A Couple Days Later….

Sarah's POV

I walked into the crime lab, being greeted with many pleasant faces, matching the expression I showed on my face. I walked to the locker room to put away my purse. I took a quick peek at my iPhone to check the time. It read 8:45. Since I was an extra fifteen minutes early, I decided to go upstairs to the break room and get a cup of coffee. As I made my way there, I heard a pair of heels loudly clacking against the floor. I turned around and, once again, met the gaze of Erica.

"Um… what are you doing here?" I asked.

"I'm speaking with Horatio. Is that a problem?" She asked.

"No not at all." I assured.

"Didn't think so." She snickered and walked away. I glared at her. I took a deep breath, and kept on walking to the break room. It was barren and dark when I entered the room. I turned on the lights and began to make my coffee. As I was pouring my coffee in my mug, I felt two hands wrap around my waist. I turned my head quickly and cautiously, I didn't want to spill my coffee. I met the gaze of my favorite pair of hazel eyes.

"Good morning." He smiled and kissed my cheek.

"Good morning." I replied. I smiled as I leaned in to give him a quick kiss, but frowned when the door flew opened and Ryan quickly moved away. Eric walked through the door.

"Woah, did I interrupt something? I'll leave if you want me too." He smiled. I quickly turned red.

"Shut up Eric." Ryan said through a face that clearly expressed he was embarrassed.

"So it's official, you guys are dating?" Eric asked for conformation.

"Yes." I assured. "Just don't tell anyone."

"No worries. I won't." Eric promised. He gave us both another smile and proceeded towards the coffee stand like nothing happened. At that time, I got a text message. It was from a number I didn't know.

From: 1-305-529-0010 - U G L Y better find yourself another guy cuz sweetheart I own him. xoxo – Erica

I stared at the text with a perplexed look.

"Everything alright?" Ryan asked.

"No. Look at this." He read the message.

"Erica. She won't stop."

"How does she know?" I asked.

"I honestly don't know." Ryan replied. I texted her back.

To: 1-305-529-0010 - Look Erica, you need to relax. I don't know what you're talking about.

A few minutes passed by and I received another text from her.

From: 1-305-529-0010 - I saw everything, and if you don't leave him, the whole world will know, including IAB. This is exactly what I meant by watching your back sweetie! xoxo once again, - Erica

I raged with anger. I stormed out of the break room and searched all over the lab for her. I found her exiting Horatio's office. I grabbed her by the arm and pulled her to the corner.

"If you don't mind me asking you, what the hell is wrong with you?" I questioned.

"Nothing I'm perfectly fine. How are you?" She turned the question towards me.

"It's not about me. What's up with those messages you sent me and how did you get my number?"

"The messages explain everything. And the number, well, lets just say, I have my ways." I rolled my eyes when she said this.

"Anyways, what do you mean you saw us? You were in Horatio's office after I left."

"Ahhh," She started. "I was not in Horatio's office yet. See, I dropped my papers on the way past the break room. After I picked them up, I saw you and Ryan together. He was holding you and I saw him kiss you on the cheek. Obviously, you two are dating."

"Are you mad? Jealous, maybe?"

"Not at all."

"That first text you sent me, that whole UGLY thing, it kind of proves to me that you're a bit jealous." I reminded her.

"Call it whatever you want Wilson. Either way, the picture of you and Ryan snuggling close together will be shown all over the 12 o'clock news. Let's see," She thought. "Love in a crime lab? No, that's too cheesy." She thought some more. I tapped my foot against the hard floor, impatiently. "I got it! Crime, Blood, and Love! Perfect. See you on the 12 o'clock news." She walked away, feeling accomplished while I just sat there, feeling slow and stupid. I glanced at my phone for the time. It was 9:01. I walked into Horatio's office to receive my assignment. Today, I was working in the crime lab with Natalia, which was good because I haven't talked to her in a while. I headed down to my locker to get my lab coat, I slowly thought of how hard Erica is trying to ruin my life. She's doing a swell job at it too.

Just ignore it Sarah, just ignore it. She's probably just toying with your emotions.

I took a deep breath and blew it out as if I were blowing out a candle. I threw on my jacket and went back upstairs to the DNA lab.

Ryan's POV

"So what was that text message all about?" Eric asked.

"You remember Erica?" I questioned.

"How can't I remember her, She's around us, and when I say us I mean you, all the time." He joked.

"Shut up man." I laughed. "No but ever since Sarah saw her in the store the other day, Erica has been sending her threats through texts and everything. She took a picture of me and Sarah in the break room and now she's going to show it to the world. Do you realize that I, nor Sarah, may be at work tomorrow? That we're going to probably be sitting at IAB being interrogated by Rick Stetler?"

"Yeah I do." He answered. "I've been there before, remember? With Calleigh."

"Right. I guess I'm just scared." I confessed. "I mean, this girl, I know she's the one. And I'm going to lose her because of some deranged ex-girlfriend."

"Dude you're not going to lose her, I guarantee it. You two are, I don't know, made for each other I guess."

"You think so?" I asked.

"Come on dude, don't be dumb. You told her you love her and she said the same. Match made in heaven, if I do say so myself."

"Shut up Eric." I chuckled as I walked out of the car. We arrived at the crime scene and met up with Horatio, Frank, Calliegh, and Jason. ((hes the ME if you don't remember.))

"Our victim has two GSWs to the head." Jason declared. I snapped some pictures of the body.

"The GSWs are fresh." He added, with blood dripping on his glove. I looked around the crime scene for some more evidence. I went over to Eric to see what he found.

"Got some fresh tire marks here. This must've all happened in a matter of minutes before we got here. Do we have a witness?" He asked.

"I don't know. Horatio's talking to some girl. That must be who called it in." I snapped some more pictures. Eric and I then walked over to Horatio to get any information that he might have.

"The witness says that she's the victim's girlfriend. She identifies him as Mark Hovington. She says that they were walking, and a guy, short and masculine, came towards them, and pulled out a gun on Mark. She got scared and ran away and called 911. Went she went back looking for him, he was dead and the shooter had driven off."

"Did she hear the gun shots?"

"She said she couldn't hear any gunshots." Horatio confirmed.

"The only gun that shoots silently is a silencer. So that must be our weapon. Did she say what the car looked like?" Horatio flipped through a couple pages in his notebook.

"She said that it was a blue Honda civic. She said that he threw something green, like an apple, out of the car. That's all the information I have right now."

"Alright thanks H." I said. I turned towards Eric.

"So, they're walking, and a guy comes up to them and pulls out a gun. She runs, and calls 911. After the call has been made, she finds that her husband is dead. Does that make sense to you?" I asked.

"We're missing a piece. We need something that can identify the shooter."

"Look at that apple in the middle of the street. It's green and it might have our suspect's fingerprints on it." I pointed out. I picked it up and put in into an envelope.

"Better head back to the lab." Eric said. We got into the Hummer and Eric sped off into the Miami-Dade heat. We arrived at the lab in less than 10 minutes.

"Remind me to volunteer to drive next time." I assured.

"Why does everyone say that?" Eric asked. We walked to the DNA lab, in which Natalia and Sarah sat.

Sarah's POV

Ryan came in the lab with a case full of evidence. I smiled when I saw his face.

"Hey." He smiled. "Got some evidence I need you to look at. I hope Natalia taught you well. I heard she can be a pain in the ass when it comes to teaching." I started to laugh.

"Hey I'm right here!" She shouted. Ryan started to laugh out loud.

"Okay. The evidence please." I asked. He handed me an envelope that contained a bitten apple. I took the fingerprint duster and dusted the apple. Two fingerprints appeared. I set the apple under the camera and took a picture of it. The DNA was transmitted to the computer, revealing a name.

"We have a Paul Parceton." I said.

"Thanks." He smiled again. He walked out of the room dialing a number. As I took off my gloves, I received a picture message. I looked at the picture, beyond confused. For the picture was taken a matter of seconds ago, by Erica. A text followed after.

From: 1-305-529-0010 - Gotcha! See you in IAB tomorrow.

The anger inside of my body rose from a low to a high. Like a steaming kettle, I felt like smoke was coming out of my ears.

"Are you okay?" Natalia asked.

"Yeah I'm fine." I lied through gritted teeth. "Just fine."

HOPE YOU LIKED IT So I'm going to post, probably a couple more chapters, like 2 or three before next week because next week, I'm going on VACATION! Woot woot ! I'll be gone for a week so I wont be on for like 2 weeks. Thanks to my reviewers ! You rock !