A/N: hey, sorry i havn't updated for a bit, i've got tons of colege work :( lol, but got 2weeks off for easter so i can try get it all done, here is chappy ten then, enjoy, an plz review xx
Chapter 10 - Gift
"So how are they treating you?" Stella asked as they walked down the hall.
"Apart from the constant jell-o and the never ending disinfectant smell, pretty good." Amanda said as they headed for the court yard in the back.
"You excited to get back to work?" Calleigh asked opening the door for outside and kept it open for Stella and Amanda to pass them.
"Hell yah, I could really use the thrill of booking some bastards ass." She said with enthusiasm. Stella and Calleigh looked at each other and raised their eyebrows. "You can't blame me; I'm bored out of my mind." They nodded and looked between each other then bust into laughter. They continued down the walkway and stopped at a patch of grass, Calleigh wheeled the pole harder onto the grass and they sat down under a giant willow tree.
"Well I'm glad you're getting better Ams, you should have seen the look on everyone's faces when Horatio told us the news." Stella said, at the mention of Horatio's name Amanda's smile fell and she get up and began to drag her pole away.
"Manda…" Calleigh said as she and Stella got up and walked over to her. Stella wrapped her arms around Amanda and she leaned her head against Stella's shoulder and she ran her fingers through her hair.
"What's wrong Ams?" Stella said as they sat down at a bench, and Amanda leaned against Stella and Calleigh against Amanda.
"Nothing." Amanda said as she wrapped her arms around Stella and Calleigh's waist.
"She caught Yelina making out with Horatio the day after her and Horatio slept together." Calleigh said as she started to braid Amanda's hair absently.
"Him! Honey, you can do so much better then that ass." Stella said, she drew a smile from both Calleigh and Amanda. "Like the other guy in the room…Eric." Amanda and Calleigh giggled. "Okay, what now?"
"Eric's my brother Stell." Stella nodded like she already knew. Calleigh laughed and took the other half of Amanda's hair and braided it.
"Well, anyway, brother or not, you should still forget about him…hey you know Chad from Lab Analysis?" Stella said as she spied Horatio looking out the hospital window. She glared at him but continued her story.
"Yes I remember Chad…the same Chad that lives a thousand some odd miles from me?" Calleigh giggled and tied the braids.
"Yes that Chad, well he told me he likes you…likes likes you, you should give him a call, and join our team." Calleigh looked appalled at the idea. Amanda too looked blown away.
"It's not that I wouldn't want too, I love you guys but my family's here." She hugged Calleigh tightly and smiled towards Stella just shrugged her shoulders. They just sat there letting the breeze run through their hair and the sun warm their faces.
Horatio stood by the window and looked out. He took a breath and let it out. He felt a tap on his shoulder and turned around to face Yelina.
"Now's not a good time Yelina." He said as she pulled him in a hug.
"I just wanted to make sure you're alright…I know I shouldn't be here but I screwed up and I know that, if I could back up time believe me I would, and if I knew how you felt about her I would have never done what I did." Yelina said as she looked outside at the three girls.
"Calleigh really likes her doesn't she?"
"Yeah they're practically inseparable." Horatio smiled at the fact that when they were together they could bend the truth out of every villain they've come across. Calleigh was the Bad Cop and Amanda the Scary Cop.
Calleigh looked up and saw Horatio talking with Yelina. She swore in 4 different language; none of them English. Amanda and Stella looked at her confused, Stella shook her head in confusion and looked up and saw the two people. She said something in Greek which made Amanda look at her questionably.
"We should head back inside, what do you say Calleigh?" Stella said fast as she gathered Amanda up and her and Calleigh brought her back inside.
By the time they reached the room Stella and Calleigh were looking behind them to make sure Yelina had left, when they reached the room they turned around to face Yelina. Calleigh rubbed the bridge of her nose and Stella bit her lip hard to prevent her from speaking her mind…in Greek and shot a death glare at Horatio who swallowed hard. Yelina swallowed also and walked over to Amanda.
"Can we talk?" She asked, looking in Amanda's eyes for forgiveness.
"Sure." They walked back out and headed to the cafeteria. When they walked through the door to the cafeteria they stood in line.
"Amanda, I just wanted to say I'm sorry."
"Don't worry about it, it's water under the bridge." Amanda smiled reassuringly. She grabbed her first coffee since she got there and a chocolate chip cookie.
"No really let me explain." She grabbed a coffee and led Amanda to a nearby table.
"Okay, just to tell you…I'm fighting the urge to hit you so hard, your name will get knocked of the phone book…I'm joking Yelina." Amanda giggled when she saw Yelina's face dropped in worry, Amanda took a bite out of her cookie and with her other hand held Yelina's hand.
"I just wanted to say that I really didn't mean it, if I knew the way you felt about each other I would have never made a move…I just wanted you to know that our friendship means way more to me then losing it over something so stupid…will you forgive me?" Yelina said as she tucked a curl behind her ear and nervously looked at their entwined hands.
"I have to be honest, the first time I saw you guys, I would never ever even consider giving either of you time of day but the real me would brush it off…it's a curse." She smiled and leaned over the table to bring her into a hug. Yelina smiled and hugged her back. Yelina dug her hand in her pocket and brought out a small package.
"Here, I got you a little something." She blushed a bit and handed her the little parcel.
"Yelina you don't need to…I…" She was speechless when she opened the gift. She hung the necklace from her index. It was a silver chain with a gold heart hanging from it. "Oh my gosh Yelina, no way can I accept this." She shook her head but Yelina had already slipped it over Amanda neck and clasped them together. "Thank you Yelina…you don't know how much it means to me." Yelina laughed and lead her back to her room. Before she was lead away Amanda swung around and grabbed her untouched coffee and her cookie.
That night when everybody left and Amanda had just finished changing in her flannel pyjamas Eric and her got into a conversation as she laid down in Eric's bed beside him.
"Where'd you get that scar?" Eric said pointing at Amanda's hip in which displayed a 3 inch scar going down her hip.
"Oh ummm, when I was in the 9th grade I was going out with the high school jock, he was really sweet and caring but when he was around his friends, I was like a decomp to him…well one day I told Mac and he made me realize that he wasn't good enough for me. So I approached him, well let's say he didn't take it very well." She paused and ran her fingers on her scar. His anger started to flare by the minute. She started up again. "He started to yell at me sayings things like, 'if I can't have you nobody will', anyway he took out his knife…when Mac caught on Jake slashed me, Mac took him down, got kicked out of school and everything, he did all that, risked his own life to protect mine." She was slowly starting to cry, Eric brought her in his arms and kept her there so once again she cried on his shoulder, but this time it wasn't from happiness but pain and fear. Eric tried to think of something to say but found nothing.
"Oh, I got this scar the other day." She looked and whipped at her tears and started to smile.
"Oh yah how'd that go?" She joked tears still coming down but she slowly got in a better mood.
"Well you see I was swimming in the Atlantic, looking for evidence 'cause I'm a Crime Scene Investigator." Amanda whistled.
"I'm impressed, go on." She persisted tears slowly ceasing.
"So I was collecting evidence…that's what a CSI does, and all of a sudden 5 sharks appear out of nowhere." He smiled when Amanda started to laugh.
"Five sharks wow!" She said.
"They all game swimming at me, I looked them dead in the eye, then I noticed some stupid girl had come in too, they headed towards her, I didn't even think twice, I swam over and punched the shark, I saved the damsel in distress but one of the 5 sharks caught my leg." He started laughing along with her now. Amazed at how stupid he sound.
"Well that stupid girl, got you something to remind you of your glorious moment…against what was it 5 sharks!" She reached over at the bedside table and grabbed a wrapped box and handed it to him. She leaned on her hand as she watched him unwrap.
"Well this is awesome…I have a token from the enemy!" She tied up the necklace she made with the tooth the surgeons pulled from his leg around his neck. "It's awesome thanks Ams." He kissed her on the cheek and they lay down together just staring at the ceiling.
A/N2: hey agen, ok that was chappy 10, plz review and let us know wat you thought, also, there is 11 people who have us on alerts for this story, we would really appreciate it if they dropped a line to tell us what they thought, even if you think that one chappy isn't good, or to give us tips on how to improve, constructive critism, can help us to make the story better for you :D :p lol, anyways ,plz review, and next chappy shud b up soon, reviewers also get sneaky preview :D luv CalleighRox and 99 CDN xx