"Get them out of there before they say something they'll regret." Horatio said looking at the screen with a death serious face.
"I think it's a bit late for that."
Their eyes fixed the screen where they saw Calleigh froze and Eric with a mix of fury and sorry in his expression.
"Don't!" Calleigh rushed as he opened his mouth "Don't say what you're about to say."
"Bu-"
"No, please just don't o.k.?" she cut.
"Cal..."
"Don't please."
"Will you let me finish?!"
"No, I know what you're about to say and you shouldn't say it."
In security room
"What is she talking about?" Maxine asked completely confused.
"Does she knows that He's about to apologies?" Natalia wondered surpeized.
"Yes, she knows that perfectly." H said.
"Then why is she telling him to shut up?"
"Let's just wait and see."
In the elevator.
"I'm sorry" Eric blurted.
"Why? Is truth, what you just said is the truth." She whispered.
"What?
She just shook her head curling in the opposite corner of the elevator.
"I am sorry Cal, I shouldn't have said that, will you forgive me?
She ignored him hiding her face on her knees.
"Cal talk to me please, please Calleigh, I was just mad, I... I wasn't expecting you to say that, I wasn't expecting it after you kissed me. God, you kissed me Cal, you know what that means to me, at least I thought you did, and then you just say it didn't meant a thing!
"I never said that."
""It doesn't matter", it's the same thing. It hurts just as much."
"Nat go dark."
"But Cal..."
"Just do it o.k.? Please, just do it, just fore 10minutes."
"Cal."
"Go dark Nat."
"Eric you got no right to-"
"Cut it off!"
In security room.
H: Miss BoaVista go dark."
"H I-"
H: Do it if you want them to solve things."
"Fine. We're going dark."
"Thank you."
In the elevator
"Why all this?"
"You are right. I'm acting bitchy."
"That's not true."
"Yes it is, I mean, what have I just did? The things that I said yesterday...
"Calleigh, that's the past, it doesn't matters anymore.
"Yes it does, it does because I hurt you!
"I hurt you too.
"It's different.
"No it's not.
"Just don't kill me for this o.k?
"Hum? Cal...
She cut him with a kiss in the lips but this time she didn't backed off until Eric pushed her away.
"Would you stop that?!"
"This meant much more than you can imagine."
"W-what?"
She kept her look locked in the shoes looking to the side when his finger pulled her face softly up to face him.
"What did you just said?"
"You heard me."
"Calleigh please."
"Itmeantmuchmorethanyoucanima gine."
"I couldn't understand a thing Cal."
"It meant much more than you can imagine."
"Could you look at me when you're saying that?"
"No."
"Why not?"
"Because you're too close and if I do it our noses will hit which other" she explained with a small smile.
Eric chuckled and baked his head a bit.
"O.k., now you can do it."
"It meant much more than you can imagine" Calleigh kind of whispered straight to his eyes.
"You're not lying."
"No."
"Why now?"
"I don't know? Maybe because I finally got rid of the jerk I was engaged with."
"Why haven't you done it before?"
"For a long time, I was hoping he would change, and besides, he was really sweet sometimes."
"What made you not do it after that long time?"
"Something else."
"Calleigh."
"Something that I have no idea how to lead with."
He sensed the panic in her voice and hugged her with a kiss in the forehead.
"God Cal!"
"What?"
"You're burning!"
"I'm sick; I've got a light fever."
"This is not a light fever, you're about 104ยบ!"
"You're overreacting."
"No, Really Cal, look at you, you're sweaty and you're shivering!"
"O.k., I might have a bit of fever."
"We need to get you to a hospital."
"No! I'll take a pill and I'll be fine."
"Calleigh I don't think a pill can solve it."
"Do you have any water?"
"What for?"
"Hydrate."
"Oh, right. Hum... I have a soda."
"That'll do it."
"I'll call Nat to get us out of here."
"No, I'm enjoying this."
"You're sick Cal."
"Yes, but you're here with me, and we're alone, how long hasn't this happened?"
"Since a long time ago."
"Exactly. Besides, I just told you how much I loved you."
He froze looking at her as she understood what she had just said.
"I... Hum... I..."
"How much is that exactly?"
"A lot. A very large amount of a lot."
"That didn't make much sense."
"It didn't did it?"
"Not at all."
"It's you, you're affecting my mind." Calleigh accused smiling.
"I don't see the bad side of that."
"Eric Delko!"
"You should lay down you know, I heard it makes you feel better."
"You heard hum?"
"May I kiss you?"
"No."
"Why not?"
"Because I don't want you to get sick too."
"You kissed me before."
"I almost assaulted you actually."
"I'll press charges on you, now let me kiss you."
"Nope."
"Caaaaal" he whined.
"No" Calleigh said laughing.
"Please."
She kept laughing until the laughs turned into a fit of coughs.
"Calleigh? Are you o.k.?" Eric asked the smile completely gone from his face.
"My inhaler." Calleigh managed between coughs.
He rushed to her purse spreading all the contents on the floor.
"Here" he breathed giving it to her.
"Thanks."
"Feeling better?"
She nodded trying to control her breath.
"You need a hospital."
"No I don't, I'm fine."
"You just had an asthma attack."
"It's not a big deal."
"Yes it is."
"Do you know how many persons have asthma attacks?"
"Many."
"Exactly."
"Still, I'm calling Nat, you're going home."
"Don't do it please."
"Calleigh..."
"Please, if I'm not better by the end of the day then you can do it, till then don't o.k.?"
"I don't know."
"Please."
"One condition."
"What?"
"You let me kiss you."
"Once."
"O.k."
He approached her but she moved he face a bit so his lips would touch her cheek.
"Calleigh, no cheating!"
"I didn't, you never told me where you wanted to kiss me" she teased with a large smile.
"You know exactly where I wanted to kiss you."
"I do, but I really don't want you to get sick."
"If you have a cold or the flu it transmits throw the air you know?"
"Good point."
"So I get to kiss you?"
"No"
"Now you're just messing with me."
"No Eric, really, I don't want you to get sick too, just that."
"Fine, but once you get better I will kiss you."
"Works for me."
"Now let's cal Nat."
"Do you really have to do that?"
"Yes."
"Can we stay here a bit longer then please?"
"Sure."
In security room...
"How long have we been dark?" Natalia asked for the hundredth time.
"40 minutes now." Walter answered also impatient.
"Turn it on." Maxine muttered nodding at the screen.
"They didn't call yet." Ryan argued.
"So?"
"Let them have they're privet time." Horatio said in a low but firm voice fidgeting with his shades.
"Eric has just called Calleigh a bitch!" Natalia spat.
"Calleigh said that the kiss didn't mean a thing! She was acting like a bitch!" Ryan argued.
"Shut up! You don't understand!" Natalia fought back.
"I don't understand?! And you do?!"
"Yes I do!"
"No you don't!"
"Shut up both of you, right now, do it before you say something you will regret." H ordered.
"Like calling the person I love and that loves me back a bitch?" Natalia muttered.
"She doesn't love him." Ryan said confused
"Oh, c'mon Ryan, you really felt for it?"Maxine said almost laughing. "I mean, you saw how she reacted when he said he had sex with a bunch of random girls."
"I thought... they are friends."
"That's not just friendship."
"So she loves him?
"Yes, god Ryan, you're so blind."
Ryan: What, she was engaged with Brian Jerk Sullivan"
"She had her motives."
"What, break Eric's heart?"
"Do you want me to punch you?"
"I'm not saying another word."
"Yeah, you better do that"
"Guys, stop it and call one of them"
"Eric?"
"Yes, that'll do it."
"Eric" Natalia greeted on the phone putting it on the speaker.
"Turn this thing back on." The man whispered quickly.
"Why are you whispering?"
"Cal is asleep." He explained
"So you solved things hum?" Maxine teased.
"Yeah" Eric answered with a smile on his voice "how did you know?"
"You called her Cal again"
"Oh, well will you get us out?"
"Do you tell us what happened?"
"No."
"That's not fair." Ryan whined.
"That's between me and her, no one else sorry."
"Leave it to Calleigh to make you change"
"I didn't change." He replied.
"You so did. But anyway, why is she asleep?" Natalia said with a wide smile.
"She's sick, like burning out in fever and having an asthma attack kind of sick."
"I'm getting you out." Horatio said immediately.
"Thanks, oh, and your soda is gone Nat."
"I don't mind, it was actually just in case we had to keep you for a day or so."
"You would do that?!"
"Yeah." Walter said chuckling.
"O.k., but Cal's more important so get us out please."
"Oh, "Cal is more important" Eric you're completely in love with her." Maxine teased.
"I know. But that's not a problem."
"That's not a problem?" H asked surprisingly not surprised at all.
"No."
"What did I miss?" Walter asked getting a few shrugs as an answer.
"Nothing, get us out of here please, I want to take Cal home."
"Speaking of which, wasn't your sister sick at your house?"
"Ah! Isabela!"
Calleigh jumped at his scream looking around confused.
"What?! What happened? Eric?"
"Sorry, You can go back to sleep."
"I can't now."
"I'm so sorry."
She laid in the floor her head returning to the spot in his legs.
"You're shivering."
"I'm freezing."
"Here" He offered putting his jacket over her.
"It isn't as cold as I'm feeling it is right?"
"It's just because you have fever. I already called Nat to get us out."
"Sorry guys, we can't get this thing to work" Water informed throw the speaker turning the screen back on.
"You're kidding me?"
"No."
"What are you doing on his lap?!" Maxine suddenly yelled realizing Calleigh's position.
"I was sleeping until someone awaked me."
"Don't worry, we'll get you out in a second."
"Hurry up, I have to go to the bathroom."
"Yeah, me too."
"Oh no, she's pale." Walter muttered.
"Do you need to throw up?"
She nodded covering her mouth and trying to sit up.
"Hold on, I'm getting the bag."
"Hurry Eric!"
"Get us out of here now!" Eric yelled putting the bag under Calleigh's chin just in time.
"The technicians are coming." H said.
"You really have to stop doing that you know?" Eric teased with a small smile
"It's not something I can control!" She argued smiling too.
"I know, what about you go back to sleep?"