Granger's satellite phone began to ring and he stepped outside to answer. "Henrietta, can I help you?"

"Yes, Owen you can. I am going to make this simple. I need Ms. Blye back in Los Angeles as soon as possible. Yesterday would be nice. My team cannot function without her." She smiled as she recalled Deeks using the phrase "can't function without her."

"Henrietta, I need Agent Blye here. You approved an indefinite reassignment." The Assistant Director really wasn't in the mood to argue.

"Indeed, however it has been months and I feel that Ms. Blye would be better used with her team."

Although Granger hated to, he agreed with Hetty. He sees how pathetic Kensi is . The mission was taking painstakingly long. She wasn't really needed until the time came to fire the shot. No one knew how long that would take. He could pull in another sniper, one that didn't have such strong ties to home. Even though Granger was known for his lack of sympathy, he knew Kensi deserved to be in Los Angeles. She would be better used at home with her team.

Hetty and Granger worked out the details, and Kensi was to land at LAX the next night. If it were anyone other than Henrietta Lange, it would have surprised Granger at how fast the details of Kensi's return were ironed out.

As Granger went to find Kensi, he shuddered at the thought of what would have happened to him had he tried to argue with Hetty. He may say he isn't scared of her, but that tiny woman terrifies him.

"Agent Blye, may I have a word with you, please." Kensi saunters over to where the Assistant Director stands, momentarily thinking she is in trouble.

"Agent Blye, this mission is taking far longer than expected." He pauses for a moment, and Kensi starts to panic at the thought of being in Afghanistan for an extended period. "You were reassigned what for was expected to be no more than a few weeks. As you very well know, it has been over 2 months and it seems we are no closer to completing our mission than when we stepped off the plane." Kensi has absolutely no idea where he is going with this.

"As a result of your extended absence, it seems that your Operations Manager has grown eager to have you back. So, you will be flying back to Los Angeles tonight." Kensi was frozen with shock.

"I'm really going home? Tonight?" Kensi still could not believe this was happening. She thought this conversation would end with her staying here for 6 more months, not her getting to go home tonight. If she weren't in with Granger she probably would have cried.

"Yes, Ms. Blye you will be home by this time tomorrow. You can thank Hetty for the quick travel arrangements." Granger said sarcastically.

"Are you coming back to Los Angeles as well?" Kensi asked, silently hoping the answer was no.

"No, I will stay here, the mission will continue. You are being sent home only because Hetty feels you are of better use in Los Angeles with your team."

Kensi made a point to thank Hetty for that later.

She made a lap of the base telling everyone goodbye, the last person left was Agent Sabatino. She quickly explained the rather strange situation to him, and couldn't help but notice his face fall as she told him she was leaving. She was about to go when he said: "Next time we are both in the same country, we should grab dinner." She replied with a simple "Yeah. Sure."

Kensi turned to go, as she was walking away, she heard Sabatino quietly say "tell Deeks I said Hello." Kensi smiled knowing that once she was home, Deeks was going to hear a lot more than Hello.