Hrockz
Coroner
^You'll find out why that doesn't work in the following instalment, but good suggestion though :lol:
Horatio flipped thought the chanels on the TV. No longer in his work clothes, he was dressed in a pair of jeans and a T-shirt. He was sitting on his couch trying to keep his mind off things. He finally settled on the news. But he wasn't really paying attention. Tossing the remote beside him he threw his head back and sighed. It was a difficult decision to make but he had made up his mind. He checked his watch, ten. Yelina should arrive soon.
As if on cue, his front door opened. He had left it unlocked for her. Horatio stood up. Yelina walked in. She was similarly dressed, in a pair of blue jeans but with a tank top which she wore a light jacket over.
Horatio could tell immediately from the expression on her face that she was upset. He had insisted she come over despite her telling him she didn't want to leave Ray Jr alone at home. She was afraid he'd try sneaking out again. Horatio had told her it was important, and she indulged him. Now Horatio wondered if she was angry at him.
She walked towards him. Wordlessly, he took her into his arms. She fell into his embrace, her face burried in the crook of his neck. He held her tightly to him, he could feel the tension off her. He felt her take a breath, then she lifted her head up to look at him. He saw sadness in her hazel eyes. She leaned towards him and their lips met.
They kissed slowly, then more passionately. Horatio thought he felt tears fall from her eyes on to his cheek. He broke their kiss reluctantly. She was crying. It pained him to see her like this. He wiped her tears with his thumb.
"You ok?" He asked the obvious, she wasn't.
She sniffed and sighed. Blinking back tears she nodded.
"You know.... you don't look ok." Horatio began. "Tough time with Ray?"
Yelina bowed her head and nodded.
"You should really let me talk to him."
"You told me you had something important to tell me?" Yelina changed the subject.
Horatio took her hand and led her to the couch. They sat side by side.
"Rick.... found out about us."
He paused, letting the information sink in. When she didn't reply, he continued.
"I was thinking.... the rule is we can't date co-workers. If I'm not your co-worker.... it wouldn't be a problem."
"What are you saying?" Yelina asked, wondering if he was going to quit his job for her.
"I was thinking.... I'll transfer to the graveyard shift. I know you can't cos of Ray, and I wouldn't want you to so.... that leaves me."
Yelina shook her head. " You shouldn't be seperated from your team. They all look up to you."
"It's not a problem, Calleigh can do as good a job as I can - "
"I won't let you do that." Yelina interupted. "This just helps me make up my mind. I was undecided till now."
Horatio saw pain in her eyes. "Horatio, I think we should stop seeing each other."
He didn't see this coming. "You were the one who said we could make this work."
"I know I did, but to be together at the expense of Ray.... I love you both very much.... but I'm his mother. His grades have hit bottom, he never turns up for classes, he's rebellious, he doesn't even talk to me anymore. I.... I can't let him go on like this."
"And you think it's because he doesn't want us to be together, it's his way of getting back at you?"
Yelina nodded.
Horatio sighed. He couldn't argue with her there. He loved his nephew as well.
"I had to choose betwen Ray and you. You know it wasn't an easy choice but I had to make the right one. And you telling me we've been found out... it just helps me decide. I was thinking about it on my way here. This helped me make up my mind."
"Sweetheart," the pain in his heart was unbearable. "I'd do anything for you, I don't mind changing shifts, I'd talk to Ray..."
"Please don't make this any harder for me than it already is."
Horatio bowed his head.
"This is just too hard on Ray. Things are great with us, but you never see how things are at home."
"If only you'd let me."
Yelina turned to look him in the eyes. "I love you, I always will. These couple of months have been the happiest with any man I've ever been with."
"It has been for me too."
"Let's leave it at that." Yelina offered a sad smile. "Believe me Horatio, this is the last thing I wanted, to hurt you."
Horatio shook his head. It hurt but he never once regretted being with her.
"I don't want us to break up either but...." Yelina blinked back the tears again.
Now he understood why she was crying when they kissed, because she knew it would be their last. He sensed her pain. He reached out to touch her, to try rub the pain away from her.
Yelina stood up quickly before they could make physical contact. "Don't. It's already very hard for me, thinking that..... we're no longer together. It's just really hard for me not to be with you."
He understood. He stood as well. "I know. We can't just make the feelings we have for each other go away."
"That's why.... we should try stay away from each other as much as possible. It'll be easier in the long run."
"I don't agree with your decision.... but I'll respect it."
"Thanks. I'd better get going." Yelina fought the tears that she knew would fall once she left his apartment.
"So I'll see you around?"
"Maybe." Yelina replied.
"Take care of yourself." Horatio said sadly.
"You too."
As she left and closed the door after her, Horatio felt as if the world had closed in on him again.
Horatio flipped thought the chanels on the TV. No longer in his work clothes, he was dressed in a pair of jeans and a T-shirt. He was sitting on his couch trying to keep his mind off things. He finally settled on the news. But he wasn't really paying attention. Tossing the remote beside him he threw his head back and sighed. It was a difficult decision to make but he had made up his mind. He checked his watch, ten. Yelina should arrive soon.
As if on cue, his front door opened. He had left it unlocked for her. Horatio stood up. Yelina walked in. She was similarly dressed, in a pair of blue jeans but with a tank top which she wore a light jacket over.
Horatio could tell immediately from the expression on her face that she was upset. He had insisted she come over despite her telling him she didn't want to leave Ray Jr alone at home. She was afraid he'd try sneaking out again. Horatio had told her it was important, and she indulged him. Now Horatio wondered if she was angry at him.
She walked towards him. Wordlessly, he took her into his arms. She fell into his embrace, her face burried in the crook of his neck. He held her tightly to him, he could feel the tension off her. He felt her take a breath, then she lifted her head up to look at him. He saw sadness in her hazel eyes. She leaned towards him and their lips met.
They kissed slowly, then more passionately. Horatio thought he felt tears fall from her eyes on to his cheek. He broke their kiss reluctantly. She was crying. It pained him to see her like this. He wiped her tears with his thumb.
"You ok?" He asked the obvious, she wasn't.
She sniffed and sighed. Blinking back tears she nodded.
"You know.... you don't look ok." Horatio began. "Tough time with Ray?"
Yelina bowed her head and nodded.
"You should really let me talk to him."
"You told me you had something important to tell me?" Yelina changed the subject.
Horatio took her hand and led her to the couch. They sat side by side.
"Rick.... found out about us."
He paused, letting the information sink in. When she didn't reply, he continued.
"I was thinking.... the rule is we can't date co-workers. If I'm not your co-worker.... it wouldn't be a problem."
"What are you saying?" Yelina asked, wondering if he was going to quit his job for her.
"I was thinking.... I'll transfer to the graveyard shift. I know you can't cos of Ray, and I wouldn't want you to so.... that leaves me."
Yelina shook her head. " You shouldn't be seperated from your team. They all look up to you."
"It's not a problem, Calleigh can do as good a job as I can - "
"I won't let you do that." Yelina interupted. "This just helps me make up my mind. I was undecided till now."
Horatio saw pain in her eyes. "Horatio, I think we should stop seeing each other."
He didn't see this coming. "You were the one who said we could make this work."
"I know I did, but to be together at the expense of Ray.... I love you both very much.... but I'm his mother. His grades have hit bottom, he never turns up for classes, he's rebellious, he doesn't even talk to me anymore. I.... I can't let him go on like this."
"And you think it's because he doesn't want us to be together, it's his way of getting back at you?"
Yelina nodded.
Horatio sighed. He couldn't argue with her there. He loved his nephew as well.
"I had to choose betwen Ray and you. You know it wasn't an easy choice but I had to make the right one. And you telling me we've been found out... it just helps me decide. I was thinking about it on my way here. This helped me make up my mind."
"Sweetheart," the pain in his heart was unbearable. "I'd do anything for you, I don't mind changing shifts, I'd talk to Ray..."
"Please don't make this any harder for me than it already is."
Horatio bowed his head.
"This is just too hard on Ray. Things are great with us, but you never see how things are at home."
"If only you'd let me."
Yelina turned to look him in the eyes. "I love you, I always will. These couple of months have been the happiest with any man I've ever been with."
"It has been for me too."
"Let's leave it at that." Yelina offered a sad smile. "Believe me Horatio, this is the last thing I wanted, to hurt you."
Horatio shook his head. It hurt but he never once regretted being with her.
"I don't want us to break up either but...." Yelina blinked back the tears again.
Now he understood why she was crying when they kissed, because she knew it would be their last. He sensed her pain. He reached out to touch her, to try rub the pain away from her.
Yelina stood up quickly before they could make physical contact. "Don't. It's already very hard for me, thinking that..... we're no longer together. It's just really hard for me not to be with you."
He understood. He stood as well. "I know. We can't just make the feelings we have for each other go away."
"That's why.... we should try stay away from each other as much as possible. It'll be easier in the long run."
"I don't agree with your decision.... but I'll respect it."
"Thanks. I'd better get going." Yelina fought the tears that she knew would fall once she left his apartment.
"So I'll see you around?"
"Maybe." Yelina replied.
"Take care of yourself." Horatio said sadly.
"You too."
As she left and closed the door after her, Horatio felt as if the world had closed in on him again.