Close Call

Chapter 1

Zoë knocked on Horatio's office door and then entered when he called her in.

"Hey handsome, are you ready?" She asked sweetly as she slowly approached the desk. He stood up and gave her a warm smile and a nod. His eyes wandered down to her delectable body in her black trousers and black cardigan that she wore over a baby pink shirt. He then turned his computer off and pulled his jacket on as he continued to look at her. His smile widened when he realised that she'd taken her hair down from the messy bun she had it in most of the day. The bun had given her hair a natural curly look as her hair formed loose ringlets and fell down by her shoulders while the light bounced off, creating a bright shine.

"Can we pop by the shop on the way back, please?" Zoë asked softly as she placed her hand subconsciously over her stomach with a sweet smile as she tilted her head, causing the light to bounce off her eyes as well.

"Would you like some pregnancy tests?" Horatio asked as he glanced down at her hand and she nodded with a gentle smile while she bit her lip. He felt her calm, yet almost euphoric feeling emanate from her.

"I think I might actually be pregnant now, I've just noticed that I've put on a small amount of weight, look. It's all around my stomach too." She said softly as she pulled her shirt and cardigan up. She looked back up at him from her stomach and saw a secret smile appear across Horatio's face. He glanced down and put his sunglasses away in his pocket before he quickly walked around the desk and placed his warm hand over her stomach while he looked down at it. He saw that she did have a bump on her lower abdomen, and it wasn't fat when he felt it. "I mean, it could be wishful thinking, I know I've eaten a lot of bad things so it could just be me innocently putting weight on. But I've got a feeling." She smiled warmly as she looked up at him. 'I don't think that's just weight, that isn't fat. But I don't want to get her hopes up, she could just be a little boated, but I know what she means when she said she's got a good feeling about it.' He thought to himself as he looked back up into her eyes from her stomach. She couldn't help but smile brightly as she saw the blissful smile developing on his face, involuntarily. He lightly rubbed her abdomen as he moved closer and then wrapped his arms around her waist as he pulled her closer. They shared a few light kisses before their curiousness and excitement got the better of them and they could no longer wait to find out.

"Okay sweetheart, we'll go to the shop." He smiled softly and she nodded and then pulled her shirt back down as he stepped back and smiled back down at her stomach before looking to the floor. She smiled more as she tucked her shirt in and then sorted out her cardigan as she could now feel Horatio's happiness emanate from him.

"About 6 more tests?" He asked and she chuckled as he held his arm out for her to link arms with him. She linked her arm with his and walked out of the office.

"I'm also late for my period at the moment." She grinned more, as she looked down at the floor while he closed and locked his office door. Horatio looked back up at her and he could hear the tremendous amount of exhilaration in her voice. 'It'll crush her if she's not really pregnant.' He thought to himself as he smiled sweetly at her while they walked through the building and out.

"Don't get your hopes up too high sweetheart." Horatio said softly as they walked over to the car and she nodded with a set sweet smile.

"I know, I'm trying not to, but I've got a really good feeling about this. I've had some spotting, that can also be a sign of pregnancy." She smiled and Horatio nodded with a smile himself. He opened her door for her and then closed it after she was in and then hopped in himself. They quickly stopped off at the shop and picked up a pregnancy test of Zoë's choice and then drove home.

"I want to do this now, hurry up please." She grinned as she held the box in her hands tightly.

"Calm down sweetheart." He chuckled quietly with a smile as he reached over and placed his hand on her thigh.

"How can I calm down, I could be pregnant… a mini you could be in my tummy right this second!" She grinned at him and he smiled back at her and then rubbed her thigh. They arrived home and drove up onto the drive and Zoë quickly jumped out and ran up to the door and let herself in. Horatio was a little slower than her, but did rush as he himself couldn't wait to find out if she was pregnant or not.

"I'll be 2 seconds." She said as she dropped her handbag onto the side and rushed into the bathroom while Horatio closed the front door. 'She could be pregnant right now, she could be carrying our baby right this second, I can feel just how excited she is, I'm feeling just as excited I think!' He admitted to himself as he leant against the wall outside the bathroom as he fiddled with his sunglasses with a secret smile. 'I can't get my hopes up though, she may not be pregnant.' He thought to himself as he put his sunglasses away and then turned to the door as he heard her call him. "Come in Horatio." She said softly and he quickly walked in as she washed her hands. He looked down at the test on the side and felt butterflies in his stomach again as he swallowed, just hoping for it to be positive. "Give it a minute." She smiled and then dried her hands. She then gritted her teeth as she placed her hand over her stomach while she mildly frowned and looked down at the floor.

"Sweetheart, are you okay?" Horatio asked as he quickly moved closer and placed his hand over hers on her stomach while he placed his other hand on her upper back.

"Yeah, it was a cramp, perhaps I'm not pregnant? It felt like a period cramp, I've been getting them for the past two weeks though." She said as she looked up at him with a furrowed brow. She swallowed as she looked up at Horatio and placed her other hand on the side and looked up at him as she took a deep breath.

"You can get cramps when you're pregnant don't forget, don't rule it out sweetheart." Horatio said softly and Zoë nodded with a smile as he rubbed her abdomen lightly while he placed a light kiss on her temple.

"You're right." She smiled softly as she began to rub her stomach causing Horatio to stop and rub her back instead. She swallowed and bit her lip as she looked up at him, clearly nervous. "I really hope that I am pregnant." She said softly as she moved closer to him and wrapped her arms around him as she lightly rubbed her cheek against his chest, feeling the soft cotton of his dark blue shirt.

"I hope so too." He said softly and continued to rub her back while his eyes were on the pregnancy test every second that passed. 'Please let it be positive, please.' Horatio thought to himself as he continued to rub her back. He could feel her heart beating against his chest as well as his in his own chest. 'She's just as nervous as I am.' He thought when he felt her rub her cheek against his chest more and knew she was getting more and more nervous each second. He glanced down at his watch and then reached over and picked the pregnancy test up.