A/n: So my newest writing obsession is ncis specifically ncis: LA. I don't think im quite ready to write ncis fiction because I never like to write in a category where I haven't seen all existing episodes in the series so until i do, I will not venture in that category. I have however watched ncis LA since its pilot/crossover on the original and I love the Nate/kensi paring also known as NaKed,and I was very disappointed at the lack of ff on this site for the pairing , yes there are a couple of stories, but mostly one-shots, and a whole lotta kensi/callen, boo. so the plot bunnies were running around in my head after the newest ep and this is the result, this is my first NCIS story of any kind,but I hope it is to your liking,enjoy.

Summary :set after episode "missing", will contain spoilers , Kensi deals with Dom's missing status and finds comfort in the one person who truly understands her, from her head ,to her heart, as she experiences powerful emotions. Nate/Kensi pairing.

Powerful Emotions

Prologue

Kensi placed the last of Dom's dishes on the counter. She sighed and ran her hand through her hair. Thinking back to her conversation with Hetty, waves of guilt filled her mind, for not getting to know the young agent as well as she could have.

She knew she shouldn't be feeling guilty, they'd worked so hard to find him, but it just wasn't enough,they'd been too late. Whoever was after him, or NCIS, , had gotten Dom and there was nothing they could do to help him now.

She put the cleaned and dry dishes into his cabinets,absentmindedly wiped the counters dry, then turned off all the lights before locking the door behind her as she left. As she made her way down the walkway her cell began to ring, she looked on the screen and saw Nate. She expected that he would call, she'd written her report then left without saying a word to anyone. She wasn't in the mood for any psychobabble. She just wanted to go home, sit down with a beer and pretend to give a damn about whatever was on the TV.

So she sent the call to voice mail , then immediately felt bad about doing that. She knew Nate meant well, and he had to have noticed the myriad of emotion she wore on her face, that they all had on their faces, even Callen, all day, since they found Dom's, abandoned ,bloody and shot up, car. She thought about calling him back,but decided against it, instead she got into her car and drove home.

She unlocked the door to her apartment, walked inside and kicked off her shoes, before heading over to the fridge. She flashed back to the image of Dom's fridge, covered in pictures and drawings from his nieces and nephews.

She opened the fridge and grabbed a beer, turned to walk away, stopped and a grabbed a second bottle and a carton of leftover food from the other night, before closing the fridge door. She emptied the contents of the takeaway box onto a plate, then placed it into the microwave. It wasn't that she was hungry, in fact she was in no mood to eat, but Kensi and beer on an empty stomach did not end very well. She wanted to get drunk, not drunk and sick.

The convention oven dinged signaling her food was ready. She removed the plate, grabbed a fork from her cutlery drawer, and the two bottles of beer,before heading over to her couch . She turned on the tv and started to eat her food , and take sips from the first beer, then started on the second . The tv was on a local channel which was giving a rerun of some random sitcom.

Suddenly there was a knock on the door. She glanced at the clock and saw that it was almost one am, who could possible be at her door this time of night . She grabbed her gun and walked over to the door, she peeked through the peephole then opened the door.

"What are you doing here?" Kensi said to the person on the other side of the door, it was Nate standing there with that observant look on his face,she could tell wheels were turning in his head.

"I...I came to see if you were ok." Nate said.

"I...I'm fine." Kensi said a bit of defensiveness in her voice. She placed her gun on the lamp table by the door then turned to face Nate,a move that didn't go unnoticed by the ever observant operational psychologist.

"Are you sure?" Nate said in his, I can see right through your mask, tone.

"Yes...I don't need to get my head shrunk. Why aren't you checking up on Callen, Sam, or Eric, is it because I'm a girl and I'm expected to be emotional! Kensi said in her pissed off voice.

"No...I offered to talk to them too,they found ways to deal...you disappeared and didn't answer when I called..." Nate started to explain, but Kensi cut him off.

"So you figured you'd come here and what? Make sure I hadn't done anything stupid or crazy!" Kensi said the beer starting to take affect as her anger and frustration made her lash out.

"Yes...I mean No." Nate said nervously, her accusatory anger had caught him a bit off guard.

"Which is it Nate?" Kensi said clearly irritated.

"What I meant to say was that, I was worried about you...that's why I came, not as a psychologist,but as a friend, your friend." Nate said regaining his composure.

Kensi then burst into tears, it was all too much,she'd been trying all day to keep up her strength to not let her emotions show, and at that moment, realizing that she'd lashed out at someone, who's only fault was that he was concerned about her , she couldn't keep it all in anymore.

"Kensi, it's ok." Nate said moving closer to her.

"They took Dom, he was just a kid, he wasn't experienced like the rest of us." Kensi said.

"Don't say, was, they took him for a reason...chances are he's still alive, wherever he is, he's stronger than everyone gave him credit for , that will make up for his lack of experience." Nate said, trying to make her, and perhaps himself too, feel better.

Despite Nate's words tears continued to fall down her face. Nate didn't know what to do, he'd never seen Kensi cry openly like that. So without really thinking he gently put his arms around her. When he realized what he'd done,he expected Kensi to react angrily,but before he could remove his arms,he felt hers on his back as she pulled in and held onto him as she cried.

He rubbed her back as she continued to cry, letting out all the stress and emotion of the day. A few minutes later , she released him from the hug , a nervous and embarrassed expression written all over her tear stained face.

"I ruined your shirt..." Kensi said looking at the big wet stain on his shirt,caused by her tears.

"It's ok." Nate said , not sure what to say next. Truth was he could care less about the state of his shirt, his mind was racing,he'd felt emotions of his own as he'd held her, and was now missing the physical contact.

"Um,do you want to come inside?" Kensi said realizing they'd been standing outside her door the whole time, her neighbors already thought she was weird , what would they think if they spotted her out in the hallway with some guy that late at night.

"Sure." Nate said walking in. He automatically recognized that she asked him in, because she subconsciously didn't want to be alone.

"Do you want something to drink, I've got beer... and more beer." Kensi said chuckling nervously.

"Sure..." Nate said. Kensi motioned for him to have a seat on the couch, while she fetched him a beer from the fridge.

" Here you go." Kensi said handing him the bottle.

"Thanks." Nate said,then took a sip.

"Hey, Nate..." Kensi suddenly said.

"Yeah, Kensi." Nate said turning to face her.

"Thanks...for letting me cry on your shoulder...,but if a word of this gets to Callen or Sam, I will kill you, got it!" Kensi said returning to her normal self.

"Yeah..got it." Nate said then took another swig of his beer, while pretending to pay attention to what was on the TV. While Kensi wore a smirk on her face.

A/n: Thanks for reading I also have a couple of short fic ideas, probably two to three chapters in my head, if I receive interest on this, I will post those as well. I'm not sure If I will turn this into a multi-fic, I have the ideas in my head,so I might just leave it as a incomplete one-shot for now and continue it, when I've finished some of my other current WIP's, so please let me know what you think, again this is my first try at ncis fanfiction I hope I captured the characters, reviews/suggestions/construct criticism is greatly appreciated

-Pessi . Rom