Author's Note: Sequel to Explosions. So yes late the other night when I couldn't sleep, I had this idea and this is the result of it. I believe some of you may be happy cough Anni cough lol. Anyways as always please read and review.

Spoilers: For no particular episodes, because with the way season 4 is going, I think I can write better then Donahue. But of course that is only my opinion.

Disclaimer: I own nothing. Except for Sandra and Olivia Speedle, Clarissa Delko (Valera and Eric's daughter), the crazed bomber (a.k.a Johnny Duncan) And um...his sister Gloria Williams might show up again, haven't really decided yet. And um...I think that's about it. But I own anyone else you might recognize.

After The Dust Settles

Calleigh sighed as she pulled up to the usual parking space at Miami-Dade County Cemetery. She always hated coming here, cemetery's scared her to death. Maybe it was because of her job, because half the people she saw at crime scene's were here, maybe it was because she knew what a dead person would look like after so many years, or maybe it was because the person she loved the most apart from Sandra and Olivia of course was here. Taken out before his time. Brought down my his biggest weakness. His past.

Calleigh smiled as she squatted down, much like she did at every scene. She reached her right hand and touched the cool marble lightly. Even after 5 years she still couldn't stop crying everytime she came here. She looked away and then at the palm of her hand, there was a small scar there from when Tim's temper got a little bit out of control. She closed her eyes to try and stop some of the tears. "Oh, yankee..."

Truth be told Calleigh Speedle was not the same as she was five years. She wasn't as into work. To be honest when Calleigh thought about it she wondered why she still even had a job. Everyone was moving on with their lives. Maxine and Eric got married, had a baby, Frank and his wife are expecting another child, Alexx and her husband are still going strong, even Horatio is settling down. Why couldn't she? That's right because she had already "settled down" a long time ago. And quite frankly, she didn't feel like doing it again.

"I miss you so much. Things just uh...aren't the same without you. You'd think uh..." Calleigh took a second to blow her nose and wipe her eyes. "I'd be glad that the...snoring is gone. But i'm not. I miss that. I miss yelling at you because your to lazy to put your clothes in the hamper. I miss waking up next to you." Calleigh took in a quick breath as her voice began to quiver. "I miss seeing you smile, hearing you laugh, seeing you play with the girls. But uh..." Calleigh looked down at the kleenex in her hand and then back up at the head stone. "...I just miss you." Calleigh sighed angrily as her cell phone went off. She never got to finish a conversation with him. "Speedle."

"Hey, Cal. H wanted me to call you and tell you we have a scene."

Calleigh nodded. "And he couldn't call me himself?"

Eric sighed. The air between the two had intensed since Tim's passing. "You just have a scene alright, 5th and Biscayne."

"Great." said Calleigh as she snapped her phone shut. She sighed and touched the cool marble again. "I'll come by and talk to you later, yankee. I promise." Calleigh kissed her hand and then put it on the cool stone, got up and walked to her car ready for another day in Miami.

TALLEIGH TALLEIGH TALLEIGH TALLEIGH

Calleigh knocked on the door lightly. "Come in." Calleigh smiled as she opened the door, seeing Valera on the couch with her infant in her arms.

Calleigh touched her cheek lightly. "Hey there little Clarissa, how you doing baby?" Clarissa smiled slightly.

"How was work?"

Calleigh rolled her eyes. "The usual. Look, Val I just wanted to say thank you for watching the girls today, I know your still on materinaty leave and everything."

"Calleigh, those girls are like my own. I'm always happy to watch them."

Calleigh nodded. "So where are they anyways?"

"There in the back yard."

Calleigh nodded and walked out back. Olivia was playing in the backyard with Eric's dog Douser. Calleigh looked around the yard for Sandra and found her swinging slightly in the swing set Eric had bought for them when they came over. Olivia looked up and smiled brightly when she saw Calleigh. "MOMMY!" Calleigh smiled and braced her self for the hug that was coming.

"Hi sweetheart how was your day?"

"It was good, I got to fingerpaint today."

"You did? Well we'll just have to hang it on the fridge then." Oliva smiled. Calleigh nodded over in Sandra's direction. "What's with your sister?"

Olivia shrugged. "She got into a fight today."

"A fight huh?" Calleigh sighed, sat Olivia down and walked over towards Sandra, sitting down in the swing next to her daughter. "Hey sweetheart."

Sandra moved the dirt around with her foot. "Hi."

"Did you have a good day at school today?"

Sandra shook her head. "No."

"Livvy told me you got into a fight today." Sandra nodded. "You wanna tell me about it?"

Sandra sighed not taking her eyes off the ground. "Tommy Bender was making fun of me."

"Why was he making fun of you sweetie?"

Sandra sighed again. "I feel down in the rocks on the playground and I hurt my knee." Sandra pointed to a blues clues band aid that was on her right knee. "I started crying and he told me to run home to my daddy and then he laughed and said I didn't have one."

Calleigh closed her eyes. "I'm sorry about that, sweetie. Tommy had no right to do that."

Sandra looked up at her mother for the first time that day. "Why don't I have a daddy?"

Calleigh sighed and looked over at her daughter. "Sweetheart, its a long story."

Sandra nodded. "Will you tell me?"

"How about...how about we go home, get something to eat, do your homework and then i'll tell you and your sister if you still want to know, ok?"

Sandra nodded and got off of the swing. "Ok."

TBC...Please read and review.