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Chapter 13.
Eric's POV.
1 hour later.
She looks amazing.
I have never seen Nell Jones look this beautiful. The moment she stepped out of wardrobe my jaw dropped to the floor.
Her dress reaches just above her knee. It's red lace, with three-quarter length sleeves and a high neckline. Her red high-heels make it seem like her pale legs go for miles, and a pair of golden earrings hang from her small ears.
"Nell...you look amazing." I say, at a loss for words.
"You don't look so bad yourself." She says with a smile. "Actual shoes?"
"Did you not hear Hetty's threat?" I say, suddenly finding my voice.
"I didn't think she was serious." Nell says.
I raise my eyebrow.
"You're right." she says. "You wanna tell them now, or shall we wait until later?"
"No time like the present." I say, and a wide smile breaks out across her face.
"Guys," she begins, "I just want to say that Eric and I have benn dating for the past seven months. Carry on."
"WHAT?!" Kensi exclaimes, rushing over to hug Nell. "Why the hell didn't you tell me?"
"We just wanted to keep it a secret for a little while." I say.
"Seven months is not a 'little while', Eric." Deeks says. "I'm happy for you, man."
"Thanks, Deeks."
"I knew there was something going on between you two." Callen says.
"Yeah, sure you did, G." Sam says. "Congrats guys."
"Thanks." Nell says.
"I'm happy for you guys." says A.J. with a smile.
"Finally, you admit it." says Nate.
"You knew?" I ask.
"I knew since I came back for that case six months ago. I am a psychologist, after all."
Nell smiles and laughs.
All these months I thought about how this moment would go down. I never imagined that it would be this perfect.
Deeks' POV.
She looks amazing.
She takes my breath away when she steps out in that floor-length purple gown. The colour suits her skin tone perfectly. The front of the dress is cut into a deep V, and the two sides of the dress is held together by a gold bar, stretching across the top. The fabric hugs her every curve, and her hair is pulled into a messy bun, exposing her slender neck.
"Kensi...you look breathtaking." I say.
Through her make-up I can see her blushing.
"Thanks, Deeks." She says. "You're looking quite sharp yourself."
I look down at my tux. I do look good, just not as good as Kensi Marie Blye.
"You could use a haircut, though." She says, ruffling my hair. I never usually let people touch my hair, but for Kensi, I'll make an exception.
"I do not need a haircut." I say defensively. "My hair is perfect." And so are you.
"Yeah, you wouldn't be Deeks without that mop of hair."
"Right."
I see her looking over at Eric and Nell, blissfully happy together. Eric's arm is wrapped around Nell's waist, pulling her closer. That's all I want to do to Kensi right now, pull her closer to me.
"They look so happy together." She says.
"Yeah, they do." Our eyes meet. She has the most beautiful eyes. They are unique. Just like her.
Callen's POV.
She looks amazing.
I can't help but envy Nate. He gets to spend every day in the field with her. Every time something funny happens, he gets to see her perfect smile and her funny laugh. When she laughs, everyone else laughs. When she smiles, everyone else smiles. Her optimism is contagious. She can make the darkest moments seem bright, and the bright moments brighter. Every day I long to see her face, and it's killing me. Sam is starting to notice that I act different around her. He's not wrong. I've always been in control of my emotions, but she makes them spiral out of control. When I lay awake at night, I think of her. I've known her only two weeks, but I feel like I've known her forever.
Right now, she looks more beautiful than I have ever seen a woman look.
Her sleek black hair is pulled back in a side bun, and two pearl earrings hang from her ears.
Her dress is black, blacker than her hair, and reaches her knee. It clings to her flawless body, and has full-length sleeves. It has a high neckline, like Nell's, and when she turns around, I see that it is backless.
Her make-up is done perfectly, and on her feet are black high-heeled shoes.
She looks sophisticated, smart, and, above all, beautiful.
"A.J., you're a vision." I hear Nate say.
"Thanks, Nate." she says. "You're looking quite well, yourself."
I can't help but feel a twinge of jealousy at those words. I wish she was saying them to me.
"I have a car waiting for all of you outside." Hetty says. "Go! Have fun!"
"You're not coming Hetty?" A.J asks.
"I am, I will be there later. I have a prior comittment."
We nod and walk out. There are two cars waiting for us. 5 of us in each. Kensi, Nell, Eric, Nate, and Deeks get in one, and Sam, Gibbs, Dinozzo, A.J and I get in the other.
"I can barely sit down in this dress." A.J says with a laugh.
"You look good, though." Dinozzo says.
"Thank you, Agent Dinozzo." A.J says.
"Please, call me Tony." He says with a smile.
"Dinozzo." Gibbs says scornfully.
"Shutting up, boss." Dinozzo says.
The car ride was a short and silent one. It took less than 15 minutes. As we stepped out of the car, the other car pulled up behind us. Nell took Eric's arm, Kensi took Deeks', and Nate took A.J.'s.
We were greeted as we walked into the grand hall. We were handed a glass of champagne each, and we were all standing around a table when the Director came up to us.
"Having fun, everyone?" he asks.
"Yes, Director. Thank you so much for inviting us." Kensi says.
"It's the least I could do considering you saved this Ball in the first place." He says. "Have you seen Hetty anywhere?"
"She said she would be here a little later. Some prior commitment." I answer.
"Oh, well. When you see her, tell her I need to talk to her."
"We will." I say.
"Have fun everyone." The Director says as he walks away.
As the night wears on, many sailors ask Kensi, Nell, and A.J to dance. Every time Nell is asked to dance, Eric's face conveys a look of pure terror, and then relief, as Nell says, "I'm with someone, sorry."
A.J and Kensi, on the other hand, dance with everyone who asks them to. Every time A.J dances with another man, jealousy's knife cuts into me deeper.
She's not yours to take, G.
Nate and A.J dance, and Kensi and Deeks, and Eric and Nell.
A.J comes back over to the table after dancing with yet another handsome sailor.
"Having fun, A.J?" Sam asks.
"My feet are killing me. No more dancing for me."
"You know that's not true. You've danced with almost every man in here, The Director, Sec-Nav, and almost every sailor in this room. You'll dance again if someone asks you to." Deeks says.
"You're right. I will." She says with a laugh.
At that moment, another man comes up and asks her to dance. She turns around and lets out a gasp.
"Danny!" She says as she hugs him. "Oh my God, what are you doing here?"
"I was invited." The man- Danny, says.
"It's really good to see you." A.J says.
"Aren't you going to introduce me to your friends?"
"Oh, of course." she says, turning to us."Danny, this is my new team, Agents Kensi Blye, G. Callen, and Sam Hanna, and Nate Getz, my partner. Intelligence Analyst Nell Jones, Technical Operator Eric Beale, and these two are Agents Leroy Jethro Gibbs and Anthony Dinozzo, from the D.C office. Everyone, this is Agent Daniel Connors, DEA. My brother."
Everyone shook hands and exchanged pleasantries.
"A.J, how many of your siblings are federal agents?" Sam asks.
"4 out of 6 of us." She answers.
"Okay, so we know your sister, Lucy, is, and now your brother Danny, who's the other?"
"Our brother, Adam. He's NSA." Danny says.
"What about your other two siblings?" I ask.
"Mara, she's a doctor in Seattle, and Ryan's and architect, here in LA." A.J answers.
We all nod.
"So, sis, how about that dance?" Danny asks A.J.
"Lead the way." She says with a smile.
"As I watch Danny spin his sister around the dance floor, Sam whispers to me, "Just ask her to dance, already."
Maybe I will.
10 minutes later, I see A.J head out to a balcony to get some air. I decide to follow her.
"Hey." I say, coming up behind her.
"Oh, hey Callen."
"Having fun?"
"I'm all danced out. I've danced with what seems like everybody in the hall." She says with a smile.
"Not everybody." I say. "One last dance?"
"With you?" she pauses. "Okay."
We dance for what was mere minutes, but it seemed like seconds. She was so close to me, again. It's the second time we have danced in as many weeks, and it feels right.
When the song ends, I feel the sudden urge to pull her closer, but I resist.
The band announces that this next song will be the last, and A.J. and I make our way over to Sam and the rest of the team.
A.J is talking to Nell and Kensi, and Sam leans over and whispers to me once again, "Go for it."
And I think I might.
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