Back at the hospital, Tim was released due to the fact that there was nothing wrong with him, but Calleigh was being held. Tim had been in his room for a total of twenty minutes, since they still needed to get the evidence off of him. Once they were finished, they told him Calleigh's room number, but when he got in there, Calleigh wasn't even done being evaluated yet.
He came to her side and smiled down at her. She probably looked her worst, but to him, she was as beautiful as ever. He would always think of her as his angel, and no matter what she looked like she would always be beautiful. Calleigh looked over at him with a scared look on her face. They were collecting the evidence off of her, and she knew what was coming next.
"Alright Ms. Duquesne, lay down please," the nurse asked her. Calleigh did as she was told and then sent a look over at Tim. "Mr. Speedle, could you take a step out of the room for a minute?" the nurse asked. He nodded and did as he was told.
The nurse swabbed her, making sure she was as comfortable as she could be. Not to anyone's surprise, Calleigh started to cry. Being through a traumatic even like that was never easy. Nurse Grey called Tim back into the room and left the two alone. Calleigh pulled Tim down to her and hugged him closely as she cried. Tim whispered small words of comfort in her ear and told her how much he loved her.
A few minutes later, Eric, Horatio, and Alexx entered the room. Eric had a camera in his hand, and the couple knew what they needed to do.
"I thought that the case was being handed over to night shift?" Tim asked.
Horatio nodded. "Yes, it was, but I insisted that we take the pictures so that you two were as comfortable as possible," he said, looking more towards Calleigh when he said it. He had an idea of what went down, since he had heard he nurses talking in the hallway. Calleigh just sighed and nodded a little. Eric nodded to the other two and they left the room, leaving Calleigh, Tim and Eric alone.
"Who wants to go first?" Eric asked.
"I will," Tim answered, showing him his bruised shoulder, nose, and injured forehead. There wasn't much else on Tim, so he had to move on to Calleigh, who wasn't too excited about it.
Before Eric started, he sat down next to her on the bed and rubbed her back as she sat on the edge of the bed next to him. "How are you holding up Calleigh?" he asked her lightly.
"Not good," Cal answered, looking up at Tim who was frowning.
"I'm so sorry Calleigh, " Eric apologized, but Calleigh shook her head.
"It's not your fault Eric, it's no one's fault. No one could have known that it was going to happen except Tracey, and he is the only one to blame," she said lightly as she sniffled a little.
"Come here Cal," Eric said, pulling her into his arms and looking up at Tim sympathetically. Calleigh cried into his shoulder and wrapped her arms around him. She'd been through so much and Eric wanted to do something about it, but he knew that he couldn't. He would have to think of something later. Something to get Cal and Tim's minds off of this event. The two could use a distraction.
"Are you ready Cal?" Eric asked, not wanting to push her into anything. All of the men at CSI were very protective of Calleigh. Horatio, Eric, Tripp and most of all, Speed hated it when Calleigh was hurt in any way. It was like they were one big family. They were all brothers and sisters. And Eric played the part of Calleigh's older brother, which she appreciated. Horatio acted as a father, which Cal was always grateful for. He was a great mentor and always tried to protect her. Which was why all of the men felt so bad. They felt like they should have protected her, and Speed felt the worst.
Calleigh slowly nodded and with that, Eric stood up. He took pictures of her wrists first, showing the dark purple rings around them, and then her side, which was also bruised pretty badly, especially since the bullet wound had been there before. He took pictures of the wound on her head, and her red, chapped lips. When Eric thought he was done, he put a hand on her shoulder and smiled a little. "That wasn't' so hard now, was it?" he asked, oblivious to the fact that more had happened.
"You're not done Eric," Tim commented. Eric looked over at him with a confused look.
"He's right," Calleigh said, lifting up her hospital gown to show the bruises on her legs. She sniffled and looked up at Eric, who's shoulders dropped. He quickly took the pictures and then put the camera down and took Calleigh into his arms.
"I'm so sorry Cal," he said lightly, rubbing her back.
"I………I feel so dirty," she told him honestly as she pulled back and then looked at Tim. "I feel…like I was forced to cheat on the man I loved, and I feel violated and ….pissed off. No matter how much they washed my wounds it seems like none of them will ever heal. They're going to be there for the rest of my life and there's nothing I can do to get rid of it. So…thanks for coming, and thanks for worrying about me……..but I need a shower," she said before walking into the bathroom and doing exactly as she said she was going to do.
Eric looked over at Tim. "Take care of her man," he said lightly. Tim nodded and shook his hand.
"I will, and…thanks for coming Eric," Tim said before watching Eric walk out the door to the rest of his team.
Tim sat down on Calleigh's bed and felt that it was still warm from where Calleigh had been sitting. He sighed and asked God why it had to be them, why it had to be her. She was the most beautiful person in the world. She was cheery, brought light to people's days. She always wore a smile on her face, and that sparkle that she always had in her eyes that told him that she was happy. And even through all of this devastation, it was still there. Tim being there for her would always make her happy.
Calleigh on the other hand, was in the shower, but didn't feel any cleaner. When she got out, she brushed the knots out of her hair and put on the outfit that Horatio brought her from her locker. She sighed a little and came out with her hair dampened. She looked at Tim and then looked down , ashamed of what she did. "I'm sorry you had to hear that," she said lightly. "I mean, back at the house, I wish you didn't have to go through that," she told him.
"No Cal, don't you dare. I know you did that for me, and I should be the one telling you that you shouldn't have to go through that. You shouldn't have to give yourself over to a man just to protect me, I should have protected you, and I didn't. I failed you Calleigh, but believe me when I say that I love you….more than anything in the world, and Calleigh, will you move in with me?" he asked her lightly, nervous that she would turn him down.
Calleigh smiled a little and nodded. "Of course I'll move in with you Tim, I love you too, I would do anything for you," she told him.
"I know Calleigh, I know."