In the morning we were back at work, and I resumed my duties of serving Dahlonegas finest.
And that meant hanging the photos Captain Sutherland asked me to, but my short self was not cut out for that job.
"Calum can you help me?!"
I turned to see him walk out of his office, his eyes widening when he saw what I was doing.
"Hey hey hey! What are you doing?!" He ran up to me.
I was standing on my rolling chair, trying to hang a picture of the Dahlonega Police Department logo behind my desk.
"I'm trying to hang the photo." I said.
"Get off the chair are you crazy?" He wrapped his arms around my waist and lifted me off to set me back on the ground, making me giggle.
Someone then cleared their throat and I looked to my left to see Meredith's mother standing there, watching us.
I gasped and Calum looked over, his arms loosening from around me.
"April."
"Calum." She nodded and then looked at me. "Nessa."
"Hi." I gave her the tiniest of smiles.
"What are you doing here?" Calum asked her, officially letting go of me.
"You haven't returned any of my calls about the family barbecue. Are you still planning on coming?"
"Oh. I didn't think you wanted me there." He looked confused.
"Of course we do." She smiled.
"Okay, then we'll see you there." He smiled, throwing his arm around my shoulder.
"We?" She widened her eyes.
"Yeah, well if you invite me then you invite Nessa. She's a part of my family now."
"Calum, I don't-" I began to say.
"No." He looked at me. "We're a package deal."
April pursed her lips.
"Very well then." She finally spoke. "I'll see you both and the boys this Saturday."
"See you then."
She gave us a tight lipped smile before walking out of the police station.
I turned to Calum, giving him an incredulous look.
"What the hell did you just get me into?"
"Annual summer barbecue with Meredith's family." He looked at me guiltily and I hit his arm.
"Calum!"
"I'm sorry!"
"They hate me! Why would I go to a party full of people that hate me?"
"They don't hate you!"
I shot him a dirty look.
"I know it will be awkward but this is the first step to making peace with them. They have to see you're a big part of mine and the boys lives."
"Calum." I whined.
"Please?" He placed his hands on my cheeks. "I'll make it up to you. I'll take you out to a nice dinner and then we can go back and have some really hot sex," He wiggled his eyebrows for emphasis.
