Title: Green-Eyed Monster (2/?)
Author: Andrea (abc3969)
Rating: R (adult language, themes)
Pairing: Hagen/Calleigh, Horatio/Calleigh
Spoilers: None, really, as long as you know who Hagen is.
Author's Notes: My first serial fic! I had an idea going into Part 1, but it was slow to evolve. Now, suddenly, inspiration has struck and it's taking me in a whole new direction, apparently! Part 3 up soon.
Feedback: Please.this one needs it!
Disclaimer: Me no profit, you no sue.
*****
"Knock, knock, knock." Calleigh said, as she breezed through Horatio's office door. "You got a second?"
"For you, always.what's up?" came Horatio's reply.
Calleigh plunked herself into the chair facing Horatio's desk and took on a serious face. Instantly, Horatio went into "investigator" mode. The hair on the back of his neck stood on end and his skin began to tingle in awareness. Calleigh sat primly across from him, but she wouldn't look him in the eye. He went immediately from aware to concerned.
Cal, talk to me. You know, whatever it is, I can deal, OK?"
She laughed nervously and managed to look at him then.
"Horatio, you know I never take time off, right? I'm here day in and day out, even on weekends and holidays. I love my work and I love.the team."
"Do I sense a 'but' coming?" he wonders out loud.
"Well, yeah." Calleigh admits.
Uh-oh. The alarms start sounding in Horatio's brain. 'This is it,' he thinks. This is where she tells me she's in love with Hagen and that she's leaving to go live happily ever after.
"The 'but' is, I can't keep doing this."
"This, what?" Horatio asks, confused.
"THIS, Horatio. I can't keep coming here every day, giving everything I've got to my job. I want a LIFE, damn it. John keeps telling me I'm headed for burn out."
"John?" Horatio feigns ignorance.
"Horatio, don't pretend you don't know John Hagen. You probably know him better than I do." Calleigh barks out angrily.
"Oh, I doubt that," Horatio comments under his breath as he reaches for Calleigh's arm.
He makes contact with her, briefly causing electricity to arc between them. He looks at her and she startles at the connection.
Calleigh springs up like a cobra about to strike and tries to made a hasty exit past Horatio's imposing frame. He has just enough time and strong enough reflexes to catcher her by the elbow and swivel her around to face him again.
"What are you going to do, Cal?" he asks, dreading the answer already.
"I don't know yet. I just need to get out of here for a while. I've got a boatload of personal time saved up. You'll sign off on a leave of absence for me, won't you?" she asks.
Realizing her had no other real choice, he stoically agreed.
Calleigh turned and began to walk away, but looked back just as she crossed the threshold.
"Please try to understand, Horatio." Calleigh entreated.
Her look of desperation tugged at Horatio's heart. He tried to smile, but the sentiment never reached his eyes.
"Go. Be safe. Come talk to me when you decide where you go from here," he states, with just a hint of sullenness in his voice.
Calleigh left then. Horatio stood stiffly watching her retreating form and couldn't help but wonder if he'd ever see her again. Telling her how he feels, what's in his heart, may cause her to run every further away. The last thing he wanted was to complicate the enigma that was Calleigh Duquesne. He longed to solve her problems, to be the answer, not another question. How could he do it? What could he do now? The answer came in a blinding flash.
Horatio grabbed his jacket and sprinted out his office door, dialing his cell phone as he went.
"Hagen, it's Horatio Caine. We've got to talk."
End Part 2, TBC.
Author: Andrea (abc3969)
Rating: R (adult language, themes)
Pairing: Hagen/Calleigh, Horatio/Calleigh
Spoilers: None, really, as long as you know who Hagen is.
Author's Notes: My first serial fic! I had an idea going into Part 1, but it was slow to evolve. Now, suddenly, inspiration has struck and it's taking me in a whole new direction, apparently! Part 3 up soon.
Feedback: Please.this one needs it!
Disclaimer: Me no profit, you no sue.
*****
"Knock, knock, knock." Calleigh said, as she breezed through Horatio's office door. "You got a second?"
"For you, always.what's up?" came Horatio's reply.
Calleigh plunked herself into the chair facing Horatio's desk and took on a serious face. Instantly, Horatio went into "investigator" mode. The hair on the back of his neck stood on end and his skin began to tingle in awareness. Calleigh sat primly across from him, but she wouldn't look him in the eye. He went immediately from aware to concerned.
Cal, talk to me. You know, whatever it is, I can deal, OK?"
She laughed nervously and managed to look at him then.
"Horatio, you know I never take time off, right? I'm here day in and day out, even on weekends and holidays. I love my work and I love.the team."
"Do I sense a 'but' coming?" he wonders out loud.
"Well, yeah." Calleigh admits.
Uh-oh. The alarms start sounding in Horatio's brain. 'This is it,' he thinks. This is where she tells me she's in love with Hagen and that she's leaving to go live happily ever after.
"The 'but' is, I can't keep doing this."
"This, what?" Horatio asks, confused.
"THIS, Horatio. I can't keep coming here every day, giving everything I've got to my job. I want a LIFE, damn it. John keeps telling me I'm headed for burn out."
"John?" Horatio feigns ignorance.
"Horatio, don't pretend you don't know John Hagen. You probably know him better than I do." Calleigh barks out angrily.
"Oh, I doubt that," Horatio comments under his breath as he reaches for Calleigh's arm.
He makes contact with her, briefly causing electricity to arc between them. He looks at her and she startles at the connection.
Calleigh springs up like a cobra about to strike and tries to made a hasty exit past Horatio's imposing frame. He has just enough time and strong enough reflexes to catcher her by the elbow and swivel her around to face him again.
"What are you going to do, Cal?" he asks, dreading the answer already.
"I don't know yet. I just need to get out of here for a while. I've got a boatload of personal time saved up. You'll sign off on a leave of absence for me, won't you?" she asks.
Realizing her had no other real choice, he stoically agreed.
Calleigh turned and began to walk away, but looked back just as she crossed the threshold.
"Please try to understand, Horatio." Calleigh entreated.
Her look of desperation tugged at Horatio's heart. He tried to smile, but the sentiment never reached his eyes.
"Go. Be safe. Come talk to me when you decide where you go from here," he states, with just a hint of sullenness in his voice.
Calleigh left then. Horatio stood stiffly watching her retreating form and couldn't help but wonder if he'd ever see her again. Telling her how he feels, what's in his heart, may cause her to run every further away. The last thing he wanted was to complicate the enigma that was Calleigh Duquesne. He longed to solve her problems, to be the answer, not another question. How could he do it? What could he do now? The answer came in a blinding flash.
Horatio grabbed his jacket and sprinted out his office door, dialing his cell phone as he went.
"Hagen, it's Horatio Caine. We've got to talk."
End Part 2, TBC.