Screw Rule 12 Chapter 5
2 months after visiting Nell's family Callen and Nell's relationship was going from strength to strength and for the first time in their 8 month relationship Callen had taken Nell back to his house which he had completely furnished because he liked Nell's apartment so much.
"Wow I thought you didn't own anything" Nell said amazed walking into the house
"Well I like your apartment so much I thought I might get some furniture, it's the reason I've kind of been avoiding inviting you around" Callen replied leading Nell over to the brand new couch "and the reason why I invited you around is because I want you to move in with me, so this can be our house it will certainly give me more reason to come home instead of staying at ops"
Nell sat smiling but completely stunned
"I would love to live with you" Nell replied happily Callen cupped her face and brought her lips to his that night they christened the new bed.
Callen and Nell started moving her stuff to Callen's that weekend with the help of Sam, Kensi and Deeks. Nell only kept what she really needed and gave the rest to charity. Before Nell knew it she was living with Special Agent G Callen, the man that appeared to be more than Myth and Legend than real. They were officially a real couple only after work hours unless it was a slow day at the office.
Nell knew that everything had gone along too smoothly after taking what really was a big step in their relationship, Callen and Sam were sent of an undercover assignment in the Middle East and didn't know where, for how long and if they would be able to make contact regularly. Callen left her a note the morning he left which she kept with her at all times
I promise I will come back alive and whole. I love you, G
He had told her he loved her for the very first time the night before as they lay curled together in their bed in their house. He said he wanted to make sure she knew before he left because he didn't know for how long it was going to be.
Callen away: 4 weeks
Nell knew the strain of not knowing was showing not that she let it interfere with her work but she knew everyone around her knew she was on edge. So Hetty put her on leave for 2 weeks and sent her home to her parents. Nell of course had to lie to her parents about what Callen was really doing but she just said he had been re called to the MP's as a favour for a friend and wasn't really allowed to contact her often because of privacy and secrecy issues which, Nell's parents believed and didn't question her anymore about it they just made sure to keep her distracted and her brother's little baby Riley was also a very welcome distraction well all her Nephews and Nieces were. The two week break wasn't enough but she knew it was more because she'd gotten used to a full house again and she would be going back to an empty one in LA, but Nell being Nell pushed that aside and walked back into ops on Monday refreshed and ready to get back to work.
Callen away: 16 weeks
Callen and Sam had made contact brief contact but it was more so the team knew they were alive and well. Nell had thrown herself into her work but made sure she didn't over do it as much as she would love to take more time off she knew that would be selfish she needed to be there to help Kensi, Deeks, Eric and Hetty with whatever was going on. Nell was at home watching some TV show where a woman had just discovered that she was pregnant, that she wasn't really paying attention to the TV was just on for background but something triggered her head to snap up and look at the screen how could she have forgotten it's been a regular thing since she was 16 how could she have forgotten or not noticed or had any symptoms? I'm very, very late Nell thought as she made a note to call and make an appointment with a doctor just to confirm what she already knew before she curled but in bed and prayed Callen and Sam would be okay and that they would be home soon.
Hetty gave Nell the afternoon off after Nell had informed her that she had a doctor's appointment because it was time for her annual check up, Hetty didn't question her nor did she mind because it was a very slow day at ops and as it were Kensi and Deeks were doing paperwork. Her doctor took her blood and promised to have to result by Friday at the latest. Her doctor called her Thursday morning and asked her to come in, Thursday once again a slow day Hetty had let Nell go to her doctor's appointment she hadn't really lied she was going to get some result from blood work she just didn't tell Hetty what the blood work was for, but Nell had a feeling Hetty already knew everything.
Nell wasn't surprised when she sat down in the doctor's office to see Kensi and Deeks walk in
"Nell what's going on" Kensi asked
"I'm just getting some results from my check up I had earlier this week, it's nothing to worry about Kens" Nell replied
"Are you sure Nell, because you pretty much flew out of ops like it was on fire" Deeks added
"I was running late" Nell answered as my name was called "got to go see you two back at work"
"Nell do you want me to come in with you" Kensi asked
"Actually I wouldn't mind it" Nell Kensi is my friend and someone I could really do with I thought. Kensi made Deeks stay in the waiting room and Kensi came in with me
"Sorry about this, this is my friend Kensi she's here as support" Nell told my doctor
"That's alright" My doctor replied "Miss Jones you blood test came back positive you are in fact pregnant, I have the equipment set up and ready if you would like to have an ultrasound"
"Yes" I said straight away
While the doctor was doing the ultrasound he was explaining things to Nell and they would have to set up regular appointments
"What of the baby's father" The Doctor asked
"He's away on deployment, he's in the military" Nell answered without even thinking
"So he'll have something extra special to come home to, when he comes home" The Doctor says
Nell can't hide her excitement and she told Hetty and Eric as soon as they got back to Ops (She told Deeks when they had left the doctor's office) they all congratulated her and all said they hoped for Callen and Sam to come home quickly. The next few weeks Nell's emotions were like a rollercoaster and she couldn't control them. Hetty had spoken to Sam and Callen last week and they knew they would be home very soon.
Nell decided to hide out in the armoury to do her work because it was quieter than the ops centre and everyone could easily avoid her in there because today her emotions were like a Molotov cocktail she had snapped badly at Deeks and Eric so she had decided to withdraw herself to the peace and quiet of the armoury. Hetty told them all that Sam and Callen would be home in the morning and sent the all home early and so Nell gladly packed up and headed home where she ordered in dinner pausing to look at the sonogram picture that she had stuck on the fridge before having a nice hot shower and curling up in bed and going to sleep knowing Callen was coming home. He wasn't home by the time she got up to get ready for work but she went to work keeping at the back of her mind.
She stayed working in the armoury to avoid blowing up at someone again.
"Should I be worried about you working down here" An extremely familiar voice said from behind her Nell gasped but didn't want to turn around
"Are you really there" Nell asked tears welling up in her eyes; she got her answer when he started trailing kisses down her neck. She turned around to look at him; there were ghosts of bruises and cuts on his face he'd been beaten up recently Callen leaned down and kissed her before hugging her tightly
"Hetty wants us in the bullpen" Callen murmured into Nell's hair
"Okay, but we have a lot to talk about tonight" Nell replied
"Yeah she also said that too"
They went to the bull pen were Kensi, Deeks and Eric were talking to Sam, Nell saw the look on Sam's face when he spotted her she so she knew one of them had told him and Nell just hoped that he didn't say anything
"We are closing up shop early today there are no cases to be solved I think an early start to the weekend is good way to Welcome home Mr Hanna and Mr Callen" Hetty said once they were all assembled in the bullpen
"No arguments here" Deeks joked "maybe we should go out for drinks tomorrow night or something though give these two some time to catch up with their loved ones"
"That's very thoughtful of you Mr Deeks, but I had already thought of that I have made reservations at the geisha house for tomorrow night but all of you go home and relax" Hetty replied
"Wait before you guys go" Callen said as everyone moved to leave "I want you all here for this"