Title: When You Say You Love Me
By: Monkey Dom
Pairings: Horatio/Speed
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: I don't own them. If I did, I wouldn't be so bloody poor. "When You Say You Love Me" belongs to Josh Groban and God bless him for it.
Summary: Timothy Speedle is falling for his boss.

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Timothy Speedle is falling for his boss.

Like the sound of silence calling,
I hear your voice and suddenly
I'm falling, lost in a dream.

When he hears Horatio's voice, he's falling. It's almost as if he's living in a dream, sometimes a very hot dream in the middle of the night.

Like the echoes of our souls are meeting,
You say those words and my heart stops beating.
I wonder what it means.

Speed's heart stops beating when he sees Horatio's rare smile aimed towards him; the smile that encourages children to trust him and reassures victims. What does this mean? He should probably ask Alexx. Though, telling her that Horatio was the cause of his heart attacks would be slightly awkward and Speed would be told not to be so dramatic. They aren't heart attacks, he's in love.

What could it be that comes over me?
At times I can't move.
At times I can hardly breathe.

Speed can barely breathe, he can't move. Not when those beautiful Blue eyes are focused on him and him alone. What the hell has come over him?!

When you say you love me
The world goes still, so still inside and
When you say you love me
For a moment, there's no one else alive

When Horatio smiles, the world stops. Speed would expect the people of Miami to start screaming and committing even more crimes if this was the End of Days. But he feels as if there is no one else around. Only the two of them.

You're the one I've always thought of.
I don't know how, but I feel sheltered in your love.
You're where I belong.

He's always thinking of Horatio these days. Even Eric has started to notice. If Speed isn't thinking of Horatio, somehow his mind brings the redhead back to his thoughts. He always feels safe around Horatio. He belongs here.

And when you're with me if I close my eyes,
There are times I swear I feel like I can fly
For a moment in time.
Somewhere between the Heavens and Earth,
And frozen in time, Oh when you say those words.

If Speed closes his eyes, he feels as though he is flying between heaven and earth. When he opens his eyes, Horatio is there with that little smile on his face.

When you say you love me
The world goes still, so still inside and
When you say you love me
For a moment, there's no one else alive

And this journey that we're on.
How far we've come and I celebrate every moment.
And when you say you love me,

He wants to celebrate. Celebrate how far they've come. Celebrate every moment they're together. Celebrate that they're still alive. It's a journey.

That's all you have to say.
I'll always feel this way.


When you say you love me
The world goes still, so still inside and
When you say you love me
In that moment, I know why I'm alive

When you say you love me.
When you say you love me.
Do you know how I love you?

All Horatio has to say is "I love you". Speed will always feel this way. When Horatio says those words, Speed will know why he is alive.

Does Horatio know how much Speed loves him?

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