:lol: *gets out scale* Bird, Horatio. Bird, Horatio. Hm, it's a tought choice on that one.
This Could All Disappear
Club, 9 pm
Delko: *lifts mug* Here's to saving our dignity as cops.
Calleigh: *smiles* Oh I'll drink to that.
Horatio: You guys have fun. I have to get back to the lab.
Speed: You're not going to stay?
Horatio: I have some things to take care of. *leaves*
Delko: Party pooper.
Calleigh: I think I see Colton on that end of the room, I'll be back. *walks away*
Delko: So Jess, glad to have your badge back?
Jess: Yeah I guess.
Delko: You guess? Come on you're back in business so to speak.
Jess: *looks across room*
Across room
Calleigh: Hey.
Colton: Hey.
Calleigh: Why are you sittin' by yourself?
Colton: I guess I needed to be alone.
Calleigh: Then why did you even come along?
Colton: I don't know. I should really get back home.
Calleigh: Oh don't do that. We need you here. You're our main guy. Our hero.
Colton: I don't feel like a hero. I got someone shot.
Calleigh: There was nothing you could have done.
Colton: People keep telling me that. It doesn't help so I don't know why you think it will.
Calleigh: ...I'm sorry.
Colton: Everyone thinks I'm just a criminal anyway.
Calleigh: You're not a criminal.
Colton: I am.
Calleigh: You were. But you aren't anymore.
Colton: *looks at Jess across the room*
Other side of club
Katie: *runs over* Oh my God TIM!
Speed: What.
Katie: I am SO drunk. I took Carly along!
Carly: *smiling*
Speed: Shouldn't she be at home with her daughter?
Carly: Joshie has her. OH MAN I AM SO DRUNK. You know what we haven't done in a while?
Katie: What?
Carly: Stripped.
Katie: I'm kind of self conscious. I don't want to strip.
Carly: Where is Anni when you need her?
Anni: *runs over* Someone call me?
Carly: Are you drink?
Anni: ...You mean drunk?
Carly: Yeah.
Anni: No. I just got here.
Carly: YOU SUCK! Come on Katie, let's go ride that bull.
Katie: I think that's a garbage can.
Carly: You can move it around while I stand on top.
Katie: OKAY! *runs over to garbage can*
Carly: *climbs on top*
Katie: *shakes garbage can*
Carly: OH MY GOD IT'S EATING ME! *falls in garbage can*
Katie: DON'T WORRY I'LL SAVE YOU! I need some rope. *looks around*
Carly: HELP!
Katie: Okay! *flaps hair in Carly's face* Grab hold! Rapunzel will save you!
Few feet away
Anni: *drinks beer* So looks like we're the only ones not climbing into things or sitting around depressed.
Speed: Yeah.
Anni: Welcome back.
Speed: *looks at Anni* Thanks...
Anni: What, you surprised I'd say that because it doesn't involve the words alcohol or porn?
Speed: A little, yeah.
Anni: *hugs Speed* It's great to see you.
Speed: ...You too.
Anni: Horatio says we're getting back on the road tomorrow.
Speed: Yeah I heard.
Anni: You excited?
Speed: Why?
Anni: *smirks* We haven't all been together in a while.
Speed: You want to tell me something?
Anni: ...Well I've...I've been thinking a lot about us lately.
Speed: Anni, there
is no us.
Anni: I know. But before. I mean, was I just some substitute for Katie? Or did you actually feel something for me other than annoyance?
Speed: *stares at Anni*
Anni: Because my feelings are real no matter what you think.
Speed: You told me to go back to Katie.
Anni: Yeah because I could see how miserable you were with me.
Speed: I wasn't miserable with you.
Anni: *looks down at table*
Speed: Hey, Anni, If you hadn't said anything, I'd still be with you. Happily.
Anni: *looks at Speed*
Speed: I mean, you are this beautiful and free-spirited woman and you deserve to have everything you've ever wanted.
Anni: You could have stayed.
Speed: I wanted to.
Anni: ...Why what would you have done if you stayed?
Speed: *smirks*
Anni: *laughs*
Speed: Here have another beer.
Anni: *grabs beer* You and me, that would have been really weird. I mean really WOW but weird.
Speed: Yeah.
Anni: *shakes head* Maybe some things are best left unexplored.
Speed: I'll drink to that.
TBC................
