Vacation
Summary: The team relaxes during their vacation. SLASH---3rd story in my H/E Universe--
AN: This story is only two chapters long.
12th January, 2008. 10:15
"Wait, H, you just left the hospital. You can't runt yet!" Eric growled as he grabbed Horatio, from literally running into their house. Horatio sighed annoyed, but obeyed and walked slowly to the front door.
He was happy to be out of the hospital. He was still in a lot of pain, but he could handle it. He couldn't use his arms and hands very much, since they had been cut badly, and his left wrist was broken. His leg had also been cut, but he could stand on it, and walk, though he did limp. Running, was something his doctor had completely forbidden him to do for at least a month. Horatio had spent a little less then two weeks in the hospital, both healing physically and mentally. He still hadn't actually told Eric that he was forgiven, but the two of them were still living with each other, and would probably sleep in the same bed tonight. Sex was completely out of the question, and no kissing. Horatio had made some rules. He didn't want Eric to touch him unless it was to check his wounds or give him a hug. He wasn't sure if he was being too hard on Eric, or even on himself. Horatio loved cuddling and he loved being close to Eric, yet his rules allowed no such thing. The rules were there to give Horatio some space to think, and maybe even as a punishment for Eric. Horatio knew that Eric would hate not being able to kiss him, and it would be hard on Horatio too. But for now he needed the rules.
"Finally!" Horatio smiled as he stepped inside the house and looked around.
He had missed his home. He had never actually realized that he could miss a house until now. He walked carefully to the living room and sat down with a sigh on the couch. Eric leaned against the wall and smiled at him.
"Hungry?" Eric asked.
"No."
"H." Eric warned.
"Maybe I will eat, later." Horatio said.
Eric seemed satisfied with the answer as he nodded and went to the bathroom to prepare a bath for Horatio. When Eric was gone, Horatio felt a rift between him and Eric. Not so strange actually, since he was upset about Eric cheating on him, but he still felt that it was more evident now that he was home. Even if it had been a whole year since Eric cheated on him, it still hurt as if it would have been yesterday. And it always would hurt. But Horatio promised himself to work everything out, he had to. He loved Eric too much to leave him, and he knew Eric was in remorse. But whenever Eric got too close, he saw images of Eric with a woman in his head, and he felt hurt. So for now, the couple had to stay a part on the physical level.
"Your bath is ready, H." Eric smiled as he came back to the living room.
Horatio nodded and stood up. Eric went after him into the bathroom, as he knew he would have to help H get undressed. Once Horatio stood in front of him naked, it was hard for Eric not to kiss him hard and pin him against the wall. Something he would have done if things would have been the same as a month ago. Now he controlled himself, both because of H's rules and the fact that H was injured, and pinning him against the wall, would only put him in more pain.
"Let me know when you're done, alright." Eric said.
"I will." Horatio said and slid down in the bathtub.
Eric left the bathroom and instead decided to stand in the doorway to their bedroom and just look at the bed. He wondered which of the two would be the first one to bring up the problem about the bed. Eric didn't really want to sleep in two separate places, so it would be Horatio, who would say something about it. Unless he wanted to sleep in the same bed as Eric. Eric wasn't sure if not sleeping in the same bed, was a rule. Only a hug and checking on the wounds were allowed for Eric to do, but he still didn't think Horatio would let him sleep in the guest room or on the couch.
-I-
Frank had also been released from the hospital. But much earlier then Horatio. He had already been home for a week. With his youngest daughter Madeline and Natalia. Natalia and Frank had been talking a lot about moving in with each other, but after three days, they had decided to wait a while longer. Madeline had to have something to say about it, since she was the only one of Frank's kids who hadn't moved out yet. She was only 15 years old, a teenager. Frank wondered if Natalia was prepared for that. He knew Madeline was a sweet girl, but like all kids, once she got mad she would always use Frank and Natalia's age difference as an attack, or say something like, that Natalia was not her mother. Though, Natalia would never try to be her mother.
"What's on your mind?" Natalia asked, as he rolled over and cuddled against her boyfriend.
Frank chuckled and gave her a kiss.
"I'm thinking about our future. Are you prepared for a teenager?"
"Oh yeah!" Natalia grinned.
She knew it would be a challenge, but she was ready for it. She loved Frank, and everything that came with him. The kids and his temper. The two older daughters, had been very happy for both Natalia and Frank when they found out that they were dating. They took an instant liking to Natalia. Madeline had been harder to get to know, and be accepted by. But it had changed quickly. Madeline was still sometimes, on very rare occasions, a little negative about Natalia being in the house so much. She liked having just her father with her sometimes. Frank had decided to do a daughter-father thing twice a month with just Madeline. It seemed as if the young lady, really needed her father-time more then her older sisters. Frank didn't mind that, and neither did Natalia.
"Good. Nothing to worry about then." Frank smiled.
Natalia grinned and straddled him. She gave him a deep kiss, before running her hands teasingly over his body.
"Somebody is in a good mood." Frank commented.
"And somebody else, ain't complaining about it." Natalia smirked.
Frank gasped as Natalia teased him through his boxers.
"Do you feel like having some fun, or are ya too old?" Natalia asked.
"Old? I'll show you old, missy." Frank chuckled and covered himself and Natalia with the sheet.
-I-
11:00
"Hi Alexx!" Calleigh squealed as she opened her front door and let her best friend in.
Alexx, her husband Tony, and their two kids were invited over to the Wolfe resident for lunch. It had been a while since Calleigh and Alexx had had lunch together, and usually it was just the two of them, but this time they had decided to let their husbands be together with them. The lunch was a simple dish, made by Calleigh herself. Everybody sat down by the dinner table and started eating and talking.
"So, tell me. How is everything going with the two of you and the baby?" Tony asked.
"Good, so far everything is fine." Calleigh smiled.
"But Calleigh is starting to have mood swings." Ryan said.
Tony winced and chuckled. He winked at Alexx. He remembered Alexx's mood swings very clearly. Alexx was always described as a very bright person, who could get mad, but rarely did. When she had been pregnant it had been quite the opposite. Alexx had been muttering to herself constantly and even cried every night. The suddenly she became happy and wanted to dance, and then break down again and cry. Tony had found it hard to deal with the first time, the second time he was prepared and just took each day as it came.
"What?" Ryan asked as he saw Tony wink to Alexx, "Was she terrible?"
"Oh yes." Tony admitted happily, "It started out slow and then it didn't go one day without her being angry or sad. Sometimes she was happy and decided to dance or bake. Then five minutes later, she was crying."
"I was pregnant." Alexx defended herself, laughing.
"Will Calleigh be the same?" Ryan asked, worried.
"Yes, she will be the boss." Tony smiled.
"I already am." Calleigh smirked.
Tony laughed. Alexx was also the boss in their house. The women always decided how things were supposed to be in the home. All the men had to do, was to accept it.
"I am man enough, to admit that it's true. Calleigh is the boss." Ryan smiled.
Calleigh gave him a kiss on the cheek, "That's my man!"
The kids covered their eyes as they saw the kids. They told the adults to stop. Which only made the four of them laugh. They had all been the same when they were kids, it was fine watching people kiss in movies, but when it was adults you knew, especially your parents, you hated seeing it.
"When you get older you will do the same." Alexx chuckled.
Her kids shook their head firmly. No way. They would never kiss anyone, except a very hot celebrity. As the time went by, the group talked about everything from work to family, from their friends to people they had never met but that were always in the papers for a scandal. Around three, Alexx and Tony decided it was time to leave. Calleigh and Ryan said goodbye, before lying down on the couch and simply relax.
"That was nice." Ryan said, "I can't believe you and Alexx do this several times, without me and Tony."
"It's our girl-time." Calleigh chuckled, "Sometimes a woman needs to spend some time without her husband. Even when she is married to the best guy in the world. Who follows her slightest demand."
Ryan chuckled.
"Any cravings yet?" He asked.
"Yeah." Calleigh sighed, "I've started eating gummy bears. I have always hated gummy bears."
Ryan chuckled as he gave his wife a deep kiss.
-I-
16:30
Valera groaned as she climbed out of bed. She leaned against the wall as she lot her balance for a second. She then sighed and moved towards her destination. The bathroom. She had read, before she became pregnant, that pregnant women go to the bathroom very much. Simply because the baby is kicking on the bladder. And her friend had gone to the bathroom over ten times everyday, when she had been pregnant five years ago. Now, Valera, had three babies who were constantly kicking her bladder. She was actually amazed that she didn't run to the bathroom every minute. She did go a lot though. Which didn't seem the bother Jason, who always smiled when Valera had to use the ladies room. It didn't matter where they were or what they were doing, if Valera had to go, she had to go. On her way to the bathroom, she almost bumped into her mother, Elisa. Elisa and Tom, Valera's father, was visiting the couple. They had arrived the day that Valera had been kidnapped and put in the trunk of Jason's car. And then they had ended up staying longer then planned. Jason and Valera didn't mind though, they liked having them around.
"Hey there, Max. How is everything?" Elisa asked.
"Fine mom, I just have to use the bathroom." Valera sighed.
"Again?" Elisa teased.
Valera groaned and rolled her eyes. Elisa said that when she had been pregnant with Valera, she had no problems with her bladder. Of course she was just joking. Once Valera was done in the bathroom, she went to the living room. She sat down on the couch with a sigh, and just relaxed. Jason sat down next to her.
"How are my girl and my babies?" He asked, and gave Valera a soft kiss.
"Tired." Valera said.
"Get some sleep."
"I'm tired of sleeping, Jason." Valera sighed, "I need to do something else."
"Such as what?"
"I don't know. I could use a bath." Valera grinned.
She loved it when Jason was in the bathtub with her. Jason grinned and prepared a bath for them. Once down in the tub, Jason started massaging Valera's back and shoulders. Valera moaned.
"Jason, if being an ME doesn't work out for ya, you can always be a professional massager." She smiled.
"Actually, I once thought about becoming that." Jason said, "And I took a course on how to do it, and what sort of oil to use."
"And then what?"
"Then I discovered the medical field." Jason grinned.
"I wanted to be a fireman once." Valera said, "But then I visited a lab, and I was hocked."
Jason chuckled. He could imagine Valera as the fire chief. She was tough and sure knew how to lead people, and be the boss.
"In 20 years or so, we will see our children have different jobs. Can you imagine that?" Jason asked.
"It seems so far away."
"Yes it does. But time flies. Sooner then we think, it will just be you and me in this place. No kids. The kids will have their own kids."
"Oh please, I can't imagine myself as a grandmother." Valera chuckled.
"My dad said, that when you become a granddad, you become old." Jason laughed.
"There is always someone who is older then ya anyway."
"True." Jason grinned, "Feeling good?"
"Oh yeah." Valera smiled, "We should do this in bed sometime."
Jason chuckled. He and Valera didn't have sex anymore, not until after the triplets were born, and then they would make sure to have no more babies for at least four years. Many things were very hard for Valera, she became exhausted much faster then before, and most of time the just slept in their bed.
"Think of all the energy you will get back when the babies are born." Jason said.
"Yeah, and all that energy will be used when I have to feed them in the middle of the night, and then when they got older, I have to play with them. Let's face it, that energy will never fully return." Valera said, "I don't mind though."
"We have to buy toys times three." Jason chuckled.
"Yeah, three of everything."
Jason nodded and continued massaging his girl.
TBC…
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