Chapter 6

After he had finished his paperwork, he had longing after Calleigh. So he went to the firearms lab. Before he opened the door, he could hear Calleigh arguing with a man. Was it Hagen? He stood in front of the door and listened.

"No way Hagen."

"But Calleigh, why not?"

"I don't love you anymore. I love someone else."

"Who?"

"I won't tell you."

"You won't tell me? I rather guess there is nobody. Come on, Cal."

"No" her voice went timider. "Let me go, John."

"Just one more time Cal."

While Horatio was listening more and more people appeared. The argument was audible across the whole corridor.

"No Hagen."

Horatio couldn't endure that any longer. With a wrathful facial expression, his colleagues haven't seen before, he opened the door. He saw Hagen, who was just before to slap Calleigh. "Is it possible to find out what's going on here?" he said with a strong voice. He stood in the door with his hands on his hips.

"Horatio" Calleigh said relieved and happy in one time.

"That's none of your business Caine. I just speak with my friend Calleigh" Hagen said angry.

"It doesn't look like that Hagen. Honey, would you please come to me?" he asked Calleigh in a lovely voice.

Nothing that would make Calleigh happier. She stood next to him and he said "Could you please close the door from outside?"

"What's your purpose handsome?"

"I've got a serious talk with Mr. Hagen here."

She knew that he was more than serious and so she didn't try to argue about that.

She closed the door, turned around and saw almost the whole lab watching her. Speed and Eric came to her. "What happened? Is everything alright? Where's H and who is this in your lab?"

"One after another guys. First I'm fine. It's Hagen, he… no not important. Horatio is now in the lab with Hagen."

They looked at her surprised. Both of them couldn't believe it. But then they heard the voices, well they heard one voice in particular. One man who was screaming. It was Hagen.

"What do you want Caine? If I want to talk with my ex-girlfriend, I can do that when ever I want to. It's none of your business."

"Normally it's not my business. But if you scream at her and try to force her to do things, she doesn't want to do, it's my business." He really tried to stay calm.

"I haven't done anything Caine. You're not God. So don't tell me something I'm not interested in. She wants me, I know that."

"You… tried…to slap her" Horatio could feel his anger. "I'm her boss and more than that I'm her friend and please correct me, but she said she loves someone else and not you any longer."

Meanwhile the whole group had arrived and looked at Calleigh. It was quiet before, but now was deathly silence. Nobody said anything. The silence was interrupted by an uproarious laughter.

"You're a fool Caine. Maybe you're her friend, but that's all. She loves me and she'll do that forever" he said confident.

"Horatio don't let provoke yourself" he tried to calm himself. "I think Hagen you're drunken. And so you don't know what you say. I hope that for you."

"Oh shut up Caine." He took a step towards Horatio.

Horatio smelled the alcohol. "Hagen stop there or you'll have to bear the consequences" he said in a loud and warning voice.

Everybody in the corridor heard it. The next thing they all heard was a loud noise and a scream.

Calleigh looked shocked. Speed and Eric were about to open the door, when it was opened from inside.

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