Not So Lonely Road

by The Second Sky

A collection on HC drabbles written in response to challenges from the LJ HC100 community

2. Not Waving but Drowning

Title: Not Waving but Drowning
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Not my characters. Please don't sue me!
A/N: Told from Calleigh's PoV

HC100 Challenge: #11 – Water

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Death surrounds me in my line of work. I am the voice of the corpse, the messenger from beyond the grave, the one who can bring justice to those who have been wronged; but I'm also just me.

When I enter the lab I wear my smile like armour, my witty retorts and my fierce glares are my weapons against the outside world. Nobody understands, except him.

Horatio with eyes like a clear ocean that can see beneath this protection I wear. He can tell when I'm not waving, but drowning. How I love that when he knows that I need him he saves me.