Post by Dr. Anna McBreadle on Jan 12, 2009 18:01:14 GMT -10
i've been reading all of these wonderful fanfics by all of you guys that i decided to have a try myself. i haven't done fictional writing in a long time so you'll have to bare with me. i have no idea how many parts it will be in as its a working progress.
you may notice that my username appears in the story, sorry but i couldn't resist! also, when you come across the character Hugh McBreadle, just imagine Hugh Jackman! ;D
well if she can't have H then she'll have to settle for second best! ;D ;D ;D
please let me know what you think! you can be as harsh as you want, i don't mind! LOL
by the way, you'll love the ending to part one!
enjoy, hopefully!
luv
sam
x
London
“Clavo Correllia has been listed for deportation back to Miami, Horatio. He’ll be tried over in Miami, despite the problems he caused over here in London.”
Horatio looked up to see Dr. Anna McBreadle stood in front of him in the waiting room of Scotland Yard Headquarters. He and Calleigh had followed Clavo Correllia all the way to London three days ago. He didn’t turn up for his court appearance in Miami and Horatio just knew he’d done a runner. Eventually, his team’s investigation led him and Calleigh to Scotland Yard in London.
“Thank you ma’am. Have you seen Calleigh anywhere?”
“She’s just signing out. You should do the same otherwise my boss will have my badge.”
Horatio tilted his head to one side and smiled, “now we wouldn’t want that now would we. I’ll sign out now and then we’ll be on our way.”
Horatio headed towards the reception desk where Calleigh was stood. She handed Horatio the pen so he could sign out.
“Well, Miss Duquesne, you ready to go home?”
“Oh definitely, can’t stand the British weather.”
As they exchanged smiles, Anna approached the both of them.
“I’m afraid you won’t be able to go home till tomorrow night. Bad weather is forecast for tonight so there are no flights leaving the airports at all in London. I know, typical British weather. I’ve got used to it.”
The three of them had a bit of a chuckle at the last remark.
“Well Horatio, looks like we’ll have to book the hotel for another night.” Calleigh wasn’t too keen on the idea of staying in the again hotel. She’d seen too much happen in hotels back in Miami.
“Oh you won’t get another night in your hotel. They get booked up months in advance. I’ve got a spare room you can share, that’s if you don’t mind sharing. It’s got a double bed but I can put up a camp bed as well.”
“Thank you ma’am that would be great. You okay with that Calleigh?”
Calleigh nodded, “Anna, what time is our flight home tomorrow?”
“20:35 hours. You’ll be able to go sight-seeing tomorrow before you leave. I'm sure my husband will show you some of the sights. That’s a thought; I’d best ring him to tell him we have guests.”
Anna took her phone out of her pocket and walked over towards the window to make her call. A couple minutes later she walked back to where Horatio and Calleigh were stood.
“My husband will be here in about half an hour to pick us up. You’ll have to excuse the mess in the house; we’re having our house adapted.”
“Adapted?” Calleigh was a bit confused by this.
“Yeah, my husband’s wheelchair bound. We’ve got an adapted car as well. So he drives the car. Right, I’ll go clock out and we’ll go wait for him.”
Horatio and Calleigh exchanged concerned looks but neither of them wanted to ask why so they didn’t say anything.
When the car arrived Anna led Horatio and Calleigh to the back of the car and opened the door for them to climb in. In the drivers seat was a stocky, dark haired man.
“So, you two must be Horatio and Calleigh. I’m Hugh McBreadle, Anna’s other half.”
Horatio and Calleigh said hello and fastened their seatbelts. Anna climbed into the front passenger seat, closed the door and fastened her seatbelt.
“Hiya Honey, did you have a good day?” Hugh asked as he gave his wife a kiss.
“Yeah, but I’ll be glad to get back home.”
With that they drove off.
When they arrived at the McBreadle house, Anna turned round to the back passenger seat.
“We’ll grab some lunch and then decide what we can do. Is that okay?”
“Sounds good,” the chirpy blonde replied.
After Anna helped Hugh out of the car, they went inside.
“We’re having a stair lift installed for Hugh. Just got to rewire some of the electrics then it’s ready. We’ve turned our dining room into a temporary bedroom till we can get the stair lift sorted. Hugh, sweetie, can you make some sandwiches for us whilst I show our guests around up stairs?”
“Certainly Honey.”
Anna led her guests upstairs. At the top of the stairs were two bedrooms, a bathroom and a storage closet. Anna showed her guests the bathroom and the spare room.
“This is the spare room. I would have let one of you sleep in the master room but it’s being used for storing furniture at the moment till all of the adaption’s have been made.”
“Anna, I don’t mean to be rude but can I just ask what happened to Hugh?” Horatio’s curiosity got the better of him.
As Anna was putting up the camp bed she explained what happened.
“Well, Hugh used to be in the British Army. I know he’s Australian but he wanted to join the British Army as he got bored in Australia. He had come home from Iraq, on leave. He had to go to the bank to pay some bills and order himself a new card for our account as he’d lost his. Five men in motorbike helmets came bursting in with guns. They started shooting them in the air and demanding money from over the counter. One of the men started to take money and valuables from the customers. Hugh refused to comply with the gunmen. So one of the other gunmen shot him in his lower back. He fell hitting his head on a counter. The men robbed him whilst he was out cold. I didn’t find out till about an hour later when one of my colleagues who processed the scene told me. When I arrived at the hospital, he was still unconscious. The doctors explained that he was stable but wasn’t out of danger. He went on to explain that the bullet had shattered his third lumbar vertebrae and damaged most of his nerves in that area. They weren’t sure of how much damage was caused but wouldn’t be able to tell until he woke up. He was in a coma for three months. He’s been having physiotherapy at hospital to help him cope with his injury. He may not be able to walk again but Hugh’s not giving in. He prefers to do everything himself which is why we had the house adapted to help him do that. The kitchen was the first to be adapted as he loves to cook. But there are some things in the kitchen that he can’t do so I have to help him sometimes.”
Calleigh looked stunned. Horatio looked at Anna with a compassionate smile, “I’m sorry to hear that.”
“Oh don’t worry about it. It helps to talk about it. Hugh just won’t talk about what happened. He just says not to focus on the past, just on the future. That is what keeps him going.”
Just then Hugh called up from the bottom of the stairs. “Hey you guys quite finished the guided tour? Lunch is ready.”
After they’d all eaten, Hugh turned to Horatio and Calleigh, “do either of you dance?”
They both shook their heads.
“This afternoon we’ve got a salsa class. You’re more than welcome to come along with myself and Anna. It’s great fun.”
“Yeah, why not. What do you think Horatio?”
“No harm in trying.”
“That’s the spirit mate. It will be a great way to relax and enjoy yourselves.”
Later that afternoon, Anna and Hugh took Horatio and Calleigh to a dance studio. Anna pushed Hugh’s wheelchair into the studio. Hugh had his guitar case across his lap. As they entered, there were people sat around putting on their dance shoes and others were warming up. Hugh went to the corner where there were other people setting up a small band.
Anna approached Horatio and Calleigh.
“You can either just sit and watch or join in. Whatever you feel like doing it’s up to you. Just wait and see how it goes.”
Suddenly, there was a male voice bellowing out from the stage.
“Ladies and gents, take your partners please.”
The band started up and everyone took to the dance floor. It was an amazing sight. Everyone dancing in time to the amazing music that was playing. Anna was teaching a young girl to dance towards the back of the room. The man from the stage came over towards Calleigh and gestured for her to come on the dance floor.
“Go on Calleigh, go have fun,” encouraged Horatio.
“What about you?”
“Not my thing, but I’ll watch from here.”
Calleigh stood up and joined in with the dancing.
As Horatio sat and watched Calleigh, he began to watch every move she made. Watching how she swayed her hips, how her long blond hair swayed as she moved to the music and watching how she smiled so sweetly. He’d never noticed how beautiful she looked before. How had he missed that? Should he thinking this way about his employee? Surely not! But he couldn’t help it; he was captivated by her all of a sudden.
Just then, Anna came and sat next to him, “I can see that look in your eyes. You like her don’t you?”
Horatio tilted his head forward to hide his shy smile and red cheeks, “ma’am, I’m her boss, that’s it.”
“So you’re not denying it? If you like her talk to her. You never know.”
“I would if I could but I can’t. If I talk to her and her feelings aren’t mutual then that could make things awkward at work.”
“Suit yourself. But you’ll never know.”
With that, Anna got back up on the dance floor with her student. Horatio thought for a while, maybe Anna was right. He had become closer to Calleigh in the last few years especially after Marisol died. She was fun, cheerful and beautiful amongst other things. Maybe he was in love with her all along but never actually realized it. There were some tender moments between them at times and he began to think about some of those moments. He’d always had a soft spot for Calleigh but never knew why. But now he does. Horatio was smitten.
After it was all over, a very tired out Calleigh came running over to Horatio.
“Wow that was brilliant fun! You should have joined in Horatio, you would have enjoyed it.”
Horatio stood up, “well it looked like you had fun out there. You got a taste for it now?”
Calleigh just smiled, “we’ll see.”
Anna approached Calleigh and Horatio, “well, that was great fun. Shame Horatio didn’t join in. Oh well, salsas not for everyone. This is where Hugh and I met 8 years ago. We just couldn’t keep our eyes off each other.” As she said that last sentence she looked at Horatio. He knew exactly what she was getting at.
“If you two wanted, you could go out sight-seeing. Hugh’s got a hospital appointment so I’m going with him. Not sure how long we’ll be but here’s my house key. Hugh’s got one on his car keys so don’t worry about us.”
She handed the keys to Calleigh.
“Can you remember our address?”
“I think so. If not, one of us will contact you,” replied Calleigh as she accepted the keys.
Hugh wheeled his way over, “honey, you ready?”
“Yes sweetie, just giving these my keys,” she turned back to Horatio and Calleigh, “if you get back before we do, just help yourself to something to eat. There is plenty to eat in the kitchen and just make yourselves at home. See you both later.”
With that, Anna pushed Hugh out to the car.
“So, what do you want to do, Calleigh?”
“I would love to go on the London Eye.”
“We’ll flag a cab down and go to the London Eye.”
When they arrived at the London Eye, there was quite a queue. Horatio and Calleigh joined on the end and waited. There was a sudden wind that blew past. Calleigh shuddered.
“Whoa, that was a bit cold.”
Horatio smiled sweetly at Calleigh. He took off his coat and wrapped it around Calleigh’s shoulders, “is that better?”
“Yes thanks. But won’t you get cold?”
“I’ll be fine.”
Calleigh didn’t argue and pulled Horatio’s coat closer to her body to keep herself warm.
When they finally got to the front, Horatio paid for both of them and they climbed into the carriage. The wheel slowly went round and as the wheel went round, Calleigh and Horatio could see more and more of London.
“It’s beautiful,” Calleigh gasped.
Horatio looked at Calleigh who was busy looking outside, “it most certainly is.”
Calleigh looked towards Horatio who quickly turn his head towards the scenery outside.
“Horatio? Are you okay?”
Horatio turned round to meet Calleigh’s eyes. They were sparkling and bright.
“Of course. Why do you ask?”
“You just seemed really quiet since we left the salsa class. Hope you’re not mad with me for leaving you on your own.”
“I’m fine. I had fun watching the dancing. You looked like you had fun.”
“It was brilliant. You should have joined in, you would have enjoyed it.”
“I have two left feet when it comes to dancing,” chuckled Horatio, “maybe you can teach me what you learned one day.”
“That’s a date,” grinned Calleigh.
“I’ll hold you to that, Miss Duquesne.”
“It’s Miss Duquesne now! Well, Mr. Caine, how about I teach you when we get back to the McBreadle’s? That way I would have kept my word,” Calleigh quipped as she playfully tugged on his jacket.
“Now how can I turn down an offer like that?” Horatio’s smile brought a smile to Calleigh’s face.
“Behave yourself, Mr. Caine,” Calleigh placed her hand on Horatio’s chest. Horatio held her hand.
“Or what?”
“You’ll be in a lot of trouble.”
“You of all people should know that ‘trouble’ is my middle name.”
Just then they realized that they were almost nose to nose. Calleigh lifted her other hand and placed it on Horatio’s cheek they both looked deep into each others eyes.
you may notice that my username appears in the story, sorry but i couldn't resist! also, when you come across the character Hugh McBreadle, just imagine Hugh Jackman! ;D
well if she can't have H then she'll have to settle for second best! ;D ;D ;D
please let me know what you think! you can be as harsh as you want, i don't mind! LOL
by the way, you'll love the ending to part one!
enjoy, hopefully!
luv
sam
x
London
“Clavo Correllia has been listed for deportation back to Miami, Horatio. He’ll be tried over in Miami, despite the problems he caused over here in London.”
Horatio looked up to see Dr. Anna McBreadle stood in front of him in the waiting room of Scotland Yard Headquarters. He and Calleigh had followed Clavo Correllia all the way to London three days ago. He didn’t turn up for his court appearance in Miami and Horatio just knew he’d done a runner. Eventually, his team’s investigation led him and Calleigh to Scotland Yard in London.
“Thank you ma’am. Have you seen Calleigh anywhere?”
“She’s just signing out. You should do the same otherwise my boss will have my badge.”
Horatio tilted his head to one side and smiled, “now we wouldn’t want that now would we. I’ll sign out now and then we’ll be on our way.”
Horatio headed towards the reception desk where Calleigh was stood. She handed Horatio the pen so he could sign out.
“Well, Miss Duquesne, you ready to go home?”
“Oh definitely, can’t stand the British weather.”
As they exchanged smiles, Anna approached the both of them.
“I’m afraid you won’t be able to go home till tomorrow night. Bad weather is forecast for tonight so there are no flights leaving the airports at all in London. I know, typical British weather. I’ve got used to it.”
The three of them had a bit of a chuckle at the last remark.
“Well Horatio, looks like we’ll have to book the hotel for another night.” Calleigh wasn’t too keen on the idea of staying in the again hotel. She’d seen too much happen in hotels back in Miami.
“Oh you won’t get another night in your hotel. They get booked up months in advance. I’ve got a spare room you can share, that’s if you don’t mind sharing. It’s got a double bed but I can put up a camp bed as well.”
“Thank you ma’am that would be great. You okay with that Calleigh?”
Calleigh nodded, “Anna, what time is our flight home tomorrow?”
“20:35 hours. You’ll be able to go sight-seeing tomorrow before you leave. I'm sure my husband will show you some of the sights. That’s a thought; I’d best ring him to tell him we have guests.”
Anna took her phone out of her pocket and walked over towards the window to make her call. A couple minutes later she walked back to where Horatio and Calleigh were stood.
“My husband will be here in about half an hour to pick us up. You’ll have to excuse the mess in the house; we’re having our house adapted.”
“Adapted?” Calleigh was a bit confused by this.
“Yeah, my husband’s wheelchair bound. We’ve got an adapted car as well. So he drives the car. Right, I’ll go clock out and we’ll go wait for him.”
Horatio and Calleigh exchanged concerned looks but neither of them wanted to ask why so they didn’t say anything.
When the car arrived Anna led Horatio and Calleigh to the back of the car and opened the door for them to climb in. In the drivers seat was a stocky, dark haired man.
“So, you two must be Horatio and Calleigh. I’m Hugh McBreadle, Anna’s other half.”
Horatio and Calleigh said hello and fastened their seatbelts. Anna climbed into the front passenger seat, closed the door and fastened her seatbelt.
“Hiya Honey, did you have a good day?” Hugh asked as he gave his wife a kiss.
“Yeah, but I’ll be glad to get back home.”
With that they drove off.
When they arrived at the McBreadle house, Anna turned round to the back passenger seat.
“We’ll grab some lunch and then decide what we can do. Is that okay?”
“Sounds good,” the chirpy blonde replied.
After Anna helped Hugh out of the car, they went inside.
“We’re having a stair lift installed for Hugh. Just got to rewire some of the electrics then it’s ready. We’ve turned our dining room into a temporary bedroom till we can get the stair lift sorted. Hugh, sweetie, can you make some sandwiches for us whilst I show our guests around up stairs?”
“Certainly Honey.”
Anna led her guests upstairs. At the top of the stairs were two bedrooms, a bathroom and a storage closet. Anna showed her guests the bathroom and the spare room.
“This is the spare room. I would have let one of you sleep in the master room but it’s being used for storing furniture at the moment till all of the adaption’s have been made.”
“Anna, I don’t mean to be rude but can I just ask what happened to Hugh?” Horatio’s curiosity got the better of him.
As Anna was putting up the camp bed she explained what happened.
“Well, Hugh used to be in the British Army. I know he’s Australian but he wanted to join the British Army as he got bored in Australia. He had come home from Iraq, on leave. He had to go to the bank to pay some bills and order himself a new card for our account as he’d lost his. Five men in motorbike helmets came bursting in with guns. They started shooting them in the air and demanding money from over the counter. One of the men started to take money and valuables from the customers. Hugh refused to comply with the gunmen. So one of the other gunmen shot him in his lower back. He fell hitting his head on a counter. The men robbed him whilst he was out cold. I didn’t find out till about an hour later when one of my colleagues who processed the scene told me. When I arrived at the hospital, he was still unconscious. The doctors explained that he was stable but wasn’t out of danger. He went on to explain that the bullet had shattered his third lumbar vertebrae and damaged most of his nerves in that area. They weren’t sure of how much damage was caused but wouldn’t be able to tell until he woke up. He was in a coma for three months. He’s been having physiotherapy at hospital to help him cope with his injury. He may not be able to walk again but Hugh’s not giving in. He prefers to do everything himself which is why we had the house adapted to help him do that. The kitchen was the first to be adapted as he loves to cook. But there are some things in the kitchen that he can’t do so I have to help him sometimes.”
Calleigh looked stunned. Horatio looked at Anna with a compassionate smile, “I’m sorry to hear that.”
“Oh don’t worry about it. It helps to talk about it. Hugh just won’t talk about what happened. He just says not to focus on the past, just on the future. That is what keeps him going.”
Just then Hugh called up from the bottom of the stairs. “Hey you guys quite finished the guided tour? Lunch is ready.”
After they’d all eaten, Hugh turned to Horatio and Calleigh, “do either of you dance?”
They both shook their heads.
“This afternoon we’ve got a salsa class. You’re more than welcome to come along with myself and Anna. It’s great fun.”
“Yeah, why not. What do you think Horatio?”
“No harm in trying.”
“That’s the spirit mate. It will be a great way to relax and enjoy yourselves.”
Later that afternoon, Anna and Hugh took Horatio and Calleigh to a dance studio. Anna pushed Hugh’s wheelchair into the studio. Hugh had his guitar case across his lap. As they entered, there were people sat around putting on their dance shoes and others were warming up. Hugh went to the corner where there were other people setting up a small band.
Anna approached Horatio and Calleigh.
“You can either just sit and watch or join in. Whatever you feel like doing it’s up to you. Just wait and see how it goes.”
Suddenly, there was a male voice bellowing out from the stage.
“Ladies and gents, take your partners please.”
The band started up and everyone took to the dance floor. It was an amazing sight. Everyone dancing in time to the amazing music that was playing. Anna was teaching a young girl to dance towards the back of the room. The man from the stage came over towards Calleigh and gestured for her to come on the dance floor.
“Go on Calleigh, go have fun,” encouraged Horatio.
“What about you?”
“Not my thing, but I’ll watch from here.”
Calleigh stood up and joined in with the dancing.
As Horatio sat and watched Calleigh, he began to watch every move she made. Watching how she swayed her hips, how her long blond hair swayed as she moved to the music and watching how she smiled so sweetly. He’d never noticed how beautiful she looked before. How had he missed that? Should he thinking this way about his employee? Surely not! But he couldn’t help it; he was captivated by her all of a sudden.
Just then, Anna came and sat next to him, “I can see that look in your eyes. You like her don’t you?”
Horatio tilted his head forward to hide his shy smile and red cheeks, “ma’am, I’m her boss, that’s it.”
“So you’re not denying it? If you like her talk to her. You never know.”
“I would if I could but I can’t. If I talk to her and her feelings aren’t mutual then that could make things awkward at work.”
“Suit yourself. But you’ll never know.”
With that, Anna got back up on the dance floor with her student. Horatio thought for a while, maybe Anna was right. He had become closer to Calleigh in the last few years especially after Marisol died. She was fun, cheerful and beautiful amongst other things. Maybe he was in love with her all along but never actually realized it. There were some tender moments between them at times and he began to think about some of those moments. He’d always had a soft spot for Calleigh but never knew why. But now he does. Horatio was smitten.
After it was all over, a very tired out Calleigh came running over to Horatio.
“Wow that was brilliant fun! You should have joined in Horatio, you would have enjoyed it.”
Horatio stood up, “well it looked like you had fun out there. You got a taste for it now?”
Calleigh just smiled, “we’ll see.”
Anna approached Calleigh and Horatio, “well, that was great fun. Shame Horatio didn’t join in. Oh well, salsas not for everyone. This is where Hugh and I met 8 years ago. We just couldn’t keep our eyes off each other.” As she said that last sentence she looked at Horatio. He knew exactly what she was getting at.
“If you two wanted, you could go out sight-seeing. Hugh’s got a hospital appointment so I’m going with him. Not sure how long we’ll be but here’s my house key. Hugh’s got one on his car keys so don’t worry about us.”
She handed the keys to Calleigh.
“Can you remember our address?”
“I think so. If not, one of us will contact you,” replied Calleigh as she accepted the keys.
Hugh wheeled his way over, “honey, you ready?”
“Yes sweetie, just giving these my keys,” she turned back to Horatio and Calleigh, “if you get back before we do, just help yourself to something to eat. There is plenty to eat in the kitchen and just make yourselves at home. See you both later.”
With that, Anna pushed Hugh out to the car.
“So, what do you want to do, Calleigh?”
“I would love to go on the London Eye.”
“We’ll flag a cab down and go to the London Eye.”
When they arrived at the London Eye, there was quite a queue. Horatio and Calleigh joined on the end and waited. There was a sudden wind that blew past. Calleigh shuddered.
“Whoa, that was a bit cold.”
Horatio smiled sweetly at Calleigh. He took off his coat and wrapped it around Calleigh’s shoulders, “is that better?”
“Yes thanks. But won’t you get cold?”
“I’ll be fine.”
Calleigh didn’t argue and pulled Horatio’s coat closer to her body to keep herself warm.
When they finally got to the front, Horatio paid for both of them and they climbed into the carriage. The wheel slowly went round and as the wheel went round, Calleigh and Horatio could see more and more of London.
“It’s beautiful,” Calleigh gasped.
Horatio looked at Calleigh who was busy looking outside, “it most certainly is.”
Calleigh looked towards Horatio who quickly turn his head towards the scenery outside.
“Horatio? Are you okay?”
Horatio turned round to meet Calleigh’s eyes. They were sparkling and bright.
“Of course. Why do you ask?”
“You just seemed really quiet since we left the salsa class. Hope you’re not mad with me for leaving you on your own.”
“I’m fine. I had fun watching the dancing. You looked like you had fun.”
“It was brilliant. You should have joined in, you would have enjoyed it.”
“I have two left feet when it comes to dancing,” chuckled Horatio, “maybe you can teach me what you learned one day.”
“That’s a date,” grinned Calleigh.
“I’ll hold you to that, Miss Duquesne.”
“It’s Miss Duquesne now! Well, Mr. Caine, how about I teach you when we get back to the McBreadle’s? That way I would have kept my word,” Calleigh quipped as she playfully tugged on his jacket.
“Now how can I turn down an offer like that?” Horatio’s smile brought a smile to Calleigh’s face.
“Behave yourself, Mr. Caine,” Calleigh placed her hand on Horatio’s chest. Horatio held her hand.
“Or what?”
“You’ll be in a lot of trouble.”
“You of all people should know that ‘trouble’ is my middle name.”
Just then they realized that they were almost nose to nose. Calleigh lifted her other hand and placed it on Horatio’s cheek they both looked deep into each others eyes.
;D
But no Salsa lesson for Horatio today? Aww.. meanie...