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Chapter 25

Horatio sat alone in the break room nursing an incredibly strong cup of coffee. Realizing this was now his third cup, Horatio smiled softly and spoke aloud to the empty room. "One for each baby." Of course Horatio didn't mind the lack of sleep in the least. Even at 3 a.m., his beautiful babies were worth it. Especially when Horatio could get up fast enough to allow his equally beautiful wife some much needed rest of her own.

"Only a father for two weeks, H and already talking to yourself?" Eric said amusingly from the doorway.

Horatio smirked and glanced in the CSI's direction. "Talking to myself is nothing new, Eric."

Delco smirked and moved to sit beside Horatio. "How's Samantha?"

Horatio thought a moment, taking a sip of the strong liquid. "She's more tired than she'll admit. But otherwise, she's doing very well. She's starting to complain mildly about not being able to work… but the doctor said one month, and I'm making sure she takes every day of it." He smiled softly. "But when I see her holding our children… I don't think she minds being home at all."

Delco nodded. "And how about little Jason, Jeremy, and Jacob Caine. How are they? Have they made it through the Academy yet?"

Horatio laughed once. "No, not yet." Horatio thought a moment, his emotions threatening to overtake him as he struggled to find the words that could adequately describe what he felt each time he looked at his children.

Delco noticed Horatio's discomfort and patted him gently on the shoulder. "It's Ok, H. You want to keep your personal life personal… I understand."

Horatio nodded. "I appreciate that." He sighed softly, but the smile didn't leave his lips. "It's just a lot to take in, you know? A year ago I was a bachelor. A divorced 44-year-old bachelor." Delco smirked and allowed Horatio to continue. "Now I have a family. And I still don't know what I did to deserve them."

Delco smiled briefly, but his expression grew more serious when he spoke to Horatio. In all the years he'd known Horatio, he'd never had a conversation more… personal. Delco felt privileged to be having such a conversation with him now. "H… you deserve that family more than any man I have ever known."

"Thank you." Horatio said with a smile. Setting down his coffee mug, Horatio opened his arms and gave his friend a firm hug. "Thank you." He said again softly.

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That evening when Horatio came home from work, he found his wife sound asleep on the couch in their living room. The silent baby monitor sat nearby on the coffee table. Smiling softly, Horatio closed the door softly behind him.

Samantha woke to the noise. Stretching, she watched her husband move towards her and perch himself on the end of the coffee table.

He smiled sheepishly and leaned down to kiss his wife's forehead. "Sorry… I didn't mean to wake you."

"It's ok. How was work?"

"Just another day at the office." He arched an eyebrow challengingly. "Is this the part where we fight about when you're going back to work again?"

Samantha giggled. "No. I made a promise to a wounded old man that I would stay home as long as the doctor recommended."

Horatio brought a hand to his heart in mock hurt. "Old man? Ouch."

Samantha smirked and opened her arms. "Come here, old man."

Smiling, Horatio did so and kissed his wife softly. Samantha groaned with disappointment when she tried to deepen the kiss and Horatio pulled away. Samantha sighed and crossed her arms looking disapprovingly up at her husband. "How long are you going to treat me like a porcelain doll?"

Horatio bowed his head. "It's too soon."

"Shouldn't I be the judge of that?"

Horatio sighed. "Samantha… I don't want to hurt you."

"You're hurting me by pulling away. I may be a bit worse for the ware after delivering the triplets but…" her speech was cut off abruptly by Horatio's lips attacking her own. Thrusting his tongue inside her mouth, Horatio didn't stop until his wife was writhing her pleasure and gasping for breath. Wrapping her arms around Horatio's neck, Samantha pulled his lips back down to hers.

Moaning, Horatio allowed Samantha to pull his body down to rest on top of hers. Thrusting her hips upward, Samantha wrapped her legs around Horatio's hips and pulled him closer. Pulling back from her lips again, Horatio looked down at his wife. The sight of her passion darkened eyes and lips swollen from his kisses reminded Horatio how much he loved this woman. They hadn't made love for weeks. Months. God he had almost forgotten how good it felt to be in her arms. Murmuring words of love, Horatio buried his face in the crook of Samantha's neck, nipping and licking her and triumphing in the noises she made in response.

Removing himself from the base of Samantha's neck, Horatio began delicately peeling away each article of Samantha's clothing, kissing and nipping at each delicious inch of exposed skin. Finally, when she was completely naked to his gaze, Horatio looked down at his wife. Her body was still slender and pale, but her breasts were larger and her curves rounder from the birth of their children. If anything, Horatio thought she was more beautiful than before. Motherhood suited her.

After making sure he thoroughly worshiped every inch of Samantha's smooth white skin, Horatio removed his own clothing. Samantha watched with breathless anticipation as Horatio covered her body again with his. "You're perfect…" Horatio whispered against Samantha's parted lips as he thrust fully into her body.

"Oh god…" Samantha moaned as her body stretched to accommodate him. She felt foolish to have tears burning behind her eyes as her husband made love to her. Wrapping her legs around him, Samantha pulled him deeper into herself causing him to groan in pleasure.

While he'd intended to make the pleasure last as long as possible for his beautiful wife, Horatio found himself unable to deliver on his internal promise. His wife's moaning and writhing as she tightened her legs around him with each long thrust were more than Horatio could bear. Shifting gears, Horatio thrust harder into his wife, delighted at the way her hips met him thrust for thrust while she moaned his name again and again.

Stars shot suddenly into Samantha's vision as she fell over the edge, her body bucking wildly as her pleasure ripped through her body. Seconds later she felt Horatio tense as his body stiffened with his own release, emptying himself deep within her womb. Horatio gasped for breath as his body fell atop his wife and her arms wrapped weakly around him as they always did after they made love this way.

Horatio sighed, bringing his head up enough to kiss her deeply, eliciting another moan of pleasure from Samantha. Reluctantly breaking the kiss purely because of a need for oxygen, Horatio smiled down at his wife. "Perfect… you… are perfect."

The smile Samantha gave him in response to his comment made Horatio fall in love with her all over again.

A soft cry issued suddenly from the baby monitor. Samantha smiled "One of your sons is calling…" The cry suddenly tripled in volume as the other boys joined their brother. "Make that all of your sons."

Horatio laughed and followed Samantha into the nursery.