A/N: Here is a one shot(Five chapters) I was thinking about for the holiday season. Everyone from the team to Yelina and Ray Jr. are over to celebrate the Christmas season with Horatio and Kyle. But the dinner would not be a dinner at the Caine residence if there was no drama. In this one-shot(Five Chapters), Ron will be along side Julia and things just go down hill from there. I hope you all enjoy. Chapter 19 for Living on a Prayer will be up sooner than you think, I have just had so much work to get down, but I have three weeks to get things done and to finish the story. I hope you enjoy this story, and comment :)

Disclaimer: I do not own CSI:Miami so please don't think I profit off of this.

Christmas at the Caines

"Dad is mom coming over for Christmas dinner too?" Kyle looked up from his cereal bowl.

Horatio was pouring himself a cup of coffee and getting ready for work, Kyle's question caught him off guard,"Your going over to her house for a few than coming back here for Christmas dinner. Son you will see her on Christmas don't worry."

"No dad that is not what I am asking, I'm saying is mom going to come over for the dinner that you are having with Calleigh and the rest of them, along with Aunt Yelina and Cousin Ray."

Horatio was not expecting to invite Julia or her husband Ron to his dinner party,"No son, I think your mom and Ron have other plans to Christmas." Horatio took a sip of his coffee.

"Well did you invite them?" Kyle continued eating his breakfast.

"Do you want your mom and Ron to come Kyle?" Horatio was stalling.

"I want mom to come to the dinner party, I want to spend the holiday with both you guys, not splitting it up."

Horatio was silent for a few moments, "Son I'll give your mother a call and see what she says okay?" Horatio smiled at his son.

Kyle smiled back,"Thanks dad."

Horatio was staring into space, when Calleigh walked into his office:

"Horatio I got the information you requested from the case."

Horatio continued to stare off into space, something was clearly on his mind. Calleigh went up to Horatio and sat down at his deak, placing the folder on his desk:

"Horatio!!!" Calleigh shouted, wanting to get his attention.

Horatio looked from the window at Calleigh and than the folder:

"Calleigh, thanks for bringing the information."

"What's the matter Horatio, you seem out of tune today. Is everything alright with Kyle?"

"Everything is going fine with him, it's just."

"It's just what Horatio?"

"Well Kyle asked me today to invite Julia to the Christmas dinner that we are having this Sunday. I was shocked because I thought he was fine with spending half the day with her, than half the day with me. He said he did not want to split the day between us two and that he would like it if I asked her to come. Cal I don't know, me and Julia aren't on the best of terms, we tolerate each other for Kyle's sake, but we cannot be in the same room together without arguing, something I don't want to do."

"So have you called her Horatio?"

"No, I don't want to call her."

"Horatio sometimes we have to swallow our pride to please others. In this case you have to push aside your resentment for her so that your son can be happy. If at the end of the day Kyle is happy because he is spent Christmas with both his parents, than so be it. Right now it's about him and nothing else." Calleigh smiled at Horatio.

Horatio thought about Calleighs words for a few moments, than reached for the phone,"Calleigh I thank you for the folder and the advice."

"Your always welcome Horatio." Calleigh walked out the room.

Horatio dailed Julia's number and waited for her to pick up.

"Hello."

"Julia it's Horatio."

"Horatio what do you want? Is everything alright with Kyle?"

"Kyle is fine, he's good. I'm calling to ask you-"

"Wait before you finsih I just wanted to know what is the plan for Christmas with Kyle, I was thinking about taking him for the whole day."

"That is exactly why I am calling you today," Horatio tried to ignoring Julia's last comment about having Kyle for the whole day,"I wanted to know if you and Ron would like to come over to my house for a dinner party."

Julia didn't respond, Horatio contiuned,"My CSI team and other family members are going to be attending and I think that it would be-"

"Best for me and you to keep up appreances for Kyle." Julia sounded distracted.

"Julia, Kyle asked me this morining to invite you to my dinner party on chrsitmas day."

"So our son had to ask you to invite me to a party that you would have otherwise not invitved me too?"

"Julia," Horatio did not want to argue with her,"Are you going to come or not? I need to know so that I can make arrangements for you and Ron."

"I'll be there Horatio." Julia sounded angry.

"I'll see you on sunday."

"Alright." Julia hung up the phone.

Horatio hung up his phone and sat back in his chair, he did not know how he was going to pull off dinner on sunday with Julia and Ron.

Part two will be posted later on today.