CSI:Miami - "Road Trip *puts on shades* Number Nine."

Sorry I haven't updated today but I was having some uber connection problems.

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Hummerhome, Speed's room, 1am

Katie: *opens door* Speed...Hey Speed...

Speed: *sits up* What.

Katie: Is Anni asleep?

Speed: *gets out of bed, walks over* Yes she is, what do you want?

Katie: I couldn't sleep. Side-effect of the medication.

Speed: Medication?

Katie: Depression.

Speed: *nods*

Katie: I'm sorry about before...I over-stepped my bounds. I guess I'm just...Comfortable around you.

Speed: *steps into hall, closes door* It's fine, just don't do it again.

Katie: I think we need to have a chat...Seriously.

Speed: At one in the morning?

Katie: We're both awake.

Speed: No, I am going back to sleep.

Katie: *grabs Speed's arm* Can we please talk?

Speed: *looks down at arm*

Katie: *lets go*

Speed: Lead the way.

Katie's room

Katie: *turns around* Okay, um...I'm just going to say it because I'm tired of beating around the bush. I love you. And it doesn't have anything to do with a physical desire. We've just gone through too much to deny it.

Speed: We?

Katie: You can kid yourself all you want but I can see it. I just think that if we were honest about the whole thing, we could get past it.

Speed: Okay. You're right.

Katie: *nods*...About which part?

Speed: *angry sigh* I might..Still...Love you.

Katie: Might?

Speed: Okay I do.

Katie: *laughs*

Speed: *frowns* That is the last time you'll ever hear an "I do" out of me.

Katie: Alright, alright.

Speed: I don't want to get Anni all excited about this.

Katie: We don't have to tell anyone. It's our business, not theirs.

Speed: You understand I don't want to take you bed or anything, right?

Katie: Oh yeah. 100% understood. We just have this connection and history.

Speed: Yeah.

Katie: Yeah.

Speed: Well because we were together so long.

Katie: Oh yeah definitely.

Speed: *nods*

Katie: *looks around*

Speed: ...Somehow this still feels wrong.

Katie: Yeah.

Speed: *shakes head* This is rediculous, it's not like I'm cheating on anyone.

Katie: You're not.

Speed: I'm allowed to love more than one person.

Katie: Yeah.

Speed: There's different kinds of love.

Katie: Exactly.

Speed: Nothing to do with passion.

Katie: Yup.

Speed: I'm not even attracted to you.

Katie: I know. Wait...You aren't?

Speed: One step at a time. Okay this might be more complicated than we thought.

Katie: You're right.

Speed: Well everyone already knows you're in love with me.

Katie: I might have hinted at it once or twice.

Speed: So no big deal, we just...Tell them we've agreed to care about each other and leave it at that.

Katie: I thought we weren't telling anyone anything.

Speed: If they find out.

Katie: Oh so like a plan B.

Speed: Exactly.

Katie: Sounds good. Should you be the one to tell them, or should I?

Speed: There might be less divorce papers if you tell them.

Katie: She's not going to divorce you.

Speed: You divorced me.

Katie: ...Okay let's not choose sides here.

Speed: Sorry.

Katie: *sigh* Why does it still feel like we're sneaking around? This is nothing. We're not doing anything wrong.

Speed: My vows say otherwise.

Katie: You actually read those?

Speed: *blinks* Yeah it's kind of required.

Katie: *crosses arms* Funny how they went out the window when we got married.

Speed: Who's choosing sides now?

Katie: Sorry.

Speed: *sits on bed* Well, another marriage down the drain.

Katie: *sits* We can hide it. You've been doing it for what...Years?

Speed: It was easier when I didn't have to speak with you or see you.

Katie: You're going to have to do it again.

Speed: So what was the point to this?

Katie: I needed to know. I thought now that I'm not completely insane, I could handle it. And I can.

Speed: *nods*

Katie: I'm sorry for the whole thing.

Speed: You got through it and everyone's okay.

Katie: *sigh* Yeah...

Speed: ...

Katie: ...You're the first person I ever felt safe with.

Speed: *looks at Katie*

Katie: Sometimes...The world seems a lot less frightening when you're around.

Speed: *wraps arm around Katie* You know I'll protect you from anything.

Katie: *smirks* So you say.

Speed: That's one promise I'll never break.

Katie: Even if it kills you?

Speed: ...

Miami Lab, next morning

Ryan: *sitting in chair*

Tripp: *walks over* Where the hell's the new girl?

Ryan: She skipped out on the case.

Tripp: Why?

Ryan: When I find her, I'll ask.

Tripp: *hands over paper* Found a suspect. Billy Weaver, 17 years old. Forward on the basketball team.

Ryan: He have it in for the vic?

Tripp: Yeah. Two of them got into it last quarter over the equipment.

Ryan: What was wrong with the equipment?

Tripp: You know those jock types. Think they own the whole damn school.

Ryan: I take it you weren't a jock in highschool.

Tripp: Does it look like I'm very athletic?

Ryan: *laughs* Let's go pay our suspect a visit.

Interrogation room

Ryan: *places folder on table* Tell me what that is.

Billy: It's a basketball. Do I win a prize now?

Ryan: That's the murder weapon. We found it in your locker.

Billy: Murder weapon? ...For what?

Tripp: *places hands on hips* A murder.

Billy: I didn't murder anyone.

Ryan: *places picture on table* You know him?

Billy: Yeah that's Matt.

Ryan: He's dead.

Billy: You...Think I did it?

Ryan: Did you?

Billy: No! No way, I wouldn't hurt anyone.

Ryan: Reports say the two of you got involved in an altercation recently.

Billy: That wasn't a fight, it was an argument.

Ryan: About what?

Billy: Science experiment they were going to be doing with some of the sports equipment. Something about...Gravity or whatever. I told him that the team needed the equipment. We had a game that afternoon.

Ryan: Your team doesn't supply the equipment for games.

Billy: No, but we always practice before the other team shows up.

Ryan: So how did Matt take it?

Billy: He left. Must have found another way to do the science thing. I hadn't seen him since.

Ryan: That's a long time not to see someone.

Billy: It's a big school.

Ryan: You know of anyone who would want to hurt him?

Billy: I didn't really know him. We ran in different circles.

Ryan: So why's his blood on your basketball?

Billy: I'm tellin' you, I don't know.

Tripp: Think harder.

Billy: ...I might have...Chucked a ball at him once or twice. Last time I did, his nose started to bleed so I got the hell out of there. I got 20 guys who can back me up on it.

Ryan: So you used to pick on him.

Billy: The other guys did. I only did it because it was the initiation.

Tripp: Initiation?

Billy: Onto the team. I didn't mean to hit him that hard. And I didn't kill him.

Ryan: Alright. You can go, we'll be in touch.

Billy: Sure. *stands leaves*

Tripp: I don't believe that kid for a minute.

Ryan: Valera analysed the blood on the ball. There wasn't enough to even suggest that kind of brutality.

Tripp: So we're at square one.

Ryan: ...Maybe not.

Tripp: Why?

Ryan: *leaves*

Tripp: I hate it when CSIs do that.

TBC............

 

^^^ I wouldn't exactly call myself a genius.

Apologies for not getting an update up sooner, but I've been having connection problems. I'm about ready to bust a cap in it's wire-filled ass.

*scratches head* ...Anyway.

Thanks for the reviews everyone. Oh, bird_of_flame, you were pretty spot on in your analysis, lol. (And I really wish someone would go one up on House, too :lol

Lora, I love your banner.

Okay onward!

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Hummerhome, 11am

Delko: *playing videogames* COME ON! DIE!

Katie: *sits on couch* What are you doing?

Delko: I'm trying to shoot this dang deer but it keeps running!

Katie: Why don't you try crouching and not running?

Delko: Because he's faster than me.

Katie: It's a video game.

Delko: Yes and I am the hunter, he is the prey. Ergo, he's my property.

Katie: *lifts brow* Okay well mister hunter, there's a cougar behind you.

Delko: *screams*

Katie: Shoot it! It's mauling you!

Delko: STOP IT! STOP IT! WHY WON'T MY GUN LOAD FASTER!

Katie: OOh it's going for the face.

Delko: GET OFF!

Katie: ...Is that a bear?

Delko: What?

Katie: In front of you.

Delko: NO! THERE AREN'T SUPPOSED TO BE TWO PREDATORS! AHH! I'M BECOMING THE PREY! SAVE ME DEERS!

Katie: Looks like they abandoned you.

Delko: CALL YOUR SPIDER PEOPLE AND GET THE BEAR OFF OF ME!

Katie: Start running, start running.

Delko: I CAN'T! HE'S RIPPING OFF MY LEG!

Speed: *walks over* What's all the yelling?

Katie: Eric's being ravaged by angry animals.

Speed: Violent game.

Delko: ...I died.

Speed: Maybe next time.

Delko: *feels chest* I almost had a heart attack.

Katie: Can I play?

Delko: NO! MINE!

Speed: You died.

Delko: So?

Speed: So that means you hand the controller off to the next person.

Delko: How would you even know that?

Speed: Police Academy. We had these simulations a-

Delko: Spare me the technobabble.

Speed: Fine.

Oven bings

Katie: COOKIES! *runs into kitchen*

Speed: *sits on couch*

Delko: So uh...I hear you were in Katie's room last night.

Speed: *looks at Eric* What? From who?

Delko: *laughs* Ha. I knew it.

Speed: *frowns*

Delko: Lucky guess. So you were in her room?

Speed: We were talking.

Delko: OOh I bet you were.

Speed: Eric, get your head out of the gutter.

Delko: I can't. You see, in my gutter, there's a giant sink hole and well one day, 15 year old Eric got stuck in it and hasn't been able to escape since. It's practically a sewer now.

Speed: Thanks for the visual.

Delko: So what did you two talk about?

Speed: Nothing.

Delko: So all you said the entire time was "Oh hi Katie. Nothing." "Oh Speed. Nothing." "Definitely. Nothing."

Speed: *rolls eyes*

Delko: Come on man, you can tell me.

Speed: No I can't. You have the biggest mouth in the continental United States.

Delko: What about outside the US?

Speed: I'm not telling you anything.

Delko: Oooh that means it's juicy.

Speed: *angry sigh*

Delko: Please? Scouts honor that I won't tell a soul.

Speed: ...She said she loved me.

Delko: Oh. That's it? We all kind of knew that, man.

Speed: I said I loved her back.

Delko: ....*laughs* You're stupid.

Speed: I know this is extremely hard for you, but try to be mature about it.

Delko: You're married and you have a child.

Speed: I know that. But I care about her and it's not like I'm going to hop in bed with her.

Delko: Oh I totally get it. You have this love for her but it's different than before. It's more of a connection, rather than lust.

Speed: Yeah.

Delko: You going to tell Anni?

Speed: Uh, no.

Delko: Good man.

Katie: *runs over* Want some cookies?

Speed: No.

Katie: Eric?

Delko: I love you.

Speed: *frowns*

Delko: *laughs* Sorry, just having some fun. *grabs cookies*

Katie: ...I don't get it.

Speed: Eric found out.

Katie: Oh. How?

Delko: *chewing cookies* I'm smart.

Katie: Tim, I told you not to tell him.

Speed: No one else is going to find out.

Carly: *walks over* Find out what?

Delko: Speed loves Katie.

Speed/Katie: ERIC!

Delko: Was...I not supposed to say anything?

Speed: We just went over this.

Carly: Oh so..Are you guys like...Back together or something?

Speed: No.

Katie: No.

Delko: Well dang.

Jess: *walks over* What's going on?

Delko: Speed loves Katie.

Speed: *covers eyes* Why do I trust him. Why.

Katie: *slaps Speed*

Speed: Ow.

Carly: Is anyone going to tell Anni?

Anni: *walks over* Tell Anni what?

Delko: Sp-

Katie: AGH! *tackles Eric*

Delko: AHH!

Katie: *covers Eric's mouth* SHUT UP!

Delko: *mumbling*

Anni: What's going on?

Delko: *mumbling*

Katie: EW! HE LICKED MY HAND! *grabs hand away*

Delko: So-

Speed: *kicks Eric in the crotch*

Delko: ....*falls over*

Speed: *sigh* There.

Anni: Why am I always the last to know anything?

Colton: *walks over* Last to know what?

Anni: Oh you're the last. Whew, that makes me feel a whole lot better.

Colton: ..I'm glad I could accomodate you.

Delko: SPEED LOVES KATIE!

Everyone: *looks at Eric*

2 minutes later

Katie: ...Anyone want cookies?

Anni: *frowns* Tim Speedle.

Speed: ...Yes ma'am?

Anni: A word.

Speed/Anni go upstairs

Katie: HA. Well that was awkward.

Carly: I can still have a cookie, right?

Katie: Oh yeah. Fill your boots.

Carly: Sweet. *starts filling boots with cookies*

Upstairs, Speed/Anni's room

Anni: *crosses arms* Was he telling the truth?

Speed: He wasn't supposed to find out.

Anni: So it's true.

Speed: *stares at Anni*

Anni: How long?

Speed: H-How long?

Anni: How long have you been cheating on me?

Speed: I haven't.

Anni: Yeah right.

Speed: It's true.

Anni: Why should I believe you?

Speed: Because I'm telling the truth.

Anni: She ruined your marriage, almost killed Lilly, shot me, and almost got Jake killed. And you still love her after all of that. I don't understand her and frankly I don't know if you do.

Speed: You don't have to understand someone to love them.

Anni: ...

Speed: I haven't been unfaithful to you. Ever.

Anni: Is that right.

Speed: Yes.

Anni: Fine. But I don't know if I can live with a man who loves someone else.

Speed: It's not like that. She's not going to be my enemy just because we're married.

Anni: So what exactly did you plan on doing? Keeping this from me forever?

Speed: It hasn't been an issue.

Anni: Really. You paid her hospital bill. Now we can't pay our bills. You do everything you can to protect her and defend her, but I was shot and alone in a dirty, smelly, small, apartment with our only child, who by the way you never spend time with. You think that's not an issue? You might not have been unfaithful, but your loyalty seems to be in different places.

Speed: So what, you're going to divorce me now?

Anni: No.

Speed: Then what do you want?

Anni: I want your ass back in Miami right now. You are going to take our child and you are going to buy a damn house. I don't care how, just get it done.

Speed: *frowns*

Anni: Take care of your family, not her. Let her go.

Speed: I tried.

Anni: No you didn't. You don't think I couldn't see it? I said nothing because I knew if she found out, she'd be back and at it again, which she was.

Speed: Look, I am allowed to care about more people than just you.

Anni: Well caring and letting her shoot me are two very different things.

Speed: *grabs keys* Yeah well I'll see you back in Miami. *leaves, slams door*

TBC................