Hey guys!
So, for this chapter I needed to look into some things about the Navy and those sorts of things and I don't know if they are accurate but I tried my best.
About this one: before I make a flashback I wanted to introduce some more characters and I felt like this was perfect timing.
One more thing, thanks for the reviews and the follows/favs, that means a lot to me.
-Rita
Chapter 2 – You're Back
'Morning guys!', Kensi and Deeks said walking into the office.
'Deeks, so glad you're back too.', a familiar voice approached them.
'Nate? What are you doing here?' Kensi asked turning around and pulling Nate into a warm hug.
'You know, the usual, Hetty called me for a case so here I am.' Nate explained pulling back and shaking Deeks' hand.
'Yeah Nate, now tell us why are you really here?' Callen asked standing up and walking towards them and greet Nate.
'Uh-I-,' Nate's eyes locked on Callen and then on Deeks and Sam and back on Callen 'I'm here to-' He was interrupted by Eric's whistle. All of then turned their attention to Eric.
'Guys, we got a case!' He called and then he saw Nate. 'What's up Nate?' He asked smiling.
'You'll still tell us why buddy' Sam said with a smirk on his face taping Nate's shoulder.
They all made their way upstairs quickly leaving a relieved Nate behind them.
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'Alright, now that we're all here-,' Hetty said glancing Nate '-run it Eric.'
Eric played a video that showed the abduction of a man in the middle of the night that had been recorded on a smartphone and posted online.
'This is lieutenant James Wright.' Nell started. 'He's a former Navy Officer who came back from his last tour in Iraq 3 years ago.'
'He was about to testify on the trial against Cyrus Russell, an arms dealer who is the prime suspect in the murders of Sarah Johnson and Kevin Martin.' Eric continued, showing Cyrus' photo along with Sarah's and Kevin's. 'These two were volunteers who worked with Wright downtown at Sunrise for Everyone, an organization where the volunteers help homeless people in LA find a shelter to sleep through the night.' He said showing a picture of the organization's focus where they could see James, Sarah and Kevin.
'Ms. Johnson and Mr. Martin were also former Navy officers who served with Mr. Wright in Iraq. Both of them were 2nd lieutenants. They were found dead 6 months ago and showed signs of fight. They had been reported missing by their families 2 weeks before and when their bodies were found, CID suspected they had been abducted, which explained the signs of fight, but no one seems to understand why they had been abducted and who would do that. After 3 months of investigation, Cyrus Russell's name appeared. His trail was supposed to due next week and lieutenant James Wright was the last witness.' Hetty added.
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'Okay, so Sam and I will talk to Russell. Kensi, you're coming with us, we might need you to take care of this guy.' Callen said. Kensi smiled and looked at Deeks. He seemed sad for having to stay at the office while she was in the field.
Deeks sat behind his desk, trying to concentrate on his paperwork but his mind kept wondering if Kensi would be okay around Russell.
Cyrus Russell was a member of a Mexican cartel. He's 28 years old tattooed guy who had been arrested several times for robbery and drug dealing in his teenage years. And now he was going to be judged for murder.
Deeks' thoughts were interjected when Nate entered the bullpen. 'Deeks, weren't you cleared to go to the field yet?' He asked, trying to look impressed and to avoid what he was there to talk about. 'How long have you been back to work? You know 3 months ago I came right after you two were saved but then Hetty needed me somewhere else.' Nate explained.
'This is actually my first day back. Kensi told me you were there at the hospital visiting us but I don't remember seeing you there.' Deeks said trying not to let his thoughts go back to those days and moving his eyes back down to his paperwork.
'Yeah, I came back for a week and then I was needed in Yemen for a small task. I came back yesterday, when Hetty called me to...' He stopped himself when he realized he was about to blurt out the real reason he had came back.
'To what Nate?' He lifted his eyes from his paperwork. Deeks knew where this was heading. Nate was obviously here because of him. Damn it, he thought, I told Hetty I was just fine without a psychologist.
'I presume you already know what I'm here for.' Nate said when he saw Deeks' eyes fulfilled with anger.
'Yeah...I know now.' Deeks quickly said and looked down at his papers, for good this time.
'So...Do you wanna tal-' Nate was interrupted by a wave of Deeks' hand, clearly not wanting to talk about anything.
I'll have a nice talk with Hetty tomorrow. Deeks thought to himself.
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'Hey Kens, are going to pass by Deeks' place?' Sam asked when they were packing their things at the bullpen.
'I wasn't going to but...why?' Kensi answered with curiosity.
'I need to talk to him but I don't know how he would feel about me waiting in his doorstep wanting to talk to him...I mean, maybe if could go with me, you could help me...You could say you wanted to take Monty for a walk or something.' He explained.
'Sure, I think he would like to talk after Nate's attempt on talking to him.' She said and they both headed out of the building.
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After finishing all his paperwork - which sounded crazy - Deeks had gone home as soon as he could. He didn't even mind asking how the interrogation had gone but their faces could tell him it had been a hard one.
Already at home, he was making dinner when someone knocked at his door and Monty ran to the door and started barking. He had his earphones on and the music was really loud, lost in his thoughts. Monty barked again and he turned around and saw his dog standing behind the door, his tail flipping from left to right.
He walked towards the door and he was pretty surprised when he opened it. 'Hey Deeks.' Sam and Kensi were at his door. Sam and Kensi. What was he doing there?
'Hey guys, uh-come in... What are you doing here?' Deeks gestured for them to go in.
'I thought Monty would want to go for a walk.' Kensi said - way too quickly - as she patted the dog that was walking around her and Sam.
'I needed a ride home and Kens was thinking about passing by, so...here we are.' Sam stated.
'So guys I'll leave you two while I walk Monty and maybe you can talk or something...' Kensi's voice fading when she walked away.
'I guess that's just you and me then.' Sam said with a strange smile.
'Sam, let's just be honest. Why did you came here?' Deeks asked as he was going back to his dinner. 'By the way, have you had dinner yet? I can prepare dinner for three if you want to stay. I know Kensi will love this.'
'Uh-no, Michelle called me a while ago. She's already making dinner counting with me, but thanks anyway dude.' Sam cleared his throat before taking a deep breath and then he started talking again. 'Hey Deeks, listen man, I came here to-uh-to thank you.' He seamed to stumble on his own words.
'For what?' He asked without bothering to look back. Deeks already thought this was a pretty weird situation, he didn't want to make it worse.
'You know… For being strong for me and Michelle when we were caught. Also, I wanted to apologize for being so rude to you in the past.' Sam sounded so shy saying these words that Deeks felt the need to laugh, but he didn't though.
'Is Sam Hanna going all sentimental on me?' Deeks asked with a smirk, finally turning around and approaching Sam. 'Look man, it's fine. That time there was hard but now everything is fine. I'm much better now.' Deeks lied and Sam knew he was lying. 'I'm glad you and I can "start over".' He smiled, shook Sam's hand and was pulled into a hug that really said "I'm sorry".
They pulled back when they heard the key turning. It was Kensi.
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So, what do you think about this chapter guys?
I'm thinking about writing the flashback in the next chapter. I don't know, I finished this one really late already and I might start writing the 3rd chapter right away.
Send me your thoughts!
-Rita
