"Baby, you have every right to be angry." Tim started.
"Angry does not begin to cut it!" Calleigh exclaimed hysterically. "And what the hell is this?"
She threw the print out at Tim and he sighed deeply as he read it.
"Sit down."
"I'd rather stand."
"Calleigh, sit."
"I'll stand. Get on with your story."
"Okay. You know about... about... Josh." Tim said. Calleigh nodded. Early on in their relationship Tim had confided in her about his best friend's death. "Well er... it wasn't all true."
"What?"
"He didn't die in a snow mobile accident and we weren't nineteen. When I was 24, the year before I came to CSI, I worked with the FBI. Josh was my partner and best friend and he got killed in the line of duty by a John Roberts. We never found him and we closed the case. I left the FBI and came to CSI. Last year around July a series of murders came up across the country, all had Roberts's prints around the crime scene. In September my old boss asked me to come back and find Roberts."
"You had to pretend you were dead for a year?" Calleigh snapped.
"Yes! Roberts was coming after me next. He started killing random people but then he started going after the people that tried to put him in jail. We had to make it look like I died so I could go undercover and find him. Now he's in Miami. That's why I'm back." Tim finished.
"You... I don't even know what to say to you!"
"Hi would be nice."
"Don't start with me! Do not even think about it! You knew Horatio?"
"Of course! It said he was from the FBI on his resume." he replied. "And he told me when he was going undercover."
"I cannot believe the two of you!" Calleigh exclaimed. "I... you have no idea what I've been through the past year thinking you were dead!"
"I probably do. Remember I had to be away from you as well. I felt like dying." Tim said.
"Yeah well—" Calleigh was cut off by her cell phone. "That's Valera. I have to go."
"That's it?"
"For now yes. Just stay out of my way. And don't follow me Speedle!"
Tim sunk back down in his chair as Calleigh walked out, slamming the door behind her.
"That went well." Horatio said sarcastically. Tim glared at him.
S/C-----
"What do you have Valera?" Calleigh asked, her anger still showing.
"Whoa, what the hell got you pissed off?"
"More like who." Calleigh mumbled. "Nothing, I'm fine. Did you test the DNA?"
"Yeah. It came up John Roberts." Valera replied.
"Thanks. I'm gonna go home." Calleigh said, moving towards the baby carrier. "Hey sweetheart."
Gabby gurgled a response as Calleigh picked up the carrier.
"We're going home. I know you love Aunt Valera but some time with me now." she smiled. Valera smiled slightly and waved at Gabby.
"Bye Gabby." she cooed lightly. "See you later Cal."
"Bye Val. Hey Eric." Calleigh smiled as she walked out. Eric mumbled a response and saw stars in Valera's eyes.
"No. We're not having one."
"Why not?"
"Because... we... I... we're not talking about this." Eric said. "You won't believe what I saw."
"What?"
"Wolfe."
"Shocker." Valera said sarcastically.
"Staring at Calleigh." Eric finished, a smug look on his face. "With this puppy-dog look... one that I give you or... or... or... Speed would give her."
"Well she's not looking for anything right now anyway."
"I don't want him taking advantage of her or something."
Valera laughed out loud and snorted, then gave her husband an apologetic look.
"I'm sorry. Did you just say you didn't want Ryan Wolfe taking advantage of Calleigh Duquesne?"
"Yeah. Why?"
"Think about what you just said."
S/C-------
Calleigh screamed when she saw Tim sitting in her kitchen.
"How... how... how the hell did you get in here?"
"I did live here for almost two years." Tim replied, sliding his keys across the table. "H held onto them for me."
"Get out."
"No."
"This is my house."
"No. It's our house." Tim corrected. His eyes lowered from hers and stared at Gabby, who was sucking on a pacifier, and her green eyes were looking around with a bored look in them. "Uh..."
"I have to go put her to bed." Calleigh said quietly, lifting the baby out of the carrier. She walked out of the kitchen and Tim sat there for about a minute, then followed her upstairs. He stayed in the doorway of the nursery, watching Calleigh put Gabby to sleep. Calleigh gently placed her down in the crib and stood there for a couple of seconds. Tim walked up behind her and placed a hand on either side of her, gripping the railing. She glanced down and saw he still had his wedding ring. Tim saw this and opened his mouth.
"I promised you I would never take it off. I also promised you I'd love you till the day I die."