Butterflies
See Part 1 for Disclaimers, etc.
Tim ended up spending the night and though they didn't get much sleep, he felt absolutely invigorated the next morning. He looked over at Calleigh, who was still sleeping and wished he could call in sick to spend the day in bed with her. He knew it wasn't possible though.
That was one of the downfalls of loving your job but Tim wouldn't trade it for anything. He relished the feeling of getting to the truth in a case and once he started something he needed to be the one to finish it and didn't like passing it off on someone else. He knew Calleigh felt the same way and also realized that Horatio would catch on pretty quickly if they both called in sick on the same day.
Right now they wanted to keep this between the two of them. They'd talked about that a bit and both agreed that they wouldn't share this with anyone just yet. He knew it would be hard to keep from Delko especially but he was sure going to try. Besides, Calleigh had pointed out that it might be kind of fun having a secret relationship.
They had decided for the time being that when they were working they would behave as they always had toward one anther but outside work they could enjoy each other's company as much as they pleased. Looking at the clock, Tim realized he should probably get going since he needed to stop off at his apartment before work to shower and change. Not wanting to disturb Calleigh's last bit of sleep before the alarm went off, Tim scribbled her a note and left it on the bedside table. He quickly dressed and gave Calleigh a soft kiss on the lips before he left her apartment quietly.
Not long after Tim left the apartment Calleigh woke up. Realizing she was alone in bed, she was disappointed and a little concerned when she saw that he was gone. They'd had a great time last night so she couldn't believe that he would just leave without saying goodbye. She'd been hoping they could have breakfast together before work. Glancing at the clock on the bedside table she spotted the note he'd left her.
Annoyed at herself for being so insecure she smiled as she read it. It was a sweet note, him just letting her know that their night together had been magic that it was hard for him to leave her this morning but he had to go home before work and would see her soon. Calleigh really felt like this was the start of something wonderful and hoped she didn't do anything to jinx it. She knew that she might be falling for Tim too quickly but she had to admit that there was no going back. Not that she wanted to stop. She was having way too much fun to even think about stopping now.
Horatio called a meeting with his CSIs first thing in the morning to see where everyone was at and give out new assignments if necessary. Everyone was there at 7:30am sharp except for Calleigh. Ten minutes later Horatio was a little surprised, as it wasn't like Calleigh to be late for anything. Tim was a bit antsy himself, wondering if maybe she'd slept through the alarm and was still passed out from the night before. Just as Tim was about to reach for his cell and give her a call, Calleigh flew into the room, out of breath.
"I'm sorry I'm late, Horatio! I slept in and then ran into a bit of traffic. What'd I miss?"
"We were waiting for you so you didn't miss anything. You're never late so I knew you'd be here any second." Horatio answered, looking at her thoughtfully. Something was different about Calleigh. She'd kind of been off the last couple of days, very distracted. With her cheeks flushed and her eyes sparkling Horatio thought she looked even more beautiful than usual. She sat down in the empty chair between Speed and Eric and a look passed between her and Speed that wasn't missed by Horatio. Well, whatever was going on he wouldn't worry about it right now. He knew that if it were something important it would come to light all on its own.
Horatio asked Tim and Calleigh to fill him in on their case and was pleased to find out they'd had a breakthrough yesterday. Tim had also just got the news that Emma had left the house very late last night and had been followed to a nearby motel. Unfortunately, if it was Rick Manning she went to meet, he was staying there under a false name and there was no mention of a man and baby staying in any of the rooms.
When the desk clerk was shown Rick Manning's picture she told the police she honestly didn't know if he was in the motel. He didn't look familiar to her. Emma had stayed there for a few hours and returned to her house before dawn.
Hopefully they would have a revealing talk with her today. They were going to call her in without her husband and hopefully she would shed a little light on the case. If not, they were having the motel watched now as well and Tim said they were prepared to take it room by room if they had to. Horatio asked that they keep him posted and then turned to Eric.
"Eric, you're with me. I just got the call that there was a drive-by shooting at a fast-food restaurant downtown. Alex is already on the scene."
"You got it H." Eric replied. Horatio left the room with Eric right on his heels while Calleigh and Tim remained behind.
"What happened to you this morning?" Calleigh looked a bit embarrassed by his question. "Everything okay?"
"Oh, everything's fine. I was just in the shower and started daydreaming...I lost track of time is all." Calleigh admitted.
"Oh...what were you daydreaming about?" Tim asked, a little too eagerly. She shook her head at him, smiling.
"I think you know."
"I sure hope I do, otherwise we've got some talking to do, huh?" Tim said teasingly. Calleigh gave him a quick kiss, not able to resist any longer. When she pulled away he gently cupped the back of her head and pulled her toward him until their lips met again. Tim knew it would be harder than he thought keeping things professional at work but he hadn't seen Calleigh since waking up this morning and felt like he was going through withdrawal. Calleigh broke the kiss, laughing softly.
"We're not doing very well so far, are we?" Tim looked at her guiltily. "We can't even make it five minutes!" Calleigh declared.
"I couldn't help myself. I missed seeing you this morning, Cal"
"I feel the same way but if we want to keep this between us we've got to be more discreet or else we're bound to get caught sooner or later. Besides, some things are worth waiting for, right?" She asked, smiling widely at him.
"Definitely." He softly touched her cheek and then stood up. "Let's go and find out what Emma Pratt is up to today, shall we?"
Calleigh and Tim sat across from Emma Pratt in the interrogation room. Calleigh was asking her more questions about the night the baby had disappeared and Tim could tell she wasn't about to give up anything so he decided to play hardball. Tossing a picture of Rick Manning on the table he asked her if she knew him. Looking thoughtfully at the picture, Emma admitted nonchalantly that he did look familiar and that she believed he worked at her office.
"We have reason to think you know him a little better than that, Emma." Calleigh said. "We have several witnesses who say you two were having an affair and often carried on at work." Emma glared at her.
"Look, my personal life is none of your business. Finding my baby is all you need to worry about." Emma snapped at Calleigh. "You're not a mother, are you?"
"No, I'm not but if your baby was stolen I know how you must be feeling right now."
"There's no way you can know what I'm feeling! If you did, you wouldn't be accusing me of having an affair with this man at a time like this. I'm trying to grieve for my baby."
"That's exactly it, Emma." Tim interjected. "You don't seem to be grieving at all. In my experience, grieving mothers don't normally get manicures and go on shopping sprees." Emma looked at him with surprise.
"How do you know what I'm doing? Are you having me followed?" She accused.
"We've been trying to find your baby, Emma. We're having your whole family followed." Noticing the guilty look that briefly came over Emma's features, Tim continued. "We know you met him last night at the Sleep-Easy Motel near your house. We also know that he has your baby." Emma stared at Tim, a look of disbelief on her face. Without another word she reached into her purse and got out her cell phone. As Emma speed-dialed her lawyer, Tim winked at Calleigh, who smiled back at him. They knew they had Emma for fraud and kidnapping at this point and she knew it too---all they needed was solid proof so they could press charges.
The kidnapping charges would of course be dropped if Rick Manning proved to be the father. The important thing right now was to actually find the baby before Emma could warn Rick. Tim called another detective into the room to stay with Emma while she waited for her lawyer and hoped that she wouldn't take off. They didn't have a legal right to hold her right now and her lawyer would be able to tell her that soon. In the meantime, Calleigh and Tim raced to the motel, calling for police back up, hoping that Rick would still be there.
The clerk at the front desk was very helpful but hadn't been working the night before so she couldn't identify Emma as a visitor to the motel the night before. She did show them a list of the occupants but that didn't help them to narrow things down much. Calleigh asked if any of the guests had complained of a newborn baby crying during the night. The young woman checked her log and looked at them brightly.
"You're in luck." She said. "There was a report of an infant crying off and on all night in Room 211. It's not the kind of thing we follow up on immediately unless it recurs night after night. Babies do cry, after all." She said smiling. Thanking her for her help, Tim and Calleigh wasted no time and made their way to the second floor.
TBC...
See Part 1 for Disclaimers, etc.
Tim ended up spending the night and though they didn't get much sleep, he felt absolutely invigorated the next morning. He looked over at Calleigh, who was still sleeping and wished he could call in sick to spend the day in bed with her. He knew it wasn't possible though.
That was one of the downfalls of loving your job but Tim wouldn't trade it for anything. He relished the feeling of getting to the truth in a case and once he started something he needed to be the one to finish it and didn't like passing it off on someone else. He knew Calleigh felt the same way and also realized that Horatio would catch on pretty quickly if they both called in sick on the same day.
Right now they wanted to keep this between the two of them. They'd talked about that a bit and both agreed that they wouldn't share this with anyone just yet. He knew it would be hard to keep from Delko especially but he was sure going to try. Besides, Calleigh had pointed out that it might be kind of fun having a secret relationship.
They had decided for the time being that when they were working they would behave as they always had toward one anther but outside work they could enjoy each other's company as much as they pleased. Looking at the clock, Tim realized he should probably get going since he needed to stop off at his apartment before work to shower and change. Not wanting to disturb Calleigh's last bit of sleep before the alarm went off, Tim scribbled her a note and left it on the bedside table. He quickly dressed and gave Calleigh a soft kiss on the lips before he left her apartment quietly.
Not long after Tim left the apartment Calleigh woke up. Realizing she was alone in bed, she was disappointed and a little concerned when she saw that he was gone. They'd had a great time last night so she couldn't believe that he would just leave without saying goodbye. She'd been hoping they could have breakfast together before work. Glancing at the clock on the bedside table she spotted the note he'd left her.
Annoyed at herself for being so insecure she smiled as she read it. It was a sweet note, him just letting her know that their night together had been magic that it was hard for him to leave her this morning but he had to go home before work and would see her soon. Calleigh really felt like this was the start of something wonderful and hoped she didn't do anything to jinx it. She knew that she might be falling for Tim too quickly but she had to admit that there was no going back. Not that she wanted to stop. She was having way too much fun to even think about stopping now.
Horatio called a meeting with his CSIs first thing in the morning to see where everyone was at and give out new assignments if necessary. Everyone was there at 7:30am sharp except for Calleigh. Ten minutes later Horatio was a little surprised, as it wasn't like Calleigh to be late for anything. Tim was a bit antsy himself, wondering if maybe she'd slept through the alarm and was still passed out from the night before. Just as Tim was about to reach for his cell and give her a call, Calleigh flew into the room, out of breath.
"I'm sorry I'm late, Horatio! I slept in and then ran into a bit of traffic. What'd I miss?"
"We were waiting for you so you didn't miss anything. You're never late so I knew you'd be here any second." Horatio answered, looking at her thoughtfully. Something was different about Calleigh. She'd kind of been off the last couple of days, very distracted. With her cheeks flushed and her eyes sparkling Horatio thought she looked even more beautiful than usual. She sat down in the empty chair between Speed and Eric and a look passed between her and Speed that wasn't missed by Horatio. Well, whatever was going on he wouldn't worry about it right now. He knew that if it were something important it would come to light all on its own.
Horatio asked Tim and Calleigh to fill him in on their case and was pleased to find out they'd had a breakthrough yesterday. Tim had also just got the news that Emma had left the house very late last night and had been followed to a nearby motel. Unfortunately, if it was Rick Manning she went to meet, he was staying there under a false name and there was no mention of a man and baby staying in any of the rooms.
When the desk clerk was shown Rick Manning's picture she told the police she honestly didn't know if he was in the motel. He didn't look familiar to her. Emma had stayed there for a few hours and returned to her house before dawn.
Hopefully they would have a revealing talk with her today. They were going to call her in without her husband and hopefully she would shed a little light on the case. If not, they were having the motel watched now as well and Tim said they were prepared to take it room by room if they had to. Horatio asked that they keep him posted and then turned to Eric.
"Eric, you're with me. I just got the call that there was a drive-by shooting at a fast-food restaurant downtown. Alex is already on the scene."
"You got it H." Eric replied. Horatio left the room with Eric right on his heels while Calleigh and Tim remained behind.
"What happened to you this morning?" Calleigh looked a bit embarrassed by his question. "Everything okay?"
"Oh, everything's fine. I was just in the shower and started daydreaming...I lost track of time is all." Calleigh admitted.
"Oh...what were you daydreaming about?" Tim asked, a little too eagerly. She shook her head at him, smiling.
"I think you know."
"I sure hope I do, otherwise we've got some talking to do, huh?" Tim said teasingly. Calleigh gave him a quick kiss, not able to resist any longer. When she pulled away he gently cupped the back of her head and pulled her toward him until their lips met again. Tim knew it would be harder than he thought keeping things professional at work but he hadn't seen Calleigh since waking up this morning and felt like he was going through withdrawal. Calleigh broke the kiss, laughing softly.
"We're not doing very well so far, are we?" Tim looked at her guiltily. "We can't even make it five minutes!" Calleigh declared.
"I couldn't help myself. I missed seeing you this morning, Cal"
"I feel the same way but if we want to keep this between us we've got to be more discreet or else we're bound to get caught sooner or later. Besides, some things are worth waiting for, right?" She asked, smiling widely at him.
"Definitely." He softly touched her cheek and then stood up. "Let's go and find out what Emma Pratt is up to today, shall we?"
Calleigh and Tim sat across from Emma Pratt in the interrogation room. Calleigh was asking her more questions about the night the baby had disappeared and Tim could tell she wasn't about to give up anything so he decided to play hardball. Tossing a picture of Rick Manning on the table he asked her if she knew him. Looking thoughtfully at the picture, Emma admitted nonchalantly that he did look familiar and that she believed he worked at her office.
"We have reason to think you know him a little better than that, Emma." Calleigh said. "We have several witnesses who say you two were having an affair and often carried on at work." Emma glared at her.
"Look, my personal life is none of your business. Finding my baby is all you need to worry about." Emma snapped at Calleigh. "You're not a mother, are you?"
"No, I'm not but if your baby was stolen I know how you must be feeling right now."
"There's no way you can know what I'm feeling! If you did, you wouldn't be accusing me of having an affair with this man at a time like this. I'm trying to grieve for my baby."
"That's exactly it, Emma." Tim interjected. "You don't seem to be grieving at all. In my experience, grieving mothers don't normally get manicures and go on shopping sprees." Emma looked at him with surprise.
"How do you know what I'm doing? Are you having me followed?" She accused.
"We've been trying to find your baby, Emma. We're having your whole family followed." Noticing the guilty look that briefly came over Emma's features, Tim continued. "We know you met him last night at the Sleep-Easy Motel near your house. We also know that he has your baby." Emma stared at Tim, a look of disbelief on her face. Without another word she reached into her purse and got out her cell phone. As Emma speed-dialed her lawyer, Tim winked at Calleigh, who smiled back at him. They knew they had Emma for fraud and kidnapping at this point and she knew it too---all they needed was solid proof so they could press charges.
The kidnapping charges would of course be dropped if Rick Manning proved to be the father. The important thing right now was to actually find the baby before Emma could warn Rick. Tim called another detective into the room to stay with Emma while she waited for her lawyer and hoped that she wouldn't take off. They didn't have a legal right to hold her right now and her lawyer would be able to tell her that soon. In the meantime, Calleigh and Tim raced to the motel, calling for police back up, hoping that Rick would still be there.
The clerk at the front desk was very helpful but hadn't been working the night before so she couldn't identify Emma as a visitor to the motel the night before. She did show them a list of the occupants but that didn't help them to narrow things down much. Calleigh asked if any of the guests had complained of a newborn baby crying during the night. The young woman checked her log and looked at them brightly.
"You're in luck." She said. "There was a report of an infant crying off and on all night in Room 211. It's not the kind of thing we follow up on immediately unless it recurs night after night. Babies do cry, after all." She said smiling. Thanking her for her help, Tim and Calleigh wasted no time and made their way to the second floor.
TBC...
