Author's Note: Ok I know that James is talking kinda good for his age. But my mom said I was forming almost sentences at that age. Probably not big words...but I mean he's the son of two csi's that has to get the kid somewhere. lol.
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"So um..." said Calleigh trying to make conversation with this new Tim character.
"How olds your son?"
"He turned one...yesterday."
"He's a cutie."
"He looks just like my husband." stated Calleigh thougthfully.
"I'm sorry. Were gonna find this Jack guy and he's gonna get the chair for what he did."
Calleigh sighed. "What good is the chair going to do to the guy? My Lt...and husband suffered...i'm sorry getting a needle in the arm isn't exactly suffering. He derserves to rot in jail for awhile."
Tim nodded. "So how long have you been a cop?"
"Oh gosh...um...let's see I've been a csi for 4 years and before that I worked as a robbery/homicide detective in Louisana for about 3. So longer then I should." Tim laughed lightly. "What about you?"
"Oh...7 years...I was a patrol cop for 3. but then I guess the chief saw something in me and promotated me."
Calleigh nodded. "So you got any kids."
Tim shook his head. "No...we...uh...we never had the chance." started Tim.
"I'm sorry." Tim nodded. Tim and Calleigh talked for awhile until they both fell asleep. Calleigh woke up a few minutes later, grabbed James and left.
"Momma." said James as Calleigh buckled him into his seat belt.
"Yes baby..."
"We goin 'ome?"
"Yes baby...were going home." James squealed happily and Calleigh smiled. It amazed her how much he looked like Tim. The eyes...the hair...even the annoyed expression. Calleigh shook her head at the memories and ruffled James hair.
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Calleigh sighed as she entered her house. His house. Their house. "Ok buddy..." said Calleigh. "I'm gonna put you in your crib because mommy has some stuff to take care of ok." James nodded and Calleigh put him in his crib with a few toys to keep him busy.
Calleigh sighed as she walked into their bedroom. She immediatley smelled Tim's cologne and let a few tears fall. Why was all this happening. Calleigh jumped when her cell phone went off. "Speedle..."
"Calleigh..."
'Uh-oh' Calleigh thought she's busted now. "Eric...what's up?"
"Listen...I was thinking lunch you wanna go grab a bite to eat with me?"
"No thanks Eric...I'm not really hungry."
"Calleigh come on you gotta eat."
"I"m not hungry."
"I'm gonna pick you up at the hotel."
"I'm not at the hotel."
"What! Where are you?"
"I'm at the house."
"Calleigh do you know how dangerous this is?"
"Yes Eric...I'm very aware of how dangerous it is."
"Then why did you leave. You know Speedle would be very pissed at you right now."
"Well you know what Eric, Tim isn't here right now is he."
Eric sighed. "How'd you get away from Sanders?"
"He fell asleep."
"That's interesting."
"I didn't drug him Eric..."
"I didn't say you did...listen I'm gonna come by and...crap hold on someone's on my other line." started Eric. "Delko..."
"Delko I need you back at the lab." said Stetler.
"I was going on a break Rick."
"I"m aware of that... but a witness said they saw someone matiching Jack's descrption a few minutes ago."
"Where?"
"At the old warehouse were Speedle was killed."
"Alright...I'll be there in ten." started Eric. "Calleigh...look I have to go but please...go back to the hotel."
"Fine." lied Calleigh. Eric knew she was lying but he had to let it go for now. "I'll see you later."
Calleigh sighed as she hung up her phone. Calleigh screamed when she felt a hand go around her mouth.
"So we finally meet Calleigh." Came Jack's husky voice.
Calleigh closed her eyes tightly. This couldn't be happening. "I told you to count the hours detective. Your pretty stupid to leave the hotel." said Jack as he held Calleigh tightly and removed his hand and put his arm around her throat.
"What do you want from me?" asked Calleigh tears forming in her eyes. She knew this was it. This was the end.
"I want you to pay."
"I didn't do anything."
"No your right your husband did. But you married him and now you have to pay."
"Just leave me alone...please just...let me go."
"I'm afraid I can't do that." said Jack as he took out a knife and put it inches infront of Calleigh's face. Showing her that she couldn't run. "Have you ever been stabbed detective?"
Calleigh shook her head. "No."
"You wanna find out what it feels like?"
Calleigh shook her head. Jack lowered the knife and scrapped it gently up and down Calleigh's stomach. "Maybe I should stab you once...just to see what it feels like."
Calleigh took a second to go over the play in her head. Calleigh took a breath and stepped down hard on Jack's foot, twisted around and grabbed his hands, struggling to get the knife out of his grasp.
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"So are you sure the witness says this is where they saw him?" asked Eric.
"Positive." stated Stetler. He nodded to Eric and both took out there guns raising them as a patrol officer opened the door to the warehouse. Eric glanced at the blood stain that still shown on the wood floor from Speed a few weeks ago.
"Clear." came a patrol officer's voice.
"Clear.."
"There's no one here." stated Rick.
"Was the witness male or female?"
"Dispatched said male."
Eric lowered his head. And looked back up with a hateful look in his eyes. "It wasn't a concerend citizen Rick...The anonymus caller was Jack Pryor."
"Well its ok Calleigh's at the hotel."
"No she's not."
"What?"
"She's at her house."
"Well that's just great."
"This was a trap...and now Jack's going after Calleigh to finish what he started at the lab."
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"You can't win Calleigh just give up."
"No." said Calleigh as Jack pushed her into the wall. Jack used his forearm to press against Calleigh windpipe. Calleigh gapsed for air and Jack let her go. Jack laughed wickedly and turned around. Which was a mistake. Calleigh got up and jumped on his back putting him into a headlock. Calleigh got off and grabbed the knife from his hands and stabbed him in the arm. Jack yelled out in pain. "You bitch!"
Calleigh tried to run to James' room but Jack caught her by the ankle and Calleigh fell. Yelping in pain. "Your gonna pay for that."
Calleigh squirmed but couldn't wiggle out of Jack's grasp. "Your gonna pay for that." said Jack as he grabbed the knife and brushed it lightly against Calleigh's throat. Calleigh closed her eyes. Knowing this was it. This is how she was going to die. Jack trailed the knife down her throat, down in between her breasts, and stopped just above her belly button. Calleigh screamed as the knife went into her stomach. Jack smiled and pulled the knife out and got up.
But Calleigh wasn't going to let it end here. She's a fighter. She's southern. It would take alot more to bring her down then being stabbed. Calleigh got up slowly and walked into her bedroom and grabbed Tim's spare gun out of the nightstand. Jack laughed. "Are you going to shoot me with that."
"No..." muttered Calleigh weakly raising the gun with one hand and holding her stomach with the other. "I'm going to kill you."
Jack laughed. "Yeah...I'd really like to see you try." Calleigh fired. But after all of her years of experience she just wasn't good at shooting a gun with her left hand. And the bullet only grazed his shoulder.
"Your the ballistics expert Calleigh...your bullet girl...your never supposed to miss." said Jack as he pulled his own gun out.
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"Come on Rick drive faster." ordered Eric.
"I'm going as fast as I can Delko."
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Calleigh took a risk and ran out of the room. Jack fired but hit a picture frame on the dresser instead. Hearing the shots James began to cry. "James." said Calleigh weakly as she slumped against the wall to catch her breath. "Mommy's coming baby..."
"Duquesne!" yelled Jack and grabbed Calleigh by the air. "Your not getting away from me that easily."
"Please..." pleaded Calleigh weakly. "Don't kill me."
"I thought cops weren't afraid to die."
Calleigh looked up at Jack with tears in her eyes. "Please...do what you want with me...just don't hurt my baby."
Jack laughed and cocked his gun. "Please..." Calleigh pleaded in tears. "Don't kill me."
"Sorry...I have to." Calleigh closed her eyes as she felt the gun being pressed against her temple. Calleigh said a prayer in her head just before Jack pulled the trigger. James screamed as he heared another gunshot. And Jack shoved Calleigh to the floor. He heared sirens and ran through the back door and left.
"Calleigh!" yelled Eric. "I'll check upstairs." said Eric.
"I'll go with you." started Stetler. "You two check the back. And you two check the rest of the lower floor and the basement."
"You got it."
"Calleigh..." said Eric over James' screames. "No...Calleigh." said Eric as he saw the blood and what he knew to be Calleigh's brain on the wall. (oh my god I'm an evil evil person). Eric's breath caught as he rolled Calleigh over and saw the mussle stamp on her temple. Tears began to fall from his eyes as he saw the stab wound and bruises around her neck, wrists and face. "Son of a bitch."
"I'm so sorry." said Rick as he holistered his gun. "I'm sorry."
Eric nodded and got up walking into James' room. "Hey little guy."
"'Elko."
Eric smiled and picked up James. Eric heared one of the uniforms say. "House is clear sir."
"Ok... call the medical examiner. Tell her one d.b.gunshot wound to the head." The uniform nodded and walked off to the patrol car.
"Hey...you ok?" asked Eric as he wiped away James' tears.
"'Oise."
"Your heared a nose?" James nodded and put his hands over his ears.
"Too...loud."
"Yeah...but everything's ok now...alright your gonna be fine." James nodded and rested his head against Eric's chest.
"Momma...?" questioned James.
Eric sighed and took off his jacket. "Listen buddy...there's something out there that...you don't need to see. Alright so i'm gonna put this over your head until we get outside ok." James nodded and placed the jacket over his head.
"Dark."
"I know buddy...only for a few more minutes ok." Stetler sighed as Eric walked out of the room with James in his arms. Eric took one last glance at Calleigh and walked down the stairs.
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