Hey yal! First this is still tangoeightkitten, I just changed my user name, so I will now be known as sunshinebulletgirl :)

But I am so so so so so so so sorry this is so late, I have been so busy with the accident reports and the paperwork, and then me dealing with the emotional aspects of it. And I just got done with band camp...I have just been going and going I am so run down it is crazy, but hopefully I can take a nice nap tomorrow. And then I should be able to write more, a lot more!

I am also really sorry for the shortness of it, I just felt so bad that I have been neglecting you that I decided to post this. I promise the next chapter will be up really soon, cross my heart, and I will make it so much better and fluffier :)

thanks to all those who have reviewed and added my story, it pushes me to write more!

Horatio nodded and saw that his children were looking at them. He smiled and called them over.

"Hello there, what are you names?" Horatio bent down to their level.

The young brown haired boy smiled shyly, "My name is Damian."

Horatio smiled and then turned to the blonde, "Hi my name is McKenna Elizabeth, but you can call me Kenna, or Lizzie." The older blonde smiled at the younger one, she saw so much of herself in McKenna.

Horatio placed a small kiss on the girls hand, making her giggle, "My name is Horatio Caine."

McKenna giggled, "Horatio? That is a funny name."

"Kenna…" Her father hissed to her. Horatio just laughed and smiled at the girl.

"Well, my parents wanted to name me that because it means 'the guardian'. And this…" He got up and put a hand on Calleigh's shoulder, "is my partner and best friend Calleigh Du…"

"Calleigh, just Calleigh." The older blonde interrupted. She knew that if they had difficulty with Horaito's first name her last name would just be even more confusing or funny.

Damian smiled at Calleigh but his sister eyed her cautiously. Calleigh noticed and squatted down to the position Horatio was at moments before.

"How old are you McKenna?"

She looked at the older blonde, then to Horatio, then back to Calleigh, "I am ten going on eleven in one week." She said triumphantly seemingly warming up to Calleigh, "And my little brother will be eight in October."

Calleigh smiled and nodded her head but before she could get to a standing position, McKenna spoke again, "Is my daddy in some sort of trouble?"

Calleigh smiled gently at the girl, "Of course not sweetheart, we are just asking him for some help. Why do you ask?"

McKenna looked down at the ground, Horatio noticed she tends to do that a lot, "Well, a while ago there was a man who came here looking for my dad, he said he was a cop and they started fighting, they didn't know I was listening, I am sorry daddy, I didn't mean to…"

Tears sprung to the young blonde's eyes as she looked up at her dad, who was standing next to Horatio. A silent conversation transpired between Mr. Winters and Calleigh and she went and stood next to her handsome partner while Mr. Winters walked over to his daughter and picked her up, silently calming the troubled ten year old.

"Mr. Winters…"

"Dennis, please."

Horatio nodded his head, "Dennis, I promise you that I will get to the bottom of this and try not to involve you or your two children in any way okay?"

Dennis nodded his head, silently thanking them. Horatio and Calleigh said their goodbyes and took their leave.

"What was that Handsome?"

Horatio looked genuinely confused, "What do you mean?"

"How you introduced us."

Horatio thought about it for a minute as they got into his car. Mr. Winters, Lieutenant's Horatio Caine and Calleigh Duquesne. He smiled warmly and shot Calleigh a sideways glance from the driver's seat.

"If I had it my way you would be. You don't know how many times I have wanted to put you as a Lieutenant but every time I try Stetler or something gets in the way."

She smiled tears springing to her eyes, "Horatio as much as I would love to be one I like where I am. I get to be second in command and I get to use my seniority over the boys at the lab. Though Lieutenant Calleigh Duquesne does have a nice ring to it."

"You have no idea."

The rest of the ride was, for the most part, silent. When they got back to the house Calleigh started to feel a little nervous, she knew what she wanted. She thought she needed to wait but she now realizes that she is ready, but she doesn't know where he stands on the subject so she doesn't bring it up. They walk up to the door and notice that it is slightly open. Horatio instinctually reaches for his gun but he then realizes that he doesn't have his. Calleigh smiled sympathetically at her red head, took out her gun and took the safety off. They have a silent agreement and Horatio steps behind Calleigh. She opens the door.

"Miami Dade PD."

"I can't believe this, everything is just gone, all our evidence, theories, equipment. So many cases will be put on hold, it isn't fair."

Ryan muttered darkly as he cleaned up some of the scrap. The entire team, minus Rick and Eric, was working together to see if anything at all was salvageable however luck was not on their side.

"Can we please take a break? Besides we technically aren't even supposed to be doing this in the first place."

Leave it to a newbie to state the obvious. Before Ryan could respond his cell phone rang. He looked at the number and excused himself and walked to a private part of the lab.

"Wolfe."

"Hey Ryan, can you do me a favor and come over to the house as soon as you are available?"

"Yeah, sure Cal, I think I can break away in a few, why?"

"Just do it, I will explain everything when you get here."