Well here is part 2. Hope you guys are enjoying the story!!

When Eric reached the inside house his blood ran cold. There on the floor in a growing puddle of blood was Calleigh. "Calleigh" he yelled as he ran to her side. "Calleigh, baby can you hear me?" he could hear his voice breaking as he reached down to feel for a pulse. He was relived when he felt a faint one.

"Eric" yelled Natalia as shem Nick and a uniform entered the house.

"Get an ambulance now!!!" he screamed. The uniform who had accompanied Natalia and Nick called in the ambulance

"Oh my god" Natalia muttered as rushed to Eric's side

"Calleigh, hang in there ok? Please hang in there" he kept pleading with her and holding her as he waited for the ambulance. "Please God don't take her away from me. Not now" Eric continued his silent plea to God until the paramedics forced him to move so they could treat Calleigh.

"Eric you need to let go of her hand so they work on her" Natalia said trying to get him to let go

"Yeah, Yeah ok but I'm riding with you" he mumbled as he let go and backed away. "Call Horatio" he added never taking his eyes off the paramedics working on Calleigh.

"Ok, I will"

Throughout the ambulance ride to the hospital Eric held her hand and talked to her but she never once regained consciousness. Once inside, she was immediately rushed into an area which he wasn't allowed. He tried to argue with them but they wouldn't give in.

"Please I need to be in there"

"I'm sorry detective but the best thing you could do right now is wait here and let us do our job"

Dejected, that he could do anything but watch from a distance as the woman he cared about fought for her life, Eric punched a near by wall with his fist. He wasn't sure how long he had been sitting there when Horatio showed up.

"Eric!"

"H, they're working on her now but they won't let me in there"

"Eric I want you to calm down and tell me exactly what happened"

Rubbing his now bruised hand through his hair he began to recount earlier events. "We were processing the crime scene. Natalia and I were outside when her ex approached us. I told him we weren't done and he needed to get his partner out of the house. When he told me he didn't have a partner I knew something was wrong. I rushed in and found Calleigh on the floor"

"How long between when you saw the man and when you said something to Nick?"

"I don't know, two minutes tops. This is my fault, I should have been quicker"

"Eric this isn't your fault. All we can do right now is relax and wait for the doctors"

"I don't think I can do that H"

Horatio was about to reply when he saw a doctor approaching them

"Doctor"

"How is she?" asked Eric

"She sustained massive head trauma, as you know. There is blood collecting in the area between her skull and brain. We took a CAT scan and confirmed she has a subdural hematoma. We're prepping her for surgery now"

"Thank you doctor"

Sensing Eric's distress at the situation the doctor added "I'll let know the moment we are out of surgery"

"Doctor we are going to need her clothes and any belongings she has on her"

"I'll have one of the nurses get them to you"

"Thank you" replied Horatio as the doctor turned and left. He then turned to Eric "I want you to stay here"

"Alright when I get her clothes…"

"I'll send Ryan or Natalia for her clothes. I want you to find a doctor and get that hand checked out"

He tried to protest that his hand was fine but Horatio merely gave him that look and he decided it was best not to argue. "What are you going to do?"

"I'm headed back to our crime scene"

And with that Eric was left alone in the waiting room.

TBC…