Fandom: CSI: Miami
Pairing: Ryan/Calleigh
Prompt:
Death (not of Ryan or Calleigh)
Disclaimer: I don't own CSI: Miami , they belong to
CBS or something like that.
It was death that brought us together. If Speed hadn't died, we wouldn't have met. And sometimes I hate myself for being grateful for meeting him, as if I'm thanking God that Tim's gone. I know it's not the case, but that doesn't stop this feeling. Like it's somehow a betrayal of our friendship when I'm with Ryan.
Speed wouldn't have seen it that way, I'm sure. He always tried to make the best of a bad situation, so I guess he'd understand my problem. Still, sometimes I can't help but wonder if he's looking down and shaking his head in disgust.
I'm not sure Speed would like Ryan. Especially after he took credit for Delko's work. Speed hated it when people did things like that. He probably cheered when Alexx told Ryan she didn't need any new friends. I know I did, but that was before. And I'm absolutely certain he'll have been proud of Delko sending him into the headless autopsy. I can picture him so clearly when he played that prank on Delko. He was grinning for a week.
Now, I can see that we were too hard on him. We were so sure he wouldn't be as good as Speed that we didn't bother to find out.
"Calleigh?"
I spin round. It's Ryan. He's so quiet, I swear it's not natural.
"Are you okay?" he asks me, clearly concerned at my shock. I nod, smiling slightly.
"I'm fine, just... thinking about things." I choose my words carefully, I have a feeling if I say I was thinking about Speed then all of Ryan's insecurities about how well he lives up to Speed's legacy will resurface.
He comes over and takes my hand. He always knows what to do. he makes me so happy. I just hope that, wherever Speed is, he's happy for me too.
A/N: I don't ship Ryan/Calleigh, this was written for a friend on LJ. Hope you liked. FEedback is appreciated.