A/N: Thanks for the comments. I know that I'm slowly making my way back to the fan fiction world and I sorta lost my place as one of the best CSI:Miami Kyle and Horatio writers, but I will regain my throne... lol. I'm glad that you all enjoyed the last little one. There will be short ones and there will be long ones. I am working on one now that will be a little longer and it was an idea from Roots4Miami so look out for that one. I'm trying to start giving you all chapters. Eventully I will be updating once a week or twice a week but I decided that I needed to give you all more of a taste
S/N: This short story came to me as I was listening to Adele and just thinking about what if Julia brought a sick Kyle to Horatio and was just going to leave him there. These one-shots will just be a wide range of things and Kyle will be all different ages. It's just how I see him. In this short one, Kyle is four and he doesn't talk much, it's just dialouge between Julia and Horatio.
Hope you enjoyed and please comment... lol :)
Never that Easy
He had just passed out. Working long hours at the crime lab was finally beginning to catch up with the angel of Miami. Horatio was spent, he and his team had just tracked down the killer of four young Miami officers, and sleep was more than welcoming. It seemed no more than 15 minutes (though it was 2 hours) when there was a heavy knock at his door. Ignoring it at first Horatio rolled over and pulled the covers over his face. But the knocking persisted, followed by loud shouts:
"Horatio open up the damn door."
Instantly recognizing the voice, Horatio slumped out of bed and threw a shirt on and his slippers. Walking wearily to the front door he yawned before opening it:
"Julia what do you.."
When Horatio fully got a glance of the beauty standing there at 3am with their 4 year old son in her arms wrapped in a blanket Horatio woke up quickly:
"What are you doing Julia? It's too late to have Kyle out at this hour."
"Don't tell me what to do," Julia huffed as she shoved past Horatio,"Kyle is running a fever and I have to meet some clients in Hawaii for a business deal."
Horatio wiped the sleep from his eyes as he shut the door. Following Julia into the living room he watched her lay Kyle on the couch:
"I'm only going to be gone a couple of days and Judy said that she will come here everyday and take care of him until I get back."
Horatio was quiet, the sleep he felt was instantly replaced by anger and worry for his son. How could Julia just leave and not care enough to stay with their child. Horatio was more than able to take care of his sick son, but Julia was his mother and no mother leaves their sick child alone:
"Julia," Horatio started off calmly trying to get a hold on his anger,"You cannot leave Kyle here alone while he's sick, he needs his mother."
"And so what you don't think he needs his father?" Julia snapped.
"That's not what I'm saying Julia," Horatio looked down at his precious son as he slept,"All I'm saying is that a mother is supposed to be with her child at these times."
"Horatio you make it sound like I don't take care of my child. I'm going down there so that I can provide for Kyle; and besides you never take care of him.."
"Excuse me," Horatio cut Julia off," I don't take care of my son?" Horatio couldn't hide his anger any longer.
Kyle stirred a little and winced at Horatio's voice, this caused Julia to shoot Horatio an angrily look:
"You heard me Horatio, but lets not go there. I can easily bring him to Judy's and have her babysit him for the rest of the week. But I thought that I would let him come to his fathers being that he hardly see's you. But if you don't want him here than I will take him and we will go."
Julia bent down to take her son in her arms. She knew how to work Horatio, to play Kyle against him and to get what she wanted. She knew Horatio would jump at the chance to spend one second with Kyle, this is what she wanted, she wanted Horatio eating out of the palm of her hands.
"No Julia," Horatio took that bait,"Just leave him here and tell Judy that she is not needed."
Julia let go of Kyle, "Are you sure Horatio."
Horatio smiled down at his child as Kyle moved a little,"I'm postive."
"Well good," Julia began walking away,"I'm leaving his bags and his medication. If you need anything just call Judy and she will bring it."
Julia walked towards the door and opened it:
"Tell Kyle that his mother loves him and I will be back in a few days. Thanks Horaito."
Julia walked out of the house, closing the door behind her. Horatio went and locked the door and moved Kyle's bags into the closet. Walking back into the living room, Horatio pulled the blanket up further on Kyle and checked his forhead. He was burning up and Horatio could tell his child was suffering. How long was his son going to be treated unfairly by his mother? How long was Horatio going to allow this kind of behavior to persist? Horatio didn't know the answers to those questions just yet. But he did know that he was getting sick and tired of Julia and her carelessness. Kyle was Horatio's first priority and he should be to Julia as well:
"It's going to be a matter of time my sweet boy," Horatio whispered to Kyle as he moved a few lose strands of hair from Kyle's forehead,"Daddy is going to step in soon."
A/N: So what did you think? Let me know if you want to read a part two?
