Authors Note: The idea of Natalia and Julia as a couple just came to me one dark night and I thought what could be more fitting than to have them bond through depression. I don't think the outcome became half bad, but it's up the readers to say.

DISCALIMER: I don't own CSI Miami and i don't make any money from it

In her darkest hour…

Chapter 1

From the outside Natalia looked like everyone else, happy, healthy, smiling, enjoying life, but on the inside it was a whole other matter. They young brunette was at the moment very depressed and couldn't really find any reason to live. She sighed as she was making another fake smile excusing herself as slowly left the crime lab to go outside to get some fresh air.

Natalia lay down on the grass outside the lab and closed her eyes when she heard Julia's voice ask, "Rough day?"

Natalia opened her hazel eye and looked over at the blonde that was sitting a few steps away answering, "Try week."

"Know what that is like," said Julia and smiled at her.

"I can actually imagine that you do," said Natalia and smiled back.

"Wanna talk about it?" Julia asked as she got up and came a little closer.

"If you don't mind listening," said Natalia, looking over to see if she actually meant that she wanted to listen. Julia nodded before Natalia continued, "Every day we meet people on the worst days of their lives and lately it has been starting to get to me. Now more than before, but I think that can have something to with the fact that I'm alone, well not alone as I have friends. It's just if feels like everyone else have someone, Calleigh has Eric, Valera Ryan, Horatio you, but I'm all alone. Sometimes it would be nice to have someone to come home to."

"I can understand that your work can get to you, I actually think any work place can do that, but yours is as you said meeting people on their worst day. And for the record Horatio and I are not a couple, we're just good friends, so I can also relate to what it is to feel alone," said Julia with a sigh.

"Really as I was under the impression that you were," said Natalia a bit surprised. Even if it was wrong that piece of info actually made her feel just a little bit better, knowing she wasn't the only one that was feeling alone.

"No, we found it better to just be friends," said Julia. She didn't add that he had enough with her depression, well she too, she just couldn't seem to function at times and then she just wanted to be alone.

Natalia nodded as she looked at the older woman, she looked tired and not like she was having her best day either, so she asked, "You don't look to good either, how are you felling?"

"I'm OK, but I could be better," said Julia honest.

"Anything I can do?" Natalia offered.

Julia looked at the younger woman and smiled a little, "Not at the moment no, but it is very kind of you to offer."

"Not a problem, I guess I should get back in, but thank you for listening," she said.

"You are welcome, I better get going as well, I just dropped by as I had business with Horatio," she said, slowly getting up and tiding her dress for some grass.

"I kind of figured that one out already," said Natalia with a giggle.

Julia nodded and was about to leave when a thought hit her, making her look in her purse before giving Natalia a card saying, "If you ever need to talk, please call as I know how hard life can be."

"Thank you I really appreciate that and that goes both ways, I'll text you my number when I get in," said Natalia and winked at her before heading back in.

As Julia walked towards her car, she couldn't help but feel just a little better knowing she had managed to cheer Natalia up. It wasn't much but at least it was something. As she opened her car door her phone vibrated, she looked at it and saw a text saying, "In case you need to talk, here is my number and thank you for listening. Natalia."

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