The real reason behind the 'stuck smitten whatever' comment
Summary: The real reason behind Callen's comment when talking about Kensi's obsession with Jason Wyler. It starts in the past but it carries on until the present and stretches to the future. Give it a shot because I suck at summaries.
Chapter 1
15th January, 2004 – New York City
Kensi Blye is walking towards what would look like an abandoned warehouse to the untrained eye.
Her high heels click on the floor and the sound is enough to drive her crazy.
Maybe it's because the whole street is so silent that she feels like that sound alone is enough to wake up the neighbors who are already asleep.
A few months ago she would consider this a normal hour to go to bed after a long day of work but a lot has changed since then. This is the hour she usually gets up now.
Kensi feels like a vampire.
She sleeps all day and wanders around the street during the night.
It comes with the job.
Small adjustments in her schedule are not that bad and compared to all the things she could be forced to do to go undercover like this she guesses that changing her sleeping habits is not that bad.
What bothers her the most is the wardrobe.
Her legs hurt on the end of every single day because she has to walk around in heels that are not meant to walk in. She is pretty sure that no woman on her right mind would endure this kind of torture for hours just to look taller.
New York is a cold city and the shorts she wears don't cover her legs nearly as much as she would like with this cold weather.
The shirt shows too much cleavage and makes her be cold all the time.
It's a miracle she hasn't gotten sick yet.
She finally makes it to the warehouse and after knocking and muttering the password to the man on the other side she finally walks inside and is immediately comforted with the warm provided by it.
Saying that a big and dusty warehouse is comfortable is not exactly accurate but at least it shields her from the cold wind blowing outside. She gets in her alias as soon as she steps inside. Her name is not Kensi Blye anymore.
Now, she is Emma Wilson and this is her life. Well, this has been her life for the past four months.
Mark, the man who opened the door to let her in, looks at her with the usual creepy smile on his face and walks to the couch in the middle of the warehouse. There are only two other men there and Kensi waves at them. They wave back at her with smiles on their faces.
She sits next to Mark on the old looking couch and he starts questioning her. "The meeting is only taking place in one hour. Why are you here so early?"
She shrugs and keeps her eyes trained on his. "Couldn't sleep so I thought I'd keep you company. Do you mind?"
Mark shakes his head with a perverted smile adorning his features and Kensi lets out a very out of character giggle but that fits Emma just right.
She's already used to this by now.
It doesn't bother her nearly as much as it did on the beginning of this operation.
Mark is the kind of guy who likes to be in control. He's not the boss but he thinks he can boss everyone around and tell everyone what to do and how to do it. She figures that he can tell everyone what to do but that's because of the big gun he always keeps nearby. He's a tough guy that doesn't hesitate when it comes to pulling the trigger. If someone doesn't follow the group's rules then he grabs his gun and ends everything then and there.
She tries to talk to him because she still needs all the info she can get her hands on. "So what is this meeting about? I thought our next shipment of material was only coming next month."
Mark nods and turns back to her. "It is but boss said he wanted us to meet a new guy that will be joining us."
Kensi frowns. New people are always bad news.
She's walking on a very thin line with her cover-story and an outsider can ruin what took her months to build in just a few seconds.
Everyone who works undercover knows that the worst enemy can be the one who only starts playing in the middle of the game.
Kensi tries to find out more about this new guy. "Are we sure he's trustworthy?"
Mark lets out a laugh. "Do you really think Miller would let a new guy join us without investigating him thoroughly?"
Kensi pretends to be satisfied with this answer but she's breaking down inside with nerves.
When the time of the meeting finally arrives there are 9 guys inside the warehouse.
She's the only girl on the team and she knows that the only reason why Richard Miller recruited her on the beginning of this entire thing was because she was easy on the eye. He only got to see how good she was after that.
When their boss walks inside the warehouse everyone walks to the door to initiate the meeting.
Richard greets them and sends a special warm smile towards Kensi who smiles back at him.
However her attention is focused on the man who is standing behind him.
The new guy has beach-blond hair and she can see just how blue his eyes are even from afar. His look is casual but the jeans and the simple shirt are a clear indication that he's not from New York.
Kensi has never seen him before and she lets out a sigh of relief that nobody notices. At least her identity is not in risk quite yet.
That doesn't mean the new guy isn't danger. For all she knows he can be violent and she already has enough of those to keep her mind occupied as it is.
Richard Miller starts talking then and Kensi can swear the new guy is looking at her. She shrugs it off because the only reason why he's doing it is because she's the only girl there and her clothes are not exactly conservative. "This is Daniel Brown. He will be joining us from now on. I can assure you he can be trusted, otherwise he wouldn't be here right now. I suggest you all to go back to work now. Seeing as you are all currently working in groups of two and Emma is the only one who has yet to be paired up, Daniel and Emma will be working together from now on. Emma, my dear, make sure those guys who own the convenience store give you the money they own me today. I would hate to have to send you two with a gun next week to finish this once and for all. Now, have good night everyone."
With that, Richard Miller leaves and Daniel walks to Kensi with a smile on his face.
She shakes his outstretched hand gives him a warm flirty smile. "I'm Emma Wilson."
He lets go of her hand but keeps his eyes trained on hers. "I'm Daniel Brown. It's always a pleasure to meet such a good looking lady in this line of work."
Kensi giggles again and takes the car keys out of her pocket and dangles them in front of his face. "Let's start our night, shall we partner?"
He nods and follows her out of the door.
Kensi can barely wait for the meeting she is scheduled to have the morning after with Callen.
They need to know who this guy is as soon as possible.
There is something about him that tells her he's lying.
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Okay, this idea has been bugging me for a few weeks now and I finally decided to write it and post it.
Please let me know what you think about it. I'll keep going if you liked this chapter but I won't bother doing so if you think it's not that good.
Sarah