-Chapter 11-

"MDPD," Horatio said, stepping outside the Hummer with his gun pointed at the truck. Not bragging but it amazed him at how he could apprehend criminals by himself. "Step out of the truck now!" The radio car's had started to arrive now and surrounding them. The man slammed his fist on the steering wheel and got out the car slowly. The other man did the same. Horatio holstered his gun again once the police officers had the men in handcuffs.

Horatio pulled out his cell phone. "Eric, these kidnappers have been caught. I need you in interrogation now the officers are bringing them in to booking...Okay, I'll see you soon." He closed his phone and jumped into his Hummer.

Eric was still out, trying to find a way to his parents. But of course, that was before Horatio made the phone call to tell him that they'd caught the kidnappers. Now he was stranded and needed a way back to the lab. Figuring Ryan and Natalia would be going over the evidence, he called Calleigh.

Calleigh arrived in the Hummer a while later. Eric opened the passenger side and climbed in. Calleigh ran a hand through her hair and smiled. "Did you get my sandwich?" she joked.

So they decided to kill two birds with one stone. Since Eric was near a sandwich shop, he stopped and got them lunch too. "Yeah." He passed her a sandwich and she immediately tore it open. He did the same but they were truly hungry.

"We got the guys," Eric said happily. "Maybe today we'll all go back to normal."

"Yeah," Calleigh suggested. She had to admit, the burden was lifted from her shoulder. She could breathe easily again. She pushed on the gas and drove all the way back to the lab in record time.

"You did say you loved NASCAR," Eric said, joking to her about her speed. He climbed out the truck. Calleigh wrapped her sandwich up and stepped out the Hummer as well. They walked into the building together.

The sun seemed to shine brighter, the wind was calm, everything was perfect, now that Miami was back to normal. Four days of terror, six victims, one survivor and the two people that caused it all was now sitting in interrogation.

"Horatio wants me to go into interrogation," Eric started. "I'll be down in the break room in a few."

Calleigh smiled. "Okay, I'll wait for you. Even though your wife will be starving to death waiting for the interrogation to finish."

Eric laughed. "Well your husband will be starving as well, thinking of his wife's starvation and his own while facing two scumbags to see why did they go on this rampage."

Calleigh laughed and her eyes lightened. "Well," she said, looking towards the interrogation room. The officers had just brought the two men down and Horatio had just stepped into interrogation. "Give them hell."

"Well do," Eric smiled and placed a kiss on Calleigh's cheek. It so happened that at the same time, Rick Stetler was coming off the elevator. "I'll see you later." Eric shifted his eyes towards Rick and they were cold, his lips were tightened and he just turned and headed into interrogation.

"CSI Duquesne," Rick said, creeping up behind Calleigh. He stuffed his hands in his pockets.

Calleigh turned around and smiled, already knowing what this conversation was going to be about.

"You're already familiar with the policies of-"

"Rick, I already know what you're going to say," Calleigh said, cutting him off.

"Really, because I could have been the brass coming off the elevator. What if it was him and he witnessed what I saw? Now, I allowed this to go on. I allowed you and Delko to have a relationship without consequence. But this has to stop. I don't want to come down here and see him kissing all over you in the ballistics lab, I don't want to see you all in the trace lab, or in the layout room..."

She didn't like how Rick was saying "He allowed" them to have a relationship. They were grown, if they wanted a relationship they could have one. But Calleigh didn't want to give him that satisfaction that he was pissing her off. Plus, these serial killers had been caught, that brightened up her day. Instead, her mind wandered to what Rick was saying and it amused her that he was fantasizing on where they would be making out. "Rick," Calleigh said, cutting him off, "you won't see it again."

Rick pressed his lips together. Yeah right, like he would believe her. They've probably been all around the lab. "Because of the circumstances of the case and everything I'll let this go." He headed back towards the elevator as if he was excited about what he just found out.

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"The most satisfying part of the day is coming home and spending it with family," Eric said, setting a plate of baked chicken and wild rice in front of her.

"Mhmm," Calleigh agreed. "Looks delicious."

"Taste delicious too." Eric sat across the table and sat his plate in front of him. Jayden was awake, laying in her little bassinet and kicking her legs in the air.

"Ohh, she wants attention," Calleigh said, setting her fork down. "She can't sit in there the entire time." Calleigh picked Jayden up and sat her in her lap. "You want some momma and daddy time too, don't you?"

Jayden smiled and cooed loudly at Calleigh.

Calleigh laughed and smiled wide. "Love you sweetie."

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They finished eating and Eric sat the plates in the sink.

"Stomach time," Calleigh said. "I'll go set up."

Eric smiled. "Okay." He cradled Jayden close to him. She smiled a wide toothless grin at her dad.

Calleigh had set up everything and she and Eric sat on the blanketed floor, giving Jayden their undivided attention. It was Jayden's time now and she smiled and tried to attempt crawling, at least that's what it looked like to Eric and Calleigh. Everything was just perfect. It would be nice if it could be like this forever.


So here's the chapter, hope you all enjoyed. I still have a lot of ideas left for the story. And Rick, lol, omg, he's so funny to have in this story. You'll see. I'm thinking of having him in another chapter, just trying to find the best situation to have him in. There will also be more Jayden time with her mommy and daddy. Alrighty, hope you enjoyed reading it so please review!