So, anyways, I've noticed an upward trend in reviews after the review for TCY went out the room.

Please enjoy the following chapter of I Only Trust You, brought to you by me. :}


"What are you talking about, Stetler?" Calleigh asked sharply, Sarah hiding behind Calleigh.

"If Mr. Delko stays with you, both of you will be violating department rules." Stetler said, staring at Eric.

"Stetler, that's just stupid." Eric said, staring at Stetler. "It's not like we're having intercourse or anything. I'm just looking after Calleigh and Sarah." Eric said.

"Well that can be accomplished by any other CSI on Horatio's team. Now either you leave now, or you are fired." Stetler said.

Casting Stetler a dirty look, Eric got the things that he brought and left the apartment before he headed down the stairs. Stetler closed the door, and Calleigh bolted it behind him, reading to bash Stetler's head in.

"Is he coming back?" Sarah asked meekly, her voice nearly a squeak.

"Who is?" Calleigh asked.

"Your friend." Sarah said, staring at the door.

"I really don't know, honey." Calleigh said, slumping down into a chair.

-0-

"-you should just save your breath and go to hell!" Maxine exclaimed, as Natalia opened the door to the DNA lab, Travers nearly knocking Natalia over as he back walked out of the lab, clearly flipping Maxine the bird.

"Incoming bitchy- ness, eh?" Natalia asked, before pulling on her lab coat.

"Go to hell, yourself, Natalia." Maxine sighed, staring at the computer screen. Natalia shrugged and walked past her.

"Wanna tell me what just happened?" Natalia asked, powering up her computer.

"Yes. Remind me to never have drinks with Travers ever again." Maxine said. Natalia furrowed her brow, and shifted her glance back at the computer screen before staring back at Maxine.

"Did you… have sex with him last night?" Natalia asked, shaking her head.

"Yes." Maxine confessed, staring at her keyboard.

"Oh did you hear that? Your cat just rolled over in its grave." Ryan said, coming into the DNA lab. "I guess that's why Travers looked like he was electrocuted." Ryan said.

"That's very funny, Ryan." Maxine said. "But unlike you, I am actually- never mind. Did you come here for a reason, or just to make a joke about dead Buttons?" Maxine asked.

"Yes, I did come here for a reason." Ryan said. "You got anything on James?" Ryan asked Natalia.

"Nope. His lawyer keeps on bailing him out, or twisting up our words so that he prove us he's wrong." Natalia sighed. "Oh and Stetler pulled Eric off the case, since it was getting too personal with him and Calleigh." Natalia said.

"That slime ball." Maxine muttered, and didn't even realize that both Ryan and Natalia were staring her. "Stetler I mean." Maxine said blushing. Still having both of her friends staring at her, Maxine's face turned beet red as she nearly buried her nose in the computer screen.

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The person that came to replace Eric wasn't even a CSI. If it was a CSI, the problems would've been a lot easier to handle. If it would've been Ryan or Walter, and they got on her nerves, she could just lock them outside, and if it would've been Natalia, Calleigh would hardly freak out.

But it was none of those people, but actually a patrol cop, that brought in two six packs of beer, scared the living hell out of Sarah by screaming at her when she tripped over his shoes, and tried to get into Calleigh's bed right after dinner. When that didn't work out, he drank all of the beer that he had brought and settled down to watch the game, and Sarah quietly snuck into her room.

"Well, blondie, now that the kid is asleep, we can have some fun." Gary said, beginning to attempt to kiss up Calleigh's neck.

"Get off of me." Calleigh snarled, reaching for a gun that she kept hidden in the couch.

"Oh come on? You wanna play hard to get?" Gary sneered. "Fine." He said.

Calleigh thought that she had explained herself clearly, but she realized that she thought wrong when Gary's hard started creeping up Calleigh's thigh.

"Get. Out. Of. My. House." Calleigh growled, but Gary didn't stop. "I'm not afraid to pull the trigger, asshole." Calleigh said, getting up off of the couch, the barrel still pointed at Gary.

"Why should I?" Gary sneered. He must've forgot his own gun, and looked very annoyed by that.

"Because what you did was sexual harassment, and Stetler will have fun with his new chew toy." Calleigh said. "Now get the hell out of my sight." Calleigh snarled. Gary got up, but didn't even head towards the door. Instead of that, he knocked over a lamp that was standing on a side table.

"NO! I was told to protect you, and I am doing that!" Gary slurred drunkenly, Calleigh ready to pull the trigger.

"Don't hurt Miss Calleigh!" Sarah ran out of her room, tears flowing down her cheeks as beet faced Gary stared at her.

"LEAVE!" Calleigh yelled.

"FINE!" Gary flipped Calleigh the bird, before leaving the apartment, closing the door with a slam that made a decorative plate fall off the wall, crashing into a million pieces.

"Sarah, what's wrong?" Calleigh asked, when she hid her gun.

"H- he was going to hurt you." Sarah wailed. "But I love you, and I don't want him to hurt you!" Sarah cried.

"I'm okay, okay?" Calleigh asked, pulling Sarah into her lap. "Look, I'll get you some milk and a cookie and then you can go back to sleep, okay sweetheart?" Calleigh asked, brushing Sarah's bangs back as Sarah nodded quietly.

Calleigh went into the kitchen and while getting something for herself to graze on, she called Eric.

"It's nearly midnight, Cal. You better have a good reason to be calling me so late." Eric said, Eric's groggy- ness radiating through the phone.

"Get over here right now." Calleigh said. When Eric asked what happened, Calleigh said, "Just get over here!" And hung up.


OOOOOH. Clliffy again?

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