Chapter 26

10 days later

Once she recuperated in the hospital, Sarah was finally released from the hospital, then after they put her in a wheel chair and grabbed her release forms, Elizabeth wheeled her out of her hospital room with Horatio and Calleigh next to her, and they stayed next to her until they reached Elizabeth's vehicle.

When they stopped at the passenger side, she looked up at Horatio and said. "Take care of yourself."

Horatio was coming to terms about the loss of his child, but a part of him will always feel it.

He nodded, leaned down and gave her a friendly kiss on the cheek before saying. "You too, try and enjoy your time with your family."

She had told Horatio, Calleigh and Elizabeth that she was going back to her hometown in Ohio to be around her parents until she is ready to return.

Sarah nodded before looking at Calleigh and said. "Take care of him."

Calleigh smiled as she squeezed Horatio's hand. "You got it."

After she nodded, Horatio asked if they needed help putting Sarah in the vehicle, but Elizabeth waved it off and said they'll be fine, so after around of goodbyes, Horatio and Calleigh headed for his vehicle a few cars down from where they were standing.

Once they were both in and had their seatbelts on, she places her hand on top of his and asked. "What do you want to do now? You want to go out to eat?"

Horatio shook his head before looking at her. "No, how about we make something at home and just lie around holding one another."

She gives him a little smile with a nod. "Alright, that can be done."

He smiled with a nod back, and after she squeezed his hand, he started the vehicle and drove them home.

A week later

After Horatio had handed out the only new assignment he had to Calleigh and Ryan, him and Eric continued on the case he had gotten before shift had ended yesterday and they needed to go back to the crime scene just to make sure they had gotten everything.

And once Calleigh, Ryan, and Alexx arrived at their crime scene, which was on the beach, Alexx started her preliminary exam while Ryan and Calleigh were looking around for some evidence. When she found something she took a few pictures, then she kneeled down to bag it, but when she was standing up a wave of dizziness hit her and it was so strong that she fell back on the sand and blacked out.

Alexx, who started to look from the dead body to say something to her, saw Calleigh fall back on the sand and called her name "Calleigh!", she stood up and rushed her friends side. Ryan looked over at the women as Alexx looked back at him and shouted. "Ryan call the paramedics and Horatio."

Ryan nodded then got on his phone to call the paramedics, and then dials Horatio's phone, which it went right to vocalism, he called Eric instead.

Eric and Horatio were talking at their crime scene when Eric's phone rang, so he answered it. "Delko...Ok." He holds out the phone to Horatio and said. "H, Ryan wants to talk to you, it's about Calleigh."

He looked confused and spoke as he started walking up to the younger man. "Why didn't he call me?" Eric shrugged his shoulders, then after looking at his own phone, which was dead, he sighed in frustration with himself as he took the phone from Eric. He thought he charged his phone last night.

He puts the phone up to his ear, and answered "Mr. Wolfe"

Ryan answered "H, Calleigh is getting checked by the paramedics at the crime scene..."

Horatio didn't even hear the rest, he hung up, called Eric's name, tossed him his phone and said. "Can you handle the rest of the case?"

Eric nodded. "Yah, what's going on?"

But he didn't get an answer because Horatio had already started walking out of the door, bumping into Frank on the way out.

Frank watched Horatio go to the vehicle before looking at Eric and asking. "What's up with him?"

Eric shrugged and replied. "Ryan called and said something about Calleigh."

Ryan had tried to be as calm as he could while talking to Eric, so Eric had no idea on what was going on.

Frank sighed and replied. "I hope it isn't bad, that man has already been through a lot."

Eric nodded in agreement before they got their heads back into the case.

When they all found out that Horatio was going to be a father they were a little shocked, which it wasn't the father part they were shocked about, it was the fact that it wasn't with Calleigh, but they were really happy for him since he seemed to be embracing the idea. Then when he had lost the baby, they saw how devastated he had been. Now if anything ever happened to Calleigh, especially so soon after losing his child, they didn't know if they'll ever get their leader back, Calleigh was everything to him, so they could only hope that nothing serious was going on.

It didn't take Horatio very long to make it to Calleigh's crime scene, and when he did, he saw Calleigh sitting on a gurney getting checked by the paramedics.

He gets out of his vehicle and rushed toward Calleigh, calling her name.

Calleigh looked up at the sound of his voice, then a few seconds later, Horatio brings her into a soft hug, being mindful of the blood pressure equipment, then when they pulled back, he cups her cheek and asked. "What happened, sweetheart?"

She shook her head and replied. "One minute I was taking pictures of the evidence and bagging it, then the next I got really dizzy and fainted. When I woke up I found myself on the gurney while the paramedics are checking me out."

Horatio nodded before looking at Paramedic that was tending to Calleigh and asked. "What's wrong?"

After looking at the blood pressure meter, the paramedic looked at Horatio and replied. "I'm concerned that her blood pressure is a little high, and she did inform me a few minutes ago that she was still feeling a little dizzy, so I suggest she go see a doctor to get more tests done."

Horatio nodded again before saying. "Ok, we'll do just that." The paramedic nodded, then after Horatio helped Calleigh off the gurney, he puts his arm around her while they looked at Alexx's and Ryan's concern faces.

Calleigh gives them a little smile and replied. "Don't worry guys, I have my protector here now, he won't let anything bad happen to me."

Despite the tension that they all felt, they chuckled a little and nodded.

After they asked Calleigh to call them later and she said she would, Horatio walked Calleigh to his vehicle.

When they got there and the door was opened, she saw his worried face, so she cupped his cheek and said. "I'll be fine, handsome."

He couldn't help but sniffle a little and said. "You better, I can't lose you, not after what I already lost."

"I know." Then after a peck on the lips, he helps her in the vehicle and shuts the door before walking to the driver's side of the vehicle and got in.

Once they got to the hospital, they went to the out-patients-department and told a nurse that Calleigh needed to see a doctor, and if possible very soon, which the nurse told them that she'll find an available one quickly.

After a few minutes wait, a doctor came and got Calleigh, then after he did all the tests he needed, Calleigh walked back to the waiting area, where Horatio was waiting patiently, or at least on the outside he was, she figured his insides were all over the place, and she would have to agree because hers were right there with him. They were both concerned on what was going on, and they wanted to know as soon as possible so she informed the doctor that they would be staying around the hospital until they heard the results.

To be Continued...