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Calleigh sits down beside her friend and lets out a sigh. Tim comes over to Calleigh and puts a hand on her shoulder.
"He seems so still, so lifeless", Calleigh says never taking her eyes off of Eric.
Tim is lost for words; he doesn't know what to say. Tim had never been good at these things. "The Doctor said that he can still hear us, so we should keep talking to him til he wakes up", says Tim dragging a chair and placing it beside Calleigh.
"Hey Delko", Tim says to Eric, "If you wouldn't mind waking up, we could really use your help back at the lab. There's a dead body in the local pool screaming your name man. Forget your beauty sleep, the ladies can wait. We've got a job to do, come back to us man"
Calleigh lets a small smile appear across her face. Eric is always bragging to Tim about his girlfriends and who he sleeps with and Tim does the same.
"Must be a guy thing", Calleigh murmurs.
"Sorry?" Tim asks confused. "Oh...nothing", Calleigh answers. There is a knock at the door. Tim and Calleigh turn around to see Horatio standing in the doorway with his sunglasses hanging in his second button.
"Can I see you for a minute Speed?" Horatio asks in a mysterious voice.
"Sure", Tim gets up from his chair and walks out the door with Horatio. Calleigh wonders what they are talking about. She locks her hand with Eric's and plants a kiss on his forehead. "Tim's right, we need you. Especially me", she says and rests her head on his shoulder.
"How is she?", Horatio asks referring to Calleigh. Tim leans against the wall to make himself more comfortable. "She won't go home. She's been here since this morning and she's most likely staying the night." Tim says in a quitely so that Calleigh can't hear.
"This is personal for her", Horatio replies, "No matter what we say she's not going to leave his side. Anyway, if we can't help her by taking her home, let's at least go get her some tea, she must be starving"
"Ok", Tim replies and follows Horatio. 'What does he mean by Personal' Tim wonders. Tim knew that Eric liked Calleigh, but he wasn't sure if Calleigh liked Eric back.
"Calleigh?" a faint voice asks. Calleigh wakes up and lifts her head from Eric's shoulder confused. She looks at Eric and realises he is awake and talking. "Oh my God, you're awake", Calleigh throws her arms around Eric and lets tears fall down her cheeks.
She lets go of Eric so he can breathe and grabs hold of his hand. She doesn't care that she has let her "tough woman" barrier down.
"Are you ok", she asks watching Eric's face turn to a frown.
"Yeah", he replies rubbing his eyes, "I'm just so damn thirsty"
"Oh here", Calleigh gets up and pours a glass of water sitting at the end of his bed. She returns to Eric's side and hands him the glass of water.
"Thanks", he replies.
At that moment Horatio and Tim walk into the room.
"Good to see you awake", Horatio says handing Calleigh the food and drink he brought her.
"Sleeping beauty finally awakes, bout time", Tim adds. They are all siting around Eric's bed. They fill Eric in on what's been happening. Calleigh doesn't say a word, she just sits down and watches them. Just as Eric is about to ask Calleigh if she is ok, the doctor walks into the room.
"See Miss, I told you he'd wake up", the Doctor says to Calleigh putting a hand on her shoulder. Eric grins at the thought of Calleigh wanting to be with him at the hospital instead of at home and waiting for him to wake up.
Calleigh forces an obviously fake smile and excuses herself from the room. Eric's face washes over with concern. "What's wrong with Cal?", he asks Speed and Horatio.
They both shake their heads and shrug. The Doctor asks to be alone with Eric so Horatio and Tim get up to find Calleigh. The Doctor tells Eric everything, including what he wanted to tell Calleigh but couldn't, and Eric just nods. (A.N: You won't find out until the Eric's mates do)
Tim returns to Eric's room as the doctor leaves.
"We couldn't find Calleigh anywhere, Horatio went back to the lab to see if she went there", Tim reports to his friend.
"I can't wait to get out of this horrible place", Eric says, fussing with the sheets.
"When can you leave", Tim asks taking a sip of his coke.
"Umm...the doctor says I can leave tomorrow afternoon but...I have to come back regularly for...you know, checkups", Eric's voice is shaky and Tim can tell he's hiding something. Tim wants to ask him about what he is hiding but he doesn't want to press it so he drops it.
"You know Calleigh was worried as hell", Tim changes the subject taking another sip of his drink, "You too really need to talk about...stuff"
"Stuff?" Eric asks, completely aware of what Tim is talking about.
"Do I have to spell it out for you man", Tim says back.
"Ok ok", Eric says grinning, "If you see her, tell her I really wanna talk to her". He pulls himself up and takes a bite of his sandwich sitting on the bed-rest. Tim stands up and gives his friend a high five before leaving the room.
"Wonder if the doctor told anyone else", Eric thinks out aloud before taking two tiny tablets he was hiding behind his back.
At the ballistics lab Calleigh is firing a gun from multiple distances. When she is finished she sees Horatio standing in the doorway. 'Boy he does that a lot', she thinks to herself, 'always standing in doorways with those glasses hanging in his second button.
He moves closer to her. "So you wanna tell me why you're avoiding Eric", he asks. They are now face to face (A.N: In a friend way, not romantically).
"umm...", Calleigh starts.
A.N: So many secrets, what is she hiding, what is he hiding, all will be revealed, but only if you want, show me how much you want this next chapter by giving reviews, thanks.