Chapter 7.
It was a couple of days after this that Horatio and Kyle come by to check if there was any news on Julia they found Rick sleeping head on her bed still holding her hand.
It was the second time Kyle was there after the attack and it was also the second time he had seen Rick in his mother's room, not getting what he was doing there.
"Does he ever leave?" Kyle asked a tad annoyed.
"Don't seem like it," said Horatio as Rick had been there every time he had come by.
"Why is he even there?" asked Kyle.
"Not sure," said Horatio as the both of them joined the sleeping Rick.
"Yo Rick, what are you doing here," Kyle shouted in a treating way.
Rick opened his eyes and looked confused at them, taking a moment to recover himself before saying, "Looking after her."
"The nurses can do that," said Kyle.
"Well I don't think this is a very nice place to wake up alone," Rick spat out.
Horatio that now slowly managed to grasp the extent of Rick's words and why he had been the one to save her said, "You two are a couple, since when?"
"No, or at least not yet," Rick admitted.
"Oh, you sure you know what you are getting yourself into?" Horatio asked.
"I am yes, so are we…" Rick said knowing that dating Julia probably wasn't the best idea considering the history she and himself had with Horatio.
Horatio didn't replay. He just nodded before asking, "So any change?"
"No, there is not," said Rick with a sigh.
Kyle didn't say anything. He simply just glared annoyed at Rick which didn't really bother to glare annoyed back. The two of them stayed for a little while longer before leaving the IAB agent to himself.
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