Author's Note: Spoilers for 10-7 but I changed it up a bit.

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Tim leaned against the door frame and watched Calleigh as she took the bed down. "You going to stand there or are you going to help me Yankee?"

Tim smiled. "You know I hate it when you call me that."

"Well i've been calling you that for almost 7 years. Live with it."

Tim smiled and pulled her into a hug. "I love you."

Calleigh smiled and hugged him tighter. "I love you to...Tim?"

"Yeah?"

"I'm not a green ugly monster am I?"

Tim laughed. "No..."

"Good. I love you."

"You just told me that."

"I know that...but I want to make sure that you know it."

Tim smiled and brushed Calleigh's hair out of her face. "It still bothers you doesn't it?"

Calleigh sighed and nodded. "Tim...everyday I go out onto that field I feel like its going to happen again."

"Its not."

"How do you know that?"

"I don't. Calleigh i've been to countless scenes since then and nothing's happened to me."

"I know that. But its just that I-"

"Shh..." said Tim as he put a finger to her lips. "I'm not going anywhere."

Calleigh sighed. "Did you tuck Livvy in?" Tim nodded. "Did you read her Green Eggs and Ham?"

"Yes...I gave her a drink of water, put the blanket Alexx bought for her on her, and gave her the stuffed monkey Eric got her for her 1st birthday. Cal you act like I haven't put our girl to bed before."

Calleigh smiled sheepishly. "Well...I just...sorry."

"Let's get to bed." Calleigh nodded and crawled in next to him.

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"Oh come on Daddy I wanna hear more of the story."

"Sorry princess but mommy and daddy have to go to a scene. You've got to go to Aunt Val's house."

"Aunt Val's house?" asked Livvy with a huge smile on her face.

"I knew you'd like that." said Tim as he closed the suv's door and got in himself.

"Alright dad...I forgive you this time because its Aunt Val...but as soon as you come home I wanna hear more."

"Yes ma'am." said Tim as he gave Livvy a salute through the mirror.

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"Come on daddy...tell me more."

"Livvy...daddy just got done digging through trash all day and mommy didn't help at all."

'HEY!" yelled Calleigh defensively. "You know I don't like ants...there sneaky and they're mobile and-"

"Even if they get on you you can't get them off...yadda yadda yadda I know Cal."

"Please Daddy...?"

"Liv can Daddy take a shower first...please?"

"No! Now."

Tim sighed. "Fine...where were we?"

"Uncle Horatio was yelling your name."

"Oh...right...well sweetie...I'm afraid I don't remember to much of that situation...I just remember waking up."

FLASHBACK--

Tim heared sniffles and a strong hand holding his. But he liked to sleep. He didn't want to wake up but some nagging noise was driving him crazy. Some constant beeping, he wanted it to stop. Tim twitched his head to try and get the noise to go away but it wouldn't.

Tim...honey please you gotta wake up...Livvy needs you...I need you.

Tim's hand twitched this time. The coldness of the other hand was driving him crazy. He wanted it to go away.

Come on Yankee...please wake up.

Yankee? Calleigh called him Yankee when she was mad at him or to annoy him. Calleigh? Livvy? Damn it Speedle wake up. Tim continued to hear sobs and he wanted them to stop. The person who was crying sounded so sad. But who was it?

Timmy please...baby wake up...I need you. Tim heared a frustrated sigh and a tight squeeze on his hand and almost as fast as a blot of lighting he was awake.

"Tim..." Tim blinked a few times. But when he finally opened his eyes he saw the tear streakin face of one Calleigh Speedle.

"Ca-"

"Shh...baby you have a tube down your throat don't try to talk ok. I'm gonna go get your doctor." Tim nodded slightly and watched as Calleigh walk out the door. Why was he lying here? He couldn't remember.

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"Ok, Mr. Speedle your free to go. Do you have any questions?"

"Just one...will I remember what happened?"

"Well...its hard to say. Its psychological really. What you went through was tramatic so your mind is pushing it into your sub conscious..so you might remember...today tomorrow...next week...years...who knows..that's up to you."

Tim nodded and looked at the door as a nurse wheeled in a wheelchair. "Here's your ride Mr. Speedle."

"I don't need that."

The nurse sighed. "Were really going to miss you here." she replied sarcastically.

"I'll miss you to Emily." The nurse smiled and laughed.

"You ready Yankee?"

"As i'll ever be."

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"Calleigh i'm capable of getting a soda."

"I know that...I just...sorry."

"Your just crowding me...alright I'm not a crippled. I can do things myself."

Calleigh starred at him. "I don't think your a cripple Tim. Your my husband and I love you. Ok you were shot in the heart and you were in a coma for 3 months ok so i'm sorry if I wanna help you right now!"

Tim sighed and was going to say something when Livvy started to cry. "Calleigh-"

"I have to go feed her."

Tim sighed and ran his hands through his hair. "Nice work Speedle...when are you going to learn to clean the stupid thing."

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"Oh no." said Eric as he walked down the hall. "Not you..."

"Yes Delko...me."

"This lab was alot more smooth running with out you." Tim eyed him. "What am I talking about it was total hell. I couldn't get my trace proccesed. H was running around like a chicken with his head cut off. I don't think i've ever seen Alexx leave the morgue, Calleigh didn't leave ballistics...and me well we won't talk about me. I hate to say this but uh...your the glue that holds us all together man."

"Thanks that's comforting...I guess."

"Welcome back man."

Tim smiled slightly. "Hey listen Cal left before I did this morning...do you know where she is?"

"Do you even need to ask that question?"

"Right...ballistics..."

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Tim sighed and knocked on the door. "Just leave it on the bench I'll sign for it later."

"Calleigh..."

Tim watched as she turned around quickly. "Tim...hey..."

"You left with out me this morining."

"I know...sorry...I really wanted to get this case finished."

Tim nodded and walked up to her. "Calleigh..."

"Can you hand me the .45 in the vault please." Tim sighed and came back a few seconds later.

"Here you go..."

"Thank you."

"Your welcome...Cal...look-"

"I really need to get this finished Tim."

"We need to talk."

"Maybe I don't want to talk."

Tim sighed and was about to say something when John Hagen walked in. "Am I interrupting something?"

"No." said Calleigh quickly. "Can I help you?"

John looked at Tim. "Well...I better get down to trace and make sure that Belmontes and Peters hasn't messed with my CD Player..excuse me."

Tim eyed John as he left the room. He had an uneasy feeling all of a sudden and he didn't know why. When he was about half way down the hall he heared a gunshot. Which wasn't unlikely considering it was the ballistics lab but Calleigh was talking to John why would she be firing guns right now.

"CALLEIGH!" yelled Tim. "CALLEIGH!" Tim ran into the lab and found Hagen on the floor. Tim looked from Hagen to Calleigh.

"Calleigh..."

"He...he just wanted coffee."

Tim closed his eyes and walked over to her. Calleigh managed to tear her eyes away from Hagen and fall into Tim's arms.

"I'm sorry...i'm so sorry."

"Shh...sweetheart...it wasn't your fault."

Horatio walked in a few minutes later. "Speed..."

"I dunno what happend." Horatio nodded and flipped open his cell phone.

TBC...The next chapter will be part Tim's story and then the start of Calleigh's story.