A/N: okay sorry about the bad updating on other stories but have had some really bad computer issues and problems with school and work have stopped me from coming on here but this story has been floating around in my computer for a while and co-written with another writer on here that friends with and different drabbles of mostly Nallen and some Densi but will include rest of the team
Summary: Renko never died in this stories (because like him to much)
Beta reader: I am looking into getting one but never good luck (or think could help) with them but any ideas comment or message me
team at the bar somewhere
A recent case had brought team Callen chasing three killers who thought could flee there and get away with murdering five Marines in Los Angeles but were too stupid to realize their mistake when kidnapping Nell on their last night forcing them to follow in hopes to catch them soon. It took them another two weeks to finally find them.
Callen was pacing around the small waiting room in the hospital waiting on news of Nell who had a gunshot wound to her shoulder but no one on his team knew they had been dating for over a year since the whole Romania thing but of course Gibbs and Hetty who seemed to know everything. Sam knew his partner was worried for their analyst who they all had cared for deeply since she arrived on the team and could see Eric was about worried sick. Kensi like everyone else thought Nell and Eric had a thing going on with each other for a while. Deeks could tell recently things seemed to change between Nell and Eric but thought was their thing between the two of them. Nate had flown in the day after they arrived in DC to help out but too was worried.
After the news that both were free to go for the night Hetty appeared from no where in front of the doors to the waiting room, "It's been an exhausting few weeks for most of you so have arranged all of you to stay out here for few more days to try to relax some before fly back home. The drinks are on me tonight."
Callen takes the offered card from her, "I know a place that can go."
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The big group piled into El Caramino and most of them still a little paranoid from the latest case scanned the room as they find two tables close enough together that pull so all of them fit and a waitress comes over smiling as take their drink and food orders before walking off somewhere in the bar. Kensi spies a pool table and pulls her partner towards there after snatching their drinks. Sam didn't miss how Nell was favoring her left side from where she had few bruised ribs and fractured wrist, "Sure up for this Nell?"
She nodded as took sip of her coke, "After week like that just what need."
Eric smirked as hear a song, "Care to dance, partner?"
"Nah, not now but seems Marty isn't only one getting looks from the ladies."
Eric looked around to see some women giggling at him as Sam pushed him towards the dance floor, "You two good?" Callen nodded.
Nell watched them walk off and leaned against his side, "Thanks for saving me G."
He leaned down and whispered in her ear, "Looked like could use some help there at last-minute."
She rolled her eyes, "Same thing could be said about you."
He chuckled softly and kissed top of her head, "Couldn't wait for someone else to go in there and get you."
Nell listened to a song change and pulled him towards the dance floor, "Once dance wont hurt."
He rolled his eyes at her as pulled her close, "Your giving them more things to speculate about you know."
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Kensi stumbles her way to the table that everyone else was standing around to lean against Deeks before snatching his drink, "Am glad that this case is finally over."
A man come over to where Nell was leaning against the bar waiting for more drinks smiling at her, "I can see that you are bored out of your mind. Maybe I can help with that?"
Nell turned away from him, "No idea what you're talking about."
He put a hand on her shoulder, "How about we get out of here and go have some real fun or can show you some dance moves," she looked over to where their table was and noticed that no one was looking anywhere near them and wished she hadn't left her phone in her purse at the table. "Buzz off sucker."
He chuckled softly in her ear, "I can tell that you like me," he pulled her towards the door closest to them and outside. "I will give you a good night you wont be forgetting anytime soon."
Nell was drunk enough and started to see nothing as he lead her away, "Noway-"
Callen had decided to go outside to get some fresh air and see Nell and the man heading away from him not missing the scared dazed look on her face so he carefully jogs behind him but before he catches up Nell seems to have caught a second wind and swings her head back connecting with his jaw and punching him square in the face knocking him out cold. She jumps a little when set of arms wrap around her waist but calms down when he whispers in her ear, "Calm down just me pixie."
She released a breath didn't know she was holding leaning against his chest, "Killer headache but good."
He kissed the top of her head before leading her to his Mercedes, "I'll give you a ride home. Let me tell Sam."
Sam just got back to the table same time as his partner, "You good G?"
"Yeah, am going to take Nell home tonight so you good with the kids?"
They both looked to see Kensi and Deeks playing pool with Eric and a brunette, "I am good to drink and so is shaggy. Take her home and see you in the morning at the office."
On the ride to her place he takes a detour to his place but stops off at Walgreen's grabbing some Tylenol before carrying her inside glad that he had gotten more furniture months ago when Nell and him started to get serious and she was spending so much time at his place. He grabs one of his shirts slipping it over her head and he takes a shower placing glass of water and Tylenol on the side table before laying down she laid her head on his chest soon both are out cold.