I dont own CSI MIAMI or any of it characters. This is my first Fan Fic...So PLZ dont be to harsh, but tell me the truth.

The Truth

The truth is I don't want him. The truth is I don't need him. The truth is I don't love him. Calleigh Duquesne kept repeating to herself, she thought maybe if she kept saying it over and over she might actually believe it. Well she hoped, but she knew she would never believe that. Then she turned and saw him walking down the hall in the lab. He was in that white lab coat that just looked so good on that body of his. There was one thing that Calleigh didn't understand though. She didn't get why she couldn't just tell Eric Delko that she was in love with him. She knew there was something there. Every time they worked together anyone could tell that there was something there. They way they worked with each other, the way they touched. Their extra long passionate looks and there had been enough of those. A stranger off of the street could probably tell that there was something between Eric and Calleigh. She just couldn't tell him that she felt it to. She had to find a way to tell him.

The truth is I don't want her. The truth is I don't need her. The truth is I don't love her. That is what Eric Delko kept saying to his self, thinking one day he might actually believe it. He knew though that was one thing that he would never believe, one thing he would never be able to convince himself of. There she was, standing in the break room. That was one of the reasons he loved the glass walls, he could always she her, but she always made his heart skip a beat. Especially when she was wearing the lab coat, he just loves seeing her in it. He loved her; he didn't understand why he couldn't tell her that though. He loved Calleigh Duquesne, everything about her. They way they worked together, the way they touched each other. Even the way they looked at each other. It wasn't just him that realized how Calleigh had been acting towards him. Even Natalia noticed. There was something there between Calleigh and Eric; all he had to do was find a way to get her to admit to the truth.

Calliegh walks out of the break room and straight towards Eric. He sees her coming and she knows it. She sees him tense up, and wonders if he knows he makes her do the same thing every time she sees him. Especially when he looks like he does today. She plans on asking him out for a drink later. She thinks of how to ask him the whole way over. It shouldn't be this hard to ask the person you trust most in the world out for a drink. It's just Eric, her best friend, the man she loves. She reaches him and she stops.

He sees her walking out of the break room, she is coming towards him. This is your chance Eric, ask her out for dinner. He keeps looking at her, sees how beautiful she is today with her hair falling down around her face, and he tenses up. He wonders if she knows he does that every time she comes around. He thinks of ways to ask her, but none are good enough. He doesn't know why though, he trusts this girl with his life. It's just Calleigh, his best friend, the woman he loves. She reaches him and then she stops.

Ask him Calleigh, just tell him the truth. Why does he look so nervous, I am the one about to make a fool of myself? Wait that's not true, its Eric he would never say no. He told me once before, but I chose Jake. Why did I choose Jake over Eric? Jake doesn't treat me bad, but he doesn't treat me like Eric does, like I am the most beautiful girl in the whole world. Eric keeps staring at me, why wouldn't he though I am standing here in front of him not saying anything. I don't know what to say though, all I know is that I love him, and that he loves me. Well here goes nothing.

She keeps getting closer; I have got to tell her. How though, what would I say? I know I am about to make a fool out of myself, I know she has feelings for me but I don't know how strong they are. They must not be too strong, she chose Jake. You know better, he keeps telling himself. She loves you and you love her, now you just have to find a way to tell her. Geez, why is this so difficult. Just look at her though; those emerald green eyes are shinning just as bright as the stars in the night sky; with that hair of hers framing her face. Here she is, and here goes nothing.

"Hey Eric, what are you up to?" Calleigh questioned, while trying not to sound anxious.

"Nothing much, just debating if I want to catch up on my paper work from my case today or just go grab a bite to eat and head home. How about you?" Eric stated, while hoping he didn't come off to blabby.

"Well, I was thinking the same thing." Calleigh thought it's now or never, so she finished with, "Wanna grab something to eat together. Then maybe we could hang out afterward."

Eric stood there shocked for a minute or two. Calleigh had asked him first, and he felt relieved. Now all he had to do was give her an answer, preferably before she walked away.

"I would love to, but first I got to tie some things up with Wolfe so I will meet you at my car in ten." He acknowledged.

"Sure, no problem. I have to talk to Natalia about something's first anyway, see you in ten." She agreed, before turning around and heading for DNA where she knew Natalia and Valera were both waiting anxiously for the news about tonight. As soon as she walked through the door she knew that they knew something had happened.

"What are you smiling at?" Valera questioned, while she was walking towards Calleigh with a smile on her face. All Calleigh could think of was not wanting to jinx anything so she said.

"Ohh, nothing I was just about to head home, and figured I would stop by and see if that DNA was a match." Calleigh stated.

"Yeah right, sure you where." Natalia shot back not believing anything that her friend had just said.

"I am telling you the truth, but really how about that DNA?" Calleigh declared while trying not to look nervous.

"Well, it was a match, and H sent Ryan and Natalia out to question him." Valera noted as she realized her friend desperately wanted to change the subject. While not letting her Natalia spoke up and said.

"Good try Calleigh, but we saw that thing out there between you and Delko."

"The only thing that Eric and I were talking about was getting something to eat later…together." Calleigh cried nervously.

"Oh my god. Calleigh you're going out on a date with Eric," Screamed Natalia.

"Its not a date were just going to grab a bite to eat and then maybe hang out afterward, which by the way I need to go meet him, so I will talk to you two later." Calleigh said while turning to go out the door.

"Yeah, you will. By the way where are you to going to "Hang out" at?" Valera asked mysteriously as Calleigh walked on out the door ignoring the comment.

Eric walked around the lab; he was trying to find Wolfe, where ever he disappeared too. Then he spotted him, he was walking out of the break room. So he walked up to him.

"Hey Wolfe," Eric called out. "I need to talk to you for a minute."

"Ok, but I didn't do anything," Ryan said as he walked toward Eric.

"No, its nothing like that I just can't make it to get drinks tonight. I am sorry but I am going to get dinner with Calleigh." Eric rushed knowing that it was almost time to meet Calleigh outside.

"That's ok, but it took you two a while to do this." Ryan stated as he watched Eric jerk.

"To do what we are just going to get a bite to eat and maybe hang out afterward." Eric replied as he walked down the hallway to go meet Calleigh.

By the time that Eric reached his car Calleigh was standing there waiting on him. She saw him walking towards the car, and all she could think about was that she was so excited about the fact that she was going out on a date with Eric Delko.

"You ready to go." Eric asked, pulling Calleigh out of her daze.

"Yeah sorry, let's go." Calleigh said as she started to open the door. When she noticed Eric running to the other side of the car, Calleigh jumped back a little. Then she noticed that he was just going to open the door for her.

"Here, I will get that for you." He said as he was opening the door for Calleigh. Calleigh climbed on into the car while thinking of nothing but Eric, and the night they where about to have, and she had the biggest smile on her face ever. When Eric climbed in the car beside her she felt her heart skip a beat. Then he asked her if she was ready to go.

"Yeah, where are we going?" Calleigh questioned.

"I was thinking maybe we could actually grab some Chinese and just hang out at your place, or maybe mine." Eric said, while hoping she wouldn't get mad.

"Well I think that sounds like a good idea," Calleigh started "but I think we should hang out at my place. I have a better DVD selection."

"Oh, a bunch of chick flicks huh." Eric laughed.

"Why but of course, I am a woman you know." Calleigh stated.

"Oh yeah I know." Eric replied while trying really hard not to check Calleigh out in the passenger seat of his car. He failed of course and while he was looking at her she noticed.

"Are you going to keep looking at me or are you going to look back towards the road?" Calleigh asked him nervously.

Eric turned and looked back at the road, feeling slightly embarrassed. They stopped by the Chinese place a few blocks away from Calleigh's place and Eric ran in and grabbed some food while Calleigh waited in the car. She kept wondering to her self why she had asked him to do this she was going to be nervous for the rest of the night. Then she saw him walking back to the car and all those familiar feelings just started rushing back and she new she was going too be okay.

When Eric climbed back into the car with the food they rode the rest of the way to Calleigh's in silence. Both knowing this was going to be a really good night.

When Eric pulled into the drive he parked the car got out and crossed to the other side to open Calleigh's door.

"You don't have to keep doing that." Calleigh stated matter-of-factly.

"I know." Eric replied." But I want to."

As they made their way up the walk Eric just gently reached for Calleigh's hands and intertwined them with his own, and they fell into a comfortable walk with each other. As Calleigh reached closer to the door she pulled her keys out of her purse and started to unlock the door. Eric took the keys from her and let himself into her house and all she could think about was how natural it all felt.

Calleigh walked in after Eric and realized that they hadn't bought anything to drink. As Calleigh was walking through into the kitchen to get the plates, utensils, and maybe find something to drink she could feel Eric's eyes all over her. She went into the kitchen and opened the refrigerator hoping to find something to drink. When she looked inside all she found was two week old milk and some juice that had been there forever. One of the perks to living alone, you never have anything when someone comes over. Then suddenly she remembers something and heads over to the cabinet. It was a bottle of wine Eric had gave her a while back, a gift for her birthday. When she walked into the living room Eric was over by the DVD's.

"Have you found something yet," Calleigh questioned. "By the way do you mind if we drink wine, I haven't been shopping in a while?"

Eric looked up at Calleigh and saw the wine in her hand. He must have realized what it was because his eyes lit up.

"I figured that would be gone by now." Eric stated. While staring at the bottle of wine he had bought for her last birthday, he was going to tell her about his feelings that night but, then she started to talk about Jake.

"Well, I didn't think it would be fair to drink it with anyone but you." Calleigh replied.

"Well how nice of you to think of me." Eric laughed. Eric got the plates from Calleigh and he started to fix the plates for the two of them. As he was fixing the plates he noticed that Calleigh was trying to pick a DVD out and was looking beautiful while doing so. As he finished up, he saw that she finally picked one up.

"So what movie did you pick?" Eric questioned.

"Well since we were talking about "chick flicks" earlier I decided on, Just Like Heaven." Calleigh said a little more excited than Eric expected.

"Is it good, I have never watched it? Actually I have never even heard of it." Eric confessed.

"Really, well sit down boy and let's watch a movie." Calleigh replied.

Calleigh sat down on her couch first, she wanted Eric to decide how close to sit. As Eric sat down you could tell he was nervous, he sat close to Calleigh but not to close, being sure not to touch. As the movie started they both kind of stretched out a bit and were a lot closer. After a while, towards the middle of the movie, Calleigh was starting to fall asleep and before she knew it her head was on Eric's shoulder. As soon as she laid her head on his shoulder she was wide awake, as was he. All Eric wanted to do was scoop her into his arms and cuddle together for the rest of the night. He thought about it for a while when he realized that if he didn't stop thinking and do something the time would pass. When he realized all that he also realized the movie was going off and Calleigh was getting up. As she was standing to go turn off the DVD player he decided what he had to do. When Calleigh came back over to clean up he grabbed her hand. When Calleigh felt Eric's touch she felt a shock of electricity shoot through her body. Calleigh looked down and saw the way Eric was looking at her, with so much passion, with so much energy, and with so much love.

Eric looked up at Calleigh and without thinking at all he pulls her down into his lap. He wants to hold her, let her fall asleep in his arms, and see how she looks in the early morning sun. As she sits there in his lap, staring into his eyes, he cant help but to slowly move his face mere inches from her lips. Her luscious, big, plump pink lips. As he slowly leans forward he could smell her breath, oddly enough it smells just like she does. A vanilla scent, with a light smell of something floral, he is not sure what it is, but he knows that this is the best and always will be the best, scent he has ever smelled in his life. It comes from Calleigh.

As his face got closer to her Calleigh could feel his breath and wanting it just as bad as Eric did. As Calleigh leaned forward to Eric shivers ran down her spine. It was about to happen. She was about to kiss Eric Delko. She felt his hands touch her face and she just melted. As Eric cupped Calleigh's face she felt his lips lightly brush hers. When he pulled back a little Calleigh pulled him closer not wanting it to end–not wanting him to stop.

When Eric felt Calleigh pull him closer to her he reacted in a way that made her shiver. He deepened the kiss in a way that only Eric could. As soon as Calleigh felt his lips on hers she was addicted. It was like ecstasy to a junkie–something she knew she would need from now on.

At first it was passionate, a sweet lingering kiss. Then all of a sudden all those built up feelings, all that energy that had been stored away for years was there, in their lips, and in each others arms. Neither wanted to break loose, neither wanted to stop. Calleigh was engulfed in Eric's presence alone. They kissed for as long as they could before both broke loose. Their lungs panting as both gasped for air. They were apart for mere seconds before their lips were back together. This time Eric knew if Calleigh was going to stop him, she needed to do it soon. When he broke the kiss he heard Calleigh moan, and it drove him mad.

"Calleigh, we need to stop or slow down or something and we need to do it soon." Eric stated while out of breath. "I want this real bad, don't get me wrong. But I want you to be ready."

Calleigh sat there in the dark wrapped up in Eric's arms and for once in her life she finally knew what she really wanted–and needed. She knew what she had to do from there.

"Eric I want this to, just as bad as you want it. If there was ever one thing I am sure of in my life, it's you Eric." Calleigh panted, while trying not to cry.

Eric pulled Calleigh deeper against his chest, and looked into her eyes. For the first time since he met her Calleigh's eyes looked complete. She looked happy. He knew that Calleigh was telling the truth. This is where she wanted to be, here with him. As Eric's lips got closer to Calleigh she was just a bit nervous. She loved him, but once they crossed the line they were about to cross, they would never be able to go back to were they were before tonight.

Then Eric's lips touch hers again and then she realized that she didn't want to go back–just forward with him. As she felt his hands wrap around her she felt goose bumps. She slowly slid her hands up his shirt and her hands touched his bare chest. She felt a light tremble run all over Eric. She felt his hands all over her, first on her face then slowly his hands and his kisses made their way down her body. They found their way down to her neck–the kisses stopped there–but his hands started exploring the rest of her body. He slowly moved his hands down to the seams of her shirt. He started to gently slide his hands up under her shirt. Her skin was so soft and supple. He slowly moved her shirt as he began to remove it. She wanted to help him–she really did–she just couldn't move. As her shirt slid over her head she started to work on his. She gradually grabbed a hold of his shirt and slid it above his head. As they came back for more kisses–much more kisses–they found their bare chests touching each other. They felt the electricity run through there body's as a mutual obsession. Eric went for the buckle on Calleigh's dress pants. He began to unbuckle them slowly–as he felt Calleigh start on the buckle of his own pants. Before he started to remove her pants he slowly moved his face back up to hers and stole some more kisses. Every time their lips touched he felt a surge stream through his body. He knew that Calleigh would be the only woman to ever do that to him, and while subconsciously thinking of her he realized that he was smiling.

They both stood up off of the couch–the place all this started–and began to remove each others pants. They were both lost in the feel of the other that neither one noticed the knock on the door at first. Then they heard the last thing that either of them wanted to hear, they heard the voice of Jake Berkeley.

"Calleigh, I know your home. Just let me in please, we need to talk." Jake requested while standing on the other side of the door, knowing nothing that was going on inside.

Calleigh looked at Eric, shock in her eyes. She hadn't heard from Jake in months, since he got his last call out. Now he was here, at her house while Eric was half-naked in her living room. The she heard him knock again.

"Calleigh, please I just need to talk to you." Jake asked again.

On the other side of the door Calleigh and Eric rushed to get dressed. Calleigh was freaked out. She knew she had to tell Jake that she was I love with Eric, she just didn't know how. After Eric got himself dressed he looked at Calleigh. She was just now getting her pants back on. He looked her over, noticing how beautiful she was, and how nervous she was. Eric decided it might be best if he gave her a hand. After he helped get her dressed, and straightened up he looked straight in her eyes.

"Calleigh–I love you, I do–but you have to tell Jake." Eric stated. Looking deep into Calleigh's eyes he knew that she knew what she had to do.

"I know Eric, I am going to tell him right now, but maybe you shouldn't be here for it." Calleigh replied.

"Your right, if I were to ever lose you to another man, and he was standing in front of me I would punch him." Eric laughed. Eric turned around, he was going to find a way out of her apartment, he just didn't know how yet. Then he heard her voice.

"Eric," Calleigh whispered. "I Love you too."

So guys should I continue or stop now.