Author's Note: Glad you got all caught up, Deb. And hope that you guys continue to read and review. Anyway here's another chapter!
After The Dust Settles 6
Calleigh starred out the window seat in the living room thinking about old memories. Old painful memories, memories that didn't really matter anymore.
FLASHBACK---
Calleigh could feel the anger, tears, and frustration build up inside of her as she looked through the interrogation window and turned to Horatio who was looking at her sadly. "So, that's him." said Calleigh as she played with the earing on her ear. "That's Johnny Duncan?"
Horatio nodded and turned back to the window. "Yeah."
"You going to make me stay outside aren't you?"
"I think that would be best."
Calleigh nodded and walked behind the interrogation window. Horatio sighed and walked into interrogation placing a folder down on the table. "So, Johnny you did some pretty nice work."
"Excuse me?" said Johnny with a small smile.
"Some pretty good work. Making the bombs untracable. Making the past haunt a CSI and his family for a little over a year. Very..very nice work."
"I couldn't even tell you how to build a bomb, let alone set them off across Miami."
Horatio nodded, "Is that what your lawyer is telling you to say?" asked Horatio as he looked over at Martin Gillispie.
"My client is willing to participate as long as you don't take it to far, Lt. Caine."
"Never." said Horatio calmly. "So, your sister Gloria was dating Detective Speedle and he broke her heart and let me guess you didn't like that to much did you?" Johnny rolled his eyes and looked out the window. "So then, you went out and found Tim and his friend Ricky and you shot the wrong guy didn't you?"
"Lt. Caine. Watch it." warned Martin.
Horatio smiled, "And you planted your revenge for Tim for several years didn't you?"
Martin stood up, "This is hear say, Lt. This conversation is over."
"I'm not finished yet." said Horatio as he opened up the file he had brought in. "So sit back down!" Horatio started. "This is a picture of Detective Speedle." Horatio said as he covered up the other half of the picture. "And this is a crime scene photo." he said calmly. "Can't even tell there's a body there can you, Johnny. But that was the plan the whole time wasn't it?"
Johnny laughed slightly and Horatio took his hand away from the rest of the picture. "This is his wife and his twin little girls. All asleep on the couch. Cute picture. But i'm guessing you already knew who they were didn't you, Johnny."
Martin sighed and stood up, pulling Johnny up with him. "This is insane Lt. Caine. You have no evidence whats so ever saying that my client is behind the bombings. And you've really lost it if you think your going to arrest him for the death of a police officer."
Horatio laughed slightly and stood up and walked over to Johnny, "I bet you feel great now don't you, Johnny? Got rid of the problem."
Johnny smiled and nodded, "I do, Horatio. I feel a lot better. Speedle had it coming to him."
Martin sighed, "Johnathan that's enough."
But Johnny held up a hand and nodded over to the interrogation window, "Calleigh's behind the glasses isn't she?" he smiled slightly and walked over to it, "You know I really am sorry. It must have been hard looking up at that building knowing if you just waited a few more seconds you would have died with him. I bet you will be kicking yourself in the ass for many years, Mrs. Speedle." said Johnny with little emotion in his voice. He then smiled and gestured to cut on Calleigh's forehead, " You get that from a piece of rubble hitting you in the face as you yelled his name?"
Calleigh watched him with tears in her eyes but didn't say anything knowing he couldn't hear her.
Johnny smiled slightly, "I'll be seeing you again...Ms. Duquesne." Martin sighed once again and grabbed Johnny by the arm and esscorted him out of the room. On his way out Johnny looked to his right and waved goodbye to Calleigh with an evil grin on his face.
Horatio sighed and walked over to Calleigh.
"So, that's just it? He walks?" asked Calleigh with tears in her voice.
"I'm afraid so." started Horatio. "He walks." Caleigh closed her eyes tightly tears falling as she did. "You going to be ok?"
"If I had just stayed in there a few more seconds."
PRESENT---
Calleigh opened up her eyes when she felt weight on the window seat. "Hey."
Tim smiled slightly, "Hey."
"The girls still watching SpongeBob?" Calleigh asked as she wiped away the tears.
Tim shook his head, "No, now there watching something called The Backyardagians...or something like that?"
Calleigh smiled slightly, "That's Sandra's favorite show."
"Ah." said Tim as he took her hand in his. "You ok?"
Calleigh nodded, "Just thinking. I should be asking how your doing." Calleigh stated as she lifted up the gauze from Tim's gun shot wound.
"I'll live." Calleigh nodded and ran her cool finger over Tim's skin.
"I still can't believe your here." she said her voice barely over a whisper.
Tim sighed and placed his hand over Calleigh's, "I'm sorry."
Calleigh nodded, "How did he find you?"
Tim sighed and looked out the window, "I was following you."
"Following me?"
Tim nodded, "You were at the grocery store and I was going to walk over to you but I hesitated. And he grabbed me from behind. I don't know how he found me but...he beat the the crap out of me." Tim said softly as he gestured to his face. "I fought back and I don't think he liked that very much. So he shot me. And I just found my way to the house."
"Why didn't you go to Horatio?"
"Because I had to see you."
Calleigh nodded, "What are we going to do about Sackheim?"
Tim rolled his eyes, "I don't really care about Dennis anymore."
"What if he takes you away again?"
"I wont let him."
"But what if he does?"
"Well what if the crime lab explodes?" replied Tim sarcastically earning him a glare from Calleigh.
"That's not funny."
"Sorry."
Calleigh sighed and wrapped her arms around Tim's neck and barried her face in between his shoulder and his neck. "I love you." she mummbled weakly.
"I love you to." said Tim as he wrapped his arms around her tightly, "So much."
TBC...