Somewhere Down the Road
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| Title: | Somewhere Down the Road |
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| Author(s): | Khylara |
| Cover Artist(s): | Ara |
| Illustrator(s): | Ara |
| Date(s): | 2008 |
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| Fandom: | CSI: Miami |
| Language: | English |
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Somewhere Down the Road is a slash digest-sized, 84-page CSI: Miami novel by Khylara. The color cover and inside art is by Ara.
Summary
From a distributor, Agent With Style: "In the episode 'Lost Son,' CSI Tim Speedle is shot and killed in a jewelry store shoot-out, and dies in Horatio's arms, leaving him devastated. Khylara's remarkable A/U slash novella aims to fix that. Life without Timothy Speedle isn't much of a life at all for Horatio Caine. But everything is suddenly turned upside down when someone sends him a postcard in what appears to be Speed's handwriting. Could someone be playing a cruel trick on Horatio – or could Speed still, somehow, actually be alive?"
Excerpt
"Unlocking the door, Horatio stepped inside, throwing his keys onto the nearest flat surface. Shrugging off his suit jacket, he hung it up on the coat rack by the door. Then, without turning on the lights, he made his way to the fireplace mantle and the one picture that was sitting there.
Picking it up, he caressed the wooden frame; he didn't need the light to see the image it contained, burned as it was on his heart and soul. It was a picture of him and Speed, sharing a long kiss under the mistletoe at Alexx's last Christmas party.
It seems so long ago now, he thought as the now familiar ache settled in his heart. The picture had been taken six months ago, with Alexx surprising them with it for their anniversary just two months after. They had been lovers for less than a year then, and yet never in his live had he felt so complete, so whole, than when he had been when he was with Speed.
But thanks to a stray bullet and a faulty firing pin, all that was gone.
"I miss you," Horatio whispered to the photo, a lone tear sliding down his cheek as he brushed a finger over the image of his lover. "So much, honey. It's been too much since you've been gone. God...Speed..."
Sagging onto the sofa, Horatio clutched the frame to his chest and let the tears he had been holding back all day come.