Okay here is the next chapeter. I forgot last chapter to give a shout out to joytiger for reviewing (Please forgive.) So thank you for the reviews and enjoy!
"What went on Rick?" Natalia asked calmly as she entered the sergeant's office.
"I don't know what you mean."
"Save it Rick. We've found Frank Tripp's DNA in Ryan's apartment. Not to mention the Russian's blood was apparently stored before being planted. What's going on? Where's Ryan?"
"All I can tell you is that he is safe." Rick said quietly. "This stays between us though okay?"
"Where is he?"
"He is at home where he belongs."
"Stop playing games Stetler. Where is Ryan?"
"If you dig deep enough you will find out. I can't tell you any more than that without putting him at risk." The door opened to reveal a grave looking Eric.
"I have something that you guys aren't going to like." He said.
"Oh God Ryan." Speed whispered once Ryan had finished. "Come here handsome." He said softly to his sobbing husband. Ryan crawled across the bed only to be scooped up into Speed's arms.
"All I could think about was how they would find me." The young man whispered. "They don't even care."
"I'm sure that's not completely true handsome. Remember what Alexx said in the last video call? She said how everyone is working hard to find you."
"Yeah. Now they want to find me." Ryan spat; bitterly. The bedroom door opened to reveal a pale looking Camille.
"Oh mon petit garçon pauvre." « Oh my poor baby boy. » She whispered as she sat down on the bed. "Vous ne devriez pas avoir été mis par là." « You shouldn't have been put through that. » She gently reached out and brushed a strand of hair away from Ryan's face. The young man sniffed and wiped his eyes before sitting up.
"Nous venions juste de déjeuner mammy." « We were just coming to lunch mum. » He said with a small smile. Speed sighed as he watched Ryan put his walls back up.
"Come on handsome. Let's get dressed okay?" Speed whispered. Ryan nodded and got up off the bed. Camille kissed her son's forehead before leaving the two men alone. "Ryan you need to let us help you. We're your family. That's what we do."
"I know." Ryan whispered. "I'm just so used to locking my emotions away."
"Well you don't need to. Just let it all out yeah?" Ryan nodded and Speed got up off the bed and wrapped his arms around his lover. There were giggles and a snap from a camera from behind the door and Ryan sighed.
"Lucia, Renee si cette image se retrouve dans l'album photo, il y aura une scène de crime à éclaircir!" « Lucia, Renee if that picture ends up in the photo album there will be crime scene to clear up! » The young man shouted. There were footsteps as Ryan's two sisters made their escape with the camera. Speed chuckled as Ryan rolled his eyes.
"I forgot they were here today." The older man said softly.
"They're a damn nuisance." Ryan replied causing Speed to chuckle again. "What?" The young man asked innocently.
"Oh nothing. It's just they say the same thing about you."
"It's okay for you. You have a brother. I have had to put up with two older sisters who made me dress up in skirts and dresses as a kid." Ryan said with a shudder. Speed burst out laughing.
"Oh I've got to see that photo album."
"You already have." Ryan said.
"I have?" His older lover asked; confused.
"Yeah. You were drunk and ended up almost pissing yourself." Speed started laughing again and Ryan couldn't help but let an amused chuckle escape.
"Now there's the Ryan I know." Speed said. "Come on. We're already late for lunch as it is."
"Those are some pretty serious allegations Delko." Rick said.
"I know. And believe me I don't enjoy ratting out my brother in law and Lieutenant. But Ryan is still missing and Horatio is now looking guiltier by the second. This looks like an inside job and that makes my blood boil." Eric replied.
"Calleigh said he was late to work twice last week." Natalia said; still in shock. "So what do we do?"
"We keep this to ourselves, we wait and we keep going with the search for Wolfe." Rick said. The two CSIs nodded and left the office.
"So what were you in there for?" Eric asked.
"Oh Rick wanted an update that's all. I thought seeing as I was the first one on the case that I should tell him myself." Eric nodded.
"You think we'll find Ryan?"
"I hope so. He's strong. He'll hold on Eric I know it. We just have to be strong too." The Cuban nodded.
"It's been a week Nat. Normally we would have cold cased this by now."
"Yes but this isn't normal is it Eric? It's one of our own, the Russian mob and now an inside job. This is bigger than we first thought. We just have to keep going."
"I hope he's okay." Eric whispered.
"Me to." Natalia replied with a sigh. "Me to."
Okay so there it is. What will happen to dear old H? Stay tuned to find out! Please Review! :P
