Calleigh didn't know how long she sat there it felt like hours but it was probably only a few minutes. She looked at Tim with tears in her eyes. She wished that the machines would stop beeping they were driving her crazy. Calleigh mentally slapped herself for wanting the machines to stop beeping because if they stopped that meant that Tim was dead and she couldn't handle that. She didn't even want to think about it.

Calleigh sat there by herself for awhile until Horatio walked in.

"Hey." Calleigh said not looking away from Tim.

"How are you holding up?" asked Horatio.

"Oh i'm fine."

"Calleigh your a great CSI but your a bad liar."

"Is it that obvious?" Calleigh asked.

"Kinda." said Horatio finally looking at Tim. "You know he saved my life."

"What?" asked Calleigh turning towards Horatio.

"He saw it before I did. I hung back talking to the owner and I saw him out of the corner of my eye draw out his weapon and he just noticed it just like that. Sometimes i think he's better at this job then I am." said Horatio tears in his eyes.

"Horatio. Don't blame yourself for what happend."

"I'm the leader of this team Calleigh I should have known something was up. It should be me lying there, not him." Horatio took a long pause and said. "Tim has always been like a son to me. He was the first on my team. And he's always been there for me. He's my wingman. I don't know what I would have done if he died."

"Me either." said Calleigh rubbing his back. "Me either."

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Emma Speedle sat in her seat in World History class listening to her teacher ramble on and on and on about nothing that she really cared about. Don't get her wrong she knew what she was talking about but she just didn't care. She had a feeling in her stomach that something was wrong. She didn't know what but she could feel something was wrong and it was driving her crazy.

"Alright class can anyone tell me what unicameral legislature is? Anyone? come one people I know you know this. Maggie do you know?" asked Mr. Miller.

"Um..." said Maggie.

"Come on guys we went over this. Billy do you know?"

"An assembly?" said Billy.

'Close but not right." said Libby to herself. 'Of forget this.' said Emma as she raised her hand.

"Thank you Emma. I know you know this." said Mr.. Miller.

"A unicameral legislature is a one house assembly, chosen by voters." said Emma with confidence.

"Thank you. Class you can thank Ms. Speedle here she just got you guys out of an extra assignment." said the teacher.

"Teachers pet." said Billy.

"Shut up." said Emma.

"So what kind of last name is Speedle in way?" asked Billy.

"I don't know what kind of last name is sugarbaker?" asked Emma (sorry I couldn't think of a weird last name and I was watching Designing Women and one of the characters said that and I was like hey why not. LOL)

Billy sat back in his seat as the phone rang. (Classrooms really do have phones in them, mine do atleast. LOL)

"Yes...mmmhmm...ok..thank you." said Mr. Miller. "Ms. Speedle...you need to gather your things to leave your uncle is here to pick you up."

Emma's stomack dropped. There was that feeling she had a little while ago. She wished it would just go away.

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Emma walked down the hallway to the office and met Megan as she came out of her Language class.

"What's going on?" asked Megan seeing her sister.

"I have no idea."

"You don't think something happen to mom or dad do you?" asked Megan.

"I have no idea." said Emma as she saw Eric standing in the hallway. "Uncle Eric whats going on?"

"You guys need to come with me." Eric said plainly.

"Why whats going on?" asked Megan.

"I'll explain later. We just need to get to the hospital."

"Whoa, the hospital why?" said Emma.

Eric sighed heavily. "Your dads been shot...it doesn't look good." Emma gasped. "Just come on your mom and Uncle Horatio are already there.

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Megan and Emma walked into Tim's ICU room very slowly afraid of what they might see.

"Mom." said Megan. Calleigh's head snapped up from Tim's bed.

"Oh guys come here." said Calleigh as she gestured to the girls who came flinging themselves into Calleigh's arms.

"Mommy what happend?" asked Emma crying slightly.

"Your father and Uncle Horatio were at a scene and some people shot at them."

"Well is Horatio ok?" asked Megan.

"Yeah he's fine. Not even a scratch as usual." said Calleigh with a chuckle.

"Mom its not funny." said Emma. "Dad is lying here and Uncle Horatio is just waltzing around and fine. I mean its not fair." Emma shouted slightly.

"Honey look I know your upset. But-"

"But nothing! You don't know how i feel right now! The person who would know how I was feeling is lying here and there's nothing I can do about it." said Emma standing up.

"Emma!" said Calleigh.

"No!" said Emma. "It's not fair. It's not-" said Emma as she ran out of the room.

Calleigh sighed heavily tears fighting there way to the surface again.

"Mommy?" asked Megan.

"Yeah honey."

"Is dad in acoma?"

"Yeah honey he is." stated Calleigh softly.

"Will he come out of it." asked Megan looking up at her mother.

"I sure hop so Meg, I really do."

TBC...