This takes place right around that episode, in season one, where that crazy sniper was on the loose. I really loved this episode because H and Cal flirted non stop and I really really wish the writers made their relationship more than just co-workers/friends. No offense, I love me some E/C but Horatio and Calleigh are so AMAZING together :)!
Anyways, great thanks to my Beta Reader, Pantherlily, and I hope y'all enjoy this.
Sorry for the mistake, I had updated the chapter to remove the 'changes' lol, totally my fault. Thanks to Pantherlily again for proofreading!
I may continue depending on how fast I can finish my other story on Eric and Calleigh. Also, I want to see how many people would like me to continue. So please please review...it means a lot. Thanks :)!
Horatio grinned as he walked around the corner and saw his southern beauty. She looked so sexy in that S.W.A.T uniform and he was slightly jealous of all the prying eyes that followed her every move. Even though they only flirted, he wished they would get the hint of something going on between the two."Ever think about transferring to S.W.A.T?" He asked.
"I don't look good in all black." Calleigh said.
Horatio looked down, with raised eyebrows, whilst fidgeting with his sunglasses. "I beg to differ." He kept his head down as she passed him and smiled looking her way. His smile faded when he saw the sniper approach him.
"Don't you want to know why?" The sniper asked.
Horatio clenched his jaw. 'This guy is sick' he thought to himself whilst shifting his weight. "You're sick, you enjoy people's death...I hope you enjoy your own. Get him out of my sight." Horatio said. He sighed and tried calming himself down. He smiled hearing that one laugh that made him melt. He turned to see Calleigh talking to one of the S.W.A.T guys. He swallowed hard and said a silent prayer asking the Lord the guy didn't ask her out, and then he saw them exchange numbers. He knew she was good at her job and that's what scared him the most. He didn't know what he would do if she left the team. He turned and headed back to his hummer and left.
~Horatio and Calleigh~
Calleigh yawned as she walked out of ballistics. She looked up to where Horatio's office was and shook her head. The man was still working and it was already pass eleven. She didn't realize she was walking to his office until she was knocking on his door. She waited until she heard him say it was okay to enter. She walked in and shut the door behind her.
"Sweetheart...why are you still here?" Horatio asked with raised eyebrows.
Calleigh chuckled. "I could ask you the same question, handsome."
"Mmm...ladies first." Horatio wiggled his eyebrows and grinned when he heard her laugh. God he would miss this if she left. He wanted to tell her how he felt, show her, and give her everything he was. He loved her more than anything in this world, but he was too chicken to tell her himself.
"You mentored me, Horatio. What can I say I have your habits of staying here late?" Calleigh smiled. She loved when they had their little moments of bantering with one another. They would always flirt and tease each other and it was times like these Calleigh wished he would ask her out or better yet if she had the guts to ask him out. She chuckled inwardly as she realized she was babbling in her thoughts like a teenage school girl with a crush.
"Mmm...well...your mentor is telling you to go home."
"Is that an order?" Calleigh asked.
"You know I would never give you an order, Calleigh. You always follow the rules...which is why...why I am curious if you took up that offer to join S.W.A.T?" Horatio asked. He watched as her eyes widened and wondered if that S.W.A.T agent was really convincing her to transfer.
"Why would you think that?" Calleigh asked. She was shocked he would even think she would leave; especially without talking to him first.
"I...I saw the agent give you his number. I assumed he was asking you to join S.W.A.T."
Calleigh sighed. "Horatio Caine, you are the smartest I have ever known. You know I would never consider even thinking that without talking to you first."
"Then why..." He let his words trial off as he answered his own question. "He was asking you out." Horatio nodded feeling embarrassed. "Cal...I'm so-"
"You're fine, and you have every right to ask. You are my...boss after all." She frowned for having to say 'my boss'. The way they flirted sometimes didn't indicate to others around them that he was her boss.
"No, it's your choice and it's not my place to say anything."
Calleigh smiled. "Well thank you. Just to let you know, I don't plan on leaving ever. Looks like your stuck with me handsome...for a very long time."
Horatio smiled. "Mmm...I like that sound of that."
Calleigh blushed and looked down. "Um...anyway I just came up here to say goodnight."
Horatio nodded. "Goodnight Calleigh." He watched as she turned and shut the door and let out of breath he didn't even realize he was holding. He shook his head and cursed himself for being so stupid. He couldn't believe he asked her those questions as if she belonged to him, but he just couldn't help himself; he needed to know. Although, he did mention she never said anything about the date with that agent. "Come on, Caine." He said to himself. He reached and turned off his lamp, grabbed his keys, locked his office, and walked towards the elevators. He was going for it and wasn't turning back this time. He couldn't stand the fact another man was asking his Calleigh, the woman of his dreams, the love of his life out on a date. His hands were beginning to get sweaty as the elevator dinged closer to the "G" floor; indicating he was getting closer to being in the garage. His heart accelerated as the doors opened and he saw her getting in to her car. "Calleigh" He yelled in a raspy voice. "Calleigh!" He yelled again.
Calleigh stepped out of her car and shut the door to find Horatio jogging up to her. "Horatio is everything okay?"
Horatio smiled and took a breath. "Yeah...um...I wanted...to...to ask you something. You can say no if...if don't...don't...uh...want too." He said trying to catch his breath.
"What is it?" Calleigh asked.
"What...um...what...are you doing tomorrow night?" Horatio asked, keeping his head down.
Calleigh smiled and blushed. "I have to go to bachelorette party, but I'm free tonight. That is...if your free?"
Horatio looked up and smiled. "Um...yeah. You want to get a bite to eat?"
Calleigh nodded. "Should we take separate cars or drive together?"
"Mmm...how about you follow me in your car? I know a great place we can go."
"Okay." Calleigh said. They both went to their cars and Calleigh waited for Horatio to pull out before pulling out and following him. They drove down two blocks before turning left, drove past some fancy clubs, made a right, and turned into to this restaurant called Indigo Lounge. She furrowed her brows wondering what kind of place or restaurant it was. She quickly found a parking spot next to his, turned her hummer off, and got out of the hummer. "Do you come here a lot?"
"Mmm...sometimes when I have free time, but not a lot." Horatio said. He put his hand on the small of her back and let her walk in the door first. The place was a nice little jazz restaurant with a live band, a bar, and tables for people to dine. The lighting was unusual yet beautiful; the lights reminded of an underwater theme. The regular lights were dim, but dim enough to see, and the rest of the lights were blue and purple fluorescent lights. She smiled thinking it reminded her of him; sexy, mysterious, and charismatic. He led her towards the tables and pulled her chair out and waited for her to sit before sitting down himself. "Would you like an appetizer?"
"Um, no I'm fine thank you. Thank you, for inviting me." Calleigh said smiling.
"Mmm...no worries beautiful." Horatio said. A few minutes later a waitress came up and took their orders and left. Horatio took the chance to observe the southern bell sitting across from him. Her hair was being held up in a neat bun by those cute chopsticks she always wore, her lips were rosy red, and that top. He tore his eyes away and shifted in his seat. "So, who's the lucky gal getting married?"
"One of my best friends, Hannah, is. We grew up together back in Darnell but she came here about two years ago to visit me and she met the love of her life when were out having fun. After that she never left Miami and they plan on having the wedding here as well." Calleigh said. She bit her lip wondering if she should ask him to go with her, but brushed the thought away thinking it was too fast.
"Mmm...I wish them the best of luck." Horatio said. The waitress came back with both of their plates and drinks. Calleigh had a grilled chicken Caesar salad with a sweet tea while Horatio had shrimp Alfredo with peach tea. "Sweetheart...is that all you were going to get?"
"Oh, I'm fine. I'm trying to keep my weight under control until this wedding is over." Calleigh chuckled.
Before Horatio could realize what he saying, he said the first thing that came to his mind. "Your beautiful the way you are, Calleigh. No matter how you change...your always going to be beautiful."
Calleigh felt her face get hot and knew she was blushing, and she instantly thanked God for the lighting in the room. "Thank you." She said smiling the most beautiful smile he had ever seen. They both continued eating and created little small talk here and there; mostly over work. Calleigh began reaching for her wallet and Horatio stopped her indicating he had the bill. Of course, Calleigh refused but being the gentleman he was, Horatio payed. They were both walking to their hummers content with each others company. Horatio's palms began sweating again as he pondered if he should kiss her or not. Calleigh turned to him, once they got to her hummer, and smiled. "Thank you, I had a good time."
"Mmm...so did I." Horatio said. Their eyes locked and he could have sworn he stopped breathing.
Calleigh stared in his eyes waiting and hoping he would make the next move. God must have answered her prayers because he was beginning to lean forward. She automatically licked her lips and closed her eyes. She gasped when their lips met in a slow, agonizing, but yet passionate kiss. She felt his arms wrap around her and she sighed into the kiss while leaning more into him. She wrapped her arms around his neck bringing him closer. They pulled apart breathing hard and pressed their foreheads together.
Calleigh sighed. "I was hoping you would do that."
"Mmm...great minds thing alike, sweetheart." He chuckled.
She lifted her head and caressed his beautiful face with her hand. "As much as I want to stay here in your arms...I need to go home."
Horatio nodded. "I know...how about you call me tomorrow when your not busy?"
"Okay" Calleigh said. She kissed him on the lips one last time and he helped her in her hummer. He stood and watched as she backed out and waved driving off before heading to his hummer.
~Horatio and Calleigh~
Calleigh woke with a smile on her face remembering last night. She laid in her bed and brushed a finger over her lips remembering how his lips felt against hers. God she loved that man so much and he didn't even know. She looked over at her clock and realized she had to get up in an hour to meet Hannah for brunch. She removed her covers, slipped on her house shoes, and headed to her bathroom to take a shower. She went to her kitchen, started brewing some coffee, and walked back into her room to pick out something to wear. She pulled out some jeans, a pink halter top, and some brown sandals to complete the outfit. She then went into the bathroom to take a shower.
~Horatio and Calleigh~
Horatio opened his eyes slowly and smiled feeling wonderful than ever. Last night was the most amazing night he ever had in his whole life. He looked over at the clock to see it was only a quarter to ten and wondered if she was up. He figured he would text her and see if she was up or not. He chuckled to himself thinking this was going to be hard once they get back to work. He loved spending every moment of the day with her. He got up and decided it would be a good day to go for a run on the beach. He put some sweatpants on, grabbed a T-shirt, put some tennis shoes on, and headed out the door for a jog.
~Horatio and Calleigh~
Calleigh came out of the shower feeling fresh, grabbed some lotion and perfume, and began putting her clothes on. She was so excited to tell Hannah and Alex about last night. She forgot to mention to Horatio that Alex knew Hannah as well, but she figured she would have all weekend to be with him and she could tell him then. She went to grab her phone and noticed she had a text message from him and she smiled. 'Hey beautiful, how are you? Did you sleep well?" it read. She texted back saying 'Hi handsome, I'm fine. Yes, I slept like a baby. How about you?'. She set her phone down and before she could walk out the room her phone was ringing. She chuckled and shook her head.
"Hello beautiful" He said.
She smiled feeling her whole body tingle from his sexy voice. He gave her feelings that no other man had ever done with only two words. "Hi handsome, how are you this morning?"
"Mmm...fine now that I hear your voice." Horatio said smoothly.
"Horatio," Calleigh blushed.
He chuckled. He stopped jogging and began walking at a normal pace. "What are your plans for this morning?"
"I am having brunch with Hannah. By the way, I forgot to tell you Alexx knows Hannah so I will see her tonight too. Are we...I mean...we are dating right?" Calleigh asked.
"Mhmmm...if that's okay with you?" Horatio asked.
"Mhmmm...most definitely handsome. Are we not telling anyone?" Calleigh asked. She knew the rules at the lab were pretty strict because of Rick Stetler's relationship with Yelina.
"Probably...for now." Horatio said.
"Okay, well I'm going to go. I will talk to you later okay." Calleigh said. She wanted to tell him so badly how she loved him but knew they needed to take things slow.
"Okay, bye." Horatio said.
"Bye." Calleigh said. She ended the call and sighed. She got up and began brushing her hair back into a ponytail thinking it was too hot for it to be down today. She put her make-up on, drank some coffee, grabbed her keys, locked her door, and headed to her car.
~Horatio and Calleigh~
Calleigh sat across from her friend, listening to her babble on about some of the wedding issues, but her mind was really on Horatio. She kept thinking of how his lips felt against hers and his body was a perfect fit when pressed against hers; it made her blush just thinking about it. Calleigh had been with other men but not "physically" with them. She almost was with her ex-boyfriend, Jake Berkeley, from Dale University back in Louisiana. They dated for three years and the night she was actually considering giving herself to him; she found him with his professor in bed. She never forgave him or spoke to him ever again. Then there was John Hagen, who wasn't a bad looking guy, but had a jealous streak. He asked her out a few times and she only went out with him twice. What scared her the most was Horatio confronting him if he ever did anything stupid out of a jealous rage. Calleigh was being pulled away from her thoughts when she heard her name being called. "Huh?"
"What is with you this morning?" Hannah asked. Hannah was tall, skinny, with a little bit of a figure. She was a brunette, with baby blue eyes, slender cute nose, and pink rosy lips.
"What do you mean?" Calleigh asked.
"What do I mean?" Hannah scoffed. "The whole ten minutes we've been here you have been in La La land for God knows what?" Hannah said in her deep southern accent.
Calleigh smiled and looked down. "You remember my boss I told you about?"
"The smoking hot red head that your completely in love with? Yeah, who could forget him?" Hannah chuckled.
"Well, the smoking hot red head is now off the singles list." Calleigh said grinning.
"Shut up...you didn't!" Hannah squealed. "I'm so happy for you! You should have told me before I started babbling about Bill and I's stupid wedding issues. Cal this is great...now we can plan your wedding." Hannah began clapping happily.
"Hannah, we just starting dating. We barely know each other and we can't be open with it because of our jobs." Calleigh said after sipping some of her tea.
"Oh bullshit Calleigh...your madly in love with him. He's in love with...what's stopping ya? You did tell him you love him, right?"
"Not...exactly."
Hannah sighed. "Cal...you know he's the one. Hell, I know he's the one. Jake was just the guy before the one and thank God for that." Calleigh chuckled and shook her head at her friend's statement. "Look I'm not saying to lose your virginity to the guy-"
"Hannah!"
"Well, I'm just saying...if he's the one what's stopping you. You were willing to give it to an asshole you were with for three years. You and red hot chilly pepper have been flirting for three years Calleigh and every guy that asks you out; you either say no or say you have to work to spend more time with him. I'm not saying to sleep with him or go get hitched. I'm just saying it's better to let him know how you truly feel before it's too late." Hannah said. "I understand you want to take things slow, but three years is long enough to me. Besides, Bill was a one night stand and look where that got us." Hannah smiled holding up her left hand to show her engagement ring.
Calleigh shook her head. "I do love him, Hannah. The thing is I...I really don't know if he loves me."
"Only one way to find out." Hannah said smiling.
~Horatio and Calleigh~
After his run, Horatio decided to take a shower and head over to the lab to catch up on some more paper work. It had been two hours since he arrived in his office and he heard a knock on his door. Alexx popped her head in and smiled. "Can I come in?"
"You sure can." Horatio said smiling.
"Look at you...you look well rested this morning." Alexx said grinning.
Horatio chuckled. "I am Alexx...I feel great today."
"I see that...any particular reason why sugar?" Alexx asked. She could see it was something different about him this morning. She took in his appearance and noticed he had a twinkle in his eye she hadn't seen, well, never seen before.
"I...I am just having a very good day."
"Don't give me that, Horatio Caine. I know you like I know my own children. Did you and...Horatio." Alex smiled already knowing the answer from his smile and the way blushed while looking down.
"It wasn't planned...we...we just."
"Don't need to explain to me baby. I'm just glad you two finally told each other how you really fee-." Alexx stopped when she saw him look down. "You did tell her how you feel, right?"
"Alexx...we just barely started da-"
"Horatio Caine, I do not understand you sometimes. It's like I tell my kids to clean their rooms and they give me silly excuses not too. Sugar, I am not saying you two need to go get married. I am simply saying to tell her how you really feel before its too late. Wouldn't you rather her know and give her time to say it back rather than beating around the bush with baby steps? Besides you two have been acting like a couple for three years now. Some people around here already thought you two were dating."
Horatio looked up at her in shock. "How?"
Alexx chuckled. "Baby, your working in a Crime Scene Investigation lab...with investigators who investigate...do I need to say more?"
Horatio laughed. "No, Alexx thank you. I will tell her...I...I just don't want to push her away you know? By the way, please don't mention it to anyone."
"My lips are sealed."
"Thank you, Alexx." Horatio smiled.
Alexx nodded. "Well, I will leave you alone...I just came up here to nag you about being here on a Saturday. I'm guessing you know Cal and I have a bachelorette party to attend tonight?"
"Mhmm...by the way, how do you know her friend?" Horatio asked smiling.
"Her fiancee, Bill Watson, used to coach my son's baseball league. One day Hannah and Calleigh went to the game and that's how they met. Bill and my husband also go golfing on the weekends; which gave me and Calleigh some girl talk time."
"Girl talk?" Horatio grinned.
"Your dating her...you can ask her." Alexx said whilst holding her hands up and walking out the door. Horatio chuckled. He pinched the bridge of his nose thinking about what Alexs said. He could tell Calleigh but the big question was how did she really feel about him. The only way to find out was to tell her and hopefully it wouldn't make her reconsider seeing him anymore.
TBC...
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