DISCALIMER: I don't own CSI Miami and i don't make any money from it
Chapter 9 / Epilogue
1 Year Later.
"So not fair you can't do this!" Marie protested loudly in front of the whole crime lab.
"Car keys, NOW!" Calleigh demanded, holding out her hand.
"You know sometimes I just ugh…" the young girl said and let her have the keys.
"You were saying?" the blonde asked, giving her a warning look.
Marie Hope just crossed her arms over her chest in a very demonstrative way as the blonde shook her head and said, "I had it with you."
Then she slowly turned on her heal before she slowly started to walk towards the firearms lab.
"What did you do this time?" she heard Natalia ask behind her.
"Speeding, but really didn't mean to," the young girl said, looking down in the ground.
"And where were you going in such a hurry?" Natalia asked, looking at her.
"Here, I was late cause I was talking to Rex," she excused herself.
"New boyfriend?" asked Natalia.
"Hardly, he's helping me with science so I can get my grade up," said the young girl, lightly rolling her brown eyes.
"Glad to hear, and the history?" Natalia asked.
"Aced last test, so I'm good, so are you and ma going out tonight?" she asked, looking at Natalia, as Thursday was their date night.
"Haven't decided yet, we may stay in as we're both tired," said Natalia with a sigh, they had both been working a lot of doubles lately.
"Cool, ugh I really need to get home to do some stuff, but how am I gonna get there without a car?" she wondered.
"I'll talk to her, just go hang in the break room and don't do anything stupid in the meantine," said Natalia in a warning tone.
"Thanks aunt Natalia," said Marie and headed in the direction of the break room as Natalia headed towards firearms.
Natalia knocked on the door to firearms lab asking, "Am I interrupting?"
"No, come in sweetie," Calleigh answered, making a hand gesture for her to answer.
Natalia came in, hugged her from behind and leaned her head against her shoulder asking, "Isn't it a bit harsh to take her car keys away?"
"How else is she going to learn?" Calleigh asked with a sigh.
"Did you at least ask why?" Natalia wanted to know.
"Not exactly, I take it you did," said Calleigh, letting her arms go behind, pulling Natalia closer.
"She was late from a meeting with her science tutor Rex," said Natalia.
Calleigh sighed, but Natalia solved the matter by gently nuzzling her shoulder and whispering her into her ear, "You are not as bad as you think."
"I hope not, it was this weekend she was gonna spend at George and Jane right?" she asked as Marie Hope sometimes spent time there.
"It was yes, do you want to do anything special as we get the house to ourselves?" asked Natalia.
"Dunno, just relax at home and sleep long I think," Calleigh answered, just as there was another knock at the door and they heard Marie ask, "Is it OK if I go outside the lab?"
"Where and with who?" asked Calleigh in suspicious tone.
"Just right outside with Kyle, he's showing me a card game and we thought we do it outside cause of the weather," she said.
"OK, but just outside the lab," said Calleigh in a warning tone.
"Of course and thank you," she said.
"For?" she asked.
"Caring and making boundaries," she answered and gave them a smile before going out to Kyle. The two of them had become close friends over the last year. Calleigh had once asked if nothing more was going on, but Marie Hope had just said she wasn't interested in him that way.
"See I told you you are not that bad," Natalia whispered pecking Calleigh's neck a little.
"I suppose you are right, so what are we doing tonight?" she asked.
"Renting a movie and I'm cooking," said Natalia.
"Sounds heavenly," said Calleigh and managed to turn around to kiss her. Natalia slowly deepened it as she pulled her closer giving her just the comfort she needed at the time being.
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