A/N: PLEASE READ BEFORE READING STORY.

So hey long time no…read? Yeah anyway, sorry it took me so long to update! I started doing my volunteer hours at a hospital and I'm visiting colleges so I've been pretty busy. Thought I'd let you guys know that updates will vary, there will be no usual publish date (plus its summer. I'm also sleeping and swimming a lot).

So this will sort of be like a filler chapter.

FACT: Babies usually start kicking around 16 to 25 weeks of pregnancy.

Okay, the important thing involves the story itself: In my mind, Nell's parents know what she and Eric do for a living. I figured somewhere along the way, she just couldn't lie anymore and just told them. I gave them names: Greg and Tracy. Another thing, the baby was conceived in March, therefore, the baby will be born sometime in November.

Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't own NCIS:LA

20 weeks (About 5 months, putting us in July)

Eric and Nell walked into the bullpen, greeted by the team as Nell gave a tired sigh and plopped onto the couch, thoroughly exhausted.

"What's up with you?" Deeks asked, popping a donut hole into his mouth. The red head merely grunted, looking to Eric so he could explain.

"We just dropped off her parents at the airport; Needless to say, Nell hates LAX traffic. She yelled at a few taxi cabs." The pregnant woman sat up a little straighter, still leaning heavily against the cushions of the old sofa," First of all, that guy shouldn't have cut you off. Second, it wasn't that bad when we picked them up from the airport."

Kensi perked up," Oh yeah! So how was the week off with your folks?" Nell turned to her friend as she sat next to her," It was great! They actually took the news a lot better than I expected."

They were waiting for Nell's parents at the exit of the terminal, Nell's grip on Eric's arm growing tighter and tighter as the minutes ticked by.

"Hey you," he bumped his hip into hers, "You're going to give me another dead arm if you keep squeezing." She looked up at him and grimaced, apologizing. "I'm sorry…I'm just really nervous."

He looked at her encouragingly," Don't be. Everything's going to be fine." She scoffed,"Oh don't act like you're not the least bit afraid of my dad because I know you are." Eric gave a shaky breath at the mention of Nell's father: He wasn't scared of him, more like scared of what was going to happen to him after he sees that he's obviously touched his precious daughter.

"I am a little but-"he cut off as he caught two familiar faces in the crowd. "Here they come."Nell looked to the approaching figures of her parents.

'It's now or never', she thought as she and Eric held up their sign. Her parents caught sight of the sign and slowed to a stop as they read the sign covered in pink ribbon and glitter:

'WELCOME TO LOS ANGELES GRANDMA AND GRANDPA!'

Nell bit her lip in worry, trying to figure out what was going on through their minds.

She got her answer as she watched her mom drop her suitcase and run to her daughter, pulling her into a hug as tears of joy ran down her face; Nell finally relaxed, returning her mother's embrace and tried to calm down her tears.

Eric was then approached by her father, already holding out his hand to greet him; The surfer was very surprised when he was pulled into a hug, Nell's father clapping him on the shoulder as he said congratulations.

"Basically you got an episode of the waterworks." Deeks stated. Sam turned to the blond with glasses, clearly amused. "You were scared Nell's old man was going to leave you in an alley?" Nell couldn't help but giggle as she saw her boyfriend's eyes widen in fear.

"Okay we know Eric was scared and there was a lot of crying but what happened with the rest of the day? What about the week?"Callen pressed. Eric shrugged," We basically hung out in the apartment the rest of the day. But Tuesday, they asked if we could go to Baby's R Us so that they could, and I quote, 'spoil their precious granddaughter before they left'.

Nell groaned at the memory, "I actually hated shopping that day. Not the shopping part, just all the walking."

"Oh Nell dear, look at this!" Tracy said excitedly, holding up a pink sweater that said 'princess' and had a blushing polar bear on it. Nell found her mother's excitement adorable and smiled, "That's really cute Mom."

They've been browsing Baby's R Us for more than an hour now, Nell's father, Greg, looking at rockers and Eric was god knows where, leaving the two women to bond over baby clothes.

"Nell…I've been wondering: do you and Eric plan on getting a house before the baby is born?" Tracy questioned, the question making Nell whirl her head to face her mother."Well…no we haven't really thought about that. We've been busy with work that Eric and I haven't really thought about house hunting." She started to feel uneasy, her mother making a really good point; were they going to raise the baby in a small apartment? Tracy noticed her daughter's sudden nervousness and took pity on her,"Sweetheart, it's just a question. I was only wondering. Don't put so much thought into it." She put a reassuring hand on her daughter's shoulder. Her father popped out of nowhere, coming to show the women the little rocker he had found.

"Hey I'm going to go find Eric." She left her parents to their own merriment in search of her boyfriend.

She wandered around the store, turning a corner to the isle of baby monitors and other machines and found a very lost and confused Eric, who was holding and studying a box.

"Hey," he waved, "What's this?" he questioned, holding up the box so she could see," It looks like a funnel and a bunch of…tubes?" Nell came up to him and took the box out of his hands; she tried to hold back her laughter.

"This, my darling Eric, is a breast pump for milk." Seeing Eric go beet red made her lose it. He took the box from her, put it back on the shelf, and ushered his pregnant girlfriend out of isle as tears came from her eyes from laughing to hard.

"How do you not know what a breast pump looks like?!" Wheezed Callen, picturing the tech operator's face. "Hey, they don't really make it clear what that machine does!" he accused, a deep crimson already crawling up his neck.

"Beale, I hate to break it to ya', but it said it on the box. You just weren't looking." Nell said, smirking; Eric however, continued to deny it.

"So, that's all you did? No interesting stories about Nell growing up or baby names?" Sam asked. Eric turned to Nell and raised an eyebrow before he made a noise.

"Moooooooooooooooo." Eric imitated a cow. Nell already knew where this was going, a blush already dusting her cheeks.

She glared at him. "You wouldn't dare."

Eric only shrugged," I think it's only fair, don't you think?"

Eric tried to contain his laughter, taking a sip of the tea Terry had made. Nell was napping in their bedroom, so he was enjoying Greg and Terry's company…

And some stories about Nell.

"So she wasn't lying when she said the best way to piss off your parents is to 'moo' every time they call your name?" Greg chuckled at the memory of his fifteen year old daughter," Oh yes, it was very true; Tracy hated it when she would do that in public. We didn't even know why she did it. I figured she just picked it up as a joke from school." Tracy pinched the bridge of her nose," Oh my, and when she was a toddler, I swear I thought she would be an amazing runner…she's not really. But anyway, I would tell her to sit on the couch and wait for me. I tell you it was only TWO SECONDS and poof! She was gone in a split second and I would find her in her playroom," she smiled fondly at Eric," Makes me wonder if your daughter is going to turn out like our Nell."

"I actually hope she turns out like her mother." He said, turning to the hallway where their bedroom was.

"Oh like you didn't do anything weird growing up!" She glared, Eric coming in front of her to help her off the couch. "Yeah, I was. I only slept if you put a cloth over my eyes. If you didn't, well, I wonder who managed me." He helped her up the stairs, turning back to the others," We'll let you know if we got something!"

It was very late in the evening when they returned to their flat, Nell ready to sleep as soon as she got home. She and Eric were in their bedroom, Eric leaning against the headboard of the bed and Nell in between his legs leaning on his chest.

"I miss my parents already." She murmured quietly. Eric brought his hands to her shoulders, gently rubbing out all of the little knots she had. "Yeah I miss them too." His activity was slowly lulling her to sleep, her breathing becoming slower.

"She's kicking again." She hummed.

Eric stopped," What?"

"She's kicking; look."

Nell took one of Eric's hands and brought it to the side of her abdomen. He felt it, the fluttering of 'thump thump' against his hand, showing him how alive his daughter was.

"She's really fussy."

"Yeah," She yawned, "just like her daddy," she snuggled closer to Eric unable to fight sleep any longer.

"I love you, wolfram."

"Love you too Nellie." He kissed her temple, hearing the quiet snores from his girlfriend. The sudden tranquility of this moment brought him back to the conversation he had with Nell's parents. The one conversation he didn't tell anyone about.

"Eric," Greg started putting his cup down, "I have a favor to ask of you."

Eric looked at him, his brow furrowed at the sudden seriousness in the older man's voice, "Anything."

Greg turned to Tracy, signaling her to speak. "We know what type of work you and our Nell do… and we know how dangerous things can get, even if you two work with computers. You have a baby on the way now, so you two now have to think about someone else besides each other," she paused, "Well, all I'm trying to say is…"

Greg cut her off, "What we're trying to say is that we really appreciate the love you have for our daughter…and our granddaughter. All we're asking is to continue to love them both… and to please do everything in your power to keep them safe."

Eric looked at the two, a serious expression on his features, "Of course I will. I've always loved Nell; I still love her. And I always try to keep her up in Ops, out of harm's way. Always have, always will."

The couple looked more at ease after Eric's little declaration. Just then, Nell came stumbling into the living room, yawning and rubbing the sleep out of her eyes. Not caring if her parents were present, she climbed into Eric's lap, adjusting herself so her bump wouldn't bother her or Eric. She had her head in the crook of his neck, still drowsy.

"Hey there, sleepy head," Greg chuckled," Want some tea?" Nell mumbled a feeble 'yes' before her mother stood up and headed to the kitchen to fix her some.

Eric ran his hand up and down her swollen belly before laying her tenderly on her side and pulled the covers over her. He reached the bedside table to turn off the lamp before turning and wrapping his arms around her middle, his hand, as usual, slipping under her shirt to rest on her abdomen.

Always.

The Following Day…

They walked into ops, the team already there along with Hetty:

The expressions on the four agents didn't look comfortable.

"Hey Hetty, we already have a case?" Eric asked as he put down his book bag. Nell looked up at the screen, seeing the many faces of apparently dead marines that were stationed somewhere in Asia.

"Yes Mister Beale, this is a special mission. I've already told the others but not you. This mission will require all of your skills; the only problem is that Kensi, Sam, Callen, and Deeks will need you."

Eric tilted his head," Need me to look for something specific or-?" he waved his hands for her to continue.

Hetty nodded her head," Yes but it will require you to leave Ops and go on a little field trip." Eric's voice turned into a business one, "Hetty you already told Nell she couldn't leave Ops." He put a hand on her shoulder. She nodded her head again, "No mister Beale…She can't leave Ops; but you can."

He turned to the agents," Hetty, what's going on?"

Hetty looked at the couple apologetically.

"I need you to go with the team to Asia…for 2 months."

A/N: DUN DUN DUN CLIFFHANGER.

I can't leave everything all sweet and fluffy now can i? There has to be some dramaaaaaaaa. Oh and that whole cloth over eyes thing that Eric said in the story, I actually did that. My brother was like Nell, he was like The Flash, he would be gone in the blink of an eye. What weird baby habits did you guys have?

Shout out to AthenaMay24 for flipping out with me over Neric! Go check out her stories you guys!

Thank you so much for reading and have a lovely summer day or night wherever you may be in this suddenly hot world of ours.

~Scrappy