You always are

It had been two weeks since Jessica began her internship. She loved every moment of it; the people, the suspense, the problem solving, and she especially liked her supervisor. Ryan was so handsome and smart, and no matter how often she had the chance to look into his hazel eyes she always got the same butterflies in her stomach that left her breathless.

Ryan also enjoyed spending so much time with such a beautiful young woman like Jessica. Every time he got close to her his heart pounded so loudly in his chest that he was sure she could hear it. Ryan was at least thankful that his body stopped reacting to Jessica so visibly every time. In fact, since that first day he had become quite comfortable around her.

Ryan and Jessica worked together around the clock some days. They would stand at the table and microscope so close that he could feel the heat radiating off her skin. Sometimes one of them would brush their hand over the other's, just ever so slightly so that it seemed accidental, but both knew it wasn't. Ryan never minded, and he doubted Jessica did either. The close contact was something that Ryan loved about Jessica's work habits.

The one thing that Ryan couldn't figure out about Jessica was her relationship with Horatio Caine. It seemed she couldn't resist a chance to touch the red head and she still got that glowing look in her eyes Ryan observed the first day when she spoke of him.

Ryan would shake these feelings off, since he trusted Horatio and knew that he would never take advantage of such a young woman.

Ryan walked into his lab to find Jessica fiddling with the microscope.

"Oh good Ryan, you're here!" she exclaimed, "I've been working with this stupid microscope for fifteen minutes now and I can't get it to work right. Can you please help me?"

"Yeah sure, what's the problem?"

"I can't get the lens to adjust so that they're focused. I've been trying but they just don't seem to move."

"Well let's take a look." Jessica stepped back and allowed Ryan to look into the microscope. The image was incredibly blurry, but obviously some kind of vegetation. Ryan turned the knobs until the tiny leaves and bugs came into focus.

"There, that should do it." Ryan said as he stepped back so Jessica could take a look.

"How did you do that?" Jessica asked as she stared into the microscope.

"Like this." Ryan said, stepping up behind Jessica he placed his hands over hers and guided them to the correct knobs. "You were adjusting the back light instead of the lenses."

"Oh, now I feel like an idiot!"

"No, you're anything but. We all make mistakes." Ryan leaned closer to Jessica so that his chest rested on her back and his head on her shoulder. He had never been this comfortable with another person in such a short amount of time. Often times when they worked together in close proximities Ryan felt that there was no start and end to their bodies, just that they became one person. They knew what the other was thinking and what they were going to do next. It was an amazing feeling and Ryan loved that most about Jessica.

Jessica turned so that she was facing Ryan and looked into his eyes and smirked. He wanted so badly to taste her lips, to feel her pressed against him, to love her. But he couldn't. He wouldn't become the creepy supervisor that dated his intern.

"I'm going to go talk to Travers about this sample. I think he might know something more than us." Jessica said.

"Ok, I'll be here when you get back." Ryan replied, stepping back so she could leave.

"I know. You always are." With a smile Jessica exited the lab, leaving Ryan alone to slow his heart rate.