Chapter 28.

Author's Note- I get to write more this week because I'm off school. Yay! A Neric chapter this time, although I'm kind of shipping Nell and Callen at the moment, and I'm thinking of starting a Nallen-based fic. Let me know what you think in the reviews! Enjoy!


Nell.

"Mornin' sunshine." Eric greets as I walk out of the bedroom.

"Hmm...morning." I reply, kissing him quickly on the cheek. "You going surfing this morning?"

"No. Today it's just you and me." He smiles brilliantly. "Have you seen my glasses?"

"On the coffee table. You left them there last night." I inform him, gesturing to the burgundy coffee table situated in front of my couch.

"Thanks." He says. "Listen, I don't want to be pushy or anything, but..." he trails off.

"You want to know if I've given any more thought to your offer." I finish.

"Y-Yeah." He stammers.

"I have, Eric," I say, approaching him and placing my hands on his broad, muscular chest, "and I will." I manage to say, my heart pumping so hard that I think I might keel over.

Who knew you'd be this exited?

He looks at me with a stunned look. "So, you'll move in with me?"

"Of course, that's what I just said." I reply, and he picks me up and spins me around, kissing me.

When he puts me down, I say, "I already talked to my landlady, she says she's taking back my keys on Friday, so I better 'get my skinny ass out of the place by then.'"

He laughs. "Well, we can call the team, and they might help move your stuff before then." He says, chuckling.

"You sure they won't mind?" I ask.

"As long as we have beer, they won't mind."

I smile, resting my forehead on his chest. "I love you, Eric."

"I love you too, Nell." He replies, placing a light kiss on my lips.

"Well, I better get over to my place and start packing up my stuff." I say, pushing away from my boyfriends' body.

"Here, I still have boxes in my garage from when I moved into this place. We can put your stuff in those." He says, opening the garage door.

He returns seconds later holding two cardboard boxes, saying, "I'll put these in my car, and we can go over to your place after we've eaten."

It makes me happy seeing how excited he is about this. I pick up an apple from the counter, and walk into the bedroom. I stare out the bay windows, onto the white sand beach, the crystal blue water and the even bluer sky. I see a woman running with her dog along the pathway, 50 yards from the house. I see a man walking down to the water with his surfboard underneath his arm. I see a mother and father with their daughter, playing in the sand.

I'm so lucky to have someone like Eric.

"Nell?" Eric says, popping his head around the door.

"Hmm?" I muster, my mouth full of apple.

"You want an omelette or something? I'll make breakfast, and then we can go." He says, joining me at the foot of the king-sized bed.

"No, I'm good right here." I say. "The view's amazing."

"Yeah, it is. And it's ours." He replies.

"I like that," I say, turning my head to look at Eric, "ours."

"Ours." He smiles, putting his arm around my shoulders, pulling me closer, placing a kiss on the top of my head.

"Let's go." I say, standing up, and holding out my hand to him. "Are the boxes in the car?"

"Yeah."

"Great. Let's get going then."

We spent the rest of that day packing up my apartment, only stopping to eat and drink.

"I'll call the guys, see if they can help move my masses of stuff to your place." I say, dialling Deeks' number on my phone.

"Hey, Nell." He answers.

"Hey, Deeks. Listen, do you mind helping me and Eric move my stuff to Eric's place tomorrow?" I reply.

"Moving in with the boyfriend, huh?" He says, his voice muffled by both the connection and the distinct sound of the ocean. "Have you told Kensi?"

"Yes, sort of," I say, looking around to make sure Eric wasn't around to hear what I'm about to say, "and, Deeks, I know about the two of you."

"You do?" He asks, his voice puzzled, but with a slight note of happiness.

He's smiling.

"Yeah. So what do you say to helping us out?" I say.

"Will there be beer?" He asks.

"Deeks, its like you don't know me at all. Of course there will be beer."

"Great, I'll give Kens a call."

"You should." I say. "Thanks, Deeks." I hang up the phone.

"Was that Deeks?" Eric asks, appearing in my living room.

"Yeah. He and Kensi can help out tomorrow."

"Great." He says, checking his watch. "We can bring your clothes and stuff back to my place tonight, its just the furniture and stuff."

"Yeah. You called your friend Jason, right?" I ask.

"Yeah, he said we can pick up the van from his place tomorrow morning."

"Great." I stand up on my tip-toes to kiss him. "Now, let's go home."


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