Alright, so I know I said I was done with Horatio and Arianna, but this crazy idea hit me one day. I was originally going to write this story using Marisol and Kyle, but after careful consideration I decided to try writing it with Arianna and Jessica, and what do you know, it worked out perfectly! I'm not writing anymore Horatio and Arianna stories after this though. I think I may have used up all my creativity for this pairing. Plus I really like how this story ends and I feel like it truly ends the series.

This is a really short story. Most of the chapters are like maybe two pages when I have them in word doc form. I worked really hard to focus on just one plotline to move the story along without getting sidetracked, like I usually do. Though it's short I feel like this story flows with a great pace and has just as much value to it as my other 100+ page stories.

This story is rated M for adult themes, violence, and…well I can't really say much else without ruining the story. So just read it already!

So here it is, the third and (really this time) final story in my "More than Lovers, Less than Friends" series!

No Day but Today

Prologue- Only Time Will Tell

"Time's a funny thing. When we're young it goes by too slow, but when we're older it won't seem to slow down enough for us to enough ourselves. It controls our lives and determines our destinies. Sometimes that's all we need; a little time. I wish I had had more time with you. If only I had known this was all going to happen. I would have spent every minute with you if I could. I wouldn't have let you go in alone."

Jessica screamed as pain ripped through her body. She pushed as hard as she could as she smashed Ryan's fingers in her hand.

"You can do it, Jess!" he encouraged her, "Just a few more good pushes!"

"Fuck off, Ryan!" Jessica snapped.

Horatio couldn't help but laugh. "This seems oddly familiar," he smirked.

"Alright Dr. Wolfe, on the count of three start pushing again," the doctor instructed.

"Fuck this," Jessica muttered under her breath as she resumed pushing. A familiar release hit her as she felt something tear through between her legs. She gasped for air as she listened to her first daughter cry.

"Ok, time for number two," the doctor said. He reached his hand inside Jessica's torn and swollen vagina and into her birth canal. "Oh no," he quietly muttered.

"Oh no what?" Ryan quickly asked.

"The baby's birched," the doctor said. "She's coming out feet first. I'm sorry Dr. Wolfe, but you can't push. You're going to have to let her come out naturally with the contractions."

"Oh fuck," Jessica groaned.

"How long will that take?" Ryan inquired, feeling Jessica squeeze his hand as the pain increased.

"I can't say," he said, "Only time will tell."

Jessica laid there in her hospital bed, the pain increasing with every second as the desire to push became almost unbearable. Tears began streaming down her face as she used every ounce of her strength to keep from pushing and strangling her baby. A whining noise escape her lips as her legs began to shake.

Horatio leaned down towards his daughter's face and smiled at her. He gently ran a cool cloth across her face, cleaning off the sweat and tears.

"Everything's going to be ok, Bug," he whispered to her. "She's just doing things her own way, kind of like her mother. She'll be here before you know it."

"It hurts, Daddy," Jessica whispered.

"I know, Bug, but you just have to hold back a little longer." Horatio reached a gloved hand between Jessica's legs and smiled. "Her feet are out now. They're so tiny."

"I bet it looks weird having a pair of feet coming out of me," Jessica chuckled lightly.

"You know, it kind of does," Horatio continued to soothingly say. He ran the cool cloth across her face again and smiled at her. "Just a little longer, Jessie Bug," he whispered.

"There it is!" the doctor exclaimed. "She's out!"

Jessica sighed in relief as she laid back on her bed. Ice was packed between her legs as two small babies were placed in her arms and Jessica smiled to herself.

"Hello Alison and Amanda," she quietly said, "Glad to see you finally decided to join us."