A/N: I do not own any of them except Tyler, Savannah, and Matthew. Though I wish I did. Very short chapters. Sorry. I promise I will update soon. Forgive me, I've been sick.
"Horatio, will you help me shop for stuff for their rooms?" Calleigh asked as she happily hopped into her car.
"Sure. Just how much are you planning to spend though?" Horatio answered
"Right now? Just enough to get buy until I get my next pay check."
"Calleigh, how are you going to work with the kids. Our hours aren't the greatest."
"Okay, I already planned this out. I would go in for a couple of minutes to get some paperwork or files. I could work from home." She replied.
"Calleigh? Where are we going?" Tyler asked.
"We are going shopping for your rooms." Calleigh answered happily.
"We get our own wooms!" Savannah said sounding very surprised.
Calleigh parked her car in the parking lot of bed bath and beyond and got out of the car. Horatio, mirroring her actions.
"Come on guys, let's go shopping!" said Calleigh as she pulled open the door so Tyler could step out.
Tyler hopped out of the car and was followed by Savannah. On the other side, Horatio unbuckled Matthew. All four of them walked into the store happily.
Outside the store:
"Calleigh, you spent over two-hundred dollars." Horatio said as he stuffed bags into her trunk.
"I know. But I couldn't help myself. These kids deserve the best." She replied, jumping onto the trunk to shut it.
"Okay, let's just get this stuff home for now." He said as he opened her door for her.
As they were driving back to Calleigh's apartment, Horatio continued to ask random questions.
"I missed out on the chit chat between bubbles and yourself. Enlighten me." He said, looking over at her.
"Well, you didn't miss much. She just gave me forms to sign and gave me my foster care license. She also told me that they would be by once every week to see how the kids are doing. That was pretty much it." Calleigh informed him.
"When we get home, we're going to have to baby proof you house." Horatio added.
"Home? Since when do you refer my place as home?" Calleigh asked curiously.
The past few days have been different since he had been around her more. She was beginning to think he was coming on to her. Not that she would mind if he were.
"Well, I, uh, I, um…" he stuttered.
'Oh yeah, I caught him.' She thought.
"Let the record show, Calleigh Duquesne on this day, has stumped Lieutenant Horatio Caine!" she said happily as she waved her free hand in the air to express her point.
She looked over at him with a broad smile on her face. Calleigh found him failing miserably to hide his blush. He was literally the color of his hair. This only made Calleigh laugh even harder.
They soon arrived at her apartment and hauled everything inside. Once they had everything set up to perfection, Calleigh put the kids to sleep.
"Okay guys. Ready to try out your new beds?" She asked eagerly.
"Yeah!" The two older children yelled in unison.
Horatio watched Calleigh usher the kids down the hallway towards the bedrooms. This made him smile to himself.
"Horatio!" he heard Calleigh call.
"Coming dear!" He replied sarcastically.
He followed her voice to Tyler's room where he saw them standing by the bed.
"What's wrong?" Horatio questioned.
"Nothing." Calleigh answered. "Tyler just wanted you to tuck him in."
Horatio nodded his head and partly removed the covers to the bed.
"Hop on in Ty." He said gesturing towards the bed.
Tyler happily bounced onto the bed and under the covers. Horatio replaced the comforter and gave Tyler a hug before stepping away so Calleigh could do the same.
"Good night tiger." He said.
"Night Horatio. Night Calleigh. Thank you guys so much." Tyler said.
"No problem. Good night Tyler. See you in the morning." Calleigh said as she turned out the light.
Calleigh shut the door and followed Horatio to the living room. They both sat on the couch and sighed in unison. They looked at each other and started laughing quietly.
"Well, I better get going. Some people have to go to work tomorrow." Said Horatio as he pushed himself off the couch.
"No Horatio! Please don't go. You can stay here." Calleigh said, jumping to her feet.
"Calleigh, I really have to go. I wouldn't want to intrude."
"No really. I insist." She continued as she pulled him back to the couch.
In that moment, Horatio's eyebrows rose dangerously close to his hairline.
Calleigh's smile faded as she said, "You want me to say it don't you?"
Horatio grinned wickedly, motioning for her to continue.
"Okay, I'll say it. I need help." Calleigh said, looking very embarrassed.
"Okay, okay, I'll stay." He said with a victorious grin.
"YES!" said Calleigh happily.
They both laughed at her excitement.
Calleigh pulled out the pull out bed from the couch.
"Okay, it's much more comfortable than it looks." She said as she threw the blankets at Horatio.
"What? You're not going to make my bed for me? You're not a very good host." He said playfully.
"I never said I was. You can make your own bed anyway." She replied returning the playful banter.
After returning the comment, Calleigh immediately saw the mischief in his eyes. But unfortunately she was too late. Calleigh tried to make a dash for her room but was stopped by Horatio. He grabbed her wrist firmly but not hard enough to hurt her. Horatio pulled her back on to the bed and started to wrestle with her.
After a while of struggling, Horatio finally pinned her hands against the bed above her head with one hand. He took is other hand and made a tickling motion in the air where she could see.
"Horatio Caine, don't you dare!" Calleigh hissed.
Horatio ignored her comment and tickled her stomach. Calleigh rolled him over and pinned him. Her knees pinned the palms of his hands.
"Okay, truce?" she asked as she tried to catch her breath.
"Truce! Truce!" Horatio laughed.
Calleigh rolled off of him and fixed the sheets.
"Okay, I'm beat. I'm going to hit the hay. See you in the morning." She said, stretching.
Horatio nodded his head in agreement and fell back onto the bed. Calleigh walked over and kissed him on the cheek.
"Good night." She whispered.
Horatio was too shocked to move. He just sat there mouth wide open and watched her walk into her room. Once she was out of site, he brought his hand up to his cheek.
"Wow." He said quietly.
Calleigh shut the door to her room and smiled broadly to herself. She got into pajamas and made her way to her bed. As soon as she sat down she saw a pair of bright blue eyes looking at her.
"Matthew, what are you doing up?" she said in a baby voice.
Matthew's crib was right next to her bed so she could keep an eye on him. As he heard her speak, he smiled.
"Calleigh made a move." She said as she returned the smile. "I think I'm falling in love Matthew."
Calleigh stroked his hair and laid down for bed. Sleep soon over took her.