Thanks for all of the reviews! This is a little short but I did only last update yesterday! Thanks again to paramedic for help with the idea. Here you go…

Alex ran off after Calleigh, she couldn't believe what she had just witnessed. How could this woman truly believe that what her husband had done to her daughter had been in any way her daughters fault? Alex had seen those videos, seen part of what had been done to Calleigh, they had made her feel sick, the fact that that had happened to someone she had known, not only someone she had known but Calleigh. She had worked with Calleigh for nearly ten years, she had always been so happy and cheerful, and she would never have guessed that she had been through any of this, it broke her heart. As far as Alex was concerned Calleigh's mother really was as bad as her father, for her to stand back and just let her daughter be abused like that, be used and passed around like some sort of sex toy, it was unbelievable.

Alex continued walking until she reached the ballistics lab, she knew this was Calleigh's haven, where she felt safe, in control, she knew she'd find her here. Alex opened the door and walked in, she couldn't see Calleigh she walked a little further and entered the firing range as the door closed behind her she saw Calleigh sitting on the floor in the corner behind the door, her legs were curled up to her chest and her head hung down as she hugged her legs close. She was shaking. Alex walked over and sat down next to her, she placed a hand on Calleigh's shoulder, she wanted to comfort her, Calleigh flinched away from her touch.

"Calleigh," Alex said softly trying not to scare her, "it's ok, it'll be ok."

Calleigh didn't reply, she was so angry and hurt, she didn't really know why, her mother had hit her, it hadn't hurt but it had shocked her, it hadn't happened before. Her mother hated her, she truly hated her more than Calleigh hated her mother herself.

"Calleigh, listen to me, you're ok, it will be ok."

"No it won't," Calleigh said softly.

"Why?" Alex asked.

"Everything is so messed up, none of this was supposed to happen, my family was never supposed to be here, I was never supposed to see them again at all, I left never to return and now that they're here I've killed my dad and everyone thinks its my fault, mom hates me more than she ever did before because I killed him, it's such a mess!" Calleigh was speaking so quickly Alex was having trouble understanding her.

"Calleigh slow down, none of this is your fault, you had to do what you did, you know that."

"But…" Calleigh started.

"No," Alex interrupted, "listen to me, it doesn't matter what your mom or the rest of your family thinks, you don't need them Cal, you know that, you've lived without them all of these years, you're better than them."

"Thanks Alex," Calleigh said, still not looking up from where she was sat, she enjoyed the warm feeling of Alex's arms surrounding her, it was a motherly touch, she leant into it and Alex hugged her tighter.

"It really will be ok Cal, I care about you, and you mean so much to me."

"Thank you Alex," Calleigh said looking up to meet her gaze, "sometimes I wish my mother had been more like you, you're more of a mother to me than mine ever was."

"Calleigh I'd be so proud to have a daughter like you, and if my daughter turns out to be anything like you I'll be so happy. Don't listen to your mom Cal, it's just the drink talking, you know that."

Calleigh smiled slightly, "it was always the drink talking, I hardly ever remember her sober, my father was the same, only she never hurt me so much. I hate them so much, I wish I'd never gone back home, none of this would ever have happened."

"Calleigh you can't blame yourself, you had no way of knowing this was going to happen."

"Thanks Alex," Calleigh said resting her head against Alex's chest, Alex held her, stroking her hair, she wanted to give Calleigh's mother a piece of her mind.

After about half an hour Alex left the lab followed shortly by Calleigh. After going to the bathroom in order to wash off her now smudged make-up and to try and make herself look half decent. She then walked into the break room, Horatio was stood there, he smiled at her, he had heard about what had happened.

"You ok?" he asked.

"Yeah," Calleigh replied softly, "I'm fine. Have you interviewed Jack and the others?"

"Not yet, I was just about to," Horatio replied.

"I want to come."

"No way!" Horatio replied, there was absolutely no way he was going to let her be there as he questioned them.

"Please Horatio, I need to do this!"

"No Calleigh, I won't allow it, you don't need that."

"Let me watch then, I won't say anything, just let me watch!"

"No Calleigh, please don't do this to yourself."

"I need to Horatio, I need an end to this, I want to hear what they have to say for themselves."

"Calleigh…" Horatio started.

"Please Horatio!" Calleigh begged.

"Ok, but not on your own and if it gets too much I want you to promise that you will leave."

"Thank you," Calleigh replied.

"Ok," Horatio said, "come on, if you're sure."

"I am," Calleigh replied, following him out of the break room.

Horatio really wished she wouldn't do this to herself, he knew she needed closure but not like this surely. As far as Horatio was concerned these men were the lowest of the low, he hated them, they were evil, he was going to see to it that they paid for what they had done. He hoped this really would be an end of it for her, he knew she couldn't cope with much more.

TBC…

Thanks for reading! I know this is short and a little boring but I promise to update again really soon, the next chapter should be a little more exciting! Please review, reviews make me happy!