Thanks so much for the reviews and messages, it got me motivated to write this chapter. I hope you guys like it! I also wanted to let you all know it may be a few days before I am able to post again. I got three exams Friday and I work and have classes between now and then. But, I promise the first chance I get I will sit down and work on the next chapter (Hopefully Thursday. I have a break between classes). Thanks again! Kenzie

Kensi stood motionless as she absorbed what she had just been told. If what they were saying was true she had been played and had not even expected it. She had unknowingly allowed herself to walk into a potentially dangerous situation and not only was she embarrassed but she was disappointed in herself. She should have seen signs and she should have sensed something was wrong. There was a lump in her throat as she allowed her mind to drift to the things that could have occurred if she hadn't been lucky.

"Kensi, you good?" Deeks asked placing his hand on her shoulder. Kensi jumped momentarily forgetting where she was.

"Hmm hmmm." She responded. It bothered her that she didn't know who he was, why he was killed, or who killed him. What bothered her more than all of that together though was the fact that she didn't know if she would ever be able to trust her judgment again.

Callen knew that Kensi would need to sort everything out on her own time and in her own way. He knew if he were to push too hard that she would push even harder. He knew there was no point in talking to her about her feelings or emotions; she would never open up to him anyways. Callen also knew somehow she would pull through, she was tough and she always pulled through no matter what happened. He knew it was in the best interests of everyone to remain objective and get straight to the point, "Do you know anything about this guy?" He asked.

"I thought I did but….if it was the truth…I don't know." She answered looking everywhere but at her team mates. She knew how foolish she sounded and how idiotic she looked and she didn't want to see their disappointed faces. She never should have went on a date with someone she barely knew. And she most certainly should not have agreed to go meet him at his house. Granted she didn't go…but it didn't matter she had considered it and that was enough.

Callen tried another approach, "Tell me what he did tell you."

Kensi thought back to the night before, "He told me he was a Captain. He has a little girl from a previous marriage. His dad owned a construction business and he was going to go to Hawaii to meet his dad and some other guy about building some kind of mansion or something. And he told me where he lived because we were going to meet up there and watch a movie. That is before I called and cancelled and before he showed up dead." Kensi answered.

"Do you remember where the house is? At this point in time it is our only lead. You don't have to come if you don't want to. You can stay here and mess around or you can come with us if you want. But, if you decide not to come we will not think of you any differently." Sam offered. He knew it was better to give Kensi the option, she hated being told what to do.

"You can hang with me and Nell." Eric suggested.

"No, I want to go." Kensi replied turning and walking out.

The car ride to the man's house was silent. Deeks had known Kensi would not stay behind the minute Sam had asked but he wished she would have. Deeks had his hands on the steering wheel and kept throwing sideways glances at Kensi waiting or maybe wanting her to say something….anything to let him know that she was okay. He wished she would open up to him and tell him what was going through her mind, he knew it was something. He seen the look on her face and the way she was sitting. She could say she was okay all she wanted, but he knew otherwise. And later, whether she wanted to or not she was going to tell him the truth and open up.

Kensi could feel Deeks' eyes on her. For this reason she kept her eyes focused ahead she was waiting for Deeks to badger her with questions about how she was feeling and tell her he was there if she needed to talk. Every minute that went by that he didn't ask made Kensi more grateful. She did not want to admit to anyone, especially Deeks how vulnerable she had made herself the night before.

"Kensi…" Deeks began.

"I'm fine Deeks."

"I just wanted to let you know that this could have happened to anyone. We can't do background checks on everyone that we come into contact with. This isn't your fault." They had stopped at a stop sign and he was looking seriously at her.

"But, it didn't happen to anyone else, did it?"

Deeks knew she wasn't going to say anything else. She always had a way of avoiding talking about her feelings by asking a question after he had made a comment. If he were to say something else she would ask yet another question. It was like asking questions was a defense mechanism for her. She'd draw the attention away from herself by drawing it to something else. He'd let her get away with it momentarily but later they were going to have a chat and he was determined to get it out of her.

When they arrived at the house they noticed it had been ransacked. Someone had definitely been looking for something. They went in guns drawn and made sure the house was clear to make sure the intruder was not there.

Kensi's heart was pounding as she looked around the bedroom where the bed was overturned and clothes lay scattered all over the floor. She didn't know what she was looking for but she was hoping to find something that would lead to the identification of the man she had been with. She was also curious to find out why he had shown such a keen interest in her, surely he had been after something. She was fairly certain whatever it was they were looking for was already gone, the intruder had probably retrieved it the night before.

Deeks had entered the living room where the couch and coffee table was flipped on their sides. He did a quick run of the room looking for anything that was out of the ordinary or that looked important. Not seeing anything he went to walk towards the kitchen when he stopped. The fabric on the bottom of the couch looked like it had been sewn together, it wouldn't be obvious unless you stopped and looked. Deeks assumed the intruder had been in a hurry and hadn't noticed it. Following his gut he pulled a knife out and cut the fabric finding an envelope tucked inside, "In here you guys." He called pulling the envelope out and opening it. He pulled papers out and started going through them.

"What is it?" Callen asked.

"It's mystery mans real license and everything. His name is Mitch Simmons. Thirty years old. There is a picture here of him and Mark James. They probably served together. There is pictures here of Kensi, it looks like he had been tailing her for a couple of weeks….That doesn't explain why he is dead though." Deeks said.

Callen had leaned over Deeks also looking at the pictures, "Does the name Carson Myers ring a bell? There is a newspaper article saying he was murdered in this folder." Callen asked. Deeks looked in the direction of Kensi and noticed her face had grown pale.

"Kensi?" Deeks asked walking over and grabbing her arm upon noticing she had become unsteady.

"He was trying to save me." She stuttered.

"What do you mean?" Sam asked.

"I was on a drug case a long time ago. I had gone undercover with a guy named Carson Myers. The drug dealers were always one step ahead of us. We had been undercover for four months when we were compromised and had to abort the mission. Samual Gonzalaz, the leader, told us that he would kill us if it was the last thing he did if we ever betrayed him. Carson used to joke that if things went bad he would somehow contact me and let me know. I bet Mitch Simmons was friends with Carson Myers. When Carson realized he was being chased he asked Mitch to come and warn me if anything happened to him. I bet Mitch was paranoid that they were onto him so he tried to hide his identity so no one would know who he was." It all made sense why Mitch had not told her who he really was and why he had not wanted to talk to her in a public place.

"I'm guessing this is what this letter is going to say that is written by Carson, huh?" Callen asked holding up a piece of paper addressed to Kensi.

"And now they are going to be going after you?" Deeks asked concerned.

Kensi gave him a nervous smile and didn't respond. She turned and walked out of the house and towards the car. Kensi did not need to see the letter to know what it said and she knew that she didn't need to answer Deeks question. He already knew the answer…