This was a request from the RLC again. It was for Valentines Day.Who is Ryan's Valentine?
'Hey Ryan," calls Eric, "look what I have for you!" He hands over an envelope.
Ryan sniffs it, 'perfume,' he smiles. He rips it open. It's a cute pink and red card, a little sappy, but hey, it was a valentine. He opens it up to read the sentiment. 'To my wonderful Ryan, Secret Love, Hidden Desire, I love you a lot, I'm no liar. Love ?'
"Interesting" he says, raising his eyebrow, then checks the envelope again.
"Where'd you get it Delko?"
"Was on the bench Wolfe" he points to the locker room bench.
Ryan asks, "you know who it's from?"
"Not a clue, who'd send you a card anyhow?"
"You didn't get any then Delko?"
Eric huffs, "I got some cards!" Then turns and leaves.
Ryan decides 'I will find out who sent my card.'
...
He thinks about it, someone who sent the card anonymously wasn't going to just own up when asked, so he'd have to be clever about this...
Ryan saunters into the ballistics lab, "Calleigh?" He calls, "you in there?"
"GUN LOCKER" she yells back.
"Hey Cal," he starts, leaning nonchalantly against the counter, "so, um, you get any cards today?" He asks, trying to sound casual.
"A couple," she grins at him, "one is unsigned, was it you Ryan?"
"No, NO! Not me!"
Calleigh frowns.
"Not that I WOULDN'T send you a card, I just didn't"
"Nice save Ryan!" Calleigh smiles again. "So, you get any?"
"Just the one" he tells her.
"From?"
"Now that would be telling!" Ryan says leaving, now pretty sure it wasn't from Calleigh.
...
Walking the hall he bumps into Natalia. "Hey, Happy Valentine's Day!" She exclaims, pecking him on the cheek.
'Interesting' Ryan thinks.
"So Natalia, did you send any cards?" Ryan asks grinning.
"Yes, just the one" she tells him.
Ryan smiles, "so is it a secret?"
"Nope, I signed it, so the guy knows it's from me. Later Ryan."
'Darn,' he thinks, 'who else?!'
...
Then he notices Valera waving to him through a window. 'hmmmm' he thinks.
"Hey Valera! Happy Valentine's day."
"is it?" she asks, "today?"
Ryan shakes his head... 'not her either'
"Hey, you know if Alexx is in today?"
"Sure Ryan, she's in the morgue, oh and Happy valentine's day to you too" she smiles.
...
"Alexx"
"Hey baby, what can I do for you?" Alexx asks him.
Ryan jumps up on an empty bed. "We're friends right?"
"Sure honey, you're not gonna ask me to check you out again are you? I don't think I can!"
"No, no, Alexx!" Ryan laughs, "Happy Valentine's day"
Alexx smiles, "Oh, happy Valentines day to you too" she's starting to look a bit perplexed! "Is that why you asked if we were friends?"
"Yeah, sorta. Do you send cards to friends on Valentines? Or just loved ones?"
Alexx thinks, "well, I don't really do cards, actions speak louder than words."
Ryan nods... 'not Alexx'
"See ya later Alexx" Ryan says, jumping off the gurney.
"later baby!" She replies.
...
Ryan's a little frustrated, 'who else? Who else? Oh, Oh No!' he thinks to himself, he gets out his cell phone and flips it open. he dials.
"Hello?" comes the voice.
"Erica? It's Ryan."
"Ryan?" she snarls, "what do you want?"
'Hmmmm, she was always one for mixed messages'
"Just wondering how you are..." Ryan tries.
"Sure you are, what do you want?"
Ryan grits his teeth, he can't see her so can't read her body language! He decides to just ask, "did you send me a Valentine?"
Erica laughs, a lot, in fact a bit too much. Ryan flushes.
"What?" He almost shouts.
"Why would I get YOU a valentine?"
"I, erm, I dunno!" He replies, feeling a little foolish. "Don't laugh at me!"
She continues to laugh as she hangs up the phone.
"Bitch" he mumbles under his breath!
...
There's no one left... who is it?! His cell rings, he answers it. "Wolfe" he almost sighs.
"Hey, it's reception here, there's a girl here to see you, says you'll know what it's about, she assures me she's not a liar, she told me to say that!"
Ryan hangs up, not a liar? That's a line from the sentiment in the card! His valentine... here!!
He rushes to reception, quite excited really. Who could it be? On the way he runs into Calleigh, "what's the hurry Ryan?" She asks. He tells her, Calleigh chuckles, "This I gotta see!"
He turns the corner, there's only one person waiting, a tall brunette with her back turned to him.
"Excuse me..." he starts, putting his hand on her shoulder.
She turns, he doesn't recognise her, "Ryan Wolfe?" She asks.
Ryan's puzzled, if this was the person who sent the card, surely she'd know who he was...
"Uhuh" he tells her, only half smiling now.
"Oh," she smiles, "this is from my Pa!"
She pulls out a handgun and aims at Ryan's head. Just as she's about to squeeze the trigger a shot rings out, and she falls to the floor. Ryan, stunned, turns to look where the shot came from, he sees Calleigh, gun out...shaking.
"Ryan, I don't think much of your valentine!" she says.