Title: Life has it's reasons

Author:Chickee1

Rating: PG-13, language

Summary: Marisol has news for Horatio, but with obstacles in her way will she be able to tell him in time.

Disclaimer: I do not own anything or anyone from CSI Miami. I am only a fan who enjoys writing stories that take an interest in the show.

Authors Note: This is my take on what should happen after the episode 'Drive'. Spoilers included. I am a H/C fan, but H/M makes for an interesting story line. H/C later on...possibly.

Both Horatio and Calleigh were awaken by the sound of a beeper going off, as Horatio reached for his pants, he pulled out his beeper. "Cal, we've got a DB...we gotta get up" he said as she pulled the covers back. "5 more minutes please" she whispered. "Later hon, come up, Get up"

Horatio said as he scooped her up into his arms and headed towards the bathroom. About half an hour later, both Calleigh and Horatio were ready to go. "Let's just take one vehicle." Horatio said pulling out his keys to the hummer. "Don't you think they might get suspicious about that?" Calleigh asked as she leaned on the hummer. "I don't care. Come on let's go". The two hoped into the hummer and headed off.

"Did you page them?" asked Eric as he retrieved his kit from the hummer. "Yes I did, they'll be here in a sec". Ryan said as the two headed to the scene. "Nice of you to join us gentlemen" said Horatio with a smile "H, we didn't even see you get here" Eric said as he looked at his boss. Smiling Calleigh rose to her feet, "That's what you get for worrying where everyone else is" she whispered as she walked passed him. "Alex what can you tel me" asked Horatio looking down at her while she examined the body.

"She suffered multiple stab wounds to the back. The cut on her hands and throat, seems like she may have tired to stop the killer from cutting her throat and so they sliced her hands than went for her neck. Poor baby..we'll take good care of you"

Alex said as she rose to her feet. "I'll know more once I get her back" "Thank you Alex" said Horatio. "Okay, let's see what we can find out, witnesses and evidence". "Is it just me, or does he seem to be in a hurry to solve this case" Ryan whispered as he and Eric began to collected the bits of evidence. "Yah a little bit. Don't blame him though, this one just doesn't seem right", answered Eric.

"Okay Alex what do we have here" Horatio asked as he walked into autopsy. "She definitely tried to stop her attacker. There are so sings of sexual abuse, toxicology came back negative, she was in perfect health..." "What's wrong Alex"

"Horatio I found a fatal wound to the abdomen...she was about 2 months pregnant." whispered Alex. "Pregnant...Alex...can you get a DNA sample from the fetus? If we find out who the father is...we may have our killer" As Alex nodded her head, Horatio placed a hand on her shoulder, "I know it's hard". 'Come on Alex, you've had to do this before' she said to herself as she lifted her scapple.

"Okay people, so what do we have so far?" asked Horatio as he entered trace. "Names Janet Kelly, 25. No record of husband or boyfriend, mother lives here in Miami." Calleigh said. "No murder weapon, we have to DNA samples from the blood but nothing to run the one against. Ran it through IFAS and nothing came up" answered Eric. "Maybe you can try and run it against this" called Alex as she entered the room holding a contained. "It's a DNA sample from both mother and father of the fetus".

"Eric, run this through IFAS again, there has to be something. Calleigh you and Ryan go and talk to the mother, see if she can help us with anything...a boyfriend...a friend anything...and I am going to go back to the scene, our killer has to got have left something behind", said Horatio as they all made their way out of the room.

"Mrs Kelly, I'm Calleigh Dueqence with the Crime Lab this si Ryan Wolfe. We'd like to talk to you about your daughter Janet." "Please come in" the woman said as she moved out of the way to let them in. "Mrs Kelly can you tell us if Janet had been seeing anyone at all?"asked Ryan watching the older woman sit down. "She was seeing this nice young man, he works at the gym...the Gold's gym I believe." "Do you know his name by any chance?"

Calleigh asked as she took a seat beside the woman, who's hands had begun to tremble. "Jason...Jason Riley...Do you think that he could've had something to do with Kelly's death?" the woman asked. "We don't know, but we're going to go and talk to Jason and find out. Thank you for your time Mam." Ryan said as he and Calliegh headed for the door. "Please, get whoever did this to my baby", the woman cried as she watched them leave.

"Excuse me, is there a Jason Riley working here?" Calleigh asked as she made her way up to the front desk. "Yah..umm I think he's in the locker room" said the woman. "Not a problem, thank you". "You Jason?" asked Ryan. "Yah, who's asking?" he said. "We're with the Crime Lab, we want to ask you a few questions about your girlfriend Janet" "Okay, but I don't know anything. I haven't talked to her in about 2 months...since I found out..." he stopped when he saw the look on both Calleigh and Ryan's face. "When you found that she was pregnant."

"Listen, I told her I wasn't ready for kids...but I still wanted to be with her. She kept telling me that I had to accept my responsibility. I told her that she had to chose between me and that thing and well that's the end of it". "Well that thing, was a baby and we're taking you in" said Ryan as he pulled out his handcuffs from his belt. "For what" yelled Jason. "Well Jason, with your little our raged, you just gave us motive. Losing the woman you love to your own child...nice job" Calleigh said as she and Ryan escorted him back to CSI.

please R/R. more to come.