later, Eric, Horatio, and Alexx entered the room. Eric had a camera in his hand, and the couple knew what they needed to do.

“I thought that the case was being handed over to night shift?” Tim asked.

Horatio nodded. “Yes, it was, but I insisted that we take the pictures so that you two were as comfortable as possible,” he said, looking more towards Calleigh when he said it. He had an idea of what went down, since he had heard he nurses talking in the hallway. Calleigh just sighed and nodded a little. Eric nodded to the other two and they left the room, leaving Calleigh, Tim and Eric alone.

“Who wants to go first?” Eric asked.

“I will,” Tim answered, showing him his bruised shoulder, nose, and injured forehead. There wasn’t much else on Tim, so he had to move on to Calleigh, who wasn’t too excited about it.

Before Eric started, he sat down next to her on the bed and rubbed her back as she sat on the edge of the bed next to him. “How are you holding up Calleigh?” he asked her lightly.

“Not good,” Cal answered, looking up at Tim who was frowning.

“I’m so sorry Calleigh, “ Eric apologized, but Calleigh shook her head.

“It’s not your fault Eric, it’s no one’s fault. No one could have known that it was going to happen except Tracey, and he is the only one to blame,” she said lightly as she sniffled a little.

“Come here Cal,” Eric said, pulling her into his arms and looking up at Tim sympathetically. Calleigh cried into his shoulder and wrapped her arms around him. She’d been through so much and Eric wanted to do something about it, but he knew that he couldn’t. He would have to think of something later. Something to get Cal and Tim’s minds off of this event. The two could use a distraction.

“Are you ready Cal?” Eric asked, not wanting to push her into anything. All of the men at CSI were very protective of Calleigh. Horatio, Eric, Tripp and most of all, Speed hated it when Calleigh was hurt in any way. It was like they were one big family. They were all brothers and sisters. And Eric played the part of Calleigh’s older brother, which she appreciated. Horatio acted as a father, which Cal was always grateful for. He was a great mentor and always tried to protect her. Which was why all of the men felt so bad. They felt like they should have protected her, and Speed felt the worst.

Calleigh slowly nodded and with that, Eric stood up. He took pictures of her wrists first, showing the dark purple rings around them, and then her side, which was also bruised pretty badly, especially since the bullet wound had been there before. He took pictures of the wound on her head, and her red, chapped lips. When Eric thought he was done, he put a hand on her shoulder and smiled a little. “That wasn’t’ so hard now, was it?” he asked, oblivious to the fact that more had happened.

“You’re not done Eric,” Tim commented. Eric looked over at him with a confused look.

“He’s right,” Calleigh said, lifting up her hospital gown to show the bruises on her legs. She sniffled and looked up at Eric, who’s shoulders dropped. He quickly took the pictures and then put the camera down and took Calleigh into his arms.

“I’m so sorry Cal,” he said lightly, rubbing her back.

“I………I feel so dirty,” she told him honestly as she pulled back and then looked at Tim. “I feel…like I was forced to cheat on the man I loved, and I feel violated and ….pissed off. No matter how much they washed my wounds it seems like none of them will ever heal. They’re going to be there for the rest of my life and there’s nothing I can do to get rid of it. So…thanks for coming, and thanks for worrying about me……..but I need a shower,” she said before walking into the bathroom and doing exactly as she said she was going to do.

Eric looked over at Tim. “Take care of her man,” he said lightly. Tim nodded and shook his hand.

“I will, and…thanks for coming Eric,” Tim said before watching Eric walk out the door to the rest of his team.

Tim sat down on Calleigh’s bed and felt that it was still warm from where Calleigh had been sitting. He sighed and asked God why it had to be them, why it had to be her. She was the most beautiful person in the world. She was cheery, brought light to people’s days. She always wore a smile on her face, and that sparkle that she always had in her eyes that told him that she was happy. And even through all of this devastation, it was still there. Tim being there for her would always make her happy.

Calleigh on the other hand, was in the shower, but didn’t feel any cleaner. When she got out, she brushed the knots out of her hair and put on the outfit that Horatio brought her from her locker. She sighed a little and came out with her hair dampened. She looked at Tim and then looked down , ashamed of what she did. “I’m sorry you had to hear that,” she said lightly. “I mean, back at the house, I wish you didn’t have to go through that,” she told him.

“No Cal, don’t you dare. I know you did that for me, and I should be the one telling you that you shouldn’t have to go through that. You shouldn’t have to give yourself over to a man just to protect me, I should have protected you, and I didn’t. I failed you Calleigh, but believe me when I say that I love you….more than anything in the world, and Calleigh, will you move in with me?” he asked her lightly, nervous that she would turn him down.

Calleigh smiled a little and nodded. “Of course I’ll move in with you Tim, I love you too, I would do anything for you,” she told him.

“I know Calleigh, I know.”

TBC.............
 
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:eek:

You handled that chapter very tastefully considering the subject matter. :) I loved reading all the character reactions, especially between Tim and Calleigh. It's so great that he wants to be there for her, and that they love each other so much.

“You’re not done Eric,” Tim commented.
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:lol: Such a Tim Speedle thing to say.

Keep up the great work, you're doing phenomenally. :)
 
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Chapter 8- The Question

“What do you think Calleigh?” Tim asked her as he looked around to their new bedroom.

“I love it!” Calleigh exclaimed, hugging him tightly. It’d been 7 months since the horrific event that brought them closer together. But now, they were moved in together, and redid their bedroom. Cal wrapped her arms around her future husband, and thought back to when they’d been engaged.

Tim’s heart was pounding out of his chest. It was their five month anniversary of being together, and Tim was sure that she was the one that he was going to spend the rest of his life with. They were at some fancy restaurant that Tim had made reservations for, and it wasn’t cheap either. Calleigh looked beautiful in her little black dress, and she’d managed to get him into a pair of nice dress pants and her favorite black dress shirt.

Calleigh hadn’t been expecting anything from tonight but a good dinner and a romantic night afterwards. But when Tim cleared his throat her stomach dropped. Something was going on.

“Tim, is something wrong?” she asked him, focusing those loving bright green eyes at him.

Tim smirked a little and shook his head. “Calleigh, I know we’ve only been dating for a few months…”

Calleigh’s eyes widened, that was usually the first line for…..no, it couldn’t be, it was too soon. Or was it?

“But I love you more than anything in the world, I can’t live without your sparkling green eyes and your bright smile when I wake up in the morning. I can’t live without your kisses and your cute little requests to dance. You’re my sunshine in the rain Calleigh, I can’t function without you. I guess what I’m really trying to say here…” he said sweetly as he pulled out a velvet blue box and opened it to reveal an engagement ring. “Calleigh Duquesne, will you marry me?” he asked.

Calleigh couldn’t believe this was happening, it was like a dream come true for her. That night, Tim noticed that her eyes seemed to sparkle more than ever. He’d never seen her this happy and he was ecstatic that he was the man that gave her that happiness.

“Yes!” Calleigh exclaimed, and smiled when he came over to her side of the table, got down on one knee, and placed the ring on her finger. He then stood up and stood Calleigh up, kissing her passionately. People around them started clapping but neither of them registered it. They were too in the moment to care about anything around them. Tim picked her up and spun her around while they kissed, then set her back down, beaming brightly. It’d been a truly romantic night, and Calleigh was so excited.

“Come on, let’s get to bed,” Tim said lightly, wrapping his arm around her shoulders. It was late, and Calleigh had just gotten home from work to see the newly refurbished bedroom. It was even accented with her favorite color, yellow. She loved it, and even more than that, she loved Tim.

The next morning, Calleigh woke up to find that Tim wasn’t there. She sighed a little and looked over at the calendar, seeing that it was close to Christmas. She looked closer and saw a red dot on the 12th, which was three days ago. Her eyes went wide, and she quickly got up and got ready for work.

After having coffee that Tim gave her and giving him a goodbye kiss, she hurried off to work quickly. As soon as she got there she made her way to the morgue, where her best friend resided, Alexx Woods.

“Alexx, I need your help,” she said quickly

Alexx turned to her and held up a finger to Horatio and then looked to Calleigh. “What’s the matter baby?” Alexx asked her.

Calleigh leaned in and whispered something into her ear so that Horatio couldn’t hear it.

“Oh, that’s easy,” she said with a smile. She took something off of the shelf and then handed it to Calleigh. “Go into the bathroom and after ten minutes bring me the good news,” she told her.

Calleigh shook her head. “Alexx, I don’t know if Tim wants a baby so soon,” she whispered, mindful of Horatio listening in.

“Baby he loves you, I’m sure whatever it says, he’ll be fine with it, now go ahead,” she said lightly.

Cal nodded and went into the bathroom, and did as the box told her. After ten minutes, she came back out, crying.

“Baby, what’s the matter?” Alexx asked, and looked up to Horatio, who was on his way down to help comfort Calleigh.

“I’m pregnant Alexx,” she spat out quickly, just in time for Horatio to hear. She wrapped her arms around her best friend and cried into her shoulder.

“Oh, baby, that’s a good thing, you’re going to be a mommy sweetheart,” Alexx said as she rubbed her back, looking to Horatio.

“I’m scared,” Cal said lightly. She pulled away and turned around to see Horatio.

“You alright Calleigh?” he asked in a concerned tone.

Calleigh shrugged. “I guess,” she told him as she looked down at the floor. “I don’t want to give up my job for this and I’m afraid of what Tim will say,” she said honestly.

Horatio shook his head. “I think he’ll be excited Calleigh, I mean, you two are getting engaged and you’re going to start a new life together, why not start it with a family? Isn’t that what you wanted?”

Calleigh sighed. “Yeah, I just wasn’t expecting it so soon.”

“Come on Cal, let’s go get Tim,” he said before leading her out, and turning to thank Alexx.

TBC............
 
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Awww of course Timmy boy wants a baby! Its Speed and its Calleigh and there gonna have Talleigh babies to over populate the earth and and and...I had way to much spagehtti for dinner lol.

But awww there living together and Timmy proposed and and and and...just awww. Jess you've out done yourself with this one. Great job.
 
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Oh Katie Katie Katie, you crack me up to no end. You need to write a diary and publish it one day or something because you are one funny chick lol.

Chapter 9- The Answer

Calleigh arrived home safely thanks to Horatio, and was given good wishes and words of encouragement by her boss and father figure. She sighed and turned to look at the house as he pulled away. It wasn’t anything big. Calleigh helped pay the rent and paid for some of the bills. It was a cute little home, but if they were going to have a baby things would have to change.

She walked up to the house almost like it was a jail cell, but it wasn’t. In fact, it was far from it. She had some of her best memories in that home already, living with Tim. He was the light of her life. She wanted to have a baby, of course, but she just wasn’t sure what Tim would think about it. It was unexpected, and it was something that Calleigh hadn’t planned on doing until after they were married. She figured though, things couldn’t change, and nature had to take it’s course. She just hoped Tim understood. Maybe she was over thinking this whole thing? Maybe she was just so paranoid that she was being irrational, but all that aside, she still had to tell him, and she still had to hear his reaction. So she figured it was better to do it now than later.

She walked in the door to find Tim laying down on the couch, flipping through the channels. He sat up when he heard the door open. “Baby, what are you doing home so early?” he asked lightly. She looked worried, or scared, or something. He didn’t quite know what but something was definitely wrong. She didn’t wear a smile on her face like she usually did. She just looked…nervous.

“Horatio drove me home. He told me I could take the day off. So…I came here,” she told him lightly, as if nothing was wrong, but he saw past her tough outer shell and could read her like a book.

“Calleigh, why don’t you tell me what’s the matter sweetheart?” he asked as she got up and took both of her hands in his. She looked up at him and gave him a weak smile.

“Everything is fine Tim, there’s nothing wrong,” she said lightly, and she knew she had to tell him sooner or later but she just didn’t have the guts to do it right now. She had to think of a way to tell him, and she thought of a cute way.

Later that night, Calleigh started to prepare dinner for them. Tim had been wondering all day what Calleigh was hiding from him, but he couldn’t figure it out. All day she’d kept herself away from him, hidden herself in the bathroom and he could have sworn he’d heard her crying but every time he asked she just shook her head, smiled and said that he was hearing things. Well he was sure that he wasn’t hearing things. Something was wrong and Calleigh wouldn’t tell him what it was, but from what Calleigh had planned, she hoped he figured it out. Besides, he was a CSI, he should be able to figure out something.

She prepared dinner, making baby shrimp, baby peas, baby carrots, and baby spinach salad. If he didn’t get the hint, she would be really surprised. She was just nervous. She was nervous to how he would react, and she wondered where their relationship would go from there, but she knew that she had to tell him, if she didn’t, Horatio and Alexx would be up her butt the next day.

Calleigh took a deep breath and set everything on the table. “Dinner’s ready!” she called, then sat down. She had a feeling that he was going to figure it out before he even saw the food. Each day at dinner they would each have a glass of wine, but Calleigh had water this time instead of wine. Tim came into the room with a smile on his face, which Cal guessed was a good thing. Being in a good mood was a great way to start things off just in case he didn’t want this baby. As he sat down, he didn’t notice the wine at first, but he did notice the food.

“It looks like all of the food has been shrunk,” Tim said with a smirk, then looked down at some of the things on his plate. “What is all of this stuff?” he asked.

“Baby shrimp, baby carrots, baby peas, and baby spinach salad,” Calleigh said softly, wondering if he got the hint. It was then that he looked at her drink, and it hit him.

“You’re pregnant?” he asked, mouth hanging wide open. All Calleigh could do was look down at her lap and nod. She was so afraid of what was coming next. “Calleigh…..that’s….that’s great!” he said standing up and looking down at her. She looked back up at him with a timid look on her face.

“You’re not angry?” she asked lightly as she stood up and locked his gaze with hers.

“Of course not baby, why would I be angry? We’re going to be parents! Calleigh I can’t possibly be angry at you for that, I’ve always wanted to be a daddy and now you’re going to give me a baby, I’m so proud of you sweetheart,” he said lightly, taking her hands in his.

Calleigh smiled and held onto his hands tightly. She’d been so worried over nothing. Tim was happy, she was happy, and they were going to have a baby. Now that she knew he was happy about it, she was smiling brightly, and she was so excited to have this child enter her life. She couldn’t wait to scream it on top of the mountain that she was going to be a mommy.

Tim was even more excited than Calleigh was. He wanted to call everyone right now, have them over for a cigar, and celebrate, but dinner came first. He would do that afterwards. He wanted a party, and he wanted it now.

“Baby, I love you,” he said lightly as he wrapped his arms around his future wife and gave her a huge hug.

“I love you too Tim, so much,” she whispered into his ear. His reaction was a huge relief, and she couldn’t wait to tell everyone. But for now, she let him go, and sat back down to eat her dinner.

After they were finished with dinner, Tim found that he couldn’t keep his hands off of his fiancée. They’d called the team, and their parents, and invited them over so that they could tell all of them the good news. Her mom and dad were going to be so excited.

About an hour later, everyone was in the house and there was talk of football games, work, and wild nights out. Soon enough, Tim called for the attention of the group, and called Calleigh into the room. She was smiling big, and looked to Tim, she wanted Tim to start off.

“Guys, first of all I want to thank you all for coming, and I’m sure you’re all wondering why you’re here. Well, Calleigh and I have some news for you. As you know, we’re engaged to be married in two months. But that’s not all….” he said leaving it to Calleigh.

“I’m pregnant,” she said excitedly, and then her eyes went wide. Everyone jumped up in a frenzy to hug her, and shake Tim’s hand. Her mother was the first to envelope her in a hug. Then her dad, and the her team. She smiled and hugged her soon to be mother-in-law and then looked over her shoulder to find Tim’s dad still sitting down. Calleigh looked over at Tim and then nodded over to his dad.

Mr. Speedle was never excited about the wedding in the first place, and hadn’t given Tim and Calleigh his blessing, which was something that Calleigh desperately wanted. Tim went over to talk to his father. They seemed to be silently arguing, but there was one other person that hadn’t gotten up to hug her. Calleigh’s grandmother.

Calleigh walked over to her to find that she was smiling, but her eyes were closed. “Grandma, grandma?” Cal said lightly, trying to get her attention. She didn’t respond. Flags went up in Calleigh’s mind. Her grandmother was very weak, and very fragile, but she seemed to be in perfect health. “Alexx!” Calleigh yelled, calling for her best friend.

“Alexx something’s wrong!” Calleigh said frantically, which gained the attention of everyone in the room, including Tim and his father.

Alexx looked at her grandmother, and got a bad feeling in the pit of her stomach, something wasn’t right, and she was afraid to tell Calleigh what she thought was wrong.

Alexx came up to Mrs. Duquesne and put two fingers to her neck, something that Calleigh didn’t want to watch. She turned to her mother and buried her head in her shoulder. Alexx sighed and then asked for Calleigh’s tiny flashlight. Cal turned back towards Alexx and gave her the flashlight that she had on her hip from working this morning.

She checked her pupils. “Calleigh, she’s gone sweetie, just a few minutes ago. My guess is she heard that you were having a baby and got excited. Her heart rate increased but the rest of her body couldn’t handle it. She died a happy woman Calleigh.”

Cal shook her head and covered her mouth. “No, this isn’t happening. She was supposed to be in the wedding, she was supposed to be here for my baby, she was fine!” Calleigh said and then stood up, not believing what she was hearing.

“I’m sorry baby,” Alexx said soothingly.

Meanwhile, Tim looked to his father, and then to Calleigh. “I’ll be back,” he said lightly.

His father was still disgruntled. He didn’t like Calleigh, and he hated the fact that now she was pregnant with his child. He was convinced that Tim would be irresponsible, and so could Calleigh. HE was almost positive Tim didn’t truly love her. They were both too young to know what love was.

TBC.........
 
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I'm starting to hate his father. *nods*

Anyways, great chapters PIC! I'm so gonna drag you to C/N! .. Keep it up!
 
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*sighs* Jess! Here I was all excited about the Talleigh baby and the Talleigh wedding and then you had to go and pull the Grandma dying thing. Awww poor Calleigh and her family. But atleast grammy Duquesne went peacefully.

And whats up with Tim's dad. Ughers there's always one parent isn't there? lol. Anyways update soon please!
 
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Thanks for the reviews guys, they're greatly appriciated!

Chapter 10- Making Amends

Calleigh stood up and looked down at her deceased grandmother. Tonight was supposed to be happy, and Cal was supposed to be smiling instead of crying. Everyone in the room was quiet. It reminded Alexx much of the morgue, where her dead bodies lay. The only difference here was that it was actually Mrs. Duquesne’s time. She’d lived her life happily and her last thoughts were that her beloved granddaughter was having a baby.

Calleigh didn’t see it that way. Calleigh saw it as she was going to miss out on everything. The wedding, the baby’s birth, Calleigh’s face when she walked down the isle. She wanted her to be there for all of that, but she was gone now.

Everyone in the room had taken their seats again, except for Calleigh and Tim. It seemed like ages that Cal was standing there by herself, crying her eyes out before Tim came up to her and wrapped his arms around her.

Not one person female in that room could say they didn’t shed a tear. Even Mrs. Speedle was crying. Mrs. Duquesne was in her husbands arms crying just about as hard as Calleigh was. The room was filled with sorrow, and no one seemed to want to break the silence of words. Tim and Calleigh seemed to be the center of attention. They were standing in the middle of the room, with Tim’s arms wrapped firmly around her. It made all the women’s hearts melt at the fact that Tim was so sweet. He was holding her close and rocking her back and fourth in his arms. He wanted so much to take the pain away, but that wasn’t about to happen.

Mrs. Speedle looked over to her husband, who was looking out the window. “You can’t tell me that he doesn’t love her Dave, look at him,” she whispered to him. But Dave didn’t budge. “Look at them!” Jen yelled quietly. He sighed and looked up at the two, seeing Tim that way was a surprise to him. Tim had his arms securely around her and he was rubbing her back and comforting her. He was whispering small words of encouragement into her ear as he rocked her, and the look on his face was something Dave had never seen before.

“I give it three years,” Dave spat obnoxiously. Jen sighed and crossed her arms over her chest, but Dave knew that she was right. He used to do the same thing for his wife when he was Tim’s age. He’d hold her and just listen to her cry, no matter how stupid it was.

It was a matter of minutes before Tim picked his love up and took her into the bedroom. He laid her down on the bed and then sat on the edge of it. He picked up a tissue and wiped away her tears with it. He looked down at her lovingly and ran his other hand through her hair, trying to get her to calm down.

“Sweetie it’s gonna be okay,” Tim said softly. “I know it might seem like it, but everything is going to be just fine, I’m here, okay?” he cooed. Little did he know that his father had followed him and was watching through the crack of the door. Maybe he was wrong to think of Calleigh that way before. She seemed to have a very fragile and kind heart.

“No Tim, she was supposed to be there, for everything. She wasn’t supposed to leave this soon,” she told him through her tears.

Tim sighed and leaned down to kiss her lightly. “I know baby, I’m so sorry,” he said before wrapping his arms around her and pulled her up into a sitting position and into his chest. She rested her head on his shoulder and looked over it, and saw Tim’s dad standing there. She didn’t do anything, she just cried into Tim’s arms and looked to his dad. Dave sighed and walked away, figuring that this was a good time to pass locket down.

About a half an hour later, everyone but Calleigh’s family left, and said their condolences to the family, and left a note for Cal telling her that they were there for her and that she and Tim should take the next few days off of work. Cal and Tim came back out of the bedroom and Calleigh quickly apologized for being in there so long. It was then that Mr. Speedle stood up.

“Calleigh, may I speak with you?” he asked her softly. Calleigh looked up at Tim, who nodded, then back at Mr. Speedle.

“Yes sir,” she said lightly.

Tim’s dad took her to the porch and turned to her, thinking up what to say. “When I came here, I thought that you two were just looking for a way to find someone to fill the spot next to you in bed. But when I saw the way Tim took care of you, I saw a different side of him. Something that I was never able to get out of him, compassion. I knew he had it in him, because I had it. Before I met Jen I was just as stubborn and stuck up as he was. It took me to fall in love with her to realize that I had a whole different side to me.”

Calleigh listened intently, and was awestruck by the fact that he was apologizing to her.

“Calleigh,” Dave started again, but this time he moved to around his neck and took something off of it. ”My father gave me this when I got married, and told me to hand it down to who I thought was worthy. I want you to have it. I’m sorry for undermining you in the first place. You’re a sweet girl, and I want to give you my blessing,” he said lightly as he walked around her and put the locket on her. He then came back around and looked down into her teary eyes.

“Mr. Speedle…” Calleigh started, but she was cut off.

“Call me dad,” he said, which made Cal smile a little.

“Um, Dad,” she started again as she put her hand over the warm piece of gold that hung around the chain. “I don’t think you understand how much this means to me. Since day one I’ve been looking for your blessing and that’s all I ever wanted. This..” she said, motioning to the locket. “This is very sweet, and I promise to take good care of it, thank you.”

“Promise me something else Cal,” he told her. “Promise me that if he ever hurts you that you’ll come to us for help. I know he wouldn’t, but if you ever need anything…” he said lightly.

Calleigh nodded. “I promise,” she vowed, and reached up to hug him. Just then, Tim walked in to see them hugging. He leaned against the doorway and smiled, glad that his father and his soon to be wife were getting along. From now on, it would be easy sailing. They were getting married, having a baby, all was well in the Speedle family. Soon enough, old memories of the late Mrs. Duquesne would be brought to the surface, and good times will be recalled, and Calleigh will slowly heal from this. He just wished there was something he could do for her. For now, he walked back into the living room and gave a small smile to his mom.

Calleigh and Dave walked back into the living room a few minutes later. Calleigh’s mom and dad wished them well and were ready to leave with a hug and a kiss from each of them. Soon after, the Speedle family left, and it took Calleigh a while to realize that her grandmother was gone. Alexx probably swung by and picked her up real fast. She was glad that it was Alexx that picked her up. She knew that her grandmother was in good hands, and that was all she needed for peace of mind.

“Are you ready for bed sweetheart?” Tim asked. Calleigh looked up at him and shook her head.

“I just need some time for myself,” Cal said with a small nod.

Tim respected her wishes and made his way to bed, leaving Calleigh to think away the night. She recalled memories of when she was little and her grandmother would bring her dolls to play with. She got up and went into a box that she told herself she would pull out sooner or later. She found what she was looking for. It was a plastic doll with a lavender knitted dress. One thing her grandmother loved to do was knit, and make this for her. She pressed the button on the back of the doll and listened to Brahm’s Lullaby play softly. Calleigh didn’t go to bed that night. She laid down in the spot where her grandmother had been and rested there for the night in her memory.

TBC...........
 
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Thanks PIC! Love ya *hugs*

Chapter 11- Wedding Bells

It was Calleigh’s day. The day that every woman dreamed of since they were a little girl. Calleigh had planned for over four months to set this up and although everything seemed to be last minute, they succeeded in getting everything set and in place. She looked gorgeous with her gown. It was white with a slit down it that had an ivy fabric underneath it. The straps accented her collarbone and brought out her bright green eyes. There were flowers coming down the bodice that were colored the same as the ivy fabric that was on the fabric at the bottom of it.

“Baby, are you ready?” Alexx asked with a bright smile. Calleigh nodded a little and looked herself over in the mirror. Her hair was up in a tight ponytail with ringlets of small curls flowing out of it. She had a vail flowing down her back with tiny flowers knitted into them. Her grandmother had made the piece when she got married. She’d handed it down to Calleigh and told her to wear it for her wedding when she got married.

Alexx smiled a little and walked up behind her. “You look gorgeous Calleigh,” she said as she brushed down her own burgundy dress and then put her hands on Calleigh’s shoulders.

“How is Tim?” Calleigh asked, smiling big.

“He’s as anxious as ever, he can’t wait to see you,” Alexx said honestly. Tim was sweating buckets at the altar, but he seemed cool and collected on the outside.

“I can’t wait Alexx, in a matter of minutes I’m going to be married. I’m not going to be Calleigh Duquesne anymore and people aren’t going to mispronounce my name and they’re not going to call me Ms, they’re going to call me a Mrs, and Alexx I’m so nervous,” Calleigh rambled as she turned and looked to Alexx. All she could do was laugh.

“Calm down sweetie, it’s a new chapter in your life, be happy. I’ll go get your father now, everyone is here and they’re anxious to get started,” she told her. Calleigh nodded and thanked her, then turned towards the mirror again. Soon enough, she heard a knock on the door, and it was her father.

“Lambchop?” he asked softly. Calleigh turned and smiled when she saw him. “Oh honey you look absolutely beautiful. I’m so happy for you, and that young man you’re marrying is a fine boy, did you know he came to me before he asked you to marry him?” he asked.

Calleigh tilted her head to the side a little bit and shook her head. “No, he did?” she asked him in amazement.

Kenwall nodded. “Yep, he came to me and asked me for your hand in marriage, of course I told him that if he made you happy, then he could ask you to be his wife, and I gave him my blessing,” he said with a small smile. “And now look at you, you’re a beautiful young lady who is about to make the biggest commitment of her life. It was a decision you, and only you made. I’m really proud of you Calleigh, congratulations,” he told her.

Calleigh was on the verge of tears. Her father was always so sweet when he was sober. “Thanks dad,” Cal said as she reached up and gave him a hug. “Come on, I think Tim is waiting,” she said with a smile. Her father nodded and held out his arm to her. “Always a gentleman,” she said.

Cal took a big breath and smiled to her dad. When she heard the music start to play she walked forward and once her eyes found Tim she didn’t take them off, and even though she didn’t know what was running through his mind, he looked hooked on her too.

“God she’s beautiful,” Tim muttered under his lips as he watched his bride walk down the isle. As he found himself thinking often, she looked like an angel sent from heaven. She was absolutely gorgeous. Not only was she stunning on the outside, but she was the sweetest person you would ever meet. She was strong, and stubborn, and he loved that about her. She was his Calleigh. His angel sent directly to him from above.

It felt like an eternity that he was waiting for Calleigh to reach him. It was like she was walking on a cloud, so gracefully. Finally, she reached him, and Mr. Duquesne gave Tim her hand, and then put his hand on top of theirs.

“Who gives this woman to this man?” the priest asked.

“I do, Kenwall Duquesne, and my wife, Lori Duquesne,” he said, and with that, he let go, and sat down with his wife.

The ceremony was something Calleigh would never forget. It seemed like the whole rest of the world was shut out and only Tim and Calleigh were there in that moment. It felt like forever before the priest finally said what she’d been waiting to hear all her life. And with tears in her eyes, she leaned in and kissed him passionately, hearing clapping all around her. Soon enough, she had to pull away and turned towards the crowd with tears in her eyes. She sniffled and wiped them away.

“May I present to you, for the first time ever, Mr. and Mrs. Speedle,” he said, and with that, Cal and Tim walked back down the isle and out to the next room where they got pictures taken with family and everyone who was in the wedding. When they got out, there was a whole line of family and friends waiting for them to congratulate them. When Calleigh got down the line, the last person she saw was Mr. Speedle.

“Welcome to the family Calleigh,” he said with a smile. “You look beautiful.”

“Thanks dad,” Cal said lightly as she reached up and kissed him on the cheek and then hugged him. It wasn’t long before Tim had caught up to her and broke up the hug.

“Congrats son, I’m proud of you,” he said as he held out his hand, and Tim shook it.

“Thanks dad,” Tim replied, and then wrapped his arm around his wife. “You ready Cal?” he asked, kissing her cheek. Calleigh nodded, and they headed off to the reception, where hours of fun presented itself.

After everyone was in the hall, Calleigh and Tim were announced, along with the rest of her bridal party. Dinner passed by, and so did the toasts. Alexx and Horatio made a toast to them, Horatio’s was the most interesting since he’d been working with Tim the longest, but he didn’t forget to mention how beautiful Calleigh was, and how nice Tim cleaned up. After all was said and done, it was time for the bride and groom’s first dance. They danced to “You’re My Angel” by Brooks and Dunn, which to both of them was fitting since Tim insisted that Calleigh was his angel.

It didn’t take long for Horatio to start the fun, by tapping his glass against the table. Calleigh looked up at Tim with a smile and reached up to kiss him passionately.

“I’m so in love with you Calleigh,” Tim said as he rested her forehead against hers and guided her as they danced.

“Don’t ever leave me Tim, I can’t live without you,” she said softly as she reached up and kissed him softly again. Everyone was crying, all the women at least. Everyone there could tell that Tim was so deeply in love with Calleigh, and vice versa. Calleigh never wanted that dance to end, but unfortunately, it came time for it to end, and they went on to the father/daughter dance, then after that, the mother/son dance. Calleigh felt like she hadn’t danced with so many men in her life. She danced with her father, her father-in-law, Horatio, Eric, and of course Tim. By the end of the night, Calleigh was beat.

They went out to the limo after everyone else had left and got in. When they finally arrived back home, Tim carried her in, and then plopped her down on the bed, and took it upon himself to get her comfortable again by taking off her dress. Truly, it was a night that both Tim and Calleigh would never forget.

TBC...........
 
Re: My Angel

Aww how much did I love that ending. See one step closer to over populating the earth. Teehee. Very well written and I can't wait for more. Update soon.
 
Re: My Angel

Awws, so touching and sweet. You can't help but fall in love with it.. Great chapter babes! Update soon.
 
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Thanks for the reviews guys!

Chapter 12- State of Panic

Calleigh woke up to a rainy morning. The morning sickness was far behind her now, and she was about six months into her pregnancy. Tim was so excited to see the baby growing, but Calleigh felt like a whale. Tim had tried to convince her many times that she wasn’t a whale. She would always look beautiful to him, and today was no different.

Tim was already awake and was looking down at her. It was unfortunate that the hormones seemed to kick in already. “What are you looking at?” Calleigh spat, making Tim frown a little.

“I’m looking at my beautiful angel,” he told her, trying to lift her mood.

“I have to pee,” Calleigh said in reply as she got up and went to the bathroom. She felt like she lived there. It seemed like every five minutes she had to go to the bathroom, and she hated it.

Tim couldn’t help but laugh at her reply. It was very rare that they got into a fight. Tim always understood, and sometimes it pissed Calleigh off even more to know that she wasn’t getting him angry, but today was different.

Cal came out of the bathroom and sighed as she laid back down in bed. “I’m a whale,” she said simply, staring up at the ceiling.

Tim shook his head. “No you’re not Calleigh, you’re beautiful,” he said as he put his hand over her swollen stomach.

“Tim, just stop it, okay? Stop saying that it’s getting old,” she said as she flicked his hand off of her. That’s what really got to Tim, she’d never taken his hand off before, and it felt like he was being restricted from his child.

“Calleigh, I know you’re all hormonal and stuff but this is ridiculous,” he told her as he put his hand back on her stomach, only to have it taken back off.

“I’m tired of this,” Calleigh said as she got up and went to the porch to have some fresh air.

It was rainy outside, but the overhand provided her with the dryness she needed. She wasn’t totally awake yet, but when she looked to her right she swore she saw someone that she recognized, someone that she’d put in jail just over a year and a half ago. Her cell phone ran and she quickly reached just inside the door where it was sitting on a charger and opened it.

“Speedle.”

“Calleigh, Tracey got out, you’re not safe, get Tim and get out of there, Calleigh….Calleigh?” Horatio asked through the phone. By the time he said “you’re not safe” Tracey had come up behind Calleigh and grabbed her. She screamed and fought but to no avail.

Tim heard her screaming and he panicked. He went outside, only to see Calleigh being put in an unmarked white van. He called up Horatio and told him what had happened, and Horatio told him to wait there and see if Tracey called him. He explained that Tracey had gotten out by a miracle. No one noticed him get over the fence safely. He had been moved to the county jail, as Horatio had promised, but the court didn’t grant him freedom from the death penalty. So essentially, Tracey had nothing to lose.

Tim sat at the house, waiting for something to happen, and finally, something did. His doorbell rang and when he opened the door, there was no one there. There was a package for him, laying at his feet. He called Horatio immediately and didn’t touch it until he got gloves on. He picked it up and took it to the lab.

Meanwhile, Calleigh was inside a dark abandoned house with Tracey and two other men. She was scared and she was pregnant, so she was stubborn and not cooperating as Tracey would have liked. He’d shoved her up against a wall and put a knife to her neck, and took a picture. He slit her hand down the middle and filled a vial with her blood. He then tucked it into the package and gave it to one of his men to take it to the Speedle residence.

“So Ms. Duquesne, or should I call you Mrs. Speedle now? I’ve been watching you. I can see that you’re pregnant, may I offer my congratulations,” Tracey said with a wicked smile on his face. “You’re very pretty you know, I can see why CSI Speedle picked you. Though not many men marry for love anymore. They marry for looks, and that’s why he married you,” Tracey told her. But Calleigh knew different.

“Tim loves me!” Calleigh yelled, which resulted in her being smacked across the face.

“We’ll see about that,” Tracey said, but before he could do anything more, Horatio stepped into the room, not followed by anyone else.

“You asked for me,” he said simply. Calleigh was bound by her wrists and ankles but she could still see him, though she was afraid to speak. She didn’t want to get hit again.

“Ah, Lieutenant, nice of you to drop by. Here is what I want. In exchange for your beloved Calleigh, I want to be set free, and if anyone comes after me, I’ll always be after her,” he said as he pointed a gun to Calleigh. “You don’t comply, and her and her unborn child are dead,” he said as one of his little minions came back downstairs. “The area is clear boss, he came alone.”

Horatio smirked a bit and pressed a button on his watch unbeknown to Tracey. “Now Martin, let’s sort this all out, I know you don’t want to hurt her, she did nothing wrong.”

“She put me away for life! She’s the one that was getting me killed! In my eyes, she’s my murderer!”

“Why Tracey, because you murdered someone else? How does it feel? How does it feel to know you’re going to die?” he asked.

“Don’t you try my patience Caine, it might result in the death of your precious Bullet Girl,” he threatened, it was then that he heard a helicopter landing. “What is that?” he asked. “Go find out!” Tracey yelled as he waved his gun over at one of the two men. Horatio took that as his chance and pulled his gun out of his back pocket and shot Tracey so that he didn’t even notice. The two men came after Horatio, and Calleigh quickly broke out of her bounds and picked up Tracey’s gun. She shot one of the two men, and as the other one came towards her, she looked to Horatio, she didn’t notice the other man coming towards her. He shoved her up against the wall and held the knife to her throat, but as Calleigh looked him right in the eyes, she heard a gun shot, and he dropped to the floor. When Cal looked over, Tim was standing there.

“Tim!” Calleigh squeaked as she ran over to him and wrapped her arms around him. She started crying hysterically, and buried her head into his chest. “I’m so sorry, I never meant to make you angry, I’m so sorry,” she said quickly.

“Shhh, shhh, Calleigh, it’s alright sweetie, you’re alright, I promised you I’d protect you, I can’t lose you baby, I love you so much,” he whispered into her ear.

“I love you too Tim, I’m sorry.”

“Calleigh this wasn’t your fault,” he told her. Calleigh looked down at Tracey and let go of Tim, assuring him that she was okay. She kneeled down next to Tracey and put two fingers to his neck. He still had a pulse, it was very very slow, but he had one. Calleigh knew that she should call out for an ambulance, but she didn’t. Instead, she left him there to die. He deserved it.

“I want to go home Tim,” Calleigh said as she got back up and walked over to him. Tim nodded and put his hand on the small of her back, and left Tracey behind them. Calleigh was safe again, never to be bothered by this murderer ever again.

TBC.............
 
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