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"Well uh, I was just wondering..." , Eric continued nervously.
'Damn it. Why is this so hard, I've done this thousands of times before', Eric asked himself, 'oh crap now she's looking at me as if I'm nuts. It's ok, just ask her'
Calleigh looked intensely into Eric's eyes. He looked like he was concentrating hard. Just looking at him made a butterflies stomach.
"If you're, uh...", he cleared his throat and added, "Not busy-"
"Eric", Tim yelled across the hall interrupting Eric. Eric sighed frustrated and popped his head out the door to see Tim.
Calleigh was smiling, thinking about what would have happened if Tim had not interrupted them.
"What?" Eric yelled back.
"Come 'ere", Tim shouted.
Eric let out a frustrated sigh and turned around to see Calleigh smiling.
"I guess you better go see what he wants. You know how cranky he gets when you keep him waiting", Calleigh remarked with a smile.
"Yeah", Eric smiled back, "Uh, I'll talk to you later"
"Okay", Calleigh replied and Eric ran to meet Tim.
Eric walked up to Tim who was hovering over a microscope.
"Hey, I think I might know where this fibre- whoa, what are you so mad about?" Tim asked, changing the subject as he saw the furious look on Eric's face.
"You're the one always saying 'ask her out man, ask her out' well thanks to you, that's never going to be happening again", Eric said slumping into a chair.
"What are you talking about?" Tim asked confused.
Eric glared at Tim and said, "I was just about to ask her out when you yelled out at me, now I lost my chance"
"Oh, yeah I guess that was my fault", Tim said showing sympathy, "But if it helps, I'm seconds away from solving the case. And I think Horatio would be happier at us solving the case rather than you getting lucky with Calleigh"
Eric couldn't help but smile at Tim's comment.
"Okay", he replied calming down, "What have got"
It was the next day. Eric figured he'd drop what he was gonna ask Calleigh. All night long he had been thinking about it and in the end he figured it was best to wait a while. He thought it was a good thing that Tim interrupted him (well not at the time). He didn't want to get rejected, then things would be awkward for them, and their friendship was too good. So they would stay friends, for now.
Eric and Calleigh walked down a stone path surrounded by flowers and weeds.
As Calleigh approached the suspect's door, Eric decided to go over their plan.
"Ok good cop bad cop. I have a feeling this guy will break easily", Eric stated.
"Sure, I mean if he doesn't name names he'll go down with the charges", Calleigh said and then stopped to look at Eric who was staring at the ground.
"So are you the bad cop?" She asked flirtatiously.
Eric grinned cheekily, "Damn right I'm the bad cop"
As Calleigh and Eric were smiling, the door opened and out stepped a skinny tall man.
"Delko and Duquesne", Eric said gesturing to him and then Calleigh.
"Come in", the man said in a gruff voice as he walked away from the door and into his house.
Eric opened the door for Calleigh to step in.
"Since when do Bad cops open the door for good cops?" Calleigh asked walking in.
"Since the good cop is so damn beautiful", Eric replied following Calleigh in.
Calleigh giggled and blushed.
The all sat down around the kitchen table and Eric got into it straight away.
"Look Ross I don't give a damn whether you rot in hell or not but if you care about living in a 6 by 4 or here, I'd start talking", Eric said in a harsh voice.
"That a threat?" Ross asked in a daring voice.
Eric gave a threatening look to the Ross.
"I wouldn't kid with him Ross", Calleigh butted in stretching back in her chair, "Just last week we were interviewing some guy, probably innocent, like you, but he was too stupid to tell us anything. Next thing you know he's riding in an ambulance with a broken nose"
Eric held back the grin threatening to appear on his face.
"Start talking", Eric ordered.
"Okay, okay, I'll tell you but don't hurt me, I've got kids", Ross said shakily.
Eric and Calleigh walked out the door at the same time, causing their bodies to press up against one another. Eric nervously stepped blushing, letting Calleigh go through first.
Eric smiled and how good it felt just being close to her.
"Think he's telling the truth?" Calleigh asked as they walked down the gravel driveway.
"I think so, I mean, his version makes sense. All we have to do now is go talk to Martin Close and see what he says", Eric replied.
Calleigh looked down at the ground and then up at Eric again. His soft eyes shinning in the sun.
"So ever thought of taking up acting?" Calleigh asked as they got into the car.
Eric looked at her surprised. "I think I'll stick to forensics. You were pretty good in there yourself", Eric replied turning on the ignition.
"I know", She replied with a cheeky smile.
Eric gave a short laugh as the car drove off.
"So are you coming to the annual Miami Dade PD picnic this Friday?" Calleigh asked looking out the window.
"Sure, if there are no cases H will probably let us go", Eric replied.
Calleigh smiled in delight. She would be seeing him at somewhere besides work. Then all of a sudden that evil little voice inside her head spoke up and she stopped smiling.
Calleigh let out a sigh and stared up at Eric. She was glad he was driving, because if it was her driving, then she couldn't stare at his face without him seeing and thinking she's creepy. Calleigh was happily imagining his lips on hers when he looked at her and shocked her out of her gaze.
"What's wrong, Do I have something on my face", Eric asked her, wiping his face.
"No", Calleigh answered with a smile, "I was just-"
All of a sudden Calleigh's phone rang. "Duquesne", She answered. Eric gave her a questioning look and she whispered, "Tim".
'Great', Eric thought, 'Trust Tim to ruin a perfect moment with Cal'.
"Yes. Yeah he did. No not yet. I think so. Well that depends. Yeah. Ok we will", Calleigh spoke into her phone as she rummaged through her bag for a piece of paper.
"Found it", she continued into the phone, holding up a piece of paper, " It's 14 Insignia Avenue Andrews Farm, ok bye"
Calleigh hung up the phone.
"Horatio wants us to meet him back at the lab while someone else goes to see Martin Close", Calleigh said putting her phone back in her bag.
"How come", Eric asked curiously.
"I don't know, it's a surprise", Calleigh said with a glint in her eyes.
"That's a shame", Eric said smiling, "I was really looking forward to be playing good cop, bad cop"
Calleigh giggled and looked out the window to avoid blushing.
Every one sat in the break room waiting for Horatio. "So what's this about? I have 3 body's waiting for me", Alexx said looking at her watch.
Eric took a seat next to Calleigh on the sofa. Calleigh felt sparks fly through her body as Eric's hand gently brushed against her leg as he sat down.
Horatio walked into the room and Tim muttered, "Finally" under his breath.
"Ok everyone, this is a serious matter", Horatio said sitting down in front of everyone.
Tyler gave Tripp a worried look. Every one was silent, waiting for Horatio to continue.
"Alright, can I assume that all of you are coming to the picnic?" Horatio asked.
Everyone sighed in relief it was nothing serious and nodded their head.
Horatio always got very excited about the picnic. Every year they would compete with different Police departments around the country. This year it was going to be Miami Dade vs. Las Vegas. The picnic was going to be held in a big park called Argana Park.
"Ok we need to team up for the events", Horatio continued, "I'll assign teams of two. Now for those who haven't competed before, I'll explain. There will be 8 teams of two. You win points by winning competitions. After a while, the team with the bottom score is eliminated. And this happens until only two teams are left. Now if could end up being a Las Vegas team against one of our teams at the end, or us against us at the end, or them against them. It all depends on who has the most points at the end of the day"
Horatio searched the room for confused faces and found none so he continued.
"Ok teams. Now this years rules are that the teams have to be boy-girl. So...Tripp and Samantha. Yelina and Me. Tim and Alexx. Hagen and Lilly. Ashley and Claire. Tyler and Valera. Scotty and Rachel, and Eric and Calleigh"
Calleigh felt a huge smile spread across her face as her name was read out with Eric's.
"Looks we're teaming up", Eric said with a grin, putting his arm around her.
"You just better not let us lose", Calleigh said playfully punching him in the arm.
It was Friday morning and Calleigh was getting ready for the picnic. Different teams had to wear different tops. Eric and Calleigh had to wear red tops that said "Team 8" on them. Calleigh brushed her hair 5 times and checked her makeup 4 times.
She wanted to look good in front of Eric , although it wouldn't last long.
She vaguely remembered last years picnic. One of the events involved a pool and a whole lot of mud. As she was looking in the mirror she thought about all the good things that would happen. They would be together all day. You got disqualified for leaving your partner. She remembered what Eric had said to her the other day about her being beautiful, which made her blush.
She caught a glimpse of herself giggling and blushing in the mirror and stopped.
"Come on Calleigh, you're not 15 with a school crush. You're a grown woman, you can handle this", she said into the mirror.
Calleigh arrived at Argana Park and parked her car. As she got out, she saw all the events set up. This was going to be a fun day. She looked around, she couldn't see Eric yet.
Out of nowhere Tim and Alexx crept up from behind and startled Calleigh.
"Oh hi gu-", Calleigh started to say but stopped mid sentence and started cracking up laughing.0
"Shutup", Tim said angrily crossing his arms over his chest, "It's not my fault out team colour is pink, and besides, there's nothing wrong with a guy in pink"
Calleigh stopped laughing and gave him a friendly hug. He was right about the pink thing. She saw Eric in a pink shirt last week and her looked hot.
"Have you guys seen Eric?" Calleigh asked looking around for her partner.
"no, haven't seen him", Alexx replied.
Just as Tim was about to say he hadn't either, All contestants were called to the centre of the park over the loudspeaker.
Everyone was there. Calleigh looked over at the Las Vegas teams. They were Gil and Catherine, Warrick and Susie, Nick and Amy, Sara and Greg, and some other people she didn't know.
As Someone was explaining the rules, Calleigh was constantly searching for Eric.
Where was he? Maybe something happened to him.
As Calleigh turned her head she saw something that shocked her.
"Oh my God", she gasped.
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