The Next Day Third POV
As everyone walked into the bullpen, everyone was in high spirits due to last night's Lakers game, except for Kensi and Deeks' shadow for the week. Her name was Gabi. She was shadowing Deeks so that she could become the new LAPD liaison after Deeks tendered his LAPD resignation to become a NCIS agent. She was the only one who knew what happened last night. She was the only one who could see the emotional stress Deeks was going through. Truth was Deeks really loved Kensi and would do anything for her. Even if it meant distancing himself away from her so that she would be okay. Gabi herself had started to fall for Deeks herself as she found many similarities between themselves. That's why when she arrived at Deeks' house to find that he had left, she immediately set up a video chat with the team to tender her resignation. Gabi was going to go find him. She knew where he was. She knew what he was going through. They were best friends in primary and high school anyway. She knew him better than most other people.
In the OPS room
As everyone gathered round the screen for Gabi's video chat thinking it was a message from Deeks to explain his absence, people's thoughts drifted to the way they had been treating Deeks since his shooting. Had they gone too far? Had they hurt him? Suddenly Gabi's face appeared on the screen. Immediately people in the OPS room knew everything was bad. Her expression was one of cold fury. She had a glare that even Hetty couldn't top. "I warned you. I warned you about the possible repercussions but even then you went ahead with your poor, cold and cruel treatment of him. I was just calling to take back my application and tender my resignation from the LAPD. I am going to look for him. I am going to find him and then we are not coming back. I am taking him somewhere where he can heal. Did you know he truly loved you Kensi? Did you know he was abused and has been through more foster homes than you Callen? Yet you had the balls to tell him that he did not belong. Did you know how he felt when you said no one trusts him Sam? You talk about brotherhood but you never put it into practice with Deeks. If this is the type of team you run Hetty, I don't want to be part of it. Even all of you who aren't even part of the team didn't stand up for Deeks. By the way, don't try look for Deeks. Why, because you can't. How do you find someone who doesn't exist?"
Callen POV
What have we done? I should've have known what would happen but what does she mean he doesn't exist?