"I should be arresting you right now," said Granger.
"Well, you could but I would have escaped well before the end of the day," she replied in a mocking voice.
"Alexis this is," she laughed.
"Assistant Director Owen Granger of NCIS. I've heard about you not much though," she said taking a seat. "I know you all want to know what is in that box," she ran her hand across the lid of it.
"Can you open it?" said Sam and she turned to face him.
"I could but would you not rather I help you with your other problems first?" she replied.
"How can you help Callen? His face has been plastered all over the news, he is in jail and NCIS," Sam looked towards Granger. "NCIS refuses to help," Alexis sat down in a chair.
"Of course they do," Deeks moved towards her.
"What are you suggesting?" he said.
"I will agree to go back into service, not something I really want to do. They would give anything for that and I am more than happy to pay that small price. In exchange Callen will be fully reinstated as an Agent, released with all charges dropped and," she turned to face Granger. "Your unit will be given full immunity," Granger laughed.
"There is no way that is happening," she smiled.
"Call me in a couple of days and tell me that," she turned to face the others. "I just came to say goodbye for good this time. I will go to Washington, the easiest way to get their attention will be to cause a scene. I mean it would be easy to go through the normal system, place a call or two but where is the fun in that?" Deeks laughed and everyone turned to face him.
"You really haven't changed much. But can I ask why you would do all this for Callen?" she looked down at her hands before briefly glancing at the box.
"Ask him when he gets back," she stood. "Farewell," she then began to walk towards the door. As she reached the exit Kensi ran after her.
"I just wanted to say thanks for everything you have done for us," Alexis smiled.
"Kensi, I know that you don't know me very well but can I give you some advice?" Kensi gave a reluctant nod. "I talk from experience here. You do not know how truly lucky you are to have someone until they are gone. Deeks is a great guy and the sooner you admit your feelings for him the better," Kensi looked shocked.
"I don't have," Alexis raised an eyebrow and she stopped.
Don't make the same mistakes I did," she walked out the door, leaving Kensi by herself. She turned to look at Deeks who was staring back at her. Perhaps it was time she stopped focusing so much on work, and more on her emotions. The two made eye contact and Kensi could feel something different, something she had never noticed before. She just did not know what.