Chapter 9: I'm going to get you

It was time for Calleigh to go back to the lab. Aimee had been tested and she was asleep now. Fortunately the young woman didn't suffer any severe brain damage and she would be ok. Calleigh got up and kissed her sister's forehead before leaving. She had left a note for Aimee so she knew where Calleigh was when she woke up.

Calleigh was standing in the Crime Lab's elevator, impatiently waiting until she reached her destination, she let several thought wash over her to kill time. A sudden anger was boiling up in the pitch of her stomach, she was going to get the guys who had done this to her sister. Calleigh unconsciously balled her fists. When the elevator doors opened, Calleigh couldn't believe her eyes. There were several cops trying to hold down two men, who were struggling severely and cursing at the cops in Spanish.

"Callad," she yelled. She hoped the men would actually shut up like she told them to.

The men seemed surprised that Calleigh spoke to them in Spanish and lost their focus, so the cops could get a grip on them.

"Thank you," one of the cops said as he nodded.

Both men were led into separate interrogation rooms. Delko was about to enter one as Calleigh stopped him.

"Eric, are they suspects in the case?" she hoped that by not mentioning Aimee he would forget she was personally involved and let her in on the interrogation.

"Yes, wanna join me?"

Calleigh nodded and brushed past him into the interrogation room

"So," Delko started while he rubbed the suspect's nose into a picture of his gun "you shot at a cop with your own gun"

"That's pretty stupid" Calleigh snorted.

"Hey! I ain't no retard. No soy estúpido!" the man replied.

The interrogation didn't go anywhere; the suspect only gave evasive answers and answered questions with questions. He was working on Calleigh's nerves, she had managed to stay calm but by now her blood was boiling.

Delko showed him a picture of Aimee. By now he realised that Calleigh wasn't supposed to be here at all, she was personally involved. He cursed at himself for forgetting about that, that pretty smile of hers made her get away with anything with him.

"Do you recognize this woman?" Delko asked.

The suspect looked at the picture, touched the outlines of Aimee's face with his finger.

"No," he said with an evil smile.

"Are you sure?" Delko asked again

"Bro, I would remember a fine piece of meat like that! If I had known her, I'd probably already banged her," the suspect added with a smirk.

The suspect's lawyer told Delko to come back with more substantial evidence and gestured his client to leave. Calleigh was beyond pissed by now, that piece of shit had called her sister a piece of meat. Before they got up Calleigh walked towards the table and slammed her hands on it. She moved her face close to the suspect's.

"Ya me te pagará! I'm going to get you," she hissed at him.

The suspect laughed, but this time it was sourly. That was some determined woman, and something in her eyes told him that she would do everything to get him.

His lawyer was in a heated discussion with Delko about Calleigh misbehaving herself. He was threatening with suing her, and the whole Crime Lab.

"Bruja," the suspect whispered as he left the interrogation room.

Calleigh's eyes shot death glares at the man, who was now smiling at her, flashing his golden teeth.

"You were out of line," Delko told Calleigh after the suspect and his lawyer left.

"Sue me," Calleigh said before walking away.

The second she left the interrogation room she regretted her remark to Delko. He was a good guy, he had always been there for her, he didn't deserve that. She decided to find him and apologize.

When she was on her way to find Delko her phone rang.

"Duquesne," she said, wondering who was calling her. She didn't recognize the number.

"Hey sis," she heard Aimee say on the other side of the line.

"Aimee, how are you?" Calleigh was pleasantly surprised by her sister's voice.

"Can you pick me up?"

"What?"

"I'm going to be released later," Aimee informed her sister.

"Already?" Calleigh couldn't believe they would release Aimee that soon.

"Hey if you don't want to pick me up I'll take a cab and stay in a hotel," Aimee said mockingly.

"I'll be there after my shift ok?" Calleigh answered. She was glad Aimee was joking again, that always meant things were going well.

She saw Horatio walking up to her with that look on his face. He probably heard about the scene she made.

"Aimee? I think I will be there in about 20 minutes," she corrected herself. She probably was suspended now. Twice in a week is something even Horatio couldn't ignore. But then again he would have done the same if Aimee was his sister.

"Thank you sis," Aimee said. Calleigh could hear her sister smile into the phone.

"I gotta go now, I will see you soon," Calleigh said as she hung up and faced her boss.

"Can you come to my office Calleigh?" Horatio asked the blonde woman.

"We can do it here," Calleigh said, she just wanted to get this over with and pick up her sister.

Horatio raised his eyebrow, that's all he needed to do for Calleigh to sigh and follow him to his office.

"You were out of line, again," Horatio said calmly.

"I know. I'm sorry. I just heard that guy calling my sister a piece of meat and I couldn't control myself," Calleigh sighed and looked at the floor; she had really messed up this time.

"You should be above that Calleigh; you are one of my best CSI's. I'm putting you on a four day leave, without pay. I've let you get away once, but I can't do that twice."

"Ok."

Horatio looked at his blonde CSI, she looked as if she was about to break down and cry. It was time for her to take a while off; she had been through a lot this past week.

"Go spend some time with Aimee and get some rest," he said with a smile.

Calleigh smiled back, although she didn't succeed in making it look like a genuine smile. She turned around and left the Lab.

"I'm going to get them," she mumbled to herself before getting into her car.