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I do have to say that this is my favorite story to write! :) Check out my other stories that include 'Song Stories', 'Finding Love' and 'Dreams Come True When You Least Expect It'.
All if these stories will be updated when I reach Chapter 30 on this one. The more reviews I have the faster the update.
Though I have to tell you, when I reach this chapter, I will have to go on hiatus for a few weeks being that I go back to college Monday. Blah, but not to worry when I have time I will update at school :) Im a sneaky little girl LOL. Love!


Chapter 29: Ya'll are my Only Concern

The waiting part was killing Horatio, he wanted to know how his fiancée and their baby were doing and if they were all right. Alexx and the rest of the team arrived a few minutes prior when they heard from Eric and Ryan about what happened to Calleigh. Now all five were waiting on news on their colleague.

Natalia and Eric were sitting together and holding hands while Ryan was standing by the window and looking outside at the world that still kept going, Alexx sat next to Horatio, trying to comfort him and keep his hopes up that Calleigh and his daughter were going to be all right.

"Calleigh is a fighter, Horatio, and so is your daughter" Alexx tells him "She survived so much and I know that she will survive this"

"I can't lose them Alexx" Horatio whispered to her, "They are the only family that I have besides you and the team" he continued on as he put his face into his hands

"You are not going to lose them Horatio, they are both strong and they will come through all of this" she replied, rubbing Horatio's back so that she could sooth him some

All were busy thinking about Calleigh, since this was her third time being in the hospital and the first two times were the worst. Laura came out and found everybody either sitting or standing in the waiting room. The first person that she looked at was Horatio, she could literally tell by the look on his face that he was worrying about Calleigh and the baby.

"Horatio" she called out

Upon hearing his name, Horatio turned around and saw Laura standing in the middle of the waiting room. He immediately got up from the chair and walked over to her. All the others watched on as he talked to Laura on Calleigh's condition.

"Laura" Horatio started "How is she, How is Calleigh? The baby?"

"Slow down Horatio" Laura answered, "Calleigh is fine and so is your daughter. Calleigh might be sore for a few days being that her throat closed up on her because of the amount of pressure that was forced upon it and her cheek will hurt too but there was no damage done, all she has is a bruise" she continued to tell Horatio of Calleigh's condition "Also, make sure that she doesn't overdue it at work or at home, her blood pressure was slightly high and I would really love it that she doesn't come back here for another 3 months- until the baby is due…Please"

At this and the expression that Laura made at him- an exasperated sigh while she blew her bangs out of the way-, he laughed before thanking her and telling her that he would look out for her. Laura smiled back and told him as to where he could find Calleigh. Looking around at the others that were looking at her, she waved and told them that they were able to go and see Calleigh as well. They all thanked her and followed Horatio down the hallway towards his fiancée's room.

Calleigh was sitting up on the hospital bed against some pillows staring at her stomach, she has flashes of what happened to her but couldn't remember anything past the part where she was pushed against the wall of her lab.

Still on the floor, Calleigh could only watch as the person she hadn't seen in the last two and ½ months walked towards her. She started to scoot back towards one of the walls in order to get away from this monster that haunted her dreams for the first few days since her return home.

Pressing her against the wall, he placed one of his hands around her neck. He grabbed her hand off his arm and looked at it and his eye caught ring on her hand. He smiled an evil smile before letting her arm go.

"So you getting married are you," he asked Calleigh, watching as she bit her lip then nodded, "Isn't that sweet, Calleigh, the whore, is going to get married"

"I'm not a whore!" Calleigh gritted out through her teeth, which earned her a slap in the face

"Shut up!" he yelled at her as he slowly squeezed his hand so that it cut her airway a little

"Stop, Please" Calleigh pleaded as she felt her airway being constricted

"Why should I?" he asked, "What makes you think that I want you to live after the way you treated me, what makes you think that I want you and your baby to live?" he continued on talking, making sure that with every word he spoke that his hand got tighter and tighter

She couldn't breath, she couldn't think and she couldn't move. Everything went black…

That was all she remembered that happened, after that it was a blur to her, but she was just happy that she and her daughter were both very much alive. As she felt a kick to her left side, Calleigh smiled because she knew her daughter was now fully awake and waiting for Daddy to come and play with her.

She was pulled out of her memory when she heard the door to her room being opened. Looking up, she smiled as she saw her 'family' enter her room. First entered Horatio, who was followed by Alexx, Natalia, Ryan and Eric. Horatio sat on the bed as the others sat on the chairs that were placed in the room.

Horatio was the first to enter Calleigh's room, then the others followed behind him. He saw Calleigh on the hospital bed looking at something on the bed. She had an oxygen mask on her face. When he saw her look towards him, he could clearly see the bruise that were on her neck- a deep purple handprint that went from one side to the other. The other bruise that was on her cheek was a light purple and in a form of what looked like four fingers and part of a palm.

He didn't let what he saw on his fiancée show through his face, he was just happy that she was all right. He went over to the bed and sat down next to her while he saw that others sit on the chairs around the bed.

He looked at Calleigh and smiled before leaning down and giving her a light kiss on her head. The others around them couldn't help but smile, this was a once in a lifetime opportunity for them to see the Horatio Caine being romantic in front of them.

"How are you?" he asked Calleigh

"I- could be- better" she told them between breaths "I have- to wear- this thing.." she points to the mask that she has on "..Because-Laura said- my throat- literally closed- on me"

"How is Nicole doing?" asked Natalia

"She- is fine" Calleigh replied, "She just wont- stop kicking me"

Horatio could see how hard it was for Callleigh to talk because every time that she did, her throat muscles would constrict in on her. Knowing that it must hurt for her to talk, he pressed the button on the side of her bed.

"Nurse's station, what can I help you with?"

"Can I get a white board, an eraser and a marker brought to room 1167 please"

"Sure can, I will have it there as fast as I can"

"Thank you"

"No problem sir"

When he turned around to face the others, they were all looking at him. He didn't say a word to them as he gently placed his hand on his fiancée's stomach so as to calm down his daughter.

"H, what was that about?" asked Ryan

Not once stopping his ministrations on Calleigh's stomach, he looked up to the others and told them why he did what he did.

"She already has a hard enough time breathing and I don't want her throat to hurt, so when we ask her questions, instead of answering us by talking, she will write it down for us" Horatio explained

"That is sweet of you Horatio" Alexx replied as she watched Calleigh smile through her oxygen mask

"Yes-it is" breathed Calleigh

Everybody talked for another couple of minutes, except for Calleigh, until a knock came to the door. Ryan-who was closer- got up and answered. Upon opening the door, the nurse walked in carrying the items that Horatio had requested. Walking over to him, she handed the items over before once again leaving the room. Ryan closed the door and went and sat down.

Giving the items to Calleigh, who immediately wrote something only Horatio could see.

I love you :)

Horatio smiled before taking the marker from her hand and writing the same words back to her, but he also added some more things before he was done.

I love you too, and our daughter. I can't wait for you to become my wife and for our daughter to be born.

The rest of the group was looking on as the couple in front of them wrote some things on the board to one another and all they could see was love radiating from both of them. They were already like a newlywed couple to them and it showed so much just by looking at them.

Natalia, Alexx, Ryan and Eric all looked at one another and smiled, then turned and looked at Horatio and Calleigh, who decided to forgo the board and instead decided to feel their daughter move inside Calleigh's stomach.

Calleigh's head was on Horatio's shoulder and his head on hers and both were content on feeling their little miracle move within.


TBC (Sorry for it being sorta lazy written, I was in a hurry)
Preview: Who would have thought that Emily would be back? Horatio's EX-girlfriend from like chapter whatever... [yeah that is how long ago it was, I dont care much for her to remember the chapter number]