Did he have to wear that outfit? Not that Eric really minded the eye candy, but Wolfe was killing him. The tease had to know what he was doing to him. Couldn't possibly be unaware of his attraction. Delko had tried to resist what he thought was an unattainable temptation. Ryan was straight after all, wasn't he? And even if he wasn't, he had certainly never shown any sign of returning Eric's feelings.
No, Eric had tried denying he felt anything for the other man. After the fractious beginning to their relationship, it had certainly seemed that nothing would develop of his….well…..crush. But the events of the past few years had changed his thinking. Ryan nearly loosing an eye through a mistake he had made, and then nearly dying himself was enough to convince him that life was too precious to not go after what he wanted.
He had decided to go slowly, to take his time. Eric had started by trying to improve his friendship with Ryan, by getting to know him better as well as doing little things for him like defending him against anyone who dared tease Wolfe about his OCD. Delko had become quite protective of the younger CSI, not that he had seemed to notice. Despite Eric's flirtation, Ryan never showed that he was aware of his attention or that he cared one way or the other.
Yet there he stood. Wearing tight jeans that just had to be painted on, all he could thing of was how to get Wolfe out of them, as well as light brown shirt that along with the sun brought out his eyes and made them appear golden. Standing under the sun with his eyes glowing and his hair haloed, Ryan looked like a fallen angel just waiting to be claimed. No, Eric had had enough. Tonight he was making his move.
Though, it seemed not to be. Everything appeared to be working against him. A tough shift with a double murder that dragged on and on with no end in sight, until miraculously a fiber and a confession brought the day to an end. After such a rough day, it was hard to summon up the energy for a seduction, but Eric worried that another such opportunity would not come along for some time.