Author note:Ok I know about the season finale but my ending was already written so my ending doesn't make sense if you factor the season finale.
Calliegh sat in the interigatin room.
Horatio sat acorss the metal table from her.
"I'm sorry we have to do this"He said softly.
She nodded it was ok and he turned on the tape recorder.
"State your name"It was so hard for Horatio to sit and do this with her.
"C...Cal...Calliegh"She was still shaken up and she was shivering.
Horatio turned the recorder off suddenly asd pushed his chair away from the table.
Calliegh looked up at him as he walked around the tabll to stand in fron of her.
She looked so scared so fragile not at all like his Calliegh she was strong and brave.
Her hair falling in her eyes as she looked up at him tear ran silently down her cheek.
Her eyes had that look he saw to often the look of betrayl,broken and frightened.
She was scared he could see it in her eyes.
"Cal"he reached his hand out to push her hair from her eyes.
Startled she jumped back tipping her chair when the chair clattered to the floor it really scared her.
Her first instinct took over and she dove under the table at the loud clang of the medal chair.
Horatio stood in shock she was terrified.
He then realised the sound of the chair falling probably sounded similair to when the water hit the side of her box.
She is still in shock and jumpy it's not you he told himself she just needs time.
He got down on the floor to look under the table.
"Calliegh?"he asked softly.
He'd never forget how she looked sitting under that table.
Like a little girl hiding from a storm or monsters in her closet.
She pulled her knees close to her chest and had her arms resting on them and her head burried in her arms.
She once more looked up at him with those sad broken blue eyes those eyes that he never thought would ever sparkle again.
She was scared of him of monsters he couldn't see she was plain scared.
"Cal come on out it's ok you're scared but you're safe"He said softly.
She looked at him and inched away a bit.
He had seen this kind of thing happen she'd pull away act like a small child facing an abuser.
She'd want to hide she'd barely remember her name or anything else maybe she'd snap out of it maybe she wouldn't.
Sometime it tooks days for this side to come out years or months Calliegh took less than two hours.
"Calliegh...I'm going to get you some tea and a blanket stay here"He said standing.
She didn't move just put her head down.
Horatio returned to the room to find Wolf,Eric and Alex Fighting with two bigger cops.
Horaito opened the door.
"What's going on?"He asked.
"They came to take Calliegh"Eric said.
"what?"Horatio asked shocked.
"We have reason to believe she is mentally unstable unless you can prove other wise we are required to take her with us"a cop said.
"who told you?"Horatio asked.
"anonymous"another cop said.
"It's all legal"What appeared to be the leader said.
"She's fine"Wolf yelled.
"She doesn't look fine to me son"Another cop argued.
"She'll be fine"Horatio said.
"FIne if you can get her to prove to us she's ok we'll leave without her"
"fine"Alex said getting on her knees in front of the table.
"Calliegh?come one baby come on out"Alex said holding out her hand.
Eric got down by Alex.
"Cal come on you can do it take her hand"Eric pleaded.
"Let me try"Horatio said.
Eric and Alex stood up ushuring the others with them as they left.
"Calliegh can I come under?"He asked.
She didn't talk or nod.
"Hey...bulletgirl"He tired.
Her head snapped up at him he got her attention she remembered.
"Can I jion you?"He asked softly.
She gave a small nod.
He wasn't sure he'd fit but he did.
He sat beside her in silence wtaching her as she stared blankly ahead.
"Bulletgirl I need you to listen to me you see those men?"He asked pionting to the ones out side the door.
She didn't look or respond.
He picked up her hand she jumped but then relaxed a bit and left him hold it.
"Calliegh those men they want to take you away"He said softly.
She didn't even flinch.
"I know you're scared Cal but I'm here I won't let anyone hurt you again"
"But you have to meet me half way because those men out there I can't stop"
"They will come in here and they will take you I can't stop them"
"You can Cal just give us a sign you udnerstand that there is still life in you"
No response none.
"Beat it Calliegh you can do just beat it come back to us and I won't let it happen again"
"Cal,you're the most inmportant thing in the world to me come on just beat this sadness fight it"
"I know you're in there somewhere just fight it don't give up I'm not giving up on you"
She sat in the exact same position she was in when he came under with her.
Leaning over he lighly kissed her cheek.
"You can do it I know you can bulletgirl"
Nothing.
"It's ok"he said disappointed she couldn't overcome the terror.
He was about to get up when her small hand squeezed his.
He stopped and looked back at her.
She had fresh tears running down her cheeks but she was squeezing his hand tightly.
"I...I'm...so..scared...p...please don't..."She said softly.
"Don't what?"he asked.
"leave me"She said looking over at him she reconised him now he saw it in her eyes.
"p...please...stay..Handsome"His nickname only used by her she remembered.
"It's ok I'm not leaving you but you gotta tell those men you're ok can you do that"
"yes"She said nodding her head.
"that's my girl"He smiled.
A small smile barely there at all was his reply.
Her gently pushed her hair from her eyes.
"I'll go first..ok?"She asked.
"You Sure?"He asked it was a big step coming out of hiding first.
"No but I have to"She said crawling out from under the table.
Alex and the rest poured in.
Two men came and grabbed her by the arms.
"NO! I'm not going with to a mental institute I'm a C.S.I and I've got someone to catch"She said wiggling free.
"Miss I'm terribly sorry we were told you were in severe shock"
"Well you were told wrong"She stated as Horatio stood behind her hands on her shoulders.
The men glanced at each other then turned and left.
Alex quickly gave Calliegh a hug to which Calliegh was more than happy to recieve.
"Oh honey I thank God you're not on my table"Alex said holding her tight.
Eric smiled and gave her a thumbs up wolf did the same then they left all three of them.
"Welcome back beautiful"Horatio said behind her.
"Oh Horatio...thank you thank you thank you"she said wrapping her arms around him in a hug.
"shhh it's ok I'm here"
She pulled her head from his shoulder to look him in the eyes.
Later she would curse herself for doing so.
He slowly leaned in.
Later he could blame her for looking so lonely.
She reached up and kissed him.
Later she could blame him for leaning in.
He wrapped his arms around her and the kiss deepend she gave a soft moan.
Later he could blame her for a certain noise she made when he pulled her close.
She loved him she knew it she slowly broke the kiss it was wrong he was her boss.
Later she could blame him for pulling her close.
Then she smile softly turned and walked to the lounge.
Later he could hate her for breaking it could love her for starting it.
Later she could blame him for being sweet and caring.
But he'd never in a million yeard get over how she tasted.
In a million years she'd never forget how safe she felt in his arms.