AN: Here is the last chapter. I know it's bittersweet, but enjoy.

Chapter 21: Dreams coming true

1 year later

It's been a year since Horatio, Calleigh, and C.J. became a family, and it was a wonderful, happy and loving year. Then just months after they celebrated their one year together, they welcomed a new addition to their family, a daughter.

Horatio was sitting in the chair next to the bed his wife was sitting up in and looking down at their beautiful newborn daughter. She may have spent the whole night trying to bring their little girl into this world, but she was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen.

Calleigh looks up from their daughter to look at her husband and he was smiling at her, she smiled back and asked. "What?"

"Nothing. I just don't think I've ever found you more beautiful than at this moment."

Calleigh tried hiding her blush as she looked back down at their daughter. "No I don't, I just gave birth."

Horatio gets up from his chair, takes the necessary steps to get to the head of the bed, sits down next to her, kisses her on the head and replied. "Well I find that you are."

She looked over at her husband and replied with emotion. "Thank you."

He shakes his head, cups her cheek and said. "No, thank you for this beautiful little girl." She smiled at him just as he gave her a peck on the lips.

When they pulled back, and as they were looking down at their little girl, his phone vibrates in his pocket.

He pulls out the phone, opens it and sees a text message from Sara, then he smiled and said. "Look sweetheart."

He moved the phone so she could read what Sara sent. 'Congrats on the new family member, hope to see you guys soon.'

Calleigh smiled, then replied. "Tell her thank you, and for sure about seeing each other soon."

Since Sara and Grissom didn't feel comfortable taking their 3 month old twins on the plane, they elected to wait till they were older. Or else Sara would probably have been there a few days before Calleigh went into labor so she could be there for her friend.

Horatio nodded while he typed what she said, then sent the message before putting the phone back in his pocket.

After a few minutes of just the three of them, there was a knock on the door.

Horatio looks at Calleigh to make sure she was ready for guests, she nodded and replied. "It's ok."

Horatio nodded back, looked at the door and said. "Come in."

The door opened a second later and their eyes light up again when C.J. walked into the room with Natalia behind him.

C.J. smiled at them as Calleigh said. "Come here buddy, some one wants to meet you."

C.J. runs up to them, then Horatio picks him up and sets him on his lap so he could get a better look at the little girl.

When he did he commented. "She's so tiny."

Calleigh nodded and replied. "Just like you were when you were born."

He looked at her and asked. "You saw me when I was born?"

Calleigh smiled. "I saw you the moment you were born, I was with your mom the whole time."

"Wow." They chuckled, then C.J. looked at the little girl again and asked. "What is her name?"

Calleigh and Horatio look at each other and he nodded with a smile, saying that the name they discussed before she went into labor was ok, then she looked at C.J. and replied. "Her name is Christy."

C.J. looked at Calleigh a little shocked. "Just like my mommy's name."

"Yes, is that alright?"

C.J. smiled and speaks as he looked at Christy. "My mommy would have loved it...and I like it too." Then he did something they weren't expecting, he moves off Horatio's lap, gets on his knees, leans forward and kisses Christy's forehead softly, then whispered. "Hi Christy."

As he pulled back the three grown-ups had tears in their eyes, then Calleigh speaks with emotion. "That was sweet of you C.J."

"Thank you. Is it alright if I hold her?"

"Can you wait a few minutes please, Natalia probably wants to meet our little angel."

"Ok." Then he gets back into Horatio's lap as they chuckled a little, then Calleigh handed Christy to Natalia when they calmed down.

As Natalia held the little girl in her arms, she looked down at her and said. "I can see so much of you two in her, better watch out for the guys."

Horatio and Calleigh laughed, then Horatio speaks. "Oh I will, you can count on that."

Natalia looked up from Christy, smiled at Horatio and said. "I have no doubt proud papa."

Horatio smirked with a smile, then after a few more minutes Natalia gave Christy back to Calleigh, then said she'll let them have their family time and informed them that the gang will be over at their place this weekend so they could meet the newest addition. Which they nodded with smiles before she walked out of the room.

Once she was gone, Horatio picks up C.J., places him in the spot he was just in and puts a pillow over his lap, then Calleigh instructed C.J. how to hold the baby once she was in his arms, which he nodded.

After they placed the baby in the boy's arms he made sure he did what Calleigh had told him to do, then he smiled as he watched her move while Horatio's and Calleigh's hearts soared watching the scene.

A few minutes later C.J. looked at Horatio and asked. "Do you want to hold Christy now?"

"I would love too, but only if you're done."

"Yeah, I'm done."

Horatio nodded before picking up his daughter and cradling her close to his chest.

When he looked down, his heart skipped a beat seeing the beautiful face that looked so much like her mother, and whispered. "You are so beautiful, just like your mother."

As he was kissing his daughter's forehead, C.J.'s voice could be heard. "Aunt Calleigh, Uncle Horatio...Can I..." He trails off as he looked down at his hands.

Calleigh puts her am around the boy, brings him closer to her and asked. "Whatever it is you can ask us."

Horatio noticed there was a little room on the bed, so he took that spot next to C.J. and continued what Calleigh said. "Yeah buddy, whatever it is."

C.J. took a breath, looked at Calleigh and said. "Well I was wondering since I already have Horatio's last name, can I start calling you and him, mommy and daddy now?"

A few months ago C.J. had officially taken Horatio's last name, which was hyphenated with his biological mother's name, so he would always have something to honor his mother. When they had told him that, they also said that he could still call them Aunt and Uncle if he felt more comfortable that way.

Calleigh and Horatio sat there a little shocked for a few more seconds, then she speaks before he got the wrong idea. "Are you sure honey? Because we just want you to be comfortable?"

C.J. nodded and replied. "I love my mommy, but I'll feel comfortable if I can call you mommy and daddy now." Plus he was tired of explaining it to his new friends whenever they were around when he kept calling Calleigh and Horatio, Aunt and Uncle, instead of Mom and Dad.

They both smiled, then Calleigh leans toward C.J., kissed his temple and said. "I would be honored if you call me mommy. But know that I'll never replace your other mommy."

He sniffled as he nodded. "I know." Calleigh nodded with a smile too, then they looked at Horatio.

Horatio smiled. "I would also be honored to call you my son."

C.J. smiled and said. "Thank you." They all smiled, then after Calleigh kissed C.J.'s temple again, C.J. asked something else. "So if that means you're my mom and dad, and you're Christy's mom and dad, wouldn't she be my sister now?"

Horatio nodded. "That would be correct buddy."

He smiled, but then frowned a second later and asked. "I don't know how to be an older brother."

Calleigh smiled a little. "You'll learn and I'm sure Horatio will teach you, he's an older brother to Raymond Jr's father."

C.J. nodded in understanding and replied. "Ok, I would like that. I want to be the best brother I can be."

They both smiled and Calleigh said. "I'm sure you'll be the best big brother ever."

C.J. smiled with a nod, then he turns to his new little sister and talks to her while Horatio looks over his head to see Calleigh looking at him.

They smiled at each other as he mouthed. 'I love you.'

She mouthed back. 'I love you too.'

Then he winks before looking down at his little girl, listening to C.J. talk about all the stuff he was going to teach her.

As Calleigh sat there with her family, her heart was soaring. It was like she gained a daughter and a son today. She knew C.J. will always be Christy's, but that doesn't mean she can't love him like a son and that's exactly what she's going to do. And hopefully Christy is looking down at them, smiling at this development.

Calleigh mentally smiled as she thought of her friend, then looked at her family again.

She thought she wouldn't be happier than she was on her wedding day, but today's events had proved her wrong. Now she was the happiest she's been in her whole life and her greatest dream had come true, she had a loving/caring husband and two beautiful children that she loved more than anything.

AN: So That's it. I hope you liked it.

I hear your hints about a sequel and I'll see what I can do. But I hope either way you'll keep a look out for other DuCaine stories I might come up with, because you never know when I'll pop up with another.

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