Dame Una Noche (Give me One Night)
A/N: So, I was hearing a song when I was at work and I came up with an idea. The song is called 'Give me Just One Night (Una Noche)' by 98 Degrees. So the idea is: Eric wishes for just one night with Calleigh that he doesn't have to worry about the job or threats. Is it possible to have any happiness or does even one night have too many consequences for him to handle?
Warnings: Hm, I'll leave this empty for now, no spoilage for you all, each chapter will have a warning when it happens, is that okay?
Pairing: Eric and Calleigh (mainly one-sided but one night only two-sided)
Timeline: After Eric quit the Crime Lab.
Disclaimer: I don't own CSI Miami or the song that inspired this tale.
Chapter One: Todo lo que Quiero (All that I want)
"All I've ever wanted, all I've ever dreamed of was having Calleigh as my woman, as my wife. But she, she deserves so much more than me, than I could ever give her, than I can ever wish to be. But how can I ever pray for her to be mine? Maria knows that I've been blessed in life, after all I nearly died twice- someone's gotta be looking out for me. But everyone that's ever been in any kind of a relationship with me has suffered in my stead. Marisol, H, even Calleigh- each have had to lose something because of me, with Mari it was her life, with H it was Mari, and with Calleigh it was part of her sanity I'm sure and nearly her life ... I won't let that happen to her again, I can't. I'm not that egotistical to think that I deserve even one day with the Angel that is Calleigh. No matter how much I may want it..." Eric sighed slightly as he stared at a picture, his brown eyes studying emerald, staring into the instant snapshot of Calleigh. He thought about those eyes, how beautiful they are. "When she's happy, it's like staring into an emerald mine, polished and perfect- beautiful and rare. When she's upset or working on a case those eyes become like steel, sharp and precise yet still beautiful. Then there's her voice, as if a harp's song with the slightest twang of something more- something you are blessed to be able to hear even once. But I, oh I, was blessed and cursed to hear it every day and take it for granted, the way she spoke, the way she graced the room, the way her eyes looked, everything I can never have again. Oh how I wish, dream, plead, even pray that I could just for a day, hell- even just an evening, that's all I'd want, I'd die happy knowing that for one night I'd loved her like I know she deserves. No worries, no threats, no job or H to interrupt..." As he thought this his phone rang, he reached for it and recognized the number and sighed the name of who it belonged to "H, speak of the man..." He answered his phone with a push of the button and sighed "what's going on H."
"I was wondering the same thing Eric. Calleigh said you quit, why didn't you tell me first, we could have worked things out." The voice rang over the receiver, familiar and clear as Horatio spoke.
"I just didn't have the heart before I talked to Calleigh, I knew she'd understand me a bit more than you may realize, H, but I guess I should have let you know first as courtesy." Eric replied as he put a hand to his cheek, holding his head on his wrist's muscles.
"I also heard a few other things from Calleigh but those were more personal items that I think she was just venting. Your position's still open if you want it..." Horatio's voice came again, this time more of an understanding tone of a man that had loved and lost as well.
"Thanks, H, but I don't want it. It wouldn't feel right, not anymore. I just want some time to think things over. Tell the team I said hello though, okay?" Eric said before frowning, thinking of the team and what his place in it once was. "And let Calleigh know that I still think of her as a friend." He lied with a straight face, having done it so many times in the last few days when it came to Calleigh and the Crime Lab. Nothing felt the same anymore; he wasn't the man he once was. Emotions were constantly shifting in his mind and it felt like a torrent waiting to make its first break.
"Will do and Eric- take care" Came Horatio's voice before a click of a phone hanging up ended the conversation.
"Take care he says, not 'good luck' not 'best wishes for the rest of your life' but 'take care.' Classic H, always finding a way to make me feel as if I'm doing the right thing even when I'm not so sure myself. I guess that's one of his best qualities." Eric sighed again as he looked at the paper, a day or two old but still holding interest, his picture on the page along with the story of his leaving the Crime Lab and a bit of his history. Well, as much as Horatio had allowed seeing as a media circus was against the flow of Horatio's regime. "I guess they will be fine without me. After all, they solved crimes while I was in the hospital- didn't they? But I just hope Calleigh will be happy... That's what I know she deserves- to be happy with a man that can give her everything she ever wanted." He looked out his window at the night's sky, a star twinkling above his head and streaming across the horizon. "I guess if I could have one wish, I'd wish for one night, just one night, to spend with Calleigh, to show her that I still care... That she still matters to me, that I still… Love her. Even though I had to give her up I still love her with all of my heart and soul, God knows. I pray to him that she will be happy, even if I can't be. I'll give her that because I love her, because she deserves it, and because she's Calleigh. All the things I ever want are in her and all I want is one night…" He put away his phone and rubbed his eyes slightly "But I know that wishes never turn out how you think they should. Even if they did there's no such thing as a free lunch, everything's got a price... Or so it seems in my life. Even blessings come at a price, God knows… I suppose I am just atoning for my sins."
End of Chapter One. Ending A/N: Read and review please. I originally planned this as a one-shot one-sided pairing but after much discussion with myself and much debate I decided to lengthen it to include an entire plot, including twists that no amount of begging will reveal until that chapter comes out. And I'm planning to have each chapter be a Spanish title with an English Translate because I think it works for Eric. Next chapter: Calleigh thinks about Eric and their 'relationship' and her opinion on it. I just hope I can get this done because my plot bunnies are growing restless. Oh, and expect the next chapter next year unless I get time under some miraculous pretense of existence.