Eric still had his arm around Nell as they left the mission. He had been too nervous to take it away as she might notice and look back at him with those illuminating hazel eyes, like she had done the day before. While they had been finishing their job at the security company he realized that was the closest they have been, face to face. Her hands on his shoulders had tensed his entire body and the tiniest bit closer she leaned in the more nervous he got and the more heated his cheeks felt.

"So, what does Ununoctium have planned for tonight?"

She groaned "Will you stop calling me that?" a smile crossed her lips that she couldn't suppress.

He laughed "It's cute."

"Excuse me?" she turned around and his hand fell from her side.

His speech was hurried "Not Ununoctium that would be weird. I meant you," he stuttered and watched as gave a questioning look. "I mean not you, you're not cute- crap- no, that's wrong. I meant, uhh, you're not cute, but you are, but the way you reacted was cute."

"Are you okay?" she asked and placed a hand on his forearm.

"Just a little flustered- is it hot? It feels hot."

"It's 9pm and we're outside" she said with a furrowed her brow. "What has you like this?"

Before she could speak the word already came out, "You."

"Me, why me, what did I do?"

Her voice was all soft again and he internally cursed himself. "You yesterday, you got really close and your voice got all soft- like it is now. I couldn't concentrate on anything and I didn't say anything because I knew this would happen - where I just keep talking and I can't control it- I apologize for anything I spit out now that may hurt you, you're just really, really pretty and- no pretty is what you'd call a seven year old... and you are defiantly not seven years old," he looked her over. "Sorry, I should just shut up now right?"

Nell grinned "Are you done now?"

"Please don't ask me that, I'll probably go off again."

Nell nodded "So, you get a little flustered when my voice gets all soft, like this? And when I step close to you?" It was fun to tease her partner. "How about now?" she cupped his cheek with one hand.

Eric blinked a couple times just to be sure if it were real. She was close now, he couldn't breathe now, the sides of her lips had tweaked upward in this adorable little smile. She moved and inch closer.

"Wolfram, you're safe with m,e" she made this little giggle noise before patting his cheek and stepping back. "I'll see you tomorrow," she grinned before hopping into her car and driving off.

Eric stood there in disbelief; two could play at this game. Actually he wouldn't play it, he would end it.

"Coming," Nell called as she walked towards the door, she looked through the eyehole. "Eric?" she opened the doo,r "What are you doing h-" before she could finish his lips were on hers. She felt her legs turn to jelly, but right before she felt as though she could fall, his arms went around her and held her up. Her hand found its way to his chest, clutching on to the side of his shirt and she dipped her head slightly, but before anything else happened he pulled back.

"Goodnight Ununoctium," he smiled before turning back around and leaving.

Nell's eyes were still wide when she shut the door, in shock with what just happened. Her fingers lightly grazed over her own lips as she slid down the door. Her head then went down and she grinned like a little girl.