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it was an early friday morning and Nell and Eric where just starting to turn on their equipment when Nell looked at her calendar and saw an event coming up that she had forgotten about until now. she figured Eric didnt remember either but asked him anyway.
"hey Eric you know what event is coming up… right?"
"you mean other than your birthday?
"yes other than my birthday. the saturday after to be exact"
"uhm January 18th…?"
she stared at him as if to say 'really' until it finally dawned on his face "oh crap is that the fund raiser thing hetty told us about?! i totally forgot."
"well i didn't and youre taking me."
"i suppose it's the least i can do for m'lady."
their coversation was cut short with Callen calling Eric to ask him to run background check on a new guy they didn't really know about but assumed was pertinant to the case
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later in the day as the case was wrapped up and Nell had finished all her paperwork and was waiting on Eric she asked him what he was doing the next day. figuring she wanted to eat out for a change instead of ordering chinse food and staying in to watch movies he replied "nothing, why?"
"great because we have to go shopping."
"no no no no no Nell come on you know i never shop its so terrible please why do we even have to shop"
"because i need a dress and you need a tux"
"Nell come on i have a tux and wouldn't someone like Kensi be much better for dress shopping?"
"maybe but when was the last time you tried on that tux?"
he thought about it for a second and realized it had been a very long time since the last time he had even thought about putting that monkey suit on. "ok i see your point but-"
she pressed a finger to his lips and said "no Eric we both have to shop and you know it. Also, there's no way you're going to get out of it so you might as well give up now."
he immediately slouched in his seat with a sigh of exasperation, and went back to work. once Eric had finished they went out to Eric's car (because they had carpooled this morning) and back to Eric's house.
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After about an hour they were situated on Eric's couch with pork fried rice and lo mien with burlesque (a movie?) on. They sat facing each other with their food in between them, each sitting criss-cross-applesauce. There was a comfortable silence in the room as they finished up, set their plates on the table and continued to watch the movie. While she was unticking her legs Nell felt her phone buzz in her back pocket. She picked it up to see that Kensi had texted her with a picture of her dress asking if she had any blue or silver heels she could borrow. Nell thought about it for a moment and remembered some nice strappy silver heels she had hidden in the back of her closet. She texted back saying she had the perfect pair.
While she was texting Eric noticed and asked her about it. "Hey what's all that hard thinking about" he said with a smirk.
With a little sigh she replied "Kensi needs shoes for the fundraiser to match her dress and she asked me."
"Oh, so do you have any or will she be accompanying us on our shopping trip?"
She chuckled a little because of the way he said 'shopping trip' and said "no I have some nice ones she can borrow, but I hope they don't make her too tall because when i buy shoes i but tall ones. I need all the lift I can get."
Eric shrugged a little and said "I'm sure she'll be fine, it's not like Deeks is short or anything so it can't be that bad."
Nell was worried though, for the fact that ball gown dresses are not really suited for short girls. They're more for the tall girls with legs that go on forever, who don't normally have to hem their pants because they're too long. As she was thinking this the movie ended and Eric got up offering her some lemonade that she took with pleasure. She looked up some dresses really quick hoping Eric wouldn't notice or ask about it but all that came up where short dresses that only went to the knee 'i can't wear those!' She thought 'I'll stick out like a sore thumb, and I doubt that's what you're supposed to wear anyway.' She was still looking at them when Eric came back with the drinks and handed her one that she thanked him for. He leant over to give her a chaste peck on the lips when he saw what was on the screen of her phone.
"Ooh, what's this little Nelly!?" He said as he picked her up bridal style and sat her across his lap. She made a small noise of surprise and laughed as he picked her up which he loved to hear. "Isn't this what tomorrow's for?" She was reluctant to tell him that she was actually very nervous to find a dress that would look good on her. She knew she had to tell him though, when he was looking at her with big curious eyes so she tilted her head down and said in a low shy voice "I'm just afraid I won't be able to find a dress I'll look alright it..." He tilted her chin up with his forefinger and said "hey nell, you gotta know you'll look beautiful in anything you wear." She didn't meet his eyes "no nell I mean it, come on look at me" and she did "would I ever lie to you?" She knew that was a ridiculous question and said "We'll no but-" he cut her off "Then why would I start now? You are so beautiful, not only to me but to everyone else, too. Don't worry that you won't 'find a dress you'll look alright in' because I guarantee you'll find a dress you'll look amazing in. And that's just because you look amazing no matter what, okay?"
She was smiling now and pulled him in for a kiss. She pulled away and whispered a soft "thank you" in his ear, then continued to kiss him on his couch.
Before it got too heated Nell grabbed Eric's hand and climbed off of him leading him to the bedroom with dark eyes.
