Friday, October 25th. 16:00
"Horatio this man died ten years ago at least." Alexx said as Horatio entered the morgue.
At the scene where Rick had gone missing, the team had found a body in the ground. Alexx had just finished the autopsy. Well, it wasn't much of an autopsy. Since the body was just bones.
"I also found marks on the ribs and the skull." Alexx said, "I sent it to Amber, so she could find a murder weapon. And… his teeth have been knocked out. So I can't use dental records."
"Well, it's safe to say that he was murdered. But… this is confusing. Rick said on the phone that he saw one of our victims." Horatio sighed, "Now that is not possible, unless…"
"Unless one of the victims had a twin." Alexx said, "Did he say who he saw?"
"No, he was too shocked." Horatio said, "But we are looking into the history of our victims. Did you find anything more on Henry Lyons?"
"Well, he was scratched by a cat." Alexx sighed, "I found a piece of nail in the wound and Natalia said it was from a cat."
"And?" Horatio asked, knowing that Alexx had more.
"Well… I found his medical journal and this will help you very much. Henry Lyons was in a car accident ten years ago. The driver was drunk, and Henry was in the passenger seat and cut his chest from glass from the front window on the car."
Horatio took the file from Alexx and read it. He smiled.
"This helps a lot. There must be a case file on what happened as well." Horatio said, "Great work Alexx."
"No problem, and Horatio… find Rick." Alexx said.
Horatio nodded and left. He met Eric in the hallway of the lab and gave him Alexx's file.
"Find an article about the car accident ten years ago on the 5th April." Horatio said, "Henry Lyons was in it. Tell Ryan to find the other victim's medical journals."
"And you are going to?" Eric asked.
"Find a case file. Maybe the night shift investigated this." Horatio sighed, "It happened during the night."
"See ya later H." Eric said and found a computer.
-I-
16:20
Rick groaned in pain and opened his eyes. He could feel that he had at least two broken ribs and possibly a concussion. He tried to move, but quickly noticed that he was tied to a chair. He was in the middle of a living room. It was nicely decorated. He could see pictures of the man that had kidnapped him and a woman.
"She was my wife." A male voice said from behind Rick.
Rick couldn't turn around. However, as the man moved to sit on the couch in front of Rick, he recognized him.
"She was beautiful." Rick said, "Jake."
"My name is not Jake."
"Jake Brown?" Rick asked, "A bouncer?"
"That was my twin brother. I'm Jason." Jason sighed, "My wife's name was Bianca. She died ten years ago."
"I'm sorry to hear that."
"Well, if you cops had investigated a bit more you would have known that she was murdered."
"By who?"
"By Henry Lyons." Jason growled, "That son of a bitch had everyone believe that my wife had caused the accident. When it was in fact him!"
"What are you talking about?" Rick asked, "Look, I had nothing to do with your wife's death. I am investigating the deaths of Jake Brown, Henry Lyons and Tyrell James. I just joined the investigation."
"Well you should be looking into the death of Alexander Troy and Bianca Brown." Jason snapped, "I won't hurt you. But you're going to sit here, until your friends figure out the true story."
Rick sighed. At least he knew he wasn't going to be killed or hurt more then he was. But he didn't exactly enjoy being kidnapped either. What a great first day as a homicide Srgt. Jason got up from the couch and walked out of the room. Rick had to find a phone. If he could call Horatio, he could make him locate where the call came from. Or maybe even talk to Jason, so that Jason could tell him what was going on. Rick carefully pushed the chair back. His feet were not tied. He heard noise from the kitchen and knew that Jason wouldn't come back yet. Rick grinned as he saw a phone on wall to his left. Carefully he stood up and walked over to the phone. Making a call would be difficult though, since his hands were tied. Just as he got to the phone, Jason came back. He pushed Rick down on the floor and ripped the phone of the wall.
"Look, behave and everything will be sorted out." Jason sighed and left again.
Rick growled. He would never get off the floor without help.
-I-
17:00
"Horatio, are you seriously questioning my team." Srgt. Emmet Steele said as he joined Horatio in the break room.
Horatio had collected a small box with the only evidence that night shift team from ten years ago had collected from the crash with Lyons. Emmet had been in charge ten years ago and still was. From the original team, only three team members remained.
"Emmet. What you have here is glass from the front window of the car. A case file, and photos of course." Horatio said.
"So?" Emmet asked.
"Well, I read the case file." Horatio sighed, "Why didn't you check Bianca Brown's head wound. She hit her head and there is blood on the dashboard. Henry Lyons who claimed he was in the passenger seat didn't hit his head on the dashboard."
"Look, Horatio we made a mistake." Emmet sighed, "But be investigated the way we had been taught to."
"Well, how come you missed such a big thing? And the amount of alcohol in Bianca's body. It was impossible for her to drive that car."
Emmet sighed. He had never checked the evidence; instead, he had left it to his two rookies. And since it was all confirmed as an accident after just two hours, the team had simply put the case away. Not bothering to verify the stories from the people in the car.
"I screwed up. I let two rookies do it all." Emmet said, "While I was… while I was having an affair with another cop."
Horatio sighed. He and Emmet rarely agreed on things. However, he felt sorry for the older man. Emmet sat down on a chair and looked at the photos.
"I want to make it right. Tell me everything." Emmet said.
"Okay, look at the seat belts. There is blood on all of them on these photos. And I guess Mr. Wolfe can tell us more."
Ryan nodded as he stood in the doorway. He had found all the victim's medical journals. Before he got the chance to say something, Eric joined everybody in the room.
"I found an article H." Eric said and then glanced at Ryan, "You first Ryan."
"Well, Tyrell James was sitting behind Henry Lyons in the car. He bled from his nose down on the seatbelt." Ryan said, "Jake Brown was sitting behind the driver, he hit his head on the back of the driver's seat and bled from a gash."
"The blood dropped down on the seatbelt and the floor." Horatio said, looking at the photo of where Jake had been sitting.
"And then there was blood on the middle seat as well. Unknown person." Ryan said.
"Four passengers. One driver. But only three people alive." Horatio said, "What happened to the fifth person?"
"We were never told that there was a fifth person in the car." Emmet said, "The guys said that Bianca had drove the car and crashed. She died when she hit the steering wheel."
"But there were never any wheel marks on her body. COD was blunt force trauma. From hitting her head on the dashboard."
"We thought that maybe she had hit her head on the wheel instead." Emmet sighed.
Horatio showed Emmet another picture. It was the picture taken of Bianca in the driver's seat. Seatbelt on. Then he showed him pictures that the ME had taken. There were no seatbelt marks.
"Usually there would be seatbelt marks." Horatio sighed, "Emmet. She wasn't driving. She was passed out in the car before the crash, in the passenger seat and that's why she hit her head. Because she wasn't strapped to the seat. Now, we can prove that Tyrell and Jake were not driving. And that Henry wasn't the one in the middle seat. So who do you think drove the car?"
"Henry Lyons." Emmet sighed, "We checked him up. He had already been driving drunk two times. This would have been his third strike. He would have gone to jail."
"And he didn't want that. Therefore, he moved Bianca to the driver's seat. But he must have got help from the others." Horatio said, "Eric?""I found an article about the crash. It says the same thing that Emmet said. That Bianca was responsible for the accident." Eric said, "The guys in the car made her take the blame. Because they were protecting themselves."
"An innocent woman." Horatio sighed, "We need to find the fifth guy. And I'm sure that the body in the morgue is that person. But we don't know who he is."
"This is my fault. I should have supervised the case." Emmet sighed.
"You can make it up to Bianca's family now." Horatio said, "Henry Lyons had scars from the glass from the window."
"He was driving. That son of a bitch was driving." Emmet sighed, "He cried at the hospital. And even hugged Bianca's husband. It was all fake."
"Bianca was married?" Ryan asked.
"Yeah. To Jason Brown." Emmet said.
"Could he possibly be the twin brother of Jake Brown?" Horatio asked.
"Yeah he is."
"Shit!" Ryan sighed, "That's who Rick saw. He saw Jason, and now Jason has him."
"By why did Jason dig up a body?" Eric asked, "And kidnap Rick?"
"He wants us to know something." Horatio said, "He wants us to know this."
"Um, H?" Cooper said as he ran into the break room.
"Yeah?"
"There are several news reporters outside the lab, and teenagers are fighting. White against black." Cooper said, "They think it's a hate crime."
"So they're turning on each other." Horatio said.
Horatio got a plan and took the pictures of Bianca and the other victims with him. He quickly went outside the lab, with Emmet, Ryan and Eric behind him. They looked confused at each other. As the news reporters saw Horatio they ran towards him. The young people on the parking lot stopped fighting.
"Lt. Have you solved the case?" Erica asked, smirking evilly.
"Yes we have." Horatio said.
Everybody went quiet. They needed to know what had happened.
"This is a picture of Bianca Brown. She was in a car accident ten years ago. These are three of the four men that were with her in the car." Horatio said, showing the pictures he had with him.
"Ten years ago is a long time." Erica said.
"These men told the police that Bianca had driven the car and caused the accident. And also her own death. My team and I just proved that it wasn't true. Bianca was too drunk to drive. She was already passed out in the passenger seat. Henry Lyons was driving, and he caused the crash. When he noticed that Bianca was dead, he and the other two moved her to the driver's seat and put the blame on her."
"Why are you telling us this Lt.?" Another reporter asked.
"Because these three men were killed by a man who simply wanted the truth to be told. We believe that it's Jason Brown. And if he sees this, we would like him to come down to the PD." Horatio said, "These are not hate crimes. Not black against white or white against black. This is revenge. And Jake has succeeded. We know what happened."
"What happened to the forth man?" Erica asked.
"We don't know. We have a body in the morgue. But we can't find a match." Horatio sighed.
"Not even dental records?" Erica asked.
"No." Horatio said, "The case is closed. So you can all be calm."
"What about Jason Brown? He is still out there." Erica smirked.
"Well, he isn't a threat. He will surrender, because he got what he wanted." Horatio said, "That's all."
Horatio ignored the reporters as they continued asking questions. The kids who had been fighting headed home. They had started fighting out of nowhere and now stopped. Ryan shook his head. The case was a sad case. Innocent people were involved. Ryan felt sorry for Jason. He had been tricked for ten years and now thrown his whole life away for the truth.
"Poor Jason." Ryan sighed.
"I have to agree. I wished he wouldn't have had to do this." Eric said, "But at least now everybody knows."
"I think we'll see Rick and Jason shortly." Horatio said.
-I-
17:15
Jason was crying as he sat on the couch. He had watched the news. Rick felt sorry for him. But he was also a murderer. And what he had done couldn't be allowed, no matter what the reason was. Jason wiped away the tears and then untied Rick.
"Get your cuffs." Jason said, "It's time for me to go to jail."
"I'm sorry Jason." Rick sighed as he cuffed him.
"I am too." Jason sighed.
Jason then told Rick where the car keys were. He had an SUV in the garage. Jason sat down in the backseat of the car and was quiet during the whole ride to MDPD. Rick sighed heavily as he parked the car and opened the door for Jason. Officers looked at them as he led Jason inside. Frank and Molly came rushing towards him as they saw him. Frank took Jason, while Molly led Rick to a bench. She could see that he was in pain.
"Where are you hurt?" She asked.
"The ribs and my head." Rick sighed, "I probably have a few broken ribs and a concussion."
"That's assault on an officer." Molly sighed.
"I don't want to press charges." Rick said, "He has enough."
"Well, the DA may not see it that way." Molly said, "I'm going to call for an ambulance."
Jason didn't say anything as Frank read him his rights. Horatio was with Frank in the interrogation room.
"How did you find out what had happened?" Horatio asked when Frank was done.
"Jake said he couldn't handle it anymore. He had to let me know." Jason said, "I got so pissed. At first I thought about going to the cops."
"Why didn't you?" Frank asked.
"You wouldn't have helped me anyway! You didn't do anything ten years ago!" Jason growled, "Look, as the days passed I got angrier and angrier. I wanted to revenge Bianca's death myself. And I did. I realize now that it was stupid. But I don't regret it."
"I can agree that the cops who worked on the case ten years ago screwed up. But it doesn't give you the right to kill people." Horatio said, "I'm sorry for what you've been through. I really am. But you do realize that there is no going back? That you're going to jail?"
"Yes I do." Jason sighed, "I don't care. The love of my life was taken from me. So I've got nothing to loose."
"Okay. Well, you snapped there necks. Why?" Frank asked.
"Quick death." Jason said, "When I chased Henry on the beach he hit me in the eye, my glasses broke."
"We found some glass from them." Horatio said.
"I wiped my footprints away, well most of them anyway." Jason said.
"Who is the body you dug up?" Frank asked.
"That's Alexander Troy. He was the fifth person in the car. Jake told me that Alexander was going to tell the cops what had really happened. In fear, Henry stabbed him with a piece of glass. Then he knocked his teeth out and threw them away. Jake and Tyrell then buried the body before the cops came." Jason sighed, "I was told later that Bianca was alive during the moment that they murdered and buried Alexander. Henry probably hadn't noticed her faint pulse. But she had been alive. Instead of taking his punishment and calling the police, possibly saving Bianca. He made everyone believe that she was the driver. It makes me sick!"
"Me too." Horatio said softly, "So you dug up his body so that we would find it?"
"Yeah. I never thought about that it would be difficult without being able to use dental records." Jason sighed, "Alexander was my friend, and he spent ten years in the ground. Ten years. And nobody reported him missing."
"Not even you?" Frank asked.
"No. Because like I a fool, I believed my brother when he said that Alexander had taken a flight to Fiji." Jason said, "I was so stupid."
"Many people believed their story. But now the truth is out." Frank sighed.
He the told Jason what he was going to be charged with. Horatio left the room and went to the hospital. He needed to talk to Rick. When he arrived, he was shown to Rick's room. Rick had been given painkillers so he was slightly tired.
"I've got two broken ribs and a concussion. Just like I thought." Rick said when he saw Horatio, "They want to keep me here overnight."
"How are you feeling?" Horatio asked, "About everything I mean."
"I was scared Horatio. I thought I would die. But Jason told me to behave and he wouldn't hurt me. There is so much sorrow it that man's eyes."
"I know." Horatio sighed.
"Just like you, before you and Calleigh finally got together." Rick smiled.
Horatio was shocked to hear Rick say that, but shrugged it off. It was true. But now he was happy. Well sort of. He would be much happier if he could find his brother's missing body.
"Any sign on the body-snatcher yet?" Rick asked.
"Nope. He kind of disappeared." Horatio said sadly.
"He will be caught." Rick yawned, "Sorry."
"Get some rest Rick." Horatio smiled and left the room.
It was still strange to be able to talk to Rick in the way he did. He actually enjoyed working with him. Rick had changed. He was happier. Maybe everybody in the team could start liking Rick more.
-I-
Sunday, October 27th. 09:30
"You must be having a bad day Jr." Calleigh said as Jr cried in her arms for the forth time in just two hours.
Donovan seemed much happier then his brother as he lay on a blanket on the floor, looking up at his mother. Horatio was still asleep. Calleigh knew that he needed it. She didn't mind sitting in the couch watching the morning news. Jr whimpered.
"My my, aren't we grumpy today." Calleigh said and kissed her son on the head.
The bedroom door opened and Horatio yawned as he joined his wife-to-be in the living room.
"Wanna see if you can make him happy?" Calleigh said and handed Jr over to Horatio. She went to the kitchen.
Jr still cried and Horatio tried everything he could think of. Tickling, making funny sounds, cuddling, playing with toys, putting him on the floor, putting him down on the couch. But nothing was working. Jr still cried.
"Maybe he is hungry." Horatio said.
"He got food thirty minutes ago." Calleigh said from the kitchen.
She was preparing breakfast for herself and Horatio. Horatio picked Donovan up from the floor and walked with him and Jr to the kitchen.
"He's jealous then." Horatio grinned.
"Why?"
"Because we can walk, run and talk. Do all the things that he can't." Horatio smiled, "Maybe he wants to be older."
Calleigh chuckled and shook her head. Horatio decided to try the last thing he could think of. Simply putting Jr in his crib. It seemed to do the trick. Because he instantly went quiet.
"He must be tired." Horatio smiled, "But little Donovan here is not."
Donovan smiled and put his fingers in his mouth. The doorbell rang. Before anyone could open it. Alexx walked inside.
"I hope you are dressed." She said as she entered the kitchen, "Ah, good morning."
"Good morning." Calleigh smiled, "Alexx, I said eleven."
Alexx frowned and locked at her wristwatch and then at the watch in the kitchen. She groaned as she realized that he watch had the wrong time. And not only her wristwatch. All the watches in her house had been turned a few hours forward.
"I'm going to have to talk to my kids about their obsession with clocks again." Alexx sighed as she sat down next to Calleigh.
Calleigh and Horatio chuckled. It was the third time that Alexx's kids had changed the time on the clocks in the house. They enjoyed watching their parents wake up earlier then they had to.
"According to my clock, it's already eleven-thirty." Alexx said, "I'm sorry."
"Don't worry about it. It's okay." Calleigh smiled, "Well, I better get dressed."
Alexx cuddled with Donovan, while Horatio finished his breakfast. As he went to change, Calleigh came back. She was going out shopping with Alexx today. While Horatio stayed at home with the boys. After a few minutes, they got ready to leave. Calleigh gasped as she opened the door and stopped walking. Alexx came up behind her and gasped. She turned around and moved Horatio away from the door. Calleigh looked around the front yard. She couldn't see anybody.
"I don't think you should see what's there Horatio." Alexx said.
Calleigh called dispatch, while Alexx sat Horatio down on the couch.
"What's going on Alexx?" Horatio asked.
"Somebody left a body outside the front door." Alexx sighed and then pushed Horatio down as the moved to get up, "It's Raymond."
Horatio looked at her with wide eyes. Raymond's body had been missing for several days. Now somebody had just dumped him at the front door. Without another word, Horatio pushed past Alexx and walked to the bedroom. He slammed the door shut. Alexx sighed.
"He knows." Calleigh sighed, "This is going to be a painful memory for him."
"Talk to him, honey." Alexx said, "I can check the twins and wait for the cops."
Calleigh nodded and opened the bedroom door. Horatio was sitting on the bed. His face in his hands. Calleigh sat down beside him and gently took him into her arms. Horatio sighed heavily.
"No respect." He mumbled, "Whoever took him has no respect."
"I know." Calleigh sighed, "Horatio, I don't think you should see him."
"Is it that bad?"
"Yeah. He's cut pretty badly." Calleigh said, "Stay in here okay. Stay with me."
"No, you and Alexx are going shopping. You had decided to do it."
"Horatio, this is much more important." Calleigh said.
"No, you need some time with her."
"Horatio, please don't argue with me. I'm staying." Calleigh said and kissed him softly.
Horatio nodded and hugged her. They held each other for a long time. They parted as Frank knocked on the door and peeked inside.
"Well, Eric is processing. It's a crime scene now." Frank sighed, "Is there anywhere you can stay until he's done?"
"No." Calleigh shook her head.
Frank nodded and gave her a key.
"It's to my house in the Keys. Go there for a few days and relax. I will take care of everything." Frank smiled.
"What about the case?" Horatio asked.
"Well, you shouldn't really work with it, since you are emotionally involved." Frank said, "Horatio, take a few days off before your wedding. You both need it."
"Thanks Frank." Horatio said.
-I-
11:15
Ryan and Eric were laughing as their body-snatcher sat in front of them in one of the interrogation rooms. His fingerprints had matched the unknown fingerprints from the coffins.
"You manage to steal bodies from graves and leave one at the morgue and the other and the victim's brother's house. And then you get caught speeding!" Ryan chuckled, "And since we tested your blood, we know that you are using drugs. And we found drugs in your car. So, we can charge you for three different things."
"I've never stolen a body in my entire life." Robin Peterson said.
"Yes you have. You lived in Orlando in the 90's. You stole nine bodies there, until your friends were caught. Then you stopped. Moved here to Miami and started over." Eric said, "You sell the organs illegally."
"Nah.. I don't… oh look a pink elephant!" Robin giggled.
"Robin, when you were arrested we took your prints. They match the prints from the coffins. You stole the body of Megan Frisk and Raymond Caine." Eric sighed, "And then you left Megan at the morgue and then Raymond at his brother's house."
"I just dumped him somewhere."
"I thought you hadn't stolen bodies." Ryan smirked.
"Why are you wearing wings? Are you an angel?" Robin asked, and then giggled.
"Anyway, we can prove that you did it. And you got caught speeding." Ryan sighed, "Robin… Robin! Listen to me. You are going to jail; there will be plenty of pink elephants and angels to take care of you there."
"Bye bye Mr. Santa Claus." Robin laughed.
Eric chuckled. Ryan glared at him.
"Robin!" Ryan growled, "Do you understand what I'm saying?"
"I wish to have a beer."
"You're not old enough to have one… mentally that is." Eric chuckled, "Look, Robin… Why did you do it?"
"Selling organs gives you a lot of money!" Robin exclaimed.
"Well, we checked the bodies. You didn't steal anything from Megan or Ray." Ryan sighed, "You tried, but you were probably too high."
"Well, Santa Claus tried too." Robin giggled, "Hey Santa!"
Eric and Ryan looked at each other. Robin was so high, that he didn't seem to understand anything. Ryan sighed and nodded for an officer to cuff Robin.
"Robin, one of Santa's little helpers is going to take you to Santa's house." Eric smirked.
Robin giggled as he was led away by the officer. Ryan sighed and leaned back in the chair.
"I hate working on weekends." He whined.
"Well, the cases are closed. Let's go home." Eric smiled.
-I-
1st November. 12:45
Eric waved a hand in front of Horatio's face. Horatio was just sitting on a chair in the kitchen. Staring at the wall in front of him. He had been sitting like that for thirty minutes. Ever since he had finished getting dressed. He was nervous. Today was his wedding day.
"H?" Eric asked, "Ryan are you filming this?"
Ryan smirked as he videotaped Horatio's face. Horatio looked away from the wall and glared at Ryan. Ryan yelped as Horatio grabbed the camera.
"Okay, okay. I won't videotape you anymore." Ryan smiled and Horatio gave him his camera back.
"Time to go." Frank smiled.
Horatio took a deep breath and walked out with his friends to his back yard. Soon Calleigh would walk down the aisle. Horatio was so nervous. His heart was beating so fast. When he saw Calleigh walking down the aisle, his heart stopped beating. Not literally of course. She was beautiful. She smiled widely at him and he smiled back. As she stood next to him. He couldn't stop smiling. Neither could she. Their priest, Father Charlie, started talking. Horatio and Calleigh listened and glanced at each other every now and then.
"Horatio, are you ready to say you vowel?" Charlie asked.
Horatio got nervous again and turned around to face Calleigh. He smiled nervously at her and then suddenly everything went black for him! Frank caught Horatio as he fell backwards. Horatio had passed out!
"Horatio!" Calleigh exclaimed and grabbed Horatio's arms.
Charlie also ran forward. There were nervous talking for a few minutes, until Horatio opened his eyes and looked up to see Calleigh, Charlie and Frank looking down at him. He gave them a shy smile and then stood up.
"He's okay. He's been fidgety all day!" Eric chuckled, "He just passed out."
The guests chuckled. They had never seen Horatio pass out before! Cooper had caught it all on video too! Horatio took a deep breath.
"Okay, let's try it again." Charlie smiled and Horatio nodded.
"Calleigh, I think I just proved how much I loved you by fainting in front of our family." Horatio chuckled, "You look absolutely beautiful. And I know that you are beautiful on the inside as well. You have stuck with me through many years filled with tears and laughter. When I am not with you, I feel as if though my soul is missing. My heart belongs to you. And there is no one I love more on this planet than you. No one, that I would give everything to more than you. I love you very much." Horatio smiled widely.
"Calleigh." Charlie smiled.
"Well, you certainly made this wedding unique for us Horatio." Calleigh chuckled along with the guests, "When I look at you handsome, I see a man that would do anything for me. And I also see a man that I cannot live without. I see a man that makes my life worth living. A man that makes my heart stop every time he smiles. Horatio, you are my one true love. You are the light in my life. And everyday that I get to spend with you is an amazing day. And I know we have many more amazing days to spend together. And there is no else I'd rather wake up next to everyday, than you." Calleigh grinned.
During the vowels, Calleigh and Horatio had put their rings on each other. Everybody stopped as they heard three guys sniffle. They locked at Frank, Eric and Ryan. All with tears running down their cheeks.
"What?" Ryan asked, "It's so cute!"
However, they were not the only ones crying. Calleigh's mother Jill was crying, along with Alexx, Natalia and Molly.
"Do you Horatio Caine, give yourself completely and joyfully, as you choose Calleigh Duquesne, as the person with whom you will share your life, in laughter and in sorrow, in conflict and peace, loving what you already know about her and having faith in what you do not yet now?" Charlie asked.
"I do." Horatio grinned.
"And do you Calleigh Duquesne, give yourself completely and joyfully, as you choose Horatio Caine, as the person with whom you will share your life, in laughter and in sorrow, in conflict and peace, loving what you already know about her and having faith in what you do not yet now?"
"Yes, I do." Calleigh smiled.
"Horatio, you may now kiss the bride!" Charlie grinned.
Horatio smiled and pulled Calleigh into his arms, giving her a deep kiss. Calleigh wrapped her arms around him and they kissed as their friends cheered. As they parted, they locked into each other's eyes and saw nothing but true love.
THE END!
AN: So that was the end of this story. As for a sequel, I'm going to write it in a different way. The chapters will be several one-shots instead. And it will be the last sequel I do in my H/C Universe.
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