Calleigh rang at the bell even though she had the key, it was her house after all, but she was not in the mood to face Bryan.

"Yes?"

The blond froze for a second at the sight of a woman dressed in what she recognized as her fiancé, ex—fiancée actually, shirt, she had wore that same shirt many times.

"Hum, miss?"

Calleigh shook her head not bothering to put on a smile.

"I'm here to get my things."

"Who are you?"

"Where's Brian?"

"In the bedroom, we're busy, so if you don't mind…"

"I came here to get my stuff, I'll be in and out in minutes o.k.?!"

"Who are you, and what stuff are yu talking about?"

"I'm the woman who was engaged to the man you were so haply having sex with, we broke up because I told him I am pregnant with his kid, now will you let me in or what?!"

"Brian isn't engaged."

"Not anymore."

"He wasn't, I know him for months."

"So you have been having sex for months?"

"It's none of your business."

"Who is it that is taking you this long to get back to bed?" Brian asked getting in the hall.

"I just came to get my stuff."

"Not now."

"What, you too busy having sex with the idiot that didn't had a clue that you were engaged?!"

"Get out of here."

"This house is still half mine, more than half actually because I paid most of the things that are in here."

"Get your stuff in another time."

"Go to the hell."

"You know her?!"

"Yes, we used to date, she has a grudge on me."

"Oh, I see, she's the owner of all the girl stuff in the bathroom, you were cheating on me."

"You weren't exclusive."

"Go fuck yourself!" The woman shouted running to bedroom only to return fully dressed 5 minutes later and get out of the house.

"You just ruined my night bitch."

"One, I don't give a damn about your night, two, you call me a bitch again and…"

"You'll do what hum? Flash me your little badge?"

"I came to get my stuff so if you don't mind." Calleigh spat pushing him to get inside gasping when his harm pushed her against the wall pressing her in place.

"Don't you push me."

Calleigh sent him a death glare punching him in the stomach, which worked for a moment, before the man twisting and slap her making her fall.

"You move your stuff another time bitch!"

Calleigh got up and walked to the living room anyway picking her stuff in the way and taking them o the car, repeating the process until she was grabbed by the neck.

"Are you deaf or do you have a death wish?"

"Let go of me!"

"Get out of this place. Brian said finally letting her go with a push that made Cal stumble to the street and closed the door locking it."

Calleigh cringed her teeth going to her car and ran into a woman.

"Oh, sorry."

"It's o.k."

The red head smiled again knocking at the door that Calleigh had just been pushed throw getting in when Brian let her in with a welcome kiss that made the blond want to throw up.

…

The second time Calleigh carefully choose a time she knew Brian would not be in the house and picked the rest of her personal affects, along with the television, she would ask someone to pick her couch in some other time.

…

"Hey Cal!" Eric greeted with a huge grin.

"Hey."

"What's up?" He asked immediately noticing the sadness in her eyes.

"Nothing don't worry."

"What happened to your face?"

"A door."

"Calleigh."

"Fine. I dropped a glass and some of the shatters cut me o.k.? I'm fine."

"If that was it you wouldn't have a bruise."

"Eric just drop it please."

"No, it was him wasn't it?"

"Yes."

"How?"

"He slapped me o.k. we argued."

"I'm going to kill him!"

"Kill who? Hey Cal, ouch, what happened to you?" Ryan said getting in trace.

"A door."

"You got to be more carefull."

"Yeah, I was half asleep." She said with a small smile that only made Eric more furious.

"Hum, Delko, are you feeling o.k.?"

"No."

"Eric please."

"Stop it Cal."

"Stop what? What am I missing?"

"Nothing."

"Anyway, Stetler is peeking everywhere, so be careful with what you do or say."

"Yes, thank you Ryan. "

"Are you sure you're o.k. Cal?"

"Yeah."

"You look… sad?"

"I'm fine."

"Did you argued with Bryan? Because if you did you shouldn't worry, he's a jerk and a cheater."

"Ryan stop it."

"I saw him just yesterday with this chick practicly doing it in the middle of the street."

The female C.S.I. taped the evidence again and got out of the lab making Ryan sigh.

"Really, I don't understand how she's are going to marry him, he'll probably just spend tonight hanging around fucking some girl and at the end of the day he'll just fool her and she'll be all over him happy and smiling and-"

Before he could finish Eric's fist came in contact with Ryan's jaw making him take a step back.

"Shut up!"

"The tech's eyes all turned to the commotion on time to see Ryan punching Eric back.

"Don't ever say that again!"

"It was truth!"

"I don't care! If you want to say that then at least do it when she's not around to hear!"

"She needs to hear!"

"She does not!"

"Stop protecting her! She's maring this jerk! At least let her know all the truth before doing it!"

Eric pushed him, and Ryan tripped falling in his back.

"You're just furious because-"

"Don't act like you know what I think!"

"Eric, Mr. Wolfe, what is going on in here?"

"Nothing."

"It clearely is something."

"Horatio, this goes against the rules established yesterday, the two of them are fired."

"It was a fight Rick, it didn't compromised anything, it didn't even had something to do with the lab."

"They're suspended then, three days."

Eric tried to argue, but H cut him before he could say a word.

"Eric go."

"But H..."

"Just do it, you too mister Wolfe."

"You'll pay for this." Ryan threatened as he grabbed Natalia's harm to help him up.

"No threatening either, I think that adds another day." Rick replied with a huge grin.

"Rick that's enough."

"Who'll handle prints and trace?" Natalia asked shaking the evidence in her hand.

"Call Walter and Jasper, they'll take care of it."

"Sure."

Down in the garage.

"What are you doing here?" Eric asked tapping the window of Calleigh's hummer.

She looked away turning the stereo on.

"Cal are you crying?"

She shook her head no not looking at him.

"Ow Cal." Eric sighed opening the door.

"Just go."

"You know I won't do it."

"Don't you have prints to analyze?"

"No."

"I'm pretty sure you do."

"I was suspended."

"What for?!"

"Fighting with Wolfe."

"Geese, you got to stop doing that you know." Calleigh joked with a small smile.

"I won't if it makes you stop crying."

"Why were you fighting?"

"Hum..."

"What were you fighting about?"

"You don't want to know."

" What was it?"

" Really Cal, you don't want to know."

" Eric please, I'll find out eventually."

" We were fighting over you."

" Over me?"

" Well, over him telling you that about Brian."

" Why?"

" He shouldn't have said it that's all."

" It was truth right?"

" He can't just say it like that."

" Eric was it truth?"

" Which part?"

" You know.

" Well, he is a jerk, you know that already."

" The other part."

" Yes. - almost whispering."

" When?"

" Lots of times."

" Why haven't you told me right away?"

" Because you would get hurt."

" Yeah, 'cause I'm not hurt right now."

" Calleigh."

" Pretend I never said that."

"It was truth right?"

"Don't use my own words againnst me Mr.."

"Sorry miss."

"How did you found out?"

"What?"

"That he was cheating on me."

"Remember that time my apartment got floated?"

"Yes."

" I spent a couple night in a motel, he... he went to the room right next to mine."

"He did that right next to you?"

"There was a wall between the rooms you know?"

"You know what I mean."

"Yes."

"What is it?"

"What is it what?"

"What are you keeping from me?"

"Nothing.

"Eric, I can read you like a open book.

"He saw me, he saw me entering the room, before he booked his own, I heard him request the room nest to mine explicitly."

"Why would he do that?"

"Because he's a bastard."

"Eric."

"I don't understand how you keep defending him."

"I'm not, I just want the truth."

"Because he wanted to show me that he had the girl of my dreams and was just using you as a toy and I couldn't do anything about it."

"You could do something."

"Like what?"

"Telling me."

"If I told you would you believe?"

"Probably not."

"Exactly."

"It feels weird you know?"

"What?"

"Knowing I was being used all this time."

"Calleigh" Eric whispered as she turned away with a tear rolling down her cheek."

"Just go, leave me alone Eric."

"What for? So you can cry over that jerk?"

"LEAVE ME ALONE!"

"No."

"UGH! Go away! Just go!"

"No."

"I'll hit you if you don't leave right now!"

"Go for it, I won't leave."

"Why is it so difficult for you to leave me alone?!"

"I don't know."

"Y-you don't know?!"

"No, I don't know, I just, it's something I can't control o.k.! I can't just not get worried about you or... or just stop loving you! It's not something I can control!"

"I'm not asking for stop worrying."

"You're asking me to leave!"

"Because I need some time to think, I got too many things in my mind right now, i just need time."

"Sorry."

"For what?"

"Being such an idiot."

"You aren't an idiot."

"Yeah right."

"Why do you think that?"

"Because is truth, look at me, caring about you, doing all this over something Wolfe said."

"That's not being an idiot, it's sweet actually."

"No it's not."

"Yes it is, and you should find someone to protect, someone you really care about."

"I tried already" he mumbled.

"What?"

"Nothing."

"You're blushing." Calleigh teased smiling

"No I'm not."

"Yes you are, so, tell me."

"It's nothing."

"Eric you know you can tell me everything right?"

"I'll tell you if you tell me what happened at lunch yesterday."

"Deal."

"Really?!"

"What, you thought I would say no?"

"Yes."

"Wow, is great to know you trust me."

"Is not like that and you know it."

"I do, now talk."

"I... Do I have to say it?"

"If you want to know what happened."

"This is so embarrassing."

"It can't be that bad."

"Yes it can."

"Tell me, I won't laugh.

"Is not embarrassing like that, it's just a really stupid thing."

"I won't judge you, you know?"

"IwastryingtoforgetyousoItoot hforawile."

"What? Eric I couldn't understand a thing."

"I... I was trying to forget you so...I made out with some girls." Eric mumbled looking down.

"Make-out?"

"Sex."

"Oh" Calleigh said looking down too.

"I told you it was stupid."

"It's not."

"Right." Eric said sarcastically.

"Did you at least used protection?"

"No."

She stared at him half shocked.

"Of course I did, I was just kidding."

"Don't do that."

"Sorry."

"I... May I ask something?"

"Shoot."

"It might be... embarrassing for you to answer."

"Shoot anyway."

"Were the girls hooker or..."

"No, no hookers."

"Oh."

"Are you disappointed?"

"What makes you say that?"

"Your voice."

"I'm not disappointed."

"Yes you are."

"I am."

"Just great."

"It's just, it's something really stupid Eric, you have friends, we're here to help you."

"I know."

"Then why?"

"I was drunk most of the times o.k."

"If that was suppose to make it better it didn't."

"I just buried myself deeper didn't I?"

"Yeah. You know, some of those girls hope more than just a one night stand Eric, They might get hurt. You're playing with their feelings, with yours too. Drink and sex won't solve a thing."

"I know."

"Then why?"

"Look, I did it 3 maybe 4 times o.k. I realized it was just making me feel worse and I stopped."

"It was making you feel worse?"

"Every time I got in bed or whatever with someone, I just couldn't stop thinking about you, I kept thinking on how much this would disappoint you, I kept thinking that they weren't you, that I missed us, and they couldn't replace you, no way on earth that they could replace you."

"There isn't more us, there won't be more us, you got to accept that."

"You don't think I know that?"

"Apparently not cause you keep bothering me with this crap."

"Excuse me!"

"You got to understand that I don't want to have anything to do with you, I don't love you, and that's final."

He nodded and left a couple tears sliding from his eyes.