AN: Warning: Possible Spoilers for Original CSI Season 5 Finale. Thanks for the reviews and the patience, here is the next chapter.

Chapter 10: Finding Out

Five months later

It took them about three months, but Horatio and Calleigh had finally found the perfect house, not only was it a two-story with a master suite, 3 bedroom, one full bathroom, 1/2 half bathroom, 2 garage house with a spacious, living room and kitchen, but it also had a deck and their backyard was pretty much the beach. It was their dream home and every member of the 'family' fell in love with it at first sight.

Now currently it was a rare occasion to not only have Calleigh and Horatio off at the same time, but Catherine as well to join them for breakfast. It seemed like since she took the swing shift supervisor spot it was hard for her to hang out with them, and really the only time they really see her these days is when the, now teenagers, are being dropped off at her place, or she brings Lindsey by to stay with them

The three grown-ups were sitting on the deck, talking and laughing while the teenagers were on the beach when Catherine's cell phone started ringing.

Before Catherine answered it, she sighed and said. "All I have to say it better not be work related."

They gave her a small smile in understanding while Catherine finally answered her phone. "Willows." A second later she gasped as she stood up from her seat. "Is he ok, Warrick?...Alright, I'll be there as soon as I can...yeah...bye."

She hung up and looked at Horatio and Calleigh, who were looking concerned while Catherine spoke. "I'm sorry to cut this short, but I have to go to Vegas, my ex-colleague, Nick Stokes was kidnaped."

They nodded in understanding while Horatio stood up and placed a friendly/comforting hand on her shoulder. "Call me if you need anything, and I'll let your second in command know what's going on."

Catherine gave him a small smile. "Thank you."

Horatio nodded as he removed his hand, then Catherine walked to the stairs of the deck and said loud enough towards her daughter. "Lindsey, honey, I'm sorry, but we have to go."

"Why mom? We barely just got here."

Not wanting to waste more time, she shouted in a clipped tone. "We just do, so come on!"

Lindsey gave Kyle an apologetic look before rushing towards the deck, and once she was, her and Catherine headed towards the back door, into the house and out the front door.

When it was just Calleigh and Horatio, she spoke softly. "I hope he's ok."

Horatio nodded as Kyle walked up the stairs to the deck and asked. "What happened?"

Horatio looked over at his son and said. "An ex-colleague, and friend of Catherine's was kidnaped."

Kyle frowned, sad to hear that, mostly because he figured it would somehow affect Lindsey as well. "Oh, I'm sorry to hear that."

They nodded in agreement before Calleigh cleared her throat and asked. "Can you please ask Nick, Nicole, and Bryan if they are ready for breakfast."

Kyle nodded as he turned to walk back down the stairs.

"Thank you."

He nodded again, and when Horatio and Calleigh were alone again, he placed his hand on her arm. "I should make that phone call now."

She nodded with a smile. "Ok."

They leaned toward one another and kissed softly before he headed inside so he could call the swing shift assistant supervisor.

A few seconds later, Calleigh saw Kyle give her a thumbs up, so she also stood up and headed inside.

Later that evening

Around 5:00, Bryan got picked up by Alexx, then at six the family was sitting in the kitchen eating dinner, or at least everybody but Kyle, he seemed to mostly pick at his food, and Horatio and Calleigh noticed that, so Horatio asked in a concerned tone. "Son, what's wrong?"

Kyle sighed and shook his head. "Nothing, can I be excused?"

Horatio looked at Calleigh, and she nodded while speaking in a comforting tone. "We'll wrap it up so you can warm it up later if you feel like it."

Kyle gave Calleigh a nod with a soft 'thank you' before getting up from the chair and walking outside to the deck.

When he was out of the room/house, Horatio looked at the other two teenagers and asked. "Do either of you know what's wrong with him?"

There was a pause before Nicole spoke. "He's worried about Lindsey."

Horatio and Calleigh gave them slight smiles before Calleigh spoke. "Of course he's worried about Lindsey, she's one of his best friends."

When they saw them shift in their seats and their eyes shifted down to their plates, they became suspicious, so Horatio spoke as if he was talking to a suspect, but with a little more comfort to it. "Is there something we need to know about them?"

Not able to lie when the question was directly being asked, Nicole sighed. "They've been more than friends for awhile now."

They looked a little shocked by this, but became a little more shocked when Nick spoke up. "And so have Nicole and Bryan."

Nicole looked at her twin brother with wide-eyes. "Nick!"

Calleigh spoke up. "Wait a minute, what did you just say?"

No point in hiding it now, Nicole sighed again as she placed a piece of her shoulder length dark hair behind her ear as she replied. "Bryan and I are more than friends too." Before Calleigh could speak, she continued. "But, we aren't doing anything different than we have been the last 8 years, we still hang out as a group."

Nick spoke up, but acting like he was gagging. "Except holding hands."

Nicole shyly smiled as she looked down at her food, then Calleigh and Horatio shared a look before she spoke towards Nicole. "We'll talk about this later."

Nicole nodded while Horatio gets up from his chair, walks towards the back door and walked out on the deck, seeing Kyle sitting on the deck stairs, so he walked over towards him and asked softly. "Can I sit?"

Kyle moved more to the left to give his father some room, so Horatio sat down next to him, then after he placed his arms on his thighs, he leans forward and tilts his head so he could look at his son better and spoke with a sigh. "So, you and Lindsey, huh?"

Kyle immediately was going to open his mouth to deny it, but there was no point anymore, so he nodded his head. "Yeah. But dad, we aren't..."

Horatio cuts him off softly. "I know, Nicole said the same thing between her and Bryan."

"Oh." Then he shyly asked. "Are you guys, mad?"

He gave his son a smile and shook his head. "If we got mad, we're only getting mad because you guys are growing up. All these feelings you are all experiencing is natural, and there is no stopping them once they start."

Kyle sighed with a nod. "That's an understatement if I ever heard one. I didn't expect to feel this way towards her, but I do. I really like and care for her in a more than a friend kind of way."

Seeing that in his son's eyes and hearing it in his voice, Horatio nodded. "I know you do, son. I just want you to understand that now you are getting older and have these feelings they'll..."

Kyle raises his hand up as he cuts his father off. "Wait, we aren't about to have that 'talk' are we?"

"Do we need to have that talk?"

Kyle shook his head with a smile. "No way." Then he shyly finished as he looked down. "We are nowhere near that point in our relationship."

To Kyle it felt nice to say the word 'relationship', like it finally felt real now that it was more open than only on the school grounds or in private.

"Ok. But..." He stopped for a second so Kyle could look into his eyes as he finished. "I want you to come to me if you ever need to talk, about anything, and I don't care how embarrassing the subject matter is, because there is nothing that you can't say to me, or ask, alright?"

Kyle nodded. "I know, dad." He smiled and was going to stand up, but Kyle's next words stopped him. "Can you stay out here a little bit longer?"

Horatio nodded as he gets more comfortable on the step before wrapping his arm around his son's shoulder while they looked out in the ocean. "Yeah, I'll stay out here for as long as you need me to, son."

Once Calleigh and the teenagers finished their dinner, Nicole and Nick left the table while Calleigh did the dishes, then once she was done with them, she dried her hands and headed towards the stairs, walked up to them and knocked on the first door to the right.

"Nicole, can I come in?"

"Yeah."

When Calleigh walked into the room, Nicole was sitting up on her bed cross-legged, they share a small smile while Calleigh walked towards the bed and sat at the end of it before turning her body so she could look at Nicole, and after a second, Nicole sighed as she looked down. "So, am I like grounded or something?"

Calleigh chuckled before asking. "For what? Developing feelings for one of your best friends?"

Nicole looked at her Aunt with a smile and chuckle of her own. "Well, I guess when you put it like that."

They chuckled for a few more seconds before Calleigh stopped and sighed. "I guess I'm just surprised is all. I mean I know you're growing up and feelings at your age are running rampage, I guess I didn't see you falling for one of your best friends."

Nicole nodded her head. "Me neither, but I really did, and I care for him."

Also seeing that in her eyes, she nodded with a smile. "I can see that you do. I just want you to be careful, as I've said feelings are running..."

Nicole cuts her off with wide-eyes. "Wait, we aren't about to have the 'talk' are we?"

Calleigh raised an eyebrow as she asked. "You want this to be about the 'talk?" Nicole looked down shyly as she shook her head, and Calleigh chuckled for a second before she moved closer to her 'niece' and lifted her chin up and continued. "We won't make it about that talk, but I do want you to know a few things. One, I know you're getting older and the feelings that you have makes you want to try new experiences, but don't rush anything, or let anybody, even your boyfriend, force you into anything that you're not comfortable on doing, ok?" After Nicole nodded her head, Calleigh finished. "And two, if you ever want/need to come talk to me, then do it. I don't care how embarrassed you might feel, you can talk to me about anything, no matter what."

Nicole nodded again, then she surprisingly a few tears in her eyes as she whispered. "I don't think you ever thought you would be the one to give me these talks when I was born."

Calleigh gave her a comforting smile before replying. "No, but what I said about you coming to me no matter what, still would have been said to you, because whether I'm just your cool 'Aunt' or taking the role of a more parental figure, I was always going to be there for you, ok?"

Nicole nodded with a sniffle as she whispered. "I still miss them."

Calleigh had tears in her eyes too as she brought the young girl in her arms and whispered. "I know, sweetie, me too."

After a few minutes, they started to calm down, then as they were pulling back, Nicole spoke a little shyly. "Sorry about that."

But Calleigh just shook her head with a smile. "You have nothing to be sorry about how you feel, no matter what it is."

Nicole nodded again, then after anther moment or two, Calleigh starts getting up from the bed. "Horatio and I were going to watch a movie soon, if you want to join us in the living room, you are more than welcome to."

"Thank you, I'll think about it." Calleigh nodded as she walked towards the door, and as she got there, Nicole spoke again. "Aunt Calleigh, I love you."

Melting Calleigh's heart, she replied. "And I love you."

They share a smile before Calleigh finally walked out of the room, and as she was shutting the door, Horatio had walked up the stairs, and they share a smile before Calleigh spoke. "I have someone else I need to talk to, you want to join me?"

He nodded as he slipped his hand into hers before they started walking down the hall and stopped at the second door to the left before Calleigh knocked.

"Nick, can I talk to you?"

"Yeah, come in."

She opened the door a second later, and both Horatio and Calleigh saw Nick sitting up in his bed, tossing a basketball up in the air and catching it, but before they could speak, the young man looked over at them and smirked. "If you're here about the 'talk', I don't need it. I'm not the one dating someone."

They couldn't help but chuckle a little at that before Calleigh replied. "Maybe not now, but we suspect that won't be the case for long." They walked into the room, Horatio shutting the door once they were, and Calleigh sighed before continuing. "And unless you want to talk about that, that's not why we came in here."

Now with curiosity, Nick raised an eyebrow. "Oh, then what?"

Calleigh walked to the side of the bed and sat down before asking. "How you feel about your best friends/and sister pairing up."

Nick took a breath before shrugging. "Oh, well, I have to admit it's a little weird to seeing them holding hands every once in awhile now, but I guess if they are happy, then who am I to say something negative about it." He sighed before finishing while looking at his basketball. "Although, I did tell Bryan that if he ever hurts Nicole...well, lets just say things won't be very pretty."

Horatio spoke towards that comment, knowing how protective Nick was to his sister, even though he was a few minutes younger. "I don't think we would have expected you to say anything less than that."

Nick nodded while Calleigh places her hand on his arm while continuing. "And just because you're not seeing someone, doesn't mean you don't have feelings about what's going on around you, because believe me, I know how it feels to be an extra wheel to the group."

Nick looked at his 'aunt' with sympathy as he asked. "My parents?"

Calleigh nodded with a smile. "Yes, and I mean, don't get me wrong, I was happy for them, but sometimes it was a little hard seeing them so in love when I..."

She trailed off and Nick nodded in understanding before speaking after a sigh. "Yeah, I get that. But I don't know, I don't feel anything like that towards anybody right now." Then he asked, feeling vulnerable. "You think there is anything wrong with me?"

Calleigh shook her head and cupped his cheek before replying with comfort. "No, sweetie, nothing is wrong with you, people have feelings for other people at different times in their lives. It's not a race on who gets those feelings first. Besides, I have no doubt that one of these days someone will come into your life, and it will hit you just like that (She snaps fingers), and you'll be a goner."

He smiled as he asked with tears in his eyes. "Like my dad was with my mom, and vise versa."

Calleigh chuckled with a nod. "Oh yeah, they were goners the moment their eyes met, and nothing was going to stop them from being together."

He nodded with tears still in his eyes. "I want what they had."

She ran her thumb up and down his cheek for comfort. "I know, what they had was pretty special, and I hope one day it will happen for you too."

"Thank you, Aunt Calleigh."

Calleigh moved so she could wrap her arms around him and whispered. "You're welcome. I love you, you know that, right?"

He nodded again, whispering. "I love you too."

She ran her hand up and down his back a few times before pulling back, then she spoke again as she stood up. "Movie night, if you're interested."

He gave her smile and one more nod. "Ok."

Calleigh nodded in return before her and Horatio walked out of the room, shutting the door behind them.

When they make downstairs and into the living room, they sat down on the couch with sighs before Calleigh spoke with a smile. "Well, this was an unexpected development."

Horatio nodded in agreement before asking softly. "How do you feel about it?"

Calleigh took a moment before she started to reply, her smile still on her face. "On one hand, I'm happy and excited for them, because there is nothing like your first boyfriend/girlfriend." Then she sighed, losing the smile. "But on the other hand, it kind of makes me a little worried because they didn't just meet in a classroom or in the cafeteria, they were best friends first, and as much as we don't want to see them get hurt, you and I both know, that while true first relationships are exciting, they could also be one of the hardest and painful ones to get over if it doesn't work, and what about their friendship as a whole? Things won't ever be the same if or when they break-up."

"True, but the way I see it is that their friendship was already changing because of the new feelings they were having, so if they never told one another, it probably could be a whole lot worse for them."

Calleigh nodded in agreement before she continued with another sigh, but had a slight smile this time. "I guess you got a point there, and I don't want to concentrate on the negative side, but..."

Horatio cuts her off with a loving look as he cupped her cheek. "You love them and just want them to be safe and ok, that's understandable."

She nodded again before continuing with emotion. "You're right, I love everyone of them that's involved." He ran his thumb up and down her cheek with a smile, knowing she was also talking about his son, as she finished. "I guess the only thing we can do now is wait it out and see what happens, and be there for them if/when things get tough."

He nodded as she asked. "So, how do you feel about this?"

He cleared his throat before replying. "Well, first off, we need to sit them down with their parents and set up some ground rules." Calleigh chuckled with a nod before he continued after a sigh. "And I agree with you, I also just want them to be safe and happy."

She nodded one more time before he leaned towards her and kissed her lightly, and after they pulled back, he asked a little shyly. "So, about your first relationship, how special was it?"

She looked at him with confusion for a second, then she asked with a smirk. "Are you asking what I think you're asking?"

He whispered shyly. "Maybe."

She chuckled while shaking her head. "The answer to your roundabout question is no, while it was special to me, it was innocent." Then she smirked, trying to get a rise out of him. "Now the third one, that's when things really started heating up."

Horatio removed his hand from her as he looked down, mumbling. "I'm sorry I asked."

Calleigh cups his cheek and whispered. "Handsome, look at me." When he did after a few seconds, she continued with love in her eyes and tone. "You might as well have been my first, because how I feel when we are together is nothing like I've ever felt before. It's passionate, but tender and loving, and everything I could have hoped or wished for."

She saw a little more confidence back in his eyes as he asked. "Really?"

She ran her thumb up and down his cheek as she whispered. "Oh, yeah, Handsome, every time." He smiled a little wider, and as he was going for another kiss, she pulled back slightly, making him stop his movement with curiosity as she gets a little shy this time. "And you're not the only one with that worry."

Feeling up with emotion, he took her hand off his cheek and kissed it before whispering. "Oh, sweetheart, how you make me feel is nothing like I've ever felt before."

Knowing for sure on two women that he cared for before her, she looked a little uncertain as she tried to ask. "Even more than..."

He cuts her off with a smile. "Even them, what we have is..."

This time she cuts him off with a smile and her eyes sparkling, seeing the love in his eyes. "Indescribable."

"I couldn't say it better myself." He leans towards her and whispered. "I love you, so much."

"I love you too."

They started to kiss, but before they could get lost in their feelings, or forget they were in the living room, there was a clearing of the throat before Kyle asked with a smirk. "Is there still a plan for family movie night? Because if there is, I don't think things were turning very family friendly there."

Nick and Nicole started chuckling as Calleigh and Horatio started to pull back shyly, almost like they were the kids getting spotted by their parents.

Horatio cleared his throat while standing up so he could get the DVD, and as he walked to the shelf of movies, he asked. "What are we in the mood for, action." Before he continued, knowing Kyle was about to make a comment of what they just saw a few seconds earlier. "And Kyle not a word."

They all chuckled before Kyle said with a small smirk. "Ah, you know me so well dad."

Horatio turned to give him a look, which the younger man just smiled, before Horatio turned back around while Nicole asked. "How about a comedy, we could use a little of that right now."

They were all in agreement, so Horatio put in a comedy movie before walking back towards the couch and sitting down so Kyle was on one side of him, Nicole was between him and Calleigh, while Nick was on the other side of Calleigh, all ready to enjoy a movie together.

While their movie was entertaining, their thoughts weren't that far from how Catherine and Lindsey were doing, so while the movie was ending, Horatio's phone started ringing from the coffee table, making everybody look at it, and after he picked it up and saw that Catherine was calling, he answered it immediately. "Catherine, is everything ok?"

Everybody looked at him, waiting for him to tell them, and nodded with a smile while he heard Catherine tell him that they found Nick underground and that he'll be ok, making everybody happy.

"I am happy to hear that."

Catherine sighed, still feeling relieved that tonight worked out as good as could be expected before speaking again. "Thank you, and I'll be back in a few days."

"Ok, and don't worry about your team, I'll make sure they are taking care of."

"Thank you Horatio."

"You're welcome Catherine."

They said a few more words back and forth before they hung up, and as he was moving his phone from his ear, Kyle asked. "When will they be back here?"

Horatio gave him a sympathy smile. "In a few more days."

Kyle nodded with a sigh as he stood up from the couch, and after saying goodnight he left the room and headed upstairs, along with Nick and Nicole.

When it was just Horatio and Calleigh, she took a breath as she stood up from the couch. "I'm glad everything worked out."

Horatio nodded before they turned the TV off, made sure the doors and windows were locked, turned out the lights before walking upstairs hand in hand, really happy about the evening events. As much as they love their alone time, family time was just as important to them.

AN: Hope you enjoyed it. More soon. Thanks for reading and please review.