Valentine's Day In Miami

Roses, accompanied by teddy bear and chocolates, ordered for love of his life.

Check.

Two teddy bears and boxes of chocolates for two very special little girls, check.

A new brightly colored rattle for a sweet baby boy.

Check.

Reservations for a night at the Holiday Inn. Plans made for children to stay with grandparents.

Double check.

It was almost Valentine's Day in Miami and Horatio Caine was making preparations. Before meeting Aimee, February fourteenth was just another day. A day he would especially throw himself into the job to avoid seeing all the kissing couples enjoying each other's company on this day that made him cringe inside because it reminded him of his loneliness. But since he had met Aimee it was a day he looked forward to.

"They're pretty, mommy," Rachel said, looking at the vase of roses placed on the center of the table.

The little girl was munching on the chocolates her dad had given her. Chocolate ringed her lips.

"They are," her mom agreed.

"Daddy gave them to you 'ause he loves you?"

"That's right."

Both Rachel's parents were looking forward to the following night, mom and dad's 'adults only' night.

Since her bed rest was only partial, no heavy lifting or extreme excursion, Calleigh Duquesne was permitted to go on the Valentine's Day weekend her fiancé had planned for them.

And yes, her doctor said, Calleigh was still allowed to have sex.

Thank god, the mother-to-be thought. Whether it was because she was starting to go stir-crazy or whether it was because she found her man so very sexy but all she could think of the past few days was ravaging Eric. Her fiancé had rented a beach house for the weekend, paying a bit extra to have a full order of groceries picked up and put away. Eric had that Friday off and the couple were leaving the suburbs of Miami for the tranquil sound of the waves and ocean view shortly.

Valentine's Day was also unfortunately a day seemed to be filled with love-scorn murders but surprisingly by 10:30 the team hadn't received any calls. The group was sitting around, talking about any Valentine's Day plans. Natalia thought it was sweet that even with three small children Horatio and Aimee still kept the romance alive. The lieutenant received a chorus of "aww"'s when it was heard that he had sent his wife roses that morning.

"This is incredible," Calleigh sighed.

She and Eric were laying on beach chairs on the deck of the beach house, Eric's arm slipped around his woman's shoulders. He smiled and placed his other hand on Calleigh's round belly. He leaned in and kissed Calleigh's lips softly. "I'm glad you agree. I'm enjoying this time with the three of you," he said, rubbing her belly in circles. The engaged couple's lovemaking didn't take long to start. The moment they were indoors and away from the windows, clothes started to come off. The sight of a pregnant lady had always been beautiful to Eric Delko's eyes but his pregnant lady was even more radiant. Clothes littered the floor, leaving a trail from the kitchen to the bedroom.

"I can't believe you still wanna have your way with me," Calleigh sighed, running her fingers through Eric's hair afterwards.

"You're beautiful," Eric replied. "Trust me, keepin' my hands is always my problem."

Eric was still in awe that he and Calleigh were going to be parents together. A day ago when the two had visited the doctor to make sure Calleigh was able to go on their weekend trip they had also found out the sex of their babies, a girl and a boy. Even at this early stage the detailed ultrasound left no doubt. They had decided on names that day; Emily and Adam. They were going to try to keep this a secret for as long as they could, which wasn't going to be that long. The babies' names would more likely to be kept secret being there was a possibility of chance prior to their arrival.

Friday had passed surprisingly quick for Horatio, with few cases. He was happy to be able to get home before dinner. The first person to notice his presence was three-month-old Austin. The infant boy squealed in delight from his infant carrier on the table.

"Hey buddy," he said smiling. "Did you miss me?"

He picked up the tiny boy who was now had his father's red hair. This seemed to appear overnight.

The baby gurgled.

Horatio smiled at two nearly emptied chocolate boxes on the table, the ones he had given the girls that morning. Walking into the living room he saw his daughters sleeping on the couch. He guessed that they finally crashed from the sugar, whenever this happened the two didn't sleep for that long.

"Hey," Aimee said, coming down the stairs and kissing her husband's cheek.

"Hey," he said kissing her back. "I'm guessing they enjoyed their treats."

Aimee laughed. "They crashed 'bout an hour ago. They should be awake soon." His wife smiled at their infant son clinging to his father's shoulder like a little monkey. "Looks like someone else missed you, too."

Horatio smiled. "I always miss you guys, too."

"How was your day?" Aimee said, sitting on the sofa next to her husband, resting her head on his husband's shoulder.

"Slow, actually. It was nice for a change." His wife never asked for details and he never told her, not just because that wasn't permitted.

"I was talking to mom. Her and dad will be here at ten thirty tomorrow. We can be at the hotel by check-in."

"Sounds good to me," Horatio grinned.

Unknown to her husband, along with their personal bag of "toys" Aimee also packed a variety of lubricates and massage oils. The two were very much going to enjoy their 'adult time.'

Next episode: Valentine's Saturday Night!