Marisol walked up the steps to the crime lab. She held Horatio's suit in her arms. AS she reached the door to the crime lab building, the door opened out from the inside. Marisol stopped before she ran into her brother. Their eyes met instantly.

"Hay Mari." Eric said.

"Hey Eric." Marisol replied. She gave him a quick hug.

Eric looked his sister over and whistled. "Wow Mari, you look beautiful."

Marisol felt her cheek redden. "Thanks Eric."

"Horatio takin' you out somewhere tonight." Eric asked.

Marisol nodded. "Yes he is."

Eric looked down at the suit. "Here, I'll take this to him."

Marisol opened her mouth. She shut it quickly, thinking of a reply. "Oh. Uh…thanks Eric."

"No problem Mari." Eric said. "I'll tell H you're here."

Marisol nodded. Eric left back into the Lab. Marisol turned from the door, taking a few steps from the Lab. She folded her arms across her chest and waited for Horatio. She had arrived fifteen minutes early, just in case he'd gotten off early. Which obviously wasn't the case today. Marisol watched the sun start to descend over the water again.

The sky was starting to fill with streaks of orange red and pink. The wind began to pick up, blowing the strands of Marisol's hair around her face. She'd decided to put up part of her hair and leave the rest down.

"Beautiful."

Marisol nodded. "Yes it is."

"I was talking about you." Horatio stood beside her. His glasses were in his hands, but he was looking at Marisol.

Marisol blushed deeply. She wore a long black shirt. It clung to her thigh, like a pencil skirt, but once it reach her knees, the skirt flared out. Her top white, off the shoulders. The sleeves were scrunched all along to her elbow. She wore her black sandal heels with the straps wrapping around her ankle. She turned to look at Horatio.

"You look very beautiful sweetheart." Horatio said.

Marisol smiled. "And you look as handsome as ever."

"Are we ready?" Horatio asked.

"Almost." Marisol answered. She reached into her purse and retrieved a white lily boutonnière. She placed it in the pocket of his suit. "Now we are."

Horatio looked from the boutonnière to Marisol. He smiled and brought his arm from behind his back. He held a corsage in the same plastic wrap. Horatio slipped the corsage from the packet and onto Marisol's wrist. To her surprise, the flowers were also white lilies. It was arranged with two small lily's tried in white ribbon accented with several leaves beneath them.

Marisol smiled at the corsage.

"Now we're ready." Horatio said. He held out his arm, which Marisol took. He led her from the building out to the car. Horatio opened the door for Marisol and held her in before climbing into the front seat.

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