Roomies
Ch1
Prompt: Ellick Roommate trope plus quarantine
When she had agreed to let Nick stay at her house while his building's plumbing was being fixed, she never expected they would end up quarantined together for a month.
Sunday, March 22nd
It started Friday, March 20th when Nick came into the bullpen complaining about having to stay in a hotel for the weekend. Without even thinking about it, she had offered up her spare room. It was two nights together and they'd be sleeping across the hallway from each other, what was the worst that could happen?
It was Sunday night and Nick was making supper while Ellie got the movie ready in the living room. His place would be ready by tomorrow morning but he would be lying if he said he wanted to go back. Although he had only been staying with her for two days, he could already imagine staying here forever but as more than just her roommate.
He was stirring the pasta when he felt his phone vibrate in his pocket. Pulling it out, he checked the screen, seeing a message from his landlord.
"Hey Ellie?" Nick yelled across the room. Her head popped up over the back of the couch as she looked at him. "I uh, just got a text from my landlord. Looks like they started working in my apartment when they were told to go home. Apparently their company is shutting down because one of their employees tested positive for this virus and uh, between the pipes, open walls, and not knowing if anything was contaminated I can't go back in my apartment for the foreseeable future."
"Oh, well um.." She trailed off, not really knowing what to say. It was one thing for her to be sharing a space with Nick for a weekend, especially when they had been called in for a case which meant limited time actually spent at her house. Now though, they would be with each other every night after work and, while she would love spending all that time with him, she didn't know if she could handle it.
It must have been a while since she had spoken because suddenly Nick spoke, sounding nervous and unsure.
"Not that I uh, expect to stay here or anything. I can go to Gibbs' or, or even Kas-"
He was cut off as Ellie jumped up from the couch and ran over to him.
"No! Nick, no don't worry about it. You can stay here." She looked down and realized in her haste to shut him up her hand was clutching his arm. His eyes followed hers and she pulled away suddenly. "I mean, you said yourself that you don't know how long it'll be before you can go back to your place. Kasie only has one bedroom and do you really think you wanna be roommates with Gibbs indefinitely?" Nick cringed at the thought.
"Well I uh, I guess not." The arm that Ellie had been holding moved up to his neck, rubbing it as he thought. "I could always go to a hotel. I mean, I wouldn't want to impose."
"Nick, it's no problem. Seriously. You're welcome here as long as you need." Who was he to argue when she was standing so close to him, hand now on his elbow and looking up at him through her lashes.
"Okay, okay." He held his hands up in surrender. "I'll stay. But don't lie, you only want me here for the cooking and eye candy." A blush quickly spread across her cheeks as he wiggled his eyebrows and gave her that cocky smirk. Shaking her head, she grabbed the dishtowel and used it to smack his ass. He jumped, letting out a yelp at the action and there was no disguising a pep in her step as she walked back to the couch.
"Get back to work Torres, dinner isn't gonna cook itself!" Laughing, he went back to cooking as she plopped back down on the couch, remote in hand. Being roommates with Eleanor Bishop was sure going to be interesting. He couldn't wait.