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It's getting closer,
I'm movin' in and there are things ya know.
And I'm sick of playing games,
And I'm not go'n say no names.
But you and I know who to blame...

I hated this time of year; really, I did. The traffic was backed up for miles along the freeway and I was stuck bang smack in the middle of it. It was quite warm so all my windows were down, my damn phone wouldn't stop ringing. I picked up the offending device and thought, just for a moment, about throwing it out of the back window.

Instead I threw the phone in the back seat and turned my radio up; drowning out the familiar ringtone. The lump in my throat continued to grow as I blinked back tears. I can't believe he kissed her. I can't believe SHE kissed HIM!
They had only known each other for what, three, four months. We had known each other for years and he hadn't even shown any type of non-brotherly affection towards me.

The traffic moves quite literally half a mile an hour. It's hot, I'm quite pissed and stuck in a traffic jam. This really isn't my afternoon.

I'm considering going straight home if I ever get out of this damn traffic, I don't think I could go back to NCIS, not now, not after what I saw.
Once again I can hear my phone ringing. My hands tighten around my steering wheel as I catch a glimpse of the ramp I'm meant to go down to go home. Yep, I'm leaving. Quickly, with a flash of a look behind me, I skip across two lanes and down the ramp. Home free.
I mentally cheer my own name.

When I arrive at my apartment, there's a familiar figure standing out the front of the security door.
It's Eric.
Eric, is here.
Why does this surprise me?

I let out a small groan and climbed out of my car, locking it behind me. I march up to Eric and tell him to move so I can open my door. He gingerly does so and I punch in my code; pulling open the door in a huff.
He's pleading for me to listen to him. That him kissing Nell wasn't what it looked like.

He tells me that just because she kissed him doesn't mean that he kissed her back. He tells me that there's someone else and he wouldn't do that to her.
And I can feel my heart shatter. I turn around and ask Eric if he could just leave. I don't want to hear that he has a new girlfriend; I don't want him to ask me to meet her like he usually does; I don't want to pretend anymore.

He nods once and steps off the concrete step. His head is bowed and his face looks disheartened. He tells me that nothing is what it seems before saying his goodbye and walking away.
And I can't believe I'm letting him walk away. After everything we've been through, every hug, every death, every mission, and it's a stupid kiss that breaks our friendship.

Before I open my mouth to call out to him, he's already in his car and gone.
And I just blew my chance.