Chapter Three: Surprise, surprise, surprise!

Calleigh

I was anxiously waiting for the elevator doors to open up so I could make my grand entrance into the lab.

When the doors opened, I stepped forward and said loud enough for everybody on the entire floor to hear, "Tada! Guess who escaped."

I then was tackled (literately) by six different people; Horatio, Eric, Ryan, Alexx, Natalia, and Frank (well actually Frank stood until I was visible again. Then he hugged me.)

"Alright, I was only gone for twenty-four hours."

Then Horatio hugged me again.

"Lieutenant, I. Can't. Breathe." I stated.

He let go of me, cleared his throat and said, "You have no clue how much Joseph and I have missed you."

"Well, since we are talking about the mushy gushy stuff, Natalia and I have an announcement to make." Ryan said.

"We are listening, Ryan." I said.

"Natalia is pregnant."

"Congratulations Ryan and Natalia." we all said in unison.

"So I didn't miss much?" I asked.

"Nope. Come on. We have a case to solve." Frank stated.

That is Frank.

Always wanting to get to the case.

Natalia

We all got in our separate vehicles and drove to our new murder crime scene and of course Alexx beat us there, even though she was the very last of us to leave the parking lot.

As soon as I stepped out of my vehicle, the feeling that I was being watched no matter where I would go or who I was around, rushed over me.

I cautiously looked around me, not making it too obvious I was looking for something, and I could not see anybody looking directly at me.

I walked up to Horatio and said to him, "Horatio, I feel like somebody is watching me where ever I go. It is making me nervous."

"I will keep my eye out for you, Natalia. Just please do not let it bother you or your work." he answered.

"Okay."

He kept his word but I still felt like I was being watched in a creepy kind of way. Not in any way protective.

For the one little moment Horatio turned his protective glance away, my life forever changed.

Horatio

After I answered Ryan's question, I looked back to where Natalia was only a moment ago but she was not there any longer. I immediately called her cell phone, hoping she was alright and safe.

"Help me. Please." she said into the receiver.

"Natalia, where are you?" I asked.

"I am in the trunk of a car. I think it is blue or green or something dark. I can not remember now."

"Natalia, do me a favor and leave your cell phone on. Okay? I will have Cooper search your number."

"Hurry, Horatio. If you can not find me, please tell Ryan I love him."

"We will find you. I promise."

I hung up and called Cooper to tell him to GPS Natalia's phone number and to give me the directions to where she was.

At about three miles into the search, Cooper said, "Um…H?"

"What's wrong?"

"I lost her."

A/N: I love my endings. *smiles brightly* Ha-ha. See that little button just underneath this note? CLICK IT! aha