First of all am really , I know a lot of you was waiting for the chapters to come but I couldn't work took all my time and am not proud to say that but I think I become workaholic person
I will try to post anew chapter by the end of the week , again thanks for all the alarts for this story and I hope you enjoyed this chapter
As Usual all mistakes are mine and still I own nothing from CSI Miami
. But the one thing that am sure about it, that he will be smart as his brothers."
And he defiantly a smart kid, and for sure driving me insane.
"Ryan, did you ordered the pizza?"
Horatio called from the kitchen,
"Yes I did, he said it will take 30 Minutes to be delivered "Ryan answered from the back yard of the house".
Good, the house feels like home now. Before it was a cover or another place just to crash and get refreshed, but now with Ryan around I really love being at home, there is warmth around you; there is
coziness that I did not have for years now. You always feel better when you return to your home and you know that someone waiting for you, no one deserve to be alone.
The bell rang again, I went to open the door of course; Alex will be the first one to arrive
"Hi Alex" she put her hand around me and give me a huge
" Hi Horatio, how are you doing?"
"Am doing great, thanks Alex"
She kissed my cheek while I lead her inside the house
" it always nice to see you relaxed and got this charming smile on your face. It's been a while"
I smiled and said, "I know, am feeling that am real, and human again"
She put her hand on my cheek and said "baby you are a human since forever but you forget how to feel it! Oh I forget this is for today dinner"
And handed me a plate " oh Alex you should not do that" she smiled and said
" I know , but I want to ... Oh Hi Frank " he stand up and said " hi Alex , how are you" she give him another huge " am good..". And they start small chat about work and life, then suddenly Alex said,
"Where is my baby boy? "
" he is setting the table in the back yard" I replied while pouring some Wine for her, she sat down and said
"So what happened today? I heard many stories, everyone Bring his own virgin of lines of what happened, but I want to know what the original story. Can someone fill me in"
"sure Frank will do that honor for you, he got all the facts" I reply "well well storyteller, start your story" while she adjust herself on the kitchen chair
Alex is an amazing doctor but more than that she is an extraordinary woman, she cared about details not because that her job, but because she likes to understand everything from the basic. Alex cares a lot
about people , about their problems she always try to bring the best of them , be the first person for them to turn to when they need someone to talk to , and let me tell you she always succeed to do that even if
you don't want to do it .when Ryan arrive to the lab as new boy , we all were hurting from losing Speedle , we were not ready for someone new to enter our zone , because we were not ready to experience the
same feeling again . We all backed off, planed a defensive strategy against Ryan. No one was ready to except him for the obvious reasons, except Alex. She was the first person who change her strategy, because
after a while you start to feel your old self again, and you started to see people for who they are , and started to understand that life has its own risks , one day you win the next day you lose , and our job is no
different from this chain . You started to relies that everyone is different and worth to be loved and respected. We knew that from the beginning but we were hoping that we were right at some point so we could
stop blaming our self from being an a** with Ryan.
Alex start to mother Ryan, she was monitoring him in work, helped him go throughout the different situations. She let him discover some qualities that he did not believe he had in him. She was there from him
when no one was ready to see him. The relation between the two grow faster than they thought, Ryan depend on Alex alot, she was one of the reasons that helped both of us (Ryan and me) to learn and become
one family.
"He did what?"Alex shouted at Frank, then complete "I hope you dealt with it"
"No worries Alex of course I did " she calmed a little and sat in her chair
"But not right away" Frank said
she stare at him and he start defending himself like he was guilty "I was angry , and I knew I would do or say something I'll regret it later on , and I really didn't won't him to be embarrassed more than
he did to himself , so I let Horatio handle him this time".
"What is wrong with this boy, is he crazy? Did he have a death wish or he just want to get rid of working and want to find a new one!" Alex said with anger in her voice .
I know she meant well and she care about him , but I really felt sorry for my baby , " he was just angry and frustrated' I don't know how it come but I said it anyway ,
"Ahhh, since when you started to take sides Horatio" Alex said with some amusement on her voice "I thought this is my job"
"What both of you ganging the kid"
Frank stares at me and said" Horatio you started to become softy"
Ohh boy he is right "I know, I know but what am suppose to do "
Then both of them start smiling and Alex " Horatio, Ryan brings something new to you, it's been a while since you cared about someone that much " "yeah I know Alex, I actually feel pretty good just
remembering that I have family member near me. Its strange feeling but the brightness and the colures that Ryan brings to my life is unbelievable I can't even describe it with words, I feel like different
person"
"That obvious honey , with everything happened to him , he still a good kid . He changed also Horatio, even if he doesn't want to admitted , but he is really feeling lucky because he always admire you
, you were his role model and now he have you in his life as his big brother "
Alex word was something I really needed to hear "you think that Alex?"
" no I don't think that , because I know that this is the only truth here , you actually can see it in his eyes, how they are glowing , and now he seems more relaxed more confident and more open than
before, not that much that I wish he be open , but now I can get from him half the truth at least "Frank start laughing " half a truth , I like it Alex but you are right about it , he can keep everything to
himself and then he will explode once and for all"
5 months before
I went to Alex when she was about to finish her shift , I really wanted her to get involved in this situation, I really need another opinion ,basically a woman opinion , yes I had Callie , who will be gladly helpful and
understanding , but at the moment I needed an expert , someone had experience in life and as a mother, I don't know why I need to see it from this angle but, Alex is the right person
"Good evening Alex" when I sat in front of her desk .
"Good evening Horatio, how are you doing honey"" I smiled to her referring me as honey. "Am good, what about you?'
She adjusted on her seat and glare me "am fine thanks for asking , but you are not"
OK she is good, but still I have to asked her " why do you say that"
"Because you got that look on your face, I don't see it often except when you are having something you know problems or when you are facing tough case"
I smiled at her, she is an amazing person she always see the smallest details in the people she cared about, "well let's assure you it's not a problem, nor a tough situation it's just a chaos that I found myself in it"
" do you want to talk about it?" she looked with concern in her tone "yeah but when you are free""baby the work can wait, plus you know I will not function properly anyway, when you are in this state"
My mind always kept drifting to these first days, and now looking to what we went through to reach this point, which am absolutely will treasure forever. Alex and Frank were still chatting when Ryan
enter the kitchen and said, "I heard the bell, who is the first guest"
"That will be me, "Alex said while she still sipping her wine, Ryan gave her his biggest smile and went to hug here, she returned the huge and rube his back. Ryan always enjoyed the affection
moments, but suddenly Alex pushed him away and grabs, his left ear, which was a big surprise to Ryan, and she said, "That the least you should get"
He was in surprise "ouch Alex, what did I do"
"Oh really you want to play the innocent game with me, well let me tell you young man, I get the exclusive news from your brother and Frank"
"W what "he stature" but ouch ...Alex I said sorry I swear I will never do it again"
"You keep saying that, yet you keep acting like an irresponsible kid at work"
"Am sorry, am really really sorry", she let go of his ear, grabbed him from his arm, turned him, and delivered five swats on his backside
"Alex!"He was in shock, Frank and I was in shock "why you did that" he manage to say through his open mouth",
she looked serious "young man if you were mine, we will not be having this conversation at all, .I know that your brother took care of things but that was just a warning of what you will get if you keep doing the same stun you understand me kid"
"But...I said sorry. I know what I did was wrong, I was just mad, frustrated I didn't know what to do am sorry guys".
Alex held him again "Ryan baby, am not trying to intervene in your life, but I love you so much to let you get away with these stuns , for a smart kid like you , you always surprise me when you don't use
your mind "
"No am not smart, not like you and Horatio".
"hold it there " both me and Alex said it on the same time while she pushed him back "look at me Ryan", she was calm but Ryan knew from experience that he should not ignore her , but still he couldn't respond to her, "sorry ,I'll just go to my room"
""no, you will not, come on look at me baby" Ryan peek a glance
"You are a smart kid, with stupid ideas ... Do not dare and look away from me "she said it when he attempted to shade away from her
"And do not say you are sorry .you does not need to be like me or like or like Horatio or anyone else in a matter of fact. You just need to be yourself; we just want you to be our Ryan, with your good
side and your darker one too. But I don't appreciate the attitude that you gave us sometimes".
I could not but smile at her words , when the bell rang again I walked by Ryan and kissed his head and said" we did not finish this conversation ".I reached for the door and open it" "hey H" Erick said
while he throw his hands around me, I held him back "hey kiddo ,how are you?" "Am good, how are you, how things around you? Did someone come, thought I saw Alex car?" "Yeah, come in, we all in
the kitchen"
"Callie is coming?"He asked with a glint of hope in his voice, young love I just smiled "yeah, she said she will pick Natalia first but defiantly she is coming". He release a breathe that he didn't even notice
he was holding, he felt embarrassed and tried to change the subject
"Do you need any help or anything for dinner"? I put my hand on his back and guided him to the kitchen" no, Ry took care of everything"
He stopped for a second "is everything fine, I mean Frank wasn't hard on him right?"
"No not this time, he get off easy because I took care of it, but he made it clear that there are no second chance"
"So Ryan alive"
"very funny Eric " . He laughed at my comment and went to the kitchen.
Life Made peace with me this time, I have my brothers slash my kids, Ryan and Eric. I have friends that I know that I can depend on whatever situation I get in ... I just love my life
"Hey all "Eric said while entering the kitchen, Frank "hey Eric, how things from your side kid
" Great, thanks for asking, how are you Alex. ""Am good baby, want to join us"
Eric "sure, Ryan are you OK?"
"Yeah am fine"
And I saw him trying shed away from us when he was answering him "I'll just go to make sure everything is fine", and vanished in one second. Eric was a little bit confused " did I do something wrong"?
"You didn't" I answered him "he just been scolded by Alex a while ago"
"Ahh, sorry"
"Don't be, he deserve it"" was Alex respond.
"Come on guys, can't you just let this matter go. Yes he did something wrong, but he regret it already and apologized for it and you already warned him about the next time .will you please forget
about it now? "Eric said gently but sternly at the same time. Three pair of eyes focused on him, which made him uncomfortable for a second "sorry" he mange to say.
"You are right" I state
"Am I?" Eric questioned my answer
"Yes you are, and I think we can let go of this matter today, but as I said it won't be a second chance"
"Ryan smart and I think you were crystal clear with him. He will keep his word"
"Well I wish I can believe what you are saying Eric .but I know the kid, he will find another hole and he will be in big problem sooner or later" that was Frank respond,
"Ohh come on Frank be optimistic about the kid behavior "Alex interrupt "beside, that one of the reasons that he got us around him"
"Well he can kill someone and I will take his side in a matter of seconds"
"Frank and you claim am the one who spoiling him" I tease Frank,
"Well he is my Ryan at the end"
We just laughed at his respond. I have to excuse myself to find Ryan, who was sitting on the grass just watching the sunset , I went to his side , I saw him noticing me but he pretend otherwise
.I sat by his side "hey kiddo"
"Hey"
What bother you Ry"
He shake his head "nothing". Seriously what is with this question am I just expected that he would give me a straightforward answer. I put my hand on his hair and just lead his head over my shoulder
and said
"Ohh Ryan, you will never give me an honest answer, do you?"
He smiled at my words but did not respond "Ryan am not trying to push you. I just want to know what bother you"
" can we talk about it later , ?" he respond after a couple of minutes ,it wasn't just a suggestion he want to sort this out ,because I hear a hint of sadness in his tone .I just did what a big brother
should do in this situation I held him in my arms " well do kiddo, well do. I just don't like to see you upset, I really like your smile". He did not respond to me...again "Ry please", at this moment the bell
rang again, he stood up quickly "the pizza arrived" and went to pay for the pizza guy.
I just got promoted at work that's why I don't have time to write and I really miss it. again people thanks for taking time to read my story I really Appreciate it so much, THANKS