Only Human
Chapter 1
"Horatio, can you remind me to get some breast pads by boobs are leaking." Zoë called from the downstairs bathroom while she went to the loo with the door open.
"I've written it down." Horatio called from the kitchen while he made them both a hot drink. Once he stopped stirring he strolled over to the bathroom and stood at the door frame while she began to wash her hands as the toilet flushed. "You do know what the definition of a door is, don't you?" Horatio asked with his boyish tone and Zoë began to giggle as she dried her hands on the hand towel.
"Of course, but why use it when it's just us in the house? If I close the door I can't have conversations with you when I'm on the loo where I seem to spend a lot of time." She smiled sweetly as she walked over to the door as he stepped back to allow her to pass while he lightly chuckled.
"As long as you doing get into a bad habit of it and leave it open when we have guests. I do not want to see poor Eric's face if he innocently walks by if he's over for a coffee to see you on the loo. You might not mind, but I'm sure he will." Horatio smiled at her as he followed her through to the kitchen with a wide grin.
"Thank you for the tea, Kitten." She grinned at him as she picked her mug up and turned back to him. He smiled back at her and then picked up his mug too. "Val said that we should sign up to those baby classes soon, you know like how to deal with twins, dealing with the birth, baby first aid that sort of stuff. I was wondering if you're interested? I'm going to go to all of them, it's up to you whether you want to join me." Zoë said warmly as she smiled at him warmly.
"That would be good, but don't go overboard and book 20 sessions of the same classes because you know Val will show us everything we need to know when they're born." Horatio said warmly and Zoë giggled a little before she nodded. "Also don't forget that Alexx will probably move herself in. She won't stop talking about baby things at work." Horatio smiled boyishly as he glanced down to his steaming coffee and Zoë giggled again.
"That's true." Zoë nodded with a smile.
"Will you be getting changed today or are you planning on lounging around in your sleepwear? Not that I have any complaints of course."Horatio asked with a grin.
"I'm 22 weeks pregnant, I think I'm going to lounge around in my sleepwear because I don't have to get changed… or, I could just undress?" She questioned with a mischievous grin which caused Horatio to grin and chuckle boyishly. "Also, we've just eaten breakfast, give me a break. I'm in slow sloth mode at the moment still, 9AM is early for me now since I don't have a job." She grinned softly and Horatio nodded.
"Okay sweetheart, I was just checking. Don't forget that we had planned on going shopping at about 10AM as well, but if you're not feeling up to it then we can leave it for another day." Horatio said warmly as he sipped his coffee.
"Oh yeah, I forgot about shopping. Well, there is something I'd rather do than shopping…" She grinned and he could see the devilish look in her eyes again.
"Hmm… by the looks of it I don't really have a choice." He grinned at her before he took a sip of his coffee.
"Of course you've got a choice, but I can see that look in your eyes too. I know exactly what you're thinking Mr Caine." She grinned at him as she raised her free hand and walked two of her fingers up the middle of his chest. He grinned at her boyishly and pressed his lips together to try and tone down his grin but he knew he had that glint in his eyes too.
"So… shower and then shopping?" Horatio asked and she nodded before she downed her tea and then took his hand and walked upstairs with him.
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They got home and Zoë immediately changed into a pair of Horatio's jogging bottoms and one of her stretchy t-shirts after another quick shower by herself this time. She strolled downstairs as Horatio was preparing their lunch.
"Can I do anything, Kitten?" She asked warmly as she wrapped her arms around his waist as she stood behind him. He smiled when he felt her bump against his lower back and carried on with what he was doing. His smile grew when he felt a baby move against his back which created a warm feeling to explode through his body.
"No thank you beautiful, but you could get us a glass of water, please?" He asked softly and she nodded against his back and then let go of him.
"Would you rather a coffee?" She asked softly and he looked over to her and thought about it for a moment.
"Please, that would be good." He said softly and she nodded with a smile and made him a coffee. She sat at the island counter just as he placed their plates on the counter. She pushed his coffee over to him as he sat down.
"Thank you Kitten" she smiled as he handed her some cutlery.
"Thank you beautiful." He smiled back as he pulled his coffee closer. Once they had finished, Zoë went for a slow walk on the treadmill as it was too hot for her to go out walking mid-afternoon while Horatio did a few of his own things. Horatio then went up with a glass of water for her and walked through to the bedroom with her once she was finished walking.
"You're not feeling too tired are you? You kept the setting on 2, didn't you?" Horatio asked and she nodded with a light giggle as she gently took the glass from him and had a few sips.
"I kept it on 2, don't worry. I'm good, I still need a little bit of exercise, Horatio. Stop your worrying." She smiled sweetly as she changed again into shorts and a strappy top as she was warm. She began to tie her hair band up but she accidentally dropped it beside Horatio's bedside table. She slowly crouched down to pick up it up when she saw a something under his bedside table that caught her eye. She frowned and reached under to grab it.
