After a long hard thought I decided to do H/Y in a sequel to this fic where Horatio has a love interest too… However that soon fell apart after five minutes because I needed a way to end this fic so H/Y to end it.

Ryan took a deep breath, less then a week later. He and Morgan had been 'accidentally' bumping into each other a lot lately.

"Ryan! You're such a chicken."

"Yeah… and you're dad is like a lion."

"No he's not, he's a puddycat!" Ryan smiled and kissed her. He couldn't remember the last time he was so content with just kissing.

So on a Wednesday afternoon, after Morgan had left to finish some homework, Ryan knocked on Horatio's office door. "Got a sec?"

"Yeah… What can I do for you?"

Ryan took a deep breath. "It's, um, Morgan…" Horatio looked up. "It's all good… I think. Well, as far as she and I are concerned… Um, ok, here goes… I like her…" Ryan waited for the explosion but none came. "I really like her." Why are you digging? "As in can't stop thinking about her." Oh yeah, that's great… Just keep digging…

Horatio smiled. Ryan frowned. "I could tell… I trust my daughter… and I trust you to respect her and take care of her."

"I really do."

"Good, then I have no problem with it as long as she doesn't."

Ryan looked at him. "Do you need a moment?"

Horatio laughed. "Ryan, in case you've forgotten I was the one who asked you to take her out for her birthday."

"Yeah but…"

"I do have some rules."

"Ok…"

"She's home before eleven on weeknights and one on weekends. You run your dates by me first, and, finally…" Ryan winced. This is gonna be the part where he says he'll rip your head off if you hurt her. "… no sleepovers until I'm sure you're intentions with her are right."

"Deal!" Ryan stood there for a moment. "You know, my shift is over and I was thinking about going to the beach and…"

"Go." Ryan ran out of the room. Horatio chuckled. The twenty-eight year old definitely knew how to act like a teenager.

After two months, Ryan and Morgan's relationship managed to spark more relationships: Tripp met someone knew, Natalia was seeing someone, feelings Calleigh and Eric had for each other became known to everyone but themselves and Horatio and Yelina finally didn't care anymore.

That was why, on Thanksgiving day, Morgan didn't mind spending it with both her boyfriend and father, because her father had someone too.

That's it… There will be a sequel ASAP so keep an eye out!