August 20, 2011
Nell & Eric
Nell walked into Eric's apartment. She almost walked right into his surfboard as she went to turn the lights on. She heard the shower running, so she sat on the couch and waited for him to get out.
She only sat there for a few minutes before he walked into the living room.
"Hey," Eric greeted.
"Hey," Nell responded. "I almost injured myself before we even got to the beach." She informed him as she pointed to his surfboard.
"Sorry about that." He went over and kissed her. "You ready to ride some waves?"
"Absolutely. I might not exactly ride the wave though." Nell said as she opened the door.
"First time for everything." He said as he took his surfboard from against the wall and went outside. He tied the board onto the roof of Nell's car before getting into the car.
"Same spot?" Nell asked as she started the car.
"Yea, there are normally good waves there if we are lucky." Eric said as she started driving toward the beach.
When they got to their normal spot, Nell parked the car and they both got out. Eric got the board off the roof and they started walking down the beach. Eric took Nell's hand with his free one.
"Less people this week. Tourists must have left." Nell noted as they stopped a few feet from the shore line.
"Schools are starting soon." Eric said as he slipped his sandals off his feet.
Nell put their towel on the sand and sat down while Eric waxed the board. After he was done, the two walked out to the shoreline.
"Paddle out." Eric told her laying the board in the water. He held it in place as she got onto it. He swam next to her as she paddled out into the ocean. "Watch the waves." They sat there for a few minutes before Eric told Nell to paddle again.
Nell eventually stood up on the board and rode the wave out.
"You did it." Eric swam toward her. "You're getting better each week."
G & Kensi
G walked downstairs with Shay in his arms. He went into the living room and laid her on a play mat. He sat on the floor next to her and watched her reach for the toys above her. She slowly started to try and lift herself off the mat, but failed seconds later.
G lay next to her and started playing with her feet. He watched her tears start to form when she couldn't hold herself up. "Don't cry." He said picking her up. "You're fine." He wiped the tears from her cheeks. He picked up another toy from the coffee table. He handed it to Shaylynn and watched her eyes brighten.
"There you go. All better." He turned her around in his lap so she was facing him. "Mommy should be back soon." He informed the almost two month old.
Shay smiled when he said 'Mommy'. She put the toy into her mouth and made a cooing sound.
"No," G said pulling the toy out of her mouth. "That doesn't belong in your mouth."
The front door opened and shut a few minutes later. Kensi walked into the room drenched in sweat.
"Hey," She said.
"Hey," G responded repositioning Shay in his lap. "How was your run?" He asked looking up at her.
"Long, but it feels good to run that long again. Did she just wake up?" Kensi asked as she walked closer to them.
"She's been up for a little over an hour, but we just came downstairs a few minutes ago. We were relaxing in our room."
Kensi kneeled on the floor and kissed Shay's cheek. "I bet you're getting hungry. I promise I'll shower quickly." She told the young girl before getting up. "I'll be down in like ten minutes."
"Take your time." G told her as she headed for the stairs. He laid Shay back on the play mat and sat against the couch.
Kensi came back downstairs a few minutes later and sat next to G. She leaned forward to pick Shay up. "Hi, little girl." Kensi cooed.
December 24th, 2011
Kensi was walking out of the bathroom with Shay wrapped in a towel. Shay was moving her arms around excitedly.
"Who's a happy baby?" Kensi asked her as she kissed Shay's cheek and walked into her room.
"Mama!" Shay exclaimed as she was laid on the changing table.
"Mommy's a happy baby?" Kensi went along with her.
Shay started laughing at Kensi.
Kensi put a diaper on Shay before grabbing her Christmas dress out of the closet.
The team had decided to celebrate Christmas together on Christmas Eve so they could celebrate with their families on Christmas Day.
Kensi pulled the diaper cover on Shay before putting her dress on. Shay pulled herself up into a sitting position as Kensi put the dress on her.
"Mama." Shay said as she took Kensi's finger in her hand.
Kensi picked Shay up from the table and Shay wrapped her arms around Kensi's neck as Kensi walked out of the room. "Do you want to go see Aunt Nell?" Kensi asked as she walked downstairs.
Shay pulled back so she could see Kensi's face.
"I'll take that as a yes." Kensi laughed. "We're going to go see Aunt Nell, Uncle Eric, Uncle Sam, Aunt Hetty, and Uncle Deeks." Kensi informed her as she walked into the kitchen. "Say 'hi Daddy'." Kensi tried getting Shay to say.
G turned around to look at Kensi and Shaylynn. "Don't you look pretty Shay-Bay?" He said as he took her from Kensi. He kissed her on the side of her head. "Mommy gave you her curls." He said playing with the bushy curls on his daughter's head which had started to grow a lot more.
Shay smiled at G as she reached up to play with his face.
When they arrived at Nell and Eric's (who had just recently moved in together), the two got out of G's car. Kensi opened the back door and unbuckled Shay.
"Did you take a little nap?" Kensi asked as she picked her up out of the car. "Was it a good nap?" Kensi asked and received a smile from Shay. "I'll take that as a yes." Kensi laughed as she put the diaper bag over her shoulder. She shut the back door and walked around the car to G who was holding the team's presents.
They both walked up the driveway to the front door and waited for the door to be answered.
The door opened to reveal Nell. "Hey guys," She greeted. "Merry Christmas." She said as she moved aside for them to enter.
"Merry Christmas." Kensi and G said simultaneously.
The three of them walked into the living room and Kensi handed Shaylynn to Sam who had his arms out waiting for his goddaughter.
So, I know I ended it boringly and a lot of people would have wanted to read their Christmas stuff, but I have been writing this chapter for a while and I was getting tired of it so that's why it was ended there. Also, sorry I haven't uploaded in a while. I will try to upload sooner.
