Chapter 2: The truth
The next morning the guys entered the bullpen, expecting Kensi to be there. Deciding she was likely avoiding them, they went about their day working on cases and filing reports.
Deeks said they were over. When he got home, Kensi had moved her things out of the house and left the engagement ring on the dining table with a note. He then received a text message from Julia stating Kensi was at her house. He assumed Kensi stayed there for the night, so gave her space to calm down.
Around lunchtime, Callen's patience had worn thin as he dialed Kensi's phone for about the 10th time to no avail. He was now concerned Kensi had not showed up and was not responding to texts. Callen was about to call Eric when Mosely showed up in the bullpen with Harley, Nell and Eric.
Mosely "If you're looking for Kensi, don't bother. She's on leave and has been instructed by myself not to converse with any of you."
Callen "Where is she?"
Mosely "That's none of your concern, Agent Callen. All you need to know is Hidoko will be partnering up with either yourself, Agent Hanna or Detective Deeks until Kensi returns.
Callen "The hell it isn't. She's part of the team and I have a right to know where she is."
Mosely "Well, for someone who feels that strongly, you have a funny way of showing it. Simply put: when you and your buddies here told her to go away, she did exactly that. Did you know she wished you three should've left her in Syria to die? What's more to say?"
Mosely walks away, leaving a stunned team to figure out how to reach Kensi and convince her to come back where she belongs.
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Meanwhile, Kensi had returned from a long walk on the beach. While driving the day before, she had stopped for dinner. When chatting with the server, Kensi learned of a couple of nearby beach rentals. Thankfully one of the landlords was also having dinner at the restaurant, so she insisted Kensi follow her to the rental. Kensi loved it at first sight, and immediately gave the deposit. She texted Mosley the address after purchasing some groceries and fell into a restless asleep soon afterwards.
The next morning, Kensi had gone exploring around the area. A majority of the shops were within walking distance of the rental, so she left her Audi in the rental's garage. She discovered a library and checked-out a few books to occupy her time. Once Kensi was back at the rental, she went out to the deck overlooking the beach and relaxed in the chair with one of the books.
Kensi's mind kept going back to the events of the day before and couldn't understand how things went south so fast. She felt sad and betrayed; the trust she had built up over the years was fading fast. She wanted to make things right with everyone but was not ready to face them just yet.
