"Calleigh...I can't do this." admitted Tim.
"Yeah...you can."
"Delko...needs this more then I do."
"Tim...Eric suggested you do it."
"Well then...you do it."
"Me...be suprivisor? No. That's to politic."
Tim glared at her. "Calleigh...I can't...live up...to him...I can't."
"Nobody's asking you to be Horatio, Tim...just be yourself." said Calleigh as she opened up their front door. "Maggie...were home."
The babysitter Maggie, who also lived next door to them came out from the living room. "Oh hey guys...I heared about your LT. on the news. I'm...sorry...really."
Tim dropped his badge and gun on the table and walked away. Calleigh sighed. "Thanks..."
"I guess Tim's taking it pretty hard?"
Calleigh nodded. "Yeah...you know Tim blame's himself for everything." started Calleigh. "Was James ok?"
"He kept saying he wanted Maxie." Calleigh nodded.
"Yeah...a friend of ours used to babysit him all the time." Maggie nodded.
"Well I better get going...thank you so much." said Calleigh as she handed Maggie a 50. But Maggie shook her head.
"Don't worry about it. If you guys need me tomorrow just ask." Calleigh nodded and opened the door for Maggie.
Calleigh sighed. First stringbean and Valera and then Horatio. Who was always like the father figure she never had. She just couldn't believe this all was happening. The tight nit team wouldn't be tight for long. Calleigh could feel it.
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Calleigh walked into James' room and saw Tim stroking his cheek softly. "Hey... you ok?"
Tim nodded. "I'm...uh...i'm fine."
"Your a horrible liar." Calleigh started. "Look...Tim we all miss him. Them. We're all hurting. You just need to stop and realize that your not the only one."
Tim glared at Calleigh. "I don't think I'm the only one Calleigh. But sometimes I wish I was. Do you know how I feel when I look at my best friend. Eric is NEVER going to be the same way. I mean god he won't even talk to me."
"Tim..."
"No Calleigh...just let it go."
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Calleigh sat up and watched Tim sleep. She knew the pain he was going through. The pain they all were going through. She just wished that he would let her in. She hated it when he put himself in that shell of his. Calleigh was snapped from her thoughts when James began to cry. "Dadda..."
Calleigh kissed Tim on the forehead and then walked into James' room. "Hey sugar pie what's wrong?" asked Calleigh motherly.
"Want...Dadda."
"Sweetheart...Daddy's sleeping. Daddy's had it rough the past few days. And its very important that we let him sleep ok." James shook his head and barried it into Calleigh's shoulder.
"Dadda..." whined James.
Calleigh sighed and sat with James in the rocking chair and began to rock slowly. "Sing...momma...sing."
"You want me to sing?"
James nodded. "Well what do you want me to sing?"
"Um...'inkle 'inkle."
"Twinkle Twinkle?" James nodded. "You got it handsome. Twinle twinkle...little star. How I wonder what you are. Up above the world so high. Like a diamond in the sky. Twinkle twinkle little star. How I wonder what you are."
"Gin momma gin."
Calleigh giggled. "One more time then you gotta got to sleep ok?" Calleigh felt James nod and she continued.
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Calleigh yawned as she walked back into the the bedroom. "I would have gotten him." came Tim's voice.
Calleigh shrugged. "Its ok...he's my son to." said Calleigh as she climbed into bed and wrapped her arms around Tim. Tim kissed the top of her head.
"Calleigh..."
"Mmm..." muttered Calleigh sleepily.
"Do you think I can do this job?"
Calleigh lifted her head off Tim's chest and looked him in the eye. "I don't think Tim. I know you can."
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Tim let out a shaky sigh as he walked into Horatio's office to find Yelina. "Yelina?"
"Oh...Tim...hi." said Yelina flatly.
"Can...I help you with his stuff?"
Yelina shook her head. "No...its just this last box." Tim nodded.
"Look...Yelina I didn't ask for this job...and I'm not trying to replace H."
"I know you didn't...and I know that your not. It's just weird is all."
Tim nodded and held the door open for Yelina. "Just promise me one thing Tim."
"Sure."
"Promise me you'll do this job as best as you can. Horatio looked up to you. He always went on and on about you. How you were a great CSI. And father. Just give him that atleast."
Tim nodded and watched Yelina walk out the door. Tim sighed and walked over to the window and opened the shade. He looked down at the trace lab. Seeing it for once through Horatio's eyes and sighed. He couldn't do this job. Atleast not like Horatio could. Tim saw Calleigh loading a sample from Horatio's crime scene into the mass spec when his cell went off. "Speedle?"
"Your A/V tech...DNA anyalist...and now your suprivisor. Had enough Speedle?"
"Listen Jack..."
"No Speedle you listen-"
"What do you want from me?"
"I want you to pay for what you did to me."
"I was only doing my job. Its your fault you got yourself into prison."
"Speedle...speedle...speedle...you'll never learn will you?"
"No...i'm sorry its in my nature."
"Sarcasm will get you no where. Listen...tell Calleigh she has a beautiful voice. But if I was her i'd stay away from nursery rhymes. But your son sure seems to love 'em."
"How do you know that?"
"I'm just being a good stalker Speedle...remember...i'm watching you." said Jack and hung up.
"Son of a bitch!" yelled Tim. Startling Calleigh from downstairs. Tim sighed and snapped his phone shut.
"Baby...what's a matter?" asked Calleigh as she came running from down stairs.
"Were getting out of the house. Call Maggie and tell her to get a bag for James...and to get out of the house now."
"Tim...?"
"Calleigh just do it. I don't know how he did it but I think somehow he put camera's in our house."
"Tim..." said Calleigh worridly.
"Calleigh. Just Do it."
Calleigh nodded and walked down stairs. Tim sighed and sat down in Horatio's chair. He didn't know how he was going to get this guy before he hurt someone else. But he knew he had to before Jack killed someone else he loved. Or before he got killed.
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