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Lab Technician
I'll post the actual story here. For some reason I had trouble uploading the document to fanfiction.net. Enjoy!
Title: Calleigh, Take Me Away
Rating: PG
Time: After “One of Our Own”
Disclaimer: None of the characters are mine, all are property of CBS and CSI: Miami
Ryan Wolfe placed Officer Jessup’s badge on his chest and let his hand linger a moment, saying a silent prayer and final goodbye to his colleague. Ryan had watched this young man grow from a starting patrol cop to one of Horatio’s most trusted officers. Ryan withdrew his hand from Jessup’s chest and pushed the mortuary drawer back into it’s place. As he exited the morgue, he spotted Calleigh in the hallway.
“Hey Ryan,” she said. “I saw you were spending a few minutes with Jessup in there, you okay?”
“Oh, so now you’re concerned?” Ryan quipped sarcastically.
“Why are you taking that tone with me for?” Calleigh retorted.
“Oh, I don’t know. Maybe because this has been probably one of the worst days since I got shot in the eye, and when I needed you to show concern you could have cared less.” Ryan stormed back into the morgue, and Calleigh followed him.
“Ryan, if you’re talking about the incident with Cooper, there were feds crawling all over the place. The last thing we needed was a fight in the middle of the lab.” Calleigh explained
“And that’s my fault. Cooper told them about my eye. I could lose my job...”
“Ryan...sweetie,” Calleigh said softly, reaching for him, putting her hands on his shoulders. “That’s not going to happen. Horatio wouldn’t let that happen. You’re a good CSI, you did nothing wrong. The feds have nothing on you.”
“Like Horatio has any control when it comes to them,” Ryan stammered, shaking his head. “And that’s not the end of it.”
“Natalia?” Calleigh asked.
“Natalia,” Ryan replied, turning away.
“Just how close were you?”
“I didn’t sleep with her, if that’s what you’re asking. Delko assumes a lot.”
“Okay,” Calleigh whispered. His back was to her now. She reached out and touched him gently, rubbing his back in a circular motion. Her touch slowly calmed him.
“How do you do it, Cal?” Ryan asked.
“How do I do what?”
“How do you stay so...together? So calm, cool, and collected?” He asked, turning towards her, putting an arm around her waist.
“People deal with their emotions in different ways Ryan. They way I deal with my emotions wouldn’t work for you. “
“How do you deal with them?” Ryan asked.
“By stuffing them down inside, trying my best to put on a brave face. Works most of the time, sometimes it catches up with you though,” Calleigh replied.
“Like when Detective Hagen died,” Ryan said softly.
“Yeah...I almost quit. I was in the ballistics lab firing a test shot, and something dripped from the ceiling onto my wrist. It was blood. I looked up and saw that there were remnants of brain tissue still on the ceiling from when he’d shot himself.”
“Calleigh...” Ryan whispered, drawing her closer to him.
“I don’t remember much of what happened next. All I remember is that I was standing in front of the name board, reading my name next to firearms. And I thought, I don’t belong there. So I removed my name plaque. I went home, drafted a letter of resignation. Horatio wouldn’t take it, said he needed me, the team needed me,” Calleigh said, fighting back tears.
“He was right. We do need you,” Ryan said, looking deep into her eyes.
“You needed me today, and I wasn’t there for you. I’m so sorry,” Calleigh said tearfully.
“You’re here now,” he whispered. “You’re here now. Just hold me.”
Calleigh wrapped her arms around him and ran her fingers through his soft brown hair. “You must have felt so betrayed. With the feds grilling you over and over again, then to find out that Cooper blabbed about your eye. Then Natalia...”
“Yeah I did. I felt really alone...and scared. I hadn’t felt that scared since...since the day I got nailed in the eye. Everything I knew and trusted was falling down around my ears,” Ryan whispered.
“I’m so sorry,” Calleigh whispered, rocking him slowly.
“It’s okay now. It’s over. You found the real bad guy that stole the money. And though I know I won’t be able to trust Cooper or Natalia again, that doesn’t seem to matter right now,” Ryan whispered, lowering his head to rest on her shoulder. “I’m here with you, and everything else just seems to disappear.”
Calleigh lightly brushed Ryan’s neck with her lips. He wrapped his arms around her tighter and lifted his head, his green eyes meeting hers. The world around them melted away as their lips joined in a tender kiss.
Title: Calleigh, Take Me Away
Rating: PG
Time: After “One of Our Own”
Disclaimer: None of the characters are mine, all are property of CBS and CSI: Miami
Ryan Wolfe placed Officer Jessup’s badge on his chest and let his hand linger a moment, saying a silent prayer and final goodbye to his colleague. Ryan had watched this young man grow from a starting patrol cop to one of Horatio’s most trusted officers. Ryan withdrew his hand from Jessup’s chest and pushed the mortuary drawer back into it’s place. As he exited the morgue, he spotted Calleigh in the hallway.
“Hey Ryan,” she said. “I saw you were spending a few minutes with Jessup in there, you okay?”
“Oh, so now you’re concerned?” Ryan quipped sarcastically.
“Why are you taking that tone with me for?” Calleigh retorted.
“Oh, I don’t know. Maybe because this has been probably one of the worst days since I got shot in the eye, and when I needed you to show concern you could have cared less.” Ryan stormed back into the morgue, and Calleigh followed him.
“Ryan, if you’re talking about the incident with Cooper, there were feds crawling all over the place. The last thing we needed was a fight in the middle of the lab.” Calleigh explained
“And that’s my fault. Cooper told them about my eye. I could lose my job...”
“Ryan...sweetie,” Calleigh said softly, reaching for him, putting her hands on his shoulders. “That’s not going to happen. Horatio wouldn’t let that happen. You’re a good CSI, you did nothing wrong. The feds have nothing on you.”
“Like Horatio has any control when it comes to them,” Ryan stammered, shaking his head. “And that’s not the end of it.”
“Natalia?” Calleigh asked.
“Natalia,” Ryan replied, turning away.
“Just how close were you?”
“I didn’t sleep with her, if that’s what you’re asking. Delko assumes a lot.”
“Okay,” Calleigh whispered. His back was to her now. She reached out and touched him gently, rubbing his back in a circular motion. Her touch slowly calmed him.
“How do you do it, Cal?” Ryan asked.
“How do I do what?”
“How do you stay so...together? So calm, cool, and collected?” He asked, turning towards her, putting an arm around her waist.
“People deal with their emotions in different ways Ryan. They way I deal with my emotions wouldn’t work for you. “
“How do you deal with them?” Ryan asked.
“By stuffing them down inside, trying my best to put on a brave face. Works most of the time, sometimes it catches up with you though,” Calleigh replied.
“Like when Detective Hagen died,” Ryan said softly.
“Yeah...I almost quit. I was in the ballistics lab firing a test shot, and something dripped from the ceiling onto my wrist. It was blood. I looked up and saw that there were remnants of brain tissue still on the ceiling from when he’d shot himself.”
“Calleigh...” Ryan whispered, drawing her closer to him.
“I don’t remember much of what happened next. All I remember is that I was standing in front of the name board, reading my name next to firearms. And I thought, I don’t belong there. So I removed my name plaque. I went home, drafted a letter of resignation. Horatio wouldn’t take it, said he needed me, the team needed me,” Calleigh said, fighting back tears.
“He was right. We do need you,” Ryan said, looking deep into her eyes.
“You needed me today, and I wasn’t there for you. I’m so sorry,” Calleigh said tearfully.
“You’re here now,” he whispered. “You’re here now. Just hold me.”
Calleigh wrapped her arms around him and ran her fingers through his soft brown hair. “You must have felt so betrayed. With the feds grilling you over and over again, then to find out that Cooper blabbed about your eye. Then Natalia...”
“Yeah I did. I felt really alone...and scared. I hadn’t felt that scared since...since the day I got nailed in the eye. Everything I knew and trusted was falling down around my ears,” Ryan whispered.
“I’m so sorry,” Calleigh whispered, rocking him slowly.
“It’s okay now. It’s over. You found the real bad guy that stole the money. And though I know I won’t be able to trust Cooper or Natalia again, that doesn’t seem to matter right now,” Ryan whispered, lowering his head to rest on her shoulder. “I’m here with you, and everything else just seems to disappear.”
Calleigh lightly brushed Ryan’s neck with her lips. He wrapped his arms around her tighter and lifted his head, his green eyes meeting hers. The world around them melted away as their lips joined in a tender kiss.
