1"A night away from the kids." Tim grinned, pulling Calleigh towards him. She giggled and pressed her lips against his.
"Too bad we're home." she mumbled. "It was nice while it lasted."
"Who says its over? I'm sure they're asleep."
"Knowing Maxine she probably gave them sugar and their bouncing off the walls."
"Then we can stay out here." Tim kissed Calleigh again and she pulled him closer to him as he pressed her up against their Explorer. "They'd never notice the difference."
"Oh I think they would."
"Too bad then."
"Tim..."
He silenced her with a soft kiss and when Calleigh's eyes opened she was met with a pleading pair that were her husband's.
"Can we at least make it to our room?" she asked.
"Fine." Tim chuckled, leaning in for another kiss. Calleigh relented and they were caught in a passionate embrace.
"Tim..." she moaned as he pulled away from her. He gave her an apologetic look and retrieved his cell phone from his pocket. "Why did you bring that? I had mine."
"Sorry." he mumbled. "Crime scene. Night shift is swamped. Needed there ASAP."
"You're goin' in like this?" Calleigh asked, wiping lipstick off Tim's lower lip.
"I suppose."
A Tahoe and a patrol car pulled up. Eric got out of the Tahoe and walked up the driveway.
"What do you want?" Tim asked.
"I got here first." Eric mused. "Awesome."
"What?"
"Crime scene."
"Delko..." Tim gestured towards the house. "This, not a crime scene."
"I got called to this address... oh man it is your house."
"Eric,"
"What?"
"I've lived here for eight years and you didn't realize this is my house?" Tim asked.
"Well I mean I did but... it didn't dawn on me."
"What happened?" Calleigh asked.
"I dunno. We got called in to do this."
Tim ignored the rest of Eric's words and rushed into his house, Calleigh right behind him. Valera was nowhere to be seen, nor were the kids.
"They're upstairs." Calleigh said, not believing that something happened. Tim followed her upstairs to Danny's room. He was asleep. Then they checked Maggie's room and she was asleep as well. They came to Anna's closed door and Tim went to go in when the door wouldn't open.
"Damn lock." he muttered. "Anna!"
He knocked loudly on the door but no one replied.
"Now how the hell am I supposed to get in?" he asked. Calleigh had gone into their bedroom and she came back with a key in hand.
"I asked to have one." she replied, unlocking the door. The door swung open and Tim looked around the room. The room looked like a tornado had went through it but, then again, that's how it always looked.
"No." he mumbled, shaking his head.
"Where's Valera?"
"Guys!" Eric rushed upstairs, his gun out. "You don't know what could be lurking up here. This is a crime scene."
"I don't care!" Tim yelled. "Who called you?"
"Dispatch. Max placed a call to 9-1-1."
"Well then where the hell is she?"
"Hey Delko!" the patrol officer called. The three CSIs went downstairs and saw him standing near the stairs. "Found a woman bound in the downstairs closet. She's on the couch now."
"Valera..." Calleigh mumbled. They walked into the living room and Eric quickly went to Valera's side.
"You okay?" he asked, holding her tightly. She shook her head, tears streaking down her cheeks.
"Guys, I'm sorry." she cried.
"Val, where's Anna?" Tim asked. She let out another sob and buried her face in Eric's shoulder. He rubbed her back soothingly.
"Speed..."
"No! I'm not gonna leave her alone until I know where my daughter is!" he yelled. "Valera, where is she?"
"I don't know!" she sobbed. "I was freaking locked in a closet! These people broke in and... and... knocked her out! I don't know who has her! I don't know where she is!"
"This isn't happening." Tim muttered, pacing the room. "There's no way that this is happening. NO!"
He punched the wall, causing the other occupants of the room to jump.
----------S/C----------
"I don't know Horatio!" Tim exclaimed. "Don't you think if I did I'd be hunting the person down?"
Eric shook his head and tossed a file down.
"You've been on this job... what? 14 years?"
"Yeah." Tim nodded.
"Then there are numerous people that hate you and want to ruin your life." Eric stated.
"But just one is now trying to." Horatio said. "Besides, Calleigh's got enemies too."
"Anna isn't Calleigh's daughter though." Eric said. "She's her step-daughter."
"So? The people we put away don't know our personal lives. Anna and Calleigh are inseparable. People think that they're daughter and mother." Tim said.
"Why go after Anna though? I mean you had her, Maggie, and Danny to choose from."
Horatio was lost in thought, staring at the file he held in his hands.
"Because she didn't care about Maggie and Danny. They're not her children."
Tim's head snapped up.
"M-Michelle?" he stammered. "But, she... she's in p-p-prison."
"She got parol 4 months ago." Horatio said.