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Gabrielle Walker

Chapter 5

She felt his warm lips against hers. She can't help but respond, sending tremors all over her body. Slowly he pulled away and look at her intently.

"I... Uhmm... I won't apologize, Gabrielle but I'm not sure where this is going. I know you've heard a lot about me."

Gabie nodded at what Horatio said. "Don't worry, Horatio. Let's not rush things. I admit I'm attracted to you, so for now let's just see what's the future holds." She felt her cheeks burning. "I'm going back to my room now and get some sleep. Goodnight." She starts to walk away from him when he called her name.

"Gabrielle, I know I don't have the right to ask you this but I'm going to. Maybe we can go out sometimes, get to know each other then we'll see what happens. Is that okay?"

She just nodded and continues to walk back to her room.

She heard her alarm buzzed, she checked the time and found out it's already morning, she have to get ready for work. She took a towel and walks to the bathroom. She covered her bandaged wound so it won't get wet. She remembered that Horatio's outside and probably awake. She took a bath as fast as she can and get dressed. She went out of her room just to find Horatio in the dinning table having coffee.

"Horatio, sorry for waking up late."

He smiled. "No worries, I'm sorry for invading your kitchen. I cooked breakfast for us," He put a plate with omelete and bacon in front of her. Then gave her toast. "How's your shoulder?"

"You're forgiven, Horatio. How can I not forgive you with these food right in front of me." She even giggled when she said that. "About my shoulder, still hurts but I'll live."

After breakfast Horatio took a shower since he got a spare clothing in his hummer after few minutes the two left the apartment and heads to the lab.

When they reached the lab the two shared glances before they both come out of the car and walks to the lab.

Horatio heads straight into his office, he sat on his chair. He thought of what happened between him and Gabie. A small voice inside him is asking if he's ready for the circumtances of having a relationship with some he's working with.

"Mari, am I doing the right thing?" He looked up with his eyes closed. He let out a few sighs then he opens his eyes and took his wallet and stare at Marisol's picture. "I missed you, Mari."

He got up from his chair and put his wallet on his pocket, he walks out of his office to check on his team. He can see that they're busy with the case that they had since the day before.

He walked in to where is Jesse working. "What do we have so far, Jesse?"

Jesse shakes his head. "I got nothing so far, Horatio. We recovered bullets from yesterday's shoot out. Nothing more than that. And those guys we're all wearing mask. None of us saw a face. We all saw the SUV but plates, nothing. Sorry."

"It's okay, Jesse. We'll get them." he walks out and looked for Calleigh.

When he found Calleigh, she was in the breakroom taking a break. She was sitting on a chair with a fruit juice in front of her. "Calleigh."

Calleigh jumped when she heard Horatio's voice. "Oh my God! Horatio, you scared me! I thought I'm all alone." She smiled at him. "What can I do for you?"

Horatio chuckled then sit across Calleigh. "How are you doing? I didn't get the chance to ask you yesterday."

"You know me, Horatio. I'm not someone who you should be worried of. Thank you anyway. But you know I hate to admit it, it was kinda hard last night, you know I wanted to get in-action to help the guys but I can't. I'm not gonna take the risk of getting shot and endangered my baby. Oh I mean, mine's and Eric's baby." She giggled.

"Yeah I know you. Anyway, I want to ask you about the shooters last night."

Calleigh paused for a moment and tried to remember anything that happened in the restaurant. "They we're all wearing mask. I think you should ask Speed or Eric. Or maybe the rst of the guys. I was down during the shooting, Eric was trying to cover me. One thing I'm sure of, who ever this person or gang is this, he or they... Are watching our move."

He stood up and put his glasses on. "They can watch all they want, but I am the director of this play they're watching."

TBC