The past few weeks at the lab have been very stressful. There were multiple cases that were hitting dead ends and everyone was on edge. Horatio and Bridget finally arrived home at 9pm and were exhausted; the two of them had been at the lab since 7am.

The two went upstairs together; they were so tired they didn't even speak. As they entered their bedroom the two began their nightly routine. Bridget took her makeup off, changed into her pajamas and went to the bathroom. As Bridget was in the bathroom Horatio changed into his pajamas, shut the blinds and closed the drapes. Once Bridget was done Horatio went in and used the bathroom himself.

Horatio came out of the bathroom to see his wife already asleep over the covers, he grinned. Bridget was not the greatest sleeper due to her reoccurring nightmares. Horatio took a blanket off of the old dark brown recliner chair kitty-cornered on the wall next to the bed. He made his way over to the light switch and turned the lights off in the room. He walked back over to the bed and fell asleep almost as soon as his head hit the pillow.

Bridget was startled awake, she looked over at her alarm clock and it was 3am. She sighed realizing the likelihood of her falling back to sleep was slim to none, and decided to quietly get out of bed and go downstairs to do some laundry. She grabbed the laundry basket from the end of the bed and walked downstairs.

Once at the end of the staircase she turned right into the living room. She walked through the living room and into the kitchen. She turned left and went into the laundry room, she took the laundry out of the basket and loaded it into the top loading washing machine. Once she was finished she made her way back into the living room and laid down on the couch. She turned the television on and slowly drifted off to sleep.

Horatio woke up to the screaming of his and subsequently Bridget's alarm at 7am. He smacked his hoping this would stop the noise but when it didn't he rolled over to find an empty bed. Horatio sighed, he figured Bridget woke up in the middle of the night again and went to get some household chores done. Horatio rolled over to Bridget's side of the bed and turned her alarm off, he then made his was downstairs to find her asleep on the couch.

"Bridget." Horatio said as he approached the couch.

He knelt down next to his snoring wife's face.

"Bridget." Horatio said once again in a whisper

Bridget stirred awake and was startled by Horatio.

"Jesus Christ Horatio!" Bridget said as she sat up and grabbed her chest

"Why do you do this?" Horatio asked with a smile

"I woke up and didn't want to disturb you so I decided to do some… shit." Bridget got up off of the couch leaving Horatio kneeling next to the couch

"Let me guess, you fell asleep before you switched the laundry?" Horatio yelled across the house as he stood up and followed her

"I have to stop doing this late night laundry, it's going to ruin our clothes!" Bridget laughed as she moved the wet clothes into the dryer.

"Sweetheart, you have seemed off the past few days what is going on" Horatio approached his wife rubbing her shoulders

"Horatio you have to stop worrying so much about me you're going to make yourself sick" Bridget started to make her way back upstairs while he followed

"Bridget I know you and I know you aren't telling me something" Horatio frowned

Bridget stopped in the doorway of their bedroom and took a deep breath. She turned around to find an agitated Horatio standing right behind her.

"You're right Horatio" Bridget taunted her husband as she turned back around and made her way into the bathroom

"Bridget!" Horatio was becoming increasingly agitated

"Horatio I am kidding, there is nothing wrong… The lab has been stressful that's all" Bridget embraced Horatio in the bathroom doorway and kissed him.

"I don't believe you but I can't make you talk…" Horatio replied looking down at his wife dissatisfied with her answer

"No you can not" Bridget replied playfully as she tapped his nose, he smiled.

"I'll get it out of you somehow!" Horatio told her as she shut the bathroom door on him