Author's Note: Ok, after some much hated writers block hereis chapter 5!

After The Dust Settles 5

Calleigh awoke to the smell of eggs and bacon and sat up in bed. She looked to her left and saw that Tim's side of the bed was empty so she got up and placed on her robe. As she walked down the stairs she heared giggling and this time she knew it wasn't from the movies Tyler had made. She walked into the kitchen and smiled when she saw the girls helping Tim make breakfast. "Mommy!" said Olivia happily.

Calleigh smiled and picked Olivia up, "Hey angel."

"Were helping daddy cook breakfast."

"I see that." said Calleigh as she watched as Tim held up Sandra so she could place the bacon in the frying pan. "Listen girls..um...mommy needs to talk to daddy why don't guys go watch Spongebob?"

Sandra and Olivia nodded and ran off into the living room. Tim sighed and looked at her, "I know last night we decided we'd tell them together but you were sleeping and they walked in and saw me and I...I just had to tell them."

Calleigh nodded in understanding and walked over to him, "So what did you tell them?"

"I told them that daddy had some very important business to take care of and he had to go away for awhile and even mommy didn't know about it."

Calleigh nodded, "Well at least that part wasn't a lie. I didn't."

Tim sighed and wrapped his arms around her waist, "I'm so sorry."

"Tim you had no idea what it was like...having that mad man running around scott free in Miami when I thought you were dead! I mean...I thought he was going to come after me and the girls one day."

"I wouldn't let that happen."

Calleigh sighed and barried her head into Speed's chest, "Just don't leave me again."

After The Dust Settles 5

"He's got to go back under, Caine." said Dennis Sackheim a little annoyed.

"Listen to me, Dennis." Horatio said calmly from behind his desk.

"No you listen to me. I have been working my ass off for the past five years trying to keep Speedle safe-"

Horatio laughed slightly and looked up at Dennis who had been pacing the room, "Keep him safe Dennis? He found him! Beat him up! And shot him in the stomach! Wow." said Horatio in his usual tone. "Talk about FBI keeping there victims safe."

"The only reason why that happend was because Speedle wouldn't stop sneaking out and seeing her!"

"He left his wife and two kids behind, Dennis. What do you think he was going to do? Sit back for the rest of his life and watch them get on with out him? Its not that easy."

Dennis laughed and sat down in a chair, "It would have been easy for me."

"You say that because you've been divorced." started Horatio. "Twice."

"Look, Caine. Speedle has to go back under. Ok, there is no other option for him. If he doesn't Duncan will come back for him and kill him. And this time he's not going to stop with just Speedle he'll go after Duquesne and those two little girls. And if Speedle pisses him off enough he'll go after the Delko's and Jensen and the Woods'. He's going to go after everyone that Speedle cares about. Even you."

"I understand that Dennis, but you are not seeing where I am coming from." said Horatio holding his ground. "Now, I have lied to a woman and two little girls and to countless of other people trying to do what you have suggested. And I told you from the beginning I did not like your idea didn't I?"

"Hey, don't try and blame him getting shot on me. Speedle agreed."

"Yes, Dennis." started Horatio. "Yes he did...but only becuase you threw Calleigh in his face. And you and I both know that he would go to hell and back to protect her."

FLASHBACK---

Tim yawned when he heared a small knock on his bedroom door. He walked over to it and groaned when he saw that it was Dennis. "What do you want?"

"You need to get downstairs, we need to talk."

"Let me just wake up, Calleigh."

"No. I need to talk to you alone."

Tim sighed and followed Dennis downstairs. He walked into the kitchen and saw Horatio sitting at the kitchen table, "What's going on?"

"We need to talk to you about protection." started Dennis.

"Okay." said Tim slowly.

"We think you should go into WPP." said Horatio calmly.

Tim laughed, "Witness Protection Program? I don't think so."

"If you do this, Speed...Johnny has a less chance of getting to you. He'll think your gone...dead and the nightmare stops."

"I'm not leaving and changing my name...no. I'm not doing it."

Dennis sighed and looked at Speed, "What would Calleigh want you to do?"

"Are you saying Calleigh doesn't get to come with me?"

"It would be to suspicous if all of you went." said Dennis.

"Then definatley not. No, no way I'm not doing it. I'm not going without Calleigh."

"Speedle, Johnny wants you. Not Calleigh. But if you piss him off enough he'll kill her to." Tim shook his head and looked away. "You want to keep her safe don't you?"

PRESENT----

"I was stating a fact, Horatio."

"Fact it may have been but non the less you still through the one thing Tim loves in this world in his face. You through his family in his face so that he couldn't say no. So what Dennis?" said Horatio as he narrowed his eyes at Sackheim. "So you could get a promotion?"

"A promotion?"

"Yes, Dennis. A promotion. You take a cop undercover, keep him safe until after the dust settles and the bad guy forgets, the family moves on. If you could pull all that off I'm sure that there would be a nice little pay raise and a promotion in it for you wasn't there?"

"There was non of that, Caine."

"Really?" started Horatio, "You mean to tell me you did it just to protect another human being? That's very nice of you Dennis. Nice suit by the way."

Dennis shook his head and stood up placing his hands on Horatio's desk, looking down at him. "Speedle is coming back undercover before you have another bomb scene on your hands, is that clear?"

"Crystal." said Horatio calmly as he stood up and looked at Dennis. "But if I know, Speed. And I think I do...his children already know. So, are you going to tell them their father has to go away again or are you going to be the nice little FBI agent you are and leave that to me?" said Horatio as he walked around the desk and got into Dennis' face, meeting his gaze. "I guess your lucky its only 2 children, right Dennis? Verses 3."

"Don't try and blame Duquesen's still birth on me."

"Oh, I don't have to Dennis. A grieving widow loses her baby due to stress...no one has to blame you. They already do. You and I both know Speed didn't have to go under."

"As far as I know you CSI's." said Dennis as he used his fingers to quote the word CSI. "Didn't have enough evidence to convict Johnny Duncan on the bombings, no evidence, no fingerprints, no fibers, no DNA, nothing. Just a statment from his sister whom all we know could have had a grudge against her brother and wanted to see him rot in jail for something he didn't do."

"You and I both know Johnny Duncan is the crazed bomber, Dennis."

"Yeah, but as you CSI's say we need the evidence to convict him. So...find the evidence, capture Johnny Duncan, and i'll let Speedle go on and live his life with his wife, two kids, and his CSI friends."

Horatio sighed and looked up at Dennis, "You, you my friend are going to get what you deserve one day. FBI really suits you Sackheim."

Dennis laughed slightly, "Rather be FBI then CSI."

Horatio nodded and pointed at the door, "Find the door Dennis and don't let it hit you in your ass on the way out."

Dennis nodded and opened the door to find Delko, "Delko." said Dennis with a nod, before turning back to Horatio, "You heared what I said, Caine."

"And you heared what I said." Eric watched as Dennis walked down the stairs before turning back to Horatio.

"What was that all about?"

Horatio sighed and rubbed a hand over his face, "Old case."

Eric nodded, "Ok, well I think I have something that's going to brighten up your day."

"Talk to me."

"Maxine ran the gravational blood droplet found at the scene, its a match to Jason Cortez."

Horatio nodded, "Alright, let's go find Mr. Cortez and arrest him for murder."

Eric nodded and followed Horatio out the door.

tbc...