Title: Mistaken Love.
Chapter Three: Past And Present.
Fandom: CSI Miami.
Pairing: Ryan/Speed.
Author: Aiden.
Raiting: FRT.
Disclaimer: I don't own them if I did they would have much more fun.
Beta: SRS/Silvia *hugs* As always you rock.
Summary: You think I still trust you?
Authors note: After a lot of pushing from some people, I won't say any
names, I promised someone to write a Ryan/Speed story. *headdesk*
Second note: This is an AU, I just love these things *grins*, Ryan is
a CSI, Speed is in the Witness Protection Program and has a criminal
history.
Horatio and Ryan walked into the apartment building. "Let me talk to him first, okay?" Ryan told Horatio.
"Okay, he trusts you." Horatio nodded.
They arrived at Ryan's floor and walked towards the door. The young man opened it and called out to Speed, "Tim? Tim, where are you?"
"Turn around slowly," a hard, cold voice demanded.
Horatio and Ryan turned around, seeing Tim standing near the door, gun raised. "Tim, put the gun down," Ryan said calmly.
"Who is he?" Tim pointed at Horatio.
"He's my boss." Ryan sighed. "Tim, do you trust me?"
Tim nodded. "Yeah, I do."
"Then trust me now. He's just here to listen. Hear you're side of the story, okay?"
Tim looked at Horatio with cold eyes. "Who says he won't go to the feds and rat me out."
"I do," Horatio answered. "Mr. Wolfe told me your story. So now, I need proof to go with your accusations."
"I don't have any." Tim shrugged his shoulders, putting the gun down.
"You're accusing the feds of killing that woman and you have no proof?" Horatio asked.
Tim shook his head. "Nope, none."
"You're involved in this, aren't you?" Horatio asked knowingly. Ryan looked shocked. How could Horatio ask that?
"Yeah, I am," Tim stated.
"What?" Ryan walked over to him. "You killed someone?"
"What? You think I'm a boy-scout?" Tim snorted.
"Calm down, Mr. Wolfe." Horatio put a hand on Ryan's arm.
"Horatio! He just admitted he's a killer, a murderer and I trusted him!" Ryan yelled.
"Well, the guy deserved it," Tim said quietly.
Ryan couldn't believe his ears. "I'm sorry for dragging you into this, H, but I thought he was telling me the truth."
"I am telling the truth." Tim bit out.
"You think I still trust you?" Ryan looked at him, pain evident in his eyes.
"See if I care," Tim spat.
"I still need solid proof, Mr. Speedle." Horatio interrupted.
Tim sat down, very tired all of the sudden.
"We're wasting our time, H, he doesn't have any!" Ryan was really pissed.
Horatio looked at Tim. "Mr. Wolfe, sit down," he said in a gentle voice.
"I was born in Hell's Kitchen," Tim started. "You had two choices, join a gang or die, and I wanted to live. I started out as a runner for O'Malley; he was a kingpin, had his fingers in everything. I got the nickname Speed for a reason. Anyways, I was good at what I did, and people trusted me, so I was able to get into everyone's houses." Sighing, Tim looked away. "One day, I witnessed something I probably shouldn't have. I got to O'Malley's house right when he had a visitor, a federal judge who was taking money from him. Somehow they saw me and I ran for my life, hid for about three months. I knew I had to get out of town, so I hit the road, and finally ended up in Miami. I thought everything had died down until the feds showed up. To this day, I'll have no idea how the feds knew about me. Turns out O'Malley killed the judge, and they wanted me to testify against him about what I saw."
"You refused," Horatio said.
"No, I disappeared. But O'Malley got more gutsy and killed other people in high places. So the feds tracked me down, and I paid me another visit." Tim smirked.
"You could have told them," Ryan stated.
"And end up dead? I don't think so."
"What made you change your mind?" Horatio asked.
"Andrew did," Tim said with a sad smile, "My partner." He looked down, but Horatio had seen the tears in his eyes.
"What happened?" Horatio asked softly.
"I did it, I went to the feds but made them promise to take care of Andrew and Angie, our daughter. I told them everything, and they promised to take care of them."
"They didn't?" Ryan asked, not wanting to believe what he knew was coming.
Tim shook his head. "No, they never did. O'Malley found out, had Andrew killed and they took Angie away from me."
TBC.
