Title: Mistrust and Consequences
Genre: Drama, romance, angst
CSI Miami
Pairings: Calleigh/Jake, Ryan/Valera
Rating: PG-13
Notes: This fic contains a few slight spoilers for Season 7.
Genre: Drama, romance, angst
CSI Miami
Pairings: Calleigh/Jake, Ryan/Valera
Rating: PG-13
Notes: This fic contains a few slight spoilers for Season 7.
Calleigh opened the door to find Jake standing on the other side. "Hey." He said softly.
"Jake!" She said, surprised to see him.
"Is it okay if I come in?"
"Of course." She said and he walked inside.
He pulled her into a passionate kiss and rested his forehead agaisnt hers. "God, I missed you, Calleigh."
"I missed you too, Jake." She replied, kissing him. She pulled his shirt over his head and they kissed again. Jake lifted her off of her feet and she wrapped her legs around his waist as they continued to kiss. They went into the bedroom.
~ ~ ~
A short time later, Horatio had been shot. Someone informed Calleigh that trace at Horatio's shooting scene led to Jake. Calleigh couldn't believe that Jake was involved. She knew in her heart that it wasn't possible, but her paranoia got the best of her.
Jake walked toward Calleigh (her back was turned to him). He slipped up behind her. He nodded to Ryan who nodded back as he passed down the hallway. Jake slipped his arms around Calleigh's waist.
Calleigh turned around. "Jake, dont!"
"What?" He asked.
"Why did trace from the site of Horatio's shooting come back to you, Jake?"
"What?" He asked. "What trace? What are you talking about, Calleigh?"
"Did you have something to do with Horatio's shooting?"
Jake was taken aback by her question. She immediately regretted it, but she couldn't stop herself. "How could you ask me that, Calleigh?"
"There is evidence that points to you, Jake!"
"Well, I don't know why that is. And I can't believe you could think that I would do something like that! I thought you knew me better than that!" His pager went off and he pulled it out and looked at it. He looked back up at Calleigh. He hated to leave things like this with her, but duty was calling...again. Sometimes he really hated his job. "I've got to go." He turned and walked away.
Ryan walked toward Calleigh. "What are you doing?" He asked.
"Huh?"
"Jake didn't do anything wrong. Why did you treat him like a suspect?"
"How do you know, Ryan? You barely know him."
"Apparently I know him better than you do. He's a good guy, Calleigh. You're afraid of being hurt, so you're pushing him away."
"Who are you, Dr. Phil?"
"Calleigh, what is wrong with you? This is not like you."
"Mind you own damn business, Ryan!" She snapped.
This really was not like Calleigh. If Ryan didn't know any better, he'd think she'd been body snatched or something. "Calleigh, please listen to me! Jake hasn't done anything wrong. I know you're upset about what happened to H. So am I, but you don't see me accusing my girlfriend of having something to do with it."
"That's because you don't have a girlfriend!"
"Wrong." Valera said, walking into the room. "Why are you two fighting anyway?"
"Calleigh, listen to me. Jake hasn't done anything wrong. If you don't trust him, then trust me. Why would I lie to you, Calleigh? I'm your friend and I care about you. I don't want to see you get hurt. You're only going to hurt yourself if you keep pushing Jake away like this. Listen, I checked it out, okay? Jake was telling you the truth."
"You checked it out?"
"Yes, I did. The evidence found that was linked to Jake... it was planted. Someone is trying to frame him." He told her.
"What!" She said in shock. "Oh My God! I messed up bad, Ryan!"
"There's still time to fix it, Calleigh." He said. "Call him."
"Ryan..."
"Yeah?"
"I'm sorry."
"It's okay, Cal." He said. "This thing with H has gotten us all a little crazy. I won't hold it against you."
"Jake probably won't forgive me."
"He loves you, Calleigh."
"Did he tell you that?"
"He didn't have to." Ryan said, looking at Maxine and smiling.
"Ryan... thank you."
"That's what friends are for. Go find him, Calleigh. I'm sure it'll be okay."
She nodded and walked toward the exit. "Good luck!" Maxine called after her.
~ ~ ~
Ryan and Valera went inside Ryan's house and shut the door behind them. "Max?"
"Yeah?"
"I need to tell you something."
"What?"
"I need you to know..."
"What is it, Ryan?"
"I'm in love with you. So completely in love with you." He said. "I just wanted you to know exactly how I feel. I've never felt this way about anyone else in my entire life. You are the best thing that has ever happened to me." He rambled on more, nervously until she stopped him with a kiss.
"Ryan, I'm so in love with you." Maxine whispered. He smiled and kissed her, lifting her into his arms as they continued to kiss. He carried her into the bedroom and put her down on the mattress, covering her with his body.
~ ~ ~
Calleigh was in the locker room crying when Natalia came in. "Calleigh, are you okay?" The other woman asked.
"I think I really messed things up with Jake for good. He won't take my calls."
Calleigh's cell phone rang and she answered it. "Hello? Speaking. Oh, hi. What? Okay, thank you." She disconnected the call and tried once again to call Jake.
"Calleigh?" Natalia asked.
"There's something I need to tell him. Something I just found out, but he won't answer his stupid phone!"
Natalia figured that Calleigh was pregant given her mood swings lately. "Calleigh, let me try from my phone."
"Okay." Calleigh said.
Natalia dialed Jake's number. "He's not answering me either. I don't think that he's ignoring your calls, Calleigh. I think he's on another assignment and cannot answer any calls. He may not even have his phone with him."
"Well, his pager did go off right before he left me the day of our fight." She sighed. "Great! Now he's in danger!"
"He's a good agent, Calleigh. I'm sure he'll be fine." Natalia tried to reassure her friend.
~ ~ ~
Calleigh went to talk to Jake's boss to find out if he was working. She was told that he was, but should be back soon. Jake walked into the building, surprised to see Calleigh there.
"Calleigh, what are you doing here?"
"Have you checked your messages lately?"
"No, I just got back from my assignment. Have you been trying to reach me?"
"Yes, I have."
"Why?"
"Because there's something that you need to know." She suddenly felt sick at her stomach. "Oh, God!" She coverd her mouth and ran toward the bathroom. Worried, Jake follwed her, waiting outside the bathroom.
After several minutes, he was worried when Calleigh didn't return. He knocked on the door. "Calleigh?" When he got no response, he walked inside. "Calleigh!" He exclaimed when he found her passed out on the floor. He checked her pulse and called 911.
~ ~ ~
At the hospital, the doctor walked toward Jake. "How is she, Doctor?" Jake inquired.
"She'll be okay. She's got a mild case of food poisoning. She and the baby are going to be just fine." The doctor told Jake before walking away.
"Baby? She's pregant?" He muttered to himself. "That must be why she's been trying to get ahold of me." He went to Calleigh's room.
~ ~ ~
Calleigh woke up and saw Jake sitting in the chair beside her bed. He was holding her hand, but he was asleep. She smiled for a second, but then realized that she was in the hospital. She started to freak out thinking that something went wrong with the baby.
Jake woke up when he heard her crying. He stood to his feet and then sat down on the bed beside her. "What's wrong, Calleigh?" She put her hand on her stomach. "It's okay, babe." He told her in a soothing voice. "The baby is fine."
"It is?"
"Yes, it is."
"Then why am I here?"
"You had a mild case of food poisoning and you passed out in the bathroom."
"Oh."
"Cal, I'm sorry for walking off like I did after our fight. I had to go to work. I'm sorry you couldn't get ahold of me to tell me the news. I'm going quit being an UC agent."
"Why?"
"Because I want to spend every possible moment with you and our baby. I want to see him or her grow up. I don't want to miss a thing."
"Really?"
"Yes, really."
"Jake, about the things I said, I'm sorry. I didn't mean it."
"I know. The hormones, right?" He joked.
"No, well... maybe some, but I was also just really freaked out about Horatio."
"It's okay, honey. I understand." He kissed her forehead.
"So, what will you do if you're not a UC agent?"
"Just a regular cop I guess. But, if I can't do that then I'll find something." He smiled. "I love you, Calleigh."
"I love you too, Jake." He kissed her.
~ ~ ~
Jake and Calleigh were married the following month. Several months later, Caleb Timothy Berkeley was born.
THE END