Re: Miami/NY;Crossover continue's....The Taylor Caine Clans
As Calleigh and Marisol walked the dogs along the beach, Marisol asked....."Mom....how could you not have let anyone know you were in so much pain with losing Eric"? "I don't know love, I just didn't want to hurt you kids, or Horatio, by showing how much I have always been hurting". "Aww mom... it can't be at all good carrying all these feelings alone in your heart, we are your family, and we are all here to help you cope, we know how much pain it was for you to lose Eric 5 years ago, as we all felt it". "I know love, I figured I could make it all disappear by not talking about it, it's hard to lose your child, you children are our world, and when we lose one of you, it's like losing a piece of ourselves".
"Mom....I can't believe you've carried all this pain, and I never realized, how broken you still were, we all thought you were better, and again, I'm so sorry I was wrong, but life contiues mom, inside each one of us, is a little bit of Eric, each small piece keeps your son, and our brother alive in our hearts, this never disappears, Eric is with us everyday, in everyway, he's in each of us". "Please mom, you need to realize, Eric never left, he never died, he just moved on to place filled with warmth, a place where Speed, and Marisol, are with him, always looking down upon us, protecting us, do you understand mom, he's not gone, he's here, in the air, the water, all around us".
Looking into her daughter's eyes, Calleigh could see Eric, for Marisol had his nose, and Horatio jr, had his eyes, and Desti had his smile, and slowly Calleigh began to realize, that Marisol was right, Eric never did leave, he had always been with them, always, in their hearts, and thier souls, then grabbing her daughter in her arms, Calleigh cried..."Oh my Mari, you are so right, and I'm so sorry, I've put you all through five years of worry, please forgive me for forgetting how important you children are, to me, and your father". "Mom...cried Mari, you have nothing to appologize for, we understood, we always did, and we've never stopped loving you, or worrying about you, I love you mom, and it will be better now, everyday, just remember in each of us, is a little piece of our Eric".
After sharing a few more tears, Marisol and Calleigh took the dogs back into the house, and as they entered, there stood Macster, and as he looked at Calleigh, and Calleigh looked at him, they ran into each others arms. "I love you Auntie, he cried, I love you so much, and I miss Eric, I miss him everyday of my life, and I wish it had been me that fell off that cliff, I'm so sorry Auntie". Taking Macster's face in her hands, and looking into his eyes, between their tears, she said...."Don't you ever say that, don't you ever blame yourself, it was no ones fault, no one is to blame, I love you Macster, and I've never meant for you to carry so much guilt, do you understand sweetheart, you are not to blame". Crying harder, Macster squeezed his Auntie with all his strength, and as they cried together, the rest of family bowed their heads, and thanked the Lord, for finally bringing peace to their homes.
TBC....