Part 2 of "The Dance" is up!!! ENJOY AND I LOVE GARTH BROOKS HE TOTALLY ROCKS!!!

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As the last strains of the song faded away, Calleigh and Horatio stopped swaying and just held each other for one last moment. Calleigh closed her eyes for one last moment and then eased back from Horatio's arms. He held onto her for one moment and then let her go, as she took a step back. She looked straight into his eyes and smiled softly at him, and he smiled back. Calleigh heard herself saying,

"Thank you for the dance, Handsome." Horatio smiled at the nickname and said,

"You're welcome, Beautiful." She smiled and ducked her head at the nickname, but Horatio's hand went under her chin, applying pressure until she looked at him.

"That's what I do," He said softly, and she smiled, laughing.

She knew that he meant that he was usually the one that ducked his head when he didn't want to look someone in the eyes, because his eyes always betrayed his emotions. She kept looking at him, and he eventually ducked his head, making her smile and laugh. This time her hand went under his chin, making him look at her.

"Ready to go, ma'am?" He asked quietly, and she smiled and sighed, saying,

"I guess so."

"What's wrong?" He asked, grabbing her arm as she went to turn away. She looked at him and said,

"I just don't want this evening to end." He looked at her and then a smile grew on his face, and he said,

"You read my mind, sweetheart. May I come over for some coffee?"

"Sure. I'll pop a movie in too."

"That would be great." He said, and she picked up her heels and started back to the car, Horatio following her. Just as she was about to climb into the Hummer he caught her arm, trapping her against the Hummer.

"You look beautiful tonight, sweetheart." He breathed, and she smiled at him, saying,

"And you look dashing, Handsome." He chuckled and leaned closer before releasing her and going to the driver's side and climbing in. She took a deep breath before climbing in too.

Holding you

I held everything

And for a moment

Wasn't I the king

But if I'd only known

How the king would fall

Hey who's to say

You know I might have changed it all

Calleigh unlocked her door and slipped inside, calling to Horatio,

"Go pick out a movie, they're all in the cabinet below the TV."

"Okay." He replied, and went to go pick one out. Calleigh slipped upstairs and changed into some comfortable clothes, slipping down the stairs when she heard Horatio call,

"Calleigh?"

"Right here." She said, walking into the living room. He appraised her with his eyes for a moment and then said,

"You changed."

"You noticed." She countered, grinning. He chuckled and sat down on the couch, popping the movie in. Calleigh walked into the kitchen and was grabbing something from the shelf when, out of nowhere, hands started tickling her. She dropped the box and bent over, laughing. She twisted around and grabbed Horatio's hands. His eyes were sparkling with mischief and she said,

"Quit it, I'm trying to make popcorn here!"

"So sorry, ma'am." Horatio said, a grin tugging at the corners of his mouth. He let go of her and watched her while she popped the popcorn.

When she turned around, she handed a bowl and a can of pop to him, and he grinned at her while she swept out of the kitchen. They sat down on the couch and Calleigh reached for the remote. She pressed play and the movie started, and it was "Mamma Mia" She looked in shock at Horatio, who shrugged. She smiled at him and settled back into the couch. When it was about halfway through, Horatio put his arm around her shoulders, and she leaned into him. By the time the movie was over, she had her head on his shoulder and her arm around his waist, and he had both arms around her.

Horatio thought, as he held her, that he was holding his whole world, his everything. And also, he felt like he was king of the world. He had only felt like that one other time, when he used to play King of the Mountain, whenever he won he felt like king of the world, not just the mountain.

He just didn't know how the king was going to fall, but he always did. But maybe, just maybe, if he knew, he could change it all.

And now, I'm glad I didn't know

The way it all would end

The way it all would go

Our lives

Are better left to chance

I could've missed the pain

But I'd a had to miss

The dance

Soon, the movie was over and Horatio went to move, but found that Calleigh was sleeping when her head fell forward onto his chest. He sighed, and tightened his arms around her, though the voice in the back of his head was screaming at him to get out of there. He managed to lay back until Calleigh was snuggled between him and the back of the couch, and he was on the edge of it, though he didn't mind in the slightest. Eventually he found himself drifting off into sleep, relishing the feeling of holding Calleigh in his arms, and being able to protect her.

In the morning, he woke up to Calleigh's phone vibrating. He carefully slipped out from next to her and made sure she kept on sleeping. Quickly he dashed to the phone but it was too late. Calleigh's voice came out, telling the caller to leave a message. Then, Jake's voice came on.

"Hey baby, it's Jake. I'm on my way back to Miami for a little while, I'm between assignments and thought that I'd come down for a while. Can't say where I am, so I can't tell you how long it'll be before I get there. Love you. Bye."

Horatio felt like he had been punched in the gut. The words "love you" coming from Jake's mouth, meant for Calleigh felt like bullets in his heart. Now he knew why that little voice was screaming at him to leave. Calleigh was Jake's, not his; he had no right to her while she was dating Jake. None at all, and that's what was killing him. Horatio pulled his coat on and left a note for Calleigh, telling her that he had fun last night, that it was good to get to know her a little better, and that he'd see her at work. He signed it "Horatio" and left it on the table. He took one last glance at the sleeping Calleigh on the couch and couldn't resist brushing a stand of blonde hair from her sleeping, angelic face. With a sigh and a heavy heart he turned to go and walked out, quietly shutting the door.

And as he drove away, he knew that even if he had known what was going to happen, he still would've done exactly the same thing, as missing that night would've been a crime. His life was better left to chance, because even though he could've missed the horrible pain he was feeling right now, he would've missed out on the chance to hold Calleigh in his arms in that dance. He was now glad that he didn't know the way it all would go, the way it all would end.

Yes my life,

It's better left to chance

I could've missed the pain

But I'd a had to miss

The Dance

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I LOVE GARTH BROOKS!!! HE IS AWESOME!!! Next song's gonna be "Do What You Gotta Do" also by, guess who? GARTH BROOKS!!! I hope you liked it, and I absolutely love this song, "The Dance" IT ROCKS JUST LIKE GARTH BROOKS!!! Adios for now!!!