"Tim? Tim!" Calleigh felt her throat tighten up as the phone went dead. "Tim!"
S/C-----
Tim pushed himself up into a kneeling position and his breath hitched when he saw the front of the restaurant. Three shots had broken the front window, right where he had been standing only a moment before.
"Tim!" Allison's frantic voice filled his ears. "Oh my God are you okay?"
"Yeah I'm fine." he muttered. "Oh man my phone..."
It lay on the sidewalk, its keypad and battery hanging out.
"I'll buy you a new one. That was pretty close."
"Yeah. Can I use your phone for just a minute?"
"Yeah." Allison unattached it from her waist and handed it to Tim.
"I'll meet you at the car." he said, walking away, dialing his home number as he did.
"Tim?"
"Calleigh... baby..." it calmed him down just to hear her voice.
"Oh my God! What happened? I heard the shot go off. Are you okay?"
"Sniper and yes, I'm fine. I got out of the way. My phone got trashed though so I have to get a new one."
"I don't care! Just as long as you aren't trashed and I have to get a new one of you."
"It won't happen. I swear to you Calleigh, it won't happen. Just, relax before you give yourself a heart attack."
"I think you already gave me one! God Tim, I love you. I love you so much and I'm sorry if I ever did anything to piss you off."
"Why the hell are you apologizing? I'm not dead and even if I was I wouldn't be able to listen you rant."
"I know. I just want you to know that though."
"I love you too baby. Look, I'm on Allison's phone and I just wanted to let you know I was okay. I'll call you after everything's calmed down and I'm at the hotel."
"Okay."
"Okay."
"Okay."
"Okay. Is Gabby still awake?"
"Barely."
"Oh. Well I gotta go. Cal, I love you and Gabby."
"We love you too..."
Tim didn't want to hang up but he pressed the end button, neither of the them knowing it'd be a long time before they talked again.
S/C----
"Why hasn't he called me?" Calleigh grumbled. "He said he'd call me when he got back to the hotel."
"Maybe he isn't at the hotel yet." Ray offered, popping a M&M in his mouth.
"For twelve hours?"
"It's a possibility."
"Or maybe he's with that hot FBI girl." Eric smirked. "Man, I'd love to be him."
Valera smacked him and Calleigh stared at him.
"He's probably right." she muttered. "He's gotten bored with me and moved on."
"Oh shut up. Why would listen to my dumbass of a husband?" Valera asked.
"Or, here's a better one." Eric nudged Ray in the ribs. "He's lying somewhere, preferably in a ditch with his guts hanging out."
The two of them howled with laughter. They stopped however when they saw the look on Calleigh's face.
"You two are supposed to be his friends and you're sitting their predicting his death!"
"Calleigh, relax! How many times have you had a case and haven't stopped for anything?"
"Not many!"
"Bull shit!" Ray laughed. "I can count at least ten when I was here and I can double that about 1000 times to when I was not here!"
"That's not true!"
"Yes it is." Horatio nodded. "Why don't you just call his cell phone?"
"Because he broke it." Calleigh replied. "I cannot believe he's doing this to me!"
"Overprotective wife." Eric coughed. "You don't let him to a crime scene without a Kevlar on."
"I did that twice when he first came back! And excuse me for worrying about my husband! And if what you said is true about him in the ditch and everything, you are gonna be so sorry!"
S/C------
TWELVE HOURS BEFORE
"See you in the morning Tim." Allison smiled as she disappeared into her room. He nodded and entered his own room. Out of nowhere, a fist flew at Tim, knocking him to the ground.
"Nice to see you again Speedle."
Tim lay on the floor, groaning in pain. He finally rolled onto his back and groaned some more.
"Roberts... so nice to see you too."
"I'm sure." Roberts opened the door and Allison stepped in.
"Nice work." she smiled. "How are you feeling Tim?"
"Like someone punched me." he replied, wiping blood from his mouth. "You're in on this?"
"At first I wasn't, just a good FBI agent that was trying to stop him but then I was one of the ones who got attacked and I decided to join him."
"You double-crossed the agency."
"Yeah. I was glad when Cassidy went missing. I was his 2nd in command. I knew I'd get to see you, the great Tim Speedle." Allison said. "Now I finally have you."
"Allison, we're here to kill him not have sex with him." Roberts reminded.
"We're not killing him. At least not yet. Oh by the way, don't you think I'm a wonderful actress?"
"Huh?"
"At the restaurant... 'Tim! Oh my god are you okay?' Johnny here was supposed to shoot you. I think I'll do it myself next time." Allison said, smacking Roberts. "Learn how to shoot a gun."
"I shot it right where he was. I can't help he moved."
"And I know all about you." Allison added. "That's why I sent John to get Calleigh but you got home too early. I knew I should've kept you longer but I figured he did his job. I also think it's very sweet that you promise her all these things, like how you're fine and you're not going to die and you'll see her soon... I think it's horrible that she's going to have to lose you again."