A/N: Okay Okay I cannot leave the story hanging like that, though I thought that the ending was nice with Kyle and Ray Jr, but my father thinks otherwise. He thought that I should add this little part in because it would bring about some peace and a truce in the story. I thought it would be nice too, so here is an extra chapter for this story.
I would like to thank:PrincessMoonShadow LaCalleigh, BlackCat9517, OkieBeth05, Boo2221, CSIMiamiLuver201 and Chi-Chi- Chillien for the comments they are appreciated. Also thanks for everyone that reads the story, hey comment I don't bite.
Extra Chapter eight: A Christmas Miracle.
After all of Horatio's guest had gone, Horatio went up to Kyle's room to check on him. Though it was late, Horatio could hear the music from one of Kyle's games still blaring in his room. Opening the door, Horatio found Kyle lying on his bed asleep with the guitar from guitar heroes still around his neck. Horatio turned off the television and the game system, took the guitar from around Kyle's neck and placed it on the stand. As Horatio was turning to walk out the room, Kyle spoke:
"Dad, If you want to date Calleigh it's alright with me."
Horatio stopped in his tracks:
"Thank you son. Have a good night."
"Good night dad."
"I love you son."
There was a silence before Kyle responded,"I heart you too dad."
Horatio laughed to himself as he closed his son's door, that was the closes he would get to a I love you from Kyle.
Walking downstairs to finish turning off all the lights, Horatio heard a knock at his door,"Who could this be?" Horatio said to himself as he walked towards the front door. Horatio opened the door to find Julia standing there:
"Can we talk Horatio?"
After Horatio had made some coffee, the two sat at the kitchen table sipping their drinks:
"So your dating Calleigh?" Julia chuckled to herself.
"Yes, I am dating Calleigh." Horatio replied back smiling just a bit.
Julia paused before continuing,"Horatio I got home and I looked at the bracelet Kyle had given me for an early Christmas present, and it brought tears to my eyes." Julia handed Horatio the bracelet which read:
"Julia Winston, my saviour, my love, my mom."
Horatio was quiet, he took off the watch Kyle had given him for Christmas and handed it to Julia, the watches engravement read:
"Horatio Caine, my protector, my hero, my dad."
Julia wiped away the newly formed tears and continued,"I want to apologize for everything that happened today, things got a little out of hand and I know it was because of me and my actions. I don't know what came over me, I just could not sit there and pretend that everything was okay with us and that we can have dinner together, without addressing anything that happened over the past few months. I don't know apart of me is still filled with resentment for what happened with you taking Kyle and all. It hit me today when I came here that Kyle would not be leaving with me, and it hurt so much Horatio." Julia was crying now.
Horatio saw right through Julia, he saw the woman that she really was not the woman she pretends to be,"Julia I know we have been through so much in these past couple of months, but right now we have to get through this together and raise Kyle. He doesn't need two fighting parents, arguing and bickering back and fourth every time we are around each other. I think we need to move past the resentment, anger, and even hatred we have for each other, and focus all our energy on being great parents to our son."
"But how do we get past all the resentment?" Julia took a tissue out of her bag and re wiped her eyes.
"By taking it one day at a time, by trying to work together and working out our issues other than arguing at each other. Julia no child likes to see his parents fighting, and it hit me today when Kyle was talking to us about it, that though we try to hide the fighting from him, he still witnesses it and it affects and takes a toll on him. All this time we were thinking that we were hurting each other with our words, but the whole time we were only hurting Kyle. I don't want my son to be a victim in anything, so I definitely don't want him to suffer at the hands of his own parents."
Kyle nodded her head slowly in agreement,"Me neither Horatio."
"Julia what we need to do is come up with a plan that we both can follow. Come up with something that we can use to raise Kyle without trying to step on each others toes. We've tried once, but failed because we were both trying to be the dominant parent. This time let's co-parent and come to decisions concerning Kyle together as mother and father, not Horatio and Julia. Once Kyle sees that we are trying to work together and not trying to tear each other down, he would become more open and receptive to our parenting." Horatio took a sip of his now cold coffee.
Julia watched Horatio take a sip of his coffee," Yes, we should get together and sit down and come up with this plan. But not tonight, I'm tired and I know your must be exhausted today was a very eventful day." Julia got up to leave.
Horatio laughed at her comments,"Yes today was very eventful, can you believe Kyle-"
"Tired to get us back together." Julia chuckled to herself.
"Yes, now that I think about it, it's kinda funny."
"Yeah." Julia smiled with Horatio as they walked towards the door.
"Have a wonderful night, and get home safely." Horatio watched as she walked to her car.
Before getting into the car Julia looks at the house and back at Horatio,
"Horatio, he's better off with you."
Horatio didn't respond, he knew that took a lot for Julia to admit.
Julia got into her car and drove off, Horatio closed the door and walked upstairs to his room. This was one crazy Christmas.
Meanwhile
Kyle grabbed his phone and dialed Ray Jr's number, Ray Jr picked up his phone annoyed:
"Kyle what do you want it's like 3 in the morning man"
"You owe me an extra 20 dollars."
Kyle was standing in the hallway listening to his parents conversation the whole time, though the plan did not work, he got what he wanted, a truce between his parents.
THIS IS THE END.
look for chapter 21 of Living on a prayer and Deadly memories coming soon to a Fan Fiction site near you.