Things Left Unsaid, a csi: miami fanfic

Title: Things Left Unsai
Author: black-dahlia75
Song: Disciple - Things Left Unsaid
Characters: Hipphuggers (E/C)

Disclaimer: No, I don't own CSI: Miami or its characters.

Summary: Eric discovers that if you don't tell someone how you fell now, you may lose that chance forever.

A/N: This is my first fanfic, so review but don't be too harsh D.

Eric stood, face pressed against the small window, a tear dribbling down his dark cheek as his bloodshot eyes examined the comatose angel lying before him. His mind relived the past events over and over again.

He had replayed the events so many times that they had blended together into one chaotic mess. The flash of a gun, two shots being fired and the eerie sound of Calleigh's blood curdling scream left Eric paralyzed. All he could do was watch the woman he loved fading away while wishing he could go back in time to yesterday when they were hanging out at the beach, him trying to express his true feelings while Calleigh frolicked in the sand, oblivious to the nervous rambling of a love struck man.

It's just a matter of time a few days ago
I saw you, you were fine
Remembering what you said
About the book you read
The one I got you
The beginning of the end
Oh how we'd talk
For hours upon end
What I would give
Just to do it again
But you're lying there
In this hospital bed
Won't you open your eyes
And let's talk once again

Eric stood still, struggling to control his emotions. He had left it too late, right now he just wanted to tell her how he felt. The truth. That he loved her, had been in love with her since he first walked into the doors of CSI and had been greeted by her cheerful, southern drawl.

If you fly away tonight
I want to tell you that I love you
I hope that you can hear me
I hope that you can feel me
If you fly away tonight
I want to tell you that I'm sorry
That I never told you
When we were face to face

Eric sighed and regained his posture. His eyes came to land on his sleeping angel and again he was drawn to her, a moth to the flame. Wanting there to be no barriers, he pushed the hospital door aside and moved to sit at her bedside, his eyes never leaving her pale body. He sat there for hours, refused to leave his angel, promised himself he wouldn't. He would never leave her again.

Well I've been here all night
And I'm watching you
Breathe in and breathe out
Is it really you
Or just a machine
That's giving you life
And it's making it seem
That there could be hope
I could say to your face
If it weren't for you
That there would be no grace
That's covered my life
You took the time
To speak into my mind
And my heart
Words of life

Eric tasted salt on his lips and didn't even attempt to stop the steady flow of tears. He wasn't ashamed, he wasn't embarrassed to show the emotion he felt for this woman. He would do anything for Calleigh, even if it cost him his own life, for if she was dead, his life meant nothing. He was dedicated, addicted to her. He loved her. He ignored the fatigue and pretended he hadn't seen the dark circles under his eyes in the reflection of a hospital window. He didn't care. In his mind, Calleigh came first.

Eric's eyes flitted to the hospital moniters as they started beeping furiously. "Calleigh. No", he whispered as doctors and nurses rushed into the small room. He found himself pushed behind them as they shouted out codes and drugs which they pumped into her body frantically. The worst was yet to come as Eric heard the one sound that would haunt him for the rest of his life. The sound of the EKG monitor flatlining.

So goodbye for now
And I'll see you again
Some way, somehow
When it's my time to go
to the other side
I'll hold you again
And melt at your smile
Now all I have
Are the ones that I'm with
And you taught me not
To take for granted
The time that we have
To show that we care
Speak into their minds
And their hearts
While they're here
And say I love you

"Eric." Eric's eyes fluttered open as cold fingers grasped his warm hands. "Calleigh. You're awake", he smiled. It had been an hour since they had stabilized her, but she was still weak. "Mmm." "Calleigh, look at me." Her eyes stared into his soul and he knew she was listening. "I love you, Calleigh." She smiled. "I love you too, Eric", the fragile woman croaked as he leant down to give her a gentle kiss on her soft lips.

The End