~Miami, Metro Zoo~
Eric grins as we gets Pip and Christi out of the SUV. Christi was over excited and was holding Keira's hand, Pip was quiet. To quiet! she grab Eric hand and held onto it tightly.
"You want a piggy back, Princesa?" Eric asks. Pip nods and he scoops her up and puts her on his shoulders.
"Ok girls, what you want to see first?" Tim asks as he pays to go into the zoo.
"Penguins!" Keira and Christi squeal together
"Giraffes!" Pip says
"Penguins first" Christi says. "Giraffes later!" Keira adds.
Pip lays her head on Eric's head.
"Princesa We'll see the giraffes later"
"Dada put me down pwease" Pip asks
"Don't wander to far Pip"
"Otay Dada!" Pip replies
"Dada up can I go on your shoulders now?" Christi asks Eric nods and scoops her up onto his shoulders.
"Tim keep on eye on Pip for me please" Eric asks but Tim is listening to what Keira is saying.
"Sure Eric."
Eric makes sure he has hold of Pip's hand as they head towards the penguins enclosure. Eric felt Pip dragging behind them and he loses his grip on her hand.
"Pip keep up with us please" Eric says
"Tay, Dada" Pip replies falling even more behind Eric and Tim.
Pip suddenly see's the sign for the Giraffes. And heads that way on her own.
Tim turns to see Pip missing. "Eric where Pip go?"
"she right behind us"
"No Delko she isn't" Tim replies as Eric spins around
"Dada, watch it, I nearly fall off" Christi complains before adding "Want Penguins now"
"Tim take Christi for a minute for me" Eric said putting Christi on Tim's shoulders. Eric heads off in the direction of the Giraffes enclosure. He spots her standing just watching the giraffes.
"Princesa, You must not run away again!" Eric said the little girl turned, "But Dada I wanted to see the Giraffes Christi get her own way all they time!" Pip screams stamping her feet.
Eric scoops her up "Christi does do that. I'll be having words with her when we get home"
"Dada, wove ew, Look dada" Pip said pointing "Look baby giraffe!"
Eric smiles "Pip, Lets go and Find Christi and Uncle Tim"
"Do we have too" Pip says looking at Eric
"Yes we do," Eric said as he spots Tim heading there way, with Christi sitting on Tim shoulders. Eric puts Pip on his Shoulders
"Eric, you found her, where she go too?" Tim says
"Giraffes uncle Tim, I went to see the Giraffes on my own" Pip says with a slight grin.
"Dada told you we'll see the Giraffes later" Christi said in a slightly angry tone. "Wish you would do as you are told" she adds.
"Christina that is enough!" Eric scolds before adding "We well talk about your attitude towards your sister when we get home young lady" Pip holds into Eric tightly.
Suddenly a keeper runs towards them. "excuse me. I recognize you both , you work at the crime lab?"
"Yeah we do but we are off duty" Tim begins to say.
"Your Lt. Caine is down at the Tiger enclosure, He sent me to find you both." The keeper says.
"okay what about our children?" Tim said looking at Eric
"Lt. Caine said to bring the children too."
~Tiger enclosure~
"H, It is Eric and mines day off. We have the kids with us!" Tim moans
"I know, They can sit in the Hummer while we process the scene!" H says
"but we wanted to see the rest of the zoo" Christi and Keira both said in whiny voices.
Pip claps her hands "I want to see the crime scene! I want to be like Dada when I grow up" she says. H raises an eyebrow.
Eric chuckles "your god daughter a bit of a book worm, H, She bit like her uncle Speed"
"I like Crime books with lots of pictures, Uncle Horatio" Pip said as Eric took her from his shoulders and puts her on his hip. "I know you do sweetheart, but this scene is a little gruesome for your little eyes" H said stoking Pip's cheek with his finger.
"Officer Hanson, can you take the Speedle and Delko children to the diner, Let them have what ever they would like to eat. I'll repay you at the end of the day. Officer Kierstan you go too" H said,
The Two female officers nod and each take one of the Twins to carry, Keira between them holding the officers hands. "Wait you better take this," Eric said giving Officer Hanson $60 in notes, $30 dollars of each if the girls. "In case they want to go to the gift shop"
"Keira has hers in her Purse" Tim adds kissing Keira's cheek, "Be good or they will stick you in a holding cell!" He jokes making the two officers laugh.
"I will Dad" She replies,
Eric looks at the Twins "No, arguments girls. Christi your not to wind Pip up at all. If you do, you will be not going to Jessica Mitchells party" Eric says. The little girl nods. "Pip will go to the party but if I hear from these two lovely Officers that you have upset your Sister"
"Dada" Pip said holding tightly onto Officer Hanson.
"Yes Princesa?" Eric said looking at Pip
"Pippi not invited to Jessica's Party! Jessica only Invited the Popular girls" Pip said with a sigh before adding "I told you before Dada, That I have no friends at Nursery that all the girls are Christi Friends!"
"Well just be a good girls okay" Eric said kissing both girls on their cheeks.
"H What we got?" Tim asks watching Keira walk away.
"Dead Female, Looks about 33 years old" Dr Tara Price answers. Tim was still getting use to the idea that Alexx wasn't the Medical Examiner for Dade County any more. "Tiger mauled her by the looks of it, I'll know more at the post" Tara adds.
"Guys sorry to cut short your day out with the Girls" H apologizes
"It not us your got to apologize to H, But your three god daughters" Eric said grinning
"I think quite a bit of Ice Cream should do the trick" Tim adds,
Tim and Lauren had Keira christened or Baptized at the same time as Joshua asking H and Eric to be the Two Speedle children's Godparents. Tara had taken the body back to the morgue for the post.
Eric, Tim and Horatio had collected every scrape of Evidence they could find in and around the Tiger Enclosure. Then they spread the crime scene out beyond the Tiger enclosure towards the Penguins enclosure. Horatio spots Natalia and Ryan heading towards them.
"Eric, Tim you can go back to your daughters and enjoy the rest of you day!" Horatio said
"H, we have to see the evidence back to the Lab" Tim begins to say but H gives him his glare.
Tim and Eric head to the Café/gift shop. Christi and Keira are eating Ice cream and have toys in front of them. Pip has just a carton of juice in front of her and she is sitting on Officer Hanson's lap.
"Hey Princesa, Hey Nena. What you get in the gift shop?" Eric asks
Christi grins "I got all this, Dada"
"Just Juice dada, Want that cuddly Giraffe. But I didn't have enough money!" Pip said pointing to the fluffy Giraffe behind Eric's head.
"I give you $60 dollars to split between them. $30 for each Twin" Eric quizzes Officer Hanson.
"Eric, Before I could give Pip hers, Christi snatched all of it and just gave Pip $10 dollars to spend. Though I think she was put up to it by Keira!" Hanson said
Eric gets up and looks at the Giraffe The price tag said $13.99.
He looks at Christi, "Nena, How much money have you got left?"
Christi hands him want she had left. Just a single $1 dollar note and a few loose coins. Eric puts the cash away in his pocket as Tim comes over with Two coffees. Eric lifts Pip off Officer Hanson's lap.
"still want Giraffe Dada!" Pip says in a quiet voice. Has H appears in the door. "Uncle H, Look I got lots of Zoo animals!" Christi says happily
"I got animals too!" Keira says looking at H.
"Philippa?" H asks bending down so he was the same height as her. "What did you buy?"
"Just Christi and my Lunch, Uncle Ratio. Wanted that Gaffy to cuddle, Pippi didn't have money for giraffe" Pip said pointing to the cuddly toy behind Horatio's head.
"Didn't you give $30 each to the Twins?"
"Yeah, But Nena took most of it and left Pip with only $10 to spend" Eric replies. Before adding "Pip spent that on her and Christi's Lunch"
Horatio gets up and takes the Giraffe over to the Till where he pays for it and a cup of coffee for himself.
"Well we can't have you going home without a gift from the zoo now can we sweetheart!" Horatio says handing Pip the toy.
"Tank you uncle Ratio! Wove ew!" Pip said blowing H a kiss.
"Eric, Tim, I'll see you at the Lab, bright and early tomorrow morning"
"Sure H!" the guys answered.
H turns and looks at Eric with Pip on his lap. Horatio smiled Even though Pip was Eric's Daughter, She was Duquesne: Calleigh's mini me. Blonde hair, Bright Green eyes, Pip had Calleigh's dimples but had Eric's mega watt smile. H sighed, ever since the Twins had been born, Christi had always got to Eric or Calleigh First. Pip was the oldest by 5 minutes, but it was Christi who had taken her first steps and had spoken her first word first. Pip was two days behind Christi at walking and talking, But it was Pip who liked looking at books and had started to read first. H grins as he exit's the café/gift shop.
Christi eyes the Giraffe. Thinking how she could nick it from her Sister.
By the Time Eric and Tim got the girls back to Eric and Calleigh's All three girls were sound asleep. Keira was placed straight into Tim and Lauren Car, Eric scooped Christi up and Tim scooped Pip up. Both girls were put to bed, Pip was still hugging her new cuddly toy. Eric carried the bag that had all the Zoo animals in. He puts it down on the kitchen table. Calleigh raises an eye brow.
"What's all that?" She asks as Eric and Tim come down, Lauren was putting Joshua in the car.
"Christi's She bought it all at the gift shop,"
"A Toy zoo?, How much did this all cost?"
"That I don't know Calleigh, There had been a murder at the Zoo. Horatio sent a keeper to find us to help collect the evidence, Officers Hanson and Kierstan took all three girls to the café/gift shop. I gave $60 to Officer Hanson to split between Pip and Christi. It sounds like Christi took all the money and left Pip with only $10, she got her and Christi's lunch with"
"So you bought the cuddly giraffe that Pip was holding?"
"No, Her Uncle Horatio did" Eric said with a grin "He bought it because Princesa was sitting on my lap looking sad and that he couldn't have her going home without a gift from the zoo" Eric explains before adding "I think we have to have a talk to Christi about sharing"
Calleigh nods as Timmy falls asleep in her arms, "Ok Time to put the little man down for the night"
"You and Lauren have a good time?"
"Yeah we did, talked Girly stuff, baby stuff, If we wanted any more kids, she wants to give Tim a big family, with all the children ages near to each other, I think she feels for Tim, not beginning close Brandon." Calleigh said.
"Well Brandon is 13 years younger then Tim" Eric says grabbing himself a beer.
"Carmen said she'll have Christi Tomorrow night for a sleep over" Calleigh said
"Pip well have a screaming match if she can't go too" Eric says
"Mami, knows that but she seen how Christi grabs you first. She thought it would be nice if you spent time with Pip. Just the Two of you. Take Pip swimming, you haven't done that in a while" Calleigh said
"And you Mrs Delko, haven't spent Time with either girl or me."
"I know, Timmy takes up a lot of my time" Calleigh answers standing on tiptoe and giving Eric a kiss on the lips.