Confessions of a Hitter and Thief.
Summary: What happens, when Parker and Eliot sit the team down and tell them the truth… that they have been dating… for six months. How do they react? Nate? Sophie? Hardison? Read to find out! R&R
Author: Parker Source
A/N: My 2nd FF! I Hope you enjoy!
They had just told the team the truth, they'd been dating. The hard part was confessing that they had been together for 6 months, a huge accomplishment for the usually reclusive members of the team.
It was, quiet to say the least, a standstill. Not a sound echoed throughout the entire office. Even Eliot couldn't hear a thing, and he could hear Parker trying to sneak up on him. He always had been, extremely aware of the tiny blond thief that stood by his side, with him, in front of their team, in front of their family.
He realized that he'd always been painstakingly aware of the beautiful blond standing by his side. At first he told himself it was for the team. He'd lied to himself then. He made it a mental note to know where Parker was and what she was doing, all of the time, especially on jobs. He thought it was to make sure, because out of everyone, she was the loose cannon on the team, she was the one he needed to look out for.
Now though, he realized it was because he wanted to be aware of her. When she entered a room, silently to everyone else, he was physically aware of it before he was mentally. She didn't surprise him when she popped up out of nowhere. She was just there, and he was glad, happier when she was with him.
Somewhere along the road, it turned from protecting himself, to protecting the team, into protecting her. The amount of bumps and bruises he accumulated on the way, they didn't matter as long as she got out safely. A cracked rib, bullet graze, battle wounds, they didn't matter, as long as Parker got out safely. As long as the bad guys didn't find her. As long as she was happy, and healthy, and alive, he'd sacrifice his own physical health for that any day. _
She was nervous. Standing next to Eliot, her boyfriend, she smiled at the thought. Parker thought back to the first time she realized that that, is truly what Eliot was. Six months ago…
"Eliot, can I ask you something?" She whispered quietly, rolling over to face the hitter.
"`Course darlin`" Responded the strong warm man she had come to know, and possibly love.
"Are we- Well I-I never had anything like this before and, I think that it needs… clarifying, just to be sure everyone is on the same page…" Parker stuttered out nervously playing with hers and Eliot's intertwined hands.
"Clarify what exactly?" Smiled the hitter somewhat sure where this was going.
"Are you, like my boyfriend?" Parker wondered aloud.
"Well, that depends," Eliot smiled, " On whether or not you'd like to be my girlfriend?"
Parker let out a huge breath she didn't know she'd been holding.
"I'd like that… Boyfriend?" She tested the word on her tongue, sinking deeper into the mattress, "Yes, I like the sound of that." The two fell asleep, smiles on both their faces.
Parker looked up to Eliot, wondering what he was thinking, silently, he grabbed her hand as they faced the, various, temperaments of their teammates.