Hmmmm, have no fear KIANE!!!
For one thing I don't think Eric would ever do that to her.
As far as "the crap going on w/ Eric".
I agree to a certain degree, but here's the thing....
look at how everything in thier past unfolded; Eric has been the one left "hanging", not Natalia.
In Dead Air they both had alot of miscommunication that lead up to thier break-up, which was never resolved, then to add to it, he found out she was the mole. I think in Eric's mind, there was still a bit of the question lingering there.."did she just use me for information"? None of that was ever resolved either. Then when things started looking bright again, Nick shows back up & again, Natalia takes a step back. Makes you think...what has all that made Eric believe? Most likely, by the looks of 'Throwing Heat' episode, there was alot of anger built up in Eric over all this, how could she go back to her husband? ya know, bla bla bla!!
In Eric's eyes, Natalia was over him & he was just a stepping stone for her. In Natalis's eyes, Eric is a playboy who sent her off to another guy (Ryan).
Thier whole relationship has been a huge amount of confusion. Only the viewers are aware of what really happened. That's something they need to clear up.
I think Eric doesn't see Natalia as an option for him anymore, not because he doesn't
want her to be, but because of how everything went down. They were both mislead.
I think what they need is for Natalia to get one more dose of the 'deep freez' incident. That little scene showed two very important things in Eric & Natalia...1. Eric still has the care & concern for her & 2. Natalia trusted him, not only to keep her secret but also to put her shoulder back into place (most likely the same arm that her ex had broken).
That's a good start, but I think she needs to see that again w/ him (enter the "hero" scenario) then she can return the favor (enter the lawsuit chick situation) & show him that she really does care about him & wasn't using him.
Then if Eric realized that she is an option for him, it might change things.
I still don't believe the writers were aiming for an ending w/ EDeN....they've left the doors wide open for them. Its just going to take time & when the time is right, they can start over again.
If you look back at how everything has gone & has been played oout between them you can see that if the writers wanted EDeN to be done & over with, they could of easily played them as having serious resentment between them. They've written the complete opposite. Ya have to ask yourself, why would the writers play off them like that if it were really over. They don't worry about bad blood between co workers...look at Eric & Ryan. If TPTB really wanted to make them look like a one season thing, I personally think they would have played off them differently.
There may be a few more road bumps in it for them, but eventually they'll get it back!!!
My opinion, anyway.