PART2: How it all began

„These days aren't easy anymore..."

They were friends, the best friends after all. They have met few times before. They have been neighbours for 2 years, they were running together almost every morning. She knew he is a cop and he knew she works somewhere with kids. They have had the same friend. Nate.

And then she joined the team. She wasn´t his partner, she wasn´t anyone partner. Nate took her to NCIS cause he wanted her to be his replace as psychologic for some time. Hatty agreed.

He would gave his life to her life, same as Deeks would. She is too dear to him. Of course there is Kensi, his partner and friend, the one he really cares about and the one he loves.

Tessa on the other hand was something different. The sister he has never had,the neighbour who cares and always made his day right, the girl who smiled everytime he said some stupid joke, the one who take care of Monty, the girl he loved more than anything or anyone.

He knew why Sam and G couldn´t handle the fact of her agent proof. Deeks couldn´t handle it neiter. But all of them knew she wanna be as they are, the full NCIS agent. They knew she will be great one day, but now she is just in the beginning.

Her gap year was on the sea 4 years ago. She loved that work.

Her mother was a teacher. She was 7, when her mom after stroke had to stayed in the hospital for 10 years, with no sign of life. Then she died. She actualy finished the gap year, but wanted to do something else. Helping people. For start, she went to the hospital to teach and help ill kids around. There she met Nate. He was working on the case of dead marine with Callen. One of the kids in her group was marine´s son.

Tess cames from Russia, but doesnt even remember the country. She was born there, but her mom took her after born and they moved to US. She haven´t met her father, but she has his name. She doesn´t even know him, but Callen does. He was an agent, thats all Tessa knew. She didnt ask for more details.

There is some agent thing in my blood, she always thought, so thats it. She will be the agent, the good one... One day... But for now she is just psychologic, psychoanalyst. She also knows it wont be so easy. They wont let her just enjoy the team with all of this guns, fights, killers... Not after what happend today.

….but she knows for sure she has the best co-workerd and friends around her...

There was a knock on her door.

„Deeeeeeeeks! REALLY?" she opened.

„I told you, the lights..." and he came in „You should have some sleep."

„I was just thinking."

„With the coffe?"

„What? NO!"

He looked to the table, and Tess followed him "A chocolate..."

„Sure...it exactly smells like chocolate."

„You´re not funny. Go to your appartment."

„I would like to... But your lights..."

„Marty, my flat is..."

„...I said I´ll take care of you..."

She smiled" I know, I´m glad you care." She rolled her eyes "I just... need some time to... Im working with that things...what happend...uhm, you know..."

„Have you called Nate?"

„No, not yet. Who knows where is he and which one phone works... I will be fine...Well I am fine."

„So... your turn to bed..."

„Marty, I was thinking..."

„Ooou, here it is."

„What if I shoot the bad one?"she sat to her sofa.

„What?"

„What if there were 2 killers? What if he was a cop, oh God, I killed a policeman..."

„Tess, have you got a fever?" Deeks sat next her

„Nope..."

„Stop talking and thinking. You stoped him. You stopped and killed the right one."

„What about the next guy? Rayley? Rayle? Whatever was his name" she scratched her head"Was he a doctor?"

„Some medic, yeah.. Dont worry. Sam and Eric checked him. There is nothing to be afraid of. He is dead..."

„I just thought i saw him..."

„Possible, you´re in the shock and tired...come on!" Deeks hugged her "If you don´t follow your bed now, I swear I´ll say Hetty about yours crazy ideas."

„And you are calling yourself my friend?" she smiled softly

„You really need some rest. Go, and I am serious." he looked to her with this blue puppy eyes "I will take some sleep on yours sofa...Yeah, I love you too, now go and have a sweet dreams..."