Explanation to my late chapter and what's been going on is at the end of the chapter so enjoy all the reading first and then you can read my boring rant at the end! Love you guys as always! ENJOY!
Natalia rubbed her eyes tiredly and tried to push the light out of her eyes that was causing her newfound headache. She rolled over on her side to face away from the sun light that was now pouring through her windows. She pushed herself up onto her elbows and squinted around her room as she attempted to recall the night before. She rubbed her hands over her face in exhaustion and sighed as she lazily through her legs over the side of the bed. Upon doing so she realized she had fallen asleep in the clothes that she had worn the night before. She smiled at how lazy she usually was, but the smile quickly left her face upon realizing that her apartment smelt like coffee and seeing as she had just woken up that meant that someone was there with her.
Natalia felt her heart fall at the possibilities of who might be there until she relaxed upon realizing it was probably Calleigh. Hadn't they made plans to stay the night? She relaxed and stood as she wobbled to the door and opened it only to stumble two steps back at the sight of Ryan Wolfe standing in front of her holding two cups of coffee. "Ryan what the hell?!" She gasped. Ryan smiled and shrugged his shoulders as he walked and sat down on her couch while sipping on one of the cups. Natalia stood in her own doorway trying to figure out what on Earth was happening in front of her. She stood and tried as hard as possible to remember what had happened the night before but the last thing she could remember was dancing with Eric and Ryan pulling her away and then…. And then what?!
"Nothing happened with us last night, and your coffee's getting cold" She heard Ryan call from the couch. He didn't even turn around when he said it, he just kept his eyes glued to the TV. Natalia couldn't help but let a smirk cross her face at his smart attitude he always carried around with him. Or maybe it was the face that he already knew what she was thinking about before he even had the chance to say something. She swayed over the the couch and plopped down next to him while grabbing the cup that was sitting lonely on the coffee table. She didn't say anything for a little while but wanted nothing more than to ask what he was doing there.
"Are you gonna say something or are you just going to keep awkwardly staring at me?" Ryan said with the devilish smirk that always melted her heart. She felt herself blush out of embarrassment. "I just was wondering...what happened… you know if nothing happened" Natalia mumbled. Ryan raised his eyebrow at her prodding questions. He turned towards her on the couch and placed his arm on top of the couch to face her fully.
"You needed a ride home because you couldn't drive, I took you because Eric had to take Calleigh. I stayed on your couch because you demanded to drink more when we got back. You went to sleep on your own and I stayed right here" He explained while pointing to the couch. Natalia sighed. She should've known that drunk or not, he would never try anything with her without her knowing. "Feel better?" He asked with a smile again while playfully nudging her chin. Natalia was about to open her mouth to give him a witty comeback before her phone ringing interrupted her. It was Calleigh.
Natalia stood and answered her phone. Ryan watched as her face grew more and more concerned the longer she stayed on the line. "Okay we'll be there… ugh I mean… I'll be there" Natalia felt a blush spread across her face as she knew Calleigh would be lecturing her later on about what she had meant.
"And with that, I think I'm going to head back to my place and get changed before one of them calls me in" Ryan said as he got up from the couch and grabbed his keys. Natalia smiled at his all knowing attitude. "See you there then" She called after him as he chuckled and shut the door behind him.
*3 Hours Earlier*
Calleigh woke and and smiled at the tan arm that laid across her stomach. She picked his arm up and laid it next to his sleeping body and got out of bed. She walked over to her bathroom carefully as to avoid the squeaky spots on her floor and successfully got into her bathroom and quietly shut the door before turning on the shower. Calleigh leaned against the side of the sink and waited for the water the heat up while she chuckled lightly to herself as she remembered the nights previous events.
The car ride back from the bar was quiet at first but was quickly filled by Calleigh's laughter. Eric couldn't help but laugh too at the unbelievably unrealistic situation that the two of them were currently in. They went from there by bringing up funny memories between the two of them and before they knew it they were back at Calleigh's apartment. Eric walked her to the door and smiled down at her under the dim overhead light that gave off just enough light to spark the emerald green in her eyes.
"Aren't you gonna come in?" Calleigh asked casually with a laugh. To be fair Eric did always come in and never did ever just walk her to her door. They were friends, they hung out every now and then. Eric as usual couldn't help but to laugh and smile at her. Something about her was so contagious. Calleigh struggled to get her key in the door and practically forced all her body weight into the door to get it open. After stumbling into her home and having a panicked Eric grab hold of her hips to study her Calleigh turned around quickly to try to steady herself while still in his arms.
"You-" Eric started while placing a kiss on her forehead, "need water" he finished while walking away from her and heading into her kitchen. Calleigh rolled her eyes as she shut the door and kicked off her heels. She walked into her living room area and picked up her remote growing more and more agitated as she realized her Television wasn't working. Eric walked back in and handed the heated blonde a glass of water in trade for the remote as he attempted to get it to work with no prevail.
Calleigh sipped on her water and watched hopefully and then sadly as she realized Eric couldn't fix it either. She swigged down another half of the glass and placed it down on the table as she walked into her room and fiddled around. Eric raised an eyebrow and followed her to try and figure out what on Earth she was doing, only to find her pulling a dusty remote out of her bedside drawer and smiling in victory as she climbed onto her unnecessarily large sized bed and aimed it at the second TV she had mounted on her wall. A slow hum came from the TV as Calleigh smirked in achievement. She patted the large spot next to her on the bed and Eric plopped down on it gladly. The two sat there for a solid two hours watching info-mericals and catching up while occasionally one of them would get up to use the bathroom in which case they had to bring back popcorn or more water. It probably wasn't until 3am that the two of them had actually fallen asleep.
What made Calleigh smile the most of all was that they kissed, but they kissed twice. Not only that, but the fact that he came in, spent the night in her bed, and they still kept things casual. She honestly could not have gotten luckier. But today was a new day and Calleigh was hard set on solving this case. She got into the shower and tried to re-focus herself on what it was that they would look for. Eric had promised that the two of them could go back early in the morning to look over the scene to try and find more clues as to where or what happened to the husband or the wife. The main concern however, being the husband. Calleigh dried off and quickly dressed from her clothes that she had conveniently hung in her bathroom the night before and exited the bathroom to see her bed empty. She turned the corner to see Eric tying his shoes.
"We agreed on early the next morning didn't we?" He asked with a laugh. Calleigh shook her head at his endlessly bright attitude and never forgetful memory. She holstered her weapon to her side and clipped her badge as the two headed out the door, stopping by the bar to get Eric's Hummer, and then hitting the crime scene for the third time now. The two approached the scene and stood for a moment.
"There has to be something" Calleigh said as she pondered where on Earth they should start. The two began walking to the back of the estate as Eric and Natalia had perfectly inspected it already the day before.
"Yeah I mean there's only one perp, if he took the wife against her will he wouldn't have the man power to take the husband as well…" Eric said. He stopped walking and paused when he realized Calleigh's footsteps had stopped. Calleigh had been thinking and she didn't like what her thought's had brought her to but it had potential. She walked over to the end of the back yard where the estate housed a in ground fire pit.
"Your last crime scene, you said the wife burned all the evidence in a panic at the last minute…" Calleigh said as she bent down by the pit and put on a glove. She picked up what appeared to be a melted cellphone among other unidentifiable items. "I think our perp had the same idea…"
OKAY FRIENDS! So I'm back on track and I have big news! So the reason I took so long is because I was studying really hard for this state examination that determines if I can be certified in my course of study (in college). SO not only did I pass with high scores… I GOT ACCEPTED TO AN EVEN BETTER SCHOOL! So the stress is out of the way now and I can focus a little more on this again and I'm so sorry for being gone but I hope you guys loved the chapter and the Ryan and Natalia Fluff and don't you guys worry, Calleigh and Delco will for sure have many more steamy, romantic, and feeling confessing moments to come. Maybe some brought on by danger? What else do you guys think was in the fire pit? Leave me some love! Next chapter coming soon! That's a pinky promise!