Sick, sick and sick
A few hours later Catherine heard someone stumbling to the bathroom, the door half closing and someone puking their brains out. Getting up from the couch and the book she had brought with her, she had cleaned up Horatio's place a bit and had been reading, but now hearing the retching sounds coming from the bathroom she was up and went over to help Horatio.
"Hey you alright?" Catherine winced at the sound that Horatio was making and she entered the bathroom kneeling down beside the man that was leaning over the toilet bowl his head resting on his arms.
"I…" Horatio was going to answer Catherine but he turned his head back to the toilet bowl again allowing whatever was in his stomach to come out. Catherine's phone was ringing and she got up and quickly went to answer it.
"Willows"
"Hey, it's Calliegh how is he?"
"Well Calliegh, he's bent over the toilet bowl puking his brains out, think you can get a doctor to come over here?"
"Yeah sure, I'll send over Alexx" Catherine heard voices in the background and someone saying they would on their way then someone leaving the area of the phone. "She should be there in a few minutes hold tight. How was he last night when you found him?"
"Shitty, his back is pretty torn up, he won't tell me how it happened. Not surprising when I found him he was laying on his back with his gun in hand, might of tried suicide but the entire clip was empty I think he put all of it into the water in a rage or something. Oh he's stopped, better help him back into bed I'll talk to you later"
"Same, take care of him and yourself"
"I will" Catherine hung up and put her phone into her pocket and went to the bathroom again, Horatio was leaning against the wall with his eyes shut, his body was covered in sweat and he wasn't all that healthy looking at the moment.
"Come on up you get"
"I… I can't…"
"Now that doesn't sound like the man I met that would never back down from anything" Catherine stood with her hands on her hips looking down at the man.
"Ok first off Alexx is on her way and secondly we are getting you back into your bed" Catherine moved and kneeled down beside Horatio slipping her arm around Horatio's middle and pulling another arm over her shoulder to help him stand. He was shaky and the stuff on his back stank.
"Jeez, your back is infected. Well when Alexx gets here we're going to have a good look at you buddy" Horatio half grinned but it turned to grimace as they walked. It took a good ten minutes to return Horatio to his room and his bed when Catherine heard the knock on the door.
"You stay put…" Catherine left the room and walked to Horatio's front door and opened it to reveal a chocolate skinned woman with wonderful hazel eyes.
"Where is my boy Horatio?"
"Ohh you can find him back in bed, he just got out of a trip from the washroom, should mention his back stinks to high heaven." Both women walked to Horatio's room and Alexx entered first leaving Catherine to stand in the doorway and watch.
"Sugar, you look terrible"
"Nice to see you Alexx" Horatio raised his head a bit but groaned, Alexx called Catherine over to help flip Horatio gently onto his stomach while Alexx got down to treating Horatio.
"Honey, your back looks severally infected what where you doing?"
"I found him laying on his back at Hell's Bay. He was on the ground and his back was covered in blood, I didn't notice I got him home. Think it was the dirt and the other stuff on the ground that got into his system?"
"Possibly, but I won't know unless I take some blood and get it sent to the lab" Alexx set about to cleaning and disinfecting Horatio's back and bandaging it back up. Alexx leaned over Horatio's back and whispered something into his ear causing him to wince. Looks like Alexx told him when he's better he's going to explain or there was something else.
Gently turning Horatio back on his back Alexx took some blood and set it into a kit and gave Horatio strict instructions, and basically telling him no working till he gets better, once the two ladies left the room they sat in his living room and chatted for a bit before Alexx told Catherine that she had to be back at the morgue, but she would drop off the blood to see what Horatio had to someone she trusted in the lab. Letting Alexx out and locking the door Catherine set about to make some food for herself and something cool and light for Horatio under Alexx's directions.
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In a dark empty building there was a set up for some sort of love fest, a large king size bed, a dining table near by with candles set on the table and an some Champaign on ice not to far away, The sound of humming and cutlery being placed on the table was heard.
"Oh you will enjoy the dinner, and you will love the play time afterwards… guaranteed you won't ever want to leave" The figure turned his head and looked at a picture he had on the wall, it was of a shot that had taken when he first saw the woman that captured his heart.
"oh yes… you will be mine… Catherine…. Willows"
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A commercial flight was angling in for landing, and looking out the window was a pair of oceanic blue eyes looked out and watched the ground below before looking up to the steward who sat in the seat by the cockpit of the plane.
The man smiled and took in a deep breath, the plane was cool, but what was the weather outside? Sitting in a suit with a dark army green button down shirt with the top two buttons undone the Steward called out to the man.
"Mister Destler, once the plane lands we will let you off first, here is your 'pack' sir." the man took the towel wrapped package and opened it pulled out his Walther P99 and slipping it into his holster on his hip, the passengers to his right where about to say something but stopped when they saw a badge catch in the light along with a set of credentials with the name on it Lt. Erik Destler on it, the place of employment wasn't caught as he pulled his coat back into place.
"Thank you, you have been a help to me today"
"A pleasure Lieutenant" And true to the steward's word Erik was let off first as he headed for baggage to collect his things, flashing his badge he was out of the airport and at a rental car putting his things into the back of the silver BMW 750Li. Once in the driver seat Erik pulled out a small PDA and opened a GPS program and put in the address to his destination.
"Time to get to work…" Starting the car Erik drove off and headed off to do his job.
((Oh yes.. I know I've been slow, it's a thing that people call work... anyways! R&R))
