A/N: Eeek Hospital scene…hope you guys like it…

Disclaimer: I do not own CSI Miami or any of the characters.

Good News, Bad News

Yelina and Eric arrived at Dade County General and hurried inside to the ER. The two were greeted by a dark hair doctor who notified them on Horatio's condition.

"Hi, I'm Dr. Elliott."

"You can call me Yelina and this is Eric Delko. How's he going?"

"Right now not too well. He sustained a gun shot wound to the right arm; which isn't much to worry about and can be removed easily through surgery without complication. He was also shot in the chest near the heart and it'll be a challenge trying to remove the bullet, but I assure you we'll do our best."

Yelina had lowered her gaze to the floor; the words she had just heard created ruinous thoughts that plagued her wandering mind.

"I'm sorry, but I have to get back to surgery. You can have a seat while you wait." He said, pointing to the light golden oak wood and leather cushion maroon chairs a few feet from them. The doctor disappeared down the hallway as they took their seats and Yelina was left heartbroken.

"You alright?" Eric asked, placing his hand on her shoulder.

"I could be better."

"Hey, don't start blaming yourself for this. It's not your fault H got shot."

"I know, but I should have been there to protect him. This would have never happened." She said, now trying to hold back tears.

"Yelina, listen to me. You don't know that, alright? If you had gone with him there's a chance you could've been shot as well, maybe even killed."

She knew he was right and decided not to discuss the matter any longer, "So what now?"

"I don't know. We wait I guess."

Yelina called her mom and told her what had happened. Ray was at a soccer game and she was somewhat relieved that he wasn't home. She had no clue how he would react to the news.

"I uh…I'll call Calleigh and ask her to pick up Ray Jr. for you."

Yelina smiled, thankful that he was looking after her.

Night had fallen on the city of Miami and Yelina had lost count of how long it had been since Horatio went into surgery. Still, she remained there, waiting for news. She checked her wristwatch; it read 12:37 a.m.

"It's getting late. Maybe you should go home and get some rest." Yelina said as Eric dosed off.

"No, no it's no big deal. I can stay." He said, rubbing his eyes.

"You look like you could use a cup of coffee." She smiled.

"That sounds like heaven right about now." He yawned.

"Alright, I'll be right back."

Yelina made her way to the coffee machine near the back of the room and thought about how Horatio was doing. Knowing him, he would probably blame all of this on himself. She let out a sighed then returned to her seat and to her surprise Calleigh had arrived with Ray Jr.

"…Mom!" he ran to Yelina and embraced her tightly.

"Hey buddy."

"Calleigh told me everything in the car. How's he doing?"

"I don't know honey, but I'm sure he'll be fine." Yelina was amazed at how maturely Ray Jr. was acting toward the situation.

Ray's concern grew stronger when he saw tears fall from his mother's eyes as they broke the hug.

"Don't cry mom. I know Uncle Horatio and he'll make it. Now you hang in there, okay?"

She smiled as he spoke. Ray was beginning to pick up some of his uncle's mannerisms already.

Ray sat down beside Eric and Yelina turned to Calleigh. They hugged briefly.

"I'm so sorry. How are you holding up?"

Yelina took a breath, "I'm alright."

"What about Horatio?"

"Well, doctors say he was shot in the arm and near the heart…" Yelina saw Calleigh wince when she said that a look of worry and disbelief overshadowed her face.

"…removing the bullet from his arm is fairly simple, but removing the one in his chest is the hard part."

Calleigh took a moment to process the information. She heard he was shot but she didn't think it was this bad.

"Well, I have faith in the surgeons and Horatio. One thing I find interesting about him is that he never gives up and knowing he still has you and Ray Jr. to protect gives him all the more reason to stay alive."

Yelina nodded, "Thank you so much."

"No problem." Calleigh glanced over Yelina's shoulder at Eric who was now asleep and smiled, "Looks like Eric's had a long day."

Yelina chuckled, "Yeah, he's been here all night. I've tried getting him to go home, but he's just too stubborn. He said he'd stay."

"Poor baby, I'll go give him a ride home then I'll be sure to come back and stay a while."

"Alright, thanks," Yelina was thankful to have such caring friends who were concerned about the well being of her and her family.

It was about 2:16 a.m. and Calleigh had returned to the hospital like she had promised. Ray was curled up on a chair asleep next to Yelina. She knew it wouldn't be long before he fell asleep and preferred it if he was with his grandmother, but he insisted on staying with her.

"Excuse me, Detective Salas? ..."

"Yes, doctor?" she said rising up from her seat. The doctor had a slight smile on his face; she guessed it must've been good news.

"Well, the surgery was a success. He's stable for now and doing fine."

A large grin crept its way onto Yelina's face as he spoke. It felt like a huge burden was lifted off of her shoulders.

"When can we see him?"

"Right now, he's being moved to the ICU and he's getting his cast put on so you'll be able to see him in a while."

"Thank you so much, doctor."

"Don't worry about it."

Yelina couldn't stop smiling as she turned to face Calleigh who kind of got the message when she saw how happy she was.

"So, I'm guessing we'll have our boss back in a few weeks, huh?" Calleigh joked.

"…Yeah." Yelina laughed, "Doctors say he has to wear a cast, though"

"No worries, I'm just glad he's alright."

Yelina nodded then turned to Ray who was still asleep and gently shook him awake, "Ray? …"

He sat up and rubbed his eyes sleepily, "Is Uncle Horatio out of surgery yet?"

"Yeah, he is, ready to see him?"

A/N: I have tons of things to get done next week so I won't be able to promise you guys a quick update, but I'll try.