FB, FW Chapter 12

Damien had been rushed into casualty. Horatio stood outside the emergency room hoping and praying that his younger cousin would be okay.

"H?"

Horatio turned round. Ryan, Eric and Suze were stood looking at him.

"H, is he going to be okay?" Ryan's voice was almost a whisper.

Horatio shook his head, "I have no idea. They've only just got in here," he looked towards Suze, "hello Suze, when did you get here?"

"Just before the SWAT. Kyle decided to hide out outside the hotel. So I waited with him."

Horatio panicked, "I thought he was with his mom."

Eric proceeded to explain, "I was talking to Hal and he said that Kyle got out of his bedroom window to go down to the hotel to see if he could help you. Hal took him home after a lecture over the phone from Julia."

"And the girls?"

"Kyle and Julia escaped out of the back gate with the girls and took them to Julia's. The girls are still there, fast asleep. Julia said that she can keep hold of them."

Horatio smiled to himself, "now that is something I would like to see, Julia running around after three little girls."

Eric laughed at the thought, "now that would be funny. At least Kyle will be there to help her."

Horatio nodded.

Another paramedic came through the door pushing Hugh in his chair with Anna holding his hand.

Horatio approached them, "Hugh, are you okay?"

Hugh nodded, "they just want to keep me in for observation. I'll be out in twenty four hours. I'll be fine."

"Hugh, I'll meet you up there, I just want to have a word with Horatio," Anna leant in to kiss her husband.

"Sure, see you there," Hugh was taken towards the elevators.

"Anna, are you okay?" Horatio tilted his head slightly and looked worried at Anna.

"Yeah, I'm good. I'm just exhausted. It's just that I've never shot anyone before and today…" she tried to hold back the tears.

Horatio hugged her, "don't worry about it. I will sort it out, it was self defence, you had no other choice."

Anna let go of Horatio and took out a tissue from her pocket to wipe her eyes, "Hugh doesn't know what I did yet. He has strong views when it comes to guns, ever since… well you know but I'll talk to him about it later though, it will sound better coming from me."

Suze put her hand on Anna's arm, "how is he?"

"Oh you know, putting on a brave face. He's already told me that he couldn't stop thinking about the bank robbery that put him in the chair and being kicked out of his chair was like being shot again. Anyway, I'm going to go find him. See you soon."
Anna headed in the same direction as Hugh did.

Horatio looked through the door window towards Damien lying on the table. He looked helpless. Horatio felt so guilty that he couldn't help him.

Two weeks passed, Horatio and Calleigh walked along the hospital corridor with Donna and Daisy Jo. They suddenly stopped at a door.

"Daddy, is this it?" Donna beamed.

"Yes Donna, it is. Now you both have to be as quiet as mice as there are a lot of poorly people in here," Horatio tried to explain as clearly as possible to them.

Daisy Jo stood with her hands on her hips, "yes I know daddy, you always tell us that."

Calleigh whispered towards Horatio, "now who does that remind you of?"

Horatio looked at Calleigh confused but Calleigh just grinned, "you! You do that hands on hips thing. I think it's cute."

"Let's just go in shall we," Horatio blushed as he opened the door to let his family in with the twins squeaking like mice.