Chapter 4

The next morning Calleigh was woken up by a strange noise. This was not her alarm clock, she was pretty sure. After a short time the noise stopped. She still kept her eyes closed. She tried to remember the last 20 hours. Was it a dream or reality? Her question was answered by a "Good morning, honey". She opened her eyes and turned to the other side. All she saw were these amazing blue eyes who looked at her full with love. Now she knew it was reality. She has heard these good-mornings so often before, but this time it was different.

"Good morning, handsome."

He kissed her tenderly.

"He looks so sexy with his overslept facial expression and his tousled hair" she thought and smiled.

"Why are you smiling?"

"I'm just thinking about you and me."

His answer was a smile. "What about breakfast honey? Aren't you hungry?" He was about to leave the bed.

She held him tight. "Well I'm hungry" she said with an alluring smile "but I don't need food." She drew him below the blanket.

"I guess there is no possibility to escape, hm?"

"Not the merest" she smiled.

"Thank God this is our day off" was all Horatio could say.

Later that day he drove Calleigh to her apartment so that she could pack some stuff for the night and the next day. Horatio tried to convince her that she wouldn't need something for the night, but he miserably failed to this task.

The next day they arrived together at CSI Headquarter. "Ok. Here we are. What are we doing?"

"What do you mean?"

"Do we make it official?"

"Well, I'd like to, but.."

"But what honey?"

"But if you don't want to make it official now, I have to deal with that." She sounded sad.

He recognized that. "I'm sorry Cal. For me it's the first time to have a relationship with one of my colleagues."

"Oh, and I had several relationships with my colleagues?" she was angry.

"No I didn't say that, but let me remind you of Hagen" Horatio replied.

"Hagen? This was nothing, you know that."

"Ok, Cal when you say that I trust you" he said unconvinced. "But however, it would make me happy, if you won't tell it everybody you'll see."

"Ok. Please yourself Horatio. But I will tell it Alexx" she said stubbornly.

"No problem. I think she already knows about us."

"Why?"

"Because she stands right in front of the door and smiles the whole time honey."

"Oh, didn't see that."

They both get out of the car. Before they entered the building, he tried to kiss Calleigh, but she just turned her head away, so he just kissed her cheek.

"What's wrong?" he asked bemused.

"Horatio let me remind you of your proposal not to make it official. If you kiss me here, it's more than official."

"Oh. Yes, you're right honey. I know why I chose you."

"Why?"

"You're so clever" he said mischievously.

"Crazy fool" she smiled.

They entered the headquarter and their ways parted.

tbc

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