Thanks for all the reviews, but I would like to be greedy and get more! Thanks to Jenny for beta-ing this chapter she is a star as usual and did a great job. Anyways I've been told this is good so I hope you all agree. Enjoy...
When Calleigh and Eric pulled up at the abandoned building SWAT were just finishing their briefing. Horatio was listening intently, filling the team in with all relevant information about Amy and her father.
"Horatio what's the plan?" The ballistic expert asked. She was probably a better shot than half of them and Horatio had already asked her about a transfer to SWAT, but as Calleigh had stated then, she doesn't look good in black.
"SWAT will go in first and locate Amy and her father, then we will follow. Shots are not to be fired unless absolutely necessary, I would rather this guy rot in jail than be given the easy way out," Horatio explained to the pair before going to join SWAT at the entrance to the building.
Calleigh was finding it difficult to fully concentrate on the task at hand, not with her mother's harsh words in the breast pocket of her vest. She was so immersed in her own thoughts, it was only when Eric gave her hand a quick squeeze that she realised SWAT had quietly entered the building.
"Where'd you go?" the Cuban asked never taking his eyes off the building in front of them.
"I'm still here Eric," Calleigh replied trying to play dumb to avoid his inevitable question.
"Calleigh..." Eric replied his voice filled with concern and irritation, "...you know what I meant. Just make sure your head is clear now. I don't want to think what would happen otherwise," and with that he left Calleigh gob-smacked.
It wasn't long before Horatio signalled to his second in command and former brother-in-law to join him at the entrance to the abandoned building.
"SWAT have located Amy on the 2nd floor in the room on the far right, her father however, cannot be found without making too much noise. Now I will go in first while Eric, you will bring up the tail, once we know Amy is fine, her father is fair game," Horatio explained drawing his gun and taking the safety off. Calleigh and Eric did the same.
"Ready?" Horatio asked, the pair looked at each other and nodded before Horatio took the lead and entered the building, taking the same path SWAT had taken to minimise the disturbance to the scene and save evidence.
As they crept up the stairs they saw SWAT crouching next to the wooden door that Amy was meant to be behind. Horatio signalled that Eric and Calleigh should go to Amy while he pointed in the other direction showing his CSI's that he would search for her father and that SWAT would follow him.
"Ready?" Eric whispered his gun pointed on the door,
"Ready," his partner replied, seconds before Eric kicked the door down. Calleigh cautiously stepped into the room, gun drawn protecting both herself and Eric, while he regained his composure.
The blonde scanned the room and immediately noticed the room had two other doors leading off it which wouldn't have been searched or cleared. This posed as a threat because they didn't know where Amy's father was hiding. Also the closet in the corner could be a danger. All in all, Calleigh wished that Horatio was with them and Eric was safe because she had a gut feeling that this was going to get nasty.
From her hiding spot, Amy could hear heavy footsteps falling on the stairs. They were getting closer but then they stopped and Amy held her breath, praying that someone would come and rescue her. Silence surrounded her and a little light filtered in to the closet where she was hiding. It was small, but it was enough to be able to see her hands and the little gap where the door didn't quite shut.
The silence was broken when some more, softer footsteps were heard coming up the stairs, adding to the 10 year old's growing hope. Low voices were heard but within second a deafening crash was heard, as the door swung open, causing Amy to jump.
The brunette stole a glance through the crack in the door and to her relief saw that her rescuers were Calleigh and Eric. She resisted the urge to jump out and announce herself when she saw that they were both carrying guns and seemed to be ready to fire at any sudden movement. This only made Amy anxious, she just wanted to get out of the building before her dad turned up.
Horatio heard the loud bang that Eric had produced when he had kicked the door down and prepared himself for any sudden movements that could follow but as they crept around the rest of the upstairs he quickly noticed that Amy's father was nowhere to be found.
This ignited fear and panic, sending adrenaline hurtling through his veins. His heart was palpitating against his rib cage, threatening to crack a rib as Horatio whipped around to face the SWAT members. Their faces reflecting what he felt... guilt.
Horatio quickly made it back to the entrance of the room only to find what he dreaded. There was Eric standing firmly in front of Amy, who had tears streaming down her face. His gun was pointing at Amy's father, who seemed to have overpowered Calleigh and had her in a head lock, her gun pressed solidly against her right temple.
"Let CSI Duquesne go Victor! Killing her will do you no favours," Eric yelled, daring to take a step forward.
"Not until you give me my daughter back!" the 6ft 5'' ex-con yelled back, his arm tightening around Calleigh's neck causing her eyes to widen as she struggled for air.
"Let her go Victor," Horatio said rounding the door frame, surprising both parties. This unnerved Victor, but his anxiety was replaced by a sly smile.
"Drop the gun, and you will get out of here alive," Horatio demanded.
"What if I don't?"
"Let's just say you won't be getting any visitors," Eric replied flexing his hands around the grip of his glock.
The events that followed Eric's words happened in a blur. Two shots were fired. Two shots caused two bodies to fall to the floor causing two blood pools and creating chaos.
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