Why did you want it?

Horatio awoke the next morning to find Ryan Wolfe cuddled up against his chest, still naked and his hair messed with sleep. Horatio gently touched the younger man's cheek and ran his fingers down his neck and finally resting his palm against the hair on his chest. Ryan's eyes slowly opened and he looked at Horatio. He felt the heat radiating from his body as Horatio's skin rested against his own.

"Last night," Ryan whispered, "Did we really…?"

Horatio silently nodded his head. He ran the back of his fingers against Ryan's cheek and Ryan felt the cool metal of Horatio's wedding band. He turned his head and gently kissed Horatio's knuckles.

"Was it a mistake?" he whispered.

Horatio didn't know how to respond. He slowly shook his head and leaned in to gently kiss Ryan. "What I felt last night towards you was anything but a mistake," he whispered to him, "But I don't understand why I felt what I did."

Ryan kissed him back and kissed a gentle path down his cheek and along his jaw line. "I don't know either, but I wanted it to be anything but a mistake."

"We need to shower," Horatio whispered.

Ryan nodded his head, following Horatio as he climbed from the bed.

They showered together, running their hands against each others skin as they washed away the coldness that surrounded their bodies. Horatio tangled his fingers in Ryan's hair and kissed him passionately. Ryan opened his mouth under Horatio's and snaked his arms around his body. Horatio pressed a bottle of body wash into Ryan's hand and gentle ran the tip of his nose along the bridge of Ryan's.

"I want to know what you felt last night," he whispered as he helped Ryan uncap the body wash. He slicked Ryan's fingers up and guided him to his entrance.

"Are you sure?" Ryan quietly asked as he ran his fingers across Horatio's tight flesh.

"Yes," Horatio whispered, "I want to know what you feel like."

Ryan carefully slid his finger inside Horatio and slowly moved inside him. He hesitantly added a second and third, trying to figure out as he went along how this worked. He coated his cock with soap and attempted to position himself between Horatio's legs. Horatio lifted one leg and wrapped it around Ryan's waist and helped guide him inside his body.

Horatio moaned and dug his nails into Ryan's side where his hands were resting. He began to pant as Ryan started thrusting inside him.

"Are you ok, H?" Ryan whispered.

"Yes," Horatio gasped, "More than ok."

Ryan grunted as he climaxed and felt the sticky warmth of Horatio's release where his cock was pressed between their bodies. Ryan rest his forehead against Horatio's as they came down from their highs.

"Why did you want it?" Ryan whispered.

Horatio looked at him with his incredible blue eyes. "The same reason you wanted it last night."

Ryan kicked his boots off as he walked inside the once again warm cabin. The manager had managed to get the generator running while the power company began work on the terminal a large oak tree had taken out when it fell during the storm.

Ryan walked into the bedroom and found Horatio already sitting on his bed, pulling off soaked clothing. Ryan began pulling off his snow coated clothes and dropped them to the floor as he walked towards Horatio. He stopped and retrieved a box from his suitcase and continued on his path.

Ryan sat next to Horatio and looked at him. He leaned in and gently kissed Horatio. Horatio moaned and opened his mouth under Ryan's. He twined his fingers into his dark hair and felt himself grow hard inside his pants. Ryan pressed the box of condoms and lube into Horatio's palm and looked at him with his large hazel eyes.

"Why do you have these?" Horatio inquired as Ryan guided him down onto the bed.

"I have a girlfriend," Ryan said as he kissed a fiery trail along Horatio's neck and jaw line, "We like to travel sometimes."

"What do you want?" Horatio whispered as Ryan's hands wandered beneath his shirt.

"I want you," Ryan whispered in response as his lips sealed a bond between him and Horatio.

All week long it was the same thing. During the day Horatio and Ryan were working hard with the Michigan State Police to catch the killer. Then at night they would open their hearts and bodies to each other, sharing their sacred temples in the most intimate way possible. But they knew it wouldn't last.

Ryan quietly grunted as he thrusted into Horatio. He leaned down and captured his lips with his own.

"What are we going to do?" Ryan quietly asked him.

Horatio moaned softly and marveled at the feeling of Ryan filling him. "I don't know," he whispered, "We can't keep going on like this when we get back to the lab."

"Maybe we just need to move on with our lives," Ryan whispered as he felt his heart grow heavy.

Horatio nodded his head and held back the feeling in his heart. "Yeah, I think that's best."

Ryan flopped onto the couch of the house he shared with his long time girlfriend, Natalia Boa Vista. She wasn't home yet, but Ryan was ok with the alone time. He was hungry and tired. He made a sandwich and crashed on the couch afterwards, sleeping for several hours until Natalia came home.

Ryan awoke when Natalia's soft lips grazed against the sensitive flesh of his neck. He smiled to himself and laced his fingers in his into her hair. He brought her face to his without ever opening his eyes. He kissed her passionately and chuckled lightly as her hair tickled his neck.

"Welcome home, handsome," Natalia smirked. "Want to know how much I missed you?"

"I think I do," Ryan chuckled as Natalia pulled him up off the couch and towards their bedroom.

Horatio smiled when his wife greeted him at the door. He kissed her gently and held her close against his body, breathing in her unique scent.

"Hello handsome," Marisol whispered in his ear, "How was Michigan?"

"Cold," Horatio said as they linked their fingers together and walked through the house. "I missed my sunshine."

"You don't own the sun," Marisol giggled, knowing exactly what he meant but playing along.

"No, you're my sunshine," Horatio smirked as he kissed her again. "And I missed you so much."