Calleigh and Eric walked into the hotel dining room holding hands . On the way down the stairs Calleigh had taken a few steps and stumbled , Eric had grabbed her hand so she wouldn't fall , and she was determined to hold on .

"Hey Calleigh , do you think that maybe we could eat sometime today ? I've known what I have wanted for like a half-hour , and you're still looking at the menu . I'm hungry . "

"Hold on ! I'm looking !" He groaned and Calleigh looked up from her menu to glare at him ."We did eat lunch on the plane , how are you so hungry already ? "

" I'm a guy , it's what I do . Food and Football ." He said , making fun of her earlier words about girls and shopping.

The waitress walked up and stared at Eric while asking for their order . Calleigh considered it rather rude , what if they had been together. " What can I get for ya?"

" Can I get a steak with mashed potatoes , and a salad ."

"Sure thing. Anything to drink ?"

"I'll have a coke."

"Ok . " She wrote it down and turned to Calleigh , staring at her with a look of pure hatred. " And you ? "

"I'll get the same . But , can I get a mimosa ?"

"Mhm. I'll be back ."

Once she had left Eric looked at Calleigh . " What'd you do to her ? "

"Nothing , she hates me because I'm with you . Have you ever noticed that you're exceptionally gorgeous ?"

He laughed. "You too . she was probably just jealous."

She smiled at him . "Thanks."

They got their food soon after that , and got a bottle of tequila and two shot glasses to take back up to their room . They had had a fight over dinner about who was better at beer pong , Eric claimed he was better at it , but Calleigh had been champion in college. So she bet him that she would beat him , easy.

They played for almost an hour and Eric was holding his 4 shots well , while Calleigh was really tipsy , almost borderline drunk and it didn't look like she was going to give up anytime soon , so Eric stopped the bet . Loser had to sleep on the floor , and he would gladly do it . They had to pick up evidence tomorrow , and she really couldn't have a major hangover while walking around a crime lab as a visitor .

" Calleigh ? Honey ? Bets off , I'll sleep on the floor , ok ? "

" Eric … wait . " She was slurring her words , and she was starting to sway . She was clearly drunk , hopefully she wasn't a rowdy drunk , maybe she would just sleep it off . Hopefully before they had to work . " Don't sleep on the floor , sleep next to me . " She patted the bed next to her.

" Calleigh , no . You're drunk , and you might regret this . "

To that she stood up and pulled her dress over her head . She went over to her suitcase and then stopped. Sitting down suddenly to avoid falling over .

Eric went to her suitcase and grabbed a t-short and a pair of shorts . "Put these on Calleigh . "

" Can't you do it for me baby ?" She hugged Eric and rubbed his chest.

" Calleigh , no ." He said firmly. He grabbed her roaming hands and placed them back at her sides .

She stumbled over to Eric and put on what he had given her , then to her surprise he picked her up and walked her over to bed . He laid her down then covered her up .

Calleigh woke up in the morning with a killer headache , and the word hangover came running full speed into her mind .She didn't remember what had happened last night , she turned around in bed expecting to see a naked Eric laying next to her , probably with wedding bands , but she always expected the worse , it stopped the disappointment . Eric wasn't in bed with her , he was laying on the floor next to her on top of a pile of blankets in a pair of pajama pants and a t-shirt . She must have woken him up because he suddenly sat up and turned to Calleigh .

" Are you ok ? "

" It seems that you are always asking me that these days ."

" Maybe because you are always getting hurt ! "

Calleigh's face seemed to sadden but then she realized that was kidding when she saw him flash her one of his beautiful smiles . They always seemed to make her feel better , and she smiled back .

" Ok , fine . I have a headache , and a hangover , but I can deal with that . But , I can't remember what we did last night . Eric… ?" She stopped what she was saying when she remembered him putting her to bed and then laying on the ground .

" Calleigh , no . I would never take advantage of you like that . "

The look on his face seemed almost hurt. It made her want to run over and kiss him and hug him and apologize over and over . What really surprised her was that she liked the idea . She brushed it away when she remembered that they worked together and it might be awkward if they had a relationship.

" Want some aspirin for that headache before we have to go ? "

" Yes please . " She smiled . Then her face clouded over. "Where are we going to- oh, the evidence. What does Horatio want us to do with the rest of the week? "

" I guess he really just wanted to make sure you were recovered , I mean you insisted on coming back , and you know that this wasn't really a week long , two person job . "

" I am already recovered ! "

"I know that , and you know that , but Horatio , he worries . You know we are like his kids , he just needs to see for himself .You looked really bad Cal , like you were really hurting , and we both know that you don't tell anybody it hurts unless you're like dying . Or, maybe he just thought we needed a vacation."

Calleigh didn't realize that Eric cared so much about her. She turned away from him to look in her suitcase, but she really just didn't want Eric to see that she had tears in her eyes. She quickly brushed them away to look for some cute clothes to wear today.

" Hey , Eric ? Did you go through my suitcase last night ? "Her clothes weren't folded , and all her stuff was in the wrong places .

"No ." He said defensively , then a small sheepish smile crossed his face." Well , yeah , technically . But, I only got you pajamas to wear to bed , you tried really hard , but you couldn't get the zipper open . "

" Oh ."

She suddenly felt very embarrassed that Eric had seen her like that , very few people had ever seen her really drunk , less than 5 of her very close college friends . Mostly she didn't like to lose control of herself in front of anyone, especially Eric . Oh God .

She tried to change the conversation. "Is it hot outside?

" Yeah , it's sort of like Miami weather , but it's more dry and hot , than usual . "

"Ok. " Her green shirt, and denim mini would be cute , but would it be inappropriate ? No, it wasn't like she had to work here . I'll ask Eric, she thought.

"Should I wear this skirt ? "

" A skirt Cal ? I don't think that I ever seen you in a skirt before . "

" Well , you've seen me in a bathing suit and in a dress , so imagine a really short dress and the legs . "

Eric had to try really hard not to take her suggestion , but she did have really great legs . He couldn't think of an intelligent comeback to that one so he had to change the subject .

" Ok , since you're wearing a skirt , I'll wear shorts . "

" Ok , just don't wear a polo like me , because we'll look like a bunch of preps from Miami Beach ! "

" I think that your polo is adorable , it brings out the green in your eyes ." He said honestly .

Calleigh blushed . " Thanks , but we have to get ready to go ." She said trying to change the subject off of her . She never really learned how to accept compliments from people .

" I'm ready , you're the one who takes forever to get ready . Me , 10 minutes to put on clothes and brush my teeth , you an hour to do that and your hair and make-up . "

" Shut – up ! " she said playfully .