A/N: I do not own any of them except Tyler, Savannah, and Matthew. Though I wish I did. Sorry for the really short chapters. Been busy with school. I promise I will update soon.
Horatio sat in the chair, rocking the baby ever so slightly. He had been watching Calleigh sleep for about an hour. He couldn't help it; she was just too beautiful. And he thought it was impossible for anybody to look good in the morning. Not to mention she was great with kids. When Matthew had started crying, she had totally forgotten about him and rushed over to the baby. 'She'll make a great mom someday.' He thought to himself.
"What are you staring at handsome?" Calleigh asked from the couch.
Horatio was completely speechless. Her eyes were closed so she couldn't see him, but she still knew he was watching her. And that scared him at first. Calleigh opened up her eyes after not hearing a response from him.
"Calleigh, I… well… um…" He stuttered as all his blood rose to his face.
Calleigh laughed quietly as she watched his face turn to the color of his hair as he stumbled for an excuse. "Don't worry about it Horatio. There isn't much else to look at."
She stood up and gently took Matthew from his arms. After doing so, Calleigh sauntered into the kitchen to make the baby a bottle.
"Oh, I'm sorry Horatio. Did you want anything?" she asked as she turned back to him.
"No, I'm fine. Actually, I'd like to talk to you about the kids." He replied, following her to the table.
"Oh yeah, of course." Calleigh said after she popped the bottle into the microwave. "What would you like to know?"
"Everything." Horatio said, taking a seat at the table.
"So let me get this straight. You found three kids, eating out of your garbage can." Horatio said, making sure he had everything right.
Calleigh nodded her head in approval, letting him go on.
"All young. Their mother left them for dead with instructions on how to feed Matthew. This is crazy." He continued.
"Tell me about it. And they are such good, sweet kids Horatio."
"Calleigh, are you getting attached to these kids?" he asked after seeing the way she hugged Matthew close.
"Well, I…" she replied hesitantly.
"Calleigh, you have to give them to social services. They're not going to let them stay here with you." Horatio said as gently as he could.
"I know. But you haven't talked to them Horatio! They've been through so much. I don't want to see them split apart. Tyler has taken care of his siblings ever since they were born. They love each other." She said.
Horatio watched her eyes glaze over. He was totally speechless.
"Horatio, I don't know what to do. You got to help me." Calleigh sighed.
"I know you don't want to see them hurt Cal, but they do need to go to child services. You could lose you job if you don't report them." He said softly.
Watching her broke his heart. He could tell she really cared for the welfare of these children.
"But you didn't talk to these kids Horatio! They are smart. They know what could happen to them. Before you came here, Savannah came up to me and asked me if I was going to put them in an orphanage. This girl was terrified! Horatio, I don't know if I can do that. It would break my heart." Calleigh continued.
At this point, Calleigh started to cry. Totally breaking down, hugging the baby closer.
"Calleigh, shh, it's okay. Calm down." Horatio soothed.
"Horatio, please help me."
"I'll see what I can do, but I can't promise you anything." He said.
"Calleigh, what's wrong?" asked a small voice from Calleigh's bedroom doorframe.
"Savannah, come here honey." Calleigh said calmly.