Deeper Connection

Chapter 1

Zoë sat upon Horatio's desk with a grin on her face as Horatio spoke on the phone. He looked up at her with a smile on his face too as he fiddled with her fingers on her right hand, using his right. He saw her eyes glistening in the light as it shone through the window and bounced off them, it made him feel truly happy.

"Okay, I'll be right there." Horatio said as he hung up and then stood up, slipping the phone back into his pocket.

"Come on, we've got a call out." Horatio said as he stepped between her legs as she took hold of the lapels of his Hugo Boss suit jacket and pulled him closer. He placed his hands on her hips and raised his eyebrows at her with a boyish smile.

"Let's just stay here instead, please?" Zoë asked as she grinned up at him and closed her legs so her thighs were either side of his.

He tilted his head at her as he bent down, closer to him as she bit her lip and held it between her teeth with a very wide grin. "You know my answer to that already, why ask?" Horatio grinned down at her. She felt his minty breath hit her lips and she quivered, hearing his husky tone.

"I thought I'd give it a go." She whispered as she looked up and into his eyes as they dropped to her lips briefly. "Can't we just take our leave now? I'm too excited to think about work, I'm going to be Mrs Caine next week!" She grinned as she pulled him closer so his nose was touching hers. He raised one eyebrow and continued to look into her eyes.

"Unfortunately we can't do that, we've got 2 weeks off after next week." Horatio smiled as he moved his hands down her thighs to her knees to pull her legs apart to release himself.

"So?" She grinned up at him as she resisted against him as she quickly moved her head forwards and bit his bottom lip lightly. He chuckled lightly.

"Stop being cheeky and come on, I can't be late to the scene." Horatio said softly once he'd pulled his head away slightly.

She relaxed the muscles in her legs and let him push them from his thighs as he stepped back. "Okay, okay. I expect a reward later for being so well behaved though, please?" Zoë grinned as she began to swing her legs as she tilted her head, looking up at him mischievously.

"If you don't hurry up I'll end up punishing you for your not-so-good behaviour." Horatio grinned at her as he pulled her off his desk and then placed a quick playful kiss on her lips.

"I could work with either of those." She grinned as she quickly placed her hand on his ass as she stepped close. He raised his eyebrows again as he stepped away.

"Come on" Horatio smiled as he took hold of her hand. He smiled at her and then walked out with her. They stood in the lift and Zoë looked up at Horatio with a grin as she placed her hand back on his ass. He looked round to her and then smiled before she pushed him back against the elevator wall and began to passionately kiss him as she pushed both hands through his hair. She backed off as they arrived at the ground floor with a grin and flattened her jacket out.

"You are pushing it today, you know that, don't you?" Horatio smiled at her as he sorted his hair out quickly.

"I know, I think I've got that honeymoon buzz a week early." She grinned and then strolled out as if nothing happened. Horatio chuckled and then walked out after her and placed his hand on her lower back once he'd caught up with her.

"You know, we could start trying for a baby now, the wedding is next week, I'm not going to get any bigger if by some miracle we conceive on the first go." Zoë said softly as she glanced up at him.

"If you'd like to then I have no complaints." Horatio smiled down at her and she smiled as she took his hand and walked over to the hummer with him.

"Ah no, we can't… if I stop taking my pill, my period will start. We'll have to start after the honeymoon, is that okay?" She asked softly.

"Of course it is sweetheart." Horatio smiled at her and then held open the hummer door for her to climb in. He closed it once she was comfortably sat in the seat.

"Within the next month, we're marrying, honeymooning and trying for babies! This is going to be the best month of my life." She grinned at him and he chuckled as he pulled away and drove over to the body found at the shipping yard.

"Anyway, what have we got?" Zoë asked as she relaxed herself back into the seat.

"A man found stabbed to death at the shipping yards." Horatio said softly and Zoë nodded as she pouted slightly.

"Not going to be a pretty scene then." She sighed as she looked up at him sweetly.

"I doubt it." Horatio said softly and Zoë nodded at him with a sigh and then paused.

"Oh well, it won't be long until I can get back into bed with you." She smiled at him and he chuckled as she placed her hand on his thigh.

They arrived at the scene and jumped out of the hummer, Eric and Walter weren't long after them. They got on with processing the scene and Eric noticed that Zoë was flirting a lot more with Horatio than usual and he back. Both often exchanged smiles, a lot more than usual mainly, or watched the other.

"I can tell that someone is excited." Eric smiled at her as they crouched together at a range of blood spatter on the floor beside a knife. Zoë exhaled a giggle and looked up at him as she picked the knife up after he'd got a photo.

"Who wouldn't be? We're getting married next week!" Zoë grinned at him and Eric chuckled and then noticed her look back over to Horatio.

"I think that's the 3rd time you've reminded me today." Eric smiled with a small chuckle and she glanced back with a chuckle herself as she nudged him with her shoulder playfully causing him to lose balance slightly. He quickly caught himself with a chuckle and nudged her back.

"Just making sure you don't forget." She smiled at him as she caught herself with a giggle.

"I feel like a child at Christmas, I am far too excited. I'm going to be his wife." Zoë grinned and Eric chuckled again.

"Who's wife again? I think you've left that piece of information out." Eric said sarcastically and she laughed.

"Shut up" she grinned widely. They carried on with processing, both trying their hardest to resist teasing the other.

"I'm going to be–" She began but Eric cut her off with a loud unrecognisable sound and she began to laugh once again.

"I'm sorry, what was that? Were you going to tell me what was happening next week and with whom?" He asked and she smiled.

"Just because you're not marrying him." Zoë giggled. "You're jealous." She grinned as she stuck her tongue out at him playfully.

"I'm green with envy. That's it, you've caught me Zoë. I'm going to have to kill you now you know that I want to marry Horatio instead, that is who you're marrying, isn't it? I think I forget." Eric said softly as Horatio walked up behind them and she began to laugh. They both glanced back when they heard him stop.

"Hi H, I hope you didn't hear that." Eric said shyly.

"Every word." Horatio replied as Eric stood with Zoë and chuckled lightly. "I'm sorry Eric, I'll have to decline your offer of marriage as I have a bride already waiting." Horatio said softly and Zoë giggled as she looked down as she lightly bit the tip of her tongue.

"She's all yours, H." Eric smiled softly as he moved away with a smile and put the swabs he'd collected into his kit.

"Zoë, are you ready head back, or do you want to ride with Eric?" Horatio asked softly as he looked over to her as she looked up at him with a wide smile.

"I'm ready, I'll be right with you." Zoë said softly and Horatio nodded and then walked away and got into the hummer and patiently waited for her while she collected the samples. She put them in the back and then climbed into the hummer. They pulled off and began to have a pleasant conversation as they drove towards the exit of the shipping yard. Horatio swerved as a large black Range Rover sport drove towards them, fast. He managed to narrowly miss a nasty collision as they continued to drive.