A/N Alright, so I'm going to apologise now, this chapter is a bit random, I had a case of writers block, so this is a bit off topic, fingers crossed by tomorrow the plot bunnies will be happily hopping along again.
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Chapter 53
I don't know how Horatio hadn't killed Rick already, he was always there, putting his nose where it doesn't belong, always trying to be our downfall. And the way he just completely disregarded Calleigh, I wanted to hit him, break his jaw at the very least. Horatio had interrupted before the urge could get out of hand, if he'd carried on the way he was going he would've ended up in the hospital.
"I'm sorry about Rick, there is, unfortunately, nothing I can do." Horatio apologised
"It's not your fault H, it's him."
"Yes, and he, is going to make you go into interrogation."
"What do we tell him?"
"The bare minimum, for know I need you to talk to me."
"What do you need to know?"
"Do you know that man?"
I looked at Calleigh, we both knew the answer to that question. Yes, Calleigh did know that man. The question was, was Calleigh comfortable telling Horatio that? It was an awkward situation, and Horatio already knew more than most people, and Calleigh had never been one for broadcasting her life to the world, even though Horatio couldn't really be classed as the world.
"I knew him yes." Calleigh said
"Does he have anything to do with Jake?"
"Yes, he does."
"Would I be right in assuming that the relationship between the two is not something you wish to discuss?"
"I would rather not."
"I understand, if the topic is broached with Rick, don't answer, I'm afraid it will be his excuse to investigate further."
"Alright, but how are we going to prove the relation between him and Jake without me talking?"
"I tell you how, we... we look to the evidence."
Horatio walked off and left us with nothing to do. We couldn't process the scene, conflict of interest. We couldn't speak to IAB, not yet, and not that we wanted to. We couldn't leave, we might need to be questioned. And we couldn't go about any daily routines, because our house was a crime scene, all we could do was sit and wait. Natalia and Walter arrived not too much later.
"Oh my gosh guys, are you ok?" she asked
"We're good thanks Nat. I though Ryan was coming with you?"
"Oh he's got the flu, Alexx wouldn't let him leave CSI, she's still trying to convince him to go home."
"And typical Ryan is refusing to admit he's ill?"
"You got it."
"Well, you and Walter best get started, furthest door up the stairs."
"Thanks, we'll make sure IAB can't get you."
"Thanks Nat."
Natalia and Walter took their kits and headed to our bedroom, once again there was nothing to do. I put my arm around Calleigh and she sighed, today had already been a long day, and it was going to get even longer. I walked her to the kitchen, there was nothing to process in there, so we wouldn't have to keep moving. We sat at the island, and lapsed into silence.
"What's your favourite film?" Calleigh asked randomly
"Forrest Gump. Why?"
"Why not? Favourite ever song?"
"Livin' On a Prayer by Bon Jovi, yours?"
"Taylor Swift, Love Story."
"That's quite recent."
"I know, I never used to be a music person."
"Fair enough, if you could go anywhere right now where would it be?"
"Back to last night." She said with a wink
"Yes, but that would be breaking the space-time continuum, and that's impossible."
"You did say anywhere, and I just picked anytime too."
"Miss Physics you should know that anytime is not within the realms of possibility."
"I however believe Einstein and Stephen Hawking would most likely beg to differ."
"What happened to I believe in the science? There is no science to back up their theories."
"Come on, don't you like to think that in Area 51 they actually have aliens?"
"Aliens are a whole different matter to the space-time continuum."
"Not really, they both stretch the imagination, you have to believe the impossible is possible."
"That sounds like a tagline for the X-files."
"You are so boring." She teased "I believe there are aliens out there, and I think if people put their minds to it that we could prove time travel is at least possible. After all it was only a few years ago we discovered DNA."
"You do have a point there."
"Of course I do. If there hadn't been people there to believe in the possibility that there was something invisible that holds the key to human life, there would be no DNA."
"DNA is quite incredible."
"It is, but DNA isn't even an assured thing, it's not fact."
"What do you mean not fact?"
"Science is never fact, it's theory, and the best theory's are ones that can be proved wrong."
"So you're saying DNA could be a pile of trash?"
"No, not at all, it is possible to prove wrong, but nobody has been able to, therefore it is a solid theory."
"Now you're confusing me."
"Sorry." She said and blushed
"Why are you apologising?"
"I rant and babble when I'm nervous."
"I know that, but that still doesn't explain why you're apologising?"
"I'm sorry for babbling at you, you didn't need to know my opinions on the space-time continuum."
"If I remember it was me that brought it up, and anyway, I like listening to you talk." She blushed again
She was cute when she blushed, the little pink tint that you could see rise to her cheeks, the way she tried to hide behind her hair, it was absolutely adorable. I pulled her into my arms and chuckled a little. I was about to say something when I heard Walter call Natalia, I hadn't even realised her was downstairs.
"Natalia, come and look at this, there's blood down here."
I heard Natalia descend the stairs. The blood at the bottom would prove that Calleigh had been hit, and IAB can't argue with the evidence. I started to speak, but then I picked up on Walter's conversation with Natalia, from the way Calleigh sat up a bit straighter, I think she did too.
"You know, when I was working graveyard, people were always saying Eric Delko was such a player, getting all the girls. But the way he looks at Calleigh, I would never believe it."
"They're one of those fairytale couples, if they can't make it together, no one can."
"How long have they been together?"
"About 3 or 4 months."
"Are you kidding me? They look like they've been together forever."
Natalia laughed "Well, they might as well have been, they were both in denial for years."
"How could they be in denial? I can't imagine them any other way than they are now."
"You didn't have to work with them, it was hell. You could've could have cut the sexual tension with a knife. In true Valera style: they have been mentally undressing each other for the past 10 years."
"And they never did anything?"
"Nope, it was the most frustrating thing, we all just wanted to go up to them and tell them to just have sex and get it over with, but Calleigh would probably have shot us."
"So how did they get to where they are now?"
"That Walter, is a very good question, no one knows, except them of course. And none of us can pinpoint exactly when either."
"They are good."
"Tell me about it, annoyingly good."
"Think their gonna get married?"
"I know they are, and they're gonna have lots of mini Delko's and I'm gonna blackmail Calleigh into letting me be Godmother because they will be the most adorable kids in the whole of Miami."
"Liking the plan Boa Vista."
"Thank you, I like to think myself a bit of an evil genius on occasion."
Their conversation ended when Walter decided to go back to the lab and run the DNA from the blood. I couldn't help but smile, I knew we shouldn't have been eavesdropping, but it was too good to resist. I had to admit, Natalia had a point, those years where Calleigh was so close, but yet so far, it nearly killed me. But I had her now, and that was all that mattered.
"You hear what I heard?" I asked
"Oh yes."
"Natalia has a bit of an evil plan going on there don't you think?"
"She does indeed, one she'll probably succeed in." She smirked "Have you really been mentally undressing me for the last 10 years?"
"Not all the time." I defended
"But some of the time?"
"It was hard not to."
"That makes two of us." She whispered
"Excuse me?" I nearly hissed
"Girls can have daydreams too."
Horatio had to walk in right at that moment didn't he? I suppose it was for the best, there was still people in the house after all. I was glad Calleigh seemed to be ok, she was strong, and although I knew she was still nervous, she didn't seem to be too upset. I didn't know what she'd be like when we were alone, but for now she seemed to be happy.
"I am afraid that IAB would... like to speak to you."
"Do we have to go to the station?"
"Yes, yes you do."
"Alright, we'd best get going then, wouldn't like to keep Rick waiting."
"Don't forget, I have your back, don't let him pry Jake out of you."
"Thanks H."
We thanked Natalia again and left. Calleigh still had a confident stride, her heels clacking in the same rhythm as always, her hips swayed in the same way they always did. It was a dream to watch, my perfect Calleigh, still perfect. That was one of the reason's I loved her, she didn't let anyone else ruin her, she would always come out on top...
A/N So random chapter over, I hope you didn't mind the randomness.
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