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Chapter 3: Baby Talk

When it was the end of shift, they all met in the break room to go over their cases with Horatio, and once they were done, he smiled at them and told them they did a good job before walking toward the doorway of the room.

Right as he got there, he smiled at Dan, who was just walking in the room after he was done with his shift. "Hi, Dan."

Ever since Horatio's marriage to Calleigh, Dan has been nothing but supportive, not only because he could see the love that Horatio and Calleigh share, but because he had finally moved on, and he wanted them as happy as he was.

Dan smiled back as he replied. "Hi, Horatio."

"I hope you have a good evening."

"You too."

After Calleigh and Horatio share a smile, Horatio walks out of the room.

Calleigh was happy that Dan and Horatio were on great terms because even though she never thought of Dan as a romantic partner, he has been a very good friend since she started working with him in New Orleans, and she wanted to continue to be his friend with out any hassles, especially now that he moved here.

Dan looks at everybody in the room and they all greeted him. Then when Natalia and Dan looked at each other, they smiled at one another, and as she got off the chair she was sitting in, Dan walked up to her, and once they were closer, they hugged as they greeted one another and talked about their day.

Everybody was happy for the couple, but no more than Calleigh was, she knew Dan needed a wonderful woman because he was such a great guy, and she couldn't have thought of anybody better than Natalia, they were the perfect match and she could tell they genuinely cared/loved one another.

After Dan and Natalia got out of their own world, they looked at Calleigh and smiled, she smiled back and asked. "How are you Dan?"

"I'm fine, thank you, and you?"

"Couldn't be better."

He nodded, then Eric cleared his throat and asked. "Dan, you ready to get your butt spanked on the basketball court?"

He chuckled and replied. "You're on, but I think it will be the other way around today."

Eric chuckled back. "We'll just see about that, won't we?"

"I guess so." Dan looked over at Natalia and asked. "If you don't mind that I go play?"

Natalia shook her head. "No it's ok."

He smiled. "Thank you."

As they kissed softly on the lips, Eric looked at Calleigh and said. "Tell C.J. that this weekend has our name all over it on the basketball courts."

As C.J. was getting older, basketball has been his choice of sport, which was no doubt from the influence he got from Eric and Jesse.

Calleigh nodded as she replied. "You got it."

After Dan and Natalia pulled back from their kiss, he started walking toward the door as the guys were ragging on each other, but stopped when Natalia said. "On Dan?" He looked back and she continued. "Thank you for the flowers."

He winked as he replied. "You got it babe." Before he walked out of the room with Eric and Ryan.

The women looked at each other, then Alexx said. "Boys will be boys."

They chuckled with a nod, and as they walked out of the break room after Natalia grabbed her flowers, Calleigh said. "That game should be interesting."

They looked at her as Natalia asked. "Why do you say that?"

Calleigh smiled as she replied. "Because I don't expect Dan to go easy on him this time."

They've seen the guys play against each other before and Eric had always won by a landslide, so their look changed to curiosity on why she could say that this time would be any different.

Calleigh replied with the smile still on her face as she looked at their faces. "Dan's high school basketball team are two-time state champions, and he was their captain."

Natalia looked shocked as she replied. "You mean he can actually play?"

Not that it mattered to her whether Dan was good at playing sports or not, it would just be nice that she didn't have to see another smug look on Eric's face after he won.

Calleigh nodded. "Oh yeah, he was just boosting Eric's ego, but I think that's about to change."

Natalia chuckled as she said. "Oh I have to see this game, I'll talk to you guys later." Then she sped up her walk so she could hurry to the basketball courts at the park.

Alexx and Calleigh spoke at the same time. "Alright Natalia."

When the two women got into the elevator to go down to the ballistics lab and the morgue, Alexx looked at Calleigh and said. "It's so nice to see her so happy, Dan is good to her."

Calleigh nodded in agreement. "Yes he is, and you can tell they are in love with each other."

Alexx nodded, then replied with a smile. "Just like another couple I know about." Knowing who Alexx was talking about, Calleigh smiled bigger as she looked down. Alex chuckled before she continued. "So you and Horatio are really doing ok?"

Calleigh nodded. "We are better than ever."

"That's good to hear, because I can't think of two people who deserve each other more than you and Horatio."

Calleigh smiled bigger as she replied. "Thank you Alexx, that really means a lot to me. You know, you've been our biggest supporter from the start."

"You're welcome, and I just love seeing Horatio so happy, he's been through so much in his lifetime it was about time he caught a break."

Calleigh knew about Horatio's childhood and how he grew up, so she understood what Alexx was talking about.

Calleigh nodded in agreement as the elevator dinged on her floor, then as she was walking out of the elevator, Alexx speaks. "Tell the kids I said hi, and enjoy your evening."

"You too Alexx."

They waved bye and smiled as the elevator doors closed, then she turned to the ballistics lab so she could lock up and go get the kids. She enjoyed her first day back, but nothing beats spending time with her kids, and her husband in a non-working environment.


When the entire Caine family got home, the younger kids were playing in their room, C.J. left the house to go over to Ray Jr's house for a bit, and Calleigh and Horatio were relaxing on the couch talking, then when it was dinner time, everybody was at the dinner table eating and talking about their day.

After dinner was done, the dishes cleaned and put in the dishwasher, they had family time, which usually consisted of a family-friendly movie or board/card games, and tonight they chose a movie, so they sat in front of the TV screen and watched it.

Once it was done, Calleigh announced it was bed time for the younger kids, Christy sighed and replied. "Do we have to?"

Calleigh looked at her daughter and replied. "You know the rules honey."

She nodded as she looked at her daddy. "Can you read me a story tonight?"

Horatio smiled, and right as he was about to answer her, Josh speaks. "Me too, daddy."

They chuckled, then Horatio finally answered as he picked up the youngest from the floor. "Of course, say goodnight to mommy first."

Christy walked closer to her mother, wrapped her arms around her neck and said. "Love you mommy."

Calleigh wrapped her arms around her daughter. "I love you too, Honey, sleep tight tonight."

Christy smiled. "I will mommy." Then she walked to her older brother and asked. "Can you tuck me in, C.J."

C.J. chuckled with a nod as he kneeled down. "Hop on, sis."

Christy was happy as she got on her older brother's back, then after she wrapped her arms around his neck and he made sure she was secure, he stood up before walking down the hall to the rooms.

Calleigh watched them for a few minutes, then Horatio got her attention when he said. "Say goodnight mommy."

Calleigh chuckled when she saw her husband holding Josh like he was getting ready to fly like superman. "Aww, goodnight my super hero, Love you."

"Love you mommy."

After Calleigh kissed him, Horatio said. "Ready superman?"

Josh smiled as he replied. "Yeah, daddy."

"Alright let's go."

Calleigh watched her husband move their son in the air like he was flying down the hall with a smile, she couldn't be any more blessed than she was right now.

A few seconds later C.J. walked in the living room and asked if he needed to do anything else before he retired to his room, which Calleigh just shook her head and replied. "Nope you are done for the day, enjoy your own time before bed." Since C.J. was older, he could stay up a little bit later than the rest of the kids, and he usually spends that time playing videos games or reading.

"Alright, Goodnight, mom."

Every time he calls her mom, it still sends her heart skipping, and she loves it.

"Goodnight, Honey, Love you."

C.J. smiled. "Love you too." Then he turns around to walk back down the hall to go to his room.

Calleigh took a few minutes, then as she was getting up from the couch to lock up for the night, her cell phone rings from the coffee table. She picks it up, sees its Sara calling her, then she answers it. "Hi Sara."


10 minutes later

Horatio just said 'The End' in Christy's book before looking at his daughter and saw that she was sound asleep. Then he looked down in his arms and his son was sleeping too, he smiled as he sets the book on the nightstand, then he holds on to his little man as he stands up and takes him to his room across the hall.

After tucking his son in bed, he ran his fingers through his light red hair, then leaned down, kissed his forehead and whispered. "Goodnight, Buddy, daddy loves you." After one more kiss, he pulled back and watched him sleep for a few more minutes before turning and walking out of the room to go back to his daughter's room.

After fixing her blankets around her, he leaned down, kissed her forehead and whispered. "Good night, Princess, daddy loves you too." After one more kiss on her forehead, he pulls back to watch her sleep for a few minutes before he walked out of her room.

He walked to the room next to his daughter's on the left and knocked.

A few seconds later he hears a come in, so he opens the door and stands in the door way to his oldest room, they smiled at each other, then Horatio said. "I just wanted to say goodnight."

C.J. smiled. "Goodnight dad."

Like with Calleigh, there may not be any DNA linking him to C.J., but every time he calls him dad it skips the beat of his heart a few times.

"Love you, C.J."

"Love you too."

After one more smile between them, Horatio steps back into the hall, shutting the door behind him, then after double checking the locks on the windows and doors and making sure the alarm was on, he walked into the master bedroom, which was the last room at the end of the hall.

Calleigh was sitting up in bed wearing her sleeping clothes, a long, white, thin-strapped, night-gown, and she was smiling while looking at a family picture she usually keeps on her nightstand.

Horatio shuts the door, and as he walked to the dresser to get his sleeping clothes, he asked. "What's going on?"

She looked up from the picture to look at her husband, then replied as she watched him walking to the bathroom. "Sara called while you were putting the kids to sleep."

He cracked the door so they could still talk while he gets ready for bed. "So what did she say?"

She took a moment to wait for him to turn off the faucet since he was getting ready to brush his teeth, then replied. "Her and Grissom found out they are having another son, she was so excited."

Horatio walks out of the bathroom a few minutes later, and as he headed for the light switch for the overhead light, he replied. "That's great."

Calleigh nodded. "It is."

As he walked to his side of the bed, Calleigh turned on the lamp on her side of the bed before looking at the picture of their family again.

After Horatio gets in bed and places the blankets over him, he scoots closer to Calleigh as she sighed. He looks at the photo then to her as she speaks again. "Our kids are growing up so fast." She looked at him and continued. "I can't believe that Christy will be five in two months, it's amazing how fast time goes by."

Horatio nodded this time. "It is." Then he looks at with curiosity as she looked back at the picture, and after a few minutes he figures out what she is beating around the bush about. "Calleigh, do you want another child?"

Calleigh looked at him immediately and asked. "Do you?"

He smirked a little. "I asked you first."

She took a moment before finally voicing what's been in her heart the last few weeks. "To you this may seem like it came out of nowhere or just because Sara and Grissom are having another baby, but I've been thinking about this the last few weeks, a lot really, and yes I do want another child." She took a breath then talked before he could open his mouth. "But if you don't want another one, that is completely ok, I'm happy with everything you've given me an..."

He cuts her off when he puts a finger to her lips, then he moves his finger and cups her cheek before he starts talking while looking into her green eyes. "Calleigh, it's always been us giving each other something. I like to think of our marriage as 50/50, don't you?" She nodded as he continued. "Ok good, and believe it or not, but I've been thinking about it too."

Her eyes lit up as she asked. "Really?"

He nodded with a smile. "I love our children, but if there is a chance for another, I'll gladly take it with you. I want another daughter that has your smile in her, or another son that has your eyes. What do you say?"

She smiled with tears in her eyes and replied. "How about a son that has your smile, and a daughter that has your eyes."

He swipes his thumb under her eye to wipe a tear away and said softly. "I'll take that too, just as long as they have your spirit."

She places the picture back on her nightstand, then looks at him and speaks as he cups her cheek again. "Your heart and generosity."

As he moved closer to her, he whispered. "Your passion."

Right as their lips touched, she uttered. "Your Kindness."

When their lips finally touched they kissed passionately.

After they pulled back they put their foreheads together to get their breathing back on track, and when they did, she pulls back, cups his cheek, and said while looking into his eyes. "Who will put others needs in front of their own."

He smiled. "Who will light up a room every time they walk into it."

She smiled in return, and after looking at each other in silence for a few minutes, she asked. "So did we convince one another?"

He chuckled before replying. "I believe so." He places his hand on top of hers that was still on his cheek and asked. "So it's happening?"

"Well not right at this moment, but yes, officially trying for another baby is on the table."

Both their eyes are lighting up at the prospect of another child, then he leaned toward her and kissed her softly on the lips.

After he pulls back, he speaks again. "I love you, Sweetheart."

"I love you too, Handsome."

Then they both yawned, stopping them from going further than just talking about a baby tonight.

They chuckled before she apologized. "Sorry."

He shook his head with a smile. "It's alright, we have plenty of time. There is no rush. Ok?"

"Ok."

After one more kiss, she turns her lamp off before they lay down in bed.

As she turned her back towards him, he scoots closer to her and wraps his arms around her waist, and after kissing the back of her head, he says. "Sleep tight."

She places her hands on top of his, and replied with a smile as she slips her fingers through his. "Sleep tight, Handsome."

A few minutes later they fall asleep with smiles on their faces, very happy with their next plan.


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