Eric hadn't moved for three days now. Horatio had come and gone multiple times, as had all of their colleagues at the lab. Calleigh's father had been just as stubborn as Eric, only moving to get coffee and food when it was needed. Currently he was out getting coffee, which had left Eric alone again.
Calleigh hadn't woken up yet. The doctors had told Eric that Calleigh had gotten hypothermia from spending so much time in the cold water. They had also said that she had several injuries, the worst being a damaged kidney. Luckily, the damage hadn't been too bad. The doctors had said that it wouldn't need to be removed and that it would heal in time. The only thing that was worrying them was that Calleigh was still in a coma. Eric had been holding Calleigh's hand since the doctors had let him in three days ago, and he refused to let go, just in case she slipped away. He was sure that if he left, something would happen. He was even too scared to sleep, just in case something happened to his best friend.
"Here you go," said Duke quietly from behind Eric.
Turning around, Eric took the coffee from Duke's hand. "Thank you Mr Duquesne."
"No problem. And I told you, call me Duke."
"Sorry, but it doesn't feel right. My mum always told me to be respectful."
"You are."
Eric smiled before another thought entered his mind. "Mr Duquesne, I've been wanting to ask Calleigh to marry me for a while now. But, I just thought, is it okay with you?"
"Of course it is." A smile spread across Duke's face. "Calleigh loves you. I don't have a problem since I know that you won't hurt her. But, know this. If you do hurt her, I'll come after you and give you twice the amount of pain you cause my little lamb chop. Understand?"
"Definitely." Eric thanked Calleigh's father and then turned back to his girlfriend.
"This is your last chance. Why did you kidnap Officer Duquesne?" asked Frank exasperatedly. He was questioning Calleigh's kidnapper.
"I told you that I didn't have a reason."
"What's your name?" asked Horatio. He was getting sick of this guy.
"What's yours?"
"Answer the question."
"You first."
"I'm the one asking questions here, not you. Answer the question already. Who are you?"
Sighing in defeat, the kidnapper answered Horatio. "Justin Developer."
"Justin, why did you kidnap Miss Duquesne?"
"She was convenient."
"Convenient for what?"
"My plan."
"What plan?"
"Revenge."
"For what?"
"My sister."
"Who's your sister?"
"None of your business."
Horatio stood up and left the interrogation room, slamming the door behind him. Justin was infuriating and Horatio was sick of him. He and Frank had been interrogating Justin for two and a half days now, and they still weren't getting anywhere. Horatio turned around when he felt a tap on his shoulder.
"Miss Boavista, what can I do for you?" asked Horatio.
"Eric called with some news on Calleigh," replied Natalia.