THIS IS A NELL AND ERIC STORY! I HAVE BEEN WANTING TO WRITE A NERIC BASED STORY FOR AGES AND THIS IDEA POPPED INTO MY HEAD A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO. UPDATES MAY NOT BE FREQUENT OR HAPPEN EVERY WEEK BUT I WILL TRY TO UPDATE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

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I stood in the bathroom looking at myself in the mirror, I didn't look or feel any different. It had been just over ten weeks since I'd last had my period, something that didn't really phase me as it wasn't the first time it had happened, my family had a long line of women who had screwed up cycles. What had made me check was the nauseating feeling I'd been having for the last two weeks, and maybe just a little persuasion from my best friend and colleague Kensi Blye. Honestly it didn't actually surprise me, I mean I was in a very loving relationship with the man of my dreams and he was always supportive of me. Nearly a year of dating and three months of engagement later I was actually praying that this miracle would be bestowed upon us. All these memories kept on flashing through my head, from our first kiss back in 2013 to the first time we kissed as an official couple, our first date and the first time he had meet my parents. It was so weird thinking about how much everything had changed but what was even crazier was the fact that I was so deeply in love with Eric Beale, he had been nothing but kind since the moment I meet him, he was smart and funny and slightly nerdy but everything about him was a quirk that I loved. He was mine and no matter what that stick said I was positive that he would support me.

I reached out for the stick and took a deep breath before I looked at the pregnancy test that would possibly change everything. Looking at the results I felt my heart swell with pride and let out the breath I was holding. Making my way out of the bathroom and back to the couch where I had been holed up for the last week, I waited for Eric to get home. I turned on the TV, when I couldn't find anything to watch I put on a movie, one that had been a favourite of mine since it was released a couple of years ago. Life As We Know It, had been a movie that Kensi and I watched many times when we had a girls night and that was always fun. When Eric arrived home the film was just up to the bit where the girls had returned from the airport thinking that Messer had gone without them, and they walked into the house and it turns out he had come back for them. Eric put his bag down and collapsed onto the couch. He placed an arm over the back of the couch before I snuggled into his side and I felt the tender kiss that he placed on my forehead.

"Your home early" I stated and I felt him nod, I looked up at him and he sighed

"I really missed you Nell, work isn't the same without you" he said and I smiled, he'd been saying that for the last week, every night when he came home.

"Well being home isn't the same when you're not here, but I haven't been alone really" I said messing with him, and I felt like laughing as he pushed his glasses further back up his nose and looked around the house searching for something that hadn't been there when he'd left for work this morning. Hitting pause on the remote I sat upright, my hand reaching out for Eric's and intertwining in his. Looking at his hand I was unsure of what to say but as I felt his thumb draw circles on the back of my hand I looked him in the eye and asked

"What are your thoughts on us having children?" and as I watched his reaction I tried to hold in the laugh that threatened to escape when his eyes seemed to bulge out of their sockets. Taking a deep breath he said

"I think I would like to have kids eventually, especially if they were ours but do you think we're ready for them?" and as I searched his eyes I saw two conflicting emotions at what he said, one of them was one I saw a little bit at work when one of the team was in a horrible situation or when we weren't sure if they were going to make it through a life or death situation, the other was one of hopefulness and wonder. I got off the couch squeezing his hand reassuringly before I made my way into the bathroom. I walked back out and handed him the stick and as his jaw dropped I did let out a laugh it was quite comical. He looked up at me and then stuttered

"Are you – are you pregnant Nell?" and I nodded a huge smile on my face, and as it sank in for him the biggest smile I'd ever seen spread across his face as he picked me up and kissed me. I giggled as he did so.

We returned to the couch shortly after and he had me sitting on his lap, something that I secretly loved. He kissed me passionately for what felt like an eternity after that and when he pulled back he whispered

"I am so glad I asked Hetty if I could leave early, it was totally worth it" he said and I smiled, happy and reassured that he had taken it so well and berating that little niggling feeling that had been constantly playing in the back of my mind for the passed couple of hours.

"What are we going to tell the others?" I asked as we settled into the couch and I resumed the movie not really paying much attention to it.

"I think they should know" he said and I nodded, honestly I really wanted them to know but then I didn't because of the risks of our job and how differently everyone would treat me, I didn't want that to happen.

"I want to as well" I said looking away, the magazines on the coffee table suddenly becoming way more interesting than the conversation. I felt Eric lifting my chin so that he could see what was really on my mind and when he placed a kiss on my lips he said

"You don't want anything at work to change" I nodded and he smiled

"I don't think it will, not as much as your thinking it will Nell. These guys are our family and they love us so much, I mean just look at how accepting they are of us and Kensi and Deeks. Besides your practically Hetty's adopted daughter and she would be thrilled and honoured, especially if we told her first" he said and I giggled. It was something that I could see happening, she was always looking out for me, giving me the best advice and I knew that she would be as supportive of us with a baby as she is right now.

"I booked an appointment with my doctor for tomorrow at 1000. I know that you like to go for a surf before work but I was wondering if you would like to come with me and then you can go to work after ward, or you could ask Hetty for the day off?" I suggested and again that heart wrenching smile flashed up on his face and I was gone. He leant forward and kissed me before saying

"I would love to come with you Nell" and with that he stopped the movie and carried me to bed.

A/N: Hey guys if you want me to continue please tell me what you think and I will try to update as soon as possible! Please review!