While I was pacing the long hospital hallway. I asked myself"-Did I really just call Wolfe by his first name? When did I start caring about him? Apparently I said that last part out loud. Because no sooner than I said that, someone answered me. Horatio to be exact.
"Eric, I think we all have become taken by the young man. Now we just need to start showing it." H told me.
As bad as I hate to admit it, I had to agree with him. We, mostly me, treated him horrible when he first started. Heck, I still do!

I would never admit it to him, but I really do like him, and he is a dang good CSI, especially to be so young. Also I think H does too, but like he would ever admit it, not even to me.

After about an hour, the rest of the team arrived. Calleigh, Alexx, and Frank. Alexx didn't look happy at all. I mean everyone was upset, but she looked so distraught.

Calleigh had asked me what happen. I told, not only her, but the whole team. They all looked guilty of something, except Alexx, and Frank.

Ryan is Alexx's baby, and if something happened to him, it was like it happened to one of her children. Everyone knew they didn't get along very well in the beginning. But he told her he wasn't trying to replace Speed, and that he just wanted to do a good job. After a while, Ryan was taken under the wing of Alexx. No one was to mess with him, but I did when she wasn't around. Now I wish I hadn't.

It wasn't really me not liking him. I just thought if I ignored, and manipulated him, Speed wouldn't be gone. But mostly I didn't want to go through the pain of losing another friend. Now I realize I could lose any of my friends, at anytime, and shouldn't have treated Ryan that way.

I promise when he gets out, I am going to make it up to him. If he let's me. During that thought, the doctor came out. With the look of 'I wish I had better news' on his face.