Calleigh smiled as she walked into the break room. Tim was standing by the coffee maker and Eric was sitting on the couch. Calleigh smiled as Tim handed her a cup of coffee. "Thank you." muttered Calleigh sweetly. "Well...I have bullets to anaylize...see you boys later."
Tim smiled widely and watched Calleigh walk out the door and down the hall. Eric shook his head. "It be alot simpler if you'd just tell her."
"What?" asked Tim as he turned around.
"Oh come one Speed...friends with benifits only lasts so long."
"There's nothing going on between me and Calleigh."
"Riiiiiiiiiight."
"There's not Delko and you should really keep your nose out of other people's business."
"Hey i'm just trying to help."
"Well stop trying because there's nothing to help."
"Alright if you say so."
Tim rolled his eyes. "I'll be in trace."
"Mmmhmm..." said Eric. He needed to get these two together, he just wished he knew how.
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"Timmy...honey are you feeling ok?" asked Alexx.
"Huh? Yeah why would you think otherwise?"
"Oh I don't know maybe because this is like the 10th time you've spaced out on me today."
"Sorry...I got a few things on my mind."
"Oh, would it be someone about 5'3'', blonde hair, a don't mess with me attitude, a strange obession with guns?"
"Why does everybody keep saying that I like her. I don't!"
"I never said you liked her Timmy. You donated that one yourself."
Tim smirked. "I"m busted."
"Well Timmy you never really had to tell me or anyone for that matter. Your face lights up when she enters a room."
Just then Calleigh came into the room. And Alexx and Tim stopped talking. "Well speak of the devil." said Alexx, earning her a glare from Tim.
"Were y'all talkin about me?" asked Calleigh as she stood next to Tim.
"Us never." said Tim a little to quickly. Calleigh smiled and nodded.
"Listen Alexx you got that bullet for me?"
"Here ya go Ms. Firearms."
"Oh...don't you just love Thursdays." said Calleigh cheerfully.
"You know your way to cheerful."
"And your way to sarcastic." started Calleigh. "Alright i'll be in firearms if anybody needs me." said Calleigh as she opened the door she stopped and smiled at Tim. Tim returned it. And Alexx shook her head.
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"Hey Speed can you do me a favor?" asked Horatio.
"Yeah sure...I have nothing else to do."
"Ok...Eric got called to court and I have a meeting with the chef. A new case popped up would you mind working it with Calleigh?"
Tim sighed. He had a feeling that there would be ackward silence. "Yeah sure."
"Thanks Speed your a lifesaver."
Speed smirked and walked out of the breakroom and out to one of the Hummer's.
"So..." started Calleigh. "I heared its just me and you."
"Word travels fast."
"Like I said before this labs like high school."
Tim nodded. "So are you driving or am I?"
"You drive."
Tim nodded and took the keys from Calleigh. Their hands touched for just a second and both of them felt a spark they both ignored.
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"So um...did you get my note this morning?"
Tim nodded as he turned down Biscayne. "Yeah I got it."
"K...listen Tim...I just want you to know that anytime that you don't want to...you know...you don't have to."
"Calleigh...I told you that anytime you need me i'm there."
Calleigh smiled slightly. She was about ready to say something she wanted to say for what seemed like forever but Tim spoke first.
"That's strange."
"What?" asked Calleigh as she took her eyes away from Tim.
"There's no patrol cars."
"Are you sure you got the right address?" Tim glared at Calleigh. "Alright...well should we go check it out?"
"You take the perimeter, i'll take the inside."
"You got it." said Calleigh as her and Tim climbed out of the Hummer, and took their guns from their holsters.
Calleigh walked around back and Tim walked into the house. He was half way upstairs when he someone came out of a closet. The man raised his gun, so did Tim, he fired but missed. The next thing Tim knew he was falling down stairs.
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Calleigh jumped when she heared gunfire. "Tim..." said Calleigh and ran inside, her gun raised. The man that shot Tim raised his gun to Calleigh but she shot back first. Knocking the guy into a table that was at the top of the stairs. Calleigh holistered her gun, and walked quickly over to Tim who was lying motionless at the foot of the stairs.
Calleigh rolled him over so he was facing upwards. Calleigh checked for a pulse. Their was one but it was faint. Calleigh sighed and grabbed her cell. "This is CSI Calleigh Duquesne. I got a man down at 67 Lookwood Avenue. I need rescue and back up immediatley."
"Copy that...All responding officers, we got a man down at 57 Lockwood Avenue. CSI Duquesne requesting a ambulance and back up immediatley."
"Copy that dispatch."
Calleigh heared Tim moan faintly. If the house wasn't deadly silent, she probably wouldn't have heared him.
"Tim...hey can you here me?"
"Calleigh..." moaned Tim quietly.
"I"m right here ok." said Calleigh and took off her sweater and pressed it against his wound. "Your gonna me be fine."
"Cal, I..."
"Shh...its ok Tim...your gonna be ok."
Tim nodded and closed his eyes. Calleigh saw his head roll over to the side. And Calleigh's breathing caught. "Tim...no."
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"Calleigh..." said Horatio as he entered the E.R.
"I don't know when we got there there wasn't any patrol cars. So we decided to go check it out. I checked the perimeter he went inside. Horatio he wasn't even in the house 2 minutes. I heared the shots and i ran inside. I took the guys out and called for an ambulance."
"Alright...calm down. He's gonna make it."
Calleigh sighed and sat back down. Horatio noticed the blood on Calleigh's shirt. "Calleigh you know I'm gonna need your clothes for evidence."
Calleigh nodded. "Yeah...Eric will you take me back to the lab?"
"Sure."
"Calleigh?"
"Yeah..."
"Watch out for I.A.B."
Calleigh nodded and walked away. Horatio sighed and sat back down. He couldn't loose Speed. He was his best CSI. Not that he really liked to play favorites, but Speed was his favorite. A doctor came in snapping him from his gaze.
"Lt?"
'Yes." said Horatio as he stood up. "Is my CSI ok?"
"He's gonna be fine."
TBC...