Night finally came. Calleigh said good-bye to all of her guests and thanked them for coming. Horatio and Eric headed up to their room, which was actually Elle's room. She had willingly given up her room; her mother never even had to ask. She had a twin sized bed, which Horatio slept in. Eric had insisted, as Horatio was older. The walls and doors were painted a deep navy color with an orange ceiling, window sills, and door frames and dark hard wood floors. Her window was broad and deep enough that the window sill was a built in bench. She didn't have much clutter in her room. Horatio assumed most of her things were out in her Box. Upon finding out that Eric would be sleeping on the floor, Elle had taken it upon herself to provide a somewhat cushioned mat and a few extra blankets for him to sleep on. To the immediate left of the entrance to the bedroom, was the door to the bathroom. On the opposite end of the wall was another door. This door led to a walk in closet that was shared by both girls.

Horatio could hear the girls in the bathroom, giggling as they got ready for bed. It was a magical sound. He knocked on the door, his toothbrush and toothpaste in hand.

"Come in!" One of the girls called. He turned the knob and walked in.

"Hi girls." He said with a smile.

"Hi." The girls said in unison.

"Do you mind if I brush my teeth?"

"Not at all!" Kelsey chirped.

"Whatever." Elle glared at him and spit the contents out of her mouth and left the room.

"Sorry about her. Today was really hard for her. She and Pop were really close." Kelsey said after she also spit.

"I understand. It was hard on all of you. How are you doing?"

"I don't know yet." She sighed and looked at him with bright green eyes. She opened the mirror medicine cabinet and pulled out five pill bottles and took pills from each one. She turned on the water, popped the pills in her mouth, cupped her hands under the faucet to gather water, and then lifted her hands to her mouth and swallowed it all down.

"What are those for?" Horatio was horrified to see her take so many pills.

"Some of my organs don't work quite right where they are, the meds help. And I get infections real easily so I am on high doses of immune builders. I've been on them all my life, so it's no big deal to me."

"Wow, that's a lot for a kid to go though."

"Elle's the one who has it tough. She has it tough by choice though. Ever since before we were born she's been lookin' out for me. It gets old sometimes, but I know it's because she cares."

"How did she look out for you before you were born? I mean, you were born before her, right?" He was a bit confused by her words.

"Yeah, I was, but Elle was supposed to be born first. Mom went into labor and Elle was ready to come out and join the world." She smiled a little.

"What happened?"

"They lost my heartbeat. Mom was crying. The doctors were talking about doing a C-section, but they wouldn't get to me in time. She basically had to choose, loose one child and allow one to be born or have the operation to try to save me and most likely lose both of us. Then, no one could explain what happened. Elle just says it was a 'twin thing.' Somehow, she and I switched places. The doctors said it was like she pushed me out. She's been very protective of me ever since."

"That's amazing." Horatio was in awe of his child, both of them really. "I've noticed, also, that she is protective of your mother…"

"That's a story for another day." She smiled and winked at him. "I have to get up early. I will be in my Box, I think mom already told you what that is, all morning getting it set up for our band practice. You should come hang out."

"Kelsey, I will do that." He smiled back at her. His blue eyes were slightly more moist than usual. She walked into her room, which he could see was decorated in pastels as opposed to Elle's bold ones. She closed the door behind her. He went about getting himself ready for bed.

Elle was just throwing her pillows to the head of her makeshift bed, which consisted of a thin blanket on the bright shag carpet of Kelsey's room and her denim quilt on top. Elle smile at her sister when she ran up and jumped on her bed, bobbing up and down with the springs.

"Elle, are you sure you don't want my bed? I'm more than happy to let you have it."

"I know Kels. I'm cool with the floor." Elle flipped her blanket back and got ready to crawl in bed.

"Elle?" Kelsey asked softly. Elle stopped and looked at her. "Could you sing to me?"

A huge smile took over Elle's face. She jumped took her turn jumping on Kelsey's twin sized bed. "Of course I will. It's been along time, huh?"

"Yeah. And today has been really hard." She blinked back tears. She didn't really want to cry again.

"Ok," Elle sat cross legged at the end of the bed and reached forward to grab the blanket and pulled it back. "Get in bed."

Kelsey scooted under the covers and rolled onto her side with the top half of her pillow under her head and her arms wrapped around the bottom half. "Ready!"

"Ok." Elle cleared her throat and rolled her shoulders before she began. When her mouth opened, the voice of an angel came out. No one would ever guess that the beautiful and gentle voice belonged to such a rough and tumble girl.

"Hey Monalisa, who was Leonardo?

Was he Andy Warhol?

Were you Marilyn Monroe

Hey Mozart, what kind of name is Amadeus

It's kinda like Elvis

You gotta die to be famous

I may not go down in history

I just want someone to remember me

I'll probably never hold a brush

That paints a masterpiece

Probably never find a pen

That writes a symphony

But if I will love then I will find," Eric was in the bathroom when Elle started singing. He wondered where she had gotten her voice. He had never heard either of her parents sing. He would bet money that it came from Calleigh. He could picture her singing to them as younger children. He silently got Horatio's attention and motioned for him to listen. Horatio had never heard anything more beautiful. His daughter was singing. He couldn't even tell her he was proud of her. All he could do was silently stand there and listen.

"That I have touched another life

And that's something

Something worth leaving behind

Hey Midas you say you have the magic touch

But even all that shiny stuff

Someday is gonna turn to dust

Hey Jesus it must have been some Sunday morning

In a blaze of glory

We're still tellin' your story

I may not go down in history

I just want someone to remember me

I'll probably never dream a dream

And watch it turn to gold

I know I'll never lose my life

To save another soul

But, if I will love then I will find

That I have touched another life

And that's something

Something worth leaving behind," Elle stood up and turned off the light. Kelsey groaned sleepily and stretched. Elle brushed her hair from her face and kissed her on the forehead.

"Hey sister, see the future that we're building

Mom's love lives on in the lives of her children

And that's something,

Something worth leaving behind."

"Elle?" Kelsey whispered.

" Hmm?"

"Are things ever gonna be okay again?" Horatio had risen and was preparing to head to bed when he heard the question. His heart sank.

"Hey, Kels, of course it will. We'll get through this. We always do. We always will."

"How do you know?"

"Twin thing."

"You always say that."

"Goodnight little sister."

"I'm older, Show some respect Junior!" Kelsey joked.

"Whatever." Elle slid under her top blanket and quickly fell asleep. Horatio made his way to bed. His night was filled with images of his girls. He could imagine their lives up to now. He wished he'd been there.