A/N: I do not own CSI Miami or any of it's characters, affiliates...etc. This is just my imagination running with it! I hope you all enjoy!

Chapter 1

Get a Room

"Dammit Eric! She tried to talk to me and I just didn't listen. I wasn't paying attention."

"Calleigh, calm down. We'll find her." he said, as they kept driving the Hummer through the streets looking for the kid.

"She's been acting strange for a week. And I knew it! I even told you! You saw it! This is all my fault. If she's hurt..."

"She won't be." he said, taking her hand. "She'll be alright."

Grabbing her phone, she dialed Freddi's counselor. "Hey Gene. Has Freddi been acting strangely the last couple of days?"

Thinking about it briefly, she nodded lightly, though the woman on the other end couldn't see her. "She's been pretty withdrawn this week. I'm not sure exactly why. She's not talking about it, whatever it is. She's just been standing and staring out the window into the parking lot the last two visits."

"Okay."

"Is she okay?"

"No. She's missing. And I'm afraid of where she might be and why."

"Well I'll let you know if I hear something, and keep me posted when you find her."

Five Days Earlier

"You're going to be late for school kid. You don't want to miss your first day back from spring break."

Looking up at the blond walking toward her on the beach, she smiled. "I know it Calleigh." then she was thoughtful. "Wonder if today will be an easy day?"

Smiling and throwing her arm around the kid, she hugged her quickly. "They'll probably throw a paper at you, just like they did at the beginning of last semester." she picked.

"Yeah I'll give you that. This sure isn't night school."

"You'll do great."

Turning toward the house, she started to jog back with the person who had quickly become so much more than a simple friend. She'd been a constant in her life and she'd come to depend on that constant more than she thought she should at times. "So, is your boyfriend coming by this morning to pick you up?"

Smiling shyly, she turned. "Maybe."

Laughing out, she shook her head. "I don't know why you don't just move him in."

"Because you're here." she picked. While there was a little truth to that, mainly because she didn't want Freddi to be uncomfortable at any point, she also knew that goading her a little would open her up to pick back, and any time she picked back was a good moment.

"Hah! Don't try to put that crap on me! You're scared!"

"Psht! Whatever girl. What do you know about being scared?"

Laughing, knowing that Calleigh was just picking, she closed her eyes and thought back to a few months before when she had known what being scared was about. When she'd been beat down so badly both mentally and physically that she almost lost her life. She'd known what it was to be scared. But with her counselor's help, she was where she could play about it and not take it wrong. And she was glad that Calleigh had ran with it.

By the time they got back to the house, Eric was waiting and had helped himself to a cup of coffee. Smiling when they appeared, he leaned over when Calleigh stepped up to kiss him. "Let me get a shower. I'll be down in five."

He laughed and smiled, shaking his head as she disappeared. Lifting his head toward Freddi, he said "Good morning."

Grabbing a bottle of water from the fridge she smiled back. "What's up?"

"Ready for school?"

"Of course! We get into the real work this semester. I guess we're getting a few transfers too so, we'll have to see how it goes."

He nodded. "You'll do great, I'm sure."

She smiled. "You and Calleigh do a lot of talking."

"Well of course. We talk about everything. But I don't think we've talked about you being worried about school. That's all me."

She smiled. "Well thank you. And I'm sure I'll do great too. I just...change makes me nervous sometimes."

"I can understand that."

Suddenly Calleigh appeared. "Shower's open!"

"Great! I'll be back in a few!" and she popped around the corner.

Leaning in, she put her hands on each side of his face and kissed the man that she loved. "Good morning."

Appraising her, he smiled. "You look gorgeous this morning."

"Just this morning?"

"Well..." he stuttered, "I mean, you look gorgeous every morning, but..."

"But...?" she asked, smiling at his frustration.

"You know." he said, not trying any more.

She hugged him close. "I do know. And I love you for it."

"Ugh! Get a room!" came the voice of the kid, laced with amusement.

Calleigh and Eric both laughed embarrassed and she smiled. Dressed now in a pair of jeans and a scrubs shirt, she threw her back pack over her shoulder and started out of the house, grabbing her keys as she headed out the door. "See you tonight!" she called over her shoulder, and grabbed her helmet. Throwing on her riding jacket, she straddled the Yamaha and started it up. Smiling, she remembered the day she told Calleigh she wanted a bike. Completely unsure of it and making sure she took and passed every drivers training course for motorcycles, she finally conceded and even helped her find a good deal on one that wasn't too powerful, or what they would consider a sport bike.

She'd been sure to make her own insurance payments with the job she'd taken at a vet's office not far from the house. Calleigh had told her she wasn't going to make her pay rent, but she'd been sure to have half of her paycheck deposited into Calleigh's savings account regardless. That had been a feat in its self, trying to find a deposit slip of hers so that she could have the account information for the direct deposit, without Calleigh knowing and trying to stop it. It had been almost four months now, and she doubted she had even realized it was going in. And that was fine with her. It would make it harder for her to argue with if it she wasn't completely aware it was going in.

Heading out, she was at school in under fifteen minutes. She was happy about how close everything seemed to be, and it definitely helped with gas. Locking the bike up, she headed into class and her heart almost stopped when she looked up and saw him.