Sometimes all we need is someone to rely on

Chapter one:

Just as the days before it was a very hot day in Miami. Eric, who was working a crime scene, felt the sun burning on his back. 'I had to wear a black t-shirt' he thought to himself. Every now and then he had to wipe away his sweat from his forehead. While doing so, he spotted his favourite blonde colleague. She was wearing her hair in a ponytail just the way he liked it. When she spotted him, a big smile appeared on her face and she waved. Just as usual he came up to her and filled her in.

"Victim Kate Tyler, 23 years old. I'm still waiting on Alexx to determine the cause of death but she had a gunshot wound just above the eye." "Okay, did you find the casing yet?" Calleigh could see from the look on his face, he hadn't yet. "I'll look for it then." Eric nodded and turned to go back to work when he felt her hand on his arm. "Eric, are you okay?" His heart skipped a beat, he had to take a deep breathe and force a big smile. "I'm fine. Why" Calleigh shook her head. Well for one thing, you're distracted all the time, she thought to herself. "I don't know, you seem a bit out of it." "I'm fine, it's just hot." He responded, again with a forced smile. Calleigh nodded and went looking for the missing casing.

Eric felt something buzzing in his pants, he picked out his cell phone. "hey… what? No I can't right now… Look you'll just have to wait… Okay, I'll come as soon as I can. Bye"

Calleigh overheard the entire conversation and was even more worried now. "Everything alright?" Eric noticed the concern in her voice. "It's nothing. Uhm. I should finish this." Meaning he wanted to keep taking pictures so she would leave him alone and of course the sooner he was finished, the sooner he was able to leave.

In the mean time the just arrived Alexx was busy processing the body. "I'm not sure the gunshot wound is the cause of death. See these bruises here and here and than this flesh wound. These are post mortem, they could have killed her just as easy."

"So It's likely she was shot when she was already dead." "Yes, I'll know more after the autopsy. Poor baby, so young, such a violent death." Alexx kept talking but Calleigh wasn't listening anymore. Something else got her undivided attention. Alexx stood up & looked in the direction she was looking. She spotted a young, beautiful woman, calling for Eric. "Anyone you know?"

"I've seen her before"

"Mari what are you doing here? I told you I was coming as soon as I was finished." "I know it's just. I need something Eric, the pain. It's.." Eric nodded, grabbed her by the arm and took her to the hummer where he gave her a brown bag, something that made Calleigh, if it's possible, even more curious and worried. "Let me take you home, okay." He made a gesture towards Alexx that he was leaving and drove off.

Back the lab, Frank had been all over Horatio the entire morning regarding evidence from their last case. Horatio assured him no mistakes were made and they had a strong case. Then his eye fell on a woman's back. He recognized her immediately. "Excuse me Frank" He left while Frank was still talking. He heard Frank asking him where he was going but this woman got his undivided attention. As he walking up to her, his heartbeat went from normal to extremely high. 'Could it be' he thought to himself.

"Yelina, you're back." Horatio said. By the sound of his voice, Yelina felt the hairs in her rise. She turned around, smiling: "Horatio". She came closer and gave him a hug.

"I'm happy to see you. It's been a while hasn't it." "Yes it has, yes it has."

It was the first time since almost forever he was speechless. He didn't know what to say or what to do, he never expected her to return or at least not yet. And although he was staring at her he couldn't believe it was her. "Horatio, are you okay."

"Yes, how have you been, how's Ray and Ray jr." Horatio quickly said, after realizing he was still staring at her."

"They're fine…still in Brazil. Well Ray jr, is coming over in two days. He wanted to come now but uhm some quality time with his dad alone, would do him good."

"Yelina, why are you here." Horatio had that determined to find the truth look in his eyes combined with a worried look. "Is everything okay?"

"Yes, everything is fine, Horatio. The reason why I'm here is actually you. I, we heard they were conducting an investigation regarding your past , so I came to see if I could help or give my support." She smiled. "You know, since Ray couldn't come."

"That's real nice of you" But Horatio couldn't help but to think that wasn't the only reason. "Yelina, is that the only reason."

"The one and only" She lied. She wanted to tell him the truth but she knew he wasn't up for it yet. Regarding their relationship he had always held back not matter what. Even when Ray supposingly died. Her lie made it rather weird between them because she knew, he knew she was lying and he knew, she knew that he knew she was lying. So she was more than happy when her former boss called her into his office. "How about dinner tonight?" She quickly asked to try and made the weird tension go away. "I'll call." She said smiling and walking towards the office and just as she wanted to enter she heard Horatio saying "It's good to see you." She turned and responded by "You to. I'll call."

Horatio waited until Yelina entered before he went back to work with his heart still beating out of control.