Horatio's Girl
Part 4
Meanwhile Horatio and Roxanne arrived at Calleigh's place.
"Thank you, for being so understanding. I really appreciate it," said Roxanne with a smile.
"Of course. I just want you to be comfortable. That's all," said Horatio.
"I am comfortable. I'm comfortable around you. I feel safe when you're around. This is the first time in a long time I've felt so safe," said Roxanne.
"I'm glad I make you feel safe. I will make sure you are safe from any harm. I promise," said Horatio.
"That's a pretty big promise. Are you sure you can keep it," asked Roxanne.
"I'm sure. I will keep you safe no matter what. I want you to know that," said Horatio as he held Roxanne's hand.
"Thanks. I just hope Sanchez doesn't get out and comes after me. He's a dangerous man," said Roxanne.
"You don't have to worry about him getting out anytime soon. He's not going to get out for a very long time," said Horatio.
"When you say that, I believe you. Alright, I found my life vest. Let's go," said Roxanne.
"Okay," said Horatio with a smile as he and Roxanne left Calleigh's place.
A few minutes later Eric and Calleigh made back to the lab. "We have to figure out how to stop Stetler from snooping around Horatio and Roxanne," said Eric.
How are we going to do that? It's like Stetler is one step ahead of us," said Ryan.
"He's right. We need someone to spy on Stetler for us," said Calleigh.
Little did they know, someone was already spying on Stetler.
"Come on you ass. Show me where you're going," thought Speed to himself. He had been following Stetler for a good ways.
Finally, Stetler came to a stop in front of Horatio's place.
"Damn. He's at Horatio's place. This isn't good. I have to do something to stop him. I know I'll scare him," thought Speed to himself as he dialed Stetler's phone.
"Rick Stetler," said Stetler.
"Hello Rick. Missed me," said Speed.
"Who is this," asked Stetler.
"What? You don't remember me? I'm hurt," said Speed.
"Speedle," asked Stetler in shock.
"Wow. You are smart. Now, you have to find me," said Speed as he hung up.
After Roxanne and Horatio left Calleigh's place, they headed back to the beach.
"So, you know some things about me. Tell me some things about yourself," said Roxanne as she and Horatio got in the water.
"Well, I was a cop in New York before I transferred to the Bomb Squad down here. After a few years in the Bomb Squad I came to CSI. I have a younger brother Raymond. He went into Narcotics against my wishes. He ended up getting with a tweaker girl and she ended up pregnant. She had a girl. Her name is Madison. I found that out a few years ago. She was six at the time I found out. She's probably about ten now," said Horatio.
"Did Yelina know about Madison," asked Roxanne.
"She thought Madison was my daughter. I eventually did tell her that Madison wasn't my child. She didn't take it very well," said Horatio.
"I'm sorry to hear that," said Roxanne.
"It's okay. She finally forgave me. Not too long after that I found out that my brother Raymond was alive. They used his son to flush hm out and it worked. I had Yelina, Ray, and Ray Jr. sent to Brazil to live. I thought he would stay clean, but that didn't happen. He got in trouble with the Mala Noches. Antonio Riaz ended up killing him," said Horatio.
"So, Yelina is raising Ray Jr. by herself," said Roxanne.
"I try to help when I can, but I know I can't always be there," said Horatio.
"At least you try to be there for them. That's all that matters," said Roxanne.
Meanwhile Speed was having fun messing with Stetler. "I should tell Roxanne this. She'll be pissed, but I think it's funny," thought Speed as he dialed Roxanne's number.
"You're phone is going off. Do you want me to answer it," asked Horatio. "No. Just hand it to me. I'll answer it," said Roxanne.
So Horatio got out of the water and grabbed Roxanne's phone. He looked down at the id and saw a very familiar name. He walked over to Roxanne and handed her phone to her.
"Hello," said Roxanne.
"Hey. I know you're probably going to be mad at me, but I called Stetler and messed with him," said Speed.
"Why did you do that for," asked Roxanne.
"He was at Horatio's place, probably trying to snoop around and find something about you. I had to do something to stop him," said Speed.
"Well, next time try thinking of something else," said Roxanne.
"I will. So, how are things between you and Horatio going," asked Speed.
"They're going pretty good. I'll talk to you later," said Roxanne. She had a feeling Horatio looked at the id and saw who had called.
"Okay. Talk to you later," said Speed as he hung up.
"That was Speed, wasn't it," asked Horatio.
"Yes. It was Speed. He's been watching Stetler for some time now," said Roxanne.
"Why has he been watching Stetler," asked Horatio.
"That whole incident with Speed's gun wasn't an accident. Speed did clean his gun that day. He thinks someone tampered with it before you and him went to the jewelry store. Speed wasn't really with you that day. It was someone who was paid to look like him. He's been hiding all these years to find out who wanted him dead. We thought it was Stetler, but we're still not sure," said Roxanne.
"How did you meet Speed," asked Horatio. He was confused about what was going on.
"A few years ago I was approached by some men. They said they needed my help on something, and they thought I was best for the job," said Roxanne.
"What kind of job," asked Horatio.
"An undercover job. They needed someone to get on the inside of a gang who they thought were smuggling guns out of Florida to Brazil," said Roxanne as she looked up at Horatio.
"Brazil? Mala Noches," asked Horatio.
TBC...Look for the next part in my series called Past Catches Up.