chapter one

it was exactly 6 days since eric had seen the love of his life with another man. the other man, Jake, was a jerk. He had already broken her heart before. Eric didn't understand Calleigh. One minute she was admitting she had feelings for him and the next, she was kissing detective jerk.

Today was the first case they had worked together since jake and Calleigh's public show of affection. it was a case involving a 15 year old girl shooting a 27 year old man who tried to kidnap her.

Delko enters the ballistics lab and just stands there, with a huge smile on his face, watching Calleigh "bullet girl" Duquesne, while she analyzes 2 bullets from the crime scene. "Do i have a stalker on my hands?" questioned Calleigh without looking up. A shocked Delko replies "I...erm...no...you...any news on the bullets?" finishing his sentence with a smile.

"sure!" then a pause as she looks up at him with those green eyes that always make's him weak. knowing this fact made her smile. they look into each others eyes for about a minute with a huge smile on both their faces, when Eric finally breaks the silence with "so the bullet's?" as he walks toward's her. with Calleigh looking back down at the bullet's, then replying "yes, the bullet's. they are both 45, but not fired from the same gun. the striations aren't the same"

And with that the gorgeous hispanic heads towards the coroners room after thanking her.

"Hey Eric" a gentle voice from across the room meet's his ear."hey Alexx, I have a question" he replied. "go ahead hunny".

"which bullet killed the vic?" asking in a rushed manor. "the second bullet, what does it mean?" then a came a pause as Alexx bought her head up and looked at the muscular man standing before her, then with a shocked tone in her voice she adds "the girl didn't kill the vic did she?" Then with a shake of the head, Eric rushes to find calleigh again. As he enters, his eyes meet Jake and Calleigh in an embrace and agrily asks " shall i come back later?" with his inquiry the two part their embrace, Jake replies "yes, do you mind?" with a smug look on his face, but Calleigh quickly jumps in with "No, jake was just going" then turning to look at jake she further's her reply with "No jake, i will see you later". Jake unhappily says " fine, later babe" he leaves after kissing the blond CSI on the cheek. Eric and Detective Jerk exchange looks as he pushes CSI Delko on his way out.

After a moment of uncomfortable silence, Calleigh apologises to Eric but he dismisses the apology with "did you get a hit off the mystery bullet?" with which she replies "No, not yer, do you want me to page you if i do?" "No, I'll wait" he replies but pauses before adding "so, how is it going with you two?". 30 minute's pass when the computer beeing interupts their conversation, showing a hit on the bullet.

2 hours later Jake brings in the owner of the gun, which killed the 27 year old victim. The 49 year old man, was charged with the murder of jason kirk. The deep voiced Mr Carter, confessed to the murder of the man, originally from Holland. As Jake exit's the interrogation room, he catches Calleigh in his arms and asks "where are we going tonight then babe?" with a hopefull grin on his face, which was dashed by the serious reply " I can't see you tonight, there was a new case that come in about 40 minute's ago. The DB is a 7 year old girl. She was shot in the head with a 22. I'm on my way to see Alexx to find out if she was raped before she was murdered. Before he could answer, she gently pushes her lips against his and leaves on her way down to see Alexx.

As Calleigh walks off, Natalia walks passed Detective Jerk and smile's at him beofre standing at the lift entrance. Jake has an idea, if he couldn't be with Calleigh tonight, maybe he could be with her co-worker instead. As the thought crossed his mind, he smile's showing his perfect teeth.

1 hour later, Jake turns up at a bar after following Boa Vista there. Trying to look shocked he lies, "Oh hi, I didn't see you there", with Natalia replying "Oh hi there Jake", with a seductive tone in her voice. Jake and Natalia flirt over Vodka and whiskey.

Meanwhile...Back at the lab.

CSI Duquesne has just found out that 7 year old Jackie Johnson, whom was found in a deserted woodland with a 22 round in her head, was in fact raped. As she sit's in her ballistics lab, she hears a familiar voice, "Hey Calleigh, how come youe still here?" as she sit's there with tear's in her eye's.

Back at the bar... The Detective and the lab worker had decided to go back to Natalia's place to finish what they had started at the club. Just as they leave, a young blond guy aged approximately 20, was following them. As they enter Natalia's appartment they are both unaware of a man standing in the shadow's. The man stand's over 6 foot tall and is of average size. As they start to kiss before closing the door, Natalia feel's a sharp pain in the bottom of her back and fall's to the floor fighting to breath.

Jake suddenly turns around to face the man who just shot the woman he was about to have sex with. The moment he turn's toward's the gentle looking man, a revolver is pointed in his face. "You were wrong for arresting my father, it was me, now you have to pay like he has. How can you cheat on your girlfriend?, she was so kind to me." As the intoxicated Detective reaches for his gun, Darren Carter, the mystery man, pull's the trigger and end's Jake's life. Natalia Boa Vista lay dying in a pool of her own and the Detective's blood, fighting for her life.

Meanwhile...Back at the lab.

Eric Delko had already prevented Calleigh from crying and had solved the case of who raped and murdered the 7 year old girl, who was visiting miami on holiday with her 2 brother's and her parent's. As they leave the building, Calleigh tries to ring Jake but his phone just keep's ringing. The green eyed southerner tries to get an answer 3 more time's before giving up. As the sexy Eric Delko, and the beautiful Calleigh, leave the building they give each other a flirtateous glanc before going their seperate ways, not knowing what has happened.