CHAPTER 3: A Little Late
They woke up the next morning to the blaring sound of Calleigh's phone ringing. Shit. They were late. They scrambled to make it out the door in 15 minutes, but they did it. Hopefully no one would notice that Eric was wearing the same pants and shoes as he was the day before. His house was too far, at that point and thank God Calleigh kept an extra dress shirt of his. He managed to find a pair of clean underwear too, another miracle.
"Do you think they'll say anything?" Calleigh asked, noticeably uneasy.
"Nah, what are they gonna say? If anything, I'll tell H about my car breaking down and that you had to pick me up, which gives us an excuse as to why we're late." Eric stated very calmly.
"Okay, but if we get caught, you're taking the night shift." She added with a playful wink.
"Don't worry baby, I'd always take the night shift for you." He said, knowing that he absolutely would if it came down to it.
They made it to work in 10 minutes flat, and managed to avoid the stares from all the lab techs, and write off Ryan's sarcastic remarks with Eric's expertly thought out alibi. Everyone seemed normal and the day moved pretty quickly. Towards the end of the day Eric was feeling a severe lack of Calleigh in his day and needed to see her. Knowing that most of their co-workers had left for the night, and the night shift people had taken over, he felt the need to pay his southern beauty a visit. So, he snuck into the ballistics lab, hoping she wouldn't notice. She was test-firing rounds, and had earmuffs on, so she wouldn't hear him even if she were listening. He always loved watching her shoot guns. Her shooter's stance was one that could make his knees weak. She was so hot when she fired weapons. When she put her gun down he snuck up behind her and snaked his arms around her waist, right as she reached to take off the earmuffs.
She jumped at the feel of his arms wrapping around her waist.
"Jesus, Eric! You damn near gave me a heart attack!" She yelled.
"Sorry, I just missed you, that's all." He explained as he laughed at her disheveled demeanor.
"It's okay, but we are at work, so I suggest you do that when we get home…" She trailed off as he started kissing down her neck and onto her collarbone.
She moaned a little at the wonderful things he was doing with his lips. The assault on her senses was everything she needed, and she wasn't about to stop it. Knowing that their co-workers were gone and that they were safe, she turned around to face him, still in his arms, and kissed him, wrapping her arms around his neck for better support. She used to care about what people said and saw when she was at work with a significant other, but not as much with Eric. Mostly because she knew that Eric would kick the ass of whoever said anything about it.
They deepened the kiss, and things started getting really hot and heavy in firearms. The thought of work sex was too much for their minds, because- let's be real- they were both thinking it. The hands that were around her waist slowly made their way down to cup her butt. He gave her butt a small squeeze and she let out a girly shriek, just loud enough for him to hear and no one else.
"You like that, huh? He joked.
"Maybe, depends on what your next move is gonna be." She said in a sultry, yet playful voice.
"You wanna find out? Right here?" He asserted.
"No, but I would love to find out at home, or maybe… in the hummer if you can't wait that long." She teased.
"Don't tempt me, Calleigh. I might just take you right here, right now." He said suggestively.
"Oh, hush now, you." She said, bringing the conversation back to its normal playfulness.
He loved when she joked with him and teased him. She always had a knack for knowing exactly what to say to make his mind spin. As if on cue, Horatio cleared his throat, standing at the doorframe of the ballistics lab. They both jumped, thinking they were screwed, but Horatio just offered them a small smirk.
"Be careful, gossip spreads around here like wildfire." Horatio said, adding a nod of approval to Eric and a soft, calming smile to Calleigh who looked utterly mortified. She hated being caught, but if it had to be someone, Horatio Caine would be her first pick.
"Will do, H." Eric answered, knowing Calleigh was still in too much shock to answer.
Horatio excused himself, after bidding them good night. Eric quickly turned to the tiny woman in his arms, seemingly still uneasy.
"Babe, it's okay. H won't tell anyone." He added with a wink.
"I know but that was really embarrassing." She said still trying to get the mortified look off of her face.
"It's fine, relax querida." He said in effort to calm her down a bit.
She loved when he called her that. When he spoke to her in Spanish, that was her kryptonite. He took her hand and led her to the door, as she shut the lights in the lab.
"Let's go home." He said.
"Let's go." She agreed. As they walked out together they saw Horatio getting into his car, ready to leave the lab with Kyle. They both waved, and Horatio and Kyle waved back. Horatio just smiled but Kyle looked a bit surprised. Which, to them, wasn't surprising.
They got into the car, Eric always drove, and they situated themselves as Eric began to speak.
"Is it too late to take you up on your offer?" He asked. She gave him a look, and said
"I think my house is close enough, and besides- I think we've been caught at work more than enough times for one day."
Knowing she was right, he started driving.
Once they made it to her house, and in the door, he immediately had her pinned up against the wall. Kissing her like he had never kissed any woman before. Things grew intense really quickly, and neither of them could keep their hands off the other. His hands were roaming through her hair and around her waist, and hers over his chest and up to cup his face. He swiftly picked her up so that he could take her with him. Having operated around her house blindly so many times before worked out in his favor as he refused to tear his lips from hers just to get them to her bedroom. He could do that with his eyes closed even without her being in his arms.
She loved this man. More than she could even have imagined herself loving someone. As she held onto him, she realized that she couldn't let go even if she wanted to. She never wanted to, anyway. She was so happy. Finally.
They made it to her bedroom, as he laid her gently on the bed, and crawled on top of her. He kissed her lips, and down her neck until he reached her pulse point- she loved when he did that. After leaving a sufficient mark on her neck, he moved his lips back up to hers, and placed a wet kiss on her lips. He then trailed off to her ear and whispered, "You're so beautiful", making her shiver.
She never knew the true effect that he had on her until they started sleeping together, some time ago. The first time was like pure ecstasy, she'd never made love to anyone the way she did to Eric. Every other guy was casual- no strings sex, or just for fun sex. With Eric, it was actual love making. Even when things were hot and fast, and messy- it was always love making.
He worked his fingers through the buttons on her shirt, and almost made it all the way down the row of buttons before she pushed his hands away so she could pull his shirt over his head. Having the intrusive garment removed from him, made things easier. He finished undoing the buttons of her shirt, and pushed either side over her shoulders and down her arms, discarding it on the chair beside the bed. He made quick work of the button on her pants, and removed them to free her legs. As he made his way to her bra she protested, "I think you're a little over dressed, Officer Delko." She added with a wink. He loved when she called him that, it was such a turn on for him. And seeing as he still had his wife beater, his pants, his socks, and his shoes on, he had to agree. He let her go to work on his belt buckle while he tossed his wife beater onto that same chair beside Calleigh's bed. Once she had his pants at his ankles, he kicked his shoes off to enable himself to get rid of his pants.
His pants and shoes now fallen to the floor, he looked up- Calleigh sprawled out on the bed in nothing but a matching set of red lace undergarments, was quite the image. Eric took in the sight before him. Almost losing his cool, he got close to her and said, "I wanna make you feel good, baby." She shivered at his statement. His hot breath felt so good running along her cheek, she's missed him a little extra today, so this was absolutely necessary.
He ran his tongue down her neck and over her shoulder, pulling a bra strap with his teeth, off her shoulder and down as far as he could. ran kisses across her chest from right to left as he repeated his actions on the left strap. She arched her back to allow him to undo the clasp of her bra.
One of the only good things that came from his years of casual sex with random women was, other than the loads of experience and, as a result, the ability to please women, was how to undo a bra in one swift movement- which he did.
Her bra thrown aside, he gasped as her breasts bounced, free from their constraints, and almost knocked Eric off of his game. But he knew what he wanted to do and wasn't going to let anything distract him from that.
He took a nipple in his mouth and flicked his tongue over it a few times, while rolling the other nipple in between his fingers, eliciting a moan from Calleigh. She never liked being obnoxiously loud during sex, and never let herself get too crazy, but Eric had a way of making her lose all control, and who could blame her? Good sex, is good sex. She was sure her neighbors would understand.
He made his way to the other breast, mimicking his earlier actions in reverse. She liked what he was doing but knew that this teasing was far from over. He loved teasing her and she only liked teasing when it came from him. She never let anyone else tease for as long as he was allowed to. Maybe it was the fact that she knew he would go as long as she wanted him to, and that he was the only one who would. But she never let him go for as long as he would have actually gone, she always stopped him after a little while so she could return the favor.
She tried to stop him after he was done with the second breast, but he wouldn't let her. He wanted to fully ravish her before she even thought about doing anything to him. He always put her first. He made his way down to her belly button, leaving a trail of fiery kisses in his wake, only stopping to look up at her- to take her all in. Eric could take just about anything, but the sight of his Calleigh sprawled out on the bed, moaning and enjoying herself, and knowing that he was the reason for it- that was almost better than the actual sex. Almost.
He made it down further, and instead of going straight for her thong, he moved down and kissed and sucked on the inside of her left thigh, leaving a trail of little marks after each suck. He did the same to her right thigh, driving her crazy. He knew she was growing impatient, but he loved to see her squirm, so he climbed his way up her body and whispered in her ear, "patience is a virtue, mi amor."
She moaned a little as he spoke. His voice, sometimes, could be enough to throw her over- so husky and masculine. She couldn't get enough of him. As he started moving back down to where she needed him, he left little hickeys all over her body, from her neck down to her hips. He reached for her underwear and pulled them down with his teeth, because 'what could possibly be sexier?' she thought. Nothing- the answer is nothing.
He pulled them all the way off, and reached his arms around her thighs to stabilize her hips, which were impatiently squirming, needing him so badly, she had no control over her body. He moved up to her core, taking her in, and he kissed the area right beside her clit, and she moaned. She needed him, and he was teasing a little too much now. His tongue finally connected with her clit, and his lips sucked on her, and she moaned louder than she probably should've, and immediately covered her mouth, embarrassed.
He looked up at her and chuckled at her embarrassment. He finally went back to work on her, knowing he'd have to make it up to her since he'd been teasing for a long time. He sucked on her clit while his middle finger entered her. She was already wet and red hot. She couldn't help but to let her body just take most of the control and enjoy herself, because- at that point, her brain was mush.
He had her right where he wanted her, he knew she wouldn't last long, all he had to do was keep going. He contemplated stopping, but knew that she'd probably shoot him with the gun she hid inside the drawer of her nightstand. So, he kept going. He knew she needed more, so he entered a second finger, and she was seeing stars. He had her right on the edge, she was so close. He could feel her walls tightening around him. She felt that slow burning feeling in the pit of her stomach, and lost all control. She came in a shiver, and moaned his name as she did, which almost sent him soaring over too. He couldn't help it, her moaning his name as she came was the one thing that could make his brain stop working and make him drop to his knees.
She regained the ability to breathe, and immediately kissed him. She flipped them over, as he took off his boxers, and straddled his waist. He looked at her and all he managed to get out was "So beautiful", and she blushed. Her silky-smooth skin running up against his was almost too much for him, as he was in a very fragile state, after witnessing Calleigh's ecstasy. She kissed his lips and left little wet kisses all the way down his chest, and to his waist, where she took him in her hands and started stroking him.
He moaned, unable to think straight. She moved down further, and placed kissed on his hard member, she was about to take him into her mouth when he protested "Cal, you don't have to do that. It's okay…" She cut him off, and placed a finger over his lips. "Shhh… Don't say anything, just enjoy yourself. You take care of me, I take care of you. Remember?" She stated, matter-of-factly. "Babe…" he started, "Eric. I want this." She said. Unable to protest any longer, he let her continue. She was so good at this, but he felt bad for asking. He didn't want her feeling obligated, but she always said she liked it. He knew she was telling the truth because he could see right through any lie she told him.
She took him in her mouth, and started bobbing her head up and down, her hands following the motions her head was making. He was dizzy, his head spinning, his eyes rolling into the back of his skull. He moaned her name, hoping that this would never end. He'd always felt bad for asking her to do this, but maybe he shouldn't because she was so damn good at it.
He looked down at her watching her take his entire length into her mouth, almost losing it at the sight of her. He was close, and she could tell, she felt him throbbing inside her mouth, as she bobbed up and down on him. He sucked harder as if she were milking him, she spun her hands around him as she sucked on the tip. She moaned on him, making him feel the vibrations. Her moans in conjunction with her sucking and twisting and her long blonde hair falling all over the place were just too much, he came with a moan of her name falling off his lips as he did. She swallowed every last bit of him, as he came. Once she looked up, he took her in his arms and looked into her eyes, "You are the woman of my dreams. Beautiful, smart, talented- clearly. How did I get so lucky?" He asked. She giggled and kissed his nose.
"You ready, princesa?" He asked. She nodded her head and blushed at the notion of her being his "princesa", as she moved to lay on her back. He always started on top, giving her a chance to adjust to his large size. She appreciated that. He situated himself at her entrance, and before he went in, he kissed her, "I love you, Calleigh." He stated. "I love you too, Eric." She replied. When she gave him the go-ahead, he pushed into her, and they both moaned at the new sensation. He filled her so completely that there wasn't even room inside her for air. He felt good inside her. She'd missed him.
His pace was slow and languid at first, but she needed more than that, and he knew she would eventually try to take control if he didn't start moving a little faster. As if she read his mind, she pleaded with him, "Faster, babe. Please." He loved when she begged for him. "Anything for my princesa" he said. She moaned as he started picking up the pace. He was so close, but refused to come without her. So, he started rubbing small circles on her clit, and it seemed as though every nerve ending in her body had just been lit on fire.
She thrashed her hips, meeting his on every stroke. She was losing it, and so was he. His thrusts became more erratic, her moans got louder. He leaned down to hold her as they both came with moans of each other's names. He pulled out of her, and she sighed, saddened by the loss of him. But he made up for it, when he pulled her into him and held her, never wanting to let her go.
He was so happy to be holding her again. He hated their 'off time', and never wanted it again. She promised him that she wouldn't push him away anymore, and he knew she always made good on her promises. He was actually truly happy for the first time in a long time and so was she. Calleigh had a lot of work to do in order to build this relationship properly this time. But this time, she was truly ready, and her heart was open for him. He had finally broken down the last wall. Smashed the last shield. Destroyed the final guard, around her heart.
They were both excited at the prospect of being together, for real this time. She snuggled into him, as he kissed her hair. "I love you, Calleigh. Don't you forget that." He said. "I love you too, Eric." She replied, with a soft kiss on his arm that she was using as a pillow. They quickly fell asleep, and were both thanking their lucky stars that Eric's car broke down, and was able to show up at her house that one night. They were finally happy.
There you go friends, chapter 3 is done and chapter 4 is on the way. All of your beautiful reviews mean the world to me so thank you tons! I hope you are enjoying my story, there are plenty more to come so please stay tuned! :)
-C