The Convention
An extended chapter, rated "M" for sexuality!
He had attended the same one the weekend before. Now it was time for Eric and Calleigh to go. Nevaeh was staying with her grandparents on Friday. Horatio was going to pick her up on Saturday morning and stayed with her at her house till Sunday evening. Only for the fact he was working late on Friday and most likely wouldn't be finished before the baby needed to get ready for bed. Mommy and Daddy wouldn't be back till close to the baby's bedtime on Sunday. The convention ended at five everyday and with a two-person jacuzzi in their room (they lucked out with getting one of the expensive suites, on the lab's dime with the hotel booked tight) both were looking forward to some steamy couple time. Not to mention,during this time, Eric's parents were hoping he'd forgot the condoms and Calleigh forget to take the pill. No such luck, the couple were still enjoying Nevaeh's babyhood too much to make her a big sister just yet.
Nevaeh had started to call Horatio "H" mimicking her dad. Coming from her, it sounded like "asche." Her godfather thought this were adorable and told everybody not to correct the tot.
At the Hotel
Calleigh sighed, flopped down on the hotel bed. She enjoyed being a mother but she looking forward to some couple time with her husband now that the convention was over for today.
Eric smiled softly, laying on the bed on his side next to her. He ran his fingers through her hair, the skin of his fingertips touching the nape of her neck.
"I get the feeling after a power nap, you and I are going to have some fun, ," Calleigh murmured seductively.
Eric laughed. The two had just returned from eating dinner with Natalia and Ryan. "From the amount of aphrodisiac stuff they were both takin' from the buffet, I bet Wolfe and Natalia probably didn't even make it to the bed when they got to the room," he said.
"Yeah," his wife replied. "They're on a mission. We get to do it just for fun," she said, reaching down, beginning to undo the button and zipper on his jeans.
"Mmm," Eric murmured, beginning to work his way down his wife's neck with his mouth. "So much for a power nap."
Little Havana, Miami, Florida. Home of Pavel & Chlorinda Delko
Pavel Delko smiled, seeing Horatio Caine on his doorstop at 8:57am the next morning. The lieutenant was as excited as Nevaeh that they were going to get to spend the next two days together. Since her grandmother had said to Nevaeh "you're going to see Horatio today" while she was getting her dressed the baby kept saying "asche." Nevaeh was sitting on the living room floor playing with blocks, when she saw Horatio, she grinned and quickly got up and ran over to him.
"Hello there, darling," he said bending down to her level. Nevaeh kissed him on the mouth and put her arms up to him and he picked her up.
"She was looking forward to seeing you," Pavel said.
"She was, huh? I'm glad to see you, too, pumpkin. We're gonna have fun."
Nevaeh's House (Mommy's & Daddy's, too!)
When the two arrived at the Delkos' Horatio found a note on the counter.
Went grocery shopping. The cupboards and frig are full. Help yourself! You know where everything is. Baby girl is fine. Nothing new to tell. You know the drill. This is probably a waste of time, but if you give her chocolate or strawberry milk in her bottle or cup, don't do it anymore than once a day.
You can sleep in the bed, the sheets are fresh.
Have a great weekend!
As Calleigh thought he would, Horatio made a face at the milk rule.
"You're right. You are wasting your time," he said aloud. "I can give you all the treats I want," he said, tickling Nevaeh and making her giggle.
At the Hotel
Spent after ravaging each other for close to two hours, Ryan and Natalia lay back on the pillows of their hotel bed. Natalia turned on her side, hugged into his chest and extending an arm around his waist.
"The mission is kinda fun, isn't it?" She sighed.
"You can say that again," Ryan said.
The Delko Home
"Good stuff, huh?" Horatio said to Nevaeh, who was enjoying a Gerber lil' Graduate mealof beef ravioli. The sauce all over her face and bib. "And you're getting good at feeding yourself. Most of it is getting into your mouth."
The tot grinned in reply.
After lunch and a nap, Horatio was going to take Nevaeh to the park. He knew she loved the swings and recently began to enjoy going half-way down the slide, with help, that is.
"Are we ready to go?" Horatio said to Nevaeh, putting her tiny black shades on her face, finishing putting sunblock on her arms, legs and face. It was warm outside so Nevaeh wore a blue denim shrts. The white t-shirt she wore had a purple butterfly print on it.
The girl grinned and kicked her feet. Horatio had just put her pink, purple and white Abby Cadabby theme shoes on her feet. She wasn't trying to take them off like the last time he had her out in the stroller. Calleigh had said that lately her baby won't do that if the park were mentioned. Even at such a young age, after hearing "no shoes, no park" several times it seemed to sink in for her. And Horatio had mentioned the park, the swings, the slide and something new, the man who sold all the colorful balloons near the park when he began to put on her sneakers. Remembering to take a snack along with the other essentials in case Nevaeh got hungry Horatio kept with his godfather treat role and packed a bag of potato chips and a snack pack of chips ahoy along with two sippy cups of apple juice.
Daddy called to check in when the two were nearing the park. Nevaeh had just spotted the balloon vendor and her eyes were glued to the big red balloons attached to his cart.
"Boon!" She exclaimed.
Hearing his daughter in the background, Eric laughed. "I see some lil' girl is havin' a great time without mommy and daddy," he said. But she's with her second dad, of course she's happy, he thought.
"Would you like a balloon?" Horatio said, bending down at Nevaeh's side. "Which one? This one?" He said, touching a green balloon. Nevaeh pointed to a big red balloon and grinned. "All right. Red it is," he said paying the man, then tying the balloon onto the side of the stroller. She was transfixed by it till Horatio said "wanna go on the swings?"
Nevaeh smiled, reached out to Horatio and he picked her up, placing in the swing. Through the child's giggles Horatio heard a female voice from behind him say "goodness. Every time I see her she's after growing so much!"
He turned to see Yelina Salas.
"Yelina, hey," he said, giving the woman a hug.
The two chatted for a few minutes while Nevaeh swung happily in the swing. Yelina smiled watching Horatio give the little girl a few trips down the slide thinking what a wonderful he would be as a father.
At bedtime, although she didn't cry she wanted to know were mommy and daddy were.
"Mami? Papi?" She said when Horatio was dressing her for bed.
"You'll see them tomorrow," Horatio told her. "But don't worry. I'm gonna stay with you."
Nevaeh smiled. "Asche!" She said.
Horatio had a feeling that Nevaeh wouldn't sleep all that long sensing her parents weren't home. She woke at 11:00 when he was getting ready to go to bed himself.
"Mami! Papi!" She called out. In her sleepy state she was surprised to see her godfather enter the room instead.
"Hi pumpkin," Horatio said softly. He picked Nevaeh up in his arms and kissed the side of her head. "Do you wanna come in and sleep with me in mommy and daddy's bed?"
Nevaeh rubbed her eyes and buried her head in his shoulder. Horatio took that as a yes.
