A/N: Sorry I took so long (again!) I had trouble trying to end this chapter and I kind of lost my muse for a while.

Disclaimer: I do not own CSI Miami or any of the characters. So don't sue.

Ready to Move On

The day so far was perfect and it seemed as if nothing could go wrong. Horatio was recovering nicely according to Doctor Elliot and had regained complete mobility in his arm. So Yelina and Horatio had decided to take a trip to the beach and Calleigh was left in charge of the lab. Horatio had good faith in her since she had more than enough experience with running a lab and handling a team of CSI's alone.

"Ray! Are you done packing your things? Your Uncle should be here any minute." Yelina yelled from downstairs.

"Yes mom, I'll be down soon."

She placed her bag down at the front door then glanced out the window as the sound of a car pulling into her driveway reached her ears.

"It's Uncle Horatio!" Ray Jr. shouted as he caught sight of the familiar Hummer parked outside in their driveway. Yelina watched as the handsome red head climbed out of the truck. Dressed in beige khaki shorts and an ice blue stripped cotton shirt, he continued to her front door.

Before Yelina had a chance to ask Ray Junior if he was sure he had packed everything he needed, he had already opened the door and ran out to greet his Uncle. It had been a long while since they started seeing each other and they became inseparable to say the least. Yelina was thrilled to see that Horatio was enjoying his time off from work and she was even more excited to know that he was spending it with her.

"Hey pal, how's it goin'?

"Good." Ray Jr. replied, crawling with excitement.

"That's nice." he smiled, "Where's you mom?'

"Don't you mean where's your girlfriend, Uncle Horatio?" he teased. The Lieutenant laughed.

"Looking for me?" Yelina interrupted. She stood leaning in the doorway, a warm smile on her face.

"There she is…" He took a few steps forward until their bodies were only inches apart, "…you look amazing." He said just as he leaned in to give her a kiss.

"Thank you." She flashed a toothy grin when they had parted "Ray, you better go put your things in the truck, we'll be leaving soon" she said giving him a slight push. He happily did as he was told and left the two alone.

"He's gotten so big." Horatio said.

"Yes he has, hasn't he? He nearly a teenager now…" She paused for a moment as they continued to watch Ray load their luggage in the Hummer, "…soon he'll get a girlfriend then he'll start to spend less time with us and more time with his friends and before you know it he'll have his first prom and then he'll be off to collage." She sighed heavily, "I just don't want him to grow up too quickly."

"Well, I guess that's what you have to put up with when raising a teenage boy, but at least now you don't have to do it alone. So…" He turned to face her, a warm smile on his face. "…let's not worry about that just yet. We still have our whole lives ahead of us, okay?"

"Okay." She flashed another irresistible grin at him before leaning in for another kiss.

"Ready!" Ray Jr. yelled as he closed the car door.

"Alright then, let's get going."

Before driving to the beach, Horatio and Yelina decided to leave the Hummer at P.D. in case the vehicle was needed for something important and instead, rented a car, one convenient for the activities they had planned.

There weren't any complications when they got around to renting the car. None other than when a man boldly tried to hit on Yelina. There was a brief argument between Horatio and the stranger which nearly escalated into a fist fight, but the guy was quick to back down when Horatio, although he was on vacation, told him that he was a cop. But not just any cop, a lieutenant -Horatio Caine. The name 'Caine' was very well known around Miami and those who knew of Horatio's reputation knew exactly who they were dealing with. The man practically ran out of the building after apologizing to both Yelina and Horatio for the 'misunderstanding'.

-Flashback-

"I heard you got Anthony." She said as she approached him outside P.D. She happened to notice a smile spread across his face as he bowed his head.

"I appreciate your help on this." He replied, returning his gaze to her.

"It's part of the job."

"Speaking of which, Yelina, P.I. work could be very dangerous" he said as he stood with his body positioned in a 50 degree angle.

Yelina let out a soft sigh, "Ray was killed while breaking the law, I was denied his pension. I have to work."

"Yelina…"

"I was a cop. I can take care of myself."

"I'm concerned about people like Anthony Bryant." He said, shifting his weight from one leg to the other.

"I understand, really, but I have Ray Jr. to think about."

"My point exactly."

"Always looking after me, huh?"

"And I always will."

-End flashback-

Yelina remembered his very words that afternoon, a promise she was sure would never be broken.

Hidden from tourists and unwanted attention, Horatio sat on a quiet secluded part of the ocean beach which curved in an arc from east to south. Waves flowed creamy white up the slope of wet sand and receded with a gentle swishing sound. Now clad in navy blue swim shorts and a white shirt, he watched the woman of his dreams, dressed scantly in a light blue bikini, lie comfortably on his lap; enjoying the warm rays of the sun that shone down upon them.

Ray Jr. seemed to be enjoying himself immensely. After having to rest for ten minutes after eating a grilled sandwich his uncle packed for him, he hurried down to the water to play. As the waves broke and ran up the beach, he would race up ahead then follow as it receded, only to wait for the next wave as it broke and ran up the beach again. Whenever he wasn't chasing waves up and down the beach, he was looking for shells in the sand or plotting to drench his mom and uncle with a bucket of water.

Yelina was so at ease whenever she was with Horatio and felt that maybe it was time they moved on in their relationship. She drew small circles on his bare chest with her finger, causing goose bumps to appear on his skin.

"You just love teasing me, don't you?" Horatio asked, feeling the effects of her actions.

"Of course not..." she grinned mischievously, "...but I can't help it. You're just too hard to resist."

Horatio smiled back at her, "Well, you're not so easy to refuse either you know." He slowly ran his fingers up along her thigh, feeling the goose bumps rise on her skin then continued upward until he reached her stomach. She began to squirm and giggle as he traced the outside of her navel then playfully brushed his hand away.

"There's no point in getting ourselves all worked up out here. We are in a public place, you know." She reminded him.

"Fine then. We'll finish this at home." He smiled, a glimmer of intrigue in his eyes.

"That sounds nice, but what about Ray Junior?"

"What about him? We've already cleared this whole 'Uncle Horatio's dating mom thing' up and he said he's fine with it. Besides, don't you think he'll expect us to do something at some point?"

"Yeah, I guess you're right, but it'll still be kind of weird having him in the house."

"True..." Horatio looked up at Ray Junior as he strolled along the slope of wet sand, crashing waves at his heels. "...Well, what do you think about sending him to stay with your mom for the night?"

It was obvious that Horatio did want to take their relationship to the next step and she wouldn't have it any other way. "Sounds like a great idea" she smiled.

A/N: I think you guys pretty much have an idea of what might happen in the next chapter, but you'll have to wait and see just to be sure.