Chapter 9.
"Hanni, who were you talking to?" Calleigh asked when Hannibal returned to the room.
"The ex, apparently your ex had told her that you're with me and she called to yell at me," he said with a sigh and sat down next to her.
"Poor little Lecter," she said and let her hand caress his cheek.
"Yes and I don't know how they even found out," he said.
"Just a lucky bet I guess," she said and crept closer and let her head rest gently against his
chest while he let out and annoyed huff.
"Why so angry my cannibal?" she asked and a loving tone.
"First she nags me when we're together, then she breaks it of and now she nags me for being with another girl, that's not up to her to decide," he answered with another huff.
"I know, speaking of things have you eaten since we got here?" said asked.
"No," he said.
"You're hungry aren't you?" she said.
"Just a little," he said and looked at her wondering where she was going with this.
"So that's why you're grumpy, why don't you go, grab a bite and get back to me then," she said and smiled at him.
"You make it sound like it's just to go to the shop around the corner to get something to eat," he said and sighed heavily.
"Well if you find something eatable there," she said and giggled.
"You know what you're telling me to do right, you know that's not very kosher," he said.
"Well I shouldn't think you would care that it was, you're not all that kosher now are you, or have you changed your way all of a sudden?" she asked.
"No, but I mean you're a cop, why would you tell me to do so, you're not changing, please say I didn't turn you into a…?" he stopped a bit scared.
"No, no, still very kosher, but I would thing think that you have some kind of need or urge for it if you were behind what happened in Miami," she said.
"Well I would assume you know," he said and looked down.
"I do, but even if I disagree with it and I know it is wrong that you do that, I don't think you can survive if you don't or can you, I mean after what you told me you weren't like this before…" she stopped knowing it was painful for him.
Hannibal gently removed her, went over to the window and looked out as silent tears feel from his eyes and he said, "I sometimes wonder if those things didn't happen I wouldn't be….
Calleigh got out of the bed, walked up next to him, put a hand on his arm and said, "You must not think that way, that happened a long time ago and you can't change that way, it's who you are and become and you're not all bad, you have many good sides to and you only remove who you think is bad."
Hannibal turned his head, bent it a little and let his lips gently caress hers before he retracted.
"How can you understand this?" he said.
"I don't exactly, but I try, I mean we are both alike in a way difference is that we are on separate sides of the law, gosh that reminds me that my colleagues are probably searching for me right now. I need to go back to avoid that you get in trouble," she said and looked down.
"Will you give me up?" he asked.
"Never, I could never do that, and will you promise to come after?" she asked.
"Of course, you promised I could see your place didn't you," he answered and smiled at her.
"I did and you will, let me see if I take the next flight back and you come over later tonight, is that good for you?" she said.
"Yes but I wish we didn't had to be separated that long" he said.
"Don't worry, just have to make sure the others don't find you, wouldn't want you to back in jail," she said and looked at him.
"I know, but…" he said.
"You can have me later tonight, I have to go, see you later Hanni," she said, gave him a kiss and went back to her hotel to get her things.
Some hours later Calleigh walked into the crime lab, as she walked past the DNA lab she saw Natalia, Eric and Ryan look at a map and said, "So has our killer gone national now."
"Calleigh, what are you doing here?" Eric asked shocked.
"Well I worked here to last I checked," Calleigh answered, rolling her eyes just a little.
"Yeah but we though you run of with Lecter or something like that," said Ryan.
"Me run off with a cannibal, have ya'll completely lost it," she said.
"But H said that no one could reach you and stuff," said Ryan looking at her.
"I forgot my phone at home and everyone thinks I run of with a cannibal, where would I even have meet him?" she asked a bit annoyed.
"Sorry Call," Eric apologized and looked down.
"So where were you?" Natalia asked since she didn't buy what Calleigh said.
"That is nunna your business what I do when I have time off," Calleigh answered.
"Were you with a guy?" she asked curiously.
"I might have been," said Calleigh with a secret smile.
"Moving on from H so soon?" Ryan asked.
"Didn't though I would, but I don't know, I kinda like this man, he's I dunno different…it's refreshing," she said.
"So is he older?" Ryan asked.
"Just a bit not that much," said Calleigh.
"What's he like?" Natalia asked.
"He's just wonderful," said Calleigh with a dreamy look in her eyes as she left to go to the firearms lab.
"Oh God, she's in love with him," said Ryan frustrated.
"So it seems," said Natalia thoughtfully.
"And how do we get her out of it, I mean what does H and Lecter got that I don't, I mean they are so old," said Eric, he was still a bit frustrated that Calleigh had dumped him for Horatio.
"Maybe they are good in bed you know the older the guy the more experienced they are," said Natalia.
"Jeez thanks a lot for that image Nat, but seriously, H I can get, but Lecter, he's a madman," said Ryan.
"Maybe they have something in common, how should I know," said Natalia, rolling her hazle eyes lightly.
"You're a girl, go and do some girl talk and find out," said Eric.
"Yeah, yeah," said Natalia and left the room.
"Hello Hanni, just wanted to say I got her safe," said Calleigh in the phone.
"Glad to hear so what did they others say?" he replied.
"Accused me of being with a cannibal of course," she said.
"Does that bother you?" he asked.
"Nah you're so much more and I don't know anything about that now do I?" she said.
"You don't, so want me to bring anything?" he asked.
"Surprise me," she said.
"I bring a half-eaten human then," he joked.
"Very funny, you knew what I meant," she said with a giggle.
"I did, but I have to work so I'll see you later," he said.
"One quick question, do you have any pets?" he asked curiously.
"Not yet," she replied.
"I see, see you later then," he said and hung up.
"Calleigh, do you have a moment?" she heard Natalia ask.
"I do," Calleigh answered as she turned on her laptop.
"This guy you are with, he's not treating you badly is he?" she asked.
"No, not at all, he's very kind and generous in every way, well not every way since I haven't… yet," she said.
"I see and you think it's a good idea to be with him?" Natalia asked.
"I don't see why not, it's not like he did anything bad at least not that I know of," said Calleigh.
"How bout that fact that he's a cannibal and a psychopath," Natalia pointed out.
"I have no idea what you're talking about, they guy I see is in my eyes an honest man," said Calleigh.
"Fine," said Natalia a bit frustrated and left while Calleigh found a paper and wrote, "Calleigh Lecter, Mrs Lecter, Calleigh Duquesne Lecter, it had a nice ring to it even if it was way to early to even think in that direction."
Calleigh got interrupted in her daydreams when Horatio said, "We have to go we have a new crime scene."
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