Chapter 8

"Are you serious? I can't believe it" Alexx was shocked.

"It's the truth, Alexx. Believe me."

"And Hagen is in prison?"

"Yes."

"Can't say I'm sorry" Alexx laughed.

"Me either."

"Horatio was alone with him in the room?"

"Indeed."

"Is he crazy? Hagen was drunken, what if he would have attacked him?" Alexx was angry.

"I know, I felt the same way when he asked me to leave. I was so scared."

"But something, I can't believe is, that there was no fighting. Don't get me wrong sugar, but two men, one drunken, arguing about a woman…that's not good."

"I thought the same and I guess the whole shift did that."

"And I missed that", said Alexx disappointed. "Every time when I'm in the morgue, there is something happening here. Damned."

"Well, I don't need this once again, believe me Alexx."

"What don't you need once again, honey?"

Both women turned around terrified.

Horatio stood in the door, leaned against the doorframe and smiled.

"Horatio have you overheard us?" Alexx asked with a serious face.

"Of course not" and he waved his hands about. "But there is still my question, honey." He looked at her.

"I don't need such a situation once again."

"Which situation?"

"Don't do so. You know I mean this morning. You have no idea how scared I was."

"Well, you have no idea how scared I was about you, honey. I had everything under control."

"When you told me to leave the room, I thought you would beat him."

"To be honest, I was just before to beat him."

"Horatio, are you serious? You know you could lose your job, because of that" Alexx said reproachful.

"I know that Alexx, and as I said I was just before that, but then I said to myself, that Hagen is not worth to risk my job. And as you see, handcuffs are even better than fists" he laughed.

"Men" was all Alexx could say. "At all events, the whole shift had fun, I guess" she said.

"Well, Alexx it was like a movie. Two men arguing, one despaired woman and a crowd of people" Calleigh said and rolled her eyes.

"And don't forget the kiss from the hero, sugar" Alexx laughed. "Well H, I guess now it's more than official, hm?" she smiled.

"Yep" was his short and concise answer.

He sat down next to Calleigh, take her hand and said "and this is how it should be" and kissed her.

"Oh, oh I guess I'm disturbing" and Alexx left the room.

"Have you had a talk with Yelina?"

"Yes."

"And? What was her reaction?"

"Ehm, she wishes us good luck."

"See? I was right, you didn't have to be afraid."

"Yep" he said, but what he thought was "That's what you think."

"Do you know, that there will be Christmas in 3 days?" she interrupted his thoughts.

"No." Horatio was honest, he had totally forgotten, that Christmas Eve was in 3 days. "I guess the reason for that are we" he smiled.

"It's our first Christmas as a couple. What shall we do?"

"What about celebrating at my house?" he asked her.

"Sounds good."

tbc

I know this chapter is quite short, but the next one will be longer. Promise.