Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters, including Tim
Speedle, (sigh), but hey, a girl can dream, can't she?
Rating: R, R, and more R
Pairings: Speed/OC, Speed/Calleigh, Calleigh/?
Summary: The team searches for a serial killer before he strikes again, bringing an old flame back to Miami and destroying Tim's precarious relationship with Calleigh.
A/N: This story just would not leave me alone! I went back and re- read it the other day and decided that I could do better. Therefore, I am reposting the story with corrections, no major changes. This time, I have given a lot more backstory on the fight that broke Tim and Leanna up, among other things.
Chapter 13
"You did WHAT?" Eric screamed, slamming his coffee cup onto the table.
Tim rolled his eyes and patted his best friend on the shoulder. "We got married, Eric."
Eric's eyes were wide with shock. "I wasn't there. Shouldn't I have been there? I'm your best friend, jackass," he rambled.
Tim laughed heartily. "You're right, jackass, you are. It was just me and Lea – just the way we both wanted it."
"I can't believe you did that without me." Eric sounded hurt and he shook his head.
"Christ, Delko, I didn't know it would mean that much to you."
He frowned. "I know it's stupid, man, I just always thought that I'd stand up for you and then someday you'd stand up for me."
It was Tim's turn to be shocked this time. "You fantasized about my wedding?" he asked curiously.
"Screw you, okay, it wasn't like that," Eric said, rising from the sofa in the break room. "I'm going to go find Valera."
"A little sympathy sex?" Tim teased. "By the way, the storage room is mine and Lea's, so find someplace else."
Horatio sauntered into the break room after a retreating Eric. "So, you did it?" he asked, pointing at the band adorning Tim's ring finger.
Speed grinned. "Yup. She's officially Mrs. Tim Speedle."
Horatio nodded and reached out to hug his protégé. "Congratulations, Tim. I'm very pleased for you."
"Thanks, H."
"Speed?" Horatio asked cautiously. "I've been meaning to talk to you about something for the past couple of days."
"What is it, H?" he asked curiously.
"I'm, uh," Horatio placed his hands on his hip, tilting his head down, refusing to make eye contact with Speed. "I'm in love with Calleigh."
Speed was taken aback. "What? When? How?" he stammered.
"I realized it when I found out about you and Calleigh," he explained.
Tim shook his head, "H, you've gotta understand, the thing with me and Calleigh..."
Horatio held up a hand to stop him. "It's fine, Speed, really. I'm actually grateful it happened, because now I know what I've been missing."
"Have you told her?" Speed asked gently, still in shock from his boss's revelation.
Horatio nodded and smiled. "I took her to dinner the other night and told her then."
Tim waited a moment for Horatio to continue, but Horatio only kept smiling. "Well, what did she say?" he demanded.
"She's going to need a little time to get over you," Horatio answered. "but I'm going to help her with that all I can."
Tim grinned widely. "Well, I'm shocked, but I think that's great. I'm really happy for both of you."
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"So, you and H, huh?" Speed questioned Calleigh in the H2 on the way to the team's next case.
Calleigh blushed furiously, ducking her head toward the window. Speed could see the grin spreading across her face from the reflection in the window. "What did he tell you?" she asked with a hint of laughter in the voice.
"Everything," he teased. "Calleigh, I think it's great."
She looked over at him and smiled. "I do too, Tim. I'm not going to get over this by tomorrow or anything, but my relationship with Horatio has the promise of everything I've ever wanted, and I'm not going to let that go."
"Good," he said, placing his hand on hers. "I hope you find everything you deserve."
"We're going to be okay, Tim," she promised. "You've found Leanna and I've found Horatio. Somehow, I think this is the way it should be."
"It is, Calleigh," he said, tapping his wedding ring on the steering wheel. "This is exactly the way it's supposed to be."
The End.
Rating: R, R, and more R
Pairings: Speed/OC, Speed/Calleigh, Calleigh/?
Summary: The team searches for a serial killer before he strikes again, bringing an old flame back to Miami and destroying Tim's precarious relationship with Calleigh.
A/N: This story just would not leave me alone! I went back and re- read it the other day and decided that I could do better. Therefore, I am reposting the story with corrections, no major changes. This time, I have given a lot more backstory on the fight that broke Tim and Leanna up, among other things.
Chapter 13
"You did WHAT?" Eric screamed, slamming his coffee cup onto the table.
Tim rolled his eyes and patted his best friend on the shoulder. "We got married, Eric."
Eric's eyes were wide with shock. "I wasn't there. Shouldn't I have been there? I'm your best friend, jackass," he rambled.
Tim laughed heartily. "You're right, jackass, you are. It was just me and Lea – just the way we both wanted it."
"I can't believe you did that without me." Eric sounded hurt and he shook his head.
"Christ, Delko, I didn't know it would mean that much to you."
He frowned. "I know it's stupid, man, I just always thought that I'd stand up for you and then someday you'd stand up for me."
It was Tim's turn to be shocked this time. "You fantasized about my wedding?" he asked curiously.
"Screw you, okay, it wasn't like that," Eric said, rising from the sofa in the break room. "I'm going to go find Valera."
"A little sympathy sex?" Tim teased. "By the way, the storage room is mine and Lea's, so find someplace else."
Horatio sauntered into the break room after a retreating Eric. "So, you did it?" he asked, pointing at the band adorning Tim's ring finger.
Speed grinned. "Yup. She's officially Mrs. Tim Speedle."
Horatio nodded and reached out to hug his protégé. "Congratulations, Tim. I'm very pleased for you."
"Thanks, H."
"Speed?" Horatio asked cautiously. "I've been meaning to talk to you about something for the past couple of days."
"What is it, H?" he asked curiously.
"I'm, uh," Horatio placed his hands on his hip, tilting his head down, refusing to make eye contact with Speed. "I'm in love with Calleigh."
Speed was taken aback. "What? When? How?" he stammered.
"I realized it when I found out about you and Calleigh," he explained.
Tim shook his head, "H, you've gotta understand, the thing with me and Calleigh..."
Horatio held up a hand to stop him. "It's fine, Speed, really. I'm actually grateful it happened, because now I know what I've been missing."
"Have you told her?" Speed asked gently, still in shock from his boss's revelation.
Horatio nodded and smiled. "I took her to dinner the other night and told her then."
Tim waited a moment for Horatio to continue, but Horatio only kept smiling. "Well, what did she say?" he demanded.
"She's going to need a little time to get over you," Horatio answered. "but I'm going to help her with that all I can."
Tim grinned widely. "Well, I'm shocked, but I think that's great. I'm really happy for both of you."
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"So, you and H, huh?" Speed questioned Calleigh in the H2 on the way to the team's next case.
Calleigh blushed furiously, ducking her head toward the window. Speed could see the grin spreading across her face from the reflection in the window. "What did he tell you?" she asked with a hint of laughter in the voice.
"Everything," he teased. "Calleigh, I think it's great."
She looked over at him and smiled. "I do too, Tim. I'm not going to get over this by tomorrow or anything, but my relationship with Horatio has the promise of everything I've ever wanted, and I'm not going to let that go."
"Good," he said, placing his hand on hers. "I hope you find everything you deserve."
"We're going to be okay, Tim," she promised. "You've found Leanna and I've found Horatio. Somehow, I think this is the way it should be."
"It is, Calleigh," he said, tapping his wedding ring on the steering wheel. "This is exactly the way it's supposed to be."
The End.