Author's note: I do not own NCIS:LA or its characters
Fatima and Rountree had agreed to try to cook a meal together, since they both had a fair amount of energy after work was done. Fatima was a bit nervous, since she hated using the oven, but she agreed to try. She grabbed the tray with the chicken and took a deep breath. Rountree sensed that she was nervous and went up behind her.
"It's okay, it won't jump out and bite you," he said gently. She nodded a tiny bit as he took the tray, his hands over hers. "You're good, it's fine," he murmured reassuringly. Then Fatima screamed and pulled her hand away. Rountree quickly slid the tray in further and closed the oven. "Let me see, did you get burned?" he asked gently.
"Yeah, it hurts so bad," she squeaked. Rountree turned on the faucet and made sure the water was at a decent temperature.
"I know, but hey. They always hurt much worse than they actually are, okay? From looking at it, this is barely a first degree burn. Hey, put your hand under the water," he said gently. She sniffled and nodded. "Okay, stay here. Let me get the first aid kit, keep your hand under the water," he whispered. She sniffled and nodded. He rushed into the bathroom and returned a few minutes later. He set the small red box on the counter and opened it.
"Do we need to wrap it?" Fatima asked quietly. She was sitting on the counter like a small child, and Rountree found it absolutely adorable.
"No, we probably don't even need to bandage it. I'm going to bandage it, though, but I'll keep an eye on it, okay? We'll make sure it doesn't start oozing anything, if it does we can take you to the hospital. For right now, I think some burn cream and a bandage will do the job, okay?" he said gently. Fatima nodded as he gently took her hand in his.
Once the timer went off, Fatima ran out of the kitchen. Rountree quickly removed the pan, and Fatima slowly came back in.
"Hey. Did you really think I would make you take it out?" he asked gently. Fatima shrugged a little.
"I don't know. What do you want me to do?" she asked quietly.
"How about you start the veggies?" he asked.
