Might want to tell everyone that I don't own CSI: Miami, I know I am really convincing but I don't. CSB and Jerry Bruckheimer do.

Pro Per

"I've got a bullet to the heart. She didn't even know what hit her." Alexx said as she lifted the young woman to examine the wound. "Calleigh, it's a through and through." "According to all of the bullets I'm pulling from the exterior of the house, I'm guessing a .9mm—and I think I found the lucky bullet." Calleigh said as she dug a bullet out of the house that was covered in blood. "Are you visiting Speed this afternoon?" Alexx asked Calleigh as she bagged and tagged her newest bullet. "I'm taking him lunch. He'll lose at least 20 pounds eating the hospital food and Eric brought him dinner so I offered lunch." Calleigh replied as she waved to Alexx as she put her evidence in the Hummer and went back to the lab.

"So I heard about the boat drive-by." Speed said as he and Calleigh ate in his hospital room. Chewing she nodded her head. "What do you have so far?" Speed asked and Calleigh laughed. "Already itching to go back to work? We have one dead—young woman about 25 years of age, mother of a young boy—10 years old. 30 casings found on the boat plus 2 bullets that hit the outside of the boat—" "So someone from the party fired at the boat?" Speed assumed. "Yes, we found out it was the host Dennis De Labeque—but we found partials on the boat and we are trying to match them. De Labeque thinks that he was fired upon by his ex-business partner who we are trying to locate." Calleigh said. "Did you find the driver?" Speed asked. Calleigh turned to look at him with question in her eyes. "Could be just me but if I'm going to shoot at someone, I'd have a driver, so I didn't slam into anything.""Eric did find two sets of prints." Calleigh said as Speed nodded his head. "I better get back to the lab. You okay? Horatio is gong to stop by later." "I'm cool. Doctor said I could be let out in a couple of days." Speed said. "I'll have to wear a sling and I have some metal in my shoulder but I'll be as good as new if not a little bionic." "I'm just glad that you're all right." Calleigh said. Speed grabbed her hand as she tried to get up. Looking him in the eyes he smiled at her and she placed her other hand on top of his.

"I know." He replied. Kissing his hand she left him to contemplate. About her. And about the reason he was here.

"Stevie Valdez picked 'B Slick' out of the photos." Horatio told Yelina as he watched Calleigh walk back into the lab. "And he can stay with you—for a few days." "Of course. You know it is." Yelina replied—sensing that Horatio was thinking of other things. Speed—the shoot out at the jewelers—if the ambulance had been but seconds later—Horatio always thought in 'what if'.

"Calleigh have you finished your report on Speed's gun?" Horatio asked as he walked into the ballistics lab.

"Of course." Handing him the file he flipped it open, reading the report he gave a slight nod. "There are many ways for a gun to malfunction. Faulty mechanism, low grade ammunition, bad gun maintenance—" "But we are not in the place to guess." Horatio said and Calleigh nodded. "No sir. We do not guess—we play in the facts." She replied but Horatio looked at her with the look that they knew all to well. "But I believe the reason the gun malfunctioned was poor maintenance." "But we do not have enough proof to conclude that and that closes the IAB investigation. Although Stetler is not going to let it go that easily." Horatio said.

"Speed." Horatio said as he walked into the CSIs hospital room.

"Hey H." Speed said as he lifts himself up to a sitting position. "I'm guessing you're not here to check on me."

"Yes and no." He replied. "Calleigh finished the preliminary on your weapon. It misfired and we cannot conclude exactly why it would. IAB investigation is closed. But Stetler has opened an investigation on you to check into your previous shoot out and gun malfunction. While the IAB investigation is open I am putting you on lab duty. You will analyze the evidence but no field work until the investigation is over." Horatio explained.

"You have got to be kidding me. Stetler is trying to stir up trouble! You know that." Speed shouted and Horatio nodded. "But we both know why your gun malfunctioned. I think we just need to let this investigation blow over. Until then lab duty." Horatio said as he walked from the room. Speed slammed his hand down on his bed and then cursed.

"I heard about the lab duty." Calleigh said as she leaned into the room.

"Yeah. I've been demoted to rookie." Speed said clearly aggravated. Calleigh shook her head at that.

"You have to understand how serious this is Tim." Calleigh said and Speed let out a curse. "This is the second—"

"I know the second time! Stetler is just dragging up trouble, he wants H's job." Speed said. Calleigh moved forward, shutting the door behind her.

"Of course he does but this isn't about him right now. We both know what happened to your gun. I, of course, if Stetler asks cannot say it—it would be assuming and I do not assume—but we know. And if your gun is ever placed in my hands again to be looked at after a shooting and it has malfunctioned I will never forgive you. Clean your gun Tim. If not for yourself, then for me. For the team. For everyone who cares about you." Calleigh said standing before Tim with tears in her eyes for one of the first times in her life.

So that is Pro Per. Mostly a filler chapter before Ryan comes. I know I didn't explain the whole case but you can assume what happens. They caught the guy. Speed will be out of the hospital in Under the Influence, but of course in the lab and he will be mad that Ryan is working in the field and he isn't—especially with Calleigh. So tell me what you think of this. If I should change some of the characters, ect. I'm going to have Boa Vista come as usual but she is not going to be promoted and she and Eric are not going to get down like they did because I cannot stand her—but she will be the mole.

Who should get Calleigh? Ryan, Tim, Eric even. Vote, tell me what you think. Thanks to my first five reviewers (julene—Tim will not be able to stand Ryan, he will aggravate him in everything he does! PuntaCanagirl—I can't even watch that episode anymore! I cry every time! Ryan just isn't the same.

shan the writer—Oh Ryan is going to get it from Speed, you bet. Calleigh won't take it though. You know looking out for the new guy which will make Speed jealous. KaRWash—Thank you so much for reading and reviewing it means so much to me! kbeee—Thanks for looking, right now I am using the CBS website where they give brief explanations—names and all but thank you so much!), you guys are wonderful!

Look for Under the Influence by Sunday—probably earlier.