Collision by Nehebka
Chapter 2
- Hospital -
Calleigh went to the hospital to check Ryan. She was worried and wanted to make sure he was ok. When she found Ryan's room empty, she directly went to the nurse's station. "I'm looking for Ryan Wolf, has he been moved to another room?" asked Calleigh.
The nurse consulted a chart, "No, he left about an hour ago."
"He was released already?" asked surprised the CSI
The nurse shook her head. "He signed out AMA."
Calleigh closed her eyes and shook her head, "What was he thinking?"
"It usually happens. When they're over eighteen, they think they're capable of making decisions about his own health" sighed nurse.
"Not rational ones obviously." said Cal.
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Alexx was working on the autopsy of Erika when the doors opened. She looked up and saw Ryan.
"Hey" said Ryan.
"How you doing honey?" asked Alexx concerned.
"Fine" said avoiding to look directly at her. He shifted slightly to his right foot as he stood in place, ten feet from where she was standing. She put down her tools. "I-I came to see if you could tell me anything about Erika" said pointing at her body.
When she was about to explain she was killed by a single gun shoot, the door opened and Horatio walked through the door.
"Alexx…" warned H. She nodded. H looked at Ryan. "You're off this case, Mr. Wolfe. Why are you here?"
"I-I know" sighed Ryan. "Thought maybe I could help while my memory's still fresh" replied.
"You know the drill. You're assigned to a desk. If I were you, that's where I'd be"
Ryan nodded and left.
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-Outside –
Ryan was leaning tiredly against the wall outside the CSI building when someone stopped in front of him. He looked up. "What do you want?" asked Ryan.
"I was looking for you" replied Calleigh.
He shrugged. "You found me" said flatly, looking away.
She nodded. "Yeah, I did" whispered to herself. "How are you? I went to the hospital but they told me you left. What were you thinking?"
Ryan sighed, resting the back of his head against the wall. She moved closer to him, gently laying a hand on his shoulder. "Are you hungry? Come on, I'll invite you" said with a hint of a smile. He nodded. Then she looked up and saw Horatio observing them from a distance. Horatio gave her a nod and walked away, satisfied that Ryan was in good hands.
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- Restaurant -
At the restaurant Calleigh had nearly finished her dinner but Ryan had only picked at his.
"Ryan, why aren't you eating? Don't you like it? We can order another thing if you want"
"No, it's ok" he said quietly pushing his food away from him. "It's… It's just that… This shouldn't have happened. Not to her. This shouldn't have happened" Ryan kept repeating those same words. "I-I feel like I got to do something about it"
"Listen to me --Don't start taking things into your own hands ... okay? We are not going to stop until we get some answers. You don't have to do anything but keep your mouth shut and let Horatio handle it-"
"H's worried about the reputation of the unit" said Ryan interrupting Calleigh.
"You're wrong" answered an astonished Calleigh. "He's got your back"
He shook his head and looked down at the table. "But it doesn't feel like that" said Ryan as he stood up and left the restaurant. She was about to follow him when her phone rang.
"Duquesne. Hi Delko. I-I can't talk to you now" said looking Ryan leaving. "It's Ryan, I'm afraid he'll do something he'll regret… I'll call you later" said as she hung out and ran towards the exit in order to catch Ryan but there was no sign of him. She sighed and dialed a number. "Hi it's Cal, we've got a problem".
