1"So?"

"So what?"

"So I want to know the whole story." Calleigh said. "We're finally alone..."

"And we should use this time wisely." Tim grinned, pulling her into his arms.

"Nuhuh. Not yet. I want to know why Monica is here."

"I wish I could tell you babe."

"Well... how did you two grow up together?"

Tim ignored her question and gently kissed his way up her shoulder to her neck.

"Tim..."

"We dated, briefly." he mumbled. "Do you have a problem?"

"You know why she's here." Calleigh said, moaning slightly.

"No I don't."

"Yes you do! Your mother brought her here to split us up!"

"Cal, please!" Tim whined. "When was the last time we got to be together? Hmm? Can't we enjoy the time we have?"

"Look me in the eye and tell me nothing is going on."

"Calleigh, nothing is going on. I promise."

"Don't! Don't make promises because every time you make them they don't work!"

"When?"

Calleigh raised an eyebrow.

"'I promise we'll find Ally. I promise I'll find Landon and kick his ass.'" she started.

"Oh and what about you?" Tim teased. "'Its over. I promise Hagen won't ever come back into our lives.'"

Calleigh opened her mouth to speak and Tim took this as his opportunity. Her arms wrapped around him and Tim gently pushed her back onto their bed when an annoying ring filled the air.

"You've got to be kidding me." he groaned, grabbing his cell phone. "What?"

"Was I interrupting something?" Horatio teased.

"You told me to go home."

"I know and I'm sorry but I need you here."

"H..."

"Speed, I wouldn't have called if I didn't really need you. Meet me in Trace in 20." Horatio hung up and Tim snapped his phone shut. Calleigh pushed herself up on her elbows.

"Gotta go?"

"In twenty minutes." he grinned. "That's a lot of time."

"You'll be late. Go. Its not a big deal." Calleigh muttered. Tim stared at her with wide eyes.

"Wow... alright." he mumbled. He leaned down to kiss her and she pulled away. "Cal, I can't help when I go to work. You know that."

"I know and I don't care. See you tomorrow."

She pulled the blanket back and got under, then rolled over so she wasn't facing Tim. He sat down and rested a hand on her shoulder.

"Baby I don't do this on purpose."

"Tim, I'm not mad so go to work. Besides tomorrow I go back."

"Is that what this is about?" he asked. "Being home now?"

"I... I didn't want to go back to work but then your mother just surprised this little visit on us and I wish I could... I wish I could somehow stay away from her for this week."

"I know but... for my sanity, please deal with it."

Calleigh sat up, nearly hitting Tim in the face and swerved around to look at him.

"Deal with it?" she exclaimed. "Deal with you becoming a Momma's Boy and bowing down to her every need? Deal with her bringing your ex-girlfriend into our home? No. You know I really thought I was going to be nice but you weren't there when she walked in with Miss Perfect."

Tim slowly backed away from his wife.

"I'll see you later." he didn't want to push his luck any further. When he had one foot out of the door, Calleigh grabbed him by his shirt and kissed him.

"I'm sorry." she mumbled against his lips. "And I love you."

Tim brought a hand up to her cheek and looked deeply into her eyes. (I really gotta cut down on the sappy romances. Its making me sad. Lol.)

"I love you too." And sealed it with a kiss.

S/C-

Tim grinned as he walked into Ballistics. Calleigh had a very big smile on her face, obviously happy to be back at what she called her second home.

"Hi honey."

"Well... this is certainly a change from the Calleigh I saw last night."

"Yeah. I'm glad to be back and I managed to get out of the house before either of them got up. I got Ally off to school and Jason is with Valera. Thank God she had today off."

"My... that's great sweetheart. Anyway now that you're back I'll actually get my bullets processed." Tim said, silently congratulating himself for catching himself before say 'my mother could watch him.' "Here."

"Its not even my birthday." Calleigh grinned, dumping the contents of the envelope into her hand.

"Not for another few weeks at least."

"I'll have your results soon enough."

"Thanks."

S/C-

"It's the Supreme Court!" Tim exclaimed.

"No its not!" Eric smirked.

"What other court is there?"

"NBA!"

"Delko, you are a very good CSI but a very stupid man." Tim smirked, turning his attention back to the TV.

"Tim?"

"Not now Danielle." he muttered. "Ooh I know this! Um... It's the uh..."

"Romeo and Juliet." Eric supplied. The contestant on Jeopardy said the same thing and got 200 dollars. "Stupid huh Speed?"

"Tim, there's a woman in the lobby saying she knows you."

"Yeah.. Alright."

He walked out into the lobby and before he knew what was going on a pair of lips were pressed against his own.

"God I've been waiting to do that since I saw you yesterday."

Before Tim could respond he was kissed again. Eric and Danielle leaned in the door of the break room and Eric groaned slightly, seeing Calleigh out of the corner of his eye.