Tyler was beginning to go over the tapes with Ryan, working on the Day Corner Store tapes first.

"What time did you say the murder was at?" Tyler asked.

Calleigh took a breath. "Hey guys."

Ryan looked over his shoulder. "Hey, we're just starting on the Day tapes."

Calleigh nodded. "Alexx said the estimated time of death was at five a.m. Sunday morning."

Tyler nodded. "So should I start around four a.m.?"

Calleigh's heart began to race and she stood between the chairs Ryan and Tyler were sitting in. "Tyler did you get anything off the other tapes?"

Tyler shook his head. "No, Ryan wanted to start with these."

"Have you had lunch yet, Tyler?" Calleigh asked, laying on her accent thick.

Tyler smiled. "No, did you want to treat me to something?"

Calleigh sat on the edge of the desk. "Well, I had an idea to maybe go for some Italian with Eric. Did you want to join us? My treat."

Tyler's smile grew. "Well..."

"We've got ten tapes to get through before the end of the day," Ryan protested.

"You can come too," Calleigh said to Ryan.

"I have to work on those prints," Ryan replied. "Can you bring me back something?"

"Sure," Calleigh replied and looked at Tyler again. "So, what do you say? Want something to eat?"

Tyler cleared his throat. "I have some surveillance tapes to go over for another investigation if you want to come back with something for me."

Calleigh smiled. "I'll be back in half an hour if you can wait till then. If you want to go over the prints, Ryan, I can do the tapes."

Tyler nodded. "Sounds good."

When she met Eric outside, Calleigh felt a little better about the surveillance tapes but still had to find an explanation for Tyler if it turned out there was video evidence of her and Eric buying condoms and Eric coming back for whip cream in the morning.

Eric flashed her his pearly whites. "Hungry?"

Calleigh nodded emphatically. "Starving."

Eric drove them to a small Italian bistro a few blocks away. The tables were adorned with checkered table cloths, a small vase with pink, yellow and blue flowers and were set for two.

"Table for two?" the young woman at the door greeted.

Eric nodded, putting his hand on Calleigh's back and hooking his thumb under the back of her shirt.

"Will lunch take long?" Calleigh asked, checking her watch. "I need to get something to go when we're finished."

The young woman set down two menus on the table, with a shake of her head. "Just let the waitress know when you're ready to go and she'll have it ready."

Calleigh thanked her and Eric gave Calleigh a questioning look the hostess had gone.

"What are you getting?" Eric asked.

"Lunch for Tyler and Ryan. I had to buy them lunch so they wouldn't review the tapes until we got back," Calleigh explained, looking over her menu. She took out her cell phone and called Ryan. "Hi, it's me. Do you know what you want for lunch?"

Eric watched Calleigh take Ryan and Tyler's order, her face relaxed and her hand writing quickly on her notepad. "Okay. Great. I'll be back in forty minutes."

The waitress approached then, her pad ready. "Hi, how are you doing?"

"Great. We're ready to order, if that's okay," Eric replied and the young girl nodded with an overly friendly smile. "Cal?"

Calleigh glanced down at the menu. "I'll take the lasagne and two more of those to go in half an hour."

Eric ordered the same and the waitress returned with their drinks, salad and a basket of warm bread.

"Did you get anywhere with the fingerprints?" Calleigh asked.

Eric reached across the table and took her hand. "I don't want to talk about work right now."

Calleigh looked from his hand on hers to his face. "What would you like to talk about?"

Eric raised his eyebrows. "You. Are you okay with this?"

It was hard to say no but she wanted to tell the truth. It wasn't that Calleigh didn't love being with Eric and she certainly wasn't embarrassed about their relationship. She was embarrassed at her behaviour.

"I think I was just thrown by going back to Day's Store," she replied. "I was worried it would be totally public and I'm just not sure if I'm ready for that."

"Are you worried about what you'll see?" he asked and she nodded. Eric leaned back in his chair. "Do you want me in the room when Tyler reviews them?"

Calleigh nodded. "Yes, please."

"I'm in this, both feet, Calleigh," Eric assured her.

Calleigh's face lit up. "Yeah?"

"This is something important, something that says who cares who knows," Eric said and Calleigh opened her mouth to respond. Eric held up his hand, stopping her. "But if you're not ready for people to know about us, then I won't say anything. But we're not doing anything wrong."

Calleigh sighed. "I'm not quite ready."

"Then it's up to you, and for what it's worth," Eric said, his finger tracing a lazy circle on her wrist. "I'll keep it out of work for as long as you like."

Calleigh wanted to kiss him. "Thank-you."