Troubled Waters
See Part 1 for Disclaimers, etc.
Calleigh wasted no time in heading for the shower, determined to scrub all traces of him from her body. Giving her a kiss Tim told her that there would be food waiting for her when she got out. Calleigh nodded listlessly at him and waited until he left the bedroom before stripping down.
Avoiding her reflection in the bathroom mirror Calleigh got into the shower and let the hot needles of water hit her, washing all of his germs down the drain. Scrubbing away at her body with a soapy cloth, Calleigh felt tears of anger fill her eyes as she again relived Schneider forcing his way into her body.
The only reason this had happened to her was because she was a woman. It filled her with rage and she cried long and hard. She hated feeling so weak and helpless. Calleigh was a strong person who normally in her work and in her life had no problem facing off against anything that might come her way. Schneider had taken something she was very proud of, her womanhood, and used it as a weapon against her.
He had pretty much told her to her face that she was taken so that he could use her against Tim, Horatio and anyone else at CSI who might care about her. She knew that he would have to pay and made it her mission to see that he did. Calleigh stayed in the shower until the water ran cold and then she got out, feeling a lot better and wrapped herself in her fluffy terry-cloth robe.
Speed was sitting at the kitchen table waiting for her she entered the room wearing comfy pajama pants and one of his t-shirts. She looked like she'd been crying again and his heart felt like breaking because he didn't know how to help her through this.
"How was your shower, Cal?" He asked her, getting up to give her a hug. Calleigh went to him, loving the comfort he gave her.
"It was good for me but the hot water tank will need some time to recover." It amazed Tim how she was the one trying to make him smile when it should be the other way around. Kissing her forehead, Tim steered her toward the table, pulling out a chair for her to sit in.
"Sit down, Cal and I'll bring you some dinner." Calleigh sat at the table as Tim grabbed her a plate of food, along with a big glass of orange juice. He took a helping too since he hadn't eaten in hours himself. Calleigh slowly worked her way through the food as Tim watched her.
He was so grateful to have her back it was impossible for him to put it into words. Seeing those bruises on her body had nearly killed him and knowing Schneider had raped her caused homicidal thoughts to tumble through his brain. It was a good thing that guy was in lock-up because if Tim got anywhere near him he knew that he would lose control and beat him to a pulp.
When they were finished eating all either of them wanted to do was sleep. Calleigh was in bed first and Tim soon joined her, spooning her. He put his arm around her, resting his hand on her stomach. Calleigh let herself relax, trying to force all thoughts of Schneider out of her mind. She was with Tim now and perfectly safe. It was hard though, because she kept seeing his face and remembering how he had violated her. A shudder went through her body and Tim felt it, tightening his grip on her.
"What is it, Cal?" Calleigh took a deep breath before she answered, trying hard not to cry.
"I just can't forget what he did, Tim. It makes me so angry and there's nothing I can do about it. He told me I was his pawn and he used me and I want him dead, Tim." Her voice shook and Tim pulled her even closer to him.
"He will die, Calleigh. One way or another he will." Tim said softly to her, wanting to calm her down. "Right now we've got to focus on you though. We don't need to worry about him anymore because they've got him on murder one."
"Did they tie him to the murders of those little girls?" Calleigh asked, and then she realized what must have happened. "Oh no, he killed again, didn't he?"
"Yeah, Cal, he did. Last-night." Calleigh couldn't fight back the tears anymore so she gave into them and Tim held her tightly while she cried, unable to stop the tears from flowing down his own cheeks.
"I just don't understand how someone could be so sick, Tim." Calleigh sobbed, mourning the death of that child. To think that Schneider had raped and killed another child in between raping her upset her even more. "He gets pleasure out of other people's pain, I saw it first-hand."
"I'm so sorry you had to go through this Calleigh. I know it's partly my fault." Calleigh turned to face him, holding his face in her hands.
"How can you say that?" She asked, wiping away his tears. "You had no control in this situation. None of us did."
"You were upset because of me so you went off by yourself. You should've been with me when he kidnapped you. If I hadn't been such an ass none of this would have happened."
"Oh, Tim. Please don't say things like that." Calleigh thought he was being unreasonable putting this on himself. If Schneider had been determined to get her he would have found a way whether she had gone to the park alone or not.
"I love you so much, Calleigh and I'm sorry about the way I've been treating you lately. It's just been hard for me to hide the way I really feel. Luckily we won't have to do that anymore."
"What's changed? Did something happen while I was missing?" Calleigh wasn't upset if it had come out but would have liked to be there when it happened.
"I wish I had been the one to tell but unfortunately Schneider had some pictures of us together and dropped them off at CSI, along with a note telling me that he had you. He claimed that if we didn't drop his case that we'd never see you alive again." Tim's voice cracked on the last sentence and Calleigh put her arms around him, hugging him as he held onto her fiercely.
He kissed her then, and Calleigh kissed him back passionately. Her feelings for him were so intense and being held captive by Schneider had only heightened them. Finally pulling away, she looked into his eyes.
"All I could think about was you, Tim. That's what helped keep me sane, knowing that if I made it through I'd be able to see you again." Calleigh told him, as she snuggled up to him.
"I can't imagine what you went through babe. If I ever get my hands on that guy..." Tim broke off, not wanting to get into this now. Calleigh needed to rest and they would have plenty of time to discuss Schneider. "Look, let's just go to sleep, okay?" Calleigh nodded, not having the energy to talk more about her ordeal. She felt so drained that closing her eyes and relaxing against Tim's chest was not difficult.
He rubbed her back gently, feeling her breathing deepen. She was asleep in minutes and Tim stayed awake for awhile, just savoring the feeling of her body against his. He knew that things were going to be very hard in the next while, as Calleigh recovered from being raped and they would also have Schneider's trial to deal with. Tim just hoped he could be strong enough to help her through this and knew that this whole thing could make or break their relationship.
Calleigh woke with a start and reached for Tim but he wasn't in bed. She felt panic rise in her throat and told herself to calm down. He'd probably just gone to the kitchen to get a drink of water. Cuddling under the blanket, Calleigh lay on her side, trying to relax and fall back to sleep.
"How's my sleeping beauty? Did you miss me?" Tim's voice made her jump, as her body came back from the edge of sleep. She turned to look at him but instead of seeing Tim she saw Schneider leering at her from the doorway. She tried to scream but no sound came out. Jumping off the bed, she frantically searched for something, anything she could use as a weapon. Schneider grabbed her around the waist before she could find anything and Calleigh closed her eyes, finally letting out a blood-curdling scream.
TBC...
See Part 1 for Disclaimers, etc.
Calleigh wasted no time in heading for the shower, determined to scrub all traces of him from her body. Giving her a kiss Tim told her that there would be food waiting for her when she got out. Calleigh nodded listlessly at him and waited until he left the bedroom before stripping down.
Avoiding her reflection in the bathroom mirror Calleigh got into the shower and let the hot needles of water hit her, washing all of his germs down the drain. Scrubbing away at her body with a soapy cloth, Calleigh felt tears of anger fill her eyes as she again relived Schneider forcing his way into her body.
The only reason this had happened to her was because she was a woman. It filled her with rage and she cried long and hard. She hated feeling so weak and helpless. Calleigh was a strong person who normally in her work and in her life had no problem facing off against anything that might come her way. Schneider had taken something she was very proud of, her womanhood, and used it as a weapon against her.
He had pretty much told her to her face that she was taken so that he could use her against Tim, Horatio and anyone else at CSI who might care about her. She knew that he would have to pay and made it her mission to see that he did. Calleigh stayed in the shower until the water ran cold and then she got out, feeling a lot better and wrapped herself in her fluffy terry-cloth robe.
Speed was sitting at the kitchen table waiting for her she entered the room wearing comfy pajama pants and one of his t-shirts. She looked like she'd been crying again and his heart felt like breaking because he didn't know how to help her through this.
"How was your shower, Cal?" He asked her, getting up to give her a hug. Calleigh went to him, loving the comfort he gave her.
"It was good for me but the hot water tank will need some time to recover." It amazed Tim how she was the one trying to make him smile when it should be the other way around. Kissing her forehead, Tim steered her toward the table, pulling out a chair for her to sit in.
"Sit down, Cal and I'll bring you some dinner." Calleigh sat at the table as Tim grabbed her a plate of food, along with a big glass of orange juice. He took a helping too since he hadn't eaten in hours himself. Calleigh slowly worked her way through the food as Tim watched her.
He was so grateful to have her back it was impossible for him to put it into words. Seeing those bruises on her body had nearly killed him and knowing Schneider had raped her caused homicidal thoughts to tumble through his brain. It was a good thing that guy was in lock-up because if Tim got anywhere near him he knew that he would lose control and beat him to a pulp.
When they were finished eating all either of them wanted to do was sleep. Calleigh was in bed first and Tim soon joined her, spooning her. He put his arm around her, resting his hand on her stomach. Calleigh let herself relax, trying to force all thoughts of Schneider out of her mind. She was with Tim now and perfectly safe. It was hard though, because she kept seeing his face and remembering how he had violated her. A shudder went through her body and Tim felt it, tightening his grip on her.
"What is it, Cal?" Calleigh took a deep breath before she answered, trying hard not to cry.
"I just can't forget what he did, Tim. It makes me so angry and there's nothing I can do about it. He told me I was his pawn and he used me and I want him dead, Tim." Her voice shook and Tim pulled her even closer to him.
"He will die, Calleigh. One way or another he will." Tim said softly to her, wanting to calm her down. "Right now we've got to focus on you though. We don't need to worry about him anymore because they've got him on murder one."
"Did they tie him to the murders of those little girls?" Calleigh asked, and then she realized what must have happened. "Oh no, he killed again, didn't he?"
"Yeah, Cal, he did. Last-night." Calleigh couldn't fight back the tears anymore so she gave into them and Tim held her tightly while she cried, unable to stop the tears from flowing down his own cheeks.
"I just don't understand how someone could be so sick, Tim." Calleigh sobbed, mourning the death of that child. To think that Schneider had raped and killed another child in between raping her upset her even more. "He gets pleasure out of other people's pain, I saw it first-hand."
"I'm so sorry you had to go through this Calleigh. I know it's partly my fault." Calleigh turned to face him, holding his face in her hands.
"How can you say that?" She asked, wiping away his tears. "You had no control in this situation. None of us did."
"You were upset because of me so you went off by yourself. You should've been with me when he kidnapped you. If I hadn't been such an ass none of this would have happened."
"Oh, Tim. Please don't say things like that." Calleigh thought he was being unreasonable putting this on himself. If Schneider had been determined to get her he would have found a way whether she had gone to the park alone or not.
"I love you so much, Calleigh and I'm sorry about the way I've been treating you lately. It's just been hard for me to hide the way I really feel. Luckily we won't have to do that anymore."
"What's changed? Did something happen while I was missing?" Calleigh wasn't upset if it had come out but would have liked to be there when it happened.
"I wish I had been the one to tell but unfortunately Schneider had some pictures of us together and dropped them off at CSI, along with a note telling me that he had you. He claimed that if we didn't drop his case that we'd never see you alive again." Tim's voice cracked on the last sentence and Calleigh put her arms around him, hugging him as he held onto her fiercely.
He kissed her then, and Calleigh kissed him back passionately. Her feelings for him were so intense and being held captive by Schneider had only heightened them. Finally pulling away, she looked into his eyes.
"All I could think about was you, Tim. That's what helped keep me sane, knowing that if I made it through I'd be able to see you again." Calleigh told him, as she snuggled up to him.
"I can't imagine what you went through babe. If I ever get my hands on that guy..." Tim broke off, not wanting to get into this now. Calleigh needed to rest and they would have plenty of time to discuss Schneider. "Look, let's just go to sleep, okay?" Calleigh nodded, not having the energy to talk more about her ordeal. She felt so drained that closing her eyes and relaxing against Tim's chest was not difficult.
He rubbed her back gently, feeling her breathing deepen. She was asleep in minutes and Tim stayed awake for awhile, just savoring the feeling of her body against his. He knew that things were going to be very hard in the next while, as Calleigh recovered from being raped and they would also have Schneider's trial to deal with. Tim just hoped he could be strong enough to help her through this and knew that this whole thing could make or break their relationship.
Calleigh woke with a start and reached for Tim but he wasn't in bed. She felt panic rise in her throat and told herself to calm down. He'd probably just gone to the kitchen to get a drink of water. Cuddling under the blanket, Calleigh lay on her side, trying to relax and fall back to sleep.
"How's my sleeping beauty? Did you miss me?" Tim's voice made her jump, as her body came back from the edge of sleep. She turned to look at him but instead of seeing Tim she saw Schneider leering at her from the doorway. She tried to scream but no sound came out. Jumping off the bed, she frantically searched for something, anything she could use as a weapon. Schneider grabbed her around the waist before she could find anything and Calleigh closed her eyes, finally letting out a blood-curdling scream.
TBC...