Kyle James Caine

With the exception of his blonde hair Kyle James Caine was the spitting image of his dad, with the same piercing bright blue eyes. The boy adored his dad. Because of the hours he worked Horatio often missed a lot of his son's day. Daddy often found Kyle not in his own bed but curled up in his. Daddy always let him stay there. After not seeing him most of the day Horatio could at least cuddle with him while both slept. Thankfully the boy liked his babysitter, a woman in her fifties named Eileen who had been helping care for him since he was a baby. Eileen lived just a few houses down the street. Kyle's favorite movie was Cars. His favorite game was Snakes and Ladders. He and his dad's played endless games of it in the evenings. Most kids his age didn't like to sit at the dinner table. Kyle didn't either if his dad were still at work. But if he and daddy were sitting at the table he enjoyed the company, even if dad said he wasn't allowed to have chicken nuggets again, that he couldn't leave the table till he ate the broccoli and roast beef on his plate. When he grew up, Kyle wanted to be a race car like Lightning McQueen or a CSI like his dad.

It might not have been the best habit to start but Horatio had basically had his son in his bed with him since the boy were six-months-old. He enjoyed the feeling of the child snuggling into his chest as much as Kyle seemed to.

Though Kyle was happy with just his dad, he wanted a mom, too. All his friends had dads and moms, even if they lived in different houses. He knew his birthmom's name was Julia but she didn't live in Florida. That when he was born she wasn't ready for kids the way his dad was. Or at least that was what daddy told him. No child needed to know his mother told her OB/GYN that the child inside her was a "parasite."The boy had overheard his dad telling his uncle Eric that he had a new "friend." Her name was Aimee and she were very pretty. He had met her when her car had a flat tire and again weeks later they sat together at lunch. That was when dad asked her to out on a date and she said 'yes.' Kyle heard his dad say tomorrow was his and Aimee's three month anniversary. Kyle didn't know whether or not his dad knew what he heard. He wondered if he would ever get to meet this woman. She sounded nice.

Would she want to be his mom?