DON'T OWN CSI: MIAMI!!!
Above water, a couple gunshots rang out and struck the man in the chest. He fell into the water, dead before he hit the water with a final sounding splash. Right at the water's edge stood Lieutenant Horatio Caine, with his gun raised and a furious look on his face. That look fell away as he waded in, going as fast as he could to get to Calleigh, who had floated about water. He grabbed her and cradled her, saying,
"Calleigh, no, c'mon sweetheart, open your eyes for me, please, for me, open your eyes, you can do it, sweetheart, please,"
His fingers searched for a pulse, and just as he found a strong pulse, Calleigh's eyes snapped open, and she looked wildly around. She sat up, and sputtered water out of her mouth. She kept coughing until all the water was out of her system. She started to get up, and felt hands under her arms, helping her. She stood up, and staggered backwards, regaining her balance with difficulty. She did, and looked at Horatio, who was looking at her, his eyes filled with something she had never seen before when someone looked at her. She smile weakly and said,
"Everyone at the lab will definitely have gossip for a long time on this one."
He smiled and relaxed, the woman in front of him was definitely his Calleigh, his Bullet Girl. She suddenly had to blink back tears, and he simply held out his arms, offering support, comfort, understanding and love, everything that she needed. She fell into his strong arms that held her as she displayed a very unusual thing for Bullet Girl: Tears. He just held her for a moment, extremely grateful that she was there with him. He felt her body wrack with sobs, and he stroked her hair, saying softly,
"Hey, hey, its okay, you're safe now, you're going to be okay, you're going to be all right, I've got you, and you're going to be all right."
As he said those words, his own eyes filled with tears as he thought how close he had come to losing her, again. She sensed his tears and hugged him tight, forgetting about her own pain for a moment. She hugged him and murmured,
"It's okay, Horatio, I'm here, I'll always be here, I'll never leave you, I promise, I've got you now, and I am never letting go, that's for damned sure."
He drew back, and framed her face with his hands.
"Thank you. I needed that." She framed his face with her hands and said softly,
"It's okay, I think we both needed that. Thank you too." He just nodded, and they just put their foreheads together for a moment, needing the closeness. They both looked in each other's eyes at the same instant.
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