Summary: The team has a new CSI, Kady Weston, who is a really close friend of Tim Speed. But she has secrets what she wants to hide from everyone and want to start over her life in Miami. There are two things she didn't reckon with: love and death.

Pairing: Horatio/Original Character

Rating: M in some chapters

AN: Things aren't really following the show at some points and Tim Speed's role in here is a bit changes. As he is still alive there is no Ryan yet. Sorry :( (He will also show up, can't leave out him from the story :))

It was about six o'clock in the evening when the girl got out of the taxi. She grabbed her bag and was just standing in front of the huge building. The warmness of the late summer was a bit much for her; she wasn't really used to this temperature. But besides the weather nothing was the same as in New York, she was indescribably happy that she could leave behind that place. Bad memories were just always showed up everywhere while she was living there, that's why she'd decided to come to Miami and start over her life. And now she was to make the very first step, she was so nervous about it.

..ooOOoo..

"What the hell are you doing, girl? Afraid of go in and talk with some people? Like a child…" She cursed herself. "C'mon, he is also in there!"

Seconds later Kady Weston took a deep breath than finally entered the door.

"Calleigh, you really want me to go and talk with that jerk? I'm afraid I would punch him in the face if I'd meet him."

"So you won't go?"

"Send Eric or you can also go. I'd rather stay and, I dunno, check what Alexx got."

Calleigh sighed. She and Tim Speed were in the lab, standing on the two sides of a glass table. They had a rough day and it hadn't even ended.

"Okay, I do it. But if H asks why I'm late with the results of the gun's assay you explain it! Otherwise you are the one who works on this case; you should arrange it."

"C'mon, Cal, it would be yours, if you hadn't been late this morning. Anyway I'm swamped with other evidences."

The blonde haired CSI frowned and leaned on the table. "I late once in ten years and now you dare to say you have to do my work as well?"

"What?" Speed snorted. "I haven't said anything like that. You totally twist my words. I just… Gosh, I don't want to argue. Just, please do it for me. I would rather ask Eric if I knew where he is."

Calleigh grabbed a bunch of papers from the table and started to pick the ones she needed.

"So?" Speed asked with a low voice.

Calleigh tossed the rest before him, checked her cell phone, brushed her long hair back with her fingers.

"I'll do it this time. Not for you but for the little girl you don't care about. I won't tell it to Horatio, but if he asks about you I won't lie, understand?" Speed hasn't seen Calleigh this angry before. He just swallowed hard against his tongue.

"You can take if I'd asked." As Horatio stepped next to the table Speed froze for a sec.

"Gosh, you scared me!" He said. "You could make some noise when you are coming. It's really creepy, you know…"

"So, what are you arguing about? I'm all ears."

Calleigh folded her arms, gave Speed a cool look. For a few seconds no one said a word so Horatio stepped closer.

"It's really nothing" The woman smiled softly. "Speed and I was just… we had a misunderstanding but it's okay now."

"Uhum."

"Yeah, we… we solved it so… yeah, you can go, Calleigh, you said you still have a lot of work."

"You're right" Calleigh made a face. "And you promised you're helping me out with visiting Alexx."

" Yeah…"

The door slammed after the CSI left the room. Horatio's look was full of curiosity, Speed tried to avoid to be asked what happened exactly. He took the papers Calleigh gave for him and headed for the morgue. He was striding down the hallway reading the files when some similar voice hit his ears. He looked up and as soon as he saw the slim form at the other side of the corridor he stopped.

"What the…" He mumbled. "Kad?"

It took him about a minute to reach the reception. "Kad, is that you?"

"Timy?" As the young woman turned around the smile on her face got wider. She wore a loose bun, some mop of her long hair loped over. "Timy!" She repeated and fell upon his friend's neck. The brown eyes were sparkling warmly.

"What the hell are you doing here?" Speed blinked. "I mean… I supposed to get you at the airport next Monday, but correct me if I'm mistaken."

"Wanted to surprise you." Kady leaned on the counter with a pleased expression on her face. Speed gave him a kiss on the cheek and hugged her again.

"I can't believe you're already here! I couldn't wait to see you from the moment you told me you're coming."

"Same here. Missed you so much, honey!"

"Uhm, you know I'm really busy right now, I can't leave work. But I give you my keys, go to my place and when I'm finish I take you out to dinner."

"Sounds really nice…"

Speed frowned. "But?"

"But… you know... Of course I came to visit you as well, but actually I'm here about work."

The man seemed confused. "What-what do you mean? Some case in NY connected to Miami again? My boss has been there lately, is it has to do something with that?"

"It's not connected to NY as I'm not connected to there either anymore. I'm moving here, Speedy."

Kady looked up into her friend's face as she was a little shorter, and was about to continue speaking when the other one stopped her with one stern stare.

"What happened?"

Now it was Kady who got surprised.

"Nothing."

"You moved here without a word. Moreover you came a week earlier than you supposed to. Something must have happened."

Kady stared the floor. Even if she knew that Speed was right she didn't want to acknowledge it. Speed was the only person who could totally trust, but now the best choice was not to tell him anything. The CSI softly caressed her arm, Kady looked up.

"I've got to go. I have to speak with some guy about my job interview, so…"

"Okay… but hey!"

Kady grabbed the keys what the other one threw towards her. A smile crossed her face than she disappeared at the corner of the corridor.

..ooOOoo..

Kady knocked on the door of the office she told to go in and waited for the approval. When she stepped in the sunbeams blinded her for a sec, she had to blink some to see clear again. A man was sitting next to a table, waiting for her, now he stood up and stepped closer.

"Horatio Cain" He smiled gently. "Welcome to Miami, Ms. Weston!"

"Thank you." They shook hands.

"Please!" Horatio pointed to a chair, so Kady sit down. The other perched where he was before.

"I talked with Lieutenant Taylor yesterday; he's got really great impression about you. And of course, I've heard a lot from Tim Speedle as well." Horatio grinned. "He says you're excellent in your work."

A soft smile appeared on Kady's face. "Don't believe him if he's talking about me, he always exaggerates."

"You think?"

"Yes, but… that is true that I do my best all the time. I know that I cannot be perfect but at least I try to. I want to do my work properly."

Horatio took the papers Kady gave him – autobiography and letters of reference from her previous workplaces – and he scanned it quickly.

"Can I ask why do you want to work here instead of NY? I mean is there something I should know about? Something that may can cause troubles in your work? Lieutenant Taylor said that you decided to move here all of sudden. He thought it's a bit strange." The man looked right in the other's eyes and Kady had to take a deep breath to be able to stand it.

"No, sir, nothing." Her voice was confident although herself wasn't.

Liar, you're a liar! She though.

"I just wanted to move near to the ocean. NY City is not for me, you know. I was planning to leave for a long time." Kady smiled and tried to seem innocent. She was a great actress – further back she had a lot of chance to practice. Everyone has secrets as she do. But there're ones that are better be buried deep in the mind and be forgotten. And now Kady did exactly that way.

"All right then." Horatio's eyes were serious.

After he checked Kady Weston's files they discussed the payment and the work shift. Kady was probationer for the time being, but it was exactly what she expected. She thanked everything for her new boss and was on the way to leave the office when the other stopped her.

"Mac Taylor warned me about one thing."

"Yeah? And… what was it exactly…?"

"He said that you have very… khm, unique work techniques. Do I have to fear…?"

The woman gave him a knowing look. "I don't think so."

"I hope everything will be all right." Horatio grinned.

"I can promise that!" Kady winked as she turned back. She saw the other's wondering expression, than stepped out from the room and closed the door smirking.

AN: thank you for reading, and pls tell me what you think :) I know it wasn't a long chapter, I'll hurry with the next one.