Louisiana Lovin'

CSI: Miami

Genre: Romance

Rating: PG-13

Spoilers: None, I made them up

Pairing: Eh, guess: Calleigh/Speed, duh!

Summary: "Speed, I promise it's only for this one night…or so."

Disclaimer: I own no part of this story. CSI: Miami belongs to CBS and my main man Jerry B.

AN: Ok, I have had his idea in my head for a really long time, like, I was gonna write it as an S Club fic and I haven't written one of those in forever, so I'm doing it as a CSI: Miami fic. It'll work better anyway. Please review! Thank you kindly. PS: I'm not actually very happy with this chapter. Actually, I think it sucks some major monkey balls. But, you anonymous person wanted it done faster so I got it done faster and now I'm not happy with it. I'm sorry if it takes so long between chapters, but I can't just sit down and write a novel, it's not how I operate. I have to take my time writing it out and slaving away over it. Plus, with choir concerts and prom, I didn't have much time. Ok, rant over; it's been a stressful week. I apologize.

Chapter 4- Day 4

Calleigh awoke the next morning to a pair of warm lips on her forehead. "Where do you think you're going?" she mumbled groggily, as she opened her eyes to see Tim getting out of bed and pulled him back down next to her.

"I was going to make some coffee," Tim replied, not moving to touch her, "but that can wait. Look, Calleigh, about last night, I just-"

"If you're going to apologize, save it. I wanted it. I knew what I was doing and I don't regret it." She snapped.

"Really? I thought I was taking advantage of you."

"Well, you weren't." She scooted closer and he put his arms around her.

"I'm glad, because that was honestly the best sex I've ever had."

Calleigh smirked. "Well, I try…but oh my god it was great wasn't it?"

Tim's response was a contented sigh and they laid there in silence for awhile, until Tim asked the question that plagued both of their minds. "So what now?"

"I guess this is the moment of truth. Look, Tim, I maybe should have told you this before, but I told Heidi you were my husband because I- I guess- I might, I mean, well, I think-"

"Right, why don't I go first?" Tim interrupted.

"No, I can do it. I'm just not used to this; I usually try to keep my emotions pretty much to myself. I don't put my heart on the line because I don't want to get hurt, but I'm trusting you with my heart here." Calleigh took a deep breath. "Ok. I told Heidi you were my husband because- because I wanted to trick my mind into believing it was true, that you could really be all mine. I wanted to feel like you returned my feelings for you. I care about you a lot, Tim; I have for a long time."

"You know, you could have just told me. There was nothing to be afraid of because I feel the same way. I've liked you for a long time too, Cal, and these past few days I've kept telling myself not to get too involved because you didn't feel the same and I was going to get hurt in the end. But now…I just want to be with you, Calleigh…I promise I'll never hurt you."

Calleigh gently kissed his chest and looked up at him. "I know you won't." she smiled. "I want to be with you too." She confessed.

"So I'm not a one night stand? You're not going to kick me out into the cold, stormy night to wallow in self pity?" Tim mocked.

Calleigh laughed. "I'd never kick you out into the cold, stormy night…but since it's a beautiful June morning, you're on your own, pal!"

Tim rolled his eyes. "Gee, thanks…one night stand; it's like a blonde 'no parking' sign."

"No, you're not a one night stand. I plan to keep you around long enough to suck all the worth out of you…you're stuck with me."

"If I had to choose one person to be stuck with, it'd definitely be you."

"That's sweet, Tim, it is, so on that note I'm going to get into the shower."

"Need some company?" Tim raised an eyebrow.

It was Calleigh's turn to roll her eyes. "I think I can manage." She leaned over and kissed him quickly then went to get up, but stopped. "That was weird." She said.

Tim frowned. "What?"

"Kissing you. I mean, don't get me wrong, I enjoy it very much, but we've been friends so long and I've always wanted to be able to and now I can and I don't know, it just feels weird."

"But good weird, right?"

"Definitely good weird." Calleigh kissed him again. "Hmm, very interesting…" she muttered and stood up. Every muscle in her body ached and she groaned, trying to stretch out. "What did you do to me last night? My insides are raw and my whole body hurts."

Tim grinned. "Nothing I would ever take back."

Calleigh made the agonizing trip to the bathroom and turned on the water. Stepping in, she let the hot water massage her body. The constant ache simmered down to a few sore muscles and she felt herself noticeably loosen. She tried to ignore the pain between her legs. Suddenly, a shower didn't sound like such a good idea, it dried out already burning areas, but furthermore, it meant she was washing him off of her and that as the last thing she wanted, especially not that they'd finally gotten together. She wanted to always feel his touch on her skin, his scent to always linger over her, but she figured she might lose her appeal to him if she stopped showering and took on the slightly less flattering scent of B.O., so she squeezed some shampoo into her hand and started cleansing.

Calleigh and Tim headed down to breakfast. After her shower she's pulled him into a long embrace. "I need you to sink into me again," she'd said. Now they were walking into the restaurant and found a seat at a table with Alexx. After awhile Eric came and sat down with them. He was too quiet, Tim noticed. "What's up?" he asked his friend.

Eric looked lost for words, but finally decided on, "So what's going on wit you two?"

Calleigh blushed and Tim replied, uneasily, "We were just pretending to get back at Heidi."

"Oh, so, 'Oh, Tim! Oh my god! Yes! Yes! YES!' was just the two of you faking it in Calleigh's room last night? Unless she happened to be screwing some other Tim?" Eric spat back at him.

Alexx's eyebrows shot up, Calleigh buried her had in her hands, and Tim's eyes got wide. It occurred to him for the first time that she might have been faking it. "You were faking it last night?" he asked her accusingly.

"No! Of course not!" she hissed, lifting her head. "Typical male."

"So, then what really is going on?" Alexx asked.

"Well, it started off as a game of sorts, but somewhere along the way I guess we both realized we wanted more." Calleigh shrugged.

"And from what I heard, you got it." Eric smirked. Calleigh gave him a mock glare and he continued, "So are you guys like, together, then?"

Calleigh and Tim looked at each other. She slipped her hand into his as he nodded.

"And it's about time." Alexx grinned.

Eric smirked again and said, "Whatever, just try to keep it down from now on, some of us would actually like to sleep, you know?"

"One thing though," Calleigh added, ignoring his comment, although that didn't stop a rosy tint from creeping into her cheeks. "I don't think we should tell Horatio. We'll do it in our own time, but in case he pulls rank and says it's against the rules for CSIs to date each other or something, we should keep it to ourselves."

Eric and Alexx nodded. "My lips are sealed." He promised.

"Good, we'll see you guys later." Calleigh took Tim's hand and they walked out of the room.

"Ah, young love." Eric mock swooned. Alexx laughed as the new couple disappeared from view. "Hey, why do you think Calleigh's walking like she's got a stick shoved up her…oh." Eric blushed. "Never mind."

"So what's on the agenda for today?" Tim asked as the doorman hailed them a cab.

"We're going to go on a swamp tour and then to the aquarium." Calleigh told him.

"Hey, wait up!" came from behind them, before Tim could respond, Heidi and Sean came running up. "Are you ok?" Sean asked Calleigh, genuinely concerned with her well-being.

Calleigh nodded and smiled at Tim. "Never better."

"Well, there's no point in dwelling on it then, is there?" Heidi snapped.

"What happened after we left?" Tim asked Sean, ignoring Heidi.

Sean ran a hand through his hair. "Man, he flew off the handle! Tried to fight his way out to you guys and when we held him back he gave Tyler and the bartender lack eyes. He was being held in jail overnight, last I heard."

Calleigh frowned, looking upset, and Tim quickly put his arms around her. "Hey, I wanna see smiles today. We don't have a meeting today since it's for MEs, so we're going to go out and have fun and you're going to enjoy yourself or so help me…" his voice trailed off as he tickled her side. She giggled and smacked him playfully. "Yeah, yeah, let's get going." She said and the quartet climbed into the cab.

Calleigh slumped back against Tim and sighed contentedly. It had been a good day. On the swamp tour they'd seen several alligators and a baby raccoon. Their guide had thrown marshmallows over the side of the boat and the groups had delighted in watching the swamp creatures swim over to eat it up.

The aquarium had fascinated Tim. First they'd watched the IMAX film on Egypt and King Tut, and then ventured in to look at the water-dwelling creatures. They'd touched a sting ray and a starfish, much to Heidi's disgust, ogled at the sharks, and cooed at the otters. They'd laughed at some fish and recoiled at others, enjoying themselves all the while.

They'd gone to the Cajun Cabin, at Sean's request, for dinner. Calleigh ordered the seafood gumbo and Tim, the chicken gumbo. All through dinner they'd stolen glances at each other, etching each other's faces permanently within the confines of their very hearts, to be treasured and remembered always.

Calleigh was also surprised at how well she and Heidi had gotten along that day. True, there had been a few discrepancies, but they had been minor and the women had even shared a few laughs. At first Calleigh thought Heidi had changed, but then realized that maybe they'd both grown up a little.

Now they sat in their hotel room, decked in their sleepwear. Calleigh sat between his legs, resting her head on his chest. Tim wrapped his arms around her waist. He couldn't believe they'd finally gotten together. He's wanted this for so long, wanted her, wanted to share his nights with someone who meant something to him. And Calleigh meant a lot of something to him. At the same time, Tim realized they hadn't gotten together in spite of his actions, but rather despite them. Every time she'd tried to be intimate with him, he'd found some way out of it, thinking only about keeping his own heart in tact, never once realizing it could be breaking hers. And hers was all that mattered now. The night before, after they'd made love, she'd clung to his chest and sobbed, "Please don't push me away, Tim; please just let me have you. I need you." He had of course obliged, holding her close, and he did again now, wanting to show her he'd meant it. If she needed him half as much as he needed her, he'd never let go.

"I'm tired." Calleigh yawned, moving to lie down next to him.

"Yeah, it's been another long day." Tim agreed, spooning her.

"Yeah, or I didn't get much sleep last night!" Calleigh snorted.

"Shut up, you don't care."

"You're right…and Tim?"

"Yes?"

"Thank you."

"For what?"

"Good night." Calleigh whispered, leaving his question hanging and closed her eyes.

"Good night, Calleigh." Tim replied, knowing better than to push her and gently kissing her neck, waited for sleep to claim her before drifting off himself.

Meanwhile, one floor up, across the hall, and down eight doors, Heidi was making a call to one Shane Randall. "Hey, baby, I need to talk to you."