Title:Bonding
Author:Spolied2perfection
Rating:T
Disclaimer:I don't own ER.If I did it would be Ray and Neela! Please don't sue me! I'm broke!
Spoliers: Season 12
Absorbed in her thoughts, Neela stood stirring her tea. Though her physical body was standing in her kitchen, her mind was someplace else. Clad in her warmest pajamas, she picked up her mug and began to trudge toward the sanctuary of her room. It was one of those rare nights she had nothing to do. No work, laundry, or cleaning. She wasn't frantically trying to find her shoes or avoiding Ray's band practices. She had finally accomplished something she been working at for weeks; she'd completed everything last thing on her list of things-to-do.
Food shopping? Check! Call her parents? Check! Have the superintendent fix the leaks? Check! She hadn't one care in the world until…
"Anyone home?" Ray closed the front door with a bang, breaking the tranquility of the apartment.
"No," Neela responded grumpily.
She planned to spend the evening with a cup of tea and a book. She highly doubted that could happen now. He opened her bedroom door and bounced on her bed, holding a wrapped a box.
"This is for you." He handed it to her and watched as she frantically unwrapped it. She looked like a small child on Christmas.
"Ohhh. Where did you find these? It's the middle of winter," Neela cooed, looking at her present.
It was a carton of plump, juicy-looking strawberries. She had been craving them for weeks and had complained that no matter how hard she looked, she couldn't find them anywhere.
"I have my ways," he responded mysteriously, wiggling his eyebrows. She smirked, trying not to laugh at his ridiculousness. Her faced brightened as she opened the container and inhaled the sweet aroma.
"What's the catch?" Neela asked warily snapping the carton shut. "Do I need to take your shift…again?"
He scooted across the bed and laid down next to her, subconsciously drumming his fingers on her knees. Instead of moving, she kept her legs still - enjoying the feeling of his touch.
Ray looked at her quizzically and grinned. "You have no idea what today is, do you?"
"Laundry day." She had no clue what he was talking about.
"It's our anniversary. It's been two years since you moved in, Roomie."
She couldn't help but giggle. She was pleasantly surprised he remembered their anniversary; usually he couldn't even remember to pay the water bill.
"What?"
"I never saw you as the sentimental type, that's all."
The room went quiet as Neela opened the carton and retrieved a large strawberry. Ray watched, enraptured, as she lifted it to her mouth and took a huge bite.
He coughed slightly. "Well… I'll leave you to them."
He rose to get off the bed but Neela stopped him. "Want one?"
"Sure." He plucked one from the top and popped it in his mouth. "If I'd known they were this good I would have eaten them myself."
Neela gave him a stern look and pushed him away as he tried to take another, then got out of bed and ushered him to the door. "Good night, Ray."
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