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Orlando, two days later
Horatio: *looking down at cellphone*
Calleigh: We were already here once, right?
Horatio: Correct.
Delko: Let's not go back to the Animal Kingdom.
Calleigh: Bad memories?
Delko: I ate some chicken food.
Calleigh: *places hand on Eric's chest, walks way*
Delko: *nods*
Horatio: *walks ahead*
Hospital, Miami
Speed: *walks over* You called me and said it was urgent?
Doctor: We recieved her tests back yesterday, I apologize for not contacting you sooner but someone called a Code Blue and I was occupied.
Speed: What is it?
Doctor: We found a mass in her brain.
Speed: So a tumor.
Doctor: It was beginning to press on her temporal lobe, so we were forced to remove it this morning without your consent.
Speed: I'll sign all the papers, whatever you need. Is she alright?
Doctor: She's recovering right now, but...It's too early to tell if there's any permenant brain damage.
Speed: Can I see her?
Doctor: You may.
Speed: *walks into room*
Hospital room
Speed: *sits down*
Anni: *opens eyes*
Speed: How are you feeling?
Anni: *smiles* ...Thank you.
Speed: *lifts brow* For what?
Anni: For not givin' up on me.
Speed: *grabs Anni's hand* No problem.
Anni: *smiling*
Speed: *looks down at floor* ...Something happened in New York and uh...I don't know whether it was because I was attacked with a taser, or something else but...My heart's fine.
Anni: ...You're kidding.
Speed: No. I'm fine. And now you're okay too.
Anni: I guess we're just meant to be.
Speed: Yeah.
Anni: Come sit on the bed with me, I'm cold.
Speed: Demanding, aren't we?
Anni: *laughs* Didn't you know it was your job to follow my orders?
Speed: *smirks* I must have missed that line in the marriage contract.
Anni: Nah, I got it written on the inside of your ring so now I own your soul.
Speed: *lays in bed, next to Anni* You're an amazing woman, you know that?
Anni: *rolls eyes* Yeah well hold the compliments until I can fly through the air wearing nothing but tights and a cape. Well...I'm assuming I'll be wearing some kind of top, too. I want to be a politically correct superwoman.
Speed: *smiles*
Anni: *sigh* ...And my magical back to health-ness just doesn't quite compare to that smile.
Speed: *kisses Anni's cheek* I love you.
Orlando
Horatio: Alright, let's check around this parkinglot for the van. Tyler ran the GPS of the money bags and it was traced here.
Calleigh: They could have re-painted the van.
Horatio: Look for a van, all colors please.
Calleigh: *walks away*
Near other cars, down the parkinglot
Delko: *looks through windows of van*
Calleigh: *walks over* Hey.
Delko: Hey.
Calleigh: We'll find her Eric.
Delko: I want to believe that.
Calleigh: We'll find both of them.
Delko: I just....I know how the families of the victims feel. I never really...Connected to it before. I actually understand their frustration and need for us to work just a little harder and then work a little harder after that.
Calleigh: We're doing our best.
Delko: It's not good enough! We should be screaming on the tops of our lungs and desperately knocking through obstacles, but instead we're browsing through a parkinglot looking for a vehicle. If she's not in the vehicle, it's not going to help. They're not going to leave her there.
Calleigh: Okay...Eric, you need to calm down.
Delko: Why? Why do I need to calm down? This is my wife and my baby girl we're talking about. I don't give a rat's ass that you want me to calm down. I will do whatever it takes to get them home.
Calleigh: Eric, sometimes that can cause mistakes to happen. Now, we don't make mistakes often, and that's because we remain objective and thorough on cases. If you can't stay objective, then you shouldn't be here.
Delko: I want to protect my family and you know what? They come above the job. I am a father and a husband first. Then I'm a CSI.
Calleigh: Then you need to go back to Miami. I will tell Horatio that you're not fit to work this.
Delko: I'll do this on my own if I have to, off the clock.
Calleigh: Alright, I'm tellin' you this because I'm your colleague, and I am your friend. You need to let this one go, before you cause even more trouble for yourself and your family. You could end up doing something you regret, or you could get yourself hurt and I know you don't want that.
Delko: If it keeps them alive.
Calleigh: Can you think like a CSI for just five minutes and listen to what I'm sayin'?
Delko: No.
Calleigh: *sigh* Horatio is going to say the same thing, and it's to leave.
Delko: *frowns*
Calleigh: I'm not going to lie to him.
Delko: *nods* Fine. I'll go back to Miami.
Calleigh: Thank you.
Delko: Tell H that I'm taking a few days.
Calleigh: I will.
Delko: *walks away*
Calleigh: Whew.
TBC................
Orlando, two days later
Horatio: *looking down at cellphone*
Calleigh: We were already here once, right?
Horatio: Correct.
Delko: Let's not go back to the Animal Kingdom.
Calleigh: Bad memories?
Delko: I ate some chicken food.
Calleigh: *places hand on Eric's chest, walks way*
Delko: *nods*
Horatio: *walks ahead*
Hospital, Miami
Speed: *walks over* You called me and said it was urgent?
Doctor: We recieved her tests back yesterday, I apologize for not contacting you sooner but someone called a Code Blue and I was occupied.
Speed: What is it?
Doctor: We found a mass in her brain.
Speed: So a tumor.
Doctor: It was beginning to press on her temporal lobe, so we were forced to remove it this morning without your consent.
Speed: I'll sign all the papers, whatever you need. Is she alright?
Doctor: She's recovering right now, but...It's too early to tell if there's any permenant brain damage.
Speed: Can I see her?
Doctor: You may.
Speed: *walks into room*
Hospital room
Speed: *sits down*
Anni: *opens eyes*
Speed: How are you feeling?
Anni: *smiles* ...Thank you.
Speed: *lifts brow* For what?
Anni: For not givin' up on me.
Speed: *grabs Anni's hand* No problem.
Anni: *smiling*
Speed: *looks down at floor* ...Something happened in New York and uh...I don't know whether it was because I was attacked with a taser, or something else but...My heart's fine.
Anni: ...You're kidding.
Speed: No. I'm fine. And now you're okay too.
Anni: I guess we're just meant to be.
Speed: Yeah.
Anni: Come sit on the bed with me, I'm cold.
Speed: Demanding, aren't we?
Anni: *laughs* Didn't you know it was your job to follow my orders?
Speed: *smirks* I must have missed that line in the marriage contract.
Anni: Nah, I got it written on the inside of your ring so now I own your soul.
Speed: *lays in bed, next to Anni* You're an amazing woman, you know that?
Anni: *rolls eyes* Yeah well hold the compliments until I can fly through the air wearing nothing but tights and a cape. Well...I'm assuming I'll be wearing some kind of top, too. I want to be a politically correct superwoman.
Speed: *smiles*
Anni: *sigh* ...And my magical back to health-ness just doesn't quite compare to that smile.
Speed: *kisses Anni's cheek* I love you.
Orlando
Horatio: Alright, let's check around this parkinglot for the van. Tyler ran the GPS of the money bags and it was traced here.
Calleigh: They could have re-painted the van.
Horatio: Look for a van, all colors please.
Calleigh: *walks away*
Near other cars, down the parkinglot
Delko: *looks through windows of van*
Calleigh: *walks over* Hey.
Delko: Hey.
Calleigh: We'll find her Eric.
Delko: I want to believe that.
Calleigh: We'll find both of them.
Delko: I just....I know how the families of the victims feel. I never really...Connected to it before. I actually understand their frustration and need for us to work just a little harder and then work a little harder after that.
Calleigh: We're doing our best.
Delko: It's not good enough! We should be screaming on the tops of our lungs and desperately knocking through obstacles, but instead we're browsing through a parkinglot looking for a vehicle. If she's not in the vehicle, it's not going to help. They're not going to leave her there.
Calleigh: Okay...Eric, you need to calm down.
Delko: Why? Why do I need to calm down? This is my wife and my baby girl we're talking about. I don't give a rat's ass that you want me to calm down. I will do whatever it takes to get them home.
Calleigh: Eric, sometimes that can cause mistakes to happen. Now, we don't make mistakes often, and that's because we remain objective and thorough on cases. If you can't stay objective, then you shouldn't be here.
Delko: I want to protect my family and you know what? They come above the job. I am a father and a husband first. Then I'm a CSI.
Calleigh: Then you need to go back to Miami. I will tell Horatio that you're not fit to work this.
Delko: I'll do this on my own if I have to, off the clock.
Calleigh: Alright, I'm tellin' you this because I'm your colleague, and I am your friend. You need to let this one go, before you cause even more trouble for yourself and your family. You could end up doing something you regret, or you could get yourself hurt and I know you don't want that.
Delko: If it keeps them alive.
Calleigh: Can you think like a CSI for just five minutes and listen to what I'm sayin'?
Delko: No.
Calleigh: *sigh* Horatio is going to say the same thing, and it's to leave.
Delko: *frowns*
Calleigh: I'm not going to lie to him.
Delko: *nods* Fine. I'll go back to Miami.
Calleigh: Thank you.
Delko: Tell H that I'm taking a few days.
Calleigh: I will.
Delko: *walks away*
Calleigh: Whew.
TBC................