Mission 101

Chapter 37- Friends Are The Sunshine Of Life

Eric's POV

I was so excited to see Abby and the rest of the team from D.C, although I think Nell was starting to get jealous. I look over to her and she looked unconfortable, as Abby and I talked about the latest gossip in D.C. I turned to Nell and kissed her forehead, reassuring her. She smiled and looked up at me.

"Wait.....Are you two......a couple now?" Abby asked, noticing my arm around Nell and the small gesture I just made. Everyone was staring at us, waiting for us to answer. I nodded as I squeezed Nell's shoulder, pulling her closer to me. "Does Hetty know about this?" Gibbs asked. I nodded once again. "And she hasn't killed you yet?" DiNozzo asked. Nell and I shook our heads as everyone else laughed. "Surprisingly, no. She said as long as it doesn't get in the way of our work, she's fine with it ." I explained. DiNozzo looked shocked. "I wish Gibbs was like that.....I mean, come on the whole rule thing sucks!" Everyone laughed and Ziva looked at him. "Ohh yeah? What sane person that works for NCIS would want to date you?" Kensi high-fived Ziva and Deeks was literally rolling on the floor laughing. Sam and Callen were laughing, watching Deeks be an idiot. McGee and Gibbs were looking at each other in confusion and Abby was standing next to Nell and I as we watched our insane team mates go...well...insane.

"Nell? Are you okay?" I asked, looking over to see Nell holding her stomach while her face was pale. She shook her head, before falling slowly to the ground. I knelt down beside her. "Nell? Nell! What's wrong? Someone get a doctor!" I yelled, looking down at Nell's now closed eyes. I lifted her head up and rested it on my lap. Everyone was running around in panic, while Gibbs quickly got a doctor and Nell was loaded onto a bed and pushed inside a room. The blinds were closed, so we couldn't see in. I tried to stand up, but my legs gave way and I fell to the ground, not caring about the tears that were now streaming down my face.

I felt an arm come around my back and someone sat down next to me and a comforting voice whisper in my ear. "Eric. Nell's going to be okay. She's a strong girl." It was Abby. I looked into her eyes as she hugged me tightly. I got up and sat down on a chair, that thankfully was much more comfortable than the cold tiles of the hospital floor. Abby sat next to me, with Sam on the otherside. Callen was talking to Gibbs, while Ziva, DiNozzo, McGee, Kensi and Deeks were sitting around in a circle on the floor.

I lifted my head when I heard a nurse say Nell's name. Before anyone else had time to get up, I had already sprinted to the nurse, standing infront of her and waiting for her to start explaining the new situation. I felt so sorry for Nell. She has gone through so much in the past few days and I just wish this would end. I wish we could just go back to when we were at Disneyland. When we made our relationship official and everything was great. It seems like in a matter of days, our lives have gone from incredibly amazing, to incredibly horrible and depressing.

"Miss Jones is stable, she is sleeping now. Being in the hospital is not doing her mental state any good. Once she wakes up, you can go home. She will need to stay with someone for at least a month. Just to make sure everything is okay and no more bad incidents happen. With the surgury and mental state, she needs time to heal." The nurse informed. I felt like the ground beneath me was falling and taking me with it. "Can I see her?" I asked, trying not to break down again. "Yes, she's right in there." The nurse replied, pointing towards the room behind her.

I nodded, taking a deep breath and walking into the room. I gasped at the pale and still Nell that was lying in the hospital bed. She had cords attached all over her body. Why can't this all just be over? I hate this.

I walked over to the corner of the room and picked up the chair provided, putting it next to the bed. I sat down next to Nell and looked into her closed eyes. I carefully picked up her hand and held it in mine, stroking it softly with my thumb. I looked down at our hands, before feeling a squeeze. I looked up and saw Nell's eyes slowly opening. I smiled and looked into her beautiful hazel eyes. She smiled back. "Hey Rockstar." I whispered. "Eric. You stayed." She replied. I frowned at her. "Of course I stayed. I love you, Nell." I informed. She smiled and gripped my hand tighter. "Eri...I....I....I-" She started. I looked into her eyes. "Hey. It's okay, I'm here." She looked back and smiled. "How you feeling? The nurse said you can go home today, if you're feeling well. You have to stay with someone for around a month, though." I explained. "Seriously? I can go home? Yay! Eric? If I have to stay with someone, I want that person to be you. If you'll have me." Nell asked. I nodded. "Of course I will have you. Do you want to go home now? Or do you want to stay here for a little longer?" I asked. She shook her head. "If I have to spend another hour at a hospital, I think I might just die." She joked. She didn't seem to be in too much pain, so I helped her out of bed and helped her stand up, holding my arm around her waist for support. We hobbled out of the room to the rest of the team, who were surprisingly still here.

"Nell! Hey! How are you feeling? Shouldn't you be in bed?" Kensi asked, looking at Nell. Nell shook her head. "Like I just said to Eric, If I have to stay in hospital for another hour, I think I might just die." Nell repeated, making the two teams laugh. "Come on, can we go now? I want to get out of here." She asked. I smiled and nodded. "It's still only early. You guys wanna come back to my house for some drinks?" I asked, looking around at everyone. Everyone seemed happy with the idea. I looked around to Kensi and Deeks, who were standing next to each other. Deeks must have noticed Kensi's sad mood, because he wrapped his arm around her shoulder, trying to comfort her, she didn't say anything until she started yelling at Deeks again. Ohh great!

"Don't you dare touch me! You probably have a melted chocolate bar, waiting to smudge it in my hair." Kensi stated. Deeks shook his head. "Ohh come on Kensi! You're over reacting! Gosh, why the hell are you still pissed at me? You were the one that started it! We were just having fun. Stop being such a bitch. One of our closest friends has just spent the past three days in hospital and all you can think about is being mad at me. You know what? Stuff it. If you're going to treat me like this, then I'm out. Nell? Text me if you need anything. I hope you feel better soon. I have to go." Deeks yelled, standing up from his chair and walking straight out of the room.

Everyone stood in shock, trying to process what just happened. Kensi looked like she was going to cry. Ziva got up and went to sit with her, but she got up and ran after Deeks, leaving everyone staring in shock. I haven't seen Kensi or Deeks like this before, It's a totally different side of them and I don't like it.