Chapter 16
"Hey H, can I ask you a question?"
"Sure you can. About what?"
"I saw and heard something weird today."
Horatio stopped the car and turned to Speed. Somehow Speed was afraid about what was coming next.
"And what?"
"You left Stetlers office and before that there was an argument between you two."
"Oh, You heard that?"
"Yes. What happened H? You're all weird recently. You and Cal."
"Yes I know. She broke up and today I found the reason why."
"Oh, you haven't known that before?" Speed asked
"Well, of course I knew that, but now I know who is responsible for that."
"Oh, not you?"
"Ok, a little bit it's my own fault, but Stetler told her things that were none of his business. Oh well and then our conversation turned into an argument."
"Yeah, I had the pleasure to hear that. So you don't deceive her?"
"What?"
"Ehm, ehm…"
"So you know about that? Who told you?"
"Cal. We talked about that today."
"And she still believes…?"
"Yes, indeed. And after she approached me fishy, I guess she still believes that.
"And what do you think Speed?"
"I can't imagine that you would something like that, but I think there are many things that went wrong with you two."
"You're damn right, Speed."
Meanwhile they drove on.
"You have to straight this out implicitly H. This can't proceed any longer H."
"I know that. I will call her this evening when the case is finished."
"Do that. Before it is too late."
They got off the car. Nobody could imagine that this particular day would turn out in a different direction. Totally different.
Calleigh was still annoyed, when she arrived at the firearms lab. She tried to compare bullets, but this wasn't easy at all.
"Hey Cal. How are you?"
"Alexx, what are you doing here?"
"I'd like to find out what's going on here."
"In what way?"
"You and Horatio are no couple any longer and I'd like to know the reason for that."
"What makes you think that?"
"You don't look at each other eyes, you both look like a picture of misery and above all, you don't wear the pendant any longer."
Calleigh touched her blanket. "Yes you're right. I broke up."
"And I ask myself why? It took so long for you two to become a couple and now you broke up after a week? Get cracking!"
She told her the whole story inclusive the present day.
"I can't believe that Cal, he would never do such a thing to you."
"Oh, yes he would do that. In fact he did it. I will never hear something from or about him again. And nor from Yelina. Speed said I would be mistaken, but I'm not."
"Where is Timmy?"
"I think he took over the case with Horatio."
"I see. I hope you're not mistaken Cal. You still have to work with him. He is your boss, Sugar."
"I know, he told me the same thing today. But I don't care" she replied stubborn.
"Hey Frank, what do you have for us?"
"A burglary and a dead person Horatio. The house is clear, have fun."
"We'll have that. Let's go Speed.
They entered the house. In the hallway lay a dead body.
"I'd say we should first have a look around in the house, H."
"Somehow, I've got a bad feeling about that Speed." This feeling was confirmed by the fact that the light couldn't be turned on.
"Fantastic, pitch-dark in here" Speed grumbled.
Both turned on their flashlights and went inside the living-room.
"Something is wrong here Speed."
tbc
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