Chapter 3.
Once upstairs they saw an ambulance take of and Rick, Eric, Valera and Ryan looked shocked.
"What happened?" Calleigh asked.
"Horatio just…" Rick couldn't finish.
"He just what?" Calleigh asked, her voice was shacking.
"He passed out, but I'm sure it's nothing," said Rick.
Calleigh's jaw dropped, and her face turned white as snow, so she had been right something was wrong, she stormed up to his office, the others quickly followed her.
She turned the office upside down and Eric asked, "What are you looking for?"
"This," she said and put a box of pills on the table.
Eric held it up and gasped, "I can't believe it, do you know what this is."
"Of course, it's x, I should have understood it from the beginning," she said. Her voice was grave, why hadn't she thought of this before, it fitted, his energy, his sexual urges, his eye sight.
Calleigh felt furious, how could he do this to himself after what happened to Raymond and to her when he knew the risk. Her hand found its way down to the gun, her eyes were lighting as she walked towards the door. They others quickly stepped aside. Calleigh walked to her car and drove off.
"Where was she going?" Valera asked.
"Probably to kill H, right now I'm glad I'm not in his shoes," said Eric.
"How could he do that, he must have known she would find out sooner or later," said Ryan.
"Dunno, only hope he lives," said Natalia.
"Does it really matter, she'll kill him if he does," said Eric.
"Can you blame her," said Natalia.
"Not really," said Eric.
Then they left the office and got back to work.
Horatio sat in the hospital bed when Calleigh walked in and thought, 'She will kill me.'
"HOW COULD YOU!" she yelled.
"Calleigh, I'm sorry, but it seemed like a good idea at the time," said Horatio.
"How stupid are you, you know the risk, and you went ahead and did it anyway," she said angry and a bit hurt.
"I never intended it to go this far but I got hooked and I really loved the energy and the rest, and I felt so much younger and I thought maybe if I then you would not feel like you were with an old man," he said and added, "I mean you got enough energy to go on 24-7, but I don't got that any more, I wish I did, but I don't."
"I could have lost you, have you any idea how much I love you, I couldn't go on without you, and you know your age don't bother me. I liked you better before the x, that was the Horatio I fell in love with," her voice was shaking and she turned away so he wouldn't see her cry.
"Calleigh," he said, but didn't know what more to say.
She walked over to him and said, "I could have lost you."
"Come here, sweetheart," he said and she sat down next to him, her head rested on his chest and he held her closely while she cried.
"I was a fool, I'm really sorry, I won't do it again ever I promise," he said and meant every word since he couldn't bear the thought of leaving her behind.
"You're going to rehab and I'm running the lab," she said.
"Of course and will you cure Ryan's addiction for coffee, Natalia's for sugar and Valera's and Eric's to each other while I'm gone, everyone is way to over hyperactive," he said.
"Will do, and is there anything you want me to stop with?" she asked.
"No, you're perfect the way you are my beloved bulletgirl," he said and gave her a soft kiss.
The next day Calleigh called everyone in to her office and said, "Okay, here's the deal. Horatio is going to be in rehab and I'm in charge of you children. Ryan you have to quit the coffee, Natalia the sugar and Valera and Eric keep it less intimate at work or there will be consequences all around. Am I making myself clear?"
"Crystal" said Eric.
"Yes ma'am" said Ryan.
Natalia and Valera nodded they knew she meant every word.
"Ok, back to work now, I think I had my share of fun today, so be good children and give mummy a break," said Calleigh.
"Yes mother," they replied and left her.
Outside Ryan said, "I can't believe she called us children."
"Why, I mean if you look at it, she and H has been working together the longest and has therefore develop as kinda a mum and dad, and since they are a couple it makes us their children until they get their own," said Valera.
"Do you think they will?" Ryan asked.
"When she's ready, I think she got enough with us four and "dad" in rehab right now," said Natalia and smiled.
"You're probably right, besides with Kyle they kinda have a son already," Ryan pointed out.
"Mhm, so let's get back to work and quit with our addictions so mum don't have to worry so much," said Eric. The others laughed and followed him.
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