A/N: More romance ahead—couldn't help myself!

Not quite engaged … yet

Cali strode into Hank's office and pitched a file onto his desk.

"Mind telling me why your name is mentioned here?" she demanded, her eyes flashing and her hands on her hips. He raised an eyebrow and looked up at her, settling back into his chair and quickly replacing his I'm-your-boyfriend-adoring-glance with a what-did-you-just-say-to-me-I'm-your-boss stare.

Cali squarely met his stare with her own, unflinching as she maintained her I'm-a-damn-good-detective-so-answer-me-glare.

Hank suppressed his first thought that Cali had the same look Erin always did when she'd march into his office or confront him in the bullpen. His second thought was "Damn, she's beautiful when she's angry." He wrangled his thoughts and focused on his detective asking him a question.

"Perhaps you should enlighten me?" he gravelly replied, interlocking his fingers and resting them on his lean belly.

Cali sighed and locked down her temper, determined to remain professional.

"You were the key witness in this case!" she huffed. "And yet you didn't say a word when you sent Jay and me on a goose chase."

Hank shrugged.

"Didn't think it was relevant. Besides, you've got a suspect in the cage," he stated.

Cali narrowed her eyes, but wisely stifled a retort.

"Anything else?" Hank asked.

"No, sir," she tightly replied, retrieving the file and exiting his office.

"You might not like my methods, but you've got to trust I'm doing what's best for the team," Hank quietly said to Cali later that evening as they relaxed on his couch and absentmindedly watched TV. He soothingly rubbed one of her feet resting in his lap.

"I know," she answered, shifting her head on the armrest to glance at him. "I guess I just like having all the facts in front of me, not half of them."

Hank chuckled.

"You sound like Roman," he explained as she arched her eyebrows. "He used to get so riled up at me for not being as forthcoming as he liked."

He was genuinely happy that Roman had been cleared for duty after his brush with death. The whole traumatic situation had brought Roman and Burgess even closer, and they had gotten married three months after he returned to patrol.

Cali rolled her eyes and resumed watching the TV screen until Hank tugged on her foot to recapture her attention.

"Look, Cali, I know we've only begun our relationship, but I'm in this for the long haul if you are," he told her. "I'm too old and too set in my ways to bother with dating long term only to have it lead nowhere. Now I'm not saying you have make up your mind this minute, but I'd like you to consider becoming my wife."

Cali's shocked expression transformed into a sly smile.

"If we're married, does that mean you'll take into consideration my counsel when I give it as your wife?" she asked, poking his chest with her toe.

Hank threw back his head and laughed.

"It might," he replied.

Barely engaged

"We've really got to stop doing this," Hank muttered as he buckled his belt.

Cali gave him a Cheshire grin as she yanked her jeans up and tucked in her shirt.

"Think about it this way, I'm keeping you young," she cheekily said, stealing a quick kiss before scooting off his desk and heading for the office door.

Minutes earlier …

When she entered his office, Cali closed the door behind her and flipped the shades.

Hank leaned back in his chair, cocking his head to the side as he expectantly stared at her.

She skirted around his desk to slip between him and the desk, perching on the edge of it and grinning.

"Something on your mind?" Hank finally asked, a gleam in his eye.

"Yes. My answer is yes," Cali said.

"Is that right?" he responded, standing up and crowding her space.

She looped her arms around his neck as he planted his hands on the desk on either side of her hips.

"Think you can handle it?" he kidded. Cali smirked at him.

"The real question, is can you?" she saucily replied as she pulled him down for a kiss.

Hank smiled against her lips as he gathered her close.

Their embrace became more passionate, and before long she was reaching for his belt buckle. He stilled her hand with his, leaning back enough to peer at her face.

"Can you keep quiet?" he huskily murmured, knowing her penchant for being loud. She was halfway wrecked already. She pursed her swollen lips and nodded, reaching for him again.

He let her free his heavy erection before she hastily pushed down her jeans and underwear. Hank urged her to the edge of his desk and Cali earnestly wrapped her legs around him.

The moment he pushed into her, she threw her head back and opened her mouth in a silent moan. He took the opportunity to gently bite her neck as he slowly thrust in and out. Her fingernails bit into the back of his neck and shoulders as she clung to him, her pleasure building.

Hank picked up the pace as Cali fell apart around him, soon causing him to shutter as his own pleasure overtook him.