Long awaited (For the like three of you who read my story. And to you, I am thankful) part 3 of that saga in the earlier mentioned chapters - Hell-Raisers in this and the next chapter and the team being part of these and the rest of chapters.
More sexy time in the first half before we get to some more serious stuff in the second half.
The persistent buzzing of the alarm drew Natalia first from her slumber, the woman doing everything in her power to not throw the dreaded alarm clock across the room. As it was, she gave it a mighty smack with her hand and groaned, her face in the pillow. "Alright, alright..." Her voice was muffled from the fabric, but she felt herself smile when she felt a familiar weight on her lower back and hands gently massaging her shoulders. "Mm..." She lifted her face from the pillow, grinning as she felt Eric's lips capture hers in a soft yet meaningful kiss. Eric had been staying at her place more often than not lately, and she had to admit that she was used to the company. But, unlike her, he had the day off that day so she was very unsure what he was doing awake at the same time she was. "Good morning." She grinned, kissing him again. Eric smiled and got off of her, laying back on his side of the bed in nothing but his black silk boxers and some white tube socks. He was truly the image of a man enjoying a lazy day.
"Good morning to you, too," He leaned over as she sat up and kissed her again, lingering just a little longer as he rested his hand on the curve of her hip and pulled her closer to him. Natalia moaned through the kiss but pulled away reluctantly, knowing that the shower she was about to take would have to be a long one if she was going to make it to work on time. Thankful that she had gotten her wardrobe ready the night before, she reluctantly got out of bed, allowing her hips to swing a little as she walked towards the bathroom, knowing full well that Eric was watching. With a smile and shake of her head, she turned on the shower and adjusted the temperature, singing to herself as she disrobed and stepped under the steaming water and closed the door behind her. As Natalia let the water wash over her hair and run down her back, she felt herself begin to relax. Since their dinner with Christine and Anya, something had changed between the two of them. There were more smiles, more flirtatious moments at work but most importantly, in Natalia's mind, the sex was more passionate. Squeezing a generous amount of Black Orchid body-wash onto her loofah, she started humming the tune of 'Umbrella' by Rihanna as the steam built around her. Rinsing herself off and reaching with closed eyes for her shampoo, she was more than a little surprised to feel a hand atop of hers and the two hands pulling the bottle down. Opening her eyes, she gasped before she felt Eric's lips collide with hers and his body push her gently against the cool tiles of the shower.
"What are you-" Her question was cut off by another kiss, Eric's hands now wandering to her abdomen as his fingers skirted lower down. "You're gonna make me-" She gasped as she felt her legs part at their own accord, welcoming Eric's questioning fingers as used two to gently pump in and out of her and his thumb to rub her pearl in a slow yet lustful rhythm which matched his fingers. "Oh, god..." She moaned, her head going back and hitting the tiled wall a little harder than she would have liked. With a reluctant sigh, she used her own hand to cease Eric's movements. "As much as I want this to continue, I think I'm going to be late as it is and I don't want Horatio mad at me... that DNA won't analyse itself." She took the shampoo bottle from Eric, or at least she attempted to. With a smile, Eric tugged it away from her and opened it, squeezing a generous amount into his hand before massaging it into Natalia's long brown hair. She sighed softly, allowing herself to relax against him as she felt his fingers massage her scalp. Taking the time to relax was something that Eric had taught her, and it was a lesson she was thankful to have learnt so easily. She jumped slightly as she felt the water pour over her and Eric's hands once again massaging to remove the last of the bubbles. With a small chuckle, she felt one of Eric's hands rest on her shoulder while the other reached to her left side and gripped the conditioner, repeating the same process as with the shampoo. However, when he returned the bottle to the shelf, one of his hands 'accidentally' skirted across the top of her breast, causing her to jump. As the conditioner washed out, Natalia smiled to herself through the running water over her face. She turned around, her hands trained on Eric's chest as she pulled him close to her and kissed him, allowing the two of them to be standing under the running water. As quickly as she had insinuated the kiss, she pulled away and winked.
"Oh, come on!" Eric moaned with a laugh, reaching now for his own body wash.
"To be continued." Natalia winked, exiting the shower and wrapping a pink towel around her body and a small white towel around her hair. Knowing she was being watched through the glass of the shower, she took a little longer to dry her hair with the hairdryer, every now and then taking the time to flick it around a little and keep the dryer on her face as her hair danced in the hot wind. Satisfied, she fished around the drawers for her makeup and carefully applied her blush, lip-gloss, eyeliner and mascara and the final touch of eye shadow before plumping her lips and exiting the bathroom, smiling as she heard Eric laugh to himself. Dressing quickly, she stopped mid-button on her blue silk blouse as her phone lit up. Finishing on the top, she almost hopped to get her legs in her tan pants as she grabbed her phone and flipped it open, laughing a little at the text.
Get yourself out of bed, girl. We need you in the lab. I've got homemade biscuits ;) Now hurry up. Calleigh. With a laugh, Natalia fastened her pants and slipped her feet into a pair of black stilettos and clipped her ID and badge to her hip. Satisfied with her appearance, she grabbed her phone, keys and handbag.
"Don't use all of my hot water!" Natalia called as she grabbed an apple from the counter and headed for the front door. She heard her bathroom door close.
"Have a good day and stay safe!" Eric called. Touched by his concern, Natalia lingered in the doorway for a moment. Pursing her lips, she headed back to her bedroom quickly and ran towards Eric, stopped just in front of him and kissed him quickly on the lips.
"You too." She smiled before heading back to the door. She knew that by now she would be late. With a small smile, she locked the front door behind her and walked towards her car. Unlocking the car, she slid in and stopped when her phone began to ring. Figuring it was Calleigh, she fished it out of her pocket and flipped it open. "Keep it together, Cal. I'll be there soon." However on the other line she heard nothing but breathing. Before she hung up, she heard a female voice say enjoy it while you can. Hanging up, Natalia looked at her phone for a second before throwing it on the seat next to her and turning the key. Well that wasn't weird or anything...
25 minutes later
"There she is!" Ryan smirked, laughing as Natalia almost ran into DNA and shrugged her lab-coat. on. "What kept you?" he asked with a wink, leaning on the glass table. He may have had a sore eye but he didn't miss the slight shade of red just under Natalia's collar.
"I uh..." She typed in her password, drumming her fingers on the table when it wasn't loading as fast as she wanted it to. "I slept through my alarm," her screen loaded, thankful that she had something to draw her attention to besides Ryan.
"I see," Ryan folded his arms, sitting across from her. Natalia looked up from her computer. "I've got some DNA on a cold case I'm waiting on... could I see if the results on the Dowling case are in?" He asked with a small smile. Natalia returned the smile and nodded, moving the mouse and typing. As the screen loaded, Ryan's phone buzzed. "Wolfe." Natalia stayed focused on the screen, figuring it was just another case. "Dade Mutual? Sure... What? Is Eric ok?" That caught Natalia's attention. "Thank god... alright, I'll be there as soon as I can." He hung up, not missing the look of worry that was now cast over Natalia's face.
"What happened?" She asked, trying her hardest to keep her voice steady. "Is Eric OK?" She tried again, leaning heavily on the glass table and resting on her elbows.
"There was a bank robbery, and Eric was inside... teller was killed, but he's ok." Ryan explained, noticing the tension escape the younger woman before him. "He's on his way here... H figured he is the best asset in this case."
Natalia suddenly had no words. "Oh... ok. That-that's good. " She looked at her watch. "I have to, um..." She shrugged off her labcoat and headed towards the ladies room, the speed noticed by Calleigh across the way in Trace. Ryan followed Natalia out, stopping in the hallyway in the same doorway as Calleigh was currently standing.
"What was all that about?" She asked, taking off her gloves and lab coat.
Ryan shrugged. "Not a clue... women are rather hard to understand." Calleigh gave him a soft elbow in the side before taking the same path Natalia had taken. "You too?" He asked with a small laugh.
"Unless you want to get slapped for going in there I think it's better if I go in there, don't you?" She asked with a laugh. Closing the heavy door behind her, Calleigh stopped at the first sink as she heard Natalia's hushed voice.
"I'm just glad you're ok... of course I was worried about you. Yeah. Yeah, I'm ok. I promise..." She laughed a little, causing Calleigh to smile. It was nice to hear someone was making her co worker happy. She was just curious as to who it could have been... "Ok, I will see you soon. Ok... I love you too. Bye." Calleigh heard the phone flip shut and she quickly turned on the tap as she heard the stall door open.
"Oh." Natalia smiled, a little surprised to see her in here. "Hey, Cal." She copied Calleigh's actions, giving her a small smile. "Did you hear about the new case?" She asked casually, turning the tap off and reaching for some papertowel. Calleigh did the same, flashing a genuine smile for a second before it faded.
"Yeah... I'm just glad Eric is OK." As she went to open the door, the two ladies heard a vibrating. "That's me..." Calleigh fished her phone out of her pocket and read the screen. "I'm needed in interrogation. I'll see you soon." She left the bathroom, allowing Natalia to take a much needed sigh when she knew she was alone. Taking her phone out again, she quickly found Eric's number and sent him a message before leaving the bathroom.
Glad you're OK. Will see you soon. I love you. As she walked down the hall back towards DNA, she felt her phone vibrate in her pocket. Looking around quickly, she opened the phone and smiled at the message.
Will feel better when I get to see you. Love you too.
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Natalia did not get the chance to see Eric for most of the day; knowing that he was rather wrapped up in the case of the bank robbery and the bizarre idea that people were re-creating a video game. She had found herself in the evidence locker, re-signing in the mask that 'Demon' had worn during the heist after Eric had processed it and not returned it. Placing it back in its rightful box, she turned back to the file in front of her as she sighed the bottom of a page and turned to the back of it.
"Get the door, please." One of the officers asked as he left the locker with a trolley full of evidence boxes. Natalia nodded, not really looking was then that she noticed it; two masked figures coming right towards her. With the evidence locker opened, she suddenly found herself rather vulnerable. Before she could close it, both men pushed it opened and made their way in.
"Give me the mask! Give me the mask!" One of them demanded, pushing her towards the evidence boxes. Natalia almost went into autopilot as she scanned her eyes on the shelf for the box she had only just been looking at.
"Do it now or I'll blow your head off." The second voice sounded no older than 18. "What the hell was going on with these kids?! When Natalia still didn't move, she heard the voice again. "Do it now..." Remembering hostage training, she found her hands up at the side of her body as she calmly reached for the clear bag with the mask in it, carefully handing it to them. The one in the mask with the eyes cut out, snatched it out of her hands, causing her to gasp and jump at the same time. Turning to face her attackers, she found herself staring down the barrel of a Tech-9; a gun she had only seen pictures of and heard stories of its firing capabilities. Natalia's entire body was shaking from head to toe, but she wasn't the only one. The kid holding the gun was terrified - she could see it in his eyes.
"5000 points, bitch!" He cried, his hands shaking more than her entire body. "Add 'em up!" Taking what she thought would be her last breath, she found herself saying a silent prayer before she heard a shot ring out and the kid dropped to the ground. She looked to Horatio, relief rushing over her as she ducked under the evidence table and kept her arms folded over her head; gunshots and shattering glass echoing all around her.
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When the chaos had calmed down and the case had been solved, Natalia found herself sitting on the bench in front of her open locker, her head in her hands and her heart in her throat. Never had she thought that working in the lab would be something that would put her life in danger but, because of a stupid mistake on her part, that exact thing had happened. She heard footsteps, and she sighed in relief when she recognised them as the same footsteps that were echoing throughout her house lately. She looked up, tears springing into her eyes suddenly. Eric stood before with a small smile on his face and open arms. Natalia got to her feet and wrapped her arms around Eric, pulling him close to her and resting her head in the crook of his neck. She knew that anyone could be watching them at this point, but she just didn't care... she needed a sense of things being OK and with Eric being there, that is exactly what she got. Hearing heeled steps walking past the locker room caused neither Natalia or Eric to budge, so they were completely unaware of the figure stopping to snap a picture of the two in the embrace before smiling to herself and walking away.
Next up - a bit more of 4x09 and... the test. Oh yes... that one. And there is more from that mystery picture snapper and the Gloria thing will be mentioned.
Thankyou for keeping with me on this story.