What a best friend is for

Eric is home in his apartment. He is sitting and playing on his computer. There is a terrible thunderstorm over Los Angeles. Anyone would be stupid to go out in this storm. Right after a huge lightning has lit up the entire apartment it knocks on the door. Right before a huge thunder sound is heard. Eric gets up and hurries to the door. He looks through the door. It is Nell. He opens the door. Neel is soaked wet and she has cried. Without a word he just steps aside and let her her. He closes the door behind her. He is just looking at her. Waiting for her to say what she want to say.

"he was married." Was all she needed to say and he understood everything. He took her in for a big hug. He didn't care that he got wet too. After a little while, they break the hug.

"I'm sorry. I have been a terrible friend lately."

"no, you haven't Nell." Eric knows she is right. she hasn't exactly been the best friend lately but he doesn't want her to feel worth then she already does.

"I'll get you som dry clothing you can change into. I think you still have some pajama pants over here." He walks into the bedroom to get som towels for her and some dry clothing. He takes off his own wet t-shirt and takes a towel for himself. He hangs the towel around his neck so he can carry the comes back out in the living room. Nell notices shirtless Eric now. She can't help staring at him.

"what?" he asks. He has noticed she was staring at him.

"sorry. Nothing."
he hands her the towel.

"you can change in my room. Have you eaten yet?"

"no. he never showed up. We were supposed to go…" she stops. "sorry. You don't want to hear about that."
"I always want to listen when you want to talk Nell. "

"you really want to hear about my miserable love life?"

"you listed when I got fooled by a sister of a death row prisoner."

"true. We both have some sad love life."

They chuckle.

"yeah, I guess," Eric says.
"maybe we should just forget about dating and then just focus on what is important. Friendship. Forget about cheating charming husbands and…"

"and charming girls who just want to mess Up my life," Eric adds. Nell nods.

"sounds like a plan. No more love life and dating."

Eric nods in agreement.

"sounds good to me. You should go change so you don't get sick. I'll make som dinner for us."

After Nell has changed to one of Eric's t-shirts and some yoga pants she had forgotten the last time she slept at his place. When she enters the living room again there is lit up candles on the coffee table and to bowls with soup and som bread on a plate. Eric comes into the living room.

"what is this?"

"I thought the soup would heat you up quickly so you don't get sick."

Nell is just looking at the setup.

"you can take the big blanket. It is the warmest." He says and points to a big black thick blanket on the couch.

"thanks."

Nell walks over and wraps herself in the blanket. Eric comes in with two cups of hot chocolate. He places them on the table and then takes a seat next to Nell. With little more distances between them than last time they had sleepover and movie night.

"are you afraid of me?" she asks with a little smile.

"no." he sounds a little angry that he has offended her. "why?"

"I don't bite." She says. He is confused. Not sure what she is talking about. When he doesn't get the hint she moves closer to him.

"unless you don't want me near you." She asks a little unsure of the reason for his distant behavior.

"I always want you near me, Rockstar."

He learns his arm around her and she places her head on his chest just like we used to do a few month ago when they had their daily movie and sleepover. They eat their soup and drink their hot chocolate while they are watching star wars nr 4. When the movie is done Eric gets up to change to change to the next DVD.

"Eric I'm sorry about the star wars marathon."

Eric looks over at Nell who is sitting on the couch all wrapped on the big blanket look at him with a sad look.

"hey don't be. I love this marathon much better."
Nell smiles a little.

"yeah me too but what about the tickets.

"I sold them to a friend. I took a girl on a date. He had talked about for a while that he wanted to go to the marathon on the date but he could get any tickets."

"I'm sorry I know how excited you were about going to it."

Eric changes the DVD and comes back to Nell. She leans her head into him again but this time so she can look at him while they are talking.

"I was excited to go because I was gonna go with you… I have seen the movies a million times, but seeing them with you is always special."

Nell turns red.

"the movies is the same no matter how you are watching them with." They both starts laughing. When the movie starts Nell places her head on his shoulder again. When the second movie is ending they are both laying down on the couch. Nell is laying with her head on his shoulder. Eric tries to get up so he can change the movie.

"stop moving."

"I need to go change the movie. Or are you gonna do it?"

"no."

"then I need to do it." He forces himself up so Nell just lays on the couch.

"that is not fair. You are not a very good pillow."

Nell takes the pillow that Eric has had under his head and places it under her head and lays down so she is laying on the entire couch. Eric comes back to the couch.

"move."

Nell just looks up at him.

"nope." She says with a smile.

"I can't be your pillow then."

"you are a terrible pillow anyway."
"may I have my pillow at least?"

"no, because then I don't have a pillow."

Nell takes the pillow and hugs it tight to her stomach. Eric is just looking at her with a smile.

"you do know that I know your weakness, right?"

Nell is looking at him wit big eyes.

"you wouldn't dare."
"try me."

He leans down over her and he starts to tickle her. She tries to fight him off with the pillow. After a few minutes Nell surrender.

"I surrender. I surrender. You win."

Eric is leaned over her. He is sitting on his knees over her and holding her hands down by the wrist. Their faces are close to each other. They look into each other's eyes. He leans down and kisses her. Just a quick peak on the lips before he pulls back like the reality hits him.

"I'm sorry, Nell… I… I…"

"shut up." She says and pulls him down for another kiss. After a long passionate kiss, they just look at each other and starts laughing. After a little while, Eric is looking at her with a very serious look.

"do you think this is going to change anything between us?"

"of cause it is Eric." She places her hand on his face and looks at him with a sweet smile that always makes his heart melt.

"in a very good way."

He smiles in relief.

"good." They start laughing again. Suddenly their moment is interrupted by a text on Nell's phone. Eric gets off her so she can sit up and read her text.

"oh shoot."

Nell gets up and starts running around to collect all her stuff. Eric is just looking at her very confused.

"everything okay?" he is worried that he now has messed up his friendship with Nell.

"yeah, I just forgot something. I'll see ya tomorrow." She yells when she runs out the door.