Prologue
Normally he would be at home by himself either reading or doing something to keep himself occupied but somehow the lieutenant of the Miami-Dade Crime Lab CSI Horatio Caine found himself at the new night club DraGon FoX, the hottest thing to have opened, with his team.
So as he sat at there at their table he watched them lose themselves to the music on the dancefloor, though Horatio knew all of them were already drunk having been there at least four hours.
He watched as lab tech Maxine Valera lost her footing before falling onto her butt and she burst out laughing along with the others as CSI Ryan Wolfe helped her up and they continued dancing, he shook his head as he nursed his ninth beer. When the song ended everyone was howling with laughter as they got to the table as Valera complained about her sore butt, everyone collapsed into a seat laughing
"Valerrra youuuuuuuu're an idioot" CSI Eric Delko said his words slurring together
"Noooooo youuuuuuuu're the idioot" Valera said giggling
'Good thing we got... How did we get here again? Oh taxis... I think' Horatio thought as he took a sip of his beer, he smiled as he watched his friends.
Valera and Eric were playing rock, paper, scissors, Ryan and CSI Calleigh Duquesne were all over each other making out heavily, CSI Natalia Boa Vista was ranting off to Tara Price, the new M.E, about how hot Johnny Depp was and…hmm there was one person missing.
Horatio then felt a thud as a head hit his shoulder, ah so that's where AV lab tech Samantha Barrish was
"God youuuuuuuu're hot" Sam said before giggling her head off and he laughed.
It took Horatio Caine several beers before he was drunk and for some reason he was still going, he decided it had been awhile since he had actually let himself go so tonight he let his inhibitions go, that and the fact that he had also been outnumbered when confronted earlier
"Weeeeeell hoooow's abouuut you find out" he said his words slurred giggling and they both burst out laughing.
Just then Hook Me Up by the Veronicas began pumping through the speakers, everyone including Horatio was up on the dancefloor stumbling around before they began to dance wildly to the music. Horatio grabbed Sam and they began to grind against one another, both groaned as they realized their clothes were in the way. Sam ran her hands under Horatio's shirt but he grabbed them
"Come on, we'll go home" he shouted over the loud music and Sam nodded, she stumbled over to Calleigh and informed her they were leaving and she nodded before Sam came back over
"Okay baby let's go"
"Right behind you, sexy."
The couple exited the club after getting their things, they stumbled along before Horatio pulled out his phone and called a taxi telling the person at the company where he was, who he was and to come and get him.
The couple stood giggling and making out on the street as they waited for the taxi, both of them were so drunk they didn't really seem to have a care in the world.
Finally the taxi arrived and they stumbled in, the taxi driver shook his head and drove them to the address he had been given.
They definitely gave him a show as they made out heavily in the back of the car. The driver recognized the man as Lieutenant Horatio Caine and was kind of surprised to see him acting the way he was. Pulling up forty minutes later the couple stumbled out of the back of the taxi, Horatio dug around in his pockets trying to find his wallet before the driver chuckled
"Don't worry Lieutenant it's on the house" he told him "besides it's not everyday someone witnesses the mighty Horatio Caine drunk" he added.
Horatio laughed
"Thanks" he said before turning to see Sam stumbling half way down the street.
Horatio stumbled after her calling out to tell her the building was back here, she turned around and stumbled back towards him. When she got there, Sam burst out laughing and stumbled towards the building
"Can't catch me" she called out as Horatio stumbled after her.
10 minutes later, they stumbled into Horatio's apartment kicking the door shut. Sam stumbled away towards the bedroom and Horatio followed her, they entered and shut the door.
Horatio kissed her and she kissed back they began undressing each other quickly as they could before they were all over each other.
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The sun shone through the window the next morning and Sam groaned as she rolled over snuggling under the covers but the smell of coffee wafted into the bedroom and she opened her eyes. She sat up a little disoriented before she realized she wasn't at home. Looking down at herself Sam noticed she was naked, she groaned loudly before getting out of bed and saw a shirt on the floor that looked too big for her but that would have to do for now. She pulled it on and buttoned it up, realizing it fell down to the middle of her thighs and she ran a hand through her hair before leaving the room and navigating her way through the apartment.
She arrived at the kitchen to find a warm cup of coffee on the bench and she took it. She saw a figure on the balcony and went out. Though Sam cursed in her head when the person turned and she realized it was her boss, she then realized he was already dressed for work.
They both stood in silence, Sam not being able to look her boss in the eye. It was awhile before either of them decided to speak. In the time of silence, they had both finished their coffees and were now standing side by side leaning against the rail of the balcony
"I'm sorry" Sam began.
Horatio looked at her puzzled wondering why she was apologizing, seeing his puzzled look she decided to elaborate
"I mean for last night, it shouldn't have happened, I should've been more responsible. I let myself go and now I've gone and ruined everything by sleeping with you which would probably make things worse in the future and-'
Sam was cut off when Horatio turned to her and placed a single finger to her lips and shook his head
"Samantha you're not the only one to blame, I uh I should've stopped when I knew I had reached my limit. Though uh, I continued and I should be the one sorry" he told her, Sam smiled
"So we'll just go about our normal lives?" she asked him
"That would be wise" he replied giving her a small smile
"Well then I better get home but I was wondering if I could get a lift to work please?" she said
"Of course, come and get me when you're ready" Horatio told her.
Sam smiled and headed inside, she placed her cup in the sink, hurried into the bedroom, grabbed her clothes, chucked them on and dropping Horatio's shirt onto the bed. She grabbed her things and left the apartment and went to the apartment next door, unlocked the front door and went to her bathroom to shower. It was handy living next door to her boss. Half an hour later when she was ready and had locked up her apartment, she knocked on Horatio's door and he stepped out five seconds later locking up and they headed for the elevator.
On the way down it was silent and as they got into the car they began talking about books, after awhile Sam asked Horatio if he was sure everything was going to fine between them and he reassured her it would.
Boy was he wrong.