June 11, 2011

Deeks entered the room to the surprise of the waiting guests. He went straight to the front, grabbed the microphone on the stand and uttered the words he had not expected to say in this what meant to be a momentous event of his life.

"I'm sorry but the wedding is cancelled."

He threw the microphone recklessly on the floor after and without throwing a look at any of the flabbergasted crowd, he strode out. He didn't know where to go, didn't even know what to do next. All he can think of was the need to leave that place. He needed to get away as far as he can before his weakening knees betray him and before any of the people who heard him speak can ask further questions he didn't think he was ready to answer.

Deeks walked with large steps ignoring the guests' sympathetic look as he passed by them. He heard a few who whispered with each other discreetly. When he reached the outside, his body slumped on the cemented ground. Tears that have been threatening to fall since he found out the terrible news have began wetting his face. Passersby were eyeing him strangely but he didn't care. He was sad. He had a right to cry.

"Deeks."

A gentle voice called his name as two hands helped him up. He knew its owner, been working side by side with her for two years now.

He looked at her and confirmed that he was right. "Kensi." He weakly whispered the name of his partner.

"I'm here."

Deeks noticed she, too, had tears on her beautiful hazel brown eyes. She was crying with him, her own heart was breaking for his misfortune. He stood up, leaned on her body, one arm settled around her shoulders. Kensi held it and wrapped her free arm on his waist. They walked towards her car. His partner sat him on the passenger seat and she moved quickly around the vehicle to climbed in the driver seat. Without words, she drove him away. Away from what his supposed to be happy ending but now a painful recollection he wished he won't remember.

()()()

Almost 2 weeks later

"Still no plan on leaving, Ms. Blye?"

Hetty's voice startled her. She was too focused on the report she was writing that she didn't noticed her boss was already behind her.

"I'm just finishing this."

The older woman nodded. "How's Mr. Deeks?"

She knew a question about her partner will come up next. "I don't know." She shook her head sadly.

She honestly didn't know. It had been almost two weeks since his cancelled wedding and Deeks had not reported on his job since.

She understood his despression. He was about to marry the woman he was sure he fell in love with for the first time in his life. Kensi had witnessed the good change on her partner after meeting Zoey, a real estate agent, a year prior. For the first time, she saw that he can be a better man, be more than the happy go lucky guy she knew and had been partner with for two years now. Zoey brought out the best in Deeks and she was happy for them.

Her partner's proposal on his girlfriend surprised Kensi. Not that she wasn't supportive of their budding relationship but because that's just it, budding. Their relationship was just starting. They were on two dates before they became boyfriend and girlfriend officially. 7 months onto the relationship, Deeks proposed. Zoey agreed to marry him. And 3 months later, a wedding was about to happen. Theirs was a whirlwind romance. A romance based on briefly knowing each other. Kensi tried to comprehend that maybe they were too in love to think about the other areas of their relationship.

She had her apprehensions, felt that something wasn't right. It seemed that Deeks and Zoey rushed into things. Although she wished now that she talked to him about it, she knew there was nothing different she can do. They were in love. Or at least Deeks was. Zoey left Deeks 30 minutes before the wedding ceremony and eloped with her ex boyfriend. That was based on her written note her maid of honor found on the bridal suite.

Kensi clenched her jaw in displeasure that didn't came unnoticed to her boss.

"You seem to be mad, Ms. Blye." Hetty voiced out her observation, eyes fixed on the young agent.

She sighed louder than she was supposed to. "I'm sorry, Hetty. I hate that this happened."

"We all do, Ms. Blye." The older woman answered, giving her a nod in understanding.

Kensi knew her boss was right. They, Hetty, Callen, Sam, Eric and Nell, all detested that this happened to one of them. They have been a witness too on Deeks and Zoey's romance. Even if, like her, they shared doubts over the couple's quick wedding plan, they backed him up and never voiced out their qualms.

()()()

"I know you're in there, Deeks. Please open up."

She rested her forehead on the door in sadness. Kensi had been knocking on her partner's front door and calling his name for 15 minutes now. She knew he was inside, she can hear his cellphone ringing from her countless calls.

"Deeks."

Glancing at the locked knob, picking it entered her mind but chose not to. She didn't want to break her partner's trust. She was worried for him, she had no idea how he was after she drove him there when she found him crying outside the chapel 13 days ago.

"Okay, I'll come back again tomorrow night." She uttered loud enough so that he can hear her.

She was resolved to come again tomorrow night like she had been doing these past 13 days. Every night, after work, she was stopping by his home wanting to make sure that he was still okay. But during those nights, he never answered her calls nor opened his door for her. And this night was no different, she concluded. Thinking that he still wasn't ready to see her, Kensi decided to leave. She turned around and began walking towards her car.

She was on her second step when she heard the creaking sound from the door being opened. Instantly, her head went to its direction.

"Deeks!"

Kensi ran to her partner and caught him just in time.

"Deeks?!" She mumbled his name, her arms cradling his fallen body on the ground.