The weekend finally came, and Horatio and the others were happy about it. They had had a long, stressful week trying to catch a child killer. The Coast guard caught the guy finally. It didn't take long for him to confess to the killings, which Horatio was happy it didn't take long for the guy to give up. After all the paper work had been finished Horatio let the others go home early for some much needed rest.
After everyone else had left Horatio stayed behind for a little bit longer. He still had some things he needed to do before calling it a day. As he was leaving his office, Horatio heard someone call his name. He turned around and saw that it was Alexx. "Hey Alexx. What are you doing here late," asked Horatio. "I could ask you the same question," said Alexx. "I was just finishing up some things so I wouldn't have to worry about it in the morning," replied Horatio. "You work too much Horatio, but I guess I can't talk. I work just as hard," said Alexx with a laugh.
Horatio laughed with Alexx. "I agree we do work hard. Everyone here works hard. Well, I'll see you in the morning. Tell your husband and kids I said hi," said Horatio. "Will do. See you tomorrow Horatio," said Alexx as she walked off. Horatio looked at his watch and saw that it was too lat to call Roxanne. "Guess I'll have to call her tomorrow," thought Horatio to himself as he left to go home.
The next morning Horatio got up and started making breakfast when his phone started ringing. "Hello," answered Horatio. "Hey. I was just calling to see how you were doing," said Roxanne. "I'm doing good. I was going to call you after I had breakfast," said Horatio. "I didn't mean to interrupt your breakfast. Call me when you're finished," said Roxanne. "Okay. Will do," said Horatio. "Bye," said Roxanne as she hung up.
After Horatio finished his breakfast he called Roxanne back. "Hey again," said Horatio. "Hey again to you too. Still wanting to see me before the banquet," asked Roxanne teasingly. "Yes. I'm very anxious to see you," said Horatio. "I know how you feel. I'm anxious to see you too, but I still want to surprise you," said Roxanne. "Okay. I guess I can wait then. Seems like a really good surprise," said Horatio. "It is an excellent surprise. I just know you and the other are going to love it," said Roxanne. "Does anyone else know about your surprise," asked Horatio. "Yes. Sammie and Mallory know about the surprise," said Roxanne.
"You must have been planning this surprise for a while now," said Horatio. "I guess you can say that. Mallory and Sammie have been helping me too. It's going to be great. I can't wait to see you and the others. I can't wait to see what your expression is going to be like when you see me," said Roxanne laughing. "You think we'll be that surprised," asked Horatio. "No. I don't think you will, I know you will," said Roxanne with a smile. "You sound so sure of yourself," said Horatio. "That's because I am. Well, I'm going to let you go. I have some errands I have to run. I'll talk to you later around lunch time if you're not too busy. How does that sound," asked Roxanne. "Sounds good to me. Talk to you later. Love you," said Horatio. "Love you too," said Roxanne as she hung up.
After Roxanne hung up she got back to work cleaning up some stuff. "I can't wait to see Horatio. I want to see him so bad, but I promised myself I would wait until the banquet to see him," thought Roxanne to herself as she put some more stuff away. She was about to move some boxes when her phone went off. "I wonder who that could be," said Roxanne out loud to herself. "Hello," said Roxanne. "Hey Roxanne, how are you," asked Speed.
"I'm good. Trying to things organized here. What are you up to," asked Roxanne. "Nothing much; just making sure you're doing alright," said Speed. "I'm doing fine. I'm getting more anxious about seeing Horatio and the others. I want to see him so bad, but I know I promised myself I would wait until the banquet which is two weeks away. I don't know if I can hold out that long," said Roxanne with a sigh.
"You can hold out that long. I know you can. I have faith in you. If you want, I can come down that and make sure you keep to your word," said Speed. "Would you really? I don't want to take you away from anything," said Roxanne. "You're not taking me away from anything important. I want to help you any way I can. Think of it as my way of repaying for what you have done for me," said Speed. "Okay. Thank you so much. I really appreciate it," said Roxanne. "You're welcome and I know you appreciate it. You would do the same for me if the tables were turned," said Speed. "Yes. I would definitely do the same thing for you or for anyone," said Roxanne.
"Well, let me let you go. I hope I didn't interrupt anything," said Speed. "No. Not really. I was just about to move some boxes," said Roxanne. "Leave them. I'll get them when I get there," said Speed. "Are you on your way here now," asked Roxanne shocked. "Yup, I sure am. I'll be there in thirty minutes," said Speed. "Okay. See you in thirty," said Roxanne as she hung up.