Halloween fic
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Arica sighed and rolled her eyes as Eric practically bounced back into the room. “You know, I’m starting to think we should switch costumes tonight with the way you’re acting.”
Eric shrugged. “I love Halloween!”
“No, really?” Arica asked sarcastically, then she grinned. “Do we really have to go to this party this evening?”
“Yeah of course! The CIA always has a Halloween party! It wouldn’t be right to skip it!”
“But I don’t feel good. I’ve been out in the field all day long, digging in a muddy pit to find a body which was disgusting and smelly when we got it and I was up all night last night on another case,” she whined.
Eric walked over to the bed and sat down next to her, looking at her with puppy dog eyes. Leaning over he kissed her. “Please Ari? I really want you to go with me.”
She sighed. “Okay, fine on one condition though.”
“What is it hon?” he asked.
“The party isn’t for two hours. Let me get an hour of sleep before we start getting ready.”
“Okay hon,” he stood up from the bed.
“Where do you think you’re going?” she asked in a mock-stern voice. “I want you to stay here.”
He grinned and lay beside her, putting his arms around her and kissing her cheek gently. “I love you Arica.”
“I love you too Eric,” she sighed, already half asleep.
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40 minutes later
Arica moaned as someone nudged her gently. “Time to wake up Ari. It’s Halloween party time!”
“You can be annoying when you’re in a good mood, you know that?” she mumbled.
He leaned over and nuzzled her neck, then kissed her cheek. “C’mon hon, you know you love me...”
“Yes I do, but I wanna sleep right now...”
“You can sleep in tomorrow hon! Tonight is Halloween!!!” He said excitedly. Halloween was Eric’s favorite holiday. He was already in his costume.
“If I tickle you I bet you’ll wake up.”
Her eyes snapped open. “You tickle me, you die.”
“Then get up, come on! Mike’s picking us up shortly!”
Arica managed to pull herself out of the bed. Her costume was draped over a chair in the corner of the room. “I’ll be ready in a few minutes. Do me a favor and don’t start singing the theme song again... okay?”
Eric grinned and shrugged.
Michael Vaughn actually got there about ten minutes later, while Arica was still getting ready. “Hey!” Eric said as he opened the door. “How’s it hoppin Mikey?” he grinned.
“I should kill you for this.”
“But you look so cute...”
“You call me cute one more time...” Michael started in warning. He stopped and sighed.
Arica suddenly came out of the bathroom in her costume. “Hey Mike! You look cute in that costume!”
Michael groaned. “He hates being called cute,” Eric explained.
Arica hugged Eric. “Well my teddy bear doesn’t mind.”
“Good for him,” Michael said tersely.
“You know Mike, you should lighten up... it’s Halloween..” Eric started.
“The happiest time of Eric’s year,” Arica finished, giggling.
“Yeah, now let’s go! Off to the party!!!”
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Arica sighed and rolled her eyes as Eric practically bounced back into the room. “You know, I’m starting to think we should switch costumes tonight with the way you’re acting.”
Eric shrugged. “I love Halloween!”
“No, really?” Arica asked sarcastically, then she grinned. “Do we really have to go to this party this evening?”
“Yeah of course! The CIA always has a Halloween party! It wouldn’t be right to skip it!”
“But I don’t feel good. I’ve been out in the field all day long, digging in a muddy pit to find a body which was disgusting and smelly when we got it and I was up all night last night on another case,” she whined.
Eric walked over to the bed and sat down next to her, looking at her with puppy dog eyes. Leaning over he kissed her. “Please Ari? I really want you to go with me.”
She sighed. “Okay, fine on one condition though.”
“What is it hon?” he asked.
“The party isn’t for two hours. Let me get an hour of sleep before we start getting ready.”
“Okay hon,” he stood up from the bed.
“Where do you think you’re going?” she asked in a mock-stern voice. “I want you to stay here.”
He grinned and lay beside her, putting his arms around her and kissing her cheek gently. “I love you Arica.”
“I love you too Eric,” she sighed, already half asleep.
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40 minutes later
Arica moaned as someone nudged her gently. “Time to wake up Ari. It’s Halloween party time!”
“You can be annoying when you’re in a good mood, you know that?” she mumbled.
He leaned over and nuzzled her neck, then kissed her cheek. “C’mon hon, you know you love me...”
“Yes I do, but I wanna sleep right now...”
“You can sleep in tomorrow hon! Tonight is Halloween!!!” He said excitedly. Halloween was Eric’s favorite holiday. He was already in his costume.
“If I tickle you I bet you’ll wake up.”
Her eyes snapped open. “You tickle me, you die.”
“Then get up, come on! Mike’s picking us up shortly!”
Arica managed to pull herself out of the bed. Her costume was draped over a chair in the corner of the room. “I’ll be ready in a few minutes. Do me a favor and don’t start singing the theme song again... okay?”
Eric grinned and shrugged.
Michael Vaughn actually got there about ten minutes later, while Arica was still getting ready. “Hey!” Eric said as he opened the door. “How’s it hoppin Mikey?” he grinned.
“I should kill you for this.”
“But you look so cute...”
“You call me cute one more time...” Michael started in warning. He stopped and sighed.
Arica suddenly came out of the bathroom in her costume. “Hey Mike! You look cute in that costume!”
Michael groaned. “He hates being called cute,” Eric explained.
Arica hugged Eric. “Well my teddy bear doesn’t mind.”
“Good for him,” Michael said tersely.
“You know Mike, you should lighten up... it’s Halloween..” Eric started.
“The happiest time of Eric’s year,” Arica finished, giggling.
“Yeah, now let’s go! Off to the party!!!”
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