Yay for Densi (again!)!
I have no idea what it is like to be drunk so...
Eric knocked on Deeks' door at exactly nine that evening. He thought of Nell as he did- she was always on time to the precise second. Thinking about Nell made him smile momentarily, before remembering how sad she made him. When Kensi opened the door wearing a thigh length black sequinned dress and really high heels, Eric was slightly taken aback. 'Uh... Umm... I didn't know you two were- uh- hanging out... Sorry... I was just- I was just popping by... I'll just leave now...' He mumbled, shocked
'Wohhhh Eric! You've got the wrong idea my friend... We are gonna be hanging out, but you are coming with us!' Eric stepped backwards in shock, tripping over the small step that led up to the covered porch.
'No no it's fine I gotta go home and- uh- do
stuff' he trailed off and turned to leave, but Deeks appeared behind Kensi and said
'Eric! Look at you man- you're a mess! You have been so depressed so we organised this to cheer you up; at least come with us to have one drunk tonight...'
Eric half smiled at the partners, before saying 'That's really nice guys, but I'm not... really wearing anything suitable-' he looked down at his flip flop clad feet and his baggy board shorts 'and you know I just remembered I need to do some work stuff'
Eric turned around again as if to walk away before Deeks repeated 'It's just one drink? Pleeeaaasseee?! We know that you're upset because-' Kensi stood on Deeks' foot, causing him to take a sharp breath 'Well we don't know why, but we are your friends, and it's our job to make you happy again.' Eric turned around again and looked Deeks directly in the eye 'Alright. But just one drink Deeks, no more than that ok?'
The shaggy detective grinned and said 'Alright...'
A couple of hours later, at the bar, Eric was already drunk. Kensi and Deeks had only had a couple of beers each, but they knew that Eric would have to become very unknowingly intoxicated if their plan was to work. Eric nudged Deeks and slurred loudly 'Thish ish fantashtic. Thank you sho much you are sho nice' he giggled in a high pitched tone that neither Kensi nor Deeks had heard before 'and you are amazing. An' Kenshi- she ish amazing. I AM AMAZING!' He yelled across the busy room, but (fortunately) his enthusiastic words were lost in the vibrant buzzing of happily drunk strangers clinking glasses and the thumping of some unidentifiable top 100 track in the background. Eric then began to move his limbs awkwardly and out of time to the music, a grin on his face. Deeks looked over at Kensi, who was laughing at Eric's totally uncharacteristic behaviour in her wide mouthed, happy eyed, relaxed laugh. He smiled and admired her in her happy carefree state for a few seconds, loving the way her hair swished in the multicoloured lights. Upon turning back to Eric, Deeks saw that he had turned a peculiar shade of green but was still dancing to the music happily. He leant back on his stool to tap Kensi on the shoulder and shouted over the sound
'Time for action! He is going to chuck cookies any minute now and this is an expensive shirt...'
Kensi smiled before replying 'Ok, you distract him while I get the phone, then take him to the loo for a good 10 minutes. Knowing Eric he probably has a really complicated password or something...'
Deeks nodded and turned to Eric. 'How you feeling, buddy?' he shouted, to distract him. Eric gave his ecstatic reply containing a few hiccups whilst Kensi snuck his phone out from his baggy shorts pocket. Once Deeks saw his partner's thumbs up from her half crouched position under the table, he interrupted Eric's raving 'Hey, I don't feel too great, lets go to the men's room.'
Eric obliged, too intoxicated to notice the absence of his expensive Windows phone or the fact that it was himself who wasn't feeling too great.