Everytime you go away by Paul Young released in 1985. Sam and the team take drastic action when Melissa and Callen argue by locking them in interrogation together over in the boatshed. Poor Eric is stuck in the middle as they realise he's and Sam are the only other people in the boatshed. Eric's point of view.
Song link: watch?v=hUKBuAkr4Lg
Nell sent me and Melissa over to the boatshed nearly twenty minutes ago and there's no sign of who we were supposed to meet. I'd have rather come over with Nell but Nell said she was unable to leave Ops under Hetty and Grangers authority. Melissa is nice enough but I'd much rather be partnered up with Nell.
'Where is this guy?' I ask out loud.
'Don't know. Go give Nell a call.' Melissa answers me from her seat by the interrogation table and motioning towards the door. I leave and shut the door behind me and head to the main room of the boatshed and bring up the feed to Ops. Nell immediately answers.
'Hey where is this guy?'
'He's on his way.' Nell immediately answers and I can tell something is up.
'Nell…' I coax.
'Ok… It's Callen. They need to talk but they are being too stubborn.' Her resolve breaks quicker than I expected it to. That was easy!
'Oh.' I take a step back. I don't like where this is all going. Sam and Callen appear seconds later and I shut down the feed quickly.
'He in there?' Callen points to the door.
I can only nod as Sam glares at me, daring me to say no. Callen immediately walks into the first interrogation room with Sam close behind. I fetch the feed up as Sam shuts the door behind Callen and locks it.
'Melissa?' Callen observes as the lock audibly locks.
'G. Did they just lock us in?'
Callen tries the door on the screen as Sam joins me. He has a smirk on his face as he sits on the edge of the desk and watches the feed.
'Yep.' Callen answers as he tries the door.
'Great…' Melissa moans and shakes her head.
'All I needed.' Callen responds.
Melissa stands up and moves to the end of the room, her phone in her hand, attempting to get a signal. Nell must be jamming their phones however as Melissa puts her phone on the table after a few attempts of making a call. Callen is also trying as he sits on the interrogators side of the table.
'Nell must be jamming our phones.' Melissa comments looking at Callen as he also places his phone onto the table. Nell appears on my screen from Ops as I watch.
'So far… so good.' She observes and I spot Kensi and Deeks in the background. They've just sauntered into Ops. I should have known they would be in on the plan too. I'm always the last to know…
Hey
If we can't solve any problems
And why do we lose so many tears?
Oh
So you go again when the leading man appears.
Always the same theme
Can't you see
We've got ev'rything going on and on and on.
Ev'ry time you go away you take a piece of me with you.
Ev'ry time you go away you take a piece of me with you.
Melissa sits opposite him after a few moments on the screen and Sam sits up a little next to me.
'How long are you going to keep them in there?'
'As long as it takes for my partners to sort it out,' Comes the response from the big guy.
'Aren't you afraid they'll kill each other?' I look back at the two agents on the screen.
'Nope.'
Melissa folds her arms and places them on the desk and then rests her head on them. Callen sits back. There's an awkward silence throughout the boatshed. I was expecting shouting by now. I'm surprised, it's Callen who breaks the silence, usually he's the last one to break a silence.
'How long do you think they'll keep us here?' Callen asks making conversation.
Melissa looks at him and then up at the camera she knows we'll be watching from.
'Hey Eric ask Sam how long he plans on keeping us here? He is the mastermind behind this right?'
I laugh and both sit up on the screen. I think I just answered their question from out here. They heard me.
'We'll take that as a yes…' Melissa nods at the camera.
'Eric let us out here.' Callen shouts at me, his tone threatening although no threats are actually being made.
His default mode is threats whereas Melissa's is compromise.I feel dread as I take in his words and stand up. Melissa walks towards the door on screen. Callen watches her intrigued as she tries a different approach.
'Eric let us out please.' Melissa asks nicely.
'Don't even think about it Beale.' Sam warns me as I look down, veer towards the door, look back up and then reluctantly but immediately re-join him. Melissa scares me but right now the biggest threat to my safety would be Sam. Melissa, I can explain my actions to later.
'I can't.' I shout.
'I understand.' Melissa responds with. I feel horrible now. She's being nice and understanding and there's me not helping her.
'I'm sorry!'
'It's ok Eric. I know you're in an awkward position.' Melissa sinks to the floor with her back against the door. 'We're both to blame for this you know?'
'How am I to blame?' Callen immediately sits up straighter unamused by Melissa's remark.
'Well if you weren't so pig-headed and stubborn and I wasn't so defensive and stubborn they wouldn't have resorted to locking us in here.'
The feed from Ops becomes a babble of 'She's right' with a few nods for good measure as they watch the same feed as I do. Callen stands up and then sits next to her at the door.
'I know why you said those things… Why you treat me the way you do. I understand it G.' Melissa shuffles awkwardly.
'How can you when I don't even understand it?' Callen answers looking at her.
Go on and go free
Maybe you're too close to see.
I can feel your body move
Does it mean that much to me.
I can't go on singing the same theme
'cause can't you see
We've got ev'rything
Baby
Even though you know:
Ev'ry time you go away you take a piece of me with you.
Ev'ry time you go away you take a piece of me with you.
Can't go on singing the same theme
'cause baby
Can't you see
We've got ev'rything going on and on and on.
Ev'ry time you go away you take a piece of me with you.
Ev'ry time you go away you take a piece of me with you.
Ev'ry time you go away you take a piece of me with you.
Ev'ry time
Ev'ry time you go away - but I don't care -
You take a piece of me with you. Ev'ry time you go away -
Ev'ry time you go away - don't leave me all alone
And breakin' up a piece of me. Ey'ry time you go away.
'Wait you don't even know?'
'All I know is that you confuse me and I lash out with words and my actions without valid reason. I shouldn't and I know that but you are so stubborn and determined it makes me worse. I'm sorry.'
'I'm sorry too.' Melissa apologises and I look to Sam. He's stood up and is moving towards the door to unlock it.
'I was wrong.' Callen states as Sam unlocks the door. They both look up as they hear the lock click. Callen stands up and offers her a hand. 'I apologise and promise I will never say anything like that again. I just hope you can forgive me.'
Melissa takes his hand and stands up. I breathe a sigh of relief.
'Of course I can forgive you, I gotta work with you haven't I?' Melissa jokes as they step out of the interrogation room and into my view. Sam is stood next to me and I dive behind him scared of how Melissa and Callen will react when they realise I'm still here. They are still holding hands.
'Thanks guys.' Callen nods in our direction as he releases Melissa's hand and she immediately steps over towards me and Sam. Sam steps out of her way and I'm left to fend for myself. She surprises me as she hugs me and then looks at the feed to Ops. I hug her back grateful she isn't attempting to kill me right now. I notice Sam and Callen smile from the doorway to the boatshed as they note the look of sheer terror leave my face and be replaced by a smile.
'Enjoy the show did you?' Melissa remarks to those in Ops.