AN: I'm not sure how old Kyle is in the show, I think he's between 18 and 20. So I made him 19.
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Jessica and Horatio had been together for two months now. It had been two weeks since the team had been over for dinner and Jessica had slowly moved some smaller things in to Horatio's beach house. Now it was time for bigger things, like furniture. Jessica and Horatio had talked about what to keep and what to throw away. Jessica's couch was moving in and Horatio's old couch was moving out. Other than that, it was a lot of her kitchen utensils that moved in. They had also bought some new things together.
At the moment, they were carrying boxes containing their new chest of drawers to the bedroom.
"How many more boxes do we have?" Jessica asked as they put one box down on the floor.
"Um, five, I think." Horatio said, "I told you we should have accepted help from Frank and Eric."
"I know, I know." Jessica smiled, "But we can manage these last boxes."
Horatio gave her a soft kiss and they went out to the hummer. The boxes were small but heavy. Horatio took one and Jessica decided to take the lightest of them all, even if it was still quite heavy. She growled as she dragged it off the seat and put it on the ground.
"Need help?" A male voice asked.
Jessica looked up to see a young man that looked a lot like Horatio, standing by the driver's side door.
"Kyle?" She asked.
"That's me." Kyle smiled, "Are you Jessica?"
"Yes." Jessica smiled and shook hands with Kyle.
Kyle was dressed in army clothes and Jessica remembered that Horatio had said his son was coming home in three days. Apparently Kyle had come home early. Kyle had known about Jessica a long time; from video conversations with his father.
"I came home earlier than expected, is dad here?" Kyle asked.
"He's inside."
Just then Horatio came outside and smiled widely as he saw his son. He walked up to him and they hugged.
"I expected you to come home in three days." Horatio smiled.
"I got the chance to take an early flight. I missed Miami and you and mom." Kyle said, "So um, you are moving in together?"
"Yeah, we just have a few boxes left. Want to help or didn't you get any muscles in the army?" Horatio teased.
Kyle chuckled and grabbed a box. Together the three of them finished getting everything inside in just three minutes. Once they were done, Kyle changed in to more comfortable clothes and helped his father and Jessica put everything together.
"How long have you been dating now?" He asked.
"Three months." Horatio said.
Jessica was in the bedroom, putting her clothes in the chest of drawers.
"A little early for moving in then isn't it?" Kyle asked.
He liked Jessica and could see that she and Horatio were in love, but he worried that his dad would get hurt.
"Maybe, but we feel that it's the right choice." Horatio said, "What do you think of Jessica?"
"She's great. She brings a smile to your face and that is important for me." Kyle smiled, "I just don't want you to get hurt dad."
"I won't. I'm sure of my feelings for Jessica."
"Say it dad."
"What?"
"You're in love." Kyle grinned, "Should I sing the sitting in a tree-song?"
"No thank you. I've heard it almost every day since I met her." Horatio said, "Instead you can tell me what you want for dinner."
"Me?"
"Yes, we have to celebrate that you've come home." Jessica said from the doorway and grinned when both men jumped.
"You're as sneaky as dad!" Kyle laughed, "Well, we should also celebrate that you've moved in here."
"You still get to decide what to eat." Jessica smiled.
"Okay, um… something from the grill." Kyle said, "Dad can cook."
Horatio nodded and checked the fridge. He had beef which Kyle loved. All three of them were hungry, so Horatio started making food right away. In the meantime, Kyle put some of his things in his room and looked at the photo of his dad and himself on the night stand. He also had a picture of his mother there. Kyle went out on the back porch and watched his father by the grill. He sat down by the table, across from Jessica.
"Your father refused to let me help with dinner." She grinned.
"He always does that." Kyle chuckled, "You have good intensions with him right?"
"Yes. I would never hurt him. I love him." Jessica smiled.
She knew it was probably hard to get used to seeing Horatio with a woman. Kyle hadn't been around when Horatio had been with Marisol, but Horatio had told Kyle about her.
"Good. I just want him to be happy." Kyle said, "Has he told you how we met?"
Jessica nodded. She had heard a lot about the day that Horatio had found his son and about some problems with Julia. She also knew that everything was fine now. Horatio and Julia were actually friends now.
"Has he told you about my mom?"
"Some yes." Jessica said.
"Good, just want to make sure you know a little family history. Sometimes dad doesn't tell his family things because he's afraid to hurt them or scare them away. He doesn't always realize that he should talk to us to prevent himself from getting hurt." Kyle said, "He's the most kind man I've ever met."
"It's amazing how kind he is." Jessica agreed.
"My mom is dating a guy named Shane and he has a 10-year-old daughter named Stephanie." Kyle said.
"Do you get along with Shane and Stephanie?"
"Yeah so far." Kyle smiled, "They're good for mom. I talk too much, I'm sorry."
"No, no. It's fun to hear. I don't mind." Jessica smiled, "Anything you want to know about me?"
"Um, has dad met your family yet?"
"Yeah, my brother and mother loved him from the moment they saw him. My dad was a little hard to convince that this was going to work. He still isn't sure it will hold forever, but he has given us a chance. And he is happy for the time that Horatio can make me happy." Jessica said, "You should have seen my brother when he saw Horatio's Buick Skylark."
"Oh yeah! I drove it once and my friends couldn't believe their eyes." Kyle laughed.
"That car is yours one day." Horatio said as he brought the food to the table and sat down between his girlfriend and son.
"Really?"
"Absolutely." Horatio grinned.
Kyle gave his father a hug and grinned widely, "Thanks dad!"
Dinner went fine and Kyle talked a lot about the army. He also said he wanted to study medicine and maybe become a paramedic. Horatio was proud over his son and his choice of career. After dinner, Kyle was tired and wanted to rest in his room. Jessica and Horatio took a walk on the beach.
"So you think Kyle will like living with the two of us?" Jessica asked.
"Yeah, he is more worried that you will start getting tired of him." Horatio smiled.
"Never. He's a great kid." Jessica said, "He's so much like you too."
"Everyone says that!" Horatio laughed, "He has grown a lot since the day I found him. I'm very proud of him."
"You should be. He's proud of you too."
"So are you ready to take this step in our relationship?" Horatio asked.
"Horatio, you've asked me that for two weeks now. And what has my answer been every time?"
"That you could never be more sure that this is the right step. And that you've never been so ready in your life." Horatio grinned, "But you did get a fifteen minute longer drive to work now."
"I can sacrifice that!" Jessica laughed and gave Horatio a kiss.
Then she saw a mischievous twinkle in his eyes and shrieked as he picked her up from the ground and walked towards the ocean.
"No! Horatio!" Jessica shrieked and laughed as he dropped her in the ocean.
She stood up and pulled him down with her. He chuckled and tickled her. They shared a kiss as they stood in the ocean that reached Jessica's waist.
"What made you decide to throw me in here?" She asked.
"You looked like you needed to cool down." Horatio smirked and grabbed her as he let himself fall back and under the water.
When the stood up again, they saw Kyle standing on the beach.
"Really mature behaviour guys." He chuckled, "Next time let me know before you do this, so I can record it and put in on the internet."
Horatio and Jessica glanced at each other and smirked. Kyle ran away when they both made a move to grab him. Kyle almost made it back to the house when Horatio grabbed him and managed to get him wet as well.
"You are so going to pay for that!" Kyle laughed and splashed water on his father.
Jessica was on the beach laughing as father and son tried to pull each other under the water. After a while they both splashed water on her and she ran inside the house. The two men followed shortly after.
"You two are crazy!" Kyle grinned, "But I like it."
Kyle disappeared to his room and Jessica and Horatio stood in the kitchen, water dripping off them. Horatio kissed Jessica hard and caressed her back.
"We should take a shower." Horatio whispered in her ear.
Jessica chuckled and followed Horatio inside the bathroom. She saw what great father Horatio was to Kyle and knew that if they ever got children together, they would have the father of their dreams.
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