AN: I've decided that this is going to be the last part about Jessica and Horatio. I don't know how many chapters I'm going to write, as of now I have planned 24 chapters total and it will probably be more. But there won't be a Jessica and Horatio part 3, because if I do that my interest in writing this pairing will fade, I will become bored and part 3 wouldn't be any good. However, don't panic, part 2 is still far from finished!

-I-

It had been two weeks since Kyle had moved in to Kim's apartment, which was now their apartment. Sophia had helped to pack her big brother's things and hadn't shown any more signs of disliking this new phase in life. In fact she was happy now that she got Kyle's room which was bigger than her old one. The twins were still in the guest room next to the parent's bedroom.

Today Jessica was taking the twins to the lab for a visit. Sophia was in daycare and couldn't come with them. When Jessica arrived at the lab and took the elevator up she met some officers who had worked with Horatio on many crime scenes.

"They've grown a lot since we saw them last Mrs. Caine." One officer smiled as he looked down at the two boys.

"That they have and please call me Jessica." Jessica smiled.

"Only if you call us Earl and Brady." The other officer said.

Everybody who had known Horatio before Jessica had entered his life knew how lonely he had been. Sure he had had Kyle and he had been very happy for that, but he had always longed for someone to wake up next to every morning. With Jessica now a part of his life; he had the family he had always dreamt off and he was happy.

Jessica stepped out of the elevator as it reached the lab; she got a visitor's pass and went to the break room, where Frank was nursing a headache.

"Hi Frank." Jessica smiled, "Did you have an accident and hit your head?"

"No, I'm hung-over." Frank groaned, "But I've learned a valuable lesson; never party with Ryan and Walter."

Jessica chuckled. She had heard about how Ryan and Walter could become quite wild on a party night and often dared others to join them in a drinking contest.

"Why are you complaining, you won the contest." Ryan said as he walked in.

"Are you also hung-over?" Jessica asked.

"Yeah, Walter is the only one who is not hung-over." Ryan sighed and sat down, "But enough about our problems, hand me the boys!"

Jessica laughed and picked up Joshua from the stroller, she handed him to Ryan while she held Kevin.

"Don't forget that Nat and I are babysitting on Saturday." Ryan said.

"How could I possibly forget?" Jessica chuckled.

Ryan and Natalia were going to babysit the twins and Sophia while Horatio and Jessica had a day for themselves. Kyle and Kim had offered to babysit too, but it was good for the kids to learn to be babysat by their uncles and aunts as well.

It didn't take long before the rest of the team, minus Calleigh and Natalia who were at a crime scene, joined the others in the break room.

"I'd say from your tired expression that the boys woke up early today." Alexx said as she sat down with Kevin in her arms.

"Actually Sophia did." Jessica said, "She woke me and Horatio up at 4:30 and sat that there was a monster under her bed."

"Of course I checked it and there was no monster there. She then woke us up three times after that to tell us that the monster was in her closet, outside the door and in the ceiling." Horatio said, "Then we couldn't go back to sleep and Sophia wanted to play with her toys."

"See Walter! That's what it like having kids!" Jesse exclaimed suddenly.

Jesse and Walter had discussed what it was like having kids. Walter had thought it was heaven and Jesse said that some things are not so fun, like waking up in the middle of the night to take care of a crying baby or check for monsters under the bed. Of course both men knew that there far more good things with children than bad.

"Alright, alright." Walter chuckled, "But I think that waking up in the middle of the night is okay. You're taking care of your child after all and that is kind of sweet isn't it?"

"Yeah it is." Jessica and Alexx said in unison.

The door to the break room opened and everyone were surprised to see Rick Stetler come in.

"Hi." He said, "The coffee machine is broken up at IAB again so I thought I could take some of your coffee."

"Sure no problem." Horatio said.

After Rick had helped Jessica when she had been suspected of murder the team had warmed up a little towards the IAB Lt. Rick wasn't such a bad person after all, but they still didn't like it when he had to investigate one of them.

"They look very much like you." Rick said and nodded towards the twins.

Both boys had Horatio's red hair and the blue eyes from both their parents. But most of the facial features came from Horatio.

"Yeah, you wanna hold one of them?" Horatio asked.

"Here take Joshua, ´cause I need to use the bathroom." Ryan said and handed Rick Joshua before Rick had the chance to answer.

Ryan ran out and Horatio explained to everyone who looked confused that Ryan was hung-over.

"He had another drinking contest didn't he?" Alexx asked.

"Yeah, but he and Walter only drink heavily a few times every year." Jesse said.

"Four actually. Four times a year we go out and get wasted. Don't ask why, but four times isn't so much during a whole year." Walter said.

"No, it's not." Everyone agreed.

Rick liked having a baby in his arms. He had never considered himself as a family-man, but he had to admit that holding Joshua made him long for kids of his own a little. Of course he reconsidered that when Joshua threw up on him.

"Oh, I'm sorry!" Jessica exclaimed.

"It's not your fault." Rick said.

The team laughed and Rick joined in after a few seconds. A part of the smell and the stain it wasn't so bad.

"I hope you have a clean shirt at work." Horatio said.

"Yeah, I do." Rick said, "I better go change, but it was nice meeting you all."

Everyone said goodbye and Jesse got to hold Joshua.

"I think this little guy planned to do that." Jesse said, "He's got an evil little look in his eyes, like he knew exactly who he was throwing up on."

"Yeah, I think so too. My three-month-old little son planned a vicious attack on Rick Stetler." Horatio smirked.

The team just laughed.

-I-

"You're moving to Miami?" Jessica asked surprised.

"Yes, I want to be closer to my grandchildren and quite frankly it's lonely in this big house. I need a fresh start." Irene said.

Jessica was on the phone with her mother and she knew that since her father Clark had passed away several months ago, Irene had been lonely in the big house that she now had all by herself. Even if Henry visited every week Irene still felt lonely and needed a change.

"How did Henry take it?" Jessica asked.

"He doesn't like it. Ever since Clark… he's become distant, doesn't want to talk about him." Irene sighed, "If I mention Clark he just leaves and becomes angry for a few days then acts as if nothing has changed. Now he feels as if I am abandoning him."

Jessica sighed. She had also experience Henry's angry outburst on the phone. Jessica had no problem talking about her father. She believed it was good to talk memories about the deceased ones. It helped the mourning process and the wounds to heal.

"Mom, if you want to move then move. Don't let Henry stop you." Jessica said, "He needs to get passed this somehow and I understand how he feels about his family living in another city."

"It's not that far away." Irene said.

"No, but it's still a few hours of driving, mom." Jessica said.

"I've found an apartment already. I need to leave, if Henry wants to he can move too."

"He doesn't want to leave his job and friends in Orlando."

Irene sighed. As much as she hated to leave her son alone in Orlando, she needed to do this for herself. Henry was a grown man and Irene was an old woman. She wanted to start over.

"Henry has offered to help me move though; maybe Horatio can talk to him when we come to Miami." Irene said, "Henry won't listen to us, but he'll listen to Horatio."

"That's because he's too scared to piss Horatio off." Jessica chuckled, "Horatio will talk to him, you know he will."

"Great!" Irene smiled.

Mother and daughter talked for a while longer before saying goodbye. Horatio reacted well to the news of Irene moving to Miami. He knew Kyle would offer his help as well and Jessica and Kim could just take care of the kids while the boys moved all the things inside the apartment.

"Did she say where the apartment was?" Horatio asked.

"Yeah, it's only about twenty minutes from here. She lives six blocks away from Kim and Kyle." Jessica said.

"Are you worried about Henry?"

"Yes."

"I'll talk to him; see if I can help him somehow." Horatio said.

"I don't understand why he won't talk about dad." Jessica said as she lay down in bed next to her husband.

"It hurts too much for him. I don't talk very much about Raymond for example because it hurts."

"But you did open up to me about it." Jessica said.

"Yes and Henry needs to open up too. But it doesn't mean it won't hurt. Everyone reacts differently when they lose someone they love and care about." Horatio said, "I would go crazy if I ever lost you."

Jessica kissed him softly, "You're never going to lose me and I ain't losing you."

"I love you." Horatio grinned.

"I love you too Red."

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