Sorry about the really long time between updates guys, I did already have this written a few weeks ago but I didn't get chance to post it and then I lost the pen-drive it was stored on so I had to rewrite it. College has been completely up the wall at the moment but its Easter break and I've got 2 weeks off, you may even get another chapter before I go back to college.

Just so you don't get confused I've changed Jessica's name to Phoebe to celebrate my niece's birth (she's called Phoebe and looks exactly how I described).

I don't own CSI: Miami and all mistakes are mine, as I said last time I'm not very good with punctuation and grammar.

Horatio sat at the breakfast bar with his coffee, bacon and eggs watching the morning news. He listened intently to the laughs and footfalls coming from the upstairs layer of the house. Phoebe wasn't a naughty girl, she just loved to jump around and laugh.

Right now, Calleigh was trying to dress Phoebe, but she wasn't in a very co-operative mood this morning and decided she wanted to jump up and down and run around.

"Phoebe, honey hold still just for a second while I put your t-shirt on" Calleigh laughed as she finally caught up with the little girl. Sitting on the bed with the child on her knee, Calleigh quickly put the t-shirt over the little girls head and slid her skirt on while she had the chance. "Okay let's go find your Dad" Calleigh said picking the little girl up and resting her on her hip.

Coming into the kitchen Calleigh saw the smile on Horatio's face as he poured her a cup of coffee. "You better wipe that smirk right off Mr Caine!" Calleigh said shaking her head, "this isn't easy you know, for a two year old she can run" Calleigh laughed placing the girl in the booster seat and taking her coffee from Horatio.

"I'm sorry sweetheart, I'll help you next time" he said as he gently brushed his lips over hers in a gentle kiss.

"SHOES!" Phoebe yelled noticing how her parent's attention had shifted from her to each other.

Horatio smiled at the little girl's antics. "She wants all of Mommy's attention today; she knows it's your day off."

Calleigh had taken every Wednesday, Monday afternoon and Friday afternoon off since Phoebe was born. Once dedicated to her job, Calleigh had realised that if she kept the hours she was already on she was going to miss her daughter growing up. Sure her pay had to be cut with her new hours, but hers and Horatio's was more than enough to keep them going, and what price can you put on seeing your daughter's first steps on that beautiful Wednesday morning. Horatio's hours had remained the same except for all the overtime he used to do. Now, shift end at five o'clock meant clocking out and going home.

Calleigh turned to go and get the girls shoes when Horatio put his hand on her shoulder. "You sit, I'll get them." Horatio smiled and kissing her temple gently before leaving to find the shoes.

"So Mommy and Phoebe are going to go to the store today and then go and have lunch at work with Daddy" Calleigh smiled sitting at the table next to the two year old who was concentrating on Peppa pig singing on the screen.

Phoebe looked up at her mother and gave her an enthusiastic nod and a big smile.

Horatio came back with the pink shoes and handed them to Calleigh as he lifted the little girl from the seat and onto his lap. Slipping each shoe onto the child's foot he then took the pink coat from the back of Calleigh's seat and put it on the child. "You ready to go?" Horatio asked as Calleigh switched off the TV.

"Yeah" Calleigh smiled taking Phoebe from Horatio and heading for the front door while Horatio checked the windows. Going to the car, Calleigh strapped the little girl into the car seat and watched as Horatio locked the front door and walked down the path towards Calleigh's Mercedes. Horatio enveloped Calleigh in a hug and kissed her head, "I love you and I'll see you at lunch."

"Love you too" Calleigh smiled and pulled back so Horatio could kiss their daughter.

Leaning into the car Horatio kissed his daughter's cheek and gently wrapped his arms around her as best he could.

"Love you Daddy" she said wrapping her little arms around his neck.

"Love you too sweetheart" he smiled as he pulled back out the car and closed the door waving as he watched Calleigh climb into the car.

Horatio quickly climbed into the hummer and reversed letting Calleigh out of the driveway also.

Waving, they both set off in different directions, all family members clueless to the small BMW parked at the end of the street. The eyes watching as the family got ready for the day ahead.

"It's okay Emilie, you'll be back with Mommy and Daddy soon enough" the voice said quietly as they started the car and turned going off in Calleigh's direction.

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