Fun fact 2: When I first came up with this story I considered making Horatio Ryan's father, Adam being the kid Amanda Wolfe first walked in with (read chapter 2). But I thought it would get a little over dramatic, plus I suck at non physical confrontations, written and in real life. So I made Ryan the kid, and killed off Adam much earlier than I originally planned (I was planning in letting him get shot my the mob while he was in college). I also invented Chloe (you'll get why later on, I think).
Disclaimer: I don't own CSI: Miami or the characters. I do however own my own characters and plotline.
Flashback
"Hey Caine, over here." O'Connell said and grinned at him as he sat down next to him, Herm and Wilson in the café. "I didn't have time to ask you this morning before you went out patrolling, but how did it go with Wolfe?" Horatio shrugged and glanced over at Amanda, who was sitting and laughing with Hill a few tables away.
"Fine, I guess. She wasn't really that bad once the office was clean and she calmed down."
"Yeah, that OCC thing of hers…"
"OCD." Horatio corrected O'Connell and glanced over at Amanda again, seeing her holding Hill's hand. The sight got his stomach to crumble and suddenly he wasn't that hungry anymore.
"Why is she with Hill anyway? I thought everyone was suppose to avoid him." Wilson asked, not being able to hide his curiosity.
"They're friends. Their fathers were both cops. Good ones too, I've heard. Anyway, Hill and Wolfe practically grew up together, since their fathers were partners, so they're like brother and sister."
"Looks like they're more than brother and sister to me." Wilson said and took a large bite off his sandwich. Ok, now Horatio definitely wasn't hungry.
"No way. I've heard Hill is a queer." Herm said coldly.
"Shh! Don't ever let her hear you use that word!" O'Connell said angrily. "That's how Emerson ended up the way he did. Or at least that's what started the chain reaction."
"Ok, you lost me there."
"Well, you see one day Emerson and some other officers went after Hill in the locker room, and they…" he trailed off and glanced over at Amanda, who was still holding Hill's hand. "I really shouldn't tell you this."
"Come on O'Connell. You're driving us crazy! Just spit it out!" Herm said, sounding annoyed.
"It's not up to me to tell you."
"You tell everyone everything O'Connell. What makes this different?"
"Well, for starters. It involves Wolfe and her son Adam."
"I thought Adam was dead?" Horatio said, earning surprised looks from his friends. "What? I spent a lot of time with her yesterday, we talked a bit."
"Did she tell you how he died?"
"No. What does that have got to do with Emerson?" O'Connell looked at the three officers and sighed.
"Fine, I'll tell you. But you didn't hear this from me, alright?"
"We never do."
Flashback further back in time :P
"Get off me." Hill said angrily and tried to get out of Emerson's grip, but he was much stronger and just pushed him harder against the locker. "Why, I thought you liked having a man's hands on you, you queer."
"Just let me go."
"No way, queer." One of the other officers said and the locker room got filled with officers yelling out: "Queer, queer, queer!" They all laughed when Hill's expression turned from anger to fear to pain when Emerson kicked him in the stomach. He fell to the ground groaning and the officers surrounded him, kicking and yelling.
"What the hell is going on here?" Wolfe's voice got everyone to get quiet and the group shattered as she ran down to her wounded friend. "Oh God, Hill." She tried to bend down to him but wasn't able to because of her big stomach containing her two sons.
Emerson cursed under his breath. He'd forgotten that Wolfe was coming by one last time before going on maternity leave. Great, now he had to deal with an instable pregnant woman. Again. Man she bothered him.
"Who did this?" she asked Hill who was slowly standing up again. He glanced at Emerson but quickly got his gaze back to the floor. Unfortunately Wolfe always seemed to notice everything and she quickly turned to Emerson and shook her head. "Why?"
"Because. Because he's a queer."
"So? What's that got to do with you Emerson? What's that got to do with any of you?" she said loudly looking at all the officers in the room.
"It's freaking disgusting!"
"So? Let him be disgusting if he wants to! Let him go to hell or whatever other reason you've got for people not being gay, it's got nothing to do with you! It's his life, not yours. Let him live it the way he wants to." She glared at him and took Hill's hand. "Come on, let's go get you checked up."
"Yeah, Hill. Go hide with your mother. You and I can finish this when she's not around." Wolfe turned back facing him, her eyes shooting lightning.
"Amanda, let's just go…" Hill said carefully but she didn't listen. She grabbed Emerson's arm.
"Emerson, I swear to God, if you ever…"
"Get the hell of me bitch." he interrupted her and pushed her away. Loosing her grip on him she fell over and landed on her stomach, crying out in pain.
"What the hell Emerson!"
"What did you do that for?"
"She grabbed me!" Emerson exclaimed, backing away from the officers' who where now looking at him angrily.
"Yeah, but she's pregnant. You don't shove a pregnant woman!" The officers started surrounding him, just like they'd done minutes before with Hill.
"Yeah, she could've gotten hurt!"
"Ehm, guys. I think we need to call an ambulance. She's not responding." Everyone turned and looked at Wolfe who was lying seemingly unconscious in a pool of blood.
"Oh, God. Amanda! Amanda, can you hear me?" Ron almost yelled and kneeled down next to her. "What are you guys waiting for? Get the god damn paramedics here! Amanda, sweetie, please. Wake up. Please. For your boys. For Adam and Ryan."
End of flashback
"So Emerson shoving her while pregnant lead to her loosing Adam?" Wilson said carefully.
"Yep."
"What's that got to do with what happened to him?" Herm asked roughly, not looking half as disturbed over the story as Wilson and Horatio.
"Well, after Wolfe was cleared from the hospital she went to see Emerson."
"And she beat him up?"
"Actually, she offered him forgiveness. All she asked was for him to apology. But he refused."
"Wait a minute. He killed her son, kind of, and she's willing to forgive him for it in exchange for an apology and he refuses?" Horatio said doubtfully. "If I would have been him, I'd be begging her to forgive me."
"Well, he did beg her. After she was done with him. Trust me, that not a pretty sight." O'Connell shook his head. "Time to get back, see you guys later."
A waitress stopped by and took his plate up. Horatio motioned for her to take his untouched plate too, he wasn't sure he'd ever be able to eat again.
Oh, and I know this was a short chapter and that it didn't happen much, but I really wanted to include Adam since he was a part of the original idea. Plus, at least now you know what happened to Emerson : ). Think he deserved it?
As always: RnR away!