You two should go out more...
"Only one thing makes you smile like that, Horatio," Natalia Boa Vista said watching her boss put the lunch bags on the table of the breakroom.
"Yes," Horatio replied. "I did happen to run into my girl. She was out for a walk with grandma."
"And which one of you shed more tears when she couldn't come with you?" Eric asked as he and Calleigh walked through the door.
"Very funny," Horatio said. "We both managed not to cry this time. But she wants to knew when I'm babysitting again."
"There you go, a babysitter for ya!" Alexx said. "I invited these two out to go bowling and for dinner with Rick and myself Saturday evening but they said they can't go 'cause they can't get a sitter."
Even though the couple enjoyed their off-time with their baby daughter Calleigh and Eric knew they had to get out as a couple as well.
"Yee-ah!" Horatio said, sounding like five-year-old. "Nobody asked me!"
Both parents knew how Horatio enjoyed being with his goddaughter but they hadn't wanted to impose babysitting duty on the man every time they wanted to go out. Neveah was the one joy in Horatio's life and any time he could spend with her he would jump at. If he wasn't at the lab, he would gladly take babysitting duty every time.
Eric smiled when his mother told him that Nevaeh was asking for him, saying "dada" all day. He kissed the girl in his arms. Calleigh had switched to working in the afternoons for a month and today been invited to a "girls only" barbeque at Private Detective Yelina Salas's house after work. Eric was definitely looking forward to some daddy-daughter time.
"She had a ton of fun in the sand today," Chlorinda said, squeezing her granddaughter foot. "You'll have to tell daddy all about it,"she said kissing the child's nose before she left. If Nevaeh didn't need a bath, she certainly needed one after her dinner, her favorite, leftover cheese pizza cut into small squares. She could now feed herself but still a messy little eater.
After giving her bubble bath daddy Delko enjoyed his child's giggles as he massaged her body with lotion. The two had been doing baby massage on Nevaeh since she was born. Along with making her happy, often causing her to giggle this is also seemed to relax her. She would start yawning moments after. Finishing dressing his daughter in a mint green pajama set that Alexx had bought for her Eric picked her up. Nevaeh put her hands on his cheeks and gave him a wet kiss.
"Aww. I love you, too, princesa. Come cuddle with daddy and watch cartoons for a while?" He said to her.
He smiled when Nevaeh nodded eagerly. The little girl had more interest in nuzzling into papi's neck than the Care Bears on tv
Calleigh smiled at her husband and child when she saw them on the couch upon arriving home. It was an adorable sight. Eric was half-asleep, Nevaeh was sitting on his stomach. Every time he'd start to snore softly their daughter would press his nose, laughing when he opened his eyes.
"No sleep for papi on your watch, huh, pretty girl?" Calleigh said to her little girl.
Nevaeh giggled. She reached for her mom.
"C'mere, pretty girl," mommy said, giving her a big hug. "Mami loves you. I missed you, today."
Eric woke up more and sat up on the couch. Calleigh sat next to him with Nevaeh in her lap. She leaned into her husband and they shared a kiss.
"Hey," Eric said. "Did you have fun?"
"I did. Food was good, too. Bought you back some ribs. Oh and Yelina said next time, 'girls only' means this one, too. I think she was disappointed not to see Nevaeh. I said she already had a date planned with daddy."
"I bet if Yelina had planned a lab only barbeque and we couldn't bring her I know who'd opt out right away to babysit.
"You see how H jumped to volunteer and spend some time with her on Saturday night?"
"Yeah. I think you make your uncle Horatio as happy as you make us," Calleigh said, kissing a yawning Nevaeh's head. "I think someone is tired. How 'bout mami tuck you in while papi eats?"
The one-year-old fell asleep fast giving her parents some time together before their own bedtime.
