AUTHOR'S NOTE: I don't tell you guys this enough but thank you for all your reviews. It seriously means alot to me. You guys are the only thing that keeps me going with these stories. Well that and when rory and the writers come to there senses and then us s/c lovers can be like well we never thought he was dead. lol.

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Tim and Calleigh laid in bed that night either one couldn't sleep if there life depended on it.

"I can't stand the fact that I could be here by myself right now."

"What?" asked Tim as he looked at Calleigh.

"I could have lost you at McCauley Jewelers and then to have this happen now its to much to process."

"Calleigh i'm right here."

"I know you are. But you were lucky."

"Calleigh that was...like 3 years ago."

"I know that...but I still feel like it could happen again to you, to me, to anybody Tim. And I know you still have nightmares."

"What? I don't have nightmares."

"Yes you do about Holis."

"Whatever." said Tim and rolled over.

"Tim its ok. I have nightmares to."

"Well Cal what do you want me to do huh? Its done and over with."

"I know. All i'm saying is thank you."

"For what?"

"For being here."

FLASHBACK----

"Horatio that's not fair I want to interrogate the mother."

"Sorry Cal Speed's free."

"Men."

"Cal wait..." said Tim as he grabbed Calleigh's arm.

"What Speedle?"

"Oh come on babe don't be mad. Listen let me go do this and then i'll come back and take you to lunch."

Calleigh sighed and then smirked at the look on her husband's face. "How about we let Emily stay with Alexx tonight instead."

"Deal."

"Ok fine go."

I"ll be right back." hollered Tim as he jogged down the hallway to catch up with Horatio.

"Men..." murmered Calleigh as she went off to go anaylize the bullet.

S/C

About an hour later Calleigh was doing paper work in the ballistics lab.

"Attention all respoding officer's we got an officer shot at McCauley jewelers. Requesting back up and emergency assistance."

Calleigh froze. McCauley Jewelers isn't that were Tim went? "Oh god." muttered Calleigh and left the room.

S/C

Calleigh dashed out of her car and up to the door when Yelina stopped her. "No Calleigh."

"What let me in Yelina."

"Calleigh that's not a good idea."

"It's Tim isn't it?"

Yelina nodded. "Oh god."

"Calleigh it be best if you stayed out here the paramedics are with him."

"He doesn't have a pulse." yelled a paramedic.

"Oh god." said Calleigh and ran into the jewelery store anyways.

"Tim..." whispered Calleigh as she saw a blood pool on the ground, Tim's shirt ripped open and the paramedics using the paddles on Tim's chest. "No..."

PRESENT---

"I don't think I could raise her by myself."

"I"m sorry."

"For what?"

"For not cleaning my gun then." 'And now.' said Tim to himself.

"It doesn't matter. It's done and over with. Let's just get some sleep."

"Yeah right."

Tim laid there with Calleigh until she feel asleep. Once she had Tim walked down stairs and got into the lock box that him and Calleigh kept there guns in, he took his out and a gun cleaning kit and sat down at the ktichen table. It happend twice and he wasn't going to let it happen again. Not when a guy like Otis had his daughter.

TBC...