Screw Rule 12: Chapter 3
Callen's P.O.V
He'd been called into work it was 7:30 he didn't bother changing before going into the work when he got there Sam, Kensi and Deeks were sitting in the bullpen talking or in Deeks case complaining
"Oh Callen is doing the walk of shame" Sam laughed
"Oh really" Deeks said smiling "how can you tell"
"His clothes he never wears anything like that to work" Sam replied
"Okay, okay so I had a date last night and I might have stayed at her place and didn't get a chance to change" Callen said holding his hands up in mock protest
"How is that even possible, you don't sleep G" Sam replied still laughing
"Well surprisingly enough I slept for nearly 7 ½ hours" Callen replied
"Well we all know what that means" Deeks said laughing
"And what might that be Mr Deeks" Hetty said interrupting them
"That Callen was really tired" Deeks replied covering his own butt
"Ops now Miss Jones has you new assignment" Hetty Said
As they got to up to ops they noticed Nell was by herself he tried to keep composure
"Nell where's Eric" Callen asked when they walked in
"Home sick apparently" Nell said then went on with the new case that had came in. As it happened Callen would be going undercover and the others would be backing him up. Callen was getting ready in the wardrobe department getting ready when he heard Hetty tell someone where he was and told them to send him to her office when they had finished. He was completely taken by surprise when Nell walked in but thankfully enough he was only shirtless, he laughed when Nell let out a little squeak when she walked in and saw he was half dressed and quickly turned around.
"I have your back-story set up and Hetty is going to run through everything with you" Nell said quickly clearly she was embarrassed Callen knew they were alone and wouldn't be overheard
"Nell it's not like you haven't seen it before we did sleep together last night" Callen said laughter clear in his voice as she turned around
"I know I wasn't expecting to see you shirtless at work" she said smiling walking towards him, he noticed that she was looking at his chest
"I've got a few scars over the years" Callen said with a small laugh and putting his shirt on. When Nell looked at him he saw fear in her eyes
"It's going to be okay Nell" he said
"These guys could seriously kill you"
"I know" Callen said pulling her into a hug "but I'm going to be okay Deeks, Kens and Sam all have my back so I'm going to be fine"
"Just make sure you come back in one piece and alive" Nell said looking him directly in the eyes
"I promise I will"
"You promise?" Nell questioned
"Promise" Callen said giving her a chaste kiss on the lips
"You should get over to Hetty or she'll be coming to find you" Nell replied smiling
"I already have" Hetty voice said from behind them. Callen and Nell sprang apart and Nell mumbled something about going back to ops and disappeared quicker than Callen thought was humanly possible
"All I'm going to say is you be careful with Miss Jones she's young and new to this world and you'll do well to remember that now come we need to go over your cover story and your mission" Hetty said to him as they walked out of the wardrobe department and over to her office
Nell's P.O.V
Nell didn't know the case would take so long to solve. It had been 3 weeks since she last spoke to Callen. Their last conversation tended to creep up on her when she was curled up in bed or like now curled up on the couch.
Flashback
"You're ready to go" Nell said when Callen appeared in the ops centre where they were alone
"Yeah I have just come to see you before I go we are going to have to put our plans Saturday on hold at the moment because I don't know how long this is going to go for and to tell you that I will keep that promise I made to you before I will come home to you in one piece and alive, because I'm enjoying what we've got and I don't want to lose it" Callen said giving her a tight hug that she never wanted to let go.
"Now I might not be able to check in all the time but don't worry I know exactly what I'm doing but I will try and make sure I can check even if just to prove I'm still alive and well" Callen said he bent his head down and kissed her hard and he was gone.
End Flashback
Nell's phone rang she looked at the ID it was Hetty and her stomach immediately clenched as she answered
"Hello" Nell said trying to keep her voice level
"Miss Jones we need you in ops" Came Hetty's reply
"I'm on my way" Nell answered
When Nell got there it Hetty sent her straight to work to find out the floor plan for some building in Downtown LA to find the entrances and exits and sending the Intel to Sam Deeks and Kensi so Nell knew straight away that it had something to do with Callen. She focused on making sure all the info she had was up to date and correct and passed it on she tried not to listen to the conversation when she wasn't included she didn't want to hear something that would distract her. She decided to do some of her other work while waiting to hear from the others or Callen but then she heard over the com shouting and then gun fire and Sam shouting for Callen then the words she didn't want to hear
"Sam Callen been hit" Kensi's voice announced
"Nell" Sam "Call EMT"
"On its way, Sam" Nell said quickly she had started to call for one when she heard Kensi say that Callen had been hit even if it had only been a graze Hetty would have made sure that Callen got checked over. Within a few minutes Sam said they had the situation under control and that the EMT had arrived and taken Callen off to hospital, Nell let out the breath that she wasn't sure when she started holding in. She finished up her work and shut down and went downstairs where Hetty called her over to her office
"Miss Jones Mr Callen is asking to see you it's probably best you go and see him before he starts driving the staff at the hospital insane" Hetty said "see you on Monday"
"Oh okay then see you Monday Hetty" Nell said heading out and when she got to the hospital Sam was the only one left and he left soon after saying he only stayed to keep to keep Callen company till she got there
"Hey you" Callen said when she walked in a delirious smile on his face
"Hey" Nell replied trying not to laugh clearly his was out to it slightly on the pain killers
"It's not too bad straight through and through no real damage" Callen said pointing to his left arm
"Except the fact you got shot"
"Well yeah"
"Everything is okay now right"
"Yeah case closed just got to do the paper work"
"That's for Monday, how about you get some sleep because it looks like you haven't since you left"
"I'm good but if you want me to sleep, get into this bed with me, because I have missed you"
Nell put her bag down and walked around to the other side of the bed to his uninjured side and got into the put and snuggled in to Callen's side and he held her close to him, they both drifted off to sleep quickly shortly after.