AUTHORS NOTE: So I've just bought most of CSI NY on DVD and this little piece has been playing on my mind for a while. I'm sorry about how short it is. It's a bad habit I have for whenever I join a fandom. I do hope to write more and longer pieces for the fandom at a later date!

DISCLAIMER: I don't own the characters

[Guitar Strings]

The sound of guitar strings being plucked gently woke Mac Taylor from his light slumber, his hand reaching out to an empty spot where his lover should be but he could still feel the weight of someone else on the bed so he sat up. He could see Adam's naked figure, a sheet wrapped lazily around his waist, leaning over the guitar so that he could see the strings as he played a random little tune. The sound was quiet as if he didn't want to wake Mac up but now that the man was awake he grinned as he sat up.

"Hey," he whispered as he wrapped his arms around the man's middle and rested his head on the shoulder, a kiss being pressed to the man's neck as he watched the man's fingers expertly dance across the strings of the guitar to create the sound. "I didn't know you played." He didn't know how he didn't know this or why Adam had never played on the guitar before seeing as Mac practiced as often as he could when he had free time.

The younger man's fingers stilled against the strings as he shook his head. "I haven't played in years," he admitted before turning his head slightly so that he could look into the face of his older lover. "I didn't mean to wake you," he whispered feeling bad because he knew how little sleep Mac got these days, "I'll stop now." He said moving to put the guitar down but Mac reached around the man and played a little tune of his own before putting his lover's fingers back onto the guitar as a clear instruction.

"I liked listening to you play," he admitted as he moved to sit more comfortably next to the man, his fingers playing alongside that of his lover's as he smiled at him. Mac watched as the teasing fingers that he loved so much plucked one of the strings to make a final single sharp sound before he turned to the side to look at his older lover. He reached over and pressed a kiss to his lips, one hand holding onto the guitar for dear life while the other snaked around to the back of Mac's neck so that he could pull him in nearer.

When the kiss broke off, Adam smiled at his lover as he sighed. "I suppose we'd best try and get some more sleep seeing as we have work in a few hours." He whispered as he pressed another quick kiss to the man's lips before climbing off the bed and putting the guitar back where it belonged on the chair in the corner of the room.

Lying back on the bed, Mac opened his arms for his young lover and smiled as the man didn't hesitate to curl up next to him. His fingers ran through the tumble of blonde curls on the top of his head before he smiled. "By the way feel free to play with the guitar at any time," he whispered as he closed his eyes, the sound of Adam's chuckle vibrated across his chest as he pressed a small kiss to the top of the man's head before they both fell back asleep.