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Chapter 7 - By Orca15
Tim watched the man standing in the driveway across the street. He needed to talk to him, but couldn't find the words to do it. All the information that he had found three years ago now rested in the pack that he held on his back, the whole reason that he had been 'Killed'. He walked across the street and said. "Manny, I need to talk to you." Manny Rodriquez aka Michael Andrews looked up from the garden that he was working.
"who are you and how do you know me?" he asked.
"I have a better question, who's your boss?"
"I don't know what your talking about."
"yes you do," he showed the man a picture, "this man kidnapped and killed a little girl three years ago, he had you dispose of her body."
"I'm sorry but your going to have to leave now."
"please, just tell me a name, for that little girl."
"I'm not like that anymore. I don't tell the police anything about that part of my life."
"if it makes you feel better. I'm not with the police."
"I remember who you are. You are with the police, what was your name? CSI Tim Speedle."
"was, not anymore."
"CSI or Tim Speedle?"
"either, look, please, for the little girl, give me a name."
"John Smith, he'll tell you what you need to know."
"thank you." Tim turned and walked away.
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Meanwhile Natalia was in the light room looking over some of the evidence that Calliegh and Eric had collected from the motel. Right now she was looking at a picture of the main counter, the motel was smell, fourteen rooms in all. Why does such a small motel have a safe? She looked through the original blue prints and proposal for the motel construction. She looked through the pages of the proposal for the safe. For the customers use only, so who was staying at the motel that night? She looked at the list that Calleigh had put together of the customers that were there that night. The only one who was not accounted for was Lee P. Demits. But he hadn't put anything in the safe, he was a suspect, right now she was going the victimology direction. Paul Mikinly had put an unchecked box in the safe that was taken in the robbery. Wonder what was in it. Horatio came in. "hey, I was about to find you. I have a name for you, Paul Mikinly, he had put an unchecked box in the safe the night of the robbery, it was taken." Natalia said.
"Unchecked?" Horatio asked.
"yeah, the motel owner has the option that he doesn't look at certain things that goes in the safe. Mikinly asked that the box not be looked at, hence, unchecked."
"okay, I will go find Paul." Horatio walked out.
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Chapter 8 - Sarryb
Calleigh is all confused, what should she wear? How should she do her hair? Is this a date? Just dinner between friends? ARGH!! Now she was kinda regretting asking what Eric was doing this evening. Excited though that he'd suggested dinner. All, so confusing! Hunting through her closet she decided to dress smart, but not dress up, just in case she'd got it all wrong, but she was pretty sure she'd seen a delighted smile from Eric when she first of all blushed, and secondly accepted his dinner invitation.
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Eric is freaking out, confident as he is, he sort of shocked himself asking Calleigh to dinner. Although he held his composure at the time and acted self assured, he had been scared to death that she'd say no, or worse laugh at him. But she'd said yes, and she'd blushed. Did that mean she liked him? His heart is racing, Calleigh, like him? Could it be true? Maybe he had it all wrong, and this was just dinner between friends. He decides to dress smart, but not make too much effort, he didn't want to make a fool of himself.
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Arriving at the restaurant Calleigh takes a deep breath. Eric had better not stand her up! She walks up to the door and approaches the desk.
"I'm meeting my friend here." She states nervously.
"Name?" The host asks.
"Delko?" She replies, hopefully.
"This way" the host says and leads her into the dining area. She sees Eric at a table, he looks pretty nervous too she notices. Eric looks up, 'She looks lovely' Eric thinks as Calleigh approaches with the host, he rises out of his seat. He rushes around the table and pulls out her chair, smiling.
"Hey Eric" Calleigh says, embarrassed again. The host walks away, nodding to a waitress to serve the couple.
"Hi Cal, you look great." He tells her. Calleigh smiles.
"You too" she replies.
Eric sits back down. The waitress approaches and takes a drinks order. She hands them a menu each. Calleigh's glad to have something to hide behind. Why was this so uncomfortable?!
'Say something, say something' he thinks to himself.
"Have what you want I'll pay tonight" he blurts out, 'how romantic!!' he thinks.
Calleigh pulls the menu down a bit and looks at him. "You don't have to Eric" she smiles.
"I want to" he tells her, now he was blushing! Between them they were a right pair! Luckily the waitress returns with the drinks and takes their order. She takes the menus away, leaving Calleigh nowhere to hide.
Hmmm, I'm not so good at the romancey stuff, review to let me know if it was waaaaaaaaaaay too cheesy, or just cute!