Epilogue to the last bit and there is H/S SLASH in this chapter though very mild so if that squiks you don't read.

Horatio was walking along the beech a fact which confused him somewhat as the last he remembered he was sitting on his back porch watching a young couple walking along the beech.

"Hey H" A remembered voice said causing the red head to spin round.

"Speed?" Horatio asked. He could not believe that who he was seeing was really there.

"Yeah. It's good to see you again H." Speed said tucking hands into his pockets.

"Aren't you…?"

"Yes H." Speed said with a half smile that had always managed to make Horatio's heart flip.

"Then why can I see and talk to you?" Horatio asked. Speed glanced behind him.

"Because you are dead yourself." Speed said gently, Horatio turned to see where his CSI was looking and saw himself slumped in his seat on the back porch.

"Speed?" Horatio asked looking nervous for the first time in years.

"Don't worry H, Aiden will be coming by to see his father in a few seconds he'll get you resuscitated and this will all seem like a bad dream." Speed said a sad look crossing his face.

"You know about my son?" Horatio asked surprised.

"I watched over you, over you all. When you came to talk to me in the graveyard I was always there." Speed said with a smile. Horatio had married 6 months after his death and his son had been born 7 months later. The marriage had not lasted more than 2 years as the pressure of his job drove them apart.

"I always thought that you were near." Horatio said reaching out to cup Speeds face.

"I could never leave you Horatio." Speed said heart in his eyes.

"Speed" Horatio choked out before crushing the other man to him in a fiery kiss.

"Horatio don't." Speed said pushing away chest heaving.

"I have wanted to do that since the moment I first saw you." Horatio said one hand tracing down his loves cheek.

"It's not time yet Horatio. I will wait for you but Aiden needs his father." Speed said

"All my life I have tried to be what others want, and never have I allowed myself to have what I want. I wanted you Speed but I did not dare speak up, I could not risk the fact that you did not feel what I did and one of us would have to transfer. Now I have nothing and no-one waiting on me. I love you Tim." Horatio said.

"Horatio you do realise what you are saying? If you come with me now then that's it you'll be dead." Speed said

"I am already dead." Horatio pointed out gesturing to where his son was trying to resuscitate him.

"I love you H." Speed said kissing the other half of his soul and the pair faded away.

There you go that's the end of it. Hope you liked