Sorry about the delay...writer's block hit hard again.
Eric woke the next morning to the smell of fresh brewed coffee. Rolling over to look at his alarm clock he noted the time, 7:45 am, threw back the covers and slowly got out of bed. He knew, by the smell of the coffee that Calleigh was already awake. As little sleep as Calleigh usually got at night she always managed to be a chipper person in the morning; something that always drove him crazy.
"Hey there sleepy head" she said from the door
"Hey" he replied as he looked through his closet for something to wear
"There's coffee"
"I know I can smell it" he joked
"Hey don't make fun, it's your special blend or whatever it is you buy" she said as approached him "So no awkwardness huh?"
"I thought we agreed last night there wouldn't be" he said pulling a shirt off its hangar
"Just checking" she said before giving him a quick kiss on the lips.
Eric chuckled. After making love for the third time that night they actually came down long enough to have a serious talk about 'them.' They agreed to not make things awkward in the morning but to rather just go with the flow of things and to see where it led them. They had no reason to be awkward, they were adults and it was pretty obvious that this was something they both wanted.
In any other relationship he would have thought things were moving too fast but with Calleigh, well he and Calleigh were well beyond that stage. He chuckled again when he noticed her clothes. She had actually packed a bag before coming over to his place; she'd planned everything.
"A southern woman is always prepared" She'd said to him when laughed about her having planned to seduce him.
"I'm gonna head into work. I'll see you there" she said grabbing her stuff
"I'll be right behind you" he replied grabbing her and kissing her passionately
"Keep doing that and I will never leave" she said wrapping her arms around his neck and playing with the hairs there.
"I can deal with that" he replied kissing her again.
"Don't think Horatio could"
"Ugh you know how to kill a mood" he said as he pulled away
"I'll make it up to you"
"Promise?" he asked with his best puppy dog face
She kissed him quickly on the lips "I promise" she replied picking up her stuff and leaving his room being sure to sway her hips as she went.
Eric smirked. Oh the possibilities he thought to himself as he got his stuff together to take a shower.
"And don't be late" she yelled
"I won't" he yelled back
Eric being Eric was fifteen minutes late to work that morning. As he entered the scene he couldn't help but chuckle to himself about the events that made him late and what Calleigh's reaction was going to be.
"You're late" she muttered from behind her camera as he came to stand next to her
"Hey it wasn't my fault"
Calleigh merely looked at him
Eric was about to explain when Horatio joined them
"Eric" said Horatio
"H look I know I'm late but"
"Dispatch informed me of the accident you stopped to help at. I was merely going to ask you to dust for prints"
"No problem" he replied a little embarrassed and Horatio left. He immediately turned to Calleigh "see I told you it wasn't my fault"
"I didn't say anything" she said in her best sweet and innocent voice
"No but you were going to"
"Prove it" she joked before going back to taking pictures
Knowing he couldn't, Eric just smiled and went about lifting any prints he could find; the entire time stealing glances in her direction. He'd always loved to watch her work and now that he knew what she looked like under her clothes he enjoyed it even more.
"Eric" Horatio called breaking him out of his daydream "did you find anything?"
"A couple of latent prints on the coffee table and on the door frame. I haven't gotten to the kitchen yet"
"As quickly as possible please"
"You got it" he replied. He glanced once more in Calleigh's direction only to find her not there. Figuring she'd moved onto another part of the house he went back to his task at hand.
Once he finished in the kitchen he again looked around for Calleigh. He found her in an upstairs bedroom photographing and lifting trace from an open window in the room.
"Hey" he said
"Hey, I think I found the point of entry" she said motioning toward the open window. "The screen has been cut and the mud we found downstairs near the body is the carpet in here"
"Maybe he used it as a way to get out"
"I don't think so. Why go out a second story window when there are plenty of ways to get out downstairs?"
"Still why come in up here when your target is downstairs?"
"That's a good question. We'll just have to let the evidence tell us" she replied putting some of the mud scrapings in her kit
Eric watched her
"You're doing it again"
"What?"
"Watching me" she said as she stood back up.
He could tell she wasn't mad but was playing along "what can I say? I like the view"
"Which view is that? Because that time it definitely wasn't my face you were looking at?"
He smiled. She had him "I take the fifth" he replied and she laughed
"Hey guys we're all set here" Frank said interrupting the moment
"Ok we'll meet you back at the lab" she replied the smile slipping slightly from her face
Frank nodded and left.
"Guess we better get back to the lab" Eric offered "Ladies first" he said pointing to the door
"Oh no not this time" she replied
Eric laughed. He knew she was turning the tables on him and for fun he wiggled his hips a little as he walked out of the room. He was rewarded with a giggle. They were still laughing and joking when they exited the house and made their way towards the hummer.
Off in the distance a lone figure watched them "Things just got a little more interesting around here" Horatio thought to himself as he put his glasses back on and got into his vehicle.
TBC….Ok so tell me what you think because as usual, my muse loves the reviews!!