Title: Conversation
Genre: Het
Pairing: Ian/Nikki
Rating: PG
Spoilers: 6.08 Ultimatum, set post episode
Prompt: numb3rs100 1 Conversation, numb3rs100 bunny-a-thon for mustangcandi (There needs to be more Ian/Nikki post-Ultimatum fic, so...) Ian calls Nikki when he gets out of prison.
Disclaimer: Don't own anything, not being paid.
Word count: 200
A/N: First time writing Ian, and therefore also the first time writing Ian/Nikki.
Summary: Ian calls.
"Betancourt."
"So, I figured that you wouldn't buy my reception sucking as an excuse right now."
Nikki let a smile curl her lips. "Ian."
"Nikki."
"How you doing?"
"Oh, you know, better now that I'm not in prison." The sarcasm that was Ian's natural defence shown through plainly.
"About that..." Nikki didn't think that she'd ever not feel guilty. Sure, she hadn't wanted to believe it of Ian, but she'd still had to do her job.
"Forget about it. I can only take the abject grovelling once."
"I did not grovel..." Nikki could hear his grin loud and clear through the phone. "So what happens now?"
"Quantico. Debrief. Code for making sure that I haven't gone completely insane and am still fit to be an agent." The words were bitter.
"You'll be fine."
"Oh, yeah, after prison, it'll be a cakewalk."
There was silence for a few moments.
"Sorry, I probably shouldn't be doing this right now." Ian sighed. "I just wanted to see, whether after I'm done at Quantico-"
"You can call me any time," Nikki interrupted. "Hell, if you're in the neighbourhood, you can come and visit."
"Okay," Ian said. "I'll talk to you later."
"Later," Nikki agreed.
-FIN-