Difficulties In Loving A Redhead Pt. 5
Title: Difficulties In Loving A Redhead Pt.5
Characters: Horatio Caine and Rick Stetler
Fandom: CSI: Miami
Prompt: 06 Pain
Word Count: 412
Rating: FRAO
Summary: Horatio tells Rick what he had concluded in the shower.
Disclaimer: I don't own nor am I making any money off of this story.
Author's Notes: For froggy_freek. An extra birthday goodie.
Author's Notes 2: Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four
“Don’t say it, if you don’t mean it, Horatio,” Rick softly replied.
Horatio reached up and grasped Rick’s wrist. He squeezed it. “I mean it, but I know it doesn’t fix the damage I’ve caused.”
“No, it doesn’t.” Rick closed his eyes as he fought the desire to reconnect with Horatio on a physical and intimate level.
Sensing that his lover’s resolve was about to crumble, Horatio let go off Rick’s wrist. He pulled back so that they weren’t touching. He had come to the painful conclusion in the shower that he used sex to soothe the many hurts he had caused with his irrational behavior.
Rick opened his eyes when he felt Horatio pull away. “Horatio?”
“You’re right,” the redhead conceded. “Sex is my way of trying to fix things between us, and it has brought us to this point.”
“Which is?”
“We need a cooling off period,” Horatio responded ignoring Rick’s question.
“A cooling off period?”
“No sex. I don’t want to fall back into old habits and end up pushing you away.”
“What made you come to this conclusion?”
“Last night was the first time we ever slept together without having sex first,” the redhead explained. “As I showered, I discovered that I liked being in your arms, being soothed and pampered at the same time. I would like to cultivate that part of our relationship.”
At the very least, Rick was surprised by this revelation. He seriously didn’t think Horatio had it in him to change, and he felt immediate remorse for such doubt that he apologized, “I’m sorry.”
Horatio nodded silently accepting the apology. “I can understand why you would doubt my sincerity. I’ve done nothing but cause you pain.”
Rick stepped back into Horatio’s personal space. He leaned down and gave the other man a soft kiss on the lips. “I love you,” he iterated. “And pain comes with the territory.”
Horatio reached up and caressed Rick’s face. “So when would you like to go on our first date?”
Rick chuckled. “Breakfast first and then I’ll let you know.”
“Alright,” Horatio agreed happy for the first time in weeks. It felt like a huge weight had been lifted from his shoulders.
Rick retrieved the plates from the counter and placed one in front of the redhead before settling into the chair across from his lover. He smirked as Horatio dived in. “Hungry?”
“Starving.”
Rick chuckled.
Horatio realized he had missed that sound and he smiled.
TBC…
Part Six
Characters: Horatio Caine and Rick Stetler
Fandom: CSI: Miami
Prompt: 06 Pain
Word Count: 412
Rating: FRAO
Summary: Horatio tells Rick what he had concluded in the shower.
Disclaimer: I don't own nor am I making any money off of this story.
Author's Notes: For froggy_freek. An extra birthday goodie.
Author's Notes 2: Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four
“Don’t say it, if you don’t mean it, Horatio,” Rick softly replied.
Horatio reached up and grasped Rick’s wrist. He squeezed it. “I mean it, but I know it doesn’t fix the damage I’ve caused.”
“No, it doesn’t.” Rick closed his eyes as he fought the desire to reconnect with Horatio on a physical and intimate level.
Sensing that his lover’s resolve was about to crumble, Horatio let go off Rick’s wrist. He pulled back so that they weren’t touching. He had come to the painful conclusion in the shower that he used sex to soothe the many hurts he had caused with his irrational behavior.
Rick opened his eyes when he felt Horatio pull away. “Horatio?”
“You’re right,” the redhead conceded. “Sex is my way of trying to fix things between us, and it has brought us to this point.”
“Which is?”
“We need a cooling off period,” Horatio responded ignoring Rick’s question.
“A cooling off period?”
“No sex. I don’t want to fall back into old habits and end up pushing you away.”
“What made you come to this conclusion?”
“Last night was the first time we ever slept together without having sex first,” the redhead explained. “As I showered, I discovered that I liked being in your arms, being soothed and pampered at the same time. I would like to cultivate that part of our relationship.”
At the very least, Rick was surprised by this revelation. He seriously didn’t think Horatio had it in him to change, and he felt immediate remorse for such doubt that he apologized, “I’m sorry.”
Horatio nodded silently accepting the apology. “I can understand why you would doubt my sincerity. I’ve done nothing but cause you pain.”
Rick stepped back into Horatio’s personal space. He leaned down and gave the other man a soft kiss on the lips. “I love you,” he iterated. “And pain comes with the territory.”
Horatio reached up and caressed Rick’s face. “So when would you like to go on our first date?”
Rick chuckled. “Breakfast first and then I’ll let you know.”
“Alright,” Horatio agreed happy for the first time in weeks. It felt like a huge weight had been lifted from his shoulders.
Rick retrieved the plates from the counter and placed one in front of the redhead before settling into the chair across from his lover. He smirked as Horatio dived in. “Hungry?”
“Starving.”
Rick chuckled.
Horatio realized he had missed that sound and he smiled.
TBC…
Part Six