I know in the last story I said my 3rd part to the EC/CSI Miami series would be called 'Wrongfully Accused' but I wanted to do this for Halloween. So I hope you all enjoy it so far? Sorry its been so long since I've written an EC story, just been busy and when I write with these particular characters I like to give them my full attention! XD Enjoy. xox.

Chapter: 1

Trick or Treat?

Calleigh tossed and turned in her bed most of the night. It was actually the first night that she hadn't spent with Eric. He had some things to do at the lab which caused him to stay later then usual and when he called her last night she could tell how tired he was and just told him to go on home. His house was closer to the lab then hers was and she didn't want him falling asleep at the wheel or anything. His safety was more important to her then snuggling up against him for the night.

Besides she knew she would see him at work the following day. She looked up at the ceiling and sighed, her body in a slight sweat. This was harder then she thought. She was so used to being curled up in Eric's strong strapping arms. His warm, loving embrace was something she had gotten used to. But she knew this night without him only made their relationship stronger. It just proved that they could still be independent people and survive without using one another as a crutch.

She sighed and got up out of the bed, Eric's button up hanging low on her slender body as she made her way out of her room and down the hall into the kitchen. She looked at the clock and saw that she only had a few hours until she had to be up for work. She wondered what Eric was doing right now? Sleeping, of course. Duh Calleigh, he isn't sitting up worried about how he is going to survive the rest of the night without you in his arms. She rolled her eyes and chuckled at her own thoughts while she grabbed a bottle of water from the fridge making her way down the hall into her bedroom.

She sipped on the water and threw the sheets back before slipping back into the bed. She rolled over on her side and sighed smelling his cologne on the pillow. She closed her eyes and tried to sleep. Just thinking about Eric drove her crazy; it made her mind race a mile a minute, which also didn't help her fall asleep.

But she felt herself start to slowly dose off until she heard a loud banding noise. She jumped up and looked around her moonlit room. She threw the sheets back and slowly walked over to her window. She peered through the white lace curtains and gasped seeing that her window had been busted, like someone was attempting to break through it. She quickly slipped on some pants and grabbed her gun from her night stand and made her way to the front door.

She cautiously stepped outside and looked around seeing some of the neighbors houses decorated for Halloween. She cautiously looked around making sure that some of their yard props weren't actual people instead of fake dummy's before making her way over towards the outside of her bedroom window. Calleigh lowered her gun and saw a large foot print imbedded in the grass. She bent down to examine it further before she felt herself being lunged face first into the grass.

"You look beautiful when you sleep CSI Duquesne."

She felt the heaviness of the man with the raspy voice release from her back and by the time she turned around to see who it was, he was gone.

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Eric punched his pillow a few times and sighed, he had fallen sleep as soon as he hit his bed when he got home but the more and more he thought about her the more and more trouble he was having actually sleeping. Eric wasn't used to being in his bed alone now; the past five and a half months with Calleigh had been perfect. They were just like any normal couple; of course their relationship was hidden from most of their friends with the acceptation of their normal crew.

It was for the best. Neither of them wanted to be transferred to the night shift, they enjoyed working together. Eric remembered a few months back when their relationship was still new one of the officers, Officer Cullen, had saw him and Calleigh out on one of their non-work days and commented that working together and spending so much time together outside of work would ruin their relationship.

Cullen couldn't have been more wrong. Eric was in love and he knew without question that she was in love with him too. They had been friends now for almost ten years and in a relationship for almost six months. He felt like he wasn't spending enough time with her. Every little thing she did turned him on, made him fall in love with her all over again.

Calleigh Duquesne was his drug.

He had never wanted to be more addicted to anything in his life.

Eric's thoughts were brought to a halt when heard his cell phone going off. He looked at his clock seeing that it was almost six in the morning, just thirty minutes before he would normally get up.

"Delko," he said without even looking at the caller ID.

"Eric, it's Horatio, everything is fine, Calleigh is alright,"

"Wait, what about Calleigh? What's going on?" Eric said as he shot up out of bed and started to quickly put his clothes on waiting for Horatio to say something.

"Eric, listen to me, she's ok, I'm on my way out to her place now, meet me out there."

Eric flipped his phone shut and quickly got dressed before grabbing the keys to the Hummer and sped towards Calleigh's place.

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"I'm fine, Eric, really -," Calleigh said with a shaky voice watching as Ryan and Natalia pulled prints from around her window and took pictures of the boot print.

Eric sighed wishing he could be touchy feely with her now but knew that was impossible without giving away their relationship to the rest of the department that was there. He shook his head and quickly brushed his fingers along her cheek before dropping his hand. "You didn't see the guy at all?" Eric asked her looking around the scene.

"N –No. He just attacked me from behind and said that I looked beautiful when I slept. When I turned around he was gone," she said softly running her fingers through her hair with a deep sigh.

"Who was the first on the scene?" Eric asked curiously.

"Cullen. He said he was out on call for something else and when I called in what happened he was here in less then five minutes." She shrugged.

Eric was glad that there was an officer around at the time she called, but it also made him mad to think off all the nights to choose to sleep at home … alone that something like this could happen to her. He would never forgive himself if something happened to her. To his Calleigh.

Calleigh could read the expression on his face and knew what he was thinking. She tugged on his hand and watched as his eyes met hers. "Hey, don't go blaming yourself. You were tired, its ok. I'm here in one piece, I'm fine so -,"

"I could never forgive myself if something ever happens to you, Cal," he whispered to her seriously.

"I know." She swallowed hard and sighed looking back at Ryan and Natalia who now apparently had all they needed from the scene. Her eyes averted back to Eric who was still looking at her.

"That's my shirt." His lips tugged into a smile.

"Huh? Oh, yeah, well I needed something to sleep in and well it smells like you. Thought maybe it would help me sleep, but only caused me problems," she chuckled.

Eric took a moment to register what she meant by that then let out a low laugh. Ryan and Natalia had joined the two of them in their little circle.

"Got some nice prints, although the outside of your window is covered in them?" Natalia said slightly confused.

"Yeah I had it replaced about two weeks ago. Didn't think I needed to clean the outside of my window to get a stalkers prints for a future crime scene." Her accent was thicker then usual as she shivered some.

Eric patted her upper arm and squeezed it, "Don't worry about it Cal, well catch the guy."

"Ma'm are you alright?" Horatio broke in suddenly.

"Yes, I'm fine. Thank you." Her voice was soft and kind.

"Well let's get back to the lab and start running these prints, the boot print is pretty interesting too. Looks like the guy maybe could were a size 16?" Ryan said hopefully.

Everyone nodded and started to go their separate ways. Calleigh made her way back into her house with Eric following behind her. She ran her fingers through her hair and buried her face in Eric's chest as soon as he closed the door. His arms wrapped around her tightly as he kissed her hair and closed his eyes.

"What a way to start the morning, huh?" Eric said trying to lighten the moment. He could her a muffled chuckle come from her lips before she raised her head to look up at him. "Go get ready; we'll ride into work together today. I'm not letting you out of my sight."

Calleigh smiled up at him and nodded. Usually she was a very independent woman, and she still was. But right now she was scared for her life. The guy tried to break into her home while he watched her sleep? How creepy was that? Not only that, she liked the fact that Eric liked to protect her like he did.

Before she unwillingly pried herself away from his arms she stretched up on her tippy toes and placed a very softly yet passionate kiss on his lips. His grip was iron tight around her thin waist until she pulled away to get ready.

No matter how long it took, Eric was going to make sure that this guy was caught.

Your Comments Are VERY Much apperciated. I like to know how I am doing so far with the Story line and with the characters. Thanks! Chapter: 2 is coming soon!