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Chapter 2: Back to work
Two days later
Calleigh had just finished cooking breakfast when she feels two arms wrap around her from behind, she smiles as she felt her husband's lips on her neck and heard him say. "Good morning, Sweetheart."
"Good morning, Handsome."
After a second's pause, he asked. "So you ready to go back to work?"
When they got back from their trip, Horatio went to work the next day, but Calleigh wanted to take that extra day to spend time with the kids, and now it was time to go back to work.
She nodded as she turned around in his arms, then replied as she wrapped her arms around his neck. "As much fun as I was having with the kids, I need to go back to work."
He nodded in understanding with a smile, they love their kids but working as CSI still meant a lot to them too, then he leans toward her and kisses her softly.
As they were pulling back, Calleigh saw C.J. over Horatio's shoulder. "Hungry, Sweetie?"
C.J. nodded with a smile. "Yes, Please."
Horatio and Calleigh release each other, then she asked him. "Can you grab the juice?"
C.J. nodded again, and as Horatio was fixing the plates, Calleigh looked toward the hall and shouted. "Christy, Josh, Breakfast!"
As the table was being set, Calleigh saw Josh and Christy coming into the room, so she walked up to them and picked up Josh before walking back to the table.
After they sat down in their chairs, thank yous and welcomes were being said around the table before they started eating.
Once Horatio was done, he gets up off his chair, puts his dishes and coffee mug in the sink, then walked over to the table and said goodbye to his family, first C.J., then Josh, next came Christy, and last but certainly not least, Calleigh.
He had cupped her cheek and said. "I'll see you in a few minutes."
Calleigh nodded with a smile and said. "Yes you will handsome." He smiled back, leaned down and kissed her on the lips softly.
When he pulls back, he said. "Love you."
"Love you too."
After one more kiss, he says goodbye to the family again before walking out of the house.
Calleigh watched him till she couldn't see him anymore, then when she looked around the table, they were all looking at her with smiles, so she smiled back and asked. "What?"
Christy smiled bigger and started to sing. "Mommy and daddy, sitting in the tree, k-i-s-s-i-n-g-..."
Calleigh tickles her, which cuts her off, and said. "Alright you, get back to eating."
Christy chuckles before picking up her fork again and started eating.
They rest of them chuckled, but Josh just smiled.
Once they were done eating, and while Calleigh was cleaning up the dishes and Josh was in the living room playing, C.J. and Christy were packing a day bag to go over to Ashley's so she could watch the kids while their parents worked.
Ashley was still a major part in their lives and the Caine kids loved it at her place. She got married two years ago to a wonderful guy she met in her Junior year and she graduated with a bachelor's degree, she was also a few months pregnant.
After Calleigh turned off the faucet to the sink, she made sure she had her jacket, purse and keys, then walked over to the couch to grab Josh's bag, and after picking up Josh, she said loudly. "You guys ready?" A few seconds later they walked into the living room with smiles and nods, Calleigh returns the smile and continued. "Alright, let's go."
They nodded again, then everybody walked out of the house as she shuts and locks the door behind them.
5 minutes later
Calleigh pulls her vehicle on the side of the street in front of a white, one story house with a chain link fence around the yard, then she gets out, and while the older kids get out of the vehicle, Calleigh gets Josh out of his car seat before the four of them walk towards the back of the vehicle.
As they were grabbing their bags out of the trunk, Ashley opened the front door before walking up to the fence.
Christy saw her first and shouted. "Ashley!"
Ashley smiled. "Hi Christy, it's been a few days, how was Vegas?"
Christy ran up to the fence and told her how much fun she had, then after Ashley opened the gate, they hugged.
When Ashley stood up, she looked at C.J. "Hi, C.J."
He smiled. "Hi, Ashley."
She smiled in return, then as C.J. walked in the inside of Ashley's yard, she smiled at Calleigh and little Josh.
Calleigh whispered in Josh's ear, then Josh smiled while looking at Ashley. " 'Shley."
The chuckled before Calleigh speaks. "He's getting closer to saying your name."
Ashley nodded. "So how are you Cal, did you have a good time in Vegas?"
Calleigh smiled and replied. "The best. What about you? How is your little one doing?"
She kept the smile on her face as she puts her hands on her stomach. "Great, Jeff and I can't wait."
"I know exactly how you are feeling, our babies couldn't get here fast enough."
Ashley nodded as she watched Calleigh say goodbye to Josh.
Calleigh kissed her son's forehead and said. "I love you baby, be good for Ashley, ok?"
He nodded and replied. "Ok, mommy."
After one more kiss, she hands Josh to Ashley, then kneeled down and said. "Come here Christy, say goodbye to mommy."
Christy drops her bag then runs to her mom.
Calleigh wraps her daughter in her arms. "I love you, you be good too and help Ashley with your brother, ok?"
Christy nodded as she pulled back. "I will mommy, Love you too."
After one more kiss, Calleigh stands up as Christy walks back on the other side of the fence.
Calleigh looks at C.J., and he speaks before she could. "I know mom, help with the siblings and I love you too."
Calleigh nods with another smile. "Thank you and I love you."
He smiled with a nod, and after one more goodbye to everybody, Calleigh turned and walked back to the vehicle.
When she got in and started it, they all waved at her, she waved back before putting her hands on the steering wheel and started driving to the lab.
10 minutes later
When Calleigh walked into the lab, which had gone through a little remodeling so there was more sunlight coming through the windows, the receptionist looked up from task, smiled at Calleigh and said. "Good Morning, Mrs. Caine."
Calleigh was always polite and very rarely do you see her without a smile, but when people call her by her married name, it sparkled more, and this time was no exception. "Good morning to you, Ms. Warner, enjoy your day."
The blond-haired, brown-eyed woman nodded with a smile before going back to her task as Calleigh continued down the hall to go to the elevator so she could go to her ballistics lab to drop of her things.
After she dropped her things off, she rode the elevator back up to the main floor, then walked into the break room where she saw Natalia sitting down at the table, smiling at some pink roses she had in front of her.
Calleigh smiled at the other woman and cleared her throat before saying. "I wonder who got you those."
Natalia mentally shakes her head, then speaks while watching Calleigh go to the counter to get her coffee. "And you would be correct."
Calleigh speaks as she turns around after pouring her a cup off coffee. "And how are you and Dan doing?"
Dan Wilson had met Natalia at Calleigh and Horatio's wedding and they got to know each other pretty well during that time, but since they lived in different states they decided to become just friends, so for four years all they did was text and call each other, and when they saw one another it was still in a friendly capacity. Then Dan surprised her when he said that he was moving to Miami and working at the Mimi-Dade police department, which soon after his move here, they started dating for real, so now they've been a couple for the last two years.
Natalia smiled and replied. "We are just great, things couldn't be better."
"That is wonderful to hear."
"I know, right!"
The girls chuckled as Eric and a new member of the team walked in the room.
Once they stopped laughing, Calleigh looked at the guys and said. "Hi Eric, Ryan."
Ryan Wolfe joined the team when Jesse moved to Los Angeles two years ago, which they were all sad to see him go, but it was something he wanted to do. So with him moving they needed somebody else and since Horatio liked what he saw in Ryan, even though he was a patrol officer, he brought him in as a CSI.
He was Caucasian, 5'9 with an athletic build, short brown hair and hazel eyes.
With the move of Jesse also got Calleigh promoted to assistant supervisor, and it was all because of the higher-ups. Horatio obviously had nothing to do with it, because then it probably wouldn't have happened, but she was very honored that they thought highly of her, and Horatio and Calleigh were both happy at how much she had accomplished in her short time working there.
The guys smiled at her, then just as Eric was about to ask about her trip, Alexx comes in the room and smiles at Calleigh, Calleigh smiles back as she asked. "How are you Alexx?"
Alexx walked up to Calleigh and gave her a hug, then as they pulled back, she replied. "I'm great, did you enjoy your trip?"
Calleigh nodded with one of her big smiles before replying. "I did, thank you."
Alexx nodded in return, then continued. "I'm glad, but I'm also glad you're back, it just wasn't the same with you and Horatio gone."
She had told Horatio that yesterday and his response was the same as Calleigh's, which was a thank you and a smile.
As the rest of the morning greetings were dying down, Horatio comes into the room with assignment sheets, he smiled at this team before speaking. "It's good to see everybody this morning, now let's get started." They nodded as they sat down at the table.
After they talked about an open case that Natalia and Eric were still working on, Horatio hands out the assignment sheets and dismissed them.
The team nodded before getting up and walking out of the door, leaving Horatio and Calleigh alone for a few minutes.
They look at each other with a smile, then Horatio speaks. "As much as I love seeing you at home, I enjoy seeing you here too, so in a boss perspective it's good to have you back here, did you have a nice trip?"
His eyes were sparkling as he asked that, and she smiled that loving smile in return as she answered. "One of the best times of my life, but anytime I'm with my family is considered the best." He smiled at that as she continued. "And in a co-worker perspective, it's great to be back here."
After one more loving look between them, they got their minds on work and left the break room to do their respective cases, ready to get closure for the victim's families.
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