1"Detective Speedle?" Tim turned and saw a very frightened newbie standing in the doorway of the school office.
"What?"
"Detective Salas told me to tell you that your wife is coming, right now. Like she's in the parking lot." and then he ran away. Tim paled.
"What am I supposed to do?"
"Tell her." Horatio said simply.
"She'll go into freaking shock! I'm about to go into shock!"
"Well you'll both be there for each other." Ryan said. Tim walked out into the hallway and waited for Calleigh to come rushing in. She came in quickly and Tim grabbed her around the waist, preventing her from going into the office.
"Where is he?"
Tim saw the tears in her eyes and his own tears formed.
"Tim..."
"I don't know." he whispered. He gave a little laugh and wiped his eyes. "I don't know anything anymore. I'm sorry Calleigh."
Tim hugged her tightly and she buried her face in his neck.
"I've messed everything up." he mumbled against her. "I'm so sorry..."
Calleigh pulled away from him and Tim cradled her face in his hands, wiping her tears away.
"I'm leaving."
"No... Tim don't..."
"I've got to. I'll find them somehow and them I'm gone."
"Don't say that..."
"I have to. It's the only way that everything will stop."
"Ti—" he cut her off by kissing her gently. Calleigh deepened the kiss, not wanting it to end. They finally pulled away and Calleigh rested her head on Tim's shoulder. "Don't leave me."
"I... God Calleigh I'm doing this because I love you. I love you so much."
"Then stay."
"I can't! I don't want him coming after you. I don't want him coming after Katie. I'm going to get Nicky and Matt back and then I'm leaving."
"I don't care! I don't care if they keep coming after us! We'll leave Miami! I don't care what we do but I'm not losing you! I... Tim I love you and if I don't have you then I don't have anything."
"Baby..."
"No Tim! Don't try talking your way out of it!"
"Don't make this harder."
"I'm not letting you leave. Are you telling me that you'd give all of this up? Nicky? Katie? Me? Everything? You'd give this all up?"
"To protect you and our children? Yes!"
"Why do you have to do this?" Calleigh asked, tears filling her eyes again. Tim wiped them away again.
"Because I'll never forgive myself if they hurt you. Calleigh, you got to understand why I'm doing this."
"I think you're crazy!"
"I am! About you three and I love you guys so much and I... I gotta get out of here." Tim said, shaking his head. He turned around to walk away and Calleigh grabbed his hand.
"There are other ways to get rid of him." she said. Tim tried pulling out of her grasp but she pulled him back towards him. "Just..."
"Just nothing." he muttered. "I love you Calleigh."
"I love you too." she managed to choke out through her tears. Tim bent his head and kissed her. "I don't want to let you go."
"I don't want to let you go either." he smiled slightly. "Hey I left once and I came back."
"Five years was too long away from you. I don't think I can manage another few." Calleigh muttered. Tim kissed her passionately and then turned his back on her.
A/N: Yes it was short but I have to go somewhere I wish I could let this go further but the next chapter will be up later.
