"Just let her go!" Tim yelled, glaring at Calleigh's captor, who had one arm around her shaking body, his other hand holding a gun at her head.
"No."
"Tim!"
"Calleigh, no!"
Horatio jumped as Tim rolled off the couch, mumbling to himself. He quickly went over to the younger CSI and shook his shoulder.
"Tim..."
"Calleigh, no... don't hurt her... no..."
"Tim!"
"CALLEIGH!"
Horatio winced as Tim yelled right in his ear.
"Speed..."
"H?"
"Yeah. You okay?"
"No! Dammit, I want her back!" Tim snapped, rubbing his eyes. Horatio saw a bruise forming where Tim hit his head on the floor.
"Stay here. I'm gonna get you some ice."
"I don't need an ice pack." Tim muttered, wincing as he touched his head.
"Yeah you do." Horatio walked over to the refrigerator and grabbed some ice from the freezer. He dropped a few pieces into some paper towels and handed it to Tim. He took it reluctantly and placed it gently on the side of his head.
"Anything?"
"Not yet. Why don't you go home." It was more of an order than a suggestion, an order that Tim would disobey.
"I'm not going home until I find Calleigh." he replied as Eric burst into the room.
"You will not believe this!" he exclaimed, waving papers in his hand.
"You found Calleigh?" Tim asked hopefully.
"No but I found her kidnapper." Eric replied. "Miami-Dade's very own Luke Geller."
"Dammit, I knew there was something about him!"
"What are you talking about?" Horatio asked, ignoring Tim's outburst.
"Follow me." Eric said and a few minutes they were all in the A/V lab, watching the clips. "You don't see him until the very end."
The boys focused intently on the video and Tim gripped the back of Eric's chair as Calleigh came into view as she walked towards their truck. She grabbed her keys then grabbed her cell phone, talking into it.
"That's when she was on the phone with me." Tim said. Calleigh dropped her cell phone after the phone call had finished and leaned down to reach it. A tall, dark haired man came onto the screen and Tim smacked Eric across the back of the head. "You can't tell that's him."
"No but when he grabs Calleigh..." Eric paused as Luke wrapped his arms around Calleigh. He focused on the side view mirror and magnified. "There's his face."
S/C-----
"I want you to stay right here." Luke ordered. "Don't do anything."
Calleigh nodded silently as Luke disappeared into the bathroom. She quickly went to the payphone and thanked God that she had some change in her pocket. She breathed a sigh of relief as a ring filled her ears and then a voice answered.
"Sp—"
"Tim!"
"Cal? Oh Christ! Baby where are you?"
"I have no idea. Tim, I don't have a lot of time."
"No, Calleigh stay on the phone."
"I can't. It's Geller! Baby you were right."
"I don't care! Just don't hang up the phone."
"I can't! He... he... he's coming back I have to go."
"No Calleigh..."
"No baby I love you so much."
"I know I love you too. Babe don't hang up."
"I... Tim, honey I can't."
"No... we'll get a trace on the phone."
"It doesn't matter. We're leaving. We're out of Miami."
"It's okay. I'm coming..."
"No Tim... I have no idea where we're going."
"I know but I'll find you."
"Tim, I—"
"Calleigh? Baby? Cal? Dammit!" Tim snapped his phone shut and walked towards the A/V lab. "Tyler!"
S/C-----
"What did I tell you?" Luke hissed, gripping Calleigh's wrist tightly. "Did you call him?"
"No." she lied.
"Dammit, Calleigh don't lie me."
"I'm not!" she snapped. "You're hurting my wrist."
"I'm gonna hurt a lot more than your wrist." Luke growled, shoving her into the Mercedes. Calleigh winced as her shoulder hit the door as it shut. "I don't get it!"
"Well I don't get what the hell you want with me! I don't love you!"
"Well you're going to. You will Calleigh."
"You can't make someone love something they don't."
"Why do you like him so much?"
"Like doesn't begin to explain it. I love him more than anything. You on the other hand are not in love with me. You're obsessed and a stalker." Calleigh yelled.
"SHUT UP!" Luke's hand slapped her already bruised cheek. Calleigh bit her lip from crying out and Luke gave her a cold look. "I swear Calleigh I'll change my mind about this whole thing and kill you. I will."
"I thought you love me." she said, trying to reprieve herself.
"I do. More than anything..."
"You wrote that note!" Calleigh said suddenly, realization hitting her.
"Hell yes! Do you think Speedle could come up with something like that? Do you really think he cares Calleigh? Maybe deep down he does but he doesn't care about you the way I do."
"Shut up! You don't know how he is!"
"If he loves you so god damn much then where is he?" Luke roared. "Huh? I don't see him coming to find you! I'd find you in a heart beat!"
S/C------
"Well?" Tim asked impatiently. Tyler shook his head as he typed quickly. "Dammit Tyler find something!"
"I'm trying Speed!" he said quickly. "It's too far out of my range."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean its out of state."
"Where out of state?"
"I don't know!" Tyler exclaimed. "God don't yell at me!"
Tim punched the wall and walked out, bumping into Horatio on the way.
"We got something!"
"What?" Tim asked dully.
"They're in Darnell."
"What?"
"Yeah. That's their hometown, where they grew up. I made a few calls. Apparently, Luke's been in love with Calleigh since they were teenagers. He followed her to Tulane and to the New Orleans PD but she never paid any attention to him. He figured if he became what she thought attractive, then they'd get together but there's you and he took her. He's telling everyone that they finally got together after all these years and they're getting married." Horatio said.
"We're going there. I don't care how. You get me there. Like hell they're getting married!" Tim spat.
S/C-----
"I'm sorry Calleigh." Luke said quietly. She ignored him and stared out the window. "Look... I didn't really mean to kill Linda. She... she just got me so mad."
"Don't talk to me."
"I don't want that to happen with you, you I love. Linda was... she was great but she wasn't you."
"I said, don't talk to me."
"Calleigh, I really mean it. I'd never hurt you unless I really had to."
"Unless you really had to huh?"
"Yeah. I just wanted you to know all of that."