OPS Shenanigans

Nell took a bullet? Part 1

She couldn't take it. Nell lay flat on the floor of the gym absolutely exhausted. Breathing heavily. If she wasn't at work she would have ripped he t-shirt off by now but she didn't want anyone else to see what wasn't bikini ready just yet.

Nell decided to get ready for the Renaissance fair her and Eric were going to that afternoon but first she needed a shower and headed to the shared locker room.

As she stepped out of the shower wrapped in a towel a lot of crashing and banging could be heard from the boys section only separated by a thin wall that without even trying even Eric could knock down.

The noises went on for another 5 minutes before Nell decided she wasn't gonna take anymore of this crap. She grabbed her gun making sure there were no bullets in it and slipped on her underwear and dressing gown.

She leapt round the corner of the dividing wall to find Eric and Deeks in the middle of what can only be called the girliest wrestling Nell had ever seen.

"What are you two delinquents doing" Nell asked while the boys were spralled on the floor Deeks had Eric in a headlock.

"Nell help!" Eric said gasping for breath and reaching his hand out toward her.

"Your on your own Beale" Nell said slipping her unloaded piece into her dressing gown pocket.

"Nell please, help me please" Eric actually looked like he was gonna pass out when he made one last blind grab for Nell but he missed the bottom of her dressing gown and instead pulled the string tying in up and it fell open.

Deeks let go immediately and not being at all like himself turned away from her covering his eyes, Eric on the other hand was staring at her like a kid in a candy store. "See something you like Beale" Nell said flirtily, she had too admit she missed this kinda attention. He blushed but kept staring.

Nell's face fell when she saw Eric stop at around her midsection and frown. She decided subconsciously that this was enough gawking and folded back up her dressing gown tying the string in a really tight bow.

Eric was still frowning.

"What?" Nell asked.

"Bu, bu, bu, bullet ho ho hole" Eric said stuttering and pointing at the point of her abdomen he had been starring at.

"Yeah what about it?" Nell said like it was totally normal.

"You've were shot" Deeks asked turning around still with his eyes covered, but he didn't look surprised almost remorseful.

"It was before I worked here, it's no big deal" Nell said turning to leave.

"Wait, how do'd you get it" Eric asked intrigued.

"None of your business" Nell said going back to the girls side of the locker room. "oh and no peeking around the wall or I will shoot you" Nell said jokingly.

Nell laughed slightly Eric she knew was so stubborn and would bug her all day if she didn't tell him but it was finding the appropriate time and place for a conversation like that.

She was still thinking when she slipped on her costume and long trench coat, As much as she loved to cosplay she was still a little embarrassed about it, Luckily the trench coat covered almost all the costume except the very hem of the dress, Eric had helped her pick out.

Suddenly Kensi came bursting in. Making the door crash against the wall.

"Nell have you seen Eric, Hetty is on the war path and she needs to talk to him" Kensi said a frown across her face.

"He's probably getting into his Ren-Fair costume" Nell replied sweetly. So Kensi headed for the boys side and then stopped in her tracts and called round the door.

"Nell what did you do to Eric" Kensi asked bemused at the look on Nell's face.

"Nothing, why?" Nell asked walking round the divide to see Eric still sprawled on the floor and looking up at the ceiling his face one of serious concentration but his eyes were also slightly glazed over and he had the start of a goofy grin on his lips.

"Nah, he's fine" Nell said shaking it off but still stared at him.

"I'm not asking if he is gonna be fine, because that part is obvious. What did you do" Demanded Kensi her hands on her hips.

"He may or may not have seen me in just my underwear" Nell said quietly.

"WHAT!! Really how did that happen"

"It was an accident, what does it matter"

"Your right it doesn't matter that explains it sort of but why does he look like he was just given the hardest puzzle ever"

"I have a bullet wound in my right abdomen and Eric saw it and I refused to give him an explanation now he is going to try and work it out for himself". Nell explained giving Eric a sharp kick in the ribs making him cough and sit up. He looked at them as if he was surprised they were even there.

"Tell me who did that to you Nell" standing up and looking down into he sparkling Hazel eyes, he held his hand to her cheek. His eyes full of an unimaginable amount of guilt that Nell had never seen before. "I will hunt them down and kill than for doing this too you" Eric said sternly and with sensarity. Nell just laughed holding her stomach as she felt it might burst. Kensi left silently feeling like she was intruding slightly.

"Yeah right, Beale" Nell said bumping her shoulder into his.

"I mean it" Eric trying to stand taller than he already was but failed and slumped down again. "Why won't you tell me" Eric whined making a pouty face at her.

He knew if she was in a good mood it would melt her like butter and it did Nell gave up sitting down on the bench, letting out a long sigh. "I don't want you to kill him Eric, it will bring you more hurt than it will me"

"Why is that?" Eric asked puzzled at her sudden change in tone.

"He doesn't deserve it" she sighed again leaning her head on one of the lockers.

"He does, Nell he shot you"

"He was only doing his job!" Nell said sternly raising her voice.

"Fine" Eric said shuffling closer to her and sliding down onto the bench next to her. "I won't kill him" There was a long pause. "Yet, I will hear the story first and then I will decide if he has the right to still be breathing."

Nell chuckled softly leaning her head on Eric's shoulder. "It all started when I was going for a run, I had been in LA less than a week and decided to get a look around. I ran past this old abandoned house, I heard noises and yelping coming from it. So I went in."

"you do realise that is the start of every rubbish horror story ever." Eris said smiling down at her on his shoulder.

"Let me finish" Nell whined.

"Fine"

"So I go into this house and these two people I can't see are arguing, so I head towards the noise and before I know what's going on someone shouts police and I am caught in the middle of a cross fire. The next thing I remember was waking up in a hospital bed with Hetty sitting next to me."

"That's creepy" Eric said shivering. "Do you think what happened that day had anything to do with Hetty hiring you."

"You never know its Hetty." Nell blew it off shrugging.

"I'm still gonna kill the guy" Eric said pushing out his chest and looking into the middle distance dramatically.

"I doubt it, Eric"

"Just tell me who the guy is"

"Shdbx" Nell mumbled out of Eric's earshot.

"What!!" Eric yelled cupping his hands to his ears with a playful grin on his face.

"DEEKS!!!" Nell yelled back and then retracted looking upset for shouting at Eric. He on the other hand had his mouth wide open for the first time since Nell had met him a look of pure and raging anger swept across his face.

He stalked out the room leaving Nell wishing she had never told him.