Things started going well for Ellie and Nick. But, after a few weeks, the day began not very well for Ellie. At 5.00 a.m. she suddenly woke up and went to the bathroom to throw up. Nick saw the light and he woke up too. He immediately got her. 'Hey, Ellie' 'Nick, I'm-I'm not good' 'Yes, I can see that'. He kneeled down, he picked her hair, caressing her forehead. 'It's okay, baby. I'm here'. 'Nick, hold me... please' 'I've got you'. After a few minutes she finally stopped. 'I think I'm done' 'Okay, I take you to bed'. But she started to cry. 'Hey, what's-what's up?'. She didn't answer. 'Ellie'. 'I... I don't know'. 'Are you sick?' 'No... I-I don't think so' 'Is there another reason? I thought you didn't throw up anymore' 'I didn't. I-I...'. But the sobs didn't let her speak. 'Ok, ok. We'll talk later. It's okay, Ellie'. She turned around and, still on her knees, she hugged him. 'Don't worry, baby. We will pull out of this'. He surrounded her with his arms. His chest became wet because of her tears; he rubbed her back trying to comfort her. 'We should come back to bed, Ellie. You need to sleep'. She raised her head from his chest, looking him and nodding. 'Ok, now we stand up'. He deeply looked at her, holding her and making her get up. She seemed confused, so he led her to the bedroom. She sat on the bed, but she didn't seem interested to sleep. Nick settled on the other side. 'Ellie, lay down'. But she didn't move, and Nick was still looking at her back. 'I thought I was okay' she said. 'Ellie, don't worry about this'. 'Don't worry, Nick? Really?!'. She turned towards him. 'Ellie...' 'For days I hadn't slept or eaten. Then you arrived and... you saved me. And after our first night I thought, you know, I was okay. And now...I don't know what to think. I don't know what to say. I don't know what to do' 'Hey, hey. Your brain is going sooo fast. Ellie'. He gently got close to her, but she did a little jump though. 'It's me, Ellie'. She nodded. Then he held her hand. 'Sorry, B.' 'No, I was rude. You're right, I should sleep'. She laid down next to him, but her eyes didn't want to close. 'Hey, baby. Come here' he said, putting his arm behind her. She snuggled up on him, trying to sleep. 'It's okay, Ellie' 'Don't leave me' 'I won't'. He tightly held her, to make her feel protect. She was shaking, and he started caressing her blonde hair. After a while she finally felt asleep.
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Keep Your Friends Close - What If
FanfictionShe was in that dark room, while Gibbs was in another side of the house. She had only a few seconds to see in the mirror that someone else was with her. He grabbed her, covering her mouth with an hand, they fought, and this is what she remembered.
