A/N: Hello there!

Hope that this update finds you all in good spirits and health. I apologize for the late chapter updates and now I have to pump these last few chapters out before the year ends, especially before my finals week begins because I will most likely be avoiding tumblr,fanfiction,youtube…basically the internet till school is over (December 19)

This chapter may be confusing. Please remember that Eric is supposed to be posing as Brian Norbon and in the restaurant, the team is listening in on their conversation hence the little side comment made my Callen.

Adriana is Nell's name that Eric came up with.

Enjoy!

Location: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

"You got eyes on him Sam?" Callen asked while looking over the newspaper he was reading. Sam was kneeling, pretending to fix a damaged wheel on his luggage." Yeah, he just came in through the door."

"Okay guys, I get that we all need disguises but did I really have to end up as a janitor again? Why does Kens always get to relax and sit on the bench?" Deeks complained as he mopped away an imaginary mess. Kensi rolled her eyes," Will you quit whining and focus?" she asked.

Sam stopped fiddling with the wheel when Andrews approached Eric. "Guys, Andrews' found him."

Eric stood at the exit of the terminal, dressed in some old jeans (It took a lot of arguing to get him into the washed out Levis) and a plain black tee. He stood tall and held his chin up high, repeating a mental mantra of 'get the job done and get home, get the job done and get home…'.

Andrews stood eye to eye with Eric, a little grin plastered on his chiseled features. "Glad to see you again Norbon." Eric remained cool and collected, adamant about not being intimidated by the three-piece suit clad man. "Nice to see you again ." He replied, firmly shaking the con's hand. Andrews chuckled and waved his hand," Please please, call me Joseph."

Joseph ordered his body guards to help "Norbon" with his luggage, ordering them to take it to the hotel in which Eric would be staying at. Joseph led him to a waiting SUV outside the bustling airport. When they exited, Sam immediately reached for his cell phone and dialed Nell's number.

Three rings and she answered." Did Andrews find Eric?"

Sam stood up." Yeah, I don't know where he's hiding out so I called to ask if you can track Eric's phone."

There was a silence on the other line.

"Hello?"

"What? Yeah sorry, I started to track his phone." There was another pause and Sam took the opportunity to regroup with the rest of the team in front of the airport and put Nell on speaker. "Sam… either Andrews is intentionally doing this, but he's in the main city," her eyes followed the green circle on the map in OPs.

"Is that bad?" Deeks asked. Nell pursed her lips," Well it's not bad but…Okay, they skipped the hotel that Eric is staying at and traveled about 7 more blocks; the thing that strikes me is that i expected him to go into a more isolated district of Ulaanbaatar." The circle stopped moving, "Andrews is more likely to be spotted here but; They stopped at a small restaurant. Guess Andrews isn't planing on taking Eric yet to where he's hiding out."

Callen looked really confused." Okay Nell, you're making no sense; Is Joseph hiding out in the main city or is he just trying to see if anyone is following him and Eric?" Nell huffed in frustration." I personally think he's just trying to see if anyone is following them. His hide out may be further out away from the city, but as of right now, they're in a restaurant."

"Alright, thanks Nell." Kensi piped up.

"No problem lady." Nell clicked 'end call'.

In the Restaurant…

"Now tell me Brian; Do you have anyone in your life?" Eric was taken back from that question, and even the team felt odd as they heard the conversation through coms."Uhm, I'm sorry?" Joseph laughed loudly and wiped a tear from his eye." Oh no,no Brian I'm not coming onto you. I have a wife of my own, Janice remember?" Kensi swatted Deeks arm to write the name down to send to Nell.

"Oh yeah, I remember you mentioned her. Do I have anyone in my life?" Eric considered the question, carefully formulating an answer." I do actually…Her name is Adriana. We've been dating for a while now."

Andrews swirled his drink." Any kids yet?"

" No."

"No? Well, I understand. You're pretty young and I suspect so is your girlfriend. You both should enjoy your youth while you can."

Joseph didn't understand why he said no to having kids yet; He didn't want to jinx the mission, but if something were to go wrong, he didn't want Andrews to trace Nell's location and harm her.

Joseph knocked him out of his thoughts." Tell me a little about Adriana."

"Well…she's short, but it's cute and it does a great job of masking her true strength. She's beautiful, and has this determination and perseverance about her that I truly admire about her." He poked at the salad on his plate.

Callen chuckled." Man Eric's really love sick."

"She sounds like a respectable woman, Brian," Joseph lifted his glass of the table to clink with Eric's," To you and Adriana's prosperous future."

They left the restaurant relatively late, 10 minutes to 10 to be exact. Andrews drove Eric back to his hotel room all while warning and informing Eric to be ready for anything and to be ready to leave to his complex one of these days.

"I would take you to my place, Brian. But as you know, I have to lay low for a couple of days just to make sure you weren't followed here. I trust you."

"Likewise." Eric answered back, getting off of the SUV and heading into the main lobby of the hotel.

A/N: I really hope you liked this chapter. Very minimal fluff and, now that I look back on it, absolutely no interaction between Nell and Eric. But no worries! I promise I'll reward all you lovelies with a little fluffy scene in the next chapter.

Hope you all had a safe Thanksgiving and holiday so far.

Stay safe and happy wherever you may be in the world!

off to do some shopping,

~Scrappy