On The Street Where You Live

By The Scarlet Trombone

Rating: PG-13

Pairing: Calleigh/Speed

Spoilers: None, I made them up

Summary: Tim's in love with Calleigh, Calleigh's in love with Tim…neither knows about the others feelings…yet.

Disclaimer: I don't own any part of this but the plot. CSI: Miami belongs to CBS and my main man Jerry B.

Chapter 3- Black Lace

"Uh, Cal? I realize this has been a…eventful day for you," Tim chose his words carefully so as not to suffer the wrath of the southern belle, "but you just missed the turn to go back to the lab."

Calleigh rolled her eyes. "I'm not stupid, St. Valentine. We have a little detour to make."

"Ok, can we stop with the cutsie little names now? God, I feel like pretty, pretty princess. I get it, I'm not a romancer. And if we're not going back to the lab, where are you taking me?"

Calleigh's eyebrows shot up. "So you know all about pretty, pretty princess, huh?" she laughed.

"Oh my g- Cal! Where're we going?"

"Keep your panties on, your majesty. We have to stop by my apartment real fast so I can change into something more professional."

"Oh no," Tim groaned, knowing that mixing fashion and Calleigh was not a good idea if you were on a schedule. "It'll take you hours!"

Calleigh glared at him. "Excuse me, your highness, but all I'm doing is taking off these clothes and putting on new ones; it'll be a few minutes at most."

"Whatever you say," Tim mumbled, trying not to picture her changing. It was hot enough without him conjuring up pictures of his coworker naked.

"Are you coming or not?" Calleigh's voice snapped him back to reality. He realized the engine was off and Calleigh was leaning in the driver's side door.

"Oh, yeah, sorry," Tim got out of the car and followed her up to her apartment.

"Make yourself at home, your royal grumpiness; I'll just be a minute." Calleigh smirked and disappeared into the bedroom. Tim plopped into an armchair and shook his head. What was he getting himself into? There was no time to find an answer before Calleigh walked back in wearing tight black pants and a lacey black bra. "This one or this one?" she asked, holding up two shirts, a black one and a white one.

"Uh…" Tim prayed he wasn't drooling.

"Come on, Princess, I can't go to work like this!"

"Why not?" Tim smirked.

Calleigh chose to ignore this. "And I realize you're not exactly the best person to ask about this, but it's an emergency...white or black?"

Images of a white T-shirt contest popped into his head. "White! Definitely white!"

"Well, you sure seem certain…alright; white it is, although now I've got to change my bra, too. Ok, I'll just be a second."

"Take your time," Tim grinned, trying not to stare at her chest.

Calleigh glared at him. "Stop drooling! Enjoy it while you can, Lady Tim, because you're never going to see this again." She informed him, covering her chest with the shirts.

Tim rolled his eyes. "Until next time you need my expert fashion advice."

Calleigh grinned. "I suppose you're right. Oh, if only I could pull the grungy jeans with a wrinkled top look." She added in mock despair, disappearing into the bedroom again. She returned momentarily clad in the white top, while her golden tresses now hung free and shining.

"Transformation…transformation!" Tim cried out.

Calleigh threw her shoe at him.

"Ow! It is alive!" he muttered as the heel bounced off his chest. "That's pretty good aim for…oh yeah." He remembered she was probably one of the best shots in the western hemisphere.

She hobbled over to him wearing one heel and reached out for the other one, but Tim pulled it away. "I never realized how short you were," he observed. Her head was at a perfect height to rest his chin on and he bet her head would fit nicely- Tim shook his head and gave her the shoe. "Come on, we'd better get going," he said and turned away.

Calleigh frowned at is odd behavior, but put on her shoe and followed him out the door.

He certainly was acting strange today…he'd almost seemed jealous of the waiter. She dismissed it as being the heat and headed back to the lab to see if Eric and Horatio had anything new for the murder at the quarry case.

TBC