"Calleigh." A voice from the door said.
"Yelina." Calleigh muttered. "What can I do for you?" She turned around on her chair.
"I think we need to talk."
"I thought we decided it was best unless it was about a case, that we didn't talk to each other."
"Circumstances change." Yelina crossed her arms.
"What did you want to discuss?" Calleigh asked.
"I'm sure you very well." Yelina said harshly.
"Calleigh." Harry said.
"Who are you?" Yelina snapped.
"Harry Donaldson." He stuttered.
"Harry, can you take this to trace for me?" Calleigh asked. She picked up a bindle and file. She scribbled a note and added it to the stack. "Just sign here and make sure they sign for it when you get to the other end." Calleigh instructed. Harry did as she asked.
"So you have another flunky run around after you." Yelina commented.
"I can't run around because I have a broken leg and I can't shoot because I dislocated my shoulder, but I can still do my job so I have an assistant for a few weeks. And as to my relationship with Horatio that is none of your business."
"Oh I think it's very much my business."
"Lieutenant Caine." Harry said hesitantly as he walked into Trace where Horatio, Eric and Speed were.
"Yes Harry."
"Calleigh asked me to bring this over and make sure that someone signed for it."
"Okay." Horatio took the evidence from him and signed the COC card. "Was there anything?"
"Umm. She wrote this note saying to get one of the three of you right away."
"Did she say why?"
"No. But there is a woman in Ballistics."
"What does she look like?" Eric asked.
"Hispanic, long dark curly hair. I think Calleigh called her…"
"Yelina." Horatio filled in. "Excuse me gentlemen."
"We're right behind you H." Speed said. "Harry, I need you to sign all these chain of custody cards and stay here with this evidence. We'll be right back."
"I don't…"
"Don't think do." Eric supplied. "Let's go."
"And don't touch anything." Speed called over his shoulder.
"Yelina… perhaps you should talk to Horatio." Calleigh said Yelina getting closer to her. Calleigh wished she had her gun or at least one in range right now. Her crutches were on the other side of the room as she had used the chair to move across the room. The back was right against the counter.
"No I'll talk to you. Stop…"
"Ladies." Horatio came into ballistics. Calleigh let out a breath she didn't know she had been holding.
"Horatio." Yelina said.
"How is Ray Jr?"
"Growing about an inch a week."
"I'll have to come by and see him soon." Horatio said trying to defuse the scene; the room was thick with tension.
"Cal where do you want…" Eric and Speed walked in casually. "Sorry."
"What did you need boys?" Calleigh asked grateful they were there. She used her good foot to push herself across the room closer to them for protection.
"We were just wondering when you'd be ready for lunch and where you wanted to go." Eric asked.
"I just need to go and see Alexx first. Horatio did you …"
"I was just coming see how much longer on that ballistics report."
"Is after lunch okay?" Calleigh asked.
"Go." He nodded towards the door knowing she wanted to get out of the room.
"Eric grab her crutches we'll give her a push so she doesn't have to walk that far." Speed suggested moving behind the chair and putting his hands on the back.
"Thank you." Calleigh replied.
"Our pleasure." Eric added.
"Are you okay?" Speed asked when they were down the hall.
"Thank you for rescuing me." Calleigh replied.
"That's us knights in shining armour." Eric joked.
"What did she want?"
"Basically stay away from Horatio or else." Calleigh replied.
"That woman is beginning to get on my nerves." Speed said.
"Do those nerves go anywhere near a judge so I can get a TRO?" Calleigh asked. She put her hand in the pocket of her lab coat and pulled out a tape recorder and pressed stop.
"You recorded it?" Eric questioned.
"The doctor said to avoid typing as much as possible as well. So I'm recording my reports on tape so they can be transcribed later." Calleigh explained.
"Let us go and get our evidence back from your assistant and we'll take you to the nearest judge." Eric assured her.
"You should report her to IA too." Speed added.
"No IA. If she doesn't comply with the TRO she goes to jail, that's enough for me. She's a good cop apart from this."
TBC
