Looking after your own
Chapter 1
"Eric…Eric you still with us?" Callen spoke loudly in their ears and Kensi turned to see Eric staring at his keyboard his mind a million miles away. She crossed the room to his screen reading it quickly,
"Callen code is 252GH1" it was then that Eric startled but she quickly laid a hand on his shoulder in an attempt to calm him. After several seconds she heard Callen speak again,
"Alright we're done here thanks Kens"
"No prob" she said and pulled the earpiece from her ear watching as the younger technician did the same while he avoided her eye. She walked back towards the desk but she still asked him thinking it might be easier if she wasn't in his face asking the question,
"You okay Eric?" she asked gently, where was Nate when you needed him? She caught him nod out the corner of her eye.
"Yeah fine Kens just tired you know. Thanks for that by the way" she nodded waving him off but the frown on her face didn't completely drop as she turned back typing,
"No worries"
It wasn't for another five minutes that Eric spoke again,
"Kens?" he asked hesitantly and she turned to him a small smile on her face. For a moment Eric struggled, hesitating saying what he was thinking,
"Eric…whatever it is.." he nodded and she left her sentence as he opened his mouth,
"Have you noticed anything up with Nell lately?" she raised her eyebrows in surprise,
"Um.." but as she thought about it she realised that Nell had been acting a little strangely of late. The first time she had noticed had been the week before when Nell had declined to go out to one of their team bonding outings. Since everything had happened with Dom Kensi had always insisted that the whole team be at the bonding outings and Nell hadn't missed one yet. But Kensi had let it go especially when she heard Eric complaining bitterly to Nate that Nell had a date that night.
The second time was when Kensi had walked into the tech room hoping to find Eric but instead Nell sat at a computer seemingly lost in her thoughts and an unhappy almost anguished expression contorted her usual calm features. When Kensi had questioned the woman she had smiled and assured her that she was alright. Sure, Kensi hadn't believed a word of what she was saying, but once again she'd let it go knowing that Nell really didn't want to talk about it. That and she'd assumed that if she was going to talk to anyone she probably would have chosen Eric over her anyway.
Turning back to the young man in question who was mirroring her frown she nodded slightly,
"Yeah, I suppose I mean last week she was acting a little…not Nell. I just assumed she would have talked to you about it. She seemed alright when you were in here" Kensi cringed at how her words sounded and cursed herself knowing how Eric felt about his partner in crime. But he shook his head,
"No she hasn't said anything and when I ask her about it she just avoids the subject" Kensi nodded wondering what was going on with their youngest member of the team.
"Do you think I should…you know talk to her?" Kensi asked Eric who just shrugged,
"I don't know. Maybe I'm just overreacting" Kensi smiled at him,
"It's good that you care about her Eric" she said offering a smile before glancing at her computer that let out a loud beep.
"Well…I mean yeah I'm her friend I care about her. That's what friends do..you know care about each other, it's not good really…it's just..friends ..we're…" Kensi bit the inside of her lip to stop a large smile sweeping over her face as she listened to Eric ramble. He had it bad.
"You're a good friend Eric" she confirmed and watched him nod and smile back before turning back to the computer. It was then that the woman of their conversation walked back into the room carrying a large bag of ….something. Whatever it was it looked heavy.
"You okay" Kensi asked and was about to get up before Eric quickly rose out of his chair and took the bag from Nell who smiled at him gratefully. Kensi watched as she looked down quickly and Eric blushed slightly. Nell fiddled with the hem of her shirt pulling it down slightly and did the same thing with her sleeves,
"Thanks" he nodded and she opened the bag,
"These are the bits of the computers that Sam, Callen and Eric managed to salvage from the warehouse" she explained and a second later the three men in question walked into the room. Kensi watched Callen's eyes head straight for Eric's but the man avoided the senior agent's glance and when he looked to Kensi she discreetly shook her head causing him to frown.
Kensi noticed Nell watching them curiously and bounced out of her chair poking Deeks in the ribs,
"You know you could have carried them up here you lazy sods"
"Owwwww Kennnsi!"
First chapter …hope you like it. I've been wanting to do something with a Nell and Kensi friendship for a while : )
And I needed a break from study hehe
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Thanks for reading,
Nina xx