Chapter Seven:

A/N: Thank you to everyone who reviewed! It's so hot around here now; I do not like it, especially in phys-ed. I actually want some cold back, but ohwell. Schools out in THREE DAYS then three exams and it's SUMMER! I just have to pass my math exam hahaha. Anyways, here we go:

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"Hey!" She heard Harrison call from a few meters away. She turned and smiled brightly at him, and he blushed, knowing that smile was directed at him.

"Hey!" She gave him a tiny hug as she reached him, which made him blush even redder. She had him wrapped right around her finger, which is exactly where she needed him. "Ready to go?"

"Yeah." He nodded. "Was it you who just got into a fight over there?"

"Yeah." Calleigh nodded, her smile getting bigger. "Some bitchy girl who was mad at me over something from the past."

"Okay." Harrison didn't seem too concerned over it. As long as she still wanted him, he was a happy man.

"So where's your car?" Calleigh inquired.

"Over there. It's the yellow convertible." He seemed to be quite proud of this fact. Calleigh, on the other hand, didn't understand why he would choose such a bright, attention grabbing car, to use while killing someone, as it would draw more attention than necessary.

"Hot ride." Was all she said out loud. As they drove away, Calleigh shot one last reassuring look at Horatio, who didn't look all that reassured, but she wasn't worried. She had her gun, she knew for a fact that she was a better, and quicker, shot than this newbie killer, and he was smitten with her.

"Where to?" He asked. At first, she wasn't sure why he was asking her where to go then shit- I told him I was going to sleep with him!

"Actually, I'm pretty hungry. I haven't eaten anything since yesterday morning." Calleigh played it cool, and Harrison didn't suspect a thing.

"Alright." He nodded and drove downtown Miami where they would go to a restaurant and eat lunch.

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Eric had found Tyler and explained the situation, and Tyler had dropped his other cases immediately and began tracking the GPS Horatio had slipped into Calleigh's pocket, probably unbeknownst to her. "We've got a connection!" He exclaimed, causing Eric, who had drifted into his thoughts, to jump slightly, then smile.

"Great!" Eric knew Calleigh most likely was not in any immediate danger, but she could be, and even if she wasn't, she could eventually be, and he wanted, he needed, to be there to save her. "I'll go to the co-ordinates, you can keep me updated on which direction they're going in?"

"They're not going in any direction. They've stopped downtown Miami, presumably to get something to eat." Tyler told him, "Relax, and get there as soon as you can under the speed limit, Calleigh's got things under control Eric. She can do her job."

"I know… I just worry." Eric sighed. "But I'm going to go." And with that, he left.

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"Do you have a last name Michelle?" Horatio asked, returning to the girl who had attacked Calleigh.

"Swank." Michelle answered coldly. "Why'd you pretend she wasn't a police officer?" Michelle asked, referring to Calleigh, obviously.

"That," Horatio told her, "Isn't your concern. But why you attacked her is mine."

"It was a random attack." Michelle tried, but Horatio, being the lie detector machine he was, didn't buy it.

"Ms. Swank, don't try and tell me that it was a random attack. You know too much about her, and her about you, for that to be true." Horatio shook his head disapprovingly at her.

"I want a lawyer." Michelle requested. She wasn't about to blow her cover now.

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"I've never eaten here before." Calleigh remarked as they were waiting for their food to arrive.

"It's delicious, you'll love it." Harrison told her.

"Great." Calleigh smiled brightly.

"So where do you want to go after this?" Harrison asked. He was obviously eager to sleep with Calleigh, as any man would be.

"I'm not sure, I can't think straight until I eat." Calleigh laughed slightly, hoping he bought it, which he did. She wasn't sure how much longer she could hold off though. He was rather persistent, and she really did not want to sleep with him. Then, out of the corner of her eye, she saw Eric, and sighed in relief. Luckily, he didn't have his badge or gun showing, so if worse came to worse, she could leave with Eric and let the guy go for now. But she did have all lunch to get more information on him. They could easily arrest him based on the fact he had admitted to the murder but she needed to find out who hired him. As the waiter brought their food, Eric caught Calleigh's eye and she gave him a tiny but reassuring nod.

"I'm just going to go to the bathroom before the food comes…" Harrison told her, setting his keys and cell phone down on the table as he got up. Calleigh just smiled and nodded, astounded by his stupidity. As soon as he rounded the corner of the restaurant towards where she presumed the washrooms were, she grabbed his cell phone and started looking through his contacts to see if she could find who was his hire.

"Calleigh." She heard Eric's voice as she began transferring the contacts from his cell phone to hers.

"Hi Eric." She sighed, not looking up, as she continued to transfer contacts.

"What the hell are you doing!" He demanded quietly as he sat down in the chair beside her.

"Catching a murder?" She told him as if it was a completely normal thing to do. Before he could continue arguing with her, the cell phone rang, and their eyes met in a mix of fear, excitement and amusement. "Hello?" She answered.

"Who the hell is this?" A deep male voice asked.

"My name is Calleigh, I'm Harrison's girlfriend." She answered, and refrained from laughing at the sour look Eric had on his face at that comment.

"Wasn't aware he had one, isn't that sweet?" The voice cooed mockingly, and now Calleigh made a face.

"He's not able to take your call at the moment, who is it? I'll tell him you called." Calleigh told the voice.

"It's Rich. Tell him I need proof by tonight." Rich said.

"Okay Rich, will do. Bye!" Calleigh was pleased as she hung up the phone. He had to be the hire.

"Who was it?" Eric wondered.

"The hire. Rich." Calleigh explained, knowing their time was running out. "Pretend to be my brother."

"What?" Eric was confused now.

"Hey babe." Harrison gave Calleigh a peck on the cheek as he returned to the table, obviously being more forward to let Eric know that Calleigh was his although deception aside, it was the other way around.

"Hi! This is my brother, Eric." Calleigh tried not to giggle as she said it. She knew this would bother the hell out of Eric.

"So how long have you been dating my sister?" Eric asked angrily.

"A while." Harrison supplied. "Did someone call Cal?"

"Rich. He said he needed proof by tonight." Calleigh supplied. "Was it about earlier today?"

"Yeah." Harrison nodded and Calleigh could almost have kissed him then. He had to be the stupidest man she had ever talked to.

"Was there a reason you paid me this visit Eric?" Calleigh asked, turning her attention back to her 'brother'. Her southern accent was thicker than ever, as she was still working to keep Harrison captivated, but boy, was it working on Eric as well.

"Mom's sick, we need to go to the hospital, now." Eric thought quickly. Okay, it was lame, but so was this man, whoever he was. And he was not letting Calleigh alone with him. He wasn't going to watch him do any more than kiss her on the cheek because he wanted to rip the guy to shreds. Who was he, thinking he was good enough to kiss Calleigh?

"Again?" Calleigh played along, exasperatedly.

"Yeah. She had a relapse." Eric sighed. "We've got to go now."

"Harrison?" Calleigh turned her head. "I'll call you when I can okay?"

"Okay." He nodded, defeated. "See you later."

"Bye!" She called, trying her best to sound disappointed, but who could blame her when Eric had just rescued her? He was her hero, but she'd thank him for that later.

A/N: Awkward chapter ending? Yeah, thought so! Hah. Reviews would be greatly appreciated! Now I must stop procrastinating, and go do my English homework. UGH. Thanks for reading!