A/N: I couldn't resist throwing a cliff hanger in, I just love doing that. I rewrote what my sister wrote so that we can end that chapter with a cliffy. Please forgive me for being in love with making my readers wait to see what happens next. I'm going to try to get chapter 11 up soon.... My sister is leaving for Hawaii with her friends (Her friend asked her to come with her for her birthday.... Now that is some friend... HINT HINT :) ).

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Chapter Ten: "It's in our DNA"

Boom.....Boom....Boom

Three more explosions rocked the house, Horatio ducked for cover as the glass began to shatter and fly everywhere. After the explosions, Horatio ran to the front of the house to look for Julia.

"Julia.." He called out again.

Horatio ran to get out the house, but was stooped in his tracks by the fire that was consuming the front entrance and hall of the Winston home. Horatio had no way of getting out unless he went through the back entrance. Turning around Horatio ran towards the back door, continuing to shout Julia's name:

"Julia where are you?"

He got no answer. Horatio in these sort of situations rarely had pause to worry. He could walk away from a building or car that had just exploded with cool ease, but this was different another life, his sons mothers life, hung in the balance and Horatio needed to find her.

Reaching the back of the house, Horatio took out his phone:

"This is Lt. Horatio Caine, I need emergency assistance at 24 windbury street immediately. Send fire trucks.....I repeat I need assistance NOW!!!!"

Horatio hung up the phone and ran to the front of the home. What he saw was udder chaos:

The front of Julia's home was destroyed, debris was everywhere. Both Horatio's hummer and Julia's car was on fire. Glass was everywhere, and small fires threaten to ravage the trees that stood in front of the winston home. Neighboring homes also were partially destroyed, along with their cars.

Horatio snapped out of his trance and looked back at Julia's car. Thinking that she might be stuck in the burning car, Horatio ran over to save her. Stopping at the car, Horatio tried to see if anyone was in there, but the flames were two harsh to see if anyone was in the vehicle.

Horatio ran his fingers through his hair, the only thing he could do was wait.

Julia was about to leave when she heard the first explosion, it rocked the garage. She turned the engine off and slid under the steering wheel, the second explosion was so strong it caused Julia to hit her head on the steering wheel.

As Horatio was calling her name, Julia was unconscious. All the while flames and flues engulfed her.

Frank walked out the interogation room and walked up to Rick:

"Can I help you Rick?"

"No Frank I was just seeing if Horatio was interrogating the prisoner, but I see that you and eric are doing it. Where is Horatio?"

"He's dealing with an issue right now." Thats all Frank cared to share with Stetler.

"With Kyle?" Rick asked indicating with his tone that he wanted a little more.

"Horatio didn't share to much details with me," Frank was lying,"So I'm not inclined to tell you myself. When he gets back in, I'll be sure to tell him you stopped by and for him to give you a call." Frank turned dismissing Stetler.

"Wait Frank, what I don't understand is why Horatio is working this case. I told him that personal cases is not to be handled by him and he continues to work them." Stetler wanted to vent, but Frank was the wrong one.

Frank turned back around,"Why wouldn't he be working this case, Kyle's his son."

Rick raised his eyebrow at Franks tone,"I understand that, but you or another CSI can handle the case..."

"Rick your not a father so I don't think you can past judgement on Horatio at the moment..."

"Excuse me Frank?" Rick grew alarmed at the hint of annoyance and anger in Franks tone.

"You heard me Rick your not a father you wouldn't know what Horatio is experiencing so lets not past judgement. Horatio is dealing with a lot right now, and he doesn't need someone like you getting in the way of making sure that his son is safe. Kyle is first to Horatio, not you or anybody else...."

Before Frank could finish his sentence, Eric ran out into the hallway:

"Frank we need to go now, Horatio just called in an emergency at Julia's.."

Eric raced towards the door, followed closely behind by Frank. Rick stood there and contemplated for a moment what Frank said to him, it was true, he didn't know what Horatio was going through, and he was trying to comprehend the complex Lt.

Kyle closed the door behind his cousin and waited until Ray took a seat. Ray looked at his cousin and instantly noticed that something was wrong with his cousin, Ray wondered if it had anything to do with the incident that happened today at the beach with the Russian photographer.

"Ray, I know you were there today so I don't have to repeat what happened with the photographer. But I don't know about you, but I am freaked out. That guy had pictures of me with my mom and dad, and me at school..."

"Yeah I know don't know what that was all about, but I saw the pictures and I'm a little freaked out too cuz." Ray shifted in his seat just thinking about it.

"I have a plan."

"What plan?" Every time Ray heard those words from his cousins mouth it involved them getting in trouble with Horatio in the end.

"Why don't we investigate this matter ourselves." Kyle walked over to the window.

"What do you mean investigate this matter ourselves? Why don't we just tell your dad?"

"Because if I tell him, he's going to go into hyperdrive and ship me off to China to protect me. I'm going to be living in some buddhist temple, while my dad wages a crusade against those threatening my life." Kyle rolled his eyes and looked out the window, watching the cars go by.

"I wonder would he allow you to have visitors?" Ray laughed at his cousins reason for not telling Horatio.

"It's not funny Ray." Kyle shot his cousin a angry look.

"I think it is Kyle, if we tell Uncle H, he can fix this, and you can get..."

"NO!!!!!! I want to do this myself.."

"I GET IT!!!!!" Ray shouted back at his cousin.

"Boys is everything okay?" Yelina yelled from downstairs.

"Everything is fine mom.." Ray shouted back as he glared at his cousin.

Kyle glared back, but his anger quickly resided,"Ray we need to do this together, I need your help. I am asking if you'll assist me or not?" Kyle used the tone he normally used on his parents to get what he wanted.

Ray looked at his cousin silently and then smiled,"Okay, what are we going to do?"

Kyle threw himself on Rays bed,"It's easy, we figure out why he is taking pictures of me and we handle it..."

"And how do you suppose we do that? How do you suppose we find this guy?"

"I don't know, but we'll figure it out."

"Really?"

"Yeah really. Detective work is in our DNA."

I have to stop it here, and I don't mean to make it a cliff hanger, but I have to head to a dinner party....... Hope you enjoyed...... Chapter 11 up tomorrow.

Coming up next: Horatio finds Julia is it too late, Yelina overheard the boys now what? Eric, Calleigh and Frank arrive on the scene........