The work morning had passed uneventfully, as Tim had been trying
to avoid H, and assumed he would be doing the same. Tim held the urge
to talk to Horatio at bay by assuring himself that anything he had to
say would probably be argued out of anger or spite, and would only make
matters worse. Maybe irreparable. It's over, he kept telling himself,
it didn't mean anything. At least it had been better than never knowing.
"Hey, Timmy." Calleigh's voice cooed sympathetically. As it turned out, most of the office had heard the story now, or at least some version of it. "How are yuh?" Her southern accent got thicker when her voice took on certain tones. Concern was one of them.
"I'll be alright." Was the most convincing reply Tim could come up with.
"So... just out of curiosity..." she began sweetly, "There any chance you two might..." Tim looked at her and raised an eyebrow.
"I dunno." In all honesty he'd been wondering himself.
"I know it's not really my place, but Horatio's never been the kinda guy who jumps into things on a whim, yuh know?" She mentioned with a gesture of her hands, as she always did when making a point.
"Yah... so." Tim couldn't help but feeling a little more prone to talking with Calleigh, she always did do her best to show someone their silver linings.
"Well, it just seems to me that if he got himself into all this so quickly, he probably thought he had a plan, right? I mean maybe he didn't so much as leave her and find you, as he left her, for you. I --" The click of the heavy glass door, sounded behind him and cut Calleigh off. By her reaction alone he knew exactly who it was. "I'll just get out of your way then." She said quickly slipping off.
"Morning." The morose voice mentioned, in tones of surrender. Tim refused to turn around let alone respond. It was his fear of not being able to keep control of himself when he was with this man, which kept Tim from confronting Horatio. "You don't have to say anything. I understand, I'll leave you be... I just wanted you to have this." Tim heard something tap faintly as it was set down on the table top and the door open again. "Take care, Tim." Tim looked suspiciously at the lab counter as his eyes fell on the neat white envelope resting there, so solitary. The least he could do was read it, he supposed.
Tim didn't waste a second before rushing into the hall to catch up with Horatio. Instead he nearly plowed over Calleigh on her way to DNA lab.
"Whoa! Reckless driver!" Calleigh teased, as several of her papers shuffled to the floor.
"Sorry." He said, his voice clearly hurried. "Where's H?"
"He's just leaving—"
"Dispatch?" Tim interrupted, disorderly restacking her notes. "I didn't get a call."
"No...I mean he's leaving... with her... for a few days. I hear they're gonna try to work things out, or at least work the divorce out, I'm not sure..." Tim didn't wait too hear Calleigh's last few words. He rushed through the office halls, to the front of the building dodging people as he went. "Tim! This one isn't mine!" She called after him upon noticing the small handwritten note he'd left amongst her case files. Curiosity getting the better of her she unfolded it.
Tim,
I never intended things to blow up like this. You need to know, what happened between my wife and I, is no fault of yours. It's mine and been a long time coming. I don't remember when I fell out of love with her, but I do remember exactly when I first recognized my attraction to you. It was only in the last few weeks, that I realized you'd become more than an attraction. You've become someone I need. That one person I look forward to seeing everyday. That will never change. I don't want you to doubt anything I told you that night, or any of the promises I made. I will always be around for you, but you don't deserve to be caught in the middle of my marriage, and I'm sorry I've hurt you. I realize I already may have lost you, and if I have, then I can only say this will always be my life's biggest regret, but I have to clear things up with Cynthia and when I do, I'll be back. If you can't forgive me, I'll understand, but I will always be waiting for the day you do.
Calleigh's eyes rounded, boy, she thought, H sure could write. Reaching the entrance steps of the office Tim looked out over the parking lot in time to watch the hummer pull away.
"Hey, Timmy." Calleigh's voice cooed sympathetically. As it turned out, most of the office had heard the story now, or at least some version of it. "How are yuh?" Her southern accent got thicker when her voice took on certain tones. Concern was one of them.
"I'll be alright." Was the most convincing reply Tim could come up with.
"So... just out of curiosity..." she began sweetly, "There any chance you two might..." Tim looked at her and raised an eyebrow.
"I dunno." In all honesty he'd been wondering himself.
"I know it's not really my place, but Horatio's never been the kinda guy who jumps into things on a whim, yuh know?" She mentioned with a gesture of her hands, as she always did when making a point.
"Yah... so." Tim couldn't help but feeling a little more prone to talking with Calleigh, she always did do her best to show someone their silver linings.
"Well, it just seems to me that if he got himself into all this so quickly, he probably thought he had a plan, right? I mean maybe he didn't so much as leave her and find you, as he left her, for you. I --" The click of the heavy glass door, sounded behind him and cut Calleigh off. By her reaction alone he knew exactly who it was. "I'll just get out of your way then." She said quickly slipping off.
"Morning." The morose voice mentioned, in tones of surrender. Tim refused to turn around let alone respond. It was his fear of not being able to keep control of himself when he was with this man, which kept Tim from confronting Horatio. "You don't have to say anything. I understand, I'll leave you be... I just wanted you to have this." Tim heard something tap faintly as it was set down on the table top and the door open again. "Take care, Tim." Tim looked suspiciously at the lab counter as his eyes fell on the neat white envelope resting there, so solitary. The least he could do was read it, he supposed.
Tim didn't waste a second before rushing into the hall to catch up with Horatio. Instead he nearly plowed over Calleigh on her way to DNA lab.
"Whoa! Reckless driver!" Calleigh teased, as several of her papers shuffled to the floor.
"Sorry." He said, his voice clearly hurried. "Where's H?"
"He's just leaving—"
"Dispatch?" Tim interrupted, disorderly restacking her notes. "I didn't get a call."
"No...I mean he's leaving... with her... for a few days. I hear they're gonna try to work things out, or at least work the divorce out, I'm not sure..." Tim didn't wait too hear Calleigh's last few words. He rushed through the office halls, to the front of the building dodging people as he went. "Tim! This one isn't mine!" She called after him upon noticing the small handwritten note he'd left amongst her case files. Curiosity getting the better of her she unfolded it.
Tim,
I never intended things to blow up like this. You need to know, what happened between my wife and I, is no fault of yours. It's mine and been a long time coming. I don't remember when I fell out of love with her, but I do remember exactly when I first recognized my attraction to you. It was only in the last few weeks, that I realized you'd become more than an attraction. You've become someone I need. That one person I look forward to seeing everyday. That will never change. I don't want you to doubt anything I told you that night, or any of the promises I made. I will always be around for you, but you don't deserve to be caught in the middle of my marriage, and I'm sorry I've hurt you. I realize I already may have lost you, and if I have, then I can only say this will always be my life's biggest regret, but I have to clear things up with Cynthia and when I do, I'll be back. If you can't forgive me, I'll understand, but I will always be waiting for the day you do.
H
Calleigh's eyes rounded, boy, she thought, H sure could write. Reaching the entrance steps of the office Tim looked out over the parking lot in time to watch the hummer pull away.