When CSI Eric Delko woke, he felt like his heart had stopped and someone had just shocked him back to life. As he stilled his breathing, he looked over at his girlfriend CSI Calleigh Duquesne to see if he has disturbed her with his tossing and turning. He hadn't. He sighed, looked at the ceiling and decided to go into another room to think this dream out.

The wooden floor felt near freezing under his bare feet as he walked to the living room. He sat in the chair and rested his confused head on the headrest. Eric played the dream repeatedly, trying to capture the meaning of it. None came. He did not want to believe was had seen. He was happy with Calleigh. They loved each other and nothing was going to keep them apart this time. No job, no family, nothing. He didn't even know or had ever seen this person he was supposed to be with.

Eric was so lost in his own thoughts that he didn't hear Calleigh enter the room.

"You okay?" He jumped and looked at the doorway behind him. The light from the hall was shining like the sun behind her. "Bad dream?"

"Not sure yet. Did I wake you?"

"Not really. Just got a little chilly." She walked closer to him and sat on the couch. "You feel like talking about it?" Eric looked at her.

"I don't even know where to begin. I honestly can't make heads or tails of this."

"Just start from the beginning." She pulled the throw blanket around her shoulders.

"Well," Eric said. "I see me sitting in a nursery, in a rocking chair. I'm holding this beautiful baby girl. She has dark hair and she's wrapped in this cute pink blanket. She's looking at me and smiling."

"What's bad about that?"

"Nothing, I guess. I'm talking to her, like she understands every word I say. I guess her name is Jessica; I keep calling her Jess. Anyway I'm telling her about all the people who love her and I list their names."

"Okay. I'm still not seeing a bad part."

"I don't hear me call your name. I'm assumed this was our daughter, our little girl. But some of the names I mentioned don't match anyone in your family or mine and I don't know them."

"Like who? What names?"

"I mentioned to her my mom, my sisters and her Aunt Marisol and Uncle Speed watching her from heaven. I tell her about Horatio, Alexx, everyone at the lab. Then I mention some other people named Sheldon, Sid, a guy named Mac, Stella, Danny and Lindsay who apparently have a daughter named Lucy. Then I mention an Aunt Samantha, Uncle Pete, Grandpa Don and Grandma Irene."

"Wow. Maybe these people are friends like family?" Calleigh was trying not to show too much concern that Eric indeed had not mentioned her name.

"Here's a kicker. I tell her I love her and that her daddy loves her. I get the feeling that me and the person I'm calling her daddy are two different people. How can this little girl have two dads if I'm one of them? That make no sense Cal. Two dads?" She shrugged, now she was just as confused as he was.

Don walked in the nursery and watched silently at the door for a few seconds. The little girl was tugging on Eric's shiny wedding band. He chuckled.

"I forgot babies like shiny things."

"He's right. Your daddy does love you, sweet heart." Eric looked at him and smiled. He held the baby girl upright in his arms so she could see Don's face.

"Look, Jess. It's daddy. Say 'hi daddy' She just lights up when you're near." The little girl cooed and smiled. "I'm sorry did we wake you?"

"Just a little. But the conversation going on between the two of you was too cute for me to pass up. Couldn't help but come in here and see the two loves of my life." Don leaned down to kiss Eric and then their daughter which made her giggle some more. "Come here little cutie." Don pulled the baby into his arms, hugging her. "I haven't seen you all day. Daddy missed you. Yes he did, I missed you big time." Eric got up from the rocking chair.

"Here, you sit here and rock her a bit. I'll bet she'll go back to sleep in no time in your arms." Eric said.

"You were doing a good job, babe."

"Ah, she'll play with me and let me sing to her. But she sleeps better when you rock her. Besides, you guys haven't had any time today."

"You sure?" Don asked.

"Yeah, go ahead. I can bring a warm bottle if you need one."

"Would you please?"

"Sure, be right back." Eric left to get a bottle of formula from the kitchen. Don sat in the chair with his daughter.

"Did you make all that noise just so you could spend more time with us, huh? Mission accomplished cutie. We're here for you. We love you so much. You are so special to us." Eric returned with the bottle and little Jess began drinking it like she hadn't eaten all day.

"Maybe she'll sleep better with this."

"Yeah, I think she will. We're getting hang of this, you know. There's much we're learning that the parenting classes could have never taught us." Don said.

"I know. Thank God for our moms. Seems like I'm calling every few hours with a new question."

"I feel the same. I think my parents will enjoy meeting her when they come next week."

"I think so too." Soon little Jess was sound asleep and Don placed her back into her crib, rearranging her blanket so could move comfortably. "I'll get up for the diaper change so you can get some sleep." Eric said.

"I don't mind. It's our reality now." He pulled Eric into his arms and kissed him. "And I wouldn't have it any other way."

Calleigh looked at Eric as he finished telling her the rest of his dream. She didn't know how to respond. Neither did he.

"I'm kind of speechless, Eric. You having a baby with a man is a little far fetched."

"I know."

"And being married to a man?"

"I know. I don't understand it. I don't even know him. I've never seen him. This is the strongest relationship I've ever been in. How could a man make me love him more than I love you? This dream makes no sense Cal. None whatsoever."

"Honey, I really don't know what to tell you. Maybe Alexx has an answer for you. You know she reads into dreams and things. Maybe it's all nonsense and you just ate something you shouldn't have before going to bed. Try an antacid or something and see if that helps. We need some rest before our busy day tomorrow."

"Maybe you're right." Eric said as they got up to head back to bed. "I hope Alexx has an answer, 'cause I don't know what to do with this one."