"Delko", Ryan called out, are you with me here." Yea I'm fine," responded Eric. " That was a nasty fall you had there, are you sure you're okay." " Yea I said that I was okay." Eric said with a hint of anger." Alright you don't have to bite my head off." " I wasn't trying to, I just need to concentrate and your not helping. " What do you mean I'm not helping," Ryan said angrily., I'm trying to solve the case to you know." " Will you to stop, stated Calleigh, Your acting like an old married couple. Eric chuckled, " Like I'd ever be married to that guy." Okay that's not funny, stated Ryan, You know I wouldn't want to be married to you either. " Okay that's enough we get the idea lets just get back to work," Calleigh said with a giggle. A few moments later Frank Tripp walks into the room eagerly awaiting the information the Csi team has found. " So have you guys found anything yet, asked Tripp. " We found something but we have to get it back to the lab to see how it fits to the case," stated Eric.
"Ok well let me know when you got something." " Will do." "Why do you always take charge like that even when your not the head of the case," said Ryan. " I was just tell him what we know about the case, that is all, stated Eric. " Ryan why do you have to be so petty when it come to things like that, so he gave Tripp the low down about the case before you did, Calleigh maternally said. " I'm not being petty , I just made a observation that's all it was. " Ok if you say so Ryan." " Mr. Wolfe may I speak with you for a moment, Horatio said commandingly. Calleigh jokingly stated, " I think somebody has a crush on you." "Wow! Calleigh I didn't know that you felt that way about me, Eric said with a laugh. He knew actually who Calleigh was talking about but he just wanted to play dumb. And from the way that Calleigh looked at him he was really doing a good job. "Ha! Ha! Ha! Very funny , you know who I'm talking about , Ryan." " I mean its been a year since Aaron died so its about time he had a crush on somebody, and that somebody happened to be you!" " Wait a minute, why me."
What is so special about me that he would have a crush on me." " Wow! I was only joking I didn't know you were going to take me seriously." " Sorry if I freaked you out a little." Eric was about to say something to Calleigh about being a pain when Ryan walked back in looking shaken. " Are you ok Ryan," Calleigh asked worriedly. " Yea I'm good really good." " Okay." " So I think that we done here right or do we have more thing to actually look for" Eric asked trying to replace the silence. "Yea I think we done here I have to get to the lab to test the gun for fingerprints anyway," responded Calleigh. Calleigh departed the room leaving Eric and Ryan alone. Eric hurriedly got his stuff together to get away from Ryan. Don't get him wrong he thought that Ryan was a pretty great guy but he didn't know if he liked he like that. What Calleigh said really messed him up. Eric really didn't know why all of this was making him feel this way, he was soooooo confused. " Why are you in such a hurry Eric" asked Ryan. " I'm not in a hurry." " Yes you are, you're running out of here like theirs a fire or something." " Okay maybe I am but its only because I really have to get to the lab to process the evidence I found , that's it nothing else no other reason at all none nope that it yea , bye."
" Wait a minute, what is that supposed to mean." "Nothing , I meant nothing." After that Ryan became confused. He really wanted to know what Eric meant and why he was so scared to be in the same room with him. I guess all the questions he had in his head would have to wait until the case was over. Ryan could already tell that this was going to be the longest case he has ever experienced. So knowing he had to wait for answers Ryan went on working the case to keep his mind off thoughts of Eric. Meanwhile Eric was hard at work looking for finger prints on a piece of glass when Calleigh walks into the lab area. "So find anything yet," Calleigh asked. "No I haven't found anything yet." " Oh okay , so I hear that you basically ran away from Ryan today after I left." " No way I didn't run from him I just had to get back here to do this." " Yea sure that's all it was." " That's right, now can we dropped this." "Sure what you want Eric." " Okay now what is that supposed to………….Natalia." " Oh am I interrupting anything" "No not at all." stated Calleigh as she left the room. Eric called after her saying " We'll talk about the later Calleigh."
Calleigh turned around and waved goodbye. " So Natalia what can I do for you." asked Eric. " Oh yea I was told by Ryan to give this to you." " What is it." " How am I supposed to know what it is , I didn't write it." " Sorry I asked that question without thinking okay", Don't bite my head off I have had enough people doing that already today." " Sorry I didn't mean to bite your head off , I have just had a very bad year is all." " Yea I know I was there the day we all found out that you were the mole." " Okay Okay can we not do this again I think you have said enough already." " I really haven't said enough but I'm going to stop and be professional." " okay what ever I'm out of here." " See ya." After Natalia left Eric open the Sheet of paper to find that the letter inside had nothing to do with the case but with what had happened earlier. In the letter Ryan ask all of the question that were puzzling him after Eric left. He also told Eric that if he didn't won't to write back to him that he could meet him after work at a in west beach . Eric was kind of worried, he could decide whether it was a date or did he really want to talk as friends. " Who knows I should really get back to work on this case before I get to distracted." Eric said to himself. TO BE CONTINUED…………..