Meddling with the Truth
Cal Lightman was a hard person to read. Ria Torres knew that. He never answered her questions about his past. Ria learned that if you wanted to find out anything about him, you had to look closely at his micro expressions to discover what he's thinking. This left Ria with many unanswered questions; he always pushed her away before she could find an answer.
Cal and Ria were walking down the halls of their headquarters after being hired by Cal's ex-wife. He had been acting strange since then, but who wouldn't be after seeing their ex-wife again for the first time in months?
"You still like her, don't you?" Ria asked. She couldn't help it; she was always curious about everything. Cal shot her his 'drop-it' look, which she took as a no. Ria couldn't help thinking that his lie wasn't completely wrong. "You like someone, though."
Cal looked away. Ria could see a small smile flash across his face for less than a second. She barely noticed the smile and almost thought she imagined it. Ria looked to see what he was staring at. A few yards away were Gillian Foster and Eli Loker. Surprise flitted across Ria's face.
"You like Dr. Foster?" she said, sounding shocked. And did she just see him swallow?
"You remind me of my daughter, you know that?" Cal said, still looking at Gillian. He turned back to Ria. "Always trying to find out things that's none of your business."
Cal walked away from Ria to join Gillian and Eli, leaving Ria behind. Sometimes Torres annoyed him; she was always nosing around asking questions too personal. Ria stood there, eyeing Cal carefully.
He had just deflected; a sign that what she said was true. Did Dr. Lightman actually like Dr. Foster?
Leave it alone. Ria could remember Gillian telling her when she wanted to know about the woman Cal was watching. Ria, thinking that Gillian would think the same thing for this, decided to leave Dr. Lightman alone about Dr. Foster. For now, at least.
Author's Note: This is my first Lie to Me fanfic! I needed to write something Lie to Me related while I wait (Another two weeks?!) for the next episode to come out. It's not that great, but I decided to post it anyways.
