A Hidden Side
A/N: Somehow this story got deleted so I'm rewriting it. Sorry if it's not the same as how it used to be. I don't have anything from it; I only remember bits and pieces. Thanks. Oh and I don't own any of the characters or anything.
Horatio woke to emptiness on the small bed two people previously occupied. Worried, he hopped up and made his way to the kitchen, searching for the broken beauty. Upon arrival, his gaze was met with the back en of the southern belle. He knew it was wrong, but he couldn't help himself from giving her the once over.
"See something you like?" Calleigh teased as she turned from his coffee maker.
"Wha?" Horatio answered, quite startled at being caught.
"Don't worry, I was just teasing." She laughed.
He stood in the kitchen, very confused at her happy behavior, when she pulled out a water pistol and shot him in the middle of the forehead.
"Hey!" He shouted as he dried his face before chasing after her playfully.
Calleigh squealed and ran into his living room, only to be caught around the waist by a strong arm. Horatio laughed as he turned to get in front of her. But something caught his foot and he tripped, pulling Calleigh down on the couch with him. Skillfully, he shifted so she would land on top.
Calleigh had her hands on his chest and his arms around her waist, holding her protectively. They lie on the couch, staring into each other's eyes, when she kissed him. Realizing what she had done, Calleigh panicked and bolted from his grasp and into her room.
"Calleigh!" Horatio called as he ran after her.
He reached her room and found it locked. Even though he had the key to unlock it, he remained on the other side, letting her open it herself.
"Calleigh, come out please." He begged as he sat next to the door. "At least talk to me."
She sat against the door on the other side, silently punishing herself. 'How could I have been so stupid? He doesn't think about me that way.'
If she wasn't going to come out and talk, then he'd have to talk to her through the door.
"Calleigh, when I saw you on my porch last night, I was scared. I couldn't bear to think that something would happen to you. And something did. I was ready to go murder the son of a bitch that did this to you, but then I realized that you needed me." He confessed. "I realized that I could've lost you last night, that I wouldn't see your smile light up the hallways or hear your beautiful laugh brighten up my day. I knew then that I had loved you since I had met you. And I still do."
Horatio had his eyes closed and his head against the wall. He was so wrapped up in his confession that he didn't hear or see Calleigh open up the door and kneeled in front of him.
"I love you Calleigh, so please open the door and talk to me."
"I already did handsome." She answered quietly, placing a small hand on his knee. "And I love you too."
Horatio looked into her gorgeous sea of blue green eyes and kissed her passionately, letting out all of the love and passion that had went unsaid for years.
End Check out the sequel Holding Strong.