CSI: Miami Horatio Caine Prompt: 65 Passing (The Difficulties In Loving A Redhead Pt. 1)
Title: The Difficulties In Loving A Redhead 1
Fandom: CSI: Miami
Characters: Horatio Caine and Rick Stetler
Prompt: 65 Passing
Word Count: 500
Summary: Rick decides to teach Horatio a lesson.
Disclaimer: I don't own these characters nor am I making any money off of this story.
Rick Stetler walked through the corridors of the crime lab trying not to look like he was stalking a certain redhead lieutenant. He had heard through the rumor mill that Horatio had paid Julia Winston a visit as she awaited trial for the murder of Kathleen Newberry.
He slammed into the locker room and caught Horatio changing his shirt. He paused at the sight of Horatio’s scarred back. Even though he had seen it many times since becoming Horatio’s lover, it still served as a clear reminder of the hell Horatio had been through in his life.
He ached to touch the man, but they had a firmly established rule. They would never reveal their relationship at work. They had between them too many enemies, and any hint of impropriety would have them on administrative leave so fast their heads would spin.
“God damnit, Horatio!” he growled. His frustration apparent in his tone. “When are you going to quit playing the noble knight?!”
Horatio turned and faced Rick. An eyebrow graced his hairline and a white linen shirt dangled from his hand. “Noble knight?” he softly inquired. “Where the hell did that come from?”
“Julia,” Rick muttered.
Horatio sighed. He slipped on his shirt. He stepped around the bench and cupped Rick’s face. “You have to get over your jealousy of her,” he reasoned. “It’s you that I care deeply for.”
Rick leaned into the touch. “It’s hard,” he admitted. “She tried to have you murdered.”
So much for this being a passing phase,the redhead thought to himself.
Horatio rested his forehead against Rick’s. “You know it was a matter of time before the Mala Noche filled that hit on me. Now, it’s over.”
Rick didn’t bother to hide the shudder that that thought caused. It had taken all his resolve not to follow his lover to Brazil, and Horatio not speaking about what happened there still bothered him.
Horatio pulled away. He walked over to the door and locked it. He returned to Rick’s side and pulled him into his arms. “I’m sorry,” he quietly apologized. “It wasn’t my intention to scare you, but to protect you.”
Rick pulled Horatio closer and whispered in his ear, “I know and don’t ever do it again.”
Horatio sighed and leaned back so he could look Rick in the eye. Fighting a smile, he teased, “What are you gonna do about it? Withhold sex?”
“I should,” Rick grumbled.
“I would like to see you try,” Horatio countered.
“Is that a challenge?”
“Yes, I believe it is.”
Rick didn’t let Horatio go right away. He backed his lover up against the lockers and leaned into him, grinding his hips against the redhead’s, he stole his breath with a hard kiss. “Remember this, so that when you are seeking relief with your hand that all you had to do was engage me in a serious conversation.”
Horatio rested against the lockers and watched Rick unlock the door and walk out of the room.
TBC…
Part Two
Fandom: CSI: Miami
Characters: Horatio Caine and Rick Stetler
Prompt: 65 Passing
Word Count: 500
Summary: Rick decides to teach Horatio a lesson.
Disclaimer: I don't own these characters nor am I making any money off of this story.
Rick Stetler walked through the corridors of the crime lab trying not to look like he was stalking a certain redhead lieutenant. He had heard through the rumor mill that Horatio had paid Julia Winston a visit as she awaited trial for the murder of Kathleen Newberry.
He slammed into the locker room and caught Horatio changing his shirt. He paused at the sight of Horatio’s scarred back. Even though he had seen it many times since becoming Horatio’s lover, it still served as a clear reminder of the hell Horatio had been through in his life.
He ached to touch the man, but they had a firmly established rule. They would never reveal their relationship at work. They had between them too many enemies, and any hint of impropriety would have them on administrative leave so fast their heads would spin.
“God damnit, Horatio!” he growled. His frustration apparent in his tone. “When are you going to quit playing the noble knight?!”
Horatio turned and faced Rick. An eyebrow graced his hairline and a white linen shirt dangled from his hand. “Noble knight?” he softly inquired. “Where the hell did that come from?”
“Julia,” Rick muttered.
Horatio sighed. He slipped on his shirt. He stepped around the bench and cupped Rick’s face. “You have to get over your jealousy of her,” he reasoned. “It’s you that I care deeply for.”
Rick leaned into the touch. “It’s hard,” he admitted. “She tried to have you murdered.”
So much for this being a passing phase,the redhead thought to himself.
Horatio rested his forehead against Rick’s. “You know it was a matter of time before the Mala Noche filled that hit on me. Now, it’s over.”
Rick didn’t bother to hide the shudder that that thought caused. It had taken all his resolve not to follow his lover to Brazil, and Horatio not speaking about what happened there still bothered him.
Horatio pulled away. He walked over to the door and locked it. He returned to Rick’s side and pulled him into his arms. “I’m sorry,” he quietly apologized. “It wasn’t my intention to scare you, but to protect you.”
Rick pulled Horatio closer and whispered in his ear, “I know and don’t ever do it again.”
Horatio sighed and leaned back so he could look Rick in the eye. Fighting a smile, he teased, “What are you gonna do about it? Withhold sex?”
“I should,” Rick grumbled.
“I would like to see you try,” Horatio countered.
“Is that a challenge?”
“Yes, I believe it is.”
Rick didn’t let Horatio go right away. He backed his lover up against the lockers and leaned into him, grinding his hips against the redhead’s, he stole his breath with a hard kiss. “Remember this, so that when you are seeking relief with your hand that all you had to do was engage me in a serious conversation.”
Horatio rested against the lockers and watched Rick unlock the door and walk out of the room.
TBC…
Part Two