Chapter 5

Three days later

After their dinner three nights ago, or the only thing they thought about that happened that night, their kiss, they've been wanting to go on that official date, but it seemed the criminals knew that, so work had been pretty busy with not a lot of time to be social. However, that didn't stop them from having those special looks and smiles between them when the team wasn't looking.

It was the end of another hard day at work and Horatio was at his desk in his office working on paperwork when there was a knock on the door, he looked up and smiled as he waved Calleigh in.

Calleigh smiled as she walked in his office then up to his desk with a few files. "I'm done."

He takes them from her, congratulated her, then replied. "I'm almost there myself." She smiled again with a nod as he continued. "So, in between me getting these files done, I was thinking about our official date."

Her heart started speed up as she asked. "Oh, and what have you come up with?"

"How about dinner at my place?"

She doesn't even think about it. "Yeah, I would love that."

"Is steak alright?"

She smiled even bigger. "You picked the right girl to ask that question."

They chuckled, and as they were calming down, there was a knock on his glass door again, Calleigh turned around as she moved out of his way so he could see who it was.

After Horatio waved Eric and Ryan in his office and grabbed the files from their hands, Ryan asked. "So Eric and I are celebrating the completion of our paperwork today, drinks are on me, you interested?"

"You know I could use one, sure Ryan."

The guys smiled at Horatio before looking at Calleigh, which she nodded with a smile. "Sure guys, count me in too."

They smiled again with nod as Horatio speaks again. "I'll meet you guys there in a few minutes, make sure you ask Alexx."

With her being a mother there was a chance she would want to go right home, but it never hurt to ask.

They nodded, then Eric, Ryan and Calleigh walked out of his office, Horatio paused before he finishing up his paperwork.

After two drinks, Horatio called it an evening with them and left the bar, but not before Calleigh and Horatio looked at each other in a special way when the guys were ordering one more for them, knowing they would see each other very soon, they were both excited.

Horatio had just put the plates of food on the table out on the deck when he heard the knock on his front door, he walked to the sliding door and shouted from the doorway. "Just a minute." Then he turned back around and walked to the table again before lighting two candles with a match.

Once he blew out the match, he smiled at his work before walking back into the one-story house.

When he got to the front door, he puts his hand on the doorknob, then took a breath before opening it, and the appearance of Calleigh this time was more stunning than last time, but to him she'll always be beautiful no matter what.

He cleared his throat and said. "Beautiful as ever."

She smiled. "Really?"

She was wearing a blue, thin strap dress that went down to her knees and her hair was braided.

He cups her cheek, bends down and kissed her other cheek before pulling back and moving his lips above hers, speaking softly. "Always."

Before he asked to kiss her, she already had her lips on his, but unfortunately it was a short one.

When they pulled back, he speaks again. "You have perfect timing, dinner is ready and is served outside, if that is ok?"

She smiled as she finally walked into the house, then as he closed the door, she responded. "Excellent."

He stood next to her and held out his arm. "Then right this way, ma'am."

She chuckled as she puts her arm through his, and as they walked toward the deck, she sets her jacket and purse on the couch.

When they made it to the deck, he helps her sit down before taking his seat across from her.

They picked up their wine glasses and he spoke. "To finally having the courage to say how we feel." She chuckled again with a nod, and after clinking their glasses they took a sip before setting them back down on the table.

When she released her glass she grabbed her knife and fork, looked at the food on her plate and said. "It looks great."

"Well only one way to know if it's as good as it looks."

She nodded before cutting into her steak, and after taking a bite, she chewed before swallowing it, then she looked at him, smiled and said. "You can be proud, it's as good as it looks." He smiled before he started cutting up his steak and started eating.

While they ate they talked and laughed, just enjoying each other's company, then after the food was gone from their plates, he did the dishes while she stayed on the deck looking out at the ocean, which she had offered to do the dishes, but he said that she was his guest and he would do them, so she didn't want to argue with him.

Once he was done, he walked up behind her, wrapped his arms around her and kissed her temple as she spoke. "Thanks for dinner."

"No problem."

She puts her hand on top of his and slipped her fingers through his.

After a few minutes, he felt her shiver, so he kissed her head and whispered in her ear. "You want to go inside the house?" She nodded before he unwraps one of his arms around her waist, then started walking them toward the door.

Once they were inside and he shut the door, he asked. "Now what do you want to do?"

"A Movie?"

"I'm afraid I don't have much of a collection, being who I am, I don't have a lot of free time."

She nodded in understanding, she knew that she had long hours herself, but being the boss sometimes means longer hours for him.

"Then how about listening to music?"

"That I can do."

After putting on some soothing tunes, he walked back over to her and holds out his hand, she looks at him and asked. "You serious?"

He chuckled. "Why not? Is there a rule that says you can only dance when other people are around?"

She shook her head with a smile before taking his hand and them getting in their dancing stance. "I guess not, lead the way, handsome."

He looks down at her with his eyes sparkling. "Gladly, sweetheart." Before they started moving their feet to the sound of the soothing tune.

While one song ended and another one began, all they could do was stare at one another, they were lost in each other's eyes.