A/N: I wanted to do a sequel to the first because I felt like I didn't get enough HoratioYelina in there. Yes, the evil, abusive boyfriend is back. And yes, Caine will beat him again. I think…

DISCLAIMER: If CSI: Miami was mine, Horatio and Yelina would be married, and Stetler would show up a lot more…

1. Love and Fear

"Uncle Horatio!" Raymond Caine, Jr. yelled happily, running up to his uncle and hugging him. It was a warm Friday afternoon in Miami, Florida- a balmy eighty-six degrees. The boy's scars and bruises from last week were slowly disappearing. "You came over today!"

Lieutenant Horatio Caine smiled and picked him up, hugging him, too. "You feeling better, Ray?" he asked, referring to his wounds. It had been about a week after Ray had been ruthlessly beaten by his enemy, IAB Sergeant Rick Stetler. Luckily, he survived, and he had made it to the Crime Lab, where he made a new friend in Ryan Wolfe. And Horatio, in turn, went over to Yelina Salas's house and give Rick a piece of his mind.

Ray nodded and groaned. "Rick is coming over tonight. I don't know why she still likes him, though. After last week…"

"Ray. I want you to come over to my house tonight. You're not going to be here while Rick is here. Understand?"

Yelina Salas stood on the edges of the stairs, eyes widening. She had only seen her brother-in-law at work over the past week. He had seemed more… distant after the past confrontation between her boyfriend and him. She looked over at him flushed. "Hey, there."

"Hey," he replied. "How are you guys holding up?"

"We're fine," she replied, unconsciously moving her hand to her arm, trying to cover up a large bruise on her arm. It was another futile attempt to shield another wound of fear from her overprotective brother-in-law.

Unfortunately for her, Horatio had seen the mark and had put down Ray, Jr. He walked over to her and stared at the black and blue bruise on her arm. He looked back into her eyes with deep, penetrating blue eyes. "What is that?" he asked quietly.

She brushed some of her hair out of her face. "I hit my arm into the…"

The lieutenant just gave her a polite look.

She sighed, knowing that she couldn't hide the fact any longer. "He hit me two days ago, walking into the house with the broken nose you gave him. If he hits me again…"

"You're going to all me," he finished.

She nodded, tears welling up in her eyes. "I'm so scared, Horatio. I've got no idea what he could do to me next."

He took her out into the living room next to the meeting area. Once they were alone, he pulled her into a deep hug. "You'll be fine. I promise. I'm always here."

There was a knock at the door. Ray opened it and stood, rooted on the spot in horror. He nearly began to yell, but something caused him not to make a sound.

Rick Stetler had knocked out Ray with a single blow to the head. His nose was still bandaged after last week's encounter with the brother-in-law of his girlfriend. And it still hurt like a mother. No doubt about it, but the kid got on his nerves more than his broken nose hurt. And he wanted nothing more than for him to shut up. "You can never keep your mouth shut, can you?" he grumbled, stepping over the unconscious child. "Especially when I'm here."

He walked into the living room, suddenly watching his girlfriend embracing his enemy. His blood began to boil as he slowly walked towards the couple, who were arm-in-arm for each other. "Having fun?" he whispered.

Yelina's eyes suddenly shot open, and she moved deeper into Horatio's embrace without taking her eyes off the abusive boyfriend. Horatio stood, rooted on the spot, hate swelling incessantly for the creep who stood in front of him, abusing the ones he cared about. "We are, Rick. Do you have a problem with that?"

"Why don't you ask Raymond?" the IAB agent smirked, pointing out to the hallway.

Suddenly, the lieutenant's eyes were shooting daggers at the other man, who was sniggering like he had just told a funny joke instead of saying that something could have happened to his nephew. "What did you do to him, Rick?" he growled, moving threateningly towards him.

"See for yourself," he replied, gesturing to the hallway.

Yelina tore out of Horatio's arms and ran to the room. She stiffened. "Oh, my god."

Ray laid on the floor, unconscious from the hit to the head, some blood on the floor. Horatio grabbed Rick by the neck. "You…you…"

Rick could only laugh like the sadist he was.

A/N: Call me what you want, but I still wanted to leave it at a cliffhanger. Review, and get a free swing at the Stetler piñata head I've created. –holds out a bat- Who wants to go first?