Rick felt himself frozed in place, the man he hoped, prayed he will never see again was walking towards him, and he trully didn;t know what to do or say. "I'm ok." he told Horatio not wanting to worry him. "Rick is that you?" the man said with a surprised smile. "Haven't seen you in ages." "Yeah." it's been a long time." Rick replied in a cold voice.

Who: Horatio and Jethro When: Three months since they reconnected. Where: NCIS Headquarters and then Gibbs house. Horatio pinned the visitor's badge to his suit jacket and rode the elevator up to the...on a case as he asked for directions to his desk. He assured the person that Jethro wouldn't mind if the redhead waited for him. Horatio settled into Jethro's chair and waited for his lover to return

Who: Horatio and Speed Where: Iraq When: Present Day Dr. Timothy Speedle slowly made his way into the building that the Army called a waiting room. In typical Army fashion he was to hurry up and wait...on a row of seats apparently out cold. "Why do I get the feeling this is not going to be a short wait," He murmured softly to himself. He picked up his bag back up and slowly moved toward a seat

Who: Tony, Horatio with a dab of Eric Where: Horatio's home When: a few months after the last thread The Relocation Cure Eric parked his car outside of Horatio's condo. He normally wouldn't interfere...wanting to tell them both he felt they were moving to fast, Eric wasn't sure why he was even at Horatio's house or what he planned to say to the older man. Taking a deep breath, he knocked on the door

Who: Horatio, Andy and Speed Where: The condo When: After H's graduation Horatio stood on the balcony enjoying the feel of the Miami heat against his face. He sipped at the glass of tea he held, which...of alcohol Speed hadn't allowed him to have earlier. His lovers were inside getting changed for a quick road trip to the Keys. They were going down to quietly celebrate his acquiring his Masters

Who: Abby and Horatio Where: Bourbon St. New Orleans When: Mardi Gras 1999 It was the last Mardi Gras of the century, and with the constant Y2K "end of the world" threat, it promised to be the biggest...skimpy outfits that filled the sidewalks. The alcohol was already flowing despite the early hour, and it was showing. Abby sidestepped the third drunk college boy in half an hour with a sigh of disgust

Who: Jethro and Horatio When: 8 years after the last thread Where: Miami  Gibbs entere in the Miami Crime lab like he owned the place, well he honestly wished that he did so he could fire everybody....police station to study the files. Yeah it was his first team but do they all had to be so green and scared like puppy dogs?  He sure needed a coffee. And to find whoever was in charge of the case

Who: Horatio and Rick When: After Horatio returns from being undercover Where: There house Horatio sat on their new couch holding his and Rick's wedding vows that Rick had framed. His face was wet with silent tears and that is how Rick found him.

Finding a Balance Fandom: CSI:Miami Pairing: Horatio/OFC (Kerri) Rating: R Word Count: 999 A/N: Third in the Finding Love series: to be read in the following order 1) The Past Returns, Again...the door. She's painted a picture of a beautiful way to spend an evening and he found he wanted to give her that and experience it for himself. Crossposted csi_fandom , geekfiction

Who: Horatio and Rick Where: Greater Miami When: A week after Horatio went undercover Horatio discreetly slipped out of the club, down the alley and around the corner to a payphone he had spotted upon arriving in the neighborhood. He was missing Rick desperately and needed to hear his voice to keep going. He quickly dialed the familiar number and waited for Rick to pick up.