Chapter 4
3 Months Later.
Horatio and Calleigh were on their way back from Stuart Otis "play house". Horatio looked at Calleigh, he had never seen her like this, she looked angry, frustrated, and hateful and confused all at the same time. Her hand was wrapped tightly around the gun as it always did when she was angry and tears of pain, anger and sorrow run down from her eyes.
"Calleigh, talk to me" said Horatio.
"It's just, how can anyone do that to children, I mean it's just wrong, it tears me apart, I wanna have children one day, but when I see stuff like that, I dunno, it pains me, it really does, those children didn't do anything to deserve that, they deserved much better than to be abused and killed by a monster, why do people do things like that, those small innocent children, they should be playing and having fun, not be dead in the ground, it's just unbearable" she cried, her voice was shaking.
"Ok that's it, I'm pulling over right now" he thought and did so, since it was possible to do so because of the forest all around. Calleigh didn't react at all, just sat crying and shaking.
Megan and Tim pulled up beside them and Megan asked, "Everything ok?"
"No, not at the moment, we'll come after, just drive on" said Horatio.
Megan nodded, as they drove on Tim said, "Wow, that's a thing you don't see every day, Calleigh broke down, you think she'll be ok?"
"Yes, she just needs to get it out, it had to be tough on her, that's all" said Megan.
"But why, she sees things like that all the time, why was this different from the rest?" Speedle asked.
"I don't know exactly, but for all I know she may take cases harder than we know, she just doesn't show it" said Megan.
"You think H knows how she feels?" he asked.
"I do, just like she knows him, he knows her, it has been so from her first day, it's like they look into each others souls" she said.
"Any idea why that is, you seem to have great insight" said Tim.
"Well I can only guess, but you know here dad is an alcoholic and he comes from a troubled childhood right" she said.
"Uh huh, go on" he said.
"Well I don't know if they are a couple or not, I mean they are after all 14 years apart, but he is handsome, well at least I think he is, he's also kind, smart, caring and he seems to have a special bond with her. But with both their troubled childhood it is not so impossible that they can see each others situations and understand each other one a level no one else can and seek comfort in each other when they need to do so. And it will also make them a perfect couple don't you think so" said Megan.
"When you put it that way it makes perfect sense, so would you say that if they are in a relationship it will be life lasting?" Tim asked.
"Hard to say since I think they both have things to find out and explore first" she said.
Tim nodded ant they both went over to discuss something else.
Back in the hummer Horatio was holding Calleigh closely while she cried, he didn't say anything, there was no need to, and he just held her closely and felt her pain, sorrow and anger. When she finally stopped crying she looked into his eyes it was like she thanked him, he replied by kissing her gently.
"Horatio it has been, I think I need to, do you need me" she said.
"I understand, I'll drive you home so you can rest" her said.
"Promise you'll get him and put him away" she said, but it sounded more like a prayer.
"I promise, just close your eyes and rest, I'll get you home" he said.
"I love you" she said and closed her eyes, but before he had a chance to replay she was already a sleep. Horatio just looked at her for a moment then he started to drive.
When Horatio came back he heard laughter from the break room and went to check it out, where found Megan, Tim, Eric and asked, "What's so funny?"
"Something Calleigh did earlier" said Eric.
"You gotto tell him" said Tim.
"What did she do?" Horatio asked curious about what his girlfriend did.
"You know how she said she got that creepy guy's fingerprints right, did she tell you how?" said Eric smiling.
"No" said Horatio.
"Well, she took her hair down, puffed it up a bit, so she looked a bit, you know, then she took lotion from my kit on her hand, walked up to Rifkin, shakes his hand and introduce her self in a flirty way, then pretends to drop the board, so he picks it up, that how she got the prints" said Eric smiling.
"She didn't" said Horatio a bit shocked.
"Yeah she did, if you don't believe me ask her" said Eric.
"Where is she anyway" said Tim.
"Home" said Horatio without explaining any further.
"You gave her time off just like that" said Eric shocked.
"Yes" said Horatio like it was the most normal thing in the world.
"That's not fair, how come she got time off and we don't" said Eric.
"Did you ask" said Horatio.
"May I have the rest of the day off?" Eric asked.
"No, get back to work" said Horatio and left.
"I don't get it" said Eric.
"Turns out you were right Meg" said Tim.
"It appears so" said Megan and smiled.
"What did I miss?" Eric asked confused.
"H is seeing Calleigh among other things" said Tim.
"Huh, how, when, what?" Eric asked shocked.
"I got the feeling about it for the past six years and how boy meets girl, chemistry and so on" said Megan.
"That explains a lot" said Eric.
"How do you mean?" Tim asked.
"A while back I wanted to ask her out, but then I saw bite marks on her neck and she told me she was taken, so I said to bring her boyfriend when we were going out, only she said she'll meet him later. And if it's H it makes sense that she wouldn't tell" said Eric.
The others nodded then they went back to work.
Horatio returned at Calleigh's place after he had sent Stuart Otis to jail. He found her in the kitchen, he watched how she poured milk in a glass and said, "Honey, I hear you're flirting with suspects behind my back, is it true?"
"Oh hey handsome, I did, are ya very mad at me?" she said and looked at him with puppy dog eyes.
"Just a bit" he said.
"Don't be you got nothing to worry about" she said.
"I'm actually more jealous, I don't like my girl flirting with others" he said.
"But handsome, I was doing it for the prints, you're the only man I want" she said and kissed him gently.
"Good to hear so are you feeling better?" he asked concerned.
"Uh huh, did you get the creep?" she replied.
"I did" he said.
"My hero, wanna watch a movie and order in?" she asked.
"Sounds like a plan" he said and kissed her.
"But handsome" she said since she could feel his hardness pressing against her.
"Uhm, sorry" he said.
"Don't be, I missed ya to, come on" she said and dragged him into the bed room.
A couple of weeks later!
Calleigh and the rest were out clubbing for a change, she even managed to drag Horatio along. Right now he was amusing himself Calleigh having out on the dance floor. She looked really HOT in those tight jeans and a tight low cut top.
Calleigh giggled happily when a couple of guys came up to her, one of them asked, "Wanna dance?"
"Sure" she said smiling. He took her hand, but then the music turned to a more dirty song. Calleigh looked at the guy and giggled. As the song started to play they both danced close and dirty.
Horatio was watching in shock, what the hell was his girl doing dancing like that with that guy. He was watching as the guy whispered something in her ear, she blushed and giggled and whispered something back, he nodded and they kept on dancing closely. Horatio gasped when the guy started to kiss her neck. Calleigh turned in shock and apparently told him off since he apologised and left.
Calleigh walked over to Horatio, he didn't look to happy.
"What the hell were you doing dancing with him like that?" he asked annoyed.
"I was just having fun" she said and smiled at him.
"I could see that, but for heavens sake did you have to let it go that far, he was kissing your neck" said Horatio angrily.
"It wasn't like I enjoyed it" she said.
"Sure didn't look that way, you were flirting all over the place" said Horatio.
"I was not, besides I told him to get lost" she defended her self.
"You know what Calleigh I had it, go and do whatever you like, I don't care anymore, and we're over" he said.
Calleigh looked shocked at him, how could he say that to her, that hurt so she snapped back" Fine Horatio, you don't understand anything anyway. I was just dancing with the guy, what's the big deal?
Horatio just said, "You're my girl, I don't like it when you dance and flirt with other guys, it was like you were doing him on the dance floor, and that is unacceptable to me, how could you do that, I thought I meant something to you."
Calleigh replied, "I love you with all my heart and you know that, and I did not do it on the floor, just having fun with him, he could never turn me on in any way. But you gotto understand that I need to unwind sometimes or else I would go crazy."
Horatio just said, "I understand you need to unwind, but I still don't get why you have to do it like that."
"Because dance is what I love to do, it's so much fun" she said.
"I could see that, maybe I'm just too old to see your point of view" he said.
"Yeah maybe you are" she said sadly and looked down. She couldn't understand that he was this way all of a sudden, his words really hurt.
"So I guess this is it, have a nice time doing everyone on the dance floor, I'm going home, as I said I had it, we're so over" he said angrily and left.
Calleigh stood back looking after Horatio. How could he say that to her, she felt crushed and tears started to fall from her eyes. She suddenly felt so sad, like her heart were ripped out and crushed into a thousand pieces. How could he of all people do that to her, her Horatio, it was unbearable. Calleigh just went home and cried her self to sleep; she had never before felt so alone.