Title: Confessions.
Fandom: CSI Miami.
Pairing: Horatio/Speed.
Author: Aiden
Rating: FRT 13.
Warning: Smut, language, disability (blindness)
Beta: SRS/Silvia *hugs* Thanks a bunches, you rock.
Summary: Eric has a confession to make.
Author's note: This is the last story in this series. There will be a
sequel I promise. *grins*

Ryan was the first to arrive. Whistling in appreciation, he walked up
to the door and rang the doorbell. "Nice place." When a dog barked, he
smiled. 'That must be Butch,' he thought.

The door opened and a big brown dog jumped him, licking his face.
"Butch down," Horatio ordered him.

"It's okay, H," Ryan laughed, "I like dogs."

Butch calmed down and Horatio smiled at the young man. "Come in, Mr.
Wolfe." Horatio stepped aside and let Ryan enter.

"I brought a bottle of wine. I hope that's okay?"

"Thank you, Mr. Wolfe." Horatio looked at the label. "You have a good taste."

"Thanks." Ryan blushed at the compliment.

"Ryan, welcome." Speed walked out of the kitchen. "How are you doing?"

"I'm fine, thanks for the invitation." Ryan replied with a smile on his face.

"I'm glad you could make it," Speed said. Horatio noticed the wicked
smile on his lover's face and shook his head.

"Something wrong?" Ryan asked.

Before Horatio could answer, the doorbell rang again. Horatio opened
the door and smiled. "Eric, welcome." He stepped aside to let the
young man enter.

Ryan and Eric looked at each other in surprise. "Hey, Eric," Ryan greeted him.

"Ryan," Eric nodded, looking down so no one see the blush that was
creeping up his face.

"Have a seat," Horatio pointed towards the living room.

"Dinner will be ready in ten minutes," Speed announced.

"Do you guys want something to drink?" Horatio asked.

"Have you got beer?" Ryan asked politely.

"Sure." Horatio looked at Eric. "Eric?"

The young Cuban looked up. "Uhm, what?"

Horatio smiled at him, "Something to drink?"

"Oh, yeah. A beer please."

"Okay," Horatio said and headed for the kitchen.

"How's it going?" Speed asked with a devious smile.

"Eric is a little nervous," Horatio informed him.

Speed smiled. "Nervous is good."

Horatio sighed. "Speed, I hope you know what you're doing."

"We're just having dinner with friends. What can possibly be wrong with that?"

"Yeah, right." Horatio walked up to his lover and wrapped his arms
around his waist. "You're so bad."

Speed leaned against the redhead's chest, sighing. "I know."

"You really think you can bring those two together?" Horatio asked
him, moving his tongue over Speed's earlobe.

"Oh, yeah," Speed moaned "Eric has beating himself up for days now -
your words, not mine. You're the one who told me that Ryan was
stealing glances at Eric when he thought no one was looking."

"I know," Horatio sighed. "And every time they walk into each other at
the lab, Eric starts to blush and stutter."

"Do you think Ryan knows what we're planning tonight?" Speed asked curious.

"I have no idea," Horatio answered.

"Hey, where are our drinks," Eric called out from the living room.

"Go, entertain our guests," he kissed Horatio. "Dinner will be ready soon."

Horatio walked back into the living room with two bottles of beer.
"Here you go." He saw that Ryan was sitting on the couch while Eric
had chosen the arm chair across from the couch.

Every time Ryan looked in Eric's direction, the young Cuban would
blush and look away, trying to hide the lust and love flashing in his
eyes.

Horatio shook his head. 'Why do you keep torturing yourself Eric,' he thought.

"Dinner is ready," Speed called from the kitchen.

The three men stood and headed for the dining room.

Speed smiled, "Eric, why don't you sit here, next to Ryan," he suggested.

Horatio headed for the kitchen to help Speed bring out the food. He
came back with two plates and set them in front of Ryan and Eric.

Speed followed with the other two plates, setting them down without
any difficulty.

Speed sat down next to Horatio. "Bon Appetite. I hope you like it."

Ryan took a bite. "Hmm, Speed, this is great."

"Thanks, glad you like it." He turned his head in the other man's
direction. "Eric, is everything okay? You're so quiet."

"I'm…uhm…I'm…this is good," he stuttered, having a hard time thinking
straight with Ryan sitting so close to him.

Speed smiled at Horatio, while moving his hand up and down the
redhead's inner thigh. "What's wrong, Eric.. you sound... all
flustered.. any particular reason why?"

"Speed," Horatio hissed, biting his lip. The young man was rubbing his
cock with his fingers.

"Oh, fuck," Eric moaned.

Ryan looked at Eric. "Are you okay?"

"No, I'm not," he moaned with embarrassment, "and you two don't make
it any easier," he glared at Horatio and Speed.

"This was all Speed, he planned this," Horatio defended himself.

"What is going on?" Ryan demanded, feeling completely left out of the
conversation.

Eric turned to look at Ryan. "They know.. uhh..," Eric blushed even
harder, but he was determined to get this out and done with. He
couldn't keep tip-toeing around Ryan at work anymore. It was better to
be rejected once and for all so he could get on with his life.
"iminlovewithyou," he said in a rush.

"What?" Ryan asked, having only heard a low, fast mumble.

Rubbing his neck nervously, Eric repeated his declaration. "I'm in
love with you. That's why they did," he waved his hand at the dinner
table, "this."

"You're what?" Ryan couldn't believe what he was hearing. "But you're straight."

"No, he isn't," Speed chimed in cheerfully.

Eric took a deep breath. "It was very hard for me to admit that I'm
gay." He sighed. "You've got to understand, I'm Catholic and my
parents still expect me to come home with a respectful girl and give
them grandchildren." He touched Ryan's hand gently. "It's taken me all
this time to finally admit that I'm in love with you."

"I…I don't know…I'm…," Ryan managed to say.

Closing his eyes, Eric leaned back in the chair. "This was a bust."

Ryan shook his head. "Don't get me wrong, I like you, too," he said
quickly. "But this is a lot to take in suddenly. I need some time."

Eric looked down at his hands. "Yeah sure," he mumbled. "Excuse me."
He stood up and looked at Speed and Horatio. "Thanks for dinner." He
turned and headed for the front door.

When the door closed behind Eric, Speed sighed. "Sorry, Ryan. I
thought this would work out."

"It's okay. I like him, I really do but I need some time. Usually you
go on a few dates before you pledge your undying love to someone,"
Ryan grinning despite his words. "I don't want to be rude, but I
really want to leave and think about all of this."

"No, of course, we understand," Horatio reassured him.

Ryan stood. "Thanks for inviting me, guys.

Horatio walked him to the door. "We'll do this again," he promised.

"See you tomorrow, H."

"As always," Horatio promised, closing the door behind him.

Speed shook his head. "We've going to have a lot of work getting those
two in bed together."

Horatio looked at his lover in shocked disbelief. "Are you kidding?"

"Nope, I'm not," Speed answered, dead serious.

He walked over to Horatio. "You know.. all this talking has made me
hungry, and I'm not talking about food," Speed said, kissing Horatio
slow and passionately. Breaking it off, he trailed his tongue over
Horatio's cheek and took his earlobe between his teeth. Moving his
mouth to his ear he whispered something and the redhead got hard..
really hard.

Speed smiled when he heard his lover moan. "Let's move this to the
bedroom," Horatio suggested while dragging his lover behind him.

Once in the bedroom, Horatio turned to Speed. "So now make good on
your promise," he demanded.

Speed pushed him onto the bed. "You're wish is my command."

THE END.