I don't know about you guys but where I am the weather has been crappy. It's been raining on and off all weekend. Boooooo! Since I am confined to the indoors I figured I should write something to cheer myself up and if you're experiencing horrible weather like me I hope this cheers you up a bit, too.

Also, we have a cover for this story now! YAY! I just hate how it's so tiny and you can't see it…

Disclaimer: I do not own NCIS: LA or the characters.

As the sun bathed Los Angeles in a warm blanket of rays, seagulls squawked over the heads of beach-goers and the ocean crashed against the sandy shore. Even though the temperature was eighty-eight degrees there was zero humidity which made it a perfect day for some relaxation and that is exactly what Callen and his team did. Earlier that morning Hetty shooed them out of OSP saying that she didn't need them working today and if Hetty was giving them the day off, they didn't question why. Deeks made the suggestion that they make the day a "team outing".

"We don't hang out much outside the office," he said pointedly. "Let's just go to the beach and spend some quality time together, huh? Who's in?" Nobody objected.

Once they were at the beach and had set everything up, Deeks picked up his already-waxed surfboard ready to catch some waves.

"Who's coming with me?" Deeks asked. Sam, Callen, and Eric grabbed their boards to head out to the water. "Kensi? Nell? You guys want to come, too?"

"I'm fine with my book," Kensi said putting her cover-up in her bag and pulling out her book.

"I'd love to," Nell said. "But I don't know how to surf." It was right at this moment when the field agents had a split-second unspoken conversation. Kensi raised an eyebrow at Callen who smiled to Deeks who nudged Eric forward.

"I-I can teach you," Eric sputtered.

"Really?" Nell said excitedly.

"Sure." Eric ushered Nell towards the shoreline as the rest of the team sat down to watch.

"Look at his ears," Kensi giggled once Eric and Nell were out of earshot. "They're bright red."

"He's lucky he got sunburned the other day," said Callen. "Ready to hit the water, Deeks?"

"Nah," Deeks said waving off the suggestion. "I'd rather watch this little Neric moment and see what pans out."

"Neric?" asked a confused Sam.

"You know," Deeks said watching Eric show Nell how to stand on the board. "It's kind of like Brangelina or Zanessa."

"But they're not together," Sam said taking a sip from his water bottle.

"Oh, come on," Callen said pointing at a still very red Eric. "There's clearly something there. Neither of them will admit it."

"I know Eric has a crush on Nell," Sam said a little defensively, "but I don't think Nell feels the same way."

"Just watch them, Sam," said Kensi lying on her stomach and propping her book open. "You'll see it."

So that's exactly what Sam did. He watched. He watched as he paddled out for waves and whenever he came up from a duck dive. Eric was blushing the entire time and it looked extremely difficult for him to touch Nell and show her how to adjust her hips and shift her weight to achieve proper balance but Sam still wasn't convinced that Nell had feelings for Eric.

It wasn't until the early afternoon that Sam was finally convinced. Nell had just drifted onto the shore after catching a small wave and she had the biggest smile on her face as she hugged Eric. Her smile was different in a way that Sam couldn't describe and the way she looked at Eric was like something out of a romantic comedy where the girl finally realizes she has feelings for her best friend.

"Well I'll be damned," Sam laughed to himself as he paddled back to shore.

I know. It's short. Really short. And Sam is very much OOC but I needed something bright and cute to combat the rainy day blues other than hot chocolate and apple cider (I've had...a lot more than I care to admit .). I'm still stuck on the other story I said would be coming. It is going nowhere fast so as of right now, I am taking ideas or prompts or anything you want to hear about.