Title: Two Lives

Author: innocent choir girl (ff-dot-net), shannyfish (From Out of the Lab/Miami Heat)

Summary: Calleigh Duquesne is kidnapped and isolated from the world. She's trapped between trying to escape and protecting what she treasures most. Crossover with CSI.

Category: Crossover – Ship Ahoy! Calleigh/Horatio

Genres: Established Relationship, Suspense

Characters: Horatio Caine, Calleigh Duquesne, Alexx Woods, Other Character

Warnings: none

Rating: PG-13

Chapter: 9 "Home Sweet Home? Maybe?"

Author's Notes: Thanks be to Opal and Riley for beta-ing yet another chapter! And on a side note: for those who do not watch the show that much…the surname Duquesne is pronounced Du-caine… Silly Opal not having watched the show that much was confuzzled at a certain part, so that should clear any confusion on anyone's part ;)

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"Heavy?" Alexx teased watching Horatio trade off how to carry the empty infant child seat. She knew from all her children that the infant ones were far heavier and bulky. Once they hit three or four, it got better.

Horatio knew he needed to get used to it, and he should just be happy that they were back in Miami. "I'm fine…"

Calleigh walked between them with Emma asleep in her arms. They had started to call and refer to her as that, but they had yet to come up with a middle name. Horatio promised that they had time. As they approached baggage claim, she heard cheering and her name. Looking around a bit startled, she saw her father and their friends. She wasn't sure she was ready to be thrown back into her old life, but she knew that it was good just to see them again. She stayed back as Alexx and Horatio joined the others, it felt oddly out of place. She had missed out on so much…how could she go back to her life there in Miami?

Horatio watched her and knew that she was freaked; he could see nervousness and panic in her eyes and how she stood. He kept their friends at bay, trying to get Alexx to fill them in about how Calleigh was okay and the baby's name while he nudged Kenwall Duquesne forward towards his daughter. Sometimes it was easier to be re-introduced to family before friends. Horatio knew that Calleigh and her father had a very unique relationship and that she had perked up when he had mentioned that her father would be at the airport.

"Hey there, Lambchop," Kenwall greeted a bit nervously. After two years of not seeing his daughter, he felt awkward. He had always felt like Calleigh was too good for him, but at the same time he supposed he had done a good job as a father. After all, she was such a wonderful woman and CSI.

Calleigh smiled instantly hearing his voice and his nickname for her. Looking up at him, she noticed that he was a bit greyer, but he looked pretty much the same. "Hey Daddy," she returned before tears started to swell in her eyes and cascade down her cheeks. She was careful as she hugged her father, remembering that her sleeping daughter was between them. "I've missed ya so much…" she told him closing her eyes and just trying to memorize his arms around her…the smell…the warmth…the strength…

When he finally pulled away, Calleigh noticed he was actually looking better. "You've been taking care of yourself," she observed a loud. "You look good."

"I've had help," he said looking over his shoulder towards Horatio. "I've had someone keeping me in line…but it's not the same if it's not you." He smiled brightly at her, "I've missed you so much, Darlin'." He finally looked down at the little child, "And who is this lil' angel?"

She smiled brightly at him, swelling with pride. "This is your granddaughter, Emma. She's fifteen months." Calleigh hadn't ever imagined introducing her daughter to her father…but it was a nice feeling…

"She's beautiful," he beamed. He wanted to hold his grandbaby, but he didn't want to wake her either. With Calleigh and Emma in Miami, that gave them all the time in the world. He had his daughter back; he'd be able to get to know his granddaughter also and see her grow. "Now, why don't we go over and show her off… Ya know she looks like another Duquesne I know when she was born."

The talk about paternity wasn't something she had planned on discussing in public, but she also didn't want to lie to her father. "Daddy, Emma's not a Duquesne…"

"Of course she is."

Calleigh was trying to figure out how to explain it without going into too much. "Daddy, take off the first two letters…"

Kenwall just stared at his daughter and thought about it. "Caine…" he said slowly. He stopped and looked over his shoulder, "Horatio?"

"Daddy…I didn't know until yesterday…" Calleigh told him gently. "We had started dating before…"

"You never told me."

"I'm sorry, Daddy…"

Kenwall sighed, but wrapped his arm around her shoulders. "He's a good man."

"He really is."

Nodding, he guided her over to the waiting group to show off Emma Caine. Horatio Caine was a good guy, he told himself. The man had kept him on the straight and narrow and had helped him hold onto hope…and had brought his little girl and her little girl home to him…so who would be better to be part of their family and the father of his grandchild? He pressed a kiss to Calleigh's head and thanked God for giving him such a good life.

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Alexx had managed to get everyone to calm down and get back into their vehicles and let Calleigh have her space. She wasn't only looking out for her friend, but the others. She didn't want to see Calleigh have a negative reaction to something and have things crumble. Calleigh's small voice brought her out of her thoughts as she looked over at her friend with a small smile.

"Where are we going?" Calleigh felt odd. Things felt and looked familiar, but it was like she couldn't put them back into context like she knew they used to be.

Alexx frowned, "We talked about this…"

"I don't remember," Calleigh said knowing that Alexx was right, but at the time that she had been talking earlier, she had been really concerned about everyone being there and not being sure how to react to them.

She saw Horatio's worried glance back towards Calleigh and gave him a reassuring smile. Things would get better, they'd just take time. "You're going to stay with Horatio for a while…you said it was okay."

Nodding Calleigh continued to look out the window, "It is okay…" After a minute of silence, Calleigh added with some worry, "Horatio doesn't have any things that Emma needs though…"

Alexx reached out for Calleigh's shoulder and pulled her back a bit before reaching out and putting her hands on either side of her face. "Honey, listen to me. Everything's going to be okay… We're all going to help you get back to how things used to be…or at least as close as we can get. You'll be okay at Horatio's house until tomorrow…and then we'll go shopping for things, okay?" She hoped that Calleigh looking right at her would keep what she said in Calleigh's mind.

"Yeah…" she responded softly.

Worry started to course through her, but when Calleigh gave her a smile, Alexx felt better. "Everything's gonna be okay, Baby," she told her and looked down at Emma who was in her car seat between the two of them. The little girl was an easy child, Alexx thought, which was going to make the transition for Calleigh a lot easier…

When they pulled up in front of his place, Horatio put on his sunglasses and looked over at Frank. "Do you think you could hold everyone off for fifteen minutes?" He wanted to let Calleigh settle first…and he knew that if he didn't suggest it, that Alexx would.

"Kicking us out already, huh?" Frank teased with a smile and then added quickly. "Sure, I'll be the one that's gonna disappoint everyone."

"Don't worry, Frank," Alexx called up. "I'll keep you company." She knew that it would be best if that time was spent with just the family…she would be close by if Calleigh needed her at all.

Smiling, Horatio got out and opened the back door for Calleigh. He watched as she unbuckled Emma from her car seat and held her close as she reached down and picked up the diaper bag before slinging it over her shoulder.

Horatio closed the door before carefully taking Calleigh's arm to make sure she made it up onto the sidewalk alright. "You okay?" he asked after releasing her arm as they slowly walked up towards his home. He could see worry on her face, and he wasn't sure if it was just her own worries…or if it involved him.

"We still don't have a middle name," she said quietly as they neared the door. Emma was such a comfort to her, she was happy that she wasn't fighting her to get down or anything. "What if they want to know her name?" she asked a bit nervously as she looked over her shoulder seeing one of the Hummer's pull up and Frank and Alexx step out of the car to intercede. She felt Horatio's arm on her back gently easing her into the house.

Closing the door, he turned around to see that Calleigh had walked into the house on her own and was looking about a bit. She stopped at a shelf with pictures, and then looked over at him, "It's like I never existed here…" she said wondering if what she remembered was all imagined.

Horatio joined her and looked at the pictures. There were pictures of his family when he was a child, pictures of his brother's family, a current picture of Yelina and Ray Jr, and a picture of his wedding day with Marisol Delko. He looked at her; understanding now what she meant. "It doesn't take a picture, Calleigh…" He could tell she wasn't comfortable there… Putting his arm around her, he led her towards the bedroom and towards the bathroom and let her look for yourself. "You may not be in pictures, Calleigh…but I never let you go…"

Walking into the bathroom a bit puzzled she looked around and then started to notice what he was talking about. Next to his blue toothbrush was a yellow one. There was a curling iron and a hair dryer on the counter with a brush alongside of it. She could see her blonde strands still in the brush. All of her things before she had left were still in place; she turned around with a small smile. "So, does this mean that you've been preserving this room for the last two years?"

He smiled, "I promise I've been still using it, but I just…haven't moved your things…" He motioned for her to leave the bathroom and he opened the closet. "The things your father didn't insist on keeping…I convinced him to let me keep…"

"Did you know?"

"Did I know?" he asked and then answered the question, "That we'd find you and bring you back to Miami? Yes." He gave her a smile and rubbed her back a bit, "At least you'll be able to find something to wear in one of the boxes, so you won't have to wear mine."

A smile found its way to her lips, "Those things probably don't fit me anymore… Having a baby tends to push you out of the sizes you used to be able to fit into." She had to admit though that it was a nice thought…but then it made her wonder how badly her disappearance had affected Horatio if he hadn't moved her things and had kept all her clothes and other things…

Carefully, Horatio loosely wrapped his arms around her and rested his head on her shoulder. He kissed the side of her head lightly and looked down at Emma in her arms. He knew that she'd be okay…and he was glad that they had this time together. "I think they'd still fit…" After a few minutes of just standing there in silence, he spoke up, "How about Grace?"

"Excuse me?" Calleigh asked blinking trying to figure out what he was talking about.

"Emma Grace," Horatio said putting it along with the first name.

Looking down at her now sleeping little girl, she smiled as she spoke the name, "Emma Grace Caine."

"Sounds even better when you say it."

She giggled and then looked back at him, "I think it's perfect."

He tightened his hold on her and then kissed the side of her head again, "Yes. Perfect."

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TBC…