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This is my first fic, so please bare with me. It's Eric & Natalia ship centered with some Eric/Calleigh friendship, and team interaction.
I imagined this story as an episode of Miami when I wrote it, so I ask you to try & picture it in your mind as a "Miami-style episode". Hope you enjoy!
Title:Resurfacing the past
Timeframe: December 20, 2008
~~ indicates "pauses" in the conversation sentences.
Eric stood beside his truck looking at Natalia's house. Glowing white lights traced the windows and wrapped the Palm trees. Eric looked down at his watch and took a deep breath, as he walked up to the front door and knocked.
Natalia opened the door and greeted him with a smile..."hi"...she said, tilting her head.
"hey. ~~ Sorry I'm kinda early"
"no, it's fine" she said quickly, her hand gesturing him to come in.
"Im actually glad you got here first.~~ I wanted to give you this" Natalia said as she hands him a nicely wrapped gift. Eric looks at it with surpise..."I thought Ryan picked my name in the gift exchange?"
"yeah, he did but this is kinda a late Birthday present." His Birthday was the day before, on the 19th, but Natalia had wanted to give it to him privately.
Eric untied the blue ribbon and opened the box. He pulled out a scrapbook filled with all his accomplishments; photos, awards and articles. Everything that Natalia had collected from Eric's Mother.
"well ~~ do you like it?" she asked.
"yeah" he said with a laugh ~~"wow"~~ "this is like my whole life in one book"
Eric looked at Natalia and smiled..."thank you~~you didn't have to do this".
She smiled and began to speak when the oven timer rang out ...."ooh, I gotta get that" she said as she walked quickly to the kitchen.
Eric continued to thumb though the pages, happy to see all the old memories, one page especially that was dedicated to Tim Speedle. He turned the next page and saw photos of the team. One in particular caught his attention. It was taken at the Lab's Christmas party 3 years ago. Eric stood centered in the photograph, Natalia at his right side, and Calleigh placed at his left, all smiling for the camera. Eric let out a small laugh..humoured by Ryan in the background, who was pretty tanked, sticking bunny ears above Calleigh's head. He observed it carefully and noticed his arm was wrapped around Natalia's waist, her hand placed on his abdomen. That was back when they were together. Eric's happy memory of those days were interrupted by Natalia's doorbell ringing.
She walked from the kitchen untieing the apron she had on. The other guests had arrived. Calleigh and Ryan, Horatio and Alexx with frank trailing along behind them.
Hours later, the party was in full motion. Ryan sported a Santa hat, once again enjoying a nice buzz from the egg nog. He and Alexx sang Christmas songs. Ryan being the jokester pretended to be Bing Crosby, making everyone get a good laugh.
Frank placed on the couch with Horatio, drank his beer and yelled out profanity at the Football game they were watching.
Laughter came from the kitchen where Calleigh and Natalia were opening a bottle of wine, girl talking like they were life long friends.
Natalia noticed Eric standing in the other room, watching everyone. She excused herself from Calleigh and walked over to him... "hey ~~ you ok?"
"yeah" Eric laughs, he knows she thinks something is wrong and is worried.
"Im fine Natalia ~~ everyone seems happy~~i'm just taking in the moment, ya know?"
"Are YOU happy?" Natalia asked with concern.
Eric sighed..."yeah ~~ I am~~ and I have you to thank for it.~~ I mean, if it weren't for you being there for me in these last 5 months..."
he let out another sigh.... "I probably would have lost my mind by now".
Natalia smiled, leaned in and gave him a gentle peck on the lips.
"what was that for?" Eric asked with a wide grin. Natalia looked up and pointed to the Mistletoe dangling from the doorway he had been standing in. Eric grinned as she gracefully walked by him to join the others.
Eric's mind started drifting back to when they were together, remembering all the nights he had stayed with her in the very same house he was standing in.
Eric stood next to Natalia and handed her a glass, as the others gathered around.
Ryan, wearing Horatio's sunglasses stood high in his chair..."here's to Natalia's egg nog" he joked mocking his boss.
"im glad I drove you here, Ryan" Calleigh said laughing at him.
"Mr. Wolfe" Horatio nodded at Ryan, smiled and began his toast again...
"Here's to a new year ~~ and a new beginning..."
I imagined this story as an episode of Miami when I wrote it, so I ask you to try & picture it in your mind as a "Miami-style episode". Hope you enjoy!
Title:Resurfacing the past
Timeframe: December 20, 2008
~~ indicates "pauses" in the conversation sentences.
**Chapter 1**
Eric stood beside his truck looking at Natalia's house. Glowing white lights traced the windows and wrapped the Palm trees. Eric looked down at his watch and took a deep breath, as he walked up to the front door and knocked.
Natalia opened the door and greeted him with a smile..."hi"...she said, tilting her head.
"hey. ~~ Sorry I'm kinda early"
"no, it's fine" she said quickly, her hand gesturing him to come in.
"Im actually glad you got here first.~~ I wanted to give you this" Natalia said as she hands him a nicely wrapped gift. Eric looks at it with surpise..."I thought Ryan picked my name in the gift exchange?"
"yeah, he did but this is kinda a late Birthday present." His Birthday was the day before, on the 19th, but Natalia had wanted to give it to him privately.
Eric untied the blue ribbon and opened the box. He pulled out a scrapbook filled with all his accomplishments; photos, awards and articles. Everything that Natalia had collected from Eric's Mother.
"well ~~ do you like it?" she asked.
"yeah" he said with a laugh ~~"wow"~~ "this is like my whole life in one book"
Eric looked at Natalia and smiled..."thank you~~you didn't have to do this".
She smiled and began to speak when the oven timer rang out ...."ooh, I gotta get that" she said as she walked quickly to the kitchen.
Eric continued to thumb though the pages, happy to see all the old memories, one page especially that was dedicated to Tim Speedle. He turned the next page and saw photos of the team. One in particular caught his attention. It was taken at the Lab's Christmas party 3 years ago. Eric stood centered in the photograph, Natalia at his right side, and Calleigh placed at his left, all smiling for the camera. Eric let out a small laugh..humoured by Ryan in the background, who was pretty tanked, sticking bunny ears above Calleigh's head. He observed it carefully and noticed his arm was wrapped around Natalia's waist, her hand placed on his abdomen. That was back when they were together. Eric's happy memory of those days were interrupted by Natalia's doorbell ringing.
She walked from the kitchen untieing the apron she had on. The other guests had arrived. Calleigh and Ryan, Horatio and Alexx with frank trailing along behind them.
Hours later, the party was in full motion. Ryan sported a Santa hat, once again enjoying a nice buzz from the egg nog. He and Alexx sang Christmas songs. Ryan being the jokester pretended to be Bing Crosby, making everyone get a good laugh.
Frank placed on the couch with Horatio, drank his beer and yelled out profanity at the Football game they were watching.
Laughter came from the kitchen where Calleigh and Natalia were opening a bottle of wine, girl talking like they were life long friends.
Natalia noticed Eric standing in the other room, watching everyone. She excused herself from Calleigh and walked over to him... "hey ~~ you ok?"
"yeah" Eric laughs, he knows she thinks something is wrong and is worried.
"Im fine Natalia ~~ everyone seems happy~~i'm just taking in the moment, ya know?"
"Are YOU happy?" Natalia asked with concern.
Eric sighed..."yeah ~~ I am~~ and I have you to thank for it.~~ I mean, if it weren't for you being there for me in these last 5 months..."
he let out another sigh.... "I probably would have lost my mind by now".
Natalia smiled, leaned in and gave him a gentle peck on the lips.
"what was that for?" Eric asked with a wide grin. Natalia looked up and pointed to the Mistletoe dangling from the doorway he had been standing in. Eric grinned as she gracefully walked by him to join the others.
Eric's mind started drifting back to when they were together, remembering all the nights he had stayed with her in the very same house he was standing in.
*flashback*
"what is that?" Eric asks Natalia as he pops the top off his bottle of Corona.
"it's Midori!"
"it's very GREEN" he says sarcastically.
Natalia laughs..."don't knock it 'till ya try it, buddy" ..she pokes lovingly at his chest.
"here ~~ just try it." She says handing him her glass.
Eric clears his throat and licks his full lips... "whatever you say".
He takes the glass from her hands
and places it on the kitchen counter next to her.
Eric leans in and kisses her, tasting the sweet Midori from her lips.
"well?" she says smiling.
"mmm sweet ~~ very sweet ~~ not bad" he says with a flirty smirk.
Eric picks her up by the waist and....
**POP!!**
Eric startled, turned around to see Horatio opening a bottle of champagne, only the finest for his team. Horatio held his glass high to begin the toast."it's Midori!"
"it's very GREEN" he says sarcastically.
Natalia laughs..."don't knock it 'till ya try it, buddy" ..she pokes lovingly at his chest.
"here ~~ just try it." She says handing him her glass.
Eric clears his throat and licks his full lips... "whatever you say".
He takes the glass from her hands
and places it on the kitchen counter next to her.
Eric leans in and kisses her, tasting the sweet Midori from her lips.
"well?" she says smiling.
"mmm sweet ~~ very sweet ~~ not bad" he says with a flirty smirk.
Eric picks her up by the waist and....
**POP!!**
Eric stood next to Natalia and handed her a glass, as the others gathered around.
Ryan, wearing Horatio's sunglasses stood high in his chair..."here's to Natalia's egg nog" he joked mocking his boss.
"im glad I drove you here, Ryan" Calleigh said laughing at him.
"Mr. Wolfe" Horatio nodded at Ryan, smiled and began his toast again...
"Here's to a new year ~~ and a new beginning..."
**end of chapter**
