Disclaimer - I don't own CSI:Miami or any of the characters, just toying with each their emotions for a bit.

Summary - the lives and loves of the team are

shattered by a devastating murder linked to Tim Speedle.

A/N: I am laid up with a bad back and have been watching the CSI: Miami rerun marathons on WEtv. I've had this story line in my head for years but have never had the chance to write it down. I hope you all enjoy. It's been quite a while since I've posted anything.

Prolouge

"It is with a heavy heart that I announce one of Miami Dade Police's distinguished detectives, Brooke Evans and her unborn child, were found viciously murdered this morning in her home..." the police commissioner stated flatly from behind the podium bearing the MDPD's crest, the mid-day sun reflecting from his bald head as he stood on the steps of the police headquarters.

Inside, Callie Duquesne brushed the tears streaming down her cheeks with her fingers and turned from the television screen in Hortatio's office to sink into Eric Delko's waiting arms. Somewhere deep in the recesses of his grief-addled mind, he registered the sobs that were quickly overtaking her petite form and tightened his grip on her. "Who did this, H?" he barely whispered.

"I wish I had an answer for you," the red-headed lieutenant said sadly. He glanced over at the black leather couch in his office to find his medical examiner in a state of shock. He closed his eyes and swallowed hard, defining the myriad of emotions swirling in his head. Crushing sorrow from losing the detective. Intense anger, even resentment, that his team, his true family, were devastated once again. Regret that he wasn't able to stop the unimaginable horror that had ripped his life, his heart, apart at the seams.

"We..." He began, determinedly ordering his voice not to break, "we can take peace in the knowledge that they're together now."

"Hortatio."

He turned his attention back to Calleigh, offering a quiet "hmm" in acknowledgement.

"No," she sighed, still wrapped in Eric's strong arms. "That's the baby's name. Horatio Alexander Speedle."