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"Is there anything I should know that I might not know about cats while you're away?" Ryan asked, while he picked Elvis up into his arms and cuddled with him. The ginger "beast" (as he was sometimes called) adored Ryan and purred loudly.

The young man had offered to watch over the house and the cat while Mac and Horatio were relaxing in a rented cabin in Key West; close to the ocean and with their own private beach.

"Only that he is a monster that loves do interrupt your sleep." Mac smirked.

"Oh I don't mind that." Ryan smiled and scratched Elvis's head.

The cat purred even louder (if that was even possible) and closed his eyes. Ryan liked Elvis, he wished he could have a cat just like him one day but hadn't bought his own pet yet.

"I'll drive by to check on the house about twice a day." Ryan said.

He would be sleeping at his own place and have Elvis there, but still make daily checks on the beach house to make sure everything was okay.

"Oh don't worry about it. Once a day is probably more than enough, but thanks." Mac smiled.

Both men grinned when they heard someone grumbling from upstairs and then stomping footsteps coming down the stairs. Horatio looked pissed and Ryan winced as he saw that his boss and friend was rubbing his aching back. Horatio was already 33 weeks pregnant and had had a difficult week. Three murder cases, a rape case and two burglaries had been investigated in just five days and the team still had two murder cases left to wrap up. The redhead had taken a lot of crap from the higher ups about why it was taking so long.
Thankfully Chief Samuel Baxter was a nice man and didn't pressure Horatio or the team to solve a case in just two hours. However, Baxter's bosses were not so understanding.

Add to that Horatio had suffered from horrible back pain the whole week and even stumbled in the stairs, resulting in a minor sprained ankle. He had been limping around for a few days, but now it seemed fine.

"Hey Ryan, thank you for taking care of the house and Elvis while we're gone." Horatio smiled at the younger man.

"No problem, H." Ryan grinned, "Although I might not let you have Elvis back when you return."

All three men laughed. Horatio knew how much Ryan adored Elvis and wished he had a cat just like him or even wish he specifically had Elvis. But the ginger little monster had a special place in Horatio's heart and had kept him company many nights before he had met Mac.
Horatio couldn't possibly give him to Ryan even if he knew how happy the younger man would get. Sometimes he wanted to give him away as a gift, but then he thought about how much he would miss the cat and decided not to.

"You really like him, don't you?" Mac asked.

"Yeah." Ryan smiled, "If you ever get tired of him, which I know you never will, you can give him to me."

"We'll remember that the next time he decides that my face is a pillow he can scratch at three am." Mac said.

Ryan chuckled as he remembered what Mac's face had looked like a week earlier. He had visited the lab and everyone had thought that Horatio had scratched him, but then Mac had told them what really happened. Everyone had burst out laughing.

"Well, we better get going." Horatio said, "Thanks again, Ryan."

"Anytime." Ryan smiled and put Elvis in his transport cage.

Mac locked the house and then got behind the wheel of his and Horatio's Toyota. Ryan got inside his hummer with Elvis and drove away. Horatio was already in the passenger seat and looked like he hadn't slept in days.

"It's a long drive. Why don't you catch some sleep?" Mac suggested.

"Wake me up if you get bored." Horatio said.

"I will never wake you up. You need to sleep." Mac smiled.

They shared a kiss and then Horatio leaned back in the seat and closed his eyes. It didn't take long before he fell asleep and Mac listened quietly to the radio while he drove to their Key West cabin.

-I-

Eric was on the floor doubled over from laughing as Ryan desperately tried to get Elvis to let go of his head. The cat had jumped up in his face and grabbed the back of his head when Eric's sneeze had scared him. Now the animal refused to let go.

"Argh! Elvis!" Ryan exclaimed, "Get off!"

Eric had tears running down his face from laughing so hard and Ryan glared at him. He now understood why Mac and Horatio said that Elvis was a monster. Although he had to admit it was kind of funny and he still liked Elvis.

"Eric, help me out!" Ryan whined.

Calleigh came out from the bathroom and sighed as she saw Eric on the floor and Ryan on the couch, trying to pull Elvis away. She walked up to Ryan and gently grabbed Elvis. The cat purred loudly and settled down in Calleigh's arms.

"Looks like he loves me now." Calleigh teased and sat down in the recliner.

She and Eric were visiting Ryan to watch some basketball later in the evening.

"Do you know if Mac and Horatio have arrived at the cabin yet?" She asked.

"Yeah, they got there like an hour ago." Ryan said and turned on the TV, "Eric, you can stop laughing now."

Eric was still laughing and tried to calm down only to end up laughing some more. He only wished they had videotaped it; they way Elvis had jumped up in the air right at Ryan's face was just too hilarious and then refusing to get off was even more fun.

Finally Eric calmed down and got up from the floor. He sat down next to Ryan and grinned.

"I'm going to order some pizza." Ryan said and stuck his tongue out at Eric.

Eric just grinned as Ryan went to the kitchen to make the call.

"Boys." Calleigh sighed and rolled her eyes.

She put Elvis in her lap and he immidiately started to fall asleep.

"I always thought H was exaggerating when he said that Elvis was a little monster." Eric said.

"Me too." Ryan said when he came back to the living room after having called for Pizza.

"Horatio never exaggerates." Calleigh said.

"Good point." Eric said.

Everyone jumped as a phone rang and it turned out to be Calleigh's phone.

"Duquesne." She said, "Oh hi Mac… what? Really?... Is he okay?... You what?"

Eric and Ryan looked concerned at each other. Calleigh chuckled and talked some more to Mac before hanging up.

"You'll never believe this." She smiled, "That was Mac; he and Horatio are at the hospital."

"What? Why? Is H okay?" Eric asked concerned.

"What happened?" Ryan asked.

"Let me talk and I'll tell you." Calleigh said.

She told the two men what had happened; it wasn't bad news, just surprising.

"So does that mean we need to buy two of everything?" Ryan asked.

"Yep." Calleigh grinned.

-I-

Horatio sighed as the doctor did an ultrasound on him... again. He and Mac were at the hospital because Horatio had gotten Braxton Hicks contractions. First he had thought it was real contractions so he and Mac had driven in panic to the closest hospital. It turned out it wasn't real labor, but when the doctor did an ultrasound he found something else that had been hidden all these months. Now the doctor was checking again.

"There is the other one." He smiled, "He or she must have been hiding behind the first baby."

"We are having twins." Mac grinned, "This explains why you're belly is bigger than a normal belly with only baby in it."

"Yeah, but the twins are quite small and that's why you didn't have a huge twin-belly either." The doctor smiled, "So I guess this is good news?"

"Oh yes." Mac smiled, "Right, love?"

"Yes, I'm just shocked." Horatio said.

The doctor decided to give the two lovers a moment alone while he printed an ultrasound picture for them. Mac hugged his lover.

"I'm going to call Calleigh." He said.

Horatio nodded and watched as Mac started pacing around in the room while he waited for Calleigh to pick up.

"Duquesne."

"Hi, Calleigh it's Mac."

"Hi Mac."

"Hi, listen Horatio and I are at the hospital."

"What? Really?"

"Yeah, H got Braxton Hicks contractions."

"Is he okay?"

"Yeah, he's fine. A little tired but fine." Mac smiled, "We're having twins though."

"You what?"

Horatio started laughing and Mac put Calleigh on speaker phone.

"Hi Cal." Horatio said.

"Oh my god, that's quite a shock."

"Yeah, it turns out that one baby was hiding behind the other one." Horatio said.

"Well, at least you found out before the real labor, huh?"

"Yeah, that would have been a bigger shock." Mac said, "We have to buy two of everything now too."

"Are you happy?"

"Oh yes, we're very happy." Mac grinned.

"Oh, I'm so thrilled for you guys. Eric and Ryan are curious now."

"Well, let them now, will you?" Mac asked.

"Sure."

"Thanks, and by Calleigh. We'll probably call tomorrow." Horatio said.

"Bye guys, take care now."

Mac hung up the phone and gave Horatio a kiss before putting his hand over the belly. He could feel their babies kick.

"We have to buy another crib, baby swing, car seat... you name it." Horatio said.

"It's a good thing we have clothes for both a boy and a girl in case that is what they are." Mac said.

"We have to think of another girl name in case it's two girls." Horatio said, "We already have two boy names."

There was a knock on the door and the doctor came back inside the room. He smiled at the two men and handed them a picture from the ultrasound where the two babies were clearly visible.

"So I want you two to be extra careful this weekend of stress or other exercises." The doctor smiled.

Horatio and Mac blushed as they remembered what they had been doing when Horatio had got his contractions.

Flashback

The minute the door to the cabin closed Horatio attacked Mac and kissed him hard. He pinned the younger man against the door and grinded his hips against him; letting Mac feel his hard bulge.

Mac groaned and rubbed Horatio through his jeans. Horatio's knees almost buckled and he started moving towards the bedroom while still kissing Mac.

Once inside the bedroom Horatio pushed Mac down on the bed and bent down between his knees. Mac was breathing hard and he tensed with anticipation as his lover pulled down his slacks and boxers; freeing his throbbing erection.

"Uh, H!"

Mac moaned and gasped as Horatio enveloped the head of his hard length with his lips. Horatio moaned and fondled Mac's balls while sucking him slowly.

Mac's hips arched as Horatio took his whole member into his mouth and let his teeth grace his shaft.

"Horatio, ah!"

Horatio smirked and stood up. He flipped Mac around on his stomach.

"Get on all four." He whispered.

Mac shivered and smirked. He got on all four and Horatio pulled the lube out from his jeans pocket (he had hid it there the whole time). Mac moaned when he felt a lubed digit get pushed inside him and a hand wrap around his member to stroke him.

"Uh, love that feels good."

Horatio gently nipped at the skin at Mac's lower back as he added a second digit inside him.

"Oh, please love, now!" Mac begged.

"You're not stretched enough." Horatio said.

"Uh yes I am."

Horatio just chuckled and shook his head. He nudged at his lover's prostate with his digits and Mac cried out.

Suddenly Horatio stopped and gasped. Mac froze and turned his head to look at his lover. He instantly got worried when he saw the pained expression in Horatio's face.

"Love?" Mac asked.

Horatio took a step back and pulled away from Mac before embracing his stomach and gasping in pain again. He got down on his knees and Mac quickly crouched down next to him.

"What's wrong?" He asked.

"I'm having a contraction!" Horatio cried out, "Oh fuck it hurts!"

Mac quickly put some clothes on and helped his lover to the car. As fast as he could he drove to the hospital while his lover tried to cope with the pain.

End of flashback

"It's a great opportunity to do exactly what we came here to do." Mac smiled, "Relax and just be lazy."

Horatio nodded and yawned.

"You can go back home and remember to relax." The doctor smiled before leaving.

Mac looked at the photo and then called Stella, Frank, Alexx and Danny while Horatio used the bathroom and got ready to leave.

Once they got back to their cabin they went directly to bed and did absolutely nothing but snuggle. Horatio quickly fell asleep. Mac stayed awake and just watched over his lover as he slept. He ran his fingers through his red hair.

Mac was absolutely thrilled to be having twins with the man he loved. The only thing he worried more about now was the labor. Horatio stirred in his sleep and Mac kissed his cheek. He put a hand over his lover's pregnant belly and started rubbing it softly. Horatio relaxed and smiled slightly as he continued sleeping.

"I love you." Mac whispered, before he decided to get some sleep as well.

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