The woman spoke and spoke again and to Calleigh surprised she was indeed asking the right question but she didn't want to hear it didn't want to talk to anyone , didn't want to explain what she was feeling , all she wanted was to go home and sleep for has long has she could and for a little while that never seemed enough be with him .
She wished they never brought her back that they let her be where the pain wasn't so painful that she couldn't breath without restrain . She hadn't tried to kill herself far from it , she just wanted the pain to go away for a little while .She could explain that to the psychiatrist currently trying to get anything out of her but that would be useless it would fall on deaf ears .
Staring outside at the view from her window the women voices being an echo through the room Calleigh blocked her out and look at the beach , the bright sun , the seagulls chasing their next meals , the waves crashing against the shore over the cold air of a Miami winter , all the tales signs of Miami beaches , but also the signs of a promise Eric had made to her , Hawaii .
It was his dream to take her there , discovered the places with her and she had promised him that one day they would go .
CAL: Hawaii...she said faintly staring out the window causing the psychiatrist to stop mid-sentence .
'' excuse the me? '' the women asked
CAL: im going to Hawaii ! She said staring out the window has if she was alone .
''' Do you have family there ?''
Calleigh turned to her side her hand curled between her knees rolling her eyes at the women , shutting her out completely .After a few more attempt the women gave up and calleigh heard the faint promises to come back later so they could talk , no that she cared really .
For now she thought she would finally be at peace for a least a little bit but has luck would have it she heard the creak of the door behind her and sighted closing her eyes she pretended to sleep hoping that whoever stepped in would get the clue and leave .
'' You can stop pretending to sleep i' ve got three kids Calleigh i know when someone faking it ''.
Calleigh eyes shot open at the sound of the voices of a women she came to despised lately .
CAL: Get out !
Alexx face squirted at the harsh word her oldest friend had casually thrown at her ,crossing her amrs over her chest she looked down shaking her head .Even though they had exchange harsher words the day before Alexx still think they could repair their friendship and that they still could save Calleigh .
ALEXX: Calleigh ...sweetheart .
CAL: I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU TO GET OUT !
Alright the passive approach hadn't word so Alexx went for a more aggressive one , rounding the bed she stood between calleigh and the window enraging the young women even more sending the kind of looks that could kill .
ALEXX; NO! i wont leave you Calleigh , i know your hurting , but we love you OK everyone will be there to help you , you may be angry at the world right now , but the world isn't angry at you .
The old Calleih would have fight argue defend herself but that wasn't the case anymore , so she rolled away turning her back on her oldest friend and closed her eyes ignoring Alexx for good .
ALexx heart broke at the sight in front of her he calleigh she use to know was so lost that Alexx wasn't sure she existed anymore , tentatively she reached for Calleigh putting her shaking hand on her shoulder .
ALEXX: When ever your ready baby , i'll be there !
Giving her shoulder a squeeze Alexx rounded the bed she didn't looked at Calleigh afraid that if she did her tears glistening in her eyes would fall down .She hoped CAlleigh would say something anything , ask for help but what came next has Alexx pushed the door open hit her harder then a brick wall .
CAL: if you ever come here again i'll call security .
ALexx frozed on the spot her whole body shaking has she slightly turned around to see calleigh turned back again to stare out the window , she was faced with the inevitable things between them would never be the same , Calleigh seemed to have a anger toward her that Alexx didn't seem to understand .
Wiping her faces with the palms of her hand alexx spoke quielty her voices breaking has she did so .
ALEXX;its...its OK Calleigh...i...get it ..you dont want to see me ...but ...but i still love you no mather what .
Not waiting for an answer Alexx walked out her cheek tear stain with her head held high her colleagues around her too busy to notice that the experience doctor was ont he verge of breaking .Unable to hold herself anymore Alexx found the nearest closet supply pushing the door with angst she broke down immediately letting out a faint scream of both pain and anger toward the whole situation she had been face with over 3 years ago .
Her knees weakening toward her she barely held herself against the nearest shelf covering her mouth to suppress the cry that came out .
For calleigh it was has if nothing had happened when Alexx had left she went back to her window curled herself into a ball and fixed her gazed toward the faint view of the beach , even though the weather was relatively cold during winter time the bright sun of Miami provided some sort of comfort , which is why many lovers took the opportunity to take a stroll hand in hand in the deserted beach , to calleigh it was yet another joy she wouldn't get to experience but she had made up her mind the moment they would let her go she would buy a one way ticket to Hawaii , for the first time in years she was actually looking forward to something .
Horatio was nervous ,angry and exhausted ,he was beginning to wonder if the time to retires wasn't getting closer , hell even Frank had retired , Eric was gone,Alexx had gone to better thing and Calleigh well Calleigh that was another sore subject for him .Sitting on the bench in front of the hospital waiting for Jake to arrived he contemplated the life he could have without the law enforcement .
A faint smile graced his feature thinking back to the news he had received just the week before , Kyle his son he hadn't seen much over the last few years due to his enrollment was going to be a father , making Horatio Caine a grandfather , that was certainly enough to consider retirement .
A news he hadn't yet share with anyone, there was other pressing mather to attend right now, like getting calleigh some help , figuring out his Eric was indeed alive and getting IAB off his back .
Just five minutes ago Horatio had gotten off the phone with Rick stetler and has per usual speaking to the man hadn't been very graceful and the news Rick had broken to him had been worst , Eric family was moving forward with the lawsuit they wanted answer explaining the whereabouts of his death , some answer Horatio could only answer if he found out the truth behind Mark Coleman involvement .
Hearing the roar of a motorcycle near by Horatio turned his attention across the street , where Jake was parking his motorcycle .
A few short minutes later the younger man was next to him his features harsh and frowning , he didn't wait for an invitation and sat next to Horatio .They didn't even greeted each other , Jake got right to the point .
JAKE : Just tell me the truth Horatio .
Fiddling with his sunglasses a moment before putting then down between them Horatio looked up in front of him and said .
HOR: Like i told you yesterday , Eric had planned for his father to go into witness protection , it was dangerous no doubt about it , but they seemed to have things under control .
JAKE: We both know that undercover work can go sour in a mather of minutes .
HOR: yes and that's exactly what happened , we found out Sharova had been involved in helping a convict escape , an escape which resulted in the death of a fellow officer .
Taking a pause Horatio scratch his brow , recounting the events of this day was often difficult for him , many times he wished he had handle things differently.
HOR: When Eric found out he was angry , felt betrayed , not only had his father but the ATF and the FBI rescinded the deal and ordered Eric to bring his father in
JAKE: OK i get it , but that still doesn't explain why he didn't tell Calleigh and kept her in the dark .
HOR: Calleigh knew about the pictures and she knew about Eric talking to his father but what she didn't is that when Cameron West was found dead he had a sim card on him and on that sim card were more pictures ...
JAKE: of the team ?
HOR: No ...of Eric family ,his sisters , mom , father even his nieces and nephews ...and of Calleigh and him ...
Jake now understood fully , Eric back then had his back against the wall , on one side his father who may or may not be double crossing him and on the other protecting those he loved .
JAKE: He was being targeted ?
HOR: Yes ... Eric ...he did the best he could gathered information , made sure everyone was safe without them knowing it , he did everything by the books .
Taking another paused Horatio put back his shades on and leaned his elbow on his knees looking down at the ground .
HOR: Right after the order came to arrest Sharova Eric went to look for his father , i begged him to wait for me to take it easy and wait for a few more hours , i was too busy helping Yelina .
JAKE: but he didn't wait ?
HOR: No ..he...he went in himself ..i Don't know what he hoped to accomplished by going in alone and with no backup ... i guess he was afraid for his father , all i know is...is that he found himself with his father into the Miami Dade armory and ...well ..the rest you already know .
Jake took a minute to gathered every pieces of information Horatio had given him , he had heard glimpse here and there since he had being back but knowing the full story was another ball park .
JAKE: You think he still alive ?
Horatio tilted his head toward Jake taking a moment to answer , Jake wished he could see his eyes and see any sign of deceiving in them .
HOR: I don't know ...there a lot i don't know about that day Jake , a few days after we found the pictures Eric came to me and asked me that no mather what would happened to him i would keep an eye on his family and Calleigh .
JAKE: No offense but you haven't been doing a great job !
Horatio could only tilted his down he didn't argue nor did he agree with Jake , what he knew is that things had never been the same for everyone for a long while and that nothing had been done to fix it .
JAKE: OK let say this ...if ... and i do say ''if '' Eric ended up in the witness protection program you don't think he would have reached out to Calleigh or something .
HOR: That ... I've been thinking about it for 3 years Jake , i ran thing in my head over and over and i always come back to the same thing , Eric would do anything to protect his family , anything .
JAKE: it still doesn't explain why Calleigh had Coleman number !
HOR: I don't Know ...what i do know is that if we go snooping around , we have to prepared for the consequence it might bring ...
JAKE: Right if we give her hope and it ends up being a false one ...she ...she wont make it back Horatio .
Both men stayed silent for a long moment considering the repercussion of their investigation could bring .
HOR: He was like a brother to me Jake and i failed him ...i failed him that day , with Calleigh.
Jake notice that there was a faint hint of sadness in Horatio voices a weakness the elder man rarely showed and he knew then that no mather what they found scar will be left behind .
JAkE: Look Horatio , even if Eric turns out to be alive that doesn't mean he'll come back , if the Russian finds out he's alive they will go after his family for sure that what they do it's their way .
HOR: Jake im not even sure if we should go snoop around and ask question ... i promised him ...promised that no mather what i would protect his family and calleigh .
Slamming his hand against the bench Jake lost his temper and stood abruptly coming to stand in front of Horatio .
JAKE: HAVE YOU LOOK AT HER ..SERIOUSLY ...YOUR PASS PROTECTING HER HORATIO ...SHE THINK SHE KILLED HIM DON'T YOU SEE AND ITS EATING HER FROM THE INSIDE ...THE TRUTH WILL HURT YES ...BUT ITS BETTER THEN THE LIE .
HOR ; I KNOW THAT ...I KNOW ...DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY TIMES I PICKED UP THAT PHONE WANTING TO MAKE THAT PHONE CALL TO THE ATF WANTING ANSWER .
JAKE ; AND NOW HERE YOUR CHANCE HORATIO...WE CAN DO THIS QUIETLY .
Shaking his head Horatio still refused to go back on his promise to Eric .Seeing the look of despair on his face Jake lowered his voice and tried to remained calm has one could be
JAKE: Alright look i made a phone call to a buddy of mine in ATF he said he would try to contact Coleman, he's one tough man to reach , lets just see where it take us and if it ends up being a dead end then so be it we will stop and we will get Calleigh the help she needs ...agree !
After a few second of staring at Jake, Horatio stood from the bench and shook Jake hand .
HOR : Agreed ! He simply answered
JAKE; come on lets check on her !
HOR: I don't think i should go in with you .
JAKE; WHY?
HOR: We'll first like you say we should keep this between us and second i dpnt think she would react to well to my visit , maybe it would be better if you go in alone .
JAKE:Alright if you think so , i'll just ask her about how she had Coleman number but wont give her too much details.
HOR: Alright keep me posted !
Finally she was getting some sleep and it was restful and mostly peacefully , for the first time in a long time she went to sleep without any bad thought or bad dreams the thought of going to to Hawaii the place where Eric wanted to take her , dreamed of taking her, was somewhat of a new hope she had not have in a long time .
She didn't know how long she slept but when she woke she felt a presence in her room , blinking her groggy eyes opened she rolled on her back and saw Jake sitting on the leather chair in the corner of the room his leg stretch out in front of him and his arm crossed .
JAKE:Welcome back !
CAL: How long have i been alseep ?
JAKE; ohh im sorry i meant welcome back to the land of the living .
SIghting Calleigh leaned back against her pillow she had hope Jake would had least spare her of any comment .
CAL: God please don't start now .
JAKE: ohh im sorry your highness when will be a good time for you ?
Rolling back to her side Calleigh decided that instead of spitting a snarling remark she would ignored him just like she did to the others .
But Jake wasn't like the others and wasn't letting her get away with this and somehow deep down Calleigh knew this .
Rounding the bed he stood in front of her hovering staring down at her in that way that Calleigh knew too well.
JAKE: What on earth were you thinking ? He said in harsh tone but keeping his voice low .
With a long exhale Calleigh pushed herself into a sitting position wincing when her tired muscles refused to cooperate .
CAL: Believe me or not but it was an accident .
JAKE ; AN ACCIDENT ! ARE YOU KIDDING ME ?
CAl; will you lower your voice !
JAKE: An accident Calleigh really that's what your going for ? You promised me you wouldn't take them anymore .
CAL: I was tired i just wanted to sleep OK is that so hard to believe !
JAKE: Well guess what Calleigh you almost went to sleep forever ..do ..do you know how i felt when i found you ...
His voices shaking and breaking Jake lost the confidence he had remembering the pale look Calleigh had when he found her lifeless in the bathtub .
Falling against the chair next to her bed Jake shook his head closing his eyes unable to comprehend how they had gotten here .
CAL : Jake...
JAKE: I can't ...i can't loose you Calleigh...call me selfish ..but ..your the oldest friend i have and you know that ...your the only family i got ...
In all the 20 years she known Jake, Calleigh had never seen him shed one single tears , she 'd seen him defeated or angry but when he quickly swiped a tears from the corner of his eye she knew without a shred of a doubt that she had screw up .
CAL: Jake ...i swear it was an accident .
JAKE: It might have been an accident Calleigh but you've been playing with fire for too long now it was only a mather of time before you got burned .
CAL: i...i know ! She admitted quietly the strength for her to fight had been drained and the last thing she wanted was to fight with Jake after he admitted to her how he felt right now .
Jake and her had come a long way since they first met ,growing up in the same county back in Louisiana they were in opposite school ,Jake was the running back star of his school and Calleigh the head cheerleader of hers .
And each time after a game no mather if he had won or lost Jake would flirt with her , earning him angry glare from the football players of her school , but they never went past that always going they separate way .Until the police academy back then it had taken her a while to recognized him but the smirk he gave her sparked a few memories and after Jake pursue restlessly she had give in and it had been the beginning of a young romance that both knew would end once they graduated .Back then neither of them had fully invested themselves in the relationship ,Calleigh knowing full well that he wasn't the marrying kind always kept herself guarded but it didn't mean she didn't get her heart broken at the end .
When Jake had trotted back into her life like a wild horse Calleigh had been hesitant to rekindle the romance , she cared about him that she knew but loved him ,no, she had tried , mostly to get a certain somebody out of her head , out of her heart but it hadn't work and Jake had left once again but this time he had been the one to have his heart broken .
Now he was here by her side there was no romance in view , no hope for them other then friendship and they were fine with this , Calleigh needed a friend that could understand what she was going through and Jake seemed to be that friend , like she was to him Jake was her oldest friend .She knew of his past and he knew of hers .
CAL: Jake ! She said softly breaking the silence
Lifting his eyes to her he waited and watched has Calleigh seemed t think of her next step closing her eyes and takinga long deep breath .
CAL: i..i don't ..i Don't want you to think that i don't appreciate your friendship or anything ...
JAKE: but ?
CAL: I want to be on my own !
Frowning Jake stared at her his mouth wide opened , he ahdnt expected that at all , to him it was anther step backward .
JAKE: Calleigh what the hell! Was the only reply he could think of.
CAL: Before you get mad let me explain .
JAKE: You better have a good damn explanation Calleigh because to me it doesn't sound like a good idea .
Not really ready to hear what she had to say Jake stood from his seat coming to stand in front of the window looking out at the same view Calleigh had been looking all day long he crossed his arms and listened to what she ahd to say .
CAL: What do i have left here ...nothing ...
Jake opened his mouth to argue but Calleigh quickly cut him off knowing full well what he would say .
CAL: I know your going to say that i have you and the others and i don't want you to think that i am not grateful for the friendship you have gave me since you've been back ..i don't even know how you even dealt with my mood .
Sitting up in her bed more comfortably she watched has Jake shifted and put one hand against the window watching the beach from the window .
CAL: There ..there are thing in my life which im not proud off and what happened ...what happened yesterday is one of them ...thats not me ..and your right i have been playing with fire ,the problem is that i didn't care .
JAKE: But you do now ? He asked tentatively not facing her
After a long silence Calleigh finally spoke her voice low has she fiddle with her hands .
CAL: I'd be lying if I say that i do Jake .
Sighting Jake turned to face her sitting back down onto the same chair he just stood from a minute ago .
JAKE: Then why leave , you can get help here .
CAL: I could ,your right i could but the problem is not getting help , the problem is that everywhere i go , everyone i see it ...it reminds me of him .
JAKE: Running away wont help either !
Exasperated Calleigh sighted curling back onto the bed she was in no mood to argue somehow she had hope Jake would have a tleast be on her side understand why she wanted to do this .
CAL: i knew you wouldn't get it !
JAKE; On the contrary Calleigh i get it , i do .
CAL: Then why are you fighting me on this .
JAKE: Im just afraid that one day i'll get a phone call that will tell me you had another ''accident''.
CAL: No mather how many times i try to explain it ,you wont understand , you should just go .
Clenching his hair into his fist Jake bit his bottom lips to stop him from screaming at her , he felt hope less has she once again shut him down curling herself back into bed and staring out the window .
JAKE: fine fine ...where ?
She seemed to be caught off guard by his approval even though she could see he wasn't fully invested in it .
CAL: Hawaii ! She answered
JAKE: Hawaii ! OK OK...there are worst place i guess .
Chuckling lightly to lighten the mood he caught sight of tiny smile on her lips , he might not agree with her choice but if it was what she wanted and would help get better he would do anything for her .
JAKE:why Hawaii ?
CAL: Eric ...eric wanted to take me there .
JAKE: Ok ...if That's where you want to go , i'll take you the airport myself , book the flight myself but i swear to you Calleigh if you ever have another '' accident'' i will haunt you down and kick your pretty little backside is that clear .
She giggle , actually giggle it was faint but Jake was sure has clear has was the day that she did it brought a smile to his lips , reaching of rher hand he squeezed it tightly .
JAKE: I hope you find what your looking for .
CAL: Thank you !
Keeping hold of her hand Jake pulled his chair closer to her bed , now came the time to ask the question he didn't want to ask .He just had to do it in a way that didn't seemed like he was prying too much .
JAKE: hey you know yesterday i found this ...
Reaching into his pocket Jake took out the small piece of paper he had found on Calleigh floor the day moments before he found her lifeless .Taking the paper from his hand Calleigh read it before rolling her eyes .
CAL: It's that annoying lawyer who gave it to me .
JAKE: The one you said was working for Sharova ?
CAL: Yes ..Sharova died the day before yesterday and apparently he asked for me...when ..when i refused to see him he gave this to his lawyer before he died .
JAKE: So you have know idea who Mark Coleman his ?
CAL: No ..and i don't want to know i couldn't care less about Sharova , Eric ...hes..hes gone because of him .
JAKE: ok !
CAL: you know him ?
JAKE ; huh?
CAL: Coleman ..you know him , after all he's ATF .
JAKE: no...not really .
He lied right to her face , it wasn't the first time and probably wouldn't be the last in his line of work he had gotten use to it , it still didn't make it easy .He wanted to tell her the truth , that Eric could possibly be alive but he wouldn't mentioned anything unless he was 100% sure Eric was alive and the more he thought about and the more he thought Calleigh being away while him and Horatio did their investigation the more it would be easier for him .
JAKE: So you have no idea why the lawyer gave you this number .
CAL: No...like i told you he said it was Sharova last wished ...i just think he wanted to explain or something ...that man can rot in hell for all i care .
Feeling her eyelid heavy she fought the slumber that was hitting her , even though she had slept a good part of the day she still felt tired and just wanted to sleep , seeing this Jake leaned forward kissing her forehead has she drifted to sleep , whispering to her to get some rest and that he would be back later .
Mrs. Gomez shook her head has she heard the screaming coming from her neighbor house , a area event from the Delko household .She also knew that the family who had been living next to her for the last 30 years had they shared of heart ache over the years , first their baby daughter Marisol had been taken away from them brutally by a ruthless killer and then their only boy able to carry the Del name had been killed in the line of duty.
From that moment the loving family she knew for years had never been the same , Sunday bbq were no more , gigantic family gathering for the holidays were kept to a minimum and none the less Pavel the patriarch of the family had stop going to church , loosing in faith in god .
But now has she heard the screaming she lost bits and bits of the fight has it was mixed in English , Russian and Spanish .Shaking her head once more she looked down at her poodle and urged him inside giving the family some sort of privacy .
'' MAMA I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU DID THIS '' Maria Del screamed to her mother .
Chlorinda Del looked at her eldest daughter with a frowned unable to comprehend why she was so angry with her .
CHLO: YOU OF ALL PEOPLE SHOULD UNDERSTAND WHY , MARIA ...
Maria delko clenched her fist by her side shaking her head at her mother she hated when she did this , being the eldest Maria was like a second mother to her siblings , when her family had come to America her parents were both working to make ends meet and Maria had been the one to take care of her brother and her sisters .
MARIA; DON'T DO THIS MAMA ...
CHLO; HE WAS YOUR BABY BROTHER MARIA ...YOUR BABY BROTHER ...
MARIA; DON'T YOU THINK I KNOW THIS ! I MISS HIM TOO MAMA ..JUST LIKE I MISS MARISOL !
CHLO; THEN WHY ARE YOU FIGHTING US ON THIS !
MARIA; BECAUSE IT WONT BRING HIM BACK AND ITS NOT ...ITS NOT WHAT ERIC OR MARISOL WOULD HAVE WANTED !
Chlorinda Del was down right outraged at her eldest daughter fisting her hand in front her of her she pleaded with Maria do understand like her 2 younger sister Adrianna and Annabelle did .Pavel delko tried to avoid the scene sitting on his lazy boy raising the sound of the TV when the argument became too loud .
CHLO: THOSE PEOPLE TOOK MARISOL AND ERIC AWAY FROM US ..THEY NEED TO PAY HORATIO NEED TO PAY ...
MARIA; AT WHO EXPENSE MAMA ...CALLEIGH ...
CHLO; DON'T YOU DARE SAID THAT WOMAN NAME IN THIS HOUSE !
MARIA; OR WHAT ? HE LOVED HER MAMA .. ERIC TOLD ME SO AND I'D LIKED TO BELIEVE SHE LOVED HIM TOO ...AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT HE THOUGHT .
CHLO; THAT WOMAN KILLED HIM !
MARIA; NO MAMA YOU DID !
A loud gasp echo through out the house , chlorinda Del took a step back her chest tightening staring wide eyed at her daughter .
ANNA: Maria ...no ...
MARIA: NO ANNABELLE ITS ENOUGH...I HAVE HAD ENOUGH YES MAMA YOU KILLED IM ...IM SORRY BUT THAT'S THE TRUTH .
CHLO; HOW DARE YOU ?
MARIA ; YOU DID MAMA ..WITH YOUR LIES ..IF YOU TOLD THE TRUTH TO ERIC ALL ALONG HE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN THERE ...HE WOULDN'T HAVE GOTTEN INVOLVED WITH THAT MAN ...YOU PUT HIM THERE ...YOU DID ...
Confronted with the hard truth Chlorinda began shaking out of anger , sadness and confusion she swirled around unable to look at her daughter anymore .
ADRI: You went a bit far there Maria .
Adrianna who sat next to her sister Annabelle ont he kitchen table remained calm but looked down has she spoke to her sister she knew Maria was right in every other way butt here were way to deal with this problem and this wasn't one of them .
MARIA: NO I DIDN'T ..STOP HIDING AND JUST FACE THIS !
For long moment the family remained quiet Annabelle and Adrianna refused to looked at their sister Pavel still ignored them like it had become customary for him over the years .Chlorinda finally turned to ace her daughter her face grave and straight .
CHLO: We did what we had to do Maria who are you to judges us .
MARIA: Mama ..i...i Don't blame you i get it ...i understand ...but we have to face it this family in some way is responsible for Eric death .
When Chlorinda didn't say anything and just stared at Maria with a grave look Maria decided it was now or never .
MARIA: I know what you did was to protect him , us , but sometimes lying to protect someone is not enough ...im tired mama ..tired of living in grief of being afraid to speak my mind ..this family ...this family begun to fall apart when Marisol was taken away from us but when ..when Eric was gone mama we stop living has a family .
CHLO: ANd what would you have me done Maria huh i lost 2 of my children's.
ANNA: But were still here mama !
For a rare time Annabelle spoke her mind slowly she raised her head to look at her mother, even Pavel now had lower the sound of the TV and gave his youngest daughter his attention .
ANNA: It's like we don't exist anymore ..all...all you ..you talk about is Eric and Marisol , papa stop going to church , even your grandchildren they ..they ...
CHLO: THEY WHAT ? SAY IT ANNABELLE ..JUST SAY IT .
When the shy Annabelle couldn't talk anymore Adrianna took over and for once Maria was glad that she wasn't the only one anymore .
ADRI:They said your always sad ..that your no fun anymore ...do you know what Alejandor said to me ...he said nana used to play with me and so did poppy but anymore they always sad .What do you say to an 8 yrs old boy who doesn't understand why his grandparents don't spend time with him .
CHLO: i love my grandchildrens ..all of them Adrianna ...your girls are not being fair !
PAVEL: no ..they are right Chlorinda .
MAria felt a wave of relief hit her when he father finally spoke maybe then her mother would see their point of view .
CHLO: Pavel !
Rising from his set Pavel eld his lower back that had been giving him trouble for years slowly making his way to his wife he put his hand on her shoulders.
PAVEL: Mi amor ...our girls are right .
CHLO: Pavel no ! She pleaded with her husband on the verge of tears .
PAVEL:: I have stood by you over 40 years Chlorinda and i never looked back together we raised 4 beautiful girls and a wonderful son ..i love you Chlorinda and that will never change...but ...i can not do this with you ... i go wont after this girl out of grief ..what happened ...it happened that's the way it is .
CHLO: How...how can you say this Pavel ...this was Eric our only boy.
PAVEL: Listen to me mi amor..there is not a day that i don't think about Eric or Marisol ...i hate the way they were taking from us .
CHLO: its exactly why they have to pay Pavel !
Shaking his head at his wife Pavel closed his tired ridden eyes before stroking his wife cheek,
PAVEL: No mi amor it's not what Eric or Marisol would have wanted ..if you sue this girl and Horatio then what? ! Would it bring then back ..no it wont and you know it .
Holding onto her husband forearms for fear she might loose the last bit of strength she still had chlorinda Del still refused to accept the truth .
PAVEL: the girls are right ..this family has been living in grief for so long ..we ..we have lost our indentity ..this family doesn't go out on revenge ...we forgive and move on the best we can .
CHLO: How can you say that when even you lost your faith
PAVEL: My ...my faith in god has nothing to do with filling a lawuit against Eric friends .
Cupping her husband cheek she looked up at the man she loved for many years and slowly pushed his hand away from her stepping back she crossed her amr around herself .
CHLO: Im sorry Pavel but im not like you ...i cant do that someone has to answer for his death.
PAVEL: Then im sorry mi amor but i wont support you on this !
MARIA: Neither will i mama !
When Adrianna and Annabelle remained quiet Chlorinda turned her attention toward them , the young women didn't say anything but simply looked away from their mother .
CHLO: I see !
Has her voice began to break under the pressure Chlorinda began walking away slowly and quietly ,reality finally hitting her right in the face .
ANNA: Im sorry mama ! She cried out has she began to sob ...i Just can't let my children grow up into so much grief .
Chlorinda continue on her trek faintly mumbling something about needing to lay down for a while , leaving the rest of the family in silence wondering if they would ever recover about the tragedy in their life.
PAVEL: Give her time ! He said quietly sitting down on the kitchen table his shoudler defeated findling with his wedding ring , Maria came up behind her father and hugged him from behind .
Jake didn't know Alexx woods very well but he knew owmne well enough to know that she had been crying , so ahs he sat in front of her in the hospital cafeteria two steaming cup of coffee inf ront of them he threaded carefully on why they were sitting there together conveniently avoiding the sore subject .
JAKE: So ...how you doing ?
Adjusting her white coat and taking a sip of coffee Alexx gave a faint shrug avoiding the answer .
ALEXX: You didn't ask me for coffee to ask me how i was Jake just get on with it , i have patient to see.
Sighting Jake leaned forward against the small cafeteria table pushing his half empty cup of coffee aside .
JAKE: Alright ..i know things between you and Calleigh haven't bend good lately .
ALEXX:Pfft that's an understatement ...she hates me !
JAKE: She doesn't hates you Alexx she's ...shes lost !
Resting her chin against the palm of her head Alexx looked away for a minute , she knew Jake was right but it still didn't make the situation easier.
ALEXX: i know that... i do ...i just wish she would let me help .
JAKE: She'll get better you'll see we wont let her down .
ALex wished she ahd Jake confidence but the way Calleigh had acted toward her this morning had made her loose all confidence in her blonde friend .
ALEXX: What is it you really want Jake ?
Hesitating for one second and thinking about the repercussion , Jake then decided it was now or never he had made a vow to find the truth and Alexx was the start of it .
JAKE:I have a question for you and im not sure how to ask it !
ALEXX: Just shoot straight Jake im too old for games .
JAKE: When you did Eric autopsy were you ...were you 100 % it was him .
Stun is what she was right now staring straight , wide eyes at the young man in front of her all sort of emoton going through her .
ALEXX: im not sure i understand ?
Leaning closer to her has if he was afraid anyone would listen Jake made sure she had his undivided attention .
JAKE: Im going to tell you some things but it has to stay between us is that understood ?
When Alexx gave a firm nod Jake continue with his story.
JAKE: me and H we recently came across some recent development and we think , although it might be along shot that he might be alive so i need to know if you are sure it was indeed Eric body they found in the warehouse .
Her reaction surprised him she didn't act shocked neither was she angry ,Jake leaned back against his seat running different scenario inside his head .
JAKE: ALEXX!
ALEXX: I ...i did everything by the book Jake ...ran every test 4 times even double checked triple check you can name it and everything was a match the DNA , the dental record ..but ..
JAKE: But ?
ALEXX: There was something odd ,the ...god no that not possible ...
Shaking her head in disbelief LAexx leaned back against her chair covering herface with hands head tilted down .
JAKE:What is it ?
ALEXX: The ..the bullet fragment in his head it ...it wasn't there ...before you say anything you have to understand that his ...his body was badly burn beyond recognition ...so it wouldn't have been abnormal for the fragment to have melted .
JAKE: but you had doubts ?
ALEXX: Jake there hasn't been a day that i don't think about what if i made a mistake .
JAKE: What if were to tell you that you might not have made a mistake that there are people out there who can make a men disappeared .
Tilting her head to the side with a frown she looked at Jake with an intensity that even her didn't recognized .
ALEXX: if your saying what i think your saying Jake then you bring that boy back ..you bring that boy back to her is that clear but be sure before you make anymore assumption , if you give her hope and it turns out to be nothing it will destroy her !
JAKE: I know ..all i can tell you is that for now its just doubts , were just going to ask questionand see where it takes us if turns out to be nothing then so be it ...i wont tell Calleigh anything until im 100 % sure he's alive .
ALEXX: i hope your right Jake !