Chapter 2 and final chapter is up!!! ENJOY!!!
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She heard a quick intake of breath and heard a soft voice, saying urgently,
"Calleigh, sweetheart, don't do it. Please, Calleigh, don't."
"Why not? All I do is cause pain to everyone. That hurt and agony in his wife's eyes was just, just too much, Horatio. I just want to, to, see what…" Horatio cut her off and said,
"You don't cause pain to everyone, sweetheart, what about Alexx, Eric, Frank, Ryan, Natalia, Valera and everyone at the lab?"
"I don't deserve them."
"What about your father?"
"I, I don't know, okay?" She said, tears evident, even in the dim light. But Horatio wasn't done.
"And what about Jake?"
"He's gone, long gone. I don't ever want to see him again." She said vehemently.
"Then what about me, if no one else?"
"What about you? You could find another ballistics expert."
"Maybe, but not a beautiful woman who's blonde and has a southern accent."
"So?"
"Calleigh, sweetheart, please, just don't. I can't lose you, sweetheart, not you too."
"Horatio…" Calleigh started, but Horatio cut her off, saying,
"No! I refuse to lose you too, Calleigh, I can't take losing you, not you," Calleigh could hear the rough and raw emotion in his voice, and she said softly,
"Horatio…" He cut her off again, saying,
"No! First my mother, then Raymond, then Marisol, and they're all my fault. All my fault."
"Horatio…" She said more urgently. Once again he cut her off, saying,
"No!" He continued on, telling her about his past and how it was his entire fault. When he was finished, Calleigh tried again, saying,
"Horatio…" He interrupted her again, but this time she wasn't having any of it. She put a finger to his lips and said,
"Horatio!"
"No, Calleigh, you can't, you just can't!"
She groaned in frustration and pulled the trigger.
Click
Horatio gasped and tackled Calleigh, pinning her to the ground, snatching the gun out of her hands. She stared at him in the darkness, shock in her eyes, tears gleaming on her cheeks. She swallowed hard and said,
"Horatio, it was empty, I took the bullets out before I left work, I was scared of what I would've done if it was loaded." He swallowed hard too, and Calleigh could barely make out the tears shining in his eyes. An awkward moment came up and she said quietly,
"Oh Horatio, I'm so sorry,"
He eased back and she sat up, seeing the agony in his eyes, and knowing that she was the cause of that hurt. Silently she reached for him and pulled him to her, her arms encircling him and comforting him. With little resistance he began to quietly sob, while he clung to her. Calleigh forgot all about her pain and hurtful memories when Horatio's pain and hurtful memories were worse. She held him tightly, letting him cry. When his tears subsided, he eased back and met her gaze with a fierce one.
"Don't you ever do that to me again."
She nodded, and then he crushed his lips to hers, it was need and love, acute to the point. Then, he eased back and it was her turn to be comforted. His strong arms held her and soothed her while she cried in his chest. When her tears subsided, he gently pressed a kiss to the top of her head. Soon, he felt her deep, even breathing that told him that she was asleep. He carried her to her bedroom, settling her on her bed when she stirred.
"Don't leave me, Horatio, I'm, I'm scared,"
"Scared of what, sweetheart?"
"Scared of what I'm possible of doing." She said quietly, and without hesitation he lowered himself next to her. She cuddled into him and he wrapped his arms around her. Soon he drifted off, and Calleigh was soon to follow. As she drifted off, she said quietly,
"I love you, Horatio."
"I love you too, sweetheart, now get some sleep." He said sleepily, and she smiled, saying,
"Yes Handsome." With that they both quietly drifted off.
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THE END!!!
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Hope you enjoyed, I know, kinda dark, but hopefully it wasn't all that bad! REVIEW TIME!!!
