Chapter 10 is up!!!

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Horatio cocked his head and looked at her. She stared at him right back, refusing to look away.

"Well, first I have to know, are you and Jake still together?"

"Me and Jake? No, not anymore. I broke up with him, and he was just, clarifying it, I suppose. Why?"

"Well, actually, um…"

"Horatio, spit it out."

"All right, um, Calleigh, you gave me a choice, and I made it. I chose you."

"Me? Why?"

"Why not?"

"Well, I figured that your type is the dark haired Latinos, like Marisol, Yelina, Rachel,"

"No, I realize that you are my type, Calleigh. I love you, and I want to be with you. No one else."

"Really?"

For an answer Horatio took one of her hands and gently pressed his lips to it, saying quietly,

"Really."

She looked at him for a long moment, and he began to doubt himself. Then, with a smile she said the four words that guaranteed him that the rest of his life would be the happiest ever.

"I love you too."

"Really?"

For an answer Calleigh took his face in her hands and kissed him on the lips softly, saying,

"Really."

He smiled at her and pulled her to him, hugging her tightly and kissing her. She returned the embrace, and then it started to rain. Hard. They broke away and interlocked hands before running off towards the car. When they were in the car, Calleigh opened her mouth and laughed for the first time since her father had died. Horatio stared at her in blissful shock, and then captured her lips in a searing kiss, saying softly,

"I've missed that laugh."

She smiled at him and then he drove them home. They both changed and then flopped down on the bed, snuggling next to each other with their arms wrapped tightly around each other. Horatio dropped a kiss on the top of her head as she pressed her lips to his chest. She could just imagine her father smiling down on them from heaven, with no more pain or suffering. That made her smile as a thought came to her. She would never need therapy again, because this was the best therapy Calleigh could ever want or need, and now she had it. Forever.

THE END!!!

Hope you liked it, the ending's a little short but I couldn't think of anything else. Please review and let me know what you think, including questions, comments, complaints or criticisms. (Got that from my librarian, he's hilarious (and weird) like that.) Thanks for reading!!!