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Horatio and Jenny were thrust forward as the car hit the water. Horatio hit his head on the wheel and Jenny hit her head on the dashboard. The car was sinking fast and Horatio already had water up to his waist. He knew it was safest to wait until the car was completely submerged before smashing the window so he did nothing. Jenny was moaning in pain and holding her head on the seat next to him. Horatio saw her grab for the gun and knew he had to rethink his plan and get out now instead. He broke the window with his elbow and started pulling himself out.

When Jenny grabbed his legs he gave her a solid kick; breaking her nose. He had just managed to get his body out of the car when he felt an intense pain through his upper arm. He saw Jenny aim the gun towards him and realized that she had shot him. He also saw the panic in her eyes as the car filled completely with water.

Horatio couldn't hold his breath much longer and waved for Jenny to swim out of the car. Jenny looked furious and at the same time sad. Before Horatio could react she had raised the gun to her head and pulled the trigger. Horatio knew there was nothing else he could do so he swam to the surface while his lungs screamed for air.

As soon as he broke the surface he saw Eric swimming towards him. Eric helped him back on dry land and Eric and Ryan supported him as he stood up.

"Hi." He smiled at Natalia.

The slap was instant and his cheek stung. Then Natalia threw herself at him and gave him a hard hug.

"Don't you ever do that again! Do you hear me?" She cried.

"Yes, ma'am." Horatio smiled.

She gave him a quick kiss and then noticed his bloody arm.

"She shot you." She said.

"Just a through and through." Horatio said, "She uh, she shot herself."

"Probably realized it was over. Still, she didn't have to do that." Ryan said.

"Let's get you back to the hospital while Ryan and I will take care of the scene." Eric said.

"Wait! What about the bomb?" Horatio asked.

"Badly built." Ryan said, "Calleigh called just as you drove the car into the water. It wasn't rigged to blow up at all. It was just to make us think it would."

"Thank God." Horatio muttered.

With everyone feeling relieved and happy that the ordeal was finally over; Natalia drove Horatio to the hospital, while Eric organized for the car to be brought out of the water and Ryan called Calleigh and Walter to update them on the situation.

Horatio was seen immediately by Alexx when he got to the hospital and was given an extensive tongue lashing by her for putting his life at risk again. Even though she was certain that anyone on the team would have done the exact same thing in that situation.

"How is Kyle?" Horatio asked, as his arm was stitched and bandaged.

"Asking for you." Alexx said, "He doesn't know what has happened, but I think he suspects something."

"I'll tell him when he feels better." Horatio said, "I can't wait to see him. I just... I had to get Jenny away from everyone."

"Especially with the threat of a bomb." Alexx said, "Thank God it wasn't rigged."

"She really thought of everything." Horatio muttered, "Delusional, yet able to think of such small details and even have back-up plans."

"You don't think she was working alone?" Natalia asked.

"I am starting to wonder about it." Horatio said, "What if she had help?"

"Well, we didn't find any associates connected to her." Natalia said, "But that doesn't mean that she didn't have help."

"We'll look into it later." Horatio said, "Right now I just want to see my son."

Horatio and Natalia walked together to Kyle's room. The boy was asleep so they quietly sat down on either side of the bed. Horatio grabbed his son's hand and leaned back in the chair. Within minutes he was asleep and Natalia smiled. Horatio was exhausted and could finally relax.

-I-

Once the car had been pulled out of the water, Tom could examine the body of Jenny.

"Gunshot to the head. Under the chin." Tom said, "She died instantly."

"She could have swum out. She must have felt that she couldn't handle jail." Ryan said, "Or she finally realized that for all her work she wouldn't get to bed with H in the end."

"Still seems a bit desperate, but then again a lot of things she did doesn't make sense." Eric said and started photographing.

There wasn't much Tom could do with the body on the scene so he quickly put the body on a stretcher with some help from his assistants and they took the body to the morgue. Ryan was collecting evidence, like the gun for example and whatever else they could find.

It was a pretty obvious case, but the Chief had made it clear that he wanted the scene processed like any other crime scene so that they had everything covered.

"I can't believe this is finally over." Eric said, "H can go home and be safe. Kyle is safe."

"Yeah, I agree." Ryan said.

Once they were done they put away their gear and drove back to the lab. They didn't have much to process. Evidence would show that Horatio had been the one driving as they already knew and that both he and Jenny had hit their heads. Tom quickly concluded that Jenny's gunshot was indeed self-inflicted and therefore Horatio could never be accused of lying by IAB.

Indeed the case was finally over and everyone was safe.

-I-

A few days later Kyle was doing much better and Horatio told him everything that had happened after he had been shot. Kyle was shocked at what Jenny had done and at what his father had done; although it had been to save lives.

"Just don't do that again, dad. I can't live without you." Kyle said, "You're not supposed to die until you are an old, old man."

"I promise, Kyle." Horatio smiled, "I had to make a decision fast though."

"I understand. I don't like it, but I understand." Kyle sighed, "How is the arm?"

"Better. And the concussion is gone." Horatio said, "And you Kyle?"

"Sore. Aching a bit." Kyle admitted, "But it's getting better every day."

Horatio smiled and ruffled his son's hair. It had been a few days now since Kyle had been shot and he knew his father was always at the hospital. He slept in the uncomfortable chair next to his bed and borrowed the hospital showers when he needed. Even Natalia practically lived there. Kyle could see that his father was tired and he felt that Horatio needed a night off.

"Dad..."

"Yes, son?"

"You should take Natalia out for dinner tonight." Kyle said and held up a hand to stop his father from talking, "I mean it. I'm doing much better and I know you've been living here ever since I got shot. You need a night out of here and so does Natalia. You two need some time together."

"Kyle, I... I don't want you spend time alone here." Horatio said.

"I won't. I've already asked the team to come over for some card games tonight." Kyle smirked, "They'll keep me company while you and Nat get dinner and spend some time together."

"Kyle..."

"Dad, I know you mean well. But I'm safe now." Kyle smiled, "And sleeping in that chair isn't good for your back, especially since you're not a young man anymore."

"Thanks for that son." Horatio chuckled, "Are you absolutely sure?"

"Yes, get out of here and don't come back until tomorrow." Kyle ordered.

"Since when did you get to wise?" Horatio asked as he stood up and walked to the door.

"I learned from the best." Kyle said, "You."

"Oh Kyle." Horatio smiled and gave his son a hug.

"See you tomorrow then. Love you." Horatio said and opened the door.

"Love you too dad."

Horatio left and called Natalia to inform her of the orders he had just received from Kyle. He had to admit his son was right though. He and Natalia did need some time for themselves and sleeping in a bed tonight would feel like heaven.

-I-

A little later that evening a man was pacing in the hospital parking lot. Trying for what seemed like the hundredth time that week to reach his boss. He waited patiently while it was ringing. He had to get through soon or try again later that evening. He was waiting for his friends to arrive so that they could go inside and play fucking card games.

"Come on, come on." He muttered, while pacing nervously.

"Yes." Came a dark, disguised voice.

"It's me. I've been trying to call all week."

"I got a lot to do. My time is valuable and your call had better be important."

"It is." He took a deep breath, "She failed. She fucking failed."

"How could she fail?"

"Well, for one thing she was a lunatic." He said, "And she miscalculated the dose she needed to put him to sleep. He woke up when she was trying to stab him. Since then it's been a fucking rollercoaster. I tried to help her, but she kept failing."

"How many times did she fail?"

"Many. She was almost caught when she tried to kill him in the hospital. The team are smart." He said, "We need to lay low for a little while."

"I will call back when the time is right for further instructions. This is but a minor setback."

"I'll be ready."

The call ended and he stopped pacing. The plan had been simple enough from the beginning and then turned into a fucking freak show. He should have seen it coming though. Killing Horatio Caine wasn't going to be easy.

He heard his name called and snapped out of his thoughts. The rest of the team was approaching and he put on a big smile.

"You're early." Eric greeted him.

"Yeah, had nothing else to do." He said.

"Let's go inside and hang out with Kyle." Calleigh smiled.

They all walked inside while he stayed back a little. Eric turned around and looked at him.

"Come on Ryan, we got a game to win."

"I'm coming." Ryan said and joined the others.

The end... or is it?