In the Heat of Miami

Chapter 4: Coffee with Calliegh

They both laid there for a little while longer, enjoying each other.

"Would you like some coffee?" Calliegh asked Horatio.

"Sounds good" he agreed. Calliegh got up and walked to the kitchen.

As Calliegh made some coffee, Horatio made his way to the bathroom.

He combed his hair with the brush he had found on the counter of the sink, knowing Calliegh wouldn't mind. As he turned to leave he saw Calleigh's red silk house coat that had matched her nightgown hanging on the back of the door and put it on.

He walked into the kitchen with a grin on his face, waiting to see Calleigh's expression.

"I'm back" he announced as Calliegh poured two mugs of black coffee.

Horatio approached from behind her placing his hands gently on her waist kissing the side of her neck.

"Hello "she closed her eyes as he kissed her. Then turned to face him leaving the coffee on the counter.

She looked down at him. Smiled "look at you" she started to giggle at the sight of him in her red silk house coat.

"How do I look" he asked joking with her. "You look red hot" she responded wrapping her arms around her.

Horatio gave her a squeeze. Calliegh wrapped her arms around him underneath the silk coat.

"Calliegh I need to talk to you for a minute" he told her and he remained hugging her.

"What is it" she let go enough to pull away looking up at him giving him her full attention.

"I..." he started to say. He had thought about this a lot how he would tell her this.

He took a breath and started to talk. "I always liked you Calliegh"

"I always liked you too" Calliegh replied trying to figure out what he was talking about.

"I always wanted to be with you, and I want to be with you" he told her straight out.

Calliegh remained silence thinking about it all.

"Do you want to be with me Calliegh" he looked her in the eyes. He started to get nervous she was being too quiet for him at this moment.

"Of course I do, Horatio" she smiled at him she continued to say "I always wanted to be with you too, I just never knew how to tell you"

"You did?" he said "I did" he reached up pushing her hair from the side of her face.

"We can try right, see if we can make 'us' work" he asked her for reassurance.

Calliegh nodded. "Of course" she turned around and handed him the coffee. "To us" she held up her mug to his. "To us" he smiled.

They both sat down at the table sipping their coffee. Horatio looked at her and said "in the lab, Calliegh you know we have to be careful we have to be a team and not a couple, you know how stetler gets" he told her as he reach over and took her hand.

"I was just thinking that Horatio, I know what you mean "she nodded.

-End of flashback-

Calliegh stood there in evidence listening to Horatio and Eric talking about what leads they had on the case. Calliegh then left without the men noticing.

Horatio looked up about to say something to her. He looked around and noticed she was gone.

"Where did Calliegh go?" he asked confused. Eric looked up "I don't know H, she was here a moment a go"

"That's alright, I'll catch up with her later" Horatio said as he continued looking over the evidence. He didn't like the feeling of ignoring her but they both knew they had to so they both could make this work.

-Fade to black-

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