I apologize that this chapter is so short. I wanted to post it to let you know that I AM going to continue with the story. However, I don't have any additional chapters written so it will take some time. I'd throught the story would be wrapped up by now but people seem to want more:) I'm flattered and happy to write more... I just need some time as I'm also working on a new Horatio/OFC fic... which will be posted soon! ENJOY! Stay with me people! Horatio and Samantha will live on! Thank you!


Chapter 26

2 years later...

"Eric... have you seen Samantha?" Horatio asked, noticing his wife's absence from the scene they were processing.

Eric nodded and pointed towards a small outcrop of palm trees. "She ran off that way."

Horatio followed Eric's line of site, not seeing his wife. Frowning, Horatio turned back to Eric. "Ran?"

Eric nodded. "Yeah, H. I don't think she's feeling well."

Sighing briefly, Horatio thanked Eric and walked towards the tree line in search of Samantha. It was only a matter of moments before Horatio came upon his wife. Unfortunately he found her on all fours emptying the contents of her stomach into a nearby bush. Kneeling down beside her, Horatio rubbed Samantha's back gently until her retching subsided. "You ok?" He asked quietly, watching as Samantha turned around and plopped her bottom down on the grass.

Nodding her head, Samantha turned her bleary eyes to her husband and smiled weakly. "Better now." Taking a deep breath, Samantha moved to stand, but stopped short when Horatio's hand came down gently on her knee.

"Are you pregnant?" Horatio asked softly, tracing slow circles around her knee.

Feeling her eyes well up with tears, Samantha shrugged her shoulders. "I don't know... but I think so. I was going to buy a test tonight to be sure." She smiled, her eyes searching Horatio's for how he was taking the news. "I'm sorry I didn't say anything... I wanted to be sure first."

Taking her face gently in his hands, Horatio held Samantha gently. "I love you." He said with a smile.

"You're not mad?"

Horatio shook his head. "Why would I possibly be mad that my wife might be having another child?"

"Because we've been using birth control. And it obviously didn't work."

He shrugged, taking Samantha into his arms and hugging her gently. "Do you believe everything happens for a reason?"

"Yeah." She sighed happily. "I do."

"So do I." Horatio whispered softly. "Three years ago... a car accident brought us together."

Samantha chuckled softly. "Yeah. But I was applying for a job... we probably would have still met."

Horatio shrugged. "A lot of things can happen to a resume." He paused a moment, gently stroking his wife's soft red hair. "And if you are pregnant... then it's because we were meant to have another baby."

Sighing happily, Samantha pulled gently out of Horatio's arms and smiled. "We're going to have the double the nanny's salary for having to deal with three toddlers AND an infant."

Horatio laughed. "I think it's worth every penny."

Samantha laughed and leaned forward to hug her husband. "Every penny."

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9 months later, Samantha and Horatio welcomed Sary Caine into the world. She was a beautiful healthy girl with her mother's glowing green eyes and fiery red locks.

Standing outside Samantha's room, Horatio knelt down before his three young boys. "Now..." Horatio said softly, turning his eyes from one boy to the next. "... we're going inside to see mommy and your new baby sister. But we have to be quiet."

"Why?" Little Jason asked, prompting Jeremy and Jacob to ask questions of their own. Soon after three little voices were all yelling at once and Horatio decided it was time to pull out the dad card.

"Boys." Horatio said in the low tone that clearly said "daddy has had enough." Apparently the boys knew what this tone meant as they quieted immediately. Sighing gently, Horatio ruffled each of the boys unruly red locks. "Ok. Let's go see your new baby sister."

"Yay!" All three boys called out simultaneously as they ran past Horatio and into their mother's room. Taking a deep breath, Horatio chuckled and followed them into the room.