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When Calleigh found out…/ Little Navy boy.
Part 1.
Calleigh was sitting in the control room of the ship, feet on the control table half asleep. The mighty destroyer was dipping slowly in the water on the way back from the war zone.
The petite blonde was very much exhausted, yet in her half sleep she could hear her triplets fight about something in the distance, Jimmi and Andrew discussing the route, Jake talking to Eric about how to fix the engine as fast as possible so they could fly further and little Amelia's calm breaths as she was sleeping.
It was as it should be, at least on the ship that was. On land it was another story. She knew for a fact that Natalia and Rick were having a hard time as she more than ever missed her son that now were thirteen and if she heard Rick right a trouble maker. She also missed Rick more than she wanted to admit and she heard Natalia's soft sobs at night more than once.
As for herself she felt something was very wrong at home as well as Horatio had lately been more distant when they had been talking and he didn't pick up as much that he used to.
She had tried to ask Rick about it one time when he was on the ship, but he didn't answer.
Calleigh missed her handsome now more than ever and the last war had been very difficult for her.
What she found odd was that when they were together it seemed like nothing had changed at all and they were as much in love as they always had been. But when they were not…
She right now missed his gentle touches and his kisses, both the gentle one and the not so gentle one how he held her, how he was with the kids, just having him around.
The young blonde sighed and slowly opened her eyes looking out over the sea partway before turning her head and looking at her oldest daughter that now was twelve sleeping in a curl on the floor next to her.
Calleigh smiled a little, before sitting down on her level, gently stoking her cheek saying, "Time to wake up princess."
"Uhm already, where are we?" she asked.
"Nearing Miami, daddy is going to be meeting us when we have parked," she said.
"And I was having a wonderful dream," she said with a sigh.
"I have no doubt about that," said Calleigh with a little smile.
"Mum…?" she said.
"Yes," Calleigh answered.
"Are you OK?" her young daughter asked concerned as her mother looked somewhat more troubled than usual.
"Yes, I'm fine, just slept a bit badly, that's all," said Calleigh honest.
"You sure?" asked Amelia still concerned.
"Yes princess," she said in a distant leave it be tone, so Amelia just sighed and gave her a hug before saying, "I'm out on deck if you need me."
Calleigh nodded and the young girl ran out wearing her white uniform whistling a tone while her mother slowly started to eye the harbor of Miami in the distance.
It was a few days later, a Sunday morning to be exact and Calleigh and Horatio were wrapped up in bed. She was gently nuzzling against his chest as she was asking, "Handsome, are you OK?"
"What do you mean?" he asked back a tad confused.
"I dunno, everything seems fine when we are together and when we are apart they are not, I mean you hardly ever pick up when I call and we don't talk on the phone like we used to," she said sadly.
"I'm sorry sweetheart, it has just been so much to do at work and when I have gotten home I have fallen asleep almost as once and had no energy to talk," he answered.
"Are you sure about that?" she said, something still didn't feel right.
"What are you implying?" he wanted to know.
"Nothing, never mind," she said with a sigh, rolling of him and turning her back on him, something she rarely did, meaning she was very much upset right then.
She expected that he would try to near her and hold he still, but he didn't, he just let out a grunt and turned his back on her.
Silently the young blonde cried herself to sleep next to her husband that had fallen asleep long before her.
It was early Monday morning that Calleigh got woken by Horatio's phone ringing. He of course quickly took it and said, "Why are you calling me for now? You know I can't talk and that I can't come over. Bye."
"Handsome, who was that?" the blonde asked with sleepy voice, looking at him with her wondering emerald eyes.
"Something work related," he answered not meeting her eyes.
Calleigh asked, "You are not seeing anyone else or are you?"
"Don't be ridiculous. You know you are the only one I want," he said before giving her a gentle kiss.
"Even if I do want to believe that, I'm not here half the time to…" she stopped not wanting to finish that thought.
"Sweetheart, you don't need to feel badly about that, it has always been that way and I can assure you there is no other women that I want," he said looking into her scared eyes.
"Horatio, promise me something," she whispered.
"Anything," he said.
"Promise you will never ever hurt me again," she said in a very serious tone.
"I promise," he said, his eyes fully locking with hers now.
"Because if you do I don't know what I will do, only that it will have great consequences," she said in a warning tone, making him nod and pull her closely as he was silently thinking about something.
Horatio Caine was wonderful both as a husband and a father as it was nothing he loved more than his wife and children. He would always adore Calleigh more than anything else and he treasured her deeply, that was something anyone could see.
There was not a thing he wouldn't do for her.
Yet her question that morning had made it clear to him how close he was to loose it all. He could actually loosed it all because of what he was doing and what he had been doing for the last four months as she was right.
His darling wife was right as always as he was seeing someone else. The main reason for this was not that he didn't love her or stopped finding her attractive as he did. The main reason was that he was lonely and needed someone.
And she was not there. At least not in person, which to him now was a problem as he needed her. He needed to feel her, needed to kiss her, to hold her to have he in every way. And more often than he did.
The fact that he couldn't drove him out of his mind. Not to mention the fact that he also missed his children as they were always where she was. Seeing Rick with Chris just made him ache. At least Natalia and Rick shared him.
As he was alone, which was probably why he had ended up with his mistress. The noble and honorable Rebekka Nevins. They didn't do anything at his house. It was either her house when Josie wasn't there or a hotel when she was.
But as Calleigh had asked what she did, he knew he would have to end it soon, only that wouldn't be easy either.
The old Captain sighed as he watched his wife giggle and play with their children in the garden, happily smiling towards he, he smiled back.
He just hoped that she never ever would find out what he did as he knew it would crush her.
It was a some weeks later that Calleigh were out at see, close to Rio to be exact that she got a message from Horatio saying, " I can't wait to see you tonight sexy, shall we say 8 at the regular place as Josie is home? *hungry kisses* H"
Calleigh felt sick making the phone drop to the floor and run over to the railing, just in time and threw up. And not that little either, before rising letting her tears fall down towards the water.
"Mummy…?" she heard Amelia ask concerned behind her.
Calleigh managed to gather her a little and dry some of the tears before turning to face her saying, "Yes, princess."
"What's wrong?" she asked looking at her with the same worried eyes as her mother used to have.
"Nothing, just feeling a bit sick, that's all," Calleigh lied.
Amelia didn't say anything to this, she knew of course that Calleigh was lying, but knew better than to question her mother on it and since she didn't want to get in trouble she went to find her aunt Nat hearing her mother's soft cries behind her.
It was four children that moments later found their aunt Natalia in her cabin as the triplets had noticed that Calleigh were crying as well.
Natalia couldn't make out anything as they were all speaking at the same time so she with calm voice said, "Wow, easy, one of the time."
"Mummy is real sad," Mia started.
"Yeah, she's up on the railing crying," said Allison.
"And she's sick as well," Dana added.
"What do you mean?" asked Natalia worried as Calleigh was never sick or at least so seldom that if she was it was usually something to worry about.
"She dropped her phone, ran over and threw up over the railing and then she started crying, you can fix her right aunt Nat?" said Amelia with hopeful eyes.
"I hope so navyangel, I hope so," said Natalia with a sigh.
"Don't like when mummy is said," said Dana looking down.
"Yeah, make me sad too," said Allison.
"Really sad," Mia whispered.
"Shhh, I promise I will try to fix it at once," said Natalia and hugged all four before going out to check on her friend.
"Navygirl," Natalia spoke, slowly putting a hand on Calleigh's shoulder, turning her towards her and seeing her cried out eyes.
"I was right Natalia, I was right all along," Calleigh's voice was shivering.
"In what?" she asked as Valera and Jake joined them as they had gotten aware that something was wrong.
"Horatio, he's having an affair," said Calleigh sadly.
"What, how did you…?" asked Jake shocked, of all the men that would cheat on his wife, he figured Horatio was the last one.
"He by mistake sent a text that was meant for his mistress to me," said Calleigh with a sigh.
"You must be joking," said Valera as shocked as the rest.
"Does this look like a joke to you," said Calleigh as she now had walked back and picked up the phone to show them. They all looked and sighed, verifying what she had just said.
"I can't believe this," said Natalia.
"Neither can I, I mean it is Horatio," said Valera.
"What are you going to do?" asked Jake, looking at his friend with worried eyes.
"I don't know, I really don't. I mean I don't even know how long this has been going on, if this is a one time thing. And I know he loves me and the children which is why I do not get this, yet I do," she said quietly.
"You are defending him," said Natalia shocked.
"No, but look at us, we are at sea half the time and he had needs which I can not fulfill when we are," he voice was shivering.
"Is there anything I can do?" Jake asked.
"Come and check on me in a while, I need to think," she said, giving him a peck on the cheek before going downstairs.
Calleigh sighed deeply before calling Horatio and heard him say, "Hey sweetheart."
"Handsome why?" she asked without thinking it through.
"Sorry what?" he asked confused.
"Why did you send me a message that was meant for her?" she asked.
Silence in the other end before he said, "I am sorry, I didn't mean for you to…"
"To find out that way or to find out at all?" she asked.
He didn't answer, but she said, "I will be back in two weeks; you better end it now or…"
Before he had time to answer she hung up the phone hearing Jake say, "You think he will?"
"I dunno did I put him up to this?" she asked.
"No, of course not, he said.
"How long do you think he…?" she couldn't finish.
"I honestly dunno," said Jake.
"What do I do, I mean if I see him now, I think I will snap, if I even can, I am not interested in his words. I don't want to leave him, yet I can not stay," she said as she was walking back and forth which she usually did while she was thinking.
"Will you please sit down?" he asked her, patting at her bed.
"I can't," she said looking at him.
He got up, stood in front of he, making her stop, taking her hands in his and looked into her eyes. Pain and hurt. Hopelessness.
She looked back into his brown and saw the strength she was missing along with tenderness.
The young blonde slowly let herself being captured by his arms, leaning against him, her salty tears were making his white T-shirt sulking wet, but he didn't care.
Because right then she was more important and she needed him more than ever. So he just stood there, held her and let he cry.
It was one and a half week later, a half week earlier tan Calleigh had planned that the ship docked in Miami. She had not spoken to Horatio after she hung up on him.
It was simply too hard. She was still not sure about why she even wanted to see Horatio, only that she had too which was why they were in earlier than planned.
As the young blonde stood confused and watched down at the other boats around her mind went through millions of memories of them from over the years.
She smiled a little thinking about the last time they were at bay; it had lead to her being pregnant again. She had suspected it, but only found out the same morning.
Maybe that was also one of the reasons she needed to see him. He may be a jerk, but he was still the child's father and he deserved to know.
"Calleigh, are you sure about this?" Natalia asked. There was doubt in her voice.
"No, but if it was you and Rick, wouldn't you have wanted him to know?" Calleigh asked, as so far was Natalia the only one she had told it too.
"I suppose, but still…" Natalia said.
"I know, I know you want to see Rick, but will you still watch over my young ones until I get back, I will try to be fast," said Calleigh with a sigh.
"OK and good luck," said Natalia and gave her a hug before Calleigh walked off the ship.
Horatio did plan to end it as Calleigh had told him before she came back. Only it was a bit harder then he had first thought as Rebekka wasn't the one to take no for an answer.
At least not until she figured she couldn't stand a chance against Calleigh and decided to back aside.
So just this night the old couple had decided to sleep together for one last time. To get a better ending on everything. And it was just that they were doing when Calleigh opened the door to their house, as Horatio had been stupid enough to bring her home figuring Calleigh would be home for three more days.
By the loud sounds it didn't take Calleigh long to figure out what was going on. She quickly followed them to their bedroom.
Their bedroom, how could he do this here? Any place else, but not here. She could hear him growling from inside. Growling with another woman. How could he?
Angry tears were falling from her eyes as she was standing outside the bedroom door.
She sighed deeply before opening the door and finding her husband with Rebekka Nevins.
Rebekka, she was her friend. How could she allow herself to do that?
Both looked shocked at her, shocked that she was home early or maybe simply shocked by being caught.
"I warned you, didn't I?" Calleigh spoke, spite how upset she was. Her voice was still steady.
"Calleigh, this is not what it looks like," Horatio said, realizing it sounded like a cliché.
"I don't even wanna hear it, I'm leaving and I'm taking the children with me, you are never ever to see them again," she snarled, before turning around and walking away.
Horatio quickly got out of bed to try to stop her, only she was faster as he heard her car start. He knew it would be now point in try to stop her as by the time he reached the bay, the ship would be gone. And he also knew she meant every word she had just said and he could only blame himself. He slowly fell to the ground, head in hands, crying over what he had done as he knew that this time he had really lost everything.
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