Title: Swim Fan
Summary: EricCalleigh. Despite the title this isn't a story about a stalker. Eric and Calleigh meet up at a pool every day for a week. Secrets are exposed and contact is guaranteed. =P R&R pretty please!
Disclaimer: Don't own Eric or Calleigh or Horatio.
Pairing: EricCalleigh
Chapter: 2. Hurt and Healed
"So why are we the 'ideal people for the job'?" Eric asked Horatio as he drove him there. Horatio glanced at him before replying,
"The witness can only speak Spanish, drugs were found on the scene and we need Calleigh for ballistics." Horatio turned and a look of recognisation swept over Eric's face as Horatio put the brake on in front of a house with police tape around it.
"Emily." He said under his breath then he asked Horatio, "What's the victim's name?"
"Emily." Horatio replied and received a look of grief from Eric. He asked,
"Someone you knew?" Eric almost nodded but then shook his head, he didn't want to be pulled off the case. Horatio knew that Eric wasn't telling him the truth but he let it slide. Calleigh got out of her car behind them and walked up to them.
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(AN: Cos I'm really hopeless at coming up with cases I'll just skip to tomorrow at five am at the pool. Btw nothing too huge happened at the case. I'll explain Eric's relation to the vic and everything will be exposed.)
Eric was swimming again. Calleigh watched him from the side of the pool. She was wearing her bikini and he still hadn't noticed her yet. Yesterday it had taken him about five seconds to notice her but now he probably had more to process.
Calleigh thought about the look on Eric's face as he saw the victim lying on the bed absolutely ravaged. He'd obviously seen her at a better stage. She wondered what relationship they'd been. Friends, good friends, or something more. She felt a slight tinge of jealousy then realised that this person was dead. Eric was mourning her death, not sleeping with her.
He watched the blue line and kept his head down, only coming up for air and only when it was absolutely necessary. He was sort of punishing himself. Why didn't he listen to her? Why didn't he go? He didn't know, only thing he knew was that she was right. She was absolutely right. It cut him up inside and he couldn't concentrate on anything except swimming.
Suddenly he felt someone's eyes on him. He finished the lap and got to the shallow end and stood up. He stood up and saw Calleigh at the edge of the pool. He tried to smile at her but it didn't work so he just settled for a 'hi'. Calleigh replied with a 'hello'. They stood there looking at each other. Calleigh dropped her bag and towel and walked to the ladder never losing eye contact with Eric.
She climbed down the ladder and walked over the Eric. Bad idea not to look where she was going. She slipped again and Eric moved to catch her again. He saved her just in time and they were in an embrace again. Calleigh didn't want to move in case she fell again but she had to eventually get up. Eric seemed like he didn't want to let her go.
"What's wrong Eric?" Calleigh asked softly. He stared into her eyes before replying,
"I knew Emily." Calleigh knew this from his body language and the looks on his face but she didn't push him. Eric took a deep breath and continued,
"She was my high school sweetheart and my best friend at Miami Uni. I've known her for so long and last night she called after 6 months of silence. She said that she was scared, her ex was very pissed off with her and she was scared that he might try to hurt her. She asked me to come over and stay the night just in case. I refused, casework and everything, you know. Anyway she was raped and murdered last night and I could have stopped it from happening."
"No, you might have been murdered too. You know she was shot. He wouldn't have had any trouble with shooting you too Eric." Calleigh went into immediate emotional recovery mode and tried to make him feel better. He smiled at her genuinely for the first time that morning. Then his smile crumbled and he felt tears sting his eyes.
Calleigh saw this and she hugged him to her and tried to comfort him. She could feel him sobbing silently in her hair and she tried to calm him. Eventually it worked and he drew back so that he could look into her eyes properly,
"Thankyou." All of his tears had disappeared and all they left was a man who had been hurt by what happened to one female who was close to his heart and healed by another female close to his heart. Into that word he put the most compassion he could and Calleigh knew this. She stood on her tiptoes and kissed his forehead.
He took her in his arms and held her up to his height. He leaned in for a kiss that they didn't have yesterday. It was what he wanted the most in the world, to thank the woman who'd helped him through a rough time. He wanted to perform what would make both of them feel better. He knew Calleigh had a hard time after she fell out in her last relationship. He would make sure she wouldn't fall out this time.
Calleigh saw him and felt his breath on her face, it was warm and came softly. The one thing she wanted most in the world was to lean in and receive that kiss but she knew that she couldn't. She just couldn't it would be like taking advantage of him when he was vulnerable. It wasn't right. It was like she was raping him. Okay not that bad, but it was taking advantage of him.
She put her finger gently on his lips and he opened his eyes when he felt her gentle touch on his lips. His eyes showed great sorrow and she felt sorry for him. She opened her mouth and tried to explain but then closed it again when she realised that nothing could comfort him
His eyes were the picture of sadness and he looked down at her with such sorrow that she could barely take it. The thing she wanted to do most in the world was lean in and softly press her lips to his but it wasn't right. It just wasn't right.
They shared eye contact before Calleigh broke it off and looked to the side of her to avoid Eric's powerful questioning stare. She looked at the waves of the pool and tried to appear interested in them. She felt Eric slowly withdraw his body until they were apart.
She looked back towards him and at the metre gap between them. She knew that there was now a gap in their friendship and relationship as well. A gaping hole that glared at her. No, not a hole, a crevasse. Now they were on different continents and the journey to the same street or city would be long and arduous.
Calleigh connected eyes with Eric again and tried to send her apologies but he looked aside and rejected her apology completely. When he returned his gaze to her he asked,
"What do you want anyway?" He was impatient but there wasn't a complete genuinely impatient air to it. He still tried to be too rude or unfair. Being impatient was the opposite of his nature. Calleigh knew this and was about to comment when she saw his hardened face so she replied,
"I was wondering if you could try and teach me to swim, as well as forgive me." Eric looked at her for a second before replying,
"How could I forgive you? You, just then, ripped my heart in two. Right down the middle. It's not even in surgery yet and you're ripping it even worse and rubbing salt into it. Please Calleigh, right now I can't take it." Eric bowed his head and pulled his goggles down again and Calleigh moved out of the way so he could restart his laps.
She got out of the pool and looked sadly back at Eric who continued to swim without looking back. So she walked off without looking back again. Ever.
(Just kidding. Obviously not but that just sounded good. Remember, they are on the same case. I'll tell you about what happens during the work day during the early pool swim next chapter. Peace!)
Summary: EricCalleigh. Despite the title this isn't a story about a stalker. Eric and Calleigh meet up at a pool every day for a week. Secrets are exposed and contact is guaranteed. =P R&R pretty please!
Disclaimer: Don't own Eric or Calleigh or Horatio.
Pairing: EricCalleigh
Chapter: 2. Hurt and Healed
"So why are we the 'ideal people for the job'?" Eric asked Horatio as he drove him there. Horatio glanced at him before replying,
"The witness can only speak Spanish, drugs were found on the scene and we need Calleigh for ballistics." Horatio turned and a look of recognisation swept over Eric's face as Horatio put the brake on in front of a house with police tape around it.
"Emily." He said under his breath then he asked Horatio, "What's the victim's name?"
"Emily." Horatio replied and received a look of grief from Eric. He asked,
"Someone you knew?" Eric almost nodded but then shook his head, he didn't want to be pulled off the case. Horatio knew that Eric wasn't telling him the truth but he let it slide. Calleigh got out of her car behind them and walked up to them.
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(AN: Cos I'm really hopeless at coming up with cases I'll just skip to tomorrow at five am at the pool. Btw nothing too huge happened at the case. I'll explain Eric's relation to the vic and everything will be exposed.)
Eric was swimming again. Calleigh watched him from the side of the pool. She was wearing her bikini and he still hadn't noticed her yet. Yesterday it had taken him about five seconds to notice her but now he probably had more to process.
Calleigh thought about the look on Eric's face as he saw the victim lying on the bed absolutely ravaged. He'd obviously seen her at a better stage. She wondered what relationship they'd been. Friends, good friends, or something more. She felt a slight tinge of jealousy then realised that this person was dead. Eric was mourning her death, not sleeping with her.
He watched the blue line and kept his head down, only coming up for air and only when it was absolutely necessary. He was sort of punishing himself. Why didn't he listen to her? Why didn't he go? He didn't know, only thing he knew was that she was right. She was absolutely right. It cut him up inside and he couldn't concentrate on anything except swimming.
Suddenly he felt someone's eyes on him. He finished the lap and got to the shallow end and stood up. He stood up and saw Calleigh at the edge of the pool. He tried to smile at her but it didn't work so he just settled for a 'hi'. Calleigh replied with a 'hello'. They stood there looking at each other. Calleigh dropped her bag and towel and walked to the ladder never losing eye contact with Eric.
She climbed down the ladder and walked over the Eric. Bad idea not to look where she was going. She slipped again and Eric moved to catch her again. He saved her just in time and they were in an embrace again. Calleigh didn't want to move in case she fell again but she had to eventually get up. Eric seemed like he didn't want to let her go.
"What's wrong Eric?" Calleigh asked softly. He stared into her eyes before replying,
"I knew Emily." Calleigh knew this from his body language and the looks on his face but she didn't push him. Eric took a deep breath and continued,
"She was my high school sweetheart and my best friend at Miami Uni. I've known her for so long and last night she called after 6 months of silence. She said that she was scared, her ex was very pissed off with her and she was scared that he might try to hurt her. She asked me to come over and stay the night just in case. I refused, casework and everything, you know. Anyway she was raped and murdered last night and I could have stopped it from happening."
"No, you might have been murdered too. You know she was shot. He wouldn't have had any trouble with shooting you too Eric." Calleigh went into immediate emotional recovery mode and tried to make him feel better. He smiled at her genuinely for the first time that morning. Then his smile crumbled and he felt tears sting his eyes.
Calleigh saw this and she hugged him to her and tried to comfort him. She could feel him sobbing silently in her hair and she tried to calm him. Eventually it worked and he drew back so that he could look into her eyes properly,
"Thankyou." All of his tears had disappeared and all they left was a man who had been hurt by what happened to one female who was close to his heart and healed by another female close to his heart. Into that word he put the most compassion he could and Calleigh knew this. She stood on her tiptoes and kissed his forehead.
He took her in his arms and held her up to his height. He leaned in for a kiss that they didn't have yesterday. It was what he wanted the most in the world, to thank the woman who'd helped him through a rough time. He wanted to perform what would make both of them feel better. He knew Calleigh had a hard time after she fell out in her last relationship. He would make sure she wouldn't fall out this time.
Calleigh saw him and felt his breath on her face, it was warm and came softly. The one thing she wanted most in the world was to lean in and receive that kiss but she knew that she couldn't. She just couldn't it would be like taking advantage of him when he was vulnerable. It wasn't right. It was like she was raping him. Okay not that bad, but it was taking advantage of him.
She put her finger gently on his lips and he opened his eyes when he felt her gentle touch on his lips. His eyes showed great sorrow and she felt sorry for him. She opened her mouth and tried to explain but then closed it again when she realised that nothing could comfort him
His eyes were the picture of sadness and he looked down at her with such sorrow that she could barely take it. The thing she wanted to do most in the world was lean in and softly press her lips to his but it wasn't right. It just wasn't right.
They shared eye contact before Calleigh broke it off and looked to the side of her to avoid Eric's powerful questioning stare. She looked at the waves of the pool and tried to appear interested in them. She felt Eric slowly withdraw his body until they were apart.
She looked back towards him and at the metre gap between them. She knew that there was now a gap in their friendship and relationship as well. A gaping hole that glared at her. No, not a hole, a crevasse. Now they were on different continents and the journey to the same street or city would be long and arduous.
Calleigh connected eyes with Eric again and tried to send her apologies but he looked aside and rejected her apology completely. When he returned his gaze to her he asked,
"What do you want anyway?" He was impatient but there wasn't a complete genuinely impatient air to it. He still tried to be too rude or unfair. Being impatient was the opposite of his nature. Calleigh knew this and was about to comment when she saw his hardened face so she replied,
"I was wondering if you could try and teach me to swim, as well as forgive me." Eric looked at her for a second before replying,
"How could I forgive you? You, just then, ripped my heart in two. Right down the middle. It's not even in surgery yet and you're ripping it even worse and rubbing salt into it. Please Calleigh, right now I can't take it." Eric bowed his head and pulled his goggles down again and Calleigh moved out of the way so he could restart his laps.
She got out of the pool and looked sadly back at Eric who continued to swim without looking back. So she walked off without looking back again. Ever.
(Just kidding. Obviously not but that just sounded good. Remember, they are on the same case. I'll tell you about what happens during the work day during the early pool swim next chapter. Peace!)