Kyle was standing in the hallway, waiting on his dad and watching everyone packing up and getting ready to leave, when Calleigh, CSI Level 3 Eric Delko, and CSI Level 1 Ryan Wolfe walked by.
"Hey Kyle," Calleigh said. "What are you doing here?"
Kyle looked over at her, then back at Horatio's office. "I'm waiting on dad. He's in there with some guy named Rye," Kyle replied.
Calleigh looked shocked. She hadn't told Eric or Ryan about Cameron as she considered it Horatio's business, but was very surprised that Horatio hadn't told Kyle yet.
"Hey, do you know who he is?" Kyle asked, still keeping his attention at the office.
Calleigh didn't know what to say. She didn't want to tell Kyle, just in case there was a reason why Horatio hadn't. "His name is Cameron Rye. But, that's all I know about him," Calleigh said. Both Ryan and Eric looked at her, but she gave them a gaze that told them to keep quiet.
Kyle didn't say anything for a while. "I've seen him before," he said, quietly. He turned around to look at the others. "How long have they been in dad's office?"
"About an hour," Eric said. "I saw him come in with H when…" He noticed Calleigh had glanced at him, letting him know not to say more than he needed to "…he returned from a drug bust with a police squad."
"A…hour…" Kyle mumbled.
"Hey, I know!" Calleigh said, in a cheerful tone. "Why don't the four of us go to the kitchen and get something to drink or eat?"
Kyle looked over at her and then nodded. "Dad told me to wait for him in the hallway," he said.
"That's no problem," she said. "Ryan, will you text Horatio and let him know that Kyle is with us?"
"Yeah, sure," Ryan said. He pulled out his touch-screen phone and began texting. When he hit the send button, he looked up at Kyle. "It's all taken care of."
So, they headed towards the kitchen. Calleigh and Kyle walked together, in the lead, while Eric and Ryan followed.
"Hey," Ryan whispered. "Who is this Cameron guy?"
"I don't know," Eric replied in a whisper. "But I saw him come in with H, Calleigh, and Frank."
"I wonder why Calleigh didn't tell us," Ryan said, his voice still at a whisper.
"Probably because she considered it to be H's business," Eric said, quietly.
But before Eric and Ryan could continue their conversation, they had arrived at the kitchen.
"I wonder what's in the fridge," Calleigh said, as she headed towards it. "Let's see." She pulled out a bag with some pizza in it. "Anyone want pizza?" All both Eric and Ryan jumped at her question. She threw the bag at both men. "Just don't kill each other."
Kyle started laughing as he watched the grown men fight over a bag of pizza. "Can I have a Coke?" he asked.
Calleigh smiled. "Sure!" She grabbed a coke and a bottle of water and headed over to one of the tables. "Take a load off," she said to Kyle as she sat down. He sat down next to her and opened his can of Coke. By this time, Eric and Ryan had divided the pizza and Eric had won the game of rock-paper-scissors, deciding who would get to warm their pizza up first.
After Ryan got his pizza warmed, and was sitting with Eric, Calleigh, and Kyle, they began talking. The three adults told Kyle stories about working with Horatio and Kyle told them about his life, before he met his mom and dad.
Before they knew it, an hour had passed. It was almost nine o'clock.
"I wonder where-" Calleigh began. She stopped when she say Horatio walk in the kitchen. "You know, you have great timing."
Horatio just chuckled. "Thank you," he said. "Ready to leave?"
Kyle nodded. He stood up, threw his can away, and headed towards the door. He had some questions about the man in his dad's office that he wanted to ask. He turned to look at everyone, before he left. "Thanks," he said to Calleigh, Eric, and Ryan. They all smiled.
Just before Horatio walked out the door, he turned to look at Calleigh. He nodded, as if sending her a message telepathically, letting her know she could tell Eric and Ryan.
