DISCALIMER: I don't own CSI Miami and i don't make any money from it
Chapter 7.
They found Calleigh at the pier looking out on the water crying and Natalia said, "Tell me again, what happened."
"I can't," said Calleigh.
"He didn't hurt you, did he?" asked Rick.
"No, no, he wanted to talk, but I can't, I just can't," she cried sadly.
"You wanto hang out with us," said Natalia.
"No, I shouldn't have called, I'm sorry," she said and got up.
"Oh come on hang with us we were gonna rent some movies, should be fun, I already invited a work buddy to the more the merrier," said Rick.
"Are you sure," said Calleigh.
"Yeah, dry those tears and come along," said Rick and smiled at her.
"I guess it couldn't hurt," said Calleigh and followed them.
The three of them were home in Rick and Horatio's apartment when the doorbell rang. Rick came back with another woman and said, "Girls meet my work buddy Julia. Julia this is Natalia and Calleigh."
"Hey so you are the one Rick can't stop talking about," Julia joked and shook Natalia's hand.
Natalia blushed and said, "It's a pleasure."
"Rick, may I ask something?" said Calleigh and shook Julia's hand.
"Yes," said Rick.
"Horatio live here, right" said Calleigh.
"Yeah, but he's working," said Rick.
"May I see his room," said Calleigh.
"I guess," said Rick and shoved her to the door that said: Horatio.
As Calleigh went inside the others went back to the living room. She turned on the light and looked around. It was a bed, some closets and a desk with shelves with books.
Over the bed hang a huge cork board with notes, she looked at it, postcards and what looked like personal thoughts.
She read one of the notes it said, Will she ever forgive me after what I did, I surly don't deserve it, but I can't stop thinking about how I hurt her.
On another it said. I have to make it up to her somehow because I think I'm oh never mind, I'm just being silly.
Then she saw a drawing of an anchor with the US Navy banner, under it said, You are the strongest one I've ever meet.
Calleigh for some reason sat down on his bed and hold on to his pillow tightly when the door suddenly opened and Horatio came in.
"What are you…" he started surprised when he saw her on his bed.
"I'm sorry I shouldn't have gone in, but I just wanted to look," she said.
"Why?" he said confused.
"I had to," she said.
He came closer and sat down next to her and said, "I really..."
"I know you are handsome," she interrupted wondering where that came from.
"What did you just say," he said as surprises as she was.
"Nothing," she said and looked down.
"I though so," he said happily.
"I better" she said and got up and headed for the door.
"I really whished you…" he started but stopped.
"Maybe I'll come back l..." she stopped.
He smiled at her and she closed the door behind her while he though "She called me handsome".
Calleigh somehow managed to sneak of into Horatio's bedroom during the second movie, as she entered she said, "You busy."
"Nah not really," he said and smiled at her.
"Need to ask ya something," she said.
"What would that be" he said.
"Why did you do what you did?" she asked.
"I dunno, it's just I uhm," he started but he couldn't really find a good explanation to give her.
"You couldn't simply buy a girl a drink," she said.
"Noone would wanna date an old guy like me," he said and looked down.
"I would if ya done things differently," she said and looked at him. He was really handsome with his blue eyes and his red hair wearing a T-shirt and jeans.
"You really would," he said hopefully.
"You can't just go round doing what you did, especially since you're a cop'" she said.
"I know, I misused the power I had," he said.
"You did and I bet I'm not the first one you did it to," she said.
He just looked down and said, "But you're the last, don't wanna do it no more, you're right it's wrong, I can't believe I didn't see it sooner."
"That's good," she said and looked at his cork board.
"I need to ask you something," he said.
"Yes," she said.
"What is your name," he said.
"Calleigh Duquesne" she replied.
"Beautiful name on a beautiful girl," he said cause he though so.
She blushed and asked, "What is your last name?"
"Caine," he said.
"That's a nice name too," she said and smiled at him.
"Don't like it," he said.
"How come?" she asked.
"Cause my dad, he used to beat me and my brother with a cane among other things and last name is a reminder," he said.
"He did, you poor guy, do you have scars?" she asked.
"I have," he said, took of his T-shirt and showed her his back, even if the scars where vague you could still see them, here and there. Calleigh let her fingers gently stoke them, she felt so badly for him.
"How was your dad?" he asked curiously while he let her caress his back since it felt good.
"He was, I really, really love him, but he is an alcoholic and he wasn't very nice when he drank," she said, she wasn't' ready to share all yet.
"And then I do that to you, I feel terrible," he said and turned to face her, she looked at his well trained body and said, "You didn't know, but still you should have done so."
Tears of pain were again falling from her eyes as she sat down on his bed, he sat down next to her and leaned in for a kiss, but she backed away and said, "Not ready yet ok."
"Ok, let us just take it slow," he said and looked at her.
"But if you could just hold me," she said, he put his arm around her and she leaned on him while she cried.
When she was done she said, "Sorry I didn't mean to fall apart like that."
"Its okay," he said and smiled at her.
"How old are you?" she asked.
"Thirty four in April, you," he replied.
"Twenty," she said.
"Why is there a patch on your upper arm, did you hurt yourself?" he asked confused.
"Tattoo got two today," she said.
"May I see?" he asked.
"Maybe some other time, when they are healed," she said.
"Hmmm," he said wondering what she had gotten and where the other was.
"You got any?" she asked.
"Nah, maybe some day," he replied and smiled at her.
"Then I wanna see," she said.
"Of course you will," he said.
"I better go back, I'll come back a bit later" she said and left him.
When Calleigh get back to the living room, Julia had left and Rick and Natalia were making out on the couch.
"Rick we really shouldn't…" said Natalia and broke free.
"Why not," he said.
"It's our first date for one," she said.
"You aren't a…" he said.
"Uhm kinda," she said and looked down.
"Really," he said.
"Yeah," she replied.
"Oh I don't wanna pressure you," he said and backed of a little.
"We can still make out," she said and dragged him closer.
Calleigh just smiled to her self and walked back to Horatio.
"Horatio do you know if Rick is rich?" she asked.
"He is why?" he asked confused.
"No reason," she said with a giggle.
"Don't tell me you want him too," said Horatio.
"No not at all," said Calleigh.
"Thank God, what were they doing out there since you came back so quickly?" he asked.
"They were busy making out," she said.
"Oh I see," said Horatio with a smile.
"No too soon," she said and shivered.
"You're afraid of me," he said.
"No freezing," she lied.
"Here," he said and gave her a blanket.
"Thanks," she said with a yawn.
"Tired" he said.
"A bit," she said since she was.
"You can always barrow my bed," he said.
"I better set the alarm if I sleep over night," she said and found her phone and did so.
"I should get to bed to," said Horatio and reached over to set his alarm wondering where he was gonna sleep if the coach was taken and he had given away his bed.
Calleigh looked on his puzzled face and said, "You can always sleep with me if you don't try anything."
"I won't," he said and crept close to her and held her, both was fully dressed.
"Night handsome," she said with another yawn and closed her eyes.
wake up by the alarm 6AM the next morning and had to manoeuvre around Calleigh to get outta the bed since she was still sleeping, he noticed that she sometime during the night had to have taken her uniform of since she was now sleeping in her underwear, he pulled the cover over her and went into the bathroom where he run into Rick.
"So I assume you guys made up since she spent the night," said Rick.
"We talked, and then she was tired so we went to sleep, we didn't make out or anything like that like you guys did," said Horatio.
"Well we just made out, she went back to the ship around 2AM," said Rick.
"Oh I see," said Horatio and started to shave.
"Yeah, but we'll of course keep in touch, you know of course that they will be at sea for three months now" said Rick.
"No," said Horatio, it had never occurred to him to ask about it.
"They are," said Rick as he left the bathroom thinking about how he would miss Natalia.
When Horatio came back he looked at Calleigh, she was still sleeping and he felt badly about waking her, but he had to go so he didn't have much of a choice so he said, "Calleigh you have to wake up, I have to getto work."
"Mmmm, just a bit longer," she said still far away so he though it wouldn't matter that he was late for once in his life.
"Calleigh," he said.
"Mhm," she replied with her eyes still closed.
"You are going to be gone for three months, you wanto still keep in touch" he said.
"Course I do, and you better not fool around or such while I'm gone," she said.
"I won't if you won't with any of the guys on the ship," he said.
"Nah," she said.
"Not any you like," he said.
"Nah, all are just friends, even my airman," she said.
"Who's he?" Horatio asked.
"Air force guy, he helped me while I was down cause of you, but nothing happened and it never will," she said.
"What about us, will we?" he stopped his question and looked away, he really wanted to be with her, but since he went to far in the first place he didn't know if she wanted to, and not to mention that since she was in the navy she would be out at sea a lot.
"What are you thinking about handsome?" she asked when he saw her puzzled face.
"I uhm, just you're gonna be out at sea a lot and I dunno what you uhm wanto, I mean you said you didn't want me to fool around and such, but I…" he stopped.
"I'm not sure yet, I mean I uhm think I like you kinda since I don't wanto you messing round with others, at the same time you're the one who, and my work is as you know at sea and I love it so much and hold me" she said and looked him in the eyes.
Horatio crept back into bed and held her closely, she crept even closer and held on so hardly that it almost felt like she was crushing him when Rick opened the door and said, "You're riding with me or?"
Calleigh startled and backed away like someone hit her hard shivering, not knowing why she reacted the way she did.
Horatio looked at Rick then at her, she was now sitting against the wall holding the cover tightly so they couldn't see more then her bare shoulders and then he looked back at Rick and said, "Tell the boss I've overslept and I'll be in soon."
"Ok and happy sailing Calleigh," said Rick.
"Thanks have a nice day" she said and smiled wagly at him before he left the room.
"Calleigh, what's wrong?" he asked looking at her.
She lay down in the bed and crept close to him again and said, "I'm sorry, I dunno what just came over me, please hold me again."
He held her closely realizing that to her he was still the man who raped her and for her it would take a lot of time to get used to, he let his fingers gently caress her naked back as she let out a sigh and buried her face deeper into his chest.
He could feel her warm breath through his shirt as he kept on stroking her gently when her alarm rang and she though, oh not now.
Calleigh reached for it turned it of before she again buried her face in his chest and her tears started to fall since she didn't wanto leave him behind at this very moment, even though he did what he did she now felt so safe and protected in his arms.
Horatio gently let his lips touch the top of her head and said, "It's ok Calleigh, and I won't mess around when you're gone, you want me to drive you back."
"Yes please, would you please turn while I get dressed?" she asked and he did for a moment then she said, "All ready to go."
Horatio stopped his car by the ship and said, "Well I better get going before the boss has me hanged."
Calleigh looked at him and said, "I really wish things were different."
"So do I sweetheart," he said.
She blushed and replied, "I'll keep in touch I promise."
Then she bent over and briefly let her lips touch his before she got out of the car and run of to the ship while he surprised tough "I can't believe she just kissed me".
When they were all out at sea Natalia, Valera and Calleigh were talking and Natalia asked, "Where were you all night?"
"I was sleeping," said Calleigh, since it was half truth.
"Hang on I was with Rick until I left, but I never saw you leave, did you sleep with Horatio all night," said Natalia.
"I did not," said Calleigh uphold by the accusation.
"I didn't mean like in have sex with him, I mean spent the night with him," said Natalia.
"Uhm I prefer not to answer," said Calleigh, but her blushing face told another story.
"How could you do that, he raped you?" Valera asked shocked.
"He's not… I mean you don't know him like I… and he's real sorry, and he really, really likes me," said Calleigh and looked down.
"Have ya lost your mind?" Natalia asked as shocked as Valera since she thought that this was clearly wrong.
"No, I haven't, he really isn't like I first though," she said just at her phone went of; she took it and said, "Calleigh Duquesne."
"Hey sweetheart," said Horatio in the other end.
Calleigh blushed and said, "Hey hand…
"Oh you are with you mates, sorry, just wanted to wish you happy sailing, forgot since you know…" he said.
"I know and thanks," she said and blushed again.
"So I bet you will loose connection on your phone real soon," he said.
"Yeah," she said, there was sadness in her voice.
"Well call or text me soon as you have it again OK," he said.
"Mhm," she said.
"I better go, but I'll be thinking of you," he said.
"And I you," she said and again she blushed.
"Well better…" he said.
"Yeah," she said and hung up.
"That was him wasn't it?" asked Natalia.
"Don't say you fallen for this guy," said Valera.
"It was and I dunno," said Calleigh honest.
"Calleigh you can't go trough with this," said Natalia.
"It is up to me who I chose to see or not," said Calleigh.
"He raped you," Valera yelled.
"Don't you think I know that," Calleigh yelled back.
"So then why would you at all consider being with him," Natalia yelled.
"Cause he changed and he's not like that and you don't know him so don't…" Calleigh yelled.
"People don't change," said Natalia.
"Well he's…" Calleigh started, he voice was shivering now as her tears again started to fall, why did they have to be like this.
"Calleigh you OK?" she suddenly heard Jake say from behind.
"What are you doing here?" she said without turning.
"Tanking up and checking up on you, so are ya…?" he asked since he heard the yelling.
"No they are giving me a hard time," she said.
"Kinda got that," he said in an understanding tone.
"I'm telling you you're making a mistake, he will hurt you again," said Natalia.
"He won't," said Calleigh.
"Once a rapist always a rapist," said Valera.
"How can you be so mean, you don't even know him," said Calleigh.
"And you do," said Natalia.
"Girls leave," said Jake in a warning tone so they didn't dare to do otherwise.
"So, wanna talk?" asked Jake.
"He's real sorry and he really likes me, and he's having kinda similar growing up as me, his dad was real bad Jake, really, really bad," she said.
"Poor guy," said Jake.
"Yeah, he's scarred so badly and he's all messed up," said Calleigh.
""Perfect match to you then, have you shown him yours," said Jake.
"No if I did so he would think I'm hideous, but he must have felt them, because he held me and I was only wearing underwear wonder why he didn't say anything," said Calleigh.
"Probably felt it wasn't the right time to say so," said Jake.
"Hmm gotto ask him bout that later," she said wishing he could hold her again.
"So you're really going with him?" said Jake.
"Think so, I dunno why but something feels right bout him," said Calleigh honest.
"Then you should be with him," said Jake.
"Well I can't wait to see him again," she said and smiled.
"Wanna join me for lunch," said Jake.
"Yeah I'm real hungry so why not," she said and they left her cabin.
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