(Sorry for the late update - a situation came up and I hadn't been able to write for the past couple of days. Sorry if there are spelling mistakes and what not - I've proof read 4 times, but things may still slip though as I'm on some lovely painkillers. Hope you all enjoy and as ever, thank you to all readers and especially those to take their time to write reviews. Con-crit is always welcome.)

A Critical Situation

Chapter 1

A few weeks after being trapped in the rigged building, Horatio and Zoë hadn't received any more messages from a certain judge. They were still working on the case, despite it's closure.

Horatio called Zoë round on Thursday evening after a particularly stressful day at work. She arrived and Horatio greeted her at the door with an affectionate kiss. He hung her jacket up and he then took her by the hand through to the dining room.

"Wow, Horatio! Seriously?" She said as she walked in, Horatio put his hands around her waist as he stood behind her and began to softly kiss at her neck. She looked at the candles and the roses placed around the table with a wide smile, overwhelmed.

"All for you beautiful" he whispered quietly in her ear.

"You… you are full of surprises." She said as she turned around and placed her hands on his face and planted a very delicate, affectionate kiss on his lips.

"Thank you." She said sincerely as she wrapped her arms around his neck. They kissed again, Horatio then broke from the kiss and gently spun her around and seated her. He disappeared and came back with two plates. He placed one down in front of Zoë.

"You know there's not many times where I'm lost for words… I'm completely lost…" She said with a shocked grin as he sat down himself.

"Thank you handsome." She said with a smile as she reached over and tenderly squeezed his hand.

"Enjoy." Horatio said softly. They ate, discussing many things.

They cleared up and then went through to the living room.

"Turn around for me please, beautiful." He said softly as she looked at him, tilting her head looking at him confused. She smiled at him then turned around, he stepped up behind her then placed a necklace around her neck, Zoë gasped as he did the clasp up. She turned around to him looking down at the necklace. She looked up at him. She opened her mouth but nothing came out, she was completely shocked. She looked at the silver necklace, studying the charm – two hearts, one in the other.

"That's okay sweetheart." He said softly knowing what she wanted to say but unable to say it.

A few seconds later "Horatio… thank you" fell out of her mouth sincerely looking into both of his eyes.

"My pleasure" He said as he placed his hands on her waist as she wrapped hers around his neck. She kissed him softly then parted her lips and seductively bit his lip. He sat her down as they kissed. He placed his left hand on the side of her face as his right found her knee. She placed her left on his shoulder with her right behind his neck. Their tongues began to dance in their mouths and Horatio slowly slid his hand up Zoë's inner thigh. It drove her crazy; suddenly she got up without breaking the kiss and straddled him on the sofa.

He ran his hands up her thighs and then un-tucked her shirt. He slid his hands up her shirt and placed them on her waist. She ran her hands through his hair a few times before beginning to unbutton his shirt from the top. As she did that he began to unbutton hers from the bottom. They both warmly kissed each other as their hands wandered. Horatio slid his hands in her shirt and around her waist as he pulled her in and tightly embraced her. The fabric from her bra was driving him crazy; he wanted it off there and then.

She pulled back slightly and let her hands run over his strong chest. His hands slid down and rested on her hips as he pulled her in towards him more. His hands then drifted around the rim of her trousers and found the clasp at the top on the front. He undone them and pulled the zip down. His fingers traced the top of her knickers as she sat back on him as she continued to let her tongue dance along with his, her hands travelled down south and met with the buckle of his belt and quickly had it undone. She wrapped her arms around the back of his neck and pressed her body against his. Behind his head she began to take off her aircast as she felt it was getting in the way. He heard something pop.

"What… was… that?" He questioned between kisses.

"Nothing for… you to… worry… about." She said as she kissed him and then bit his lip as she let the cast drop to the floor. He broke from the kiss and glanced back, to see what had fallen.

"Don't worry about it handsome." She said softly. He turned back to look at her.

"You need to put that back on." He said raising his eyebrows.

"I don't think so. I'm fine without it." She said with a smile.

"You've not taken it off before." He said as he held on to her waist.

"We've not really done anything… active since I got it." She said raising her eyebrow as she sat back on his thighs.

"That's not true." He said giving her a small wink and she bit her lip at him with a cheeky grin.

"Well, it's gotten in the way before and I'm fed up of it." She said looking into his deep blue eyes.

"Honey, you need to stop worrying about me, I know my limits." She said with a smile.

"Yes, but you have a tendency to push those limits." He said with a boyish smile. She sighed, raising an eyebrow at him.

"It's getting in the way and you don't know your limits unless you push them." She said as she got off him and sat next to him. "Look, it's fine." Zoë said holding her wrist up. Horatio just looked at her with raised eyebrows, willing her to put it back on.

"Don't worry about it" she said softly as she walked around the sofa and picked the cast up and dropped it next to him. She placed her hands on his shoulders and he took in her scent, he rested his head back on the sofa to look at her standing behind him. She bent down and placed an upside down delicate kiss on his lips as her hands gently crept up to his neck as she held his jaw line. She then dropped them back then down to his chest as she continued to kiss him.

"See… I'm… fine." She said smiling as he placed his hands over hers. She kissed the corner of his mouth and then made her way to his neck. She gently massaged his neck with her lips.

'I shouldn't allow her to do this, but I don't think I have the power to resist…' Horatio thought to himself as he felt her soft lips massage his neck.

She ran her smooth hands over his strong chest with his hands over hers as she took a breath and leant completely over him. He just stared straight up at her breasts which hovered in the bra just inches from his face. His mouth dropped open and he was under her spell, he was completely entranced and nothing was going to pull him back from it.

She unbuttoned his trousers and unzipped the zip. Then as she leant back, she kissed at his chest as she tenderly ran her fingertips over is chest. He began to kiss her chest and she then made her way up to his neck. He gently bit at her neck, ever so lightly and it turned her on like no end. She wiggled her hips and her trousers fell to the floor. She stopped kissing him and he opened his eyes and watch her sway her hips as she walked around the sofa. She stood in front of him with a grin splayed across her face.

"Now…" She said as she played with the pink lace that clung to her hip. "Are you going to help me find those limits?" She said with a cheeky smile as he reached out and pulled her on to him, she straddled him again. He opened his mouth but nothing came out, he was still captivated in her voluptuousness. She grinned at him, knowing she had him.

His hand ran through her luxuriously soft hair and gently pulled her head in towards his to plant a tender kiss on her lips. With his other hand he caressed her smooth skin around her waist, his fingertips coasted around her back, giving her goose bumps. Her tongue invaded his mouth and their tongues played like two children in a new play area.

He seemed to grow more, if it was even possible and she felt him press hard against her. They craved the feeling of each other; their desires quickly grew out of control as the anticipation heightened. She wrapped her arms around his neck as he began to stand up as he held her legs around his waist. She locked her ankles together around his tight ass after his trousers fell to his ankles. He stepped out of them and began to slowly walk out of the living room; knowing his way around his home perfectly, he didn't even need to open his eyes.

They carried on smooching as he walked through the house to the bottom of the stairs where he gently pushed her against the wall and she tightened her legs around his waist pulling his hardness against her more forcefully. They both groaned in pleasure as they both gently nibbled at each other's lips. Horatio pulled her off the wall after he had adjusted his grip on her and began to carefully climb the stairs. He opened his bedroom door and flicked on the wall lights and then kicked the door shut after him.

She pushed his shirt off as he kicked the duvet off to the side and then gently laid her on the bed and climbed on top of her. They both crawled back and Zoë rested her head on his pillow and took in his scent. She pulled him on to her and began kissing him, they then rolled over and she straddled him as she sat up and rocked her hips to tease him. He groaned in pleasure and sat up gently pushing the shirt off her shoulders and putting it on the floor beside the bed. He ran his fingertips from her shoulders, down through the middle of her breasts and around her stomach to her back and up to the bra clasp. Her skin tingled under his touch and she put her hands on his waist and gently kissed at the side of his neck. He then gently massaged her neck with his lips and tongue as they lost themselves in each other's embrace. He slowly pulled her bra off as their mouths delicately connected and she wrapped her arms around his neck and pushed him down on the bed as she sat back up and brushed her fingertips over his chest as he watched her seductively bite her bottom lip.

His hands rested on her knees and travelled up to meet her hips. His eyes travelled down to her plump breasts as they moved slowly, his eyes moved down lower onto the flat planes of her stomach and then to the lacy trim around her hips. His eyes moved back up as her fingertips met the waist band of his boxers.

No words were said, but communication was far from silent. He watched her luxurious chocolate brown eyes as they focused on her hands gently pulling at his boxers. She moved down and sat on his thighs as she pulled the boxers slowly over his blood-gorged self as his hands slid back down to her knees. It teased him to no end and he lightly moaned as the fabric brushed over him. She lifted herself up from his thighs, pulled the boxers off and threw them off the bed. She kept herself lifted as she slowly crawled back up to him and planted her hands either side of his shoulders, putting more weight on her right arm.

She hovered her head above his and gave him the cheekiest smile he'd ever seen her broadcast, bringing a boyish grin to his as he ran his hands up the outside of her thighs and pulled the lace from her hips, feeling the convoluted detail of the lace. He then ran his left hand up around her back and traced her spine with his fingertips as his right hand caressed the smooth skin on her waist. He pulled her down on to him and then rolled her over.

She yelped playfully with a brilliant grin. He pulled her underwear off in one smooth move and crawled back up, planting his lips on hers as they wildly kissed at each other. Horatio began to kiss at her neck as she ran her hands through his hair and fingertips over his back. He lost himself with her and accidently mouthed a little too hard, but she didn't seem to care, she seemed to like it in fact. He knew he'd done it too hard and regretted it immediately but carried on as she groaned at him for more.

'Keep yourself under control, she's delicate... and resplendent… and sensual and don't forget amorous… and she's all mine.' Horatio scolded himself for being too rough with her but ended up trailing off as he lost himself in her eyes. With his right hand he began to gently massage her breast, causing a low moan to escape from her throat. She pushed her head into the pillow as her mind went into a frenzy as sensations rolled out from beneath his hands and mouth.

"Horatio" she let out a small desperate whine as he gently flicked her hardened nipple with his tongue. He consumed her breast with his mouth as she pressed her head further into the pillow. He rolled her nipple very gently between his teeth as his fingertips gently pinched at her other nipple. Her legs fell to the bed as total ecstasy flooded her head, full of sensations. Seeing her experience the pleasure he was giving her turned him on to the point of no control.

He began to kiss the middle of her chest as he ran his hands over her stomach and waist, taking in the extremely soft skin. He ran his hands down her thighs and wrapped his hands around the back of her knees as he pulled her already weak legs up. He spread his fingers as he slowly ran his hands down her inner thighs, teasing her. Once he got to the top of her legs he ran his fingertips over her thigh and then back up to her stomach. His mouth then engulfed her other breast as she sharply inhaled. His left hand then found the other breast as he ran his fingers through her long brown silky hair. Low moans left both of their throats as they lost themselves in the moment.

"Horatio" she moaned with need, she could no longer bare him teasing her so much and she pulled him up and planted her lips on his. Her tongue entered his mouth almost immediately and they felt each other's urgency. She felt him press his hard warmth against her, intensifying the pleasure as anticipation amplified. He ran her hands through his hair and down his neck as her breathing became completely erratic. He could feel her unravelling beneath him and he wanted the moment to last longer. He rubbed himself against her wet entrance, driving them insane as desire raged through their bloodstreams.

"Horatio!" She yelped from beneath him as she threw her head back in the pillow, her desire was growing out of control and she knew she couldn't last much longer. He began to kiss her neck as he continued to rub himself against her, teasing them both, wondering how far they could go before mania overcame the both of them and they could no longer wait for it. They both groaned loudly as he forcefully rubbed himself against her, causing them both to gasp in the amount of pleasure they received.

"Zo" he groaned lowly as his voice vibrated across her chest.

"Horatio ahh" she gasped breathless. She moved her hands down and placed them firmly on his waist and felt like she couldn't wait any longer. She needed him, there and then and he felt like he couldn't wait any longer. She held onto his waist with her left hand as she ran her right through his hair pulling him forcefully towards her as they wildly kissed, breathing erratically through their noses. He rubbed his hard length against her again, then slowly pushed his tip into her hot, moist entrance, causing them to break from the kiss and gasp as he then drove the rest of his length into her, pulling nearly all the way out and then back into her again, deeply.

They uncontrollably kissed at each other, gently biting at each other's lips, lovingly looking into each other's eyes. Horatio then began to gently bite at her neck and her skin tingled as she swapped hands, and ran her left through his hair and her right on his hip, forcing him to thrust into her harder, penetrating deeply. She then ran her hand up his back and placed her hand on his neck as she then pulled his head up and planted a steamy kiss on his lips as she wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him in closer. Their chests brushed against each other, their nipples rousing to the sensation of their chests grind, sending more sensations to their brains. He drove into her again and again, getting more forceful and faster as the pleasure almost became pain, they had reached a new level of pleasure. Her wrist was hurting and twinging, but she couldn't careless, what she was experiencing with Horatio was completely exhilarating and it quickly drowned out the feeling of pain. They ached for each other as they moaned out loud and groaned each other's names. Horatio could feel the muscle walls around his length begin to tighten and contract and he knew she was close. He could feel himself coming close to climaxing as well.

"Oh my gosh Horatio, Horatio!" She whined as she pulled his hips in closer and rocked her hips, heightening the sensations to a point where they simply thought that it could not get any better. Her muscle walls continued to involuntary contract around his length, causing them both to groan wildly. They broke from the kiss as their brains could not simply comprehend the kissing along with the pleasure. He drove into her again and her walls contracted hard around him as they looked into each other's eyes. They both began to climax together as they moaned each other's names and groaned indistinguishable noises. She gripped onto his sides with force.

"Horatio! Oh my gosh Horatio!" Zoë began to almost scream, not being able to control her voice.

"Zoë! Ughhh Zo!" Horatio moaned and then let out a long groan as he continued to drive into her.

She groaned long and hard as her body started to writhe in unbelievable amounts of pleasure beneath his. Her chest heaved as almost every muscle in her body contracted and relaxed and then contracted again. Complete ecstasy surged through their bodies as they moved together. Her muscle walls contracted hard around him as he erupted into her as he let out a long, loud groan as the driving of his hips began to slow after that. They both collapsed on the bed, Horatio on top of Zoë, still leaning on his elbows, supporting his weight.

"I love you." Horatio huskily whispered against her ear.

"I love you, handsome." She said seductively into his.

"That… that was special" he said softly as he began to roll off her. But as he rolled, so did Zoë, keeping him inside her.

"You can say that again." She said against his lips as she delicately kissed him, both of them still out of breath. She broke from the kiss and looked into his bright blue eyes and gave him another cheeky smile as she sat up and bit her lip. He saw that mischievous look in her eyes again and wondered what she was thinking. She tilted her head at him and her cheeky grin grew. She planted her hands on his chest to prevent him from sitting up and she began to rock her hips in a slow smooth motion, causing pleasure to rivet through their bodies again. He pushed his head back into the pillow closing his eyes as the sensations once again filled his head.

"You… you are naughty." He moaned as his body writhed along with hers as she threw her head back. His hands gripped onto her thighs. His chest rose from his erratic breathing, causing her wrist to twinge so she let go of him with her left hand and gently ran her fingertips over his stomach. Their heads span together as Zoë grinded her hips against his slowly. It wasn't long before they were both moaning out each other's names again. Zoë arched her back as she leant over him and began to kiss at his chest. She sucked at parts and then moved over to his taught nipples, driving him insane. She began to rock her hips a little more roughly. She ran her hands up to his neck and into his hair as his ran up her stomach and gently cupped both of her breasts, massaging at them. She moaned as her mouth connected with his and she began to rock her hips a little more violently, and the pleasure doubled. Her muscles began to contract around him again and they were both close to orgasm again. They groaned as Zoë sat back up, keeping him down by planting her right hand on his chest. The pleasure she was experiencing was drowning out the pain in her wrist as she continued to ignore it. They both climaxed again and then Zoë's body fell against Horatio's as they lay there catching their breath.

He gently caressed her back with his fingertips as she lay on him as their chests moved together, rising and falling. She ran her right hand through his hair and massaged his head as they gave each other another loving, long kiss. They broke from the kiss and she rolled over on to her back, and he exited her, sending pleasure surging through them again. He watched her stomach muscles contract as her body received the sensation; she looked over at him as his soft blue eyes connected with hers and they both exchanged a knowing smile. They lay there for a few minutes, catching their breath, silently telling each other how much love they had for one another.

"I'm going to go for a shower handsome." She said as she rolled over and gave him a sweet kiss.

"You left your underwear over here once; I washed them and put them in that draw, ready for the next time." He said with a cheeky smile.

"I thought I had lost them, thank you handsome." She said as she gave him another kiss. She picked up his shirt from the floor over his side of the bed and put it on, she picked up her underwear from the draw and disappeared into the bathroom with a cheeky smile. He put his boxers back on and a pair of joggers and went downstairs and picked up their trousers and tidied a little. He came back up and picked out one of his shirts and gave it to her as she opened the bathroom door.

"Your turn" she said as she passed him, stroking his chest along the way. She buttoned up the shirt most of the way and walked downstairs to get her aircast as her wrist was beginning to hurt her quite a lot. She looked around but couldn't find it 'I swear I put it on the sofa?' she thought.

She went back up stairs and Horatio walked out of the bathroom in his night pants, drying his hair.

"Have you seen my cast?" She asked as he looked up at her standing there in his shirt which was far too big for her.

"Didn't you put it on the sofa?" He asked as his eyes dropped from her face, to her thighs and then back up to her face with a smile. "Yeah, don't worry, I'll have another look." She said knowing that she shouldn't have taken it off. He followed her downstairs and also looked for it, he eventually found it.

"Ah! Thank you handsome, it must have fallen off the sofa while we… had some fun." She said with a cheeky smile as he handed it to her. She got the pump out of her hand bag and re-inflated the air bags. Her wrist began to feel a lot better once it was being strapped and supported.

"Bed?" Horatio asked.

"Again?" She said with a cheeky smile as she walked over to him.

"You know what I mean." He said with a boyish smile as he placed his hand on her lower back, she chuckled a little and nodded at him with a wide grin.

"How's your wrist feeling?" He asked, a little worried.

"It's fine." She said with a smile as they headed up the stairs after turning the lights off.

They climbed into bed and said goodnight to each other.

The next morning Horatio woke as Zoë began to moan in her sleep and fidgeted a lot, she pushed her face into his shoulder as her body tensed. Horatio could see the distress on her face. She woke, breathing heavily, then calmed once she knew where she was. A smile appeared across her face as Horatio put his arm around her and pulled her in as she snuggled up to him. He turned his head and delicately kissed her forehead.

"Morning beautiful" he said huskily as she rubbed her leg up against his.

"Morning handsome" she replied with a sleepy smile. Her left arm was resting over his stomach as he gently stroked her arm with his fingertips above the cast. A grin appeared across her face and she then placed a light kiss on his cheek.

"Right handsome, I'm going to go for my run and shower, and I'll see you at work. Oh, and thank you for a wonderful evening" she said as she leant over him and gave him a tender kiss.

"And thank you… for sharing that wonderful evening." He said with a small grin as she kissed him again. He gently cupped her face with his left hand as his right gently stroked her back.

"That run… is calling… my… name." She said between butterfly kisses.

"And… so am… I." He said with a small cheeky smile as they kissed. She placed her left hand on his chest as she gently pushed off him. She climbed out of bed, picked up her shirt and trousers and disappeared into the bathroom. She reappeared buttoning up her shirt and walked around to Horatio who was just getting out of bed. He stood up and they embraced each other giving each other a loving kiss.

"I'll see you later handsome." She said softly as she broke from the kiss.

"Indeed you shall beautiful." He said huskily with her still in his arms.

"You kind of need to let me go if I'm going to leave." She said with a cheeky grin.

"I don't think I can." He said with a small smile. She placed her right hand on the side of his face and placed a long warm kiss on his lips and his grip loosened around her waist.

"There you go handsome." She said as he released her.

"I'll see you later." She said as she turned and gently swept her hand across his chest.

"I'll see you then beautiful." He said as he watched her walk out of the room, completely mesmerised by the sway of her hips. He shook his head and then headed out of the room and went downstairs and picked her jacket up; he held it up for her to put her arms in.

"Thank you handsome." She said as she turned and swept her hair out of the back of the jacket. She put her shoes on and leaned in to kiss him once more.

They broke from the kiss as Horatio ran his hand through her hair; a red mark caught his eyes on the base of her neck on the right.

"Sweetheart, you may want to wear a high-collar today" he said as he gently ran his fingers over it, feeling guilty. "I'm sorry" he said looking up at her. She brought her hand up and placed her hand over his, she touched the area with her fingertips.

"Not a problem handsome, you're just going to have to have some payback later" she said with a cheeky grin, giving him a wink. He let out a small laugh as he exhaled with a very big boyish grin appearing across his face.

"I'll see you later, I love you" she said as she planted a quick peck on his lips and he dropped his hand from the love-bite on her neck.

"I love you" he said back as he gave her a smile.

They exchanged a smile and she opened the door. She got home and changed into her running gear. Horatio did the same.

Zoë then got a distinct gut feeling that something wasn't right. She couldn't put her finger on it, but she carried on with her usual routine and got ready for her run.