She turned toward him now, keeping her eyes leveled with his. He grinned, his eyes full of mischief now. She loved it when they would play word games and tease each other with innuendos. She decided to play along with him now.
"Well, just what did you have in mind, handsome?" Her eyes now slowly rolling down his body, she was making sure he was getting this. She gave her best southern accent and a very sexy stance, one hand on her hip.
His eyes now following hers, scanning her body and just hearing her voice was enough to get him started. He began to have a growing problem now.
"Mmm, Well, I'm... having some...umm,.. growing pains... that I thought you could em.. help me with?" His eyebrows moving up and down now to her.
She smiled and blushed, her eyes going south, seeing his problem... clearly now.
"Well, I think you are going to need a very cold shower, to um... help with that problem." Her head nodded down.
"Really?" His voice was husky, he moved closer to her.
"Yes, really!" She gave him her best smile.
He grabbed her and pulled her in for one, hot, wet kiss. He grinned now to her as she stood in a daze. He just loved that look he got from her when he caught her off guard. She looked so sexy he thought and he wanted to do her right there, a low growl coming from his throat now. His hands went to his hips and he dropped his boxers.
She turned around so quickly she almost lost her balance. He chuckled now and got in the shower. She was still dazed from his kiss, he knew.
"So, how's your pain, is it better since Alexx gave you the pill?"
"Oh, it's aching Cal..."
"Horatio!" She snapped back.
"What? You asked." He laughed.
"I did,.. didn't I?" She shook her head.
"Um-hmm, you certainly did." She heard a soft groan now.
"Are you alright, Horatio?"
"I...I could be a lot better, if you just came in here with --."
"Horatio!"
He laughed deeply now and it melted her in place. She had to pick herself up to move. How she loved to hear him laugh, really laugh, she thought.
"I'll be right back; I'm going to grab a few things for you to wear."
"Thank you, Calleigh." She smiled.
She grabbed his solid white shirt and a pair of black pants. She was thinking about his jacket now but remembered Eric didn't bring any for him. She smiled now thinking, liking him much better without the jacket covering him. She walked back to the bathroom. He was standing there with a towel wrapped around his waist now. Her eyes did a quick roam of his body and leveled with his eyes. He smiled at her.
"Ok, here we go, let me give you a hand with---."
Now she started to laugh and blushed, she kept saying things that were coming out all wrong, and what the heck is it, she wondered. He laughed now seeing her catch herself this time. He moved closer to her now as she held his shirt up.
She slipped it on his left arm and then right, she was getting good at this, he thought. His fingers automatically going to the buttons now. She swatted them away now with her hand.
"No, touch!" She said. His eyebrows furrowed, confused.
She slowly buttoned him up and he watched as her fingers slowly worked on his buttons. He leaned in more to her, as some of her hair fell back off her shoulder. He leaned down and gave her soft kisses all along her shoulder and slowly up her neckline, giving her the chills. Her eyes closed and her hands froze on him. He gasped as he straightened up.
"Ok, enough, lets get you dressed and down, ok?"
"Mmm, down?"
"Horatio Caine! Will you stop doing that?"
"Doing what?" He smiled, innocently. "You said it not me."
Calleigh shook her head, she was saying things that were just coming out wrong.
He smiled now as he slipped his pants on and tucked in his shirt. She took his hand and led him outside. His balance faltering a moment, she held him closer.
"Did you do that on purpose?" She asked, holding him close now.
"Hmm, no, but I wish I would have thought of it." He leaned into her more.
He slipped his shoes on, now leaning on Calleigh and they walked outside.
"Something sure smells good Alexx."
"You hungry, Horatio?"
"No. No thank you, but you two, please enjoy."
Calleigh told him to sit on the couch for a while and relax. She waited as he sat down and grimaced in pain, holding his ribs again. Alexx heard him take a sharp breath in and walked over to him. Calleigh went over to the stove to make sure nothing burned, taking over for Alexx now.
"You ok, Horatio?"
"Um-hmm, fine Alexx. I feel much better since I took the shower and---." He gasped in pain now as Alexx's hand scanned his stomach and found his rib cage. He quickly grabbed her hand stopping it. Her eyes now meeting his, pain clearly evident in them, he shook his head no to her. She gently removed her hand now and placed it on his forehead.
"You feel warm, Horatio."
"A hot shower will do that, Doctor." He chided. She put light pressure on his head making him relax it back on the couch. He easily let her direct him down and he closed his eyes.
"Good, that's exactly what you need to do, relax."
"Thank you Alexx."
"You're welcome, Horatio.
"Calleigh, lets make this quick, I want to get him to---."
"No. You both take your time, I'm fine right here. Don't rush on my account, please."
"Frank will be here soon anyway."
"Frank?"
"Yes he offered to give us a hand today; he also wanted to make sure everything checked out over here. Alexx said.
The bell rang.
Horatio made a move to get up.
"Don't you dare get up!" Alexx scolded him now. He froze, and now chuckled.
"Frank, come in. Would you like some coffee or something to eat."
"No, I'm fine, already had breakfast, thanks." He sat on the couch with Horatio now.
"Hey H, how you feeling?"
"I'm ok, Frank. Thanks again for yesterday, I appreciate it. So tell me, what's knew? This kid Gonzales, is he talking?"
"No, H. I thought we had him and his lawyer shows up and he completely clamed up on us after that. I'm going to give it another try later today maybe."
"Ryan or Eric find anything at the house?"
Now Calleigh started talking.
"They found a Whole room full of bomb materials that he used to make the bombs, trigger switches and other components. Eric found a bunch of boxes with remotes in the trunk of the car."
"Really? I wonder who they were going to hit next. We must have really screwed up his plans now, we need to get him to talk."
"Ok, so what time is this appointment Alexx?" Frank asked, changing the subject.
"Were leaving right now, lets go."
Horatio now looking over to make sure they were really done. Frank gave him a hand up and he groaned a bit.
"H, you ok?"
"Yes, fine... thank you." Calleigh and Alexx were first out the door, Horatio was next and Frank stood behind him, just in case.
Calleigh and Alexx quickly making their way down to the end of the walkway, taking now. Frank and Horatio were talking to the officers on the porch. Horatio nodded and gingerly started to walk down the stairs, slowly scanning the area with his eyes. A sudden feeling beginning in the pit of his stomach now.
He stopped, put his hands on his hips and looked more carefully, his gut now telling him, something was wrong. He looked back and to the right, Frank was talking to the officers still. He turned and looked to the left, Alexx and Calleigh were talking, and laughing now. Calleigh caught his eye, watching him as she listened to what Alexx was saying.
Now taking a step back he scanned the whole area again, with his eyes. A blue and white van across the street stood out, the driver was looking over his way. His head tilted and his eyes registered his thoughts, going wide now. He began walking quickly down to the front of the walkway. Two flower pots suddenly catching his eye, he began to hear a beeping sound as he got closer to them. He turned now and started to run directly at Calleigh and Alexx, they were right in the line of fire. He yelled.
"DOWN! ... GET DOWN! BOMB!" An explosion sounded...
Running full force now he leaped in front of both of them, knocking them to the ground, covering them with his body. Frank and the officers hit the deck; they were further away and were fine.
Now Horatio laid still on top of Alexx and Calleigh, not moving at all. Calleigh started to come around first and then Alexx. Both of them panicking now, twisting to get up. Horatio rolled off of them and flat onto his back, with a groan. Calleigh crawled over to him and checked him out. She called out to him but couldn't hear herself, her ears were ringing now. Alexx also finding it impossible to hear, she also crawled a bit to Horatio and called out to him.
"Horatio? Horatio... Can you hear me...?"
She put her hand on his shoulder and shook him now. His head hand some blood trickling down but it was a minor cut, she saw.
"Horatio?...Horatio..." Calleigh tried now and all of a sudden her ears popped and she could hear herself, a few moments and Alexx had the same results.
"HORATIO!" Calleigh shook him now, becoming worried. His eyes snapped open and he lifted his head up quickly looking around now confused. Calleigh and Alexx both came into focus.
"You both...ok? I thought..."
His face tightened and he grimaced now in pain. He lifted his left hand to look at it now,... it hurt. His eyes went wide as he noticed a huge nail sticking right out of his palm.
"Relax, you're ok, let me see." Alexx said, taking hold of his hand and Talking to him.
Calleigh said something to him.
"I... I can't hear...ringing, my ears are ...ringing." He said.
Calleigh looked at him, and spoke slowly, so he could try to read her lips.
"Just relax, give it a minute...it will pass." His eyes closed now as he groaned in pain again.
"I need my kit, could you grab it for me Frank.?"
"Sure Alexx, paramedics are on the way."
"Ok, thanks Frank. Calleigh, keep talking to him, let him know he's ok."
"Horatio,..."
His hearing now beginning to come back, he could hear Calleigh talking to him finally.
"How did you know, it was a bomb, Horatio?" Calleigh asked.
"I... I can hear..you now." His ears popped.
"Good, thank god. Are you, ok?"
"Yes... yes, fine. Everyone else, ok?"
"You pretty much saved us, we're all ok, yes." She smiled to him but he groaned again as Alexx worked on his hand. He began to get up now and they all helped him up. Frank hung onto him still, supporting him.
"That van, did... You see that...Van?"
His breathing was uneven and his words came out strained. His eyes went wide as he tried to talk more.
"Blue and white... Driver looking over...he...ere..."
He gasped now and his left hand went to his chest. He was trying to talk but nothing was coming out now, his eyes went wide.
"You ok, baby,... Horatio?" Alexx quickly asking now.
He put his head down for a second and lifted it back up to look at her. She quickly felt his ribs and he gasped but he shook his head no, to her now. Now he was beginning to gasp for air and his face was red.
"What is it, Horatio? Help me here..." She looked over his body.
"I... I... Can'...t...Br.." Nothing but air was coming out, as he tried to talk, Alexx now began to worry.
Suddenly a wheezing sound came from him and his eyes went wide again. His breath all but gone now, and his eyes registering the pain. He began to collapse back, and Frank grabbed him and hung on to him, now lowering him back down into the grass. Frank gently removed his hands from him, and they were now full of blood,... Horatio's blood.
"Alexx!..."
He showed her his hands and she gently turned Horatio to his side. His white shirt now turning red, as the blood began to pool and soak into it. He groaned to her again. Her hands were quickly worked on finding the problem.
"Oh my god, he... He has a puncture wound, it's a nail embedded in his back. We need an ambulance now! Right now!"
Calleigh eyes now went wide with fear, she spoke to him.
"Horatio you hang on, ok? Horatio keep those eyes open for me...please,... ok?"
He held onto her arms but his eyes could not hide the pain he was feeling. She went to move to look at his back and he held her tighter to him. She shook her head to him now.
"I'm right here; I'm not going anywhere, ok? You stay with me, ok?"
He nodded his head to her, but his eyes began to close as his body began to shake, not getting the oxygen it needed.
"No, no.. Horatio?...stay awake... Horatio, don't you close those eyes..."
His eyes went wide, each time he tried to breathe now, he slowly was losing consciousness. Till finally, his eyes closed.
"No, no NO! Alexx! Alexx!..."
"Ok, Calleigh, alright, let me see him. She took his pulse, which was nonexistent. He's alive, he passed out, ok?" Alexx, was trying to reassure Calleigh now, but who would reassure her.
The ambulance arrived, and they laid him on the stretcher on his stomach. Loaded him in with Calleigh and Alexx on board now. The EMT cut his shirt off him to reveal two nails sticking out of his back. They were both on the left side and one looked deeper than the other. Calleigh and Alexx both looked on in horror now. The EMT, quickly put a stack of gauze on each one and tape it, hoping to keep the bleeding down.
Frank jumped in his car and gave them an escort to the hospital now.
Dr. Gannon was waiting by the emergency doors, he got the call, an explosion went off somewhere, there was an officer down. He was shocked to see Calleigh and Alexx jumped out of the ambulance. He quickly went over and spoke to Alexx.
"Update me doctor?"
He began examining Horatio as they rushed him into one of the emergency rooms. Calleigh and Frank watching, as Joe's hands went to work on Horatio. Alexx quickly telling Joe what had happened.
We need to intabate him, Maria get me an OR stat. Calleigh now watching in shock as they turned him over and intabated him right in front of her. She was beginning to feel dizzy. Alexx noticed and grabbed her. Joe yelled at Alexx and Frank.
"Lay her down... Put her in the bed!" Joe pointed to the other empty bed there.
Frank quickly brought her to the other bed in the room, laying her on it.
"You're alright honey. Just keep breathing, Calleigh, Ok?"
Alexx gently pushed her hair back out of her face. Calleigh didn't answer back at all.
"She's not looking good." Frank said, out loud.
Now Alexx quickly became concerned and started to feel around on Calleigh. Her color was all wrong, she just didn't faint, not Calleigh. She examined Calleigh now and lifted her shirt up a bit to find a nail embedded in her side.
"Dear god...How?" Alexx looked over at Joe who was franticly working on Horatio.
"Joe!... She's been hit with a nail too, looks like the lung..."
"WHAT! Maria?"
"O.R. 3 Dr. Gannon, available now."
"Take him, right now! Prep him, I'll be right there!" Maria was now staring at the Doctor in shock.
"GO!" He yelled now. "GO! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" Maria rushed out.
He change gloves and began examining Calleigh now. He quickly ripped open her shirt to see the damage.
"It could be in the lung, we're gonna need x-rays." He listened to her heart and it was beating fine. He put an oxygen mask on her and told her to breath easy. Her eyes opening more now.
"Ho...ra...tio? Ho ra..tio..." She gasped for air trying now to lift her head up. Alexx took her hand. Joe tried to calm her and put his hand on her head, leaning down talking to her softly.
"Ok Calleigh, listen to me. Don't talk, just relax and breathe normal, ok. I'm going to take care of him now, but you have to remain calm ok, we don't want that moving. Ok, you understand me.?" She shook her head yes.
"Ok, I'll see you in a bit." Joe ran his hand over her forehead.
"Give her 4mgs of Dilaudid, and get me those x-rays stat."
"Alexx...I'll... I'll.. let you know." He put his hands up and quickly walked out the doors.
Frank looked at Alexx. Both of them in shock now, wondering how this could have happened. Alexx stood with Calleigh. Frank called Eric and Ryan as the X-ray tech came in the room and took the x-ray of Calleigh's chest.
Everything was black.. slowly, sounds being heard. Beeping sounds and voices talking. They seemed to be getting louder now, closer. Calleigh's eyes slowly fluttered open, seeing Joe over her now. She tried to lift her head but he shook his head to her and told her to just relax, gently running his hand over her head.
"Calleigh, can you hear me? Do you know where you are?"
"Hor..." Her eyes closed and she licked her lips feeling dry now. Joe ran a wet sponge over her lips. Her eyes were becoming clearer now, she looked around and realized she was flat on her back in the hospital.
"You're in the hospital; we took a nail out of your side. Do you remember?"
Her eyes now went wide, remembering everything now. She bolted up into a sitting position.
"Horatio... How is Horatio?" She gasped.
The room suddenly spun round. Her body was going limp, Joe held her up now and gently laid her back down.
"He's ok, Calleigh, the nails were not that deep, only one actually reached his left lung."
"Can I see him?" Her eyes pleading with Joe's now.
"You need to get some rest yourself, but yes, I will let you see him." Joe knew it would do her good to see Horatio.
Joe called Alexx in and let her see Calleigh. It reassured her and now it also reassured Alexx.
"Ok Alexx, give me a hand, we're gonna move her to another area, ok?"
"Sure Joe, just point me in the right direction."
Together they rolled her through a pair of doors and into another room. Joe nodded to Alexx and they rolled her into a cubicle area, another bed was right there next to hers.
Alexx looked over and quickly smiled, it was Horatio.
"Calleigh, hey honey, can you turn your head for me?"
Calleigh now turned her head and saw him, his red hair standing out, her eyes went wide. She sighed, as Joe explained it was not that serious. The nails didn't penetrate any other vital organs and only one slightly punctured his left lung. However he did go on about his ribs being more bruised than before and some bleeding he was having again.
"So he's gonna be, ok?" Calleigh asked.
"Yes he's going to be fine and now he's going to rest and stay in bed, I'll tie him down now, if I have too!" Joe smiled to her, she chuckled.
"Good luck." Calleigh said with a smile.
"Now, as for you young lady, the nail pierced through your skin and missed your lung. You're lucky; you'll have a bit of soreness for a while as a reminder. I think the nail and your exhaustion and of course seeing Horatio that way, all played a part in your collapsing. So, I want to keep you here a bit, and make sure nothing else is going on, besides, you'd just probably stay anyway, right?" Joe smiled to her, comforting her.
"Yep." She nodded her head yes to him, smiling.
"So, he's not in any danger Joe?" Alexx questioned.
"Well,... just from me!" Joe laughed. "He has a small puncture and no chest tube is needed right now. We'll keep taking X-rays to make sure it's closing and healing up. The lung is not the problem but his ribs are, can you tell me what he did to his ribs?" Joe asked, confused.
"Well, he didn't listen for one and went after a suspect. The suspect gave them some trouble and one thing lead to another. Horatio had to tackle him down, I was told. Then to make matters worse, he took a car door to his midsection, after the suspect decided to kick it open, unexpectedly. He rested after that, I made sure, and the rest all happened on our way over here. It's unbelievable, I know."
She looked over at Calleigh now who was fast asleep; her head still turned looking over at Horatio. Joe followed Alexx's eyes and smiled.
"Well, it looks like they finally got together, huh?" Joe smiled at Alexx.
"Yes it does Joe, yes it does." Alexx smiled feeling relief. They were both going to be ok and they were both together!
Horatio opened his eyes looking up, he was flat on his back. Alexx was standing over him and calling his name softly. His eyes were beginning to come into focus, seeing her now. The fuzziness clearing as her face and voice became clear to him.
"Horatio,... Horatio? Can you hear me, honey. Do you know where you are?" She softly ran her hand over his forehead.
"Al..." His voice dry and rough now.
She helped him to take a sip of water, lifting his head up some. He groaned his approval to her, swallowing the water down.
"Hospital... right...? Is everyone ok,... Alexx?" He slowly asked her lifting his head up.
"Yes, everyone's fine Horatio, just relax and get some rest ok?"
Alexx was now thinking about Calleigh and knowing what kind of a response he was going to have.
"What... What happened? I remember the bomb and the explosion... I remember you and Calleigh were very close to it when it went off.
"It was a pipe bomb Horatio, full of nails. We're all very lucky to still be here, especially You."
Horatio now shifted in the bed and groaned in pain. "I don't... feel very lucky, Alexx."
"Trust me sugar, you're a very lucky man. It could have been a lot worse if you didn't see it, Horatio..."
She now realized what she was saying and stopped. Horatio knew she broke off short.
"Hmm?" He nodded to her now, thinking about it. He moved his head to examine his surroundings. He caught a glimpse of blond hair, he thought for a minute. That's when Alexx moved into his view now, blocking it.
"Why don't you close your eyes Horatio, you need to rest?" He moved his head more trying to see past her. Realizing what Alexx was doing, blocking his view.
"Alexx, where's Calleigh?" His eyes locked on hers, determination on his face.
"Horatio, you need..."
"Alexx?" Horatio was becoming worried, Alexx noticed this and quickly answered him now.
"She's fine, Horatio. She... also took a nail to her side, but it turned out to be superficial Joe said. It didn't penetrate anything vital, just pierced her skin. She's fine, really."
Horatio's eyes widened as she told him and stepped to the side. His view clear now, seeing Calleigh in the bed next to him. It was her, her beautiful blond hair, he thought. His heart instantly sank and he felt horrible, guilty, and angry, all at the same time. How could he have let this happened... to the woman he loved. He was supposed to protect her. He couldn't stand the thought of that, he just finally opened up to her and the thought of losing the bright light that Calleigh was to him, overwhelmed him.
His eyes searched her sleeping form. Her face serine and her hair draped over to one side, she laid facing him. He looked closer, no wires, no tubes... nothing connected. Was she ok, he thought. Alexx closely watched him now as he scanned her body with his eyes. She knew how he was going to react to this already.
Guilty, as Horatio would always take the blame on himself. He did feel guilty and knew it was all his fault. He shook his head looking at her now, wondering how he could have let this happen.
"She's fine, see. I wouldn't lie to you, Horatio. She's going to be fine and so are you, Joe said."
"I should have protected her, Alexx. I should have protected you..."
"Stop right there Horatio. You had no idea and no control of the situation. This is not you're fault. Do you hear me?"
"I wish that was true."
Horatio's eyes went down, knowing he did have control and he should have never put any of his team members in danger. His emotions now getting the best of him, he changed the subject.
"Did Eric or Ryan process..."
"Yes, they did, but right now I don't want you thinking about that, you need to rest, ok?
"Alexx, I want to know what..."
Calleigh shifted and he stopped talking, looking at her now. Her eyes fluttered open and the first thing she saw was him and his beautiful blue eyes looking right at her. She instantly smiled to him and spoke.
"Hey, how are you feeling?"
"I'm... ok. How are you feeling, you don't look very comfortable on that bed." He gave her a small grin.
"Well if you are willing to move over, I am sure I could be more comfortable, lying next to you, handsome."
"Mmm, that sounds tempting..."
"Look you two cut it out now before Joe comes in here and moves one of you." Alexx grinned to Calleigh now.
"Horatio?" Calleigh asked, her eyes serious now.
"Hmm?"
"Thank you... You know you saved us both right, you know we all could have..."
"Calleigh, I should have never put any of you in danger in the first place. I m just sorry... I should have realized they would try... I should have seen it sooner, reacted more quickly. I didn't. I'm the one who's sorry. I put the whole team in danger, I should have..."
"Ok, that's about all I can take from you right now!" Alexx snapped at him and he quieted, his eyes looking away.
Joe came walking in the room now smiling to Alexx, looking over at Horatio.
"Well well, he's finally awake. So how is our good lieutenant feeling?" Joe went right over to his bedside and gave a quick look over at Calleigh to see her awake as well.
"I'm fine, but please tell me how she is doing?" His head nodding toward Calleigh.
"Well, she's doing fine, only a bad piercing of the skin. She's lucky... Lucky that you decided to use your own body to shield hers. She could have been hurt a lot worse if it wasn't for you." Joe's head nodding over to Calleigh. "You also could have been hurt a lot worse, you are one lucky guy, in more than one way." Joe shook his head to Horatio, raising his eyebrows.
Horatio looked over again at Calleigh, knowing himself, just how bad it really could have been. Her eyes answering his in silence now, she gave him a smile. His heart knowing just how lucky he was and is to have her now. The thought of her being hurt ripping him apart now, his mind beginning to reel, he tried to shake the feeling. He took a deep breath and let it out slowly.
"You ok, Horatio?" Alexx asked now, seeing him exhaling, trying to relax his mind and body.
"I'm fine, Alexx." He closed his eyes for a moment, trying to focus.
"Yeah, well I'll be the judge of that." Joe commented, as his head leaned down over Horatio now.
"Ok, you have a slight puncture of that left lung again. This time you're staying here and recovering, I don't care if I have to tie you down and sit on you. Your ribs are a complete mess and your breathing is not the greatest, incase you haven't noticed that yet. You took two nails in the back and you're very lucky that only one just barely made it through to your lung. So X-rays are needed and close monitoring of your breathing and lungs will be done. Do you have a problem with any of this?" Joe asked sarcastically.
"Well to tell you th..." Horatio started but was quickly cut off by an over anxious Calleigh.
"No, he doesn't. He's fine with that. Right Horatio?" Calleigh answering for him, and making sure he knew she meant business. She made eye contact and gave him a firm but knowing look. He looked away from her now and to the left, he turned right into Alexx, and one of her death glares.
"Well, this time, I don't think anyone is going to agree with you Horatio. You're out numbered badly and well, I really think you should agree with these two, very smart and beautiful women."
"Hmm. They don't seem to be leaving me with much of a choice, do they now?"
"No, they don't Horatio." Joe smiled at him.
Joe reached down and lowered the sheet on him. Slowly palpating with his hands on his chest and ribs.
"So, want to tell me what happened to those ribs? I already know you didn't listen and rest like you were supposed to." Horatio gasped in a breath and clenched down now as Joe pressed on his ribs. Joe gently removed his hands now and pulled the sheet back up on him. Horatio's eyes closed now, he was in pain.
"Well lets just say a car door slammed into his midsection, when he wasn't ready for it." Alexx quipped.
Horatio's eyes now opened at Alexx's statement, he groaned. Calleigh began to move and Horatio's head turned to see her. He gave Joe a nod and his eyes went back to Calleigh now. Joe turned around to Calleigh. He knew Horatio was going no where.
"So, where are you going?" Joe asked Calleigh now.
"I just thought I would sit up for a bit and..."
"You two are something. You're both perfect for each other, neither one of you listens to reason. Lay back down Calleigh, let me have a look at your side before you get up."
Calleigh laid back down and Joe began to examine her. Horatio watched intently, making sure she was ok. Joe lifted her gown off her side and examine the wound, his hand slowly sliding, over it now. Horatio's eyes following Joe's hands, he felt something inside of himself, a burning or yearning. Thinking only his hands should be on her, he remembered the feel of her skin, so soft, like silk he thought and a tingle of jealously ran through him.
She flinch when Joe's fingers felt the area, Horatio saw her.
"You ok, Calleigh?" His blues eyes showing concern and worry.
"I'm a lot better than you handsome, just sore. Right Joe?" Calleigh said, with a smile.
"Well yes, that's true. You are a lot better than him but I still want you to take a easy. Besides who's going to keep an eye on him if you don't hang around? Take a breath for me." He listened to her heart and lungs now. "Ok, here you go, lift up slowly, ok Calleigh?
Alexx now moved over to give her a hand as well. Joe put one hand behind her head and cradled it, lifting her up with both his arms. Alexx put her hands on Calleigh's back for support now, she was sitting up.
"You may feel a bit lightheaded, so just get your bearings." Joe hands still holding on to her.
"You feeling ok, honey?" Alexx rubbed her back, softly.
"Yes, Alexx. I feel fine really. You can let go Joe." Joe looked her in the eyes making sure she was ok.
"You sure, Calleigh." Joe asked. Horatio shifting, trying to see now.
"You stay put Horatio, I got her."
"She's in good hands sugar, you just lay there and relax, ok?" Alexx said to Horatio.
Joe held on to Calleigh as she slid off the bed, Alexx came around to lend a hand.
"Dizzy yet, Calleigh." Joe asked.
"No, I'm fine, not dizzy at all." She stood on her own. Alexx, stood close by now, making sure she was ok standing on her own.
She took a step toward his bed and Joe pulled a chair over for her.
"Here sit down."
"Thanks, sounds good, Joe."
"He needs to get some rest anyway Calleigh, so maybe..."
"Good, he'll rest better with me right here." She took a hold of Horatio's hand. She squeezed it and he returned the affection, with a grin. "I'll be right here when you wake up, ok?"
"Mmm, I didn't know I was going to sleep."
"Well you are, and now you know." Joe answered, as he administered the injection into his IV line. "So have a good nap." He nodded to Horatio now and patted his shoulder. A few minutes passed as his eyes began to closed, still locked on Calleigh, she smiled to him.
"She you in a bit handsome, I'll be right here, waiting."
"No... Joe...you said ... some... rest.. ...to...Cal..."
"Relax Horatio, she will, you have my word." Joe patted his shoulder again.
"I'm ok, Horatio." She ran her hand through his hair now, his face relaxed now as he drifted off into a deep sleep.
"Ok, let's get you back to bed."
"What, I'm fine though."
"Yeah, sure you are. Alexx want to give me a hand with her?"
"You bet, honey." She smiled now to Alexx and Joe.
They helped her back to bed now and she laid facing Horatio again. Her own eyes heavy with the need for sleep. She laid down and sleep quickly claimed her.
"Well, that was easy enough, Alexx."
"What are we going to do with these two Joe?"
"Well first I am going to find them a room together. I think we'll get more cooperation that way out of both of them. Second I think a cup of coffee will help me think more clearly about these two. Would you like one Alexx?"
"Sure Joe, thank you."
"Don't mention it, besides I think you're gonna need it too." Joe laughed now.
"Yeah well with these two I think we're are gonna need something a lot stronger than coffee."
"I'll be back in a few minutes Alexx, keep an eye on them." Joe left the room.
Alexx plopped down in the chair between both beds and relaxed her head back. Speaking under her breath now to no one in particular.
"Keeping an eye on them should be easy now, but wait till they both wake up." She shook her head and relaxed it back again in the chair, with a grin.
TBC...
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