A/N: Hey Everyone! I'm glad you guys are liking this story so far :)

I just wanted to say thank you for being ever so patient with me and the updating with all the stories.

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Now, without further ado, here's Chapter Three :)

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(NCIS Building)

(Emily's P.O.V.)

I waited about five minutes before getting out of Callen's car and entering the NCIS building.

It wasn't until I was almost to the bull pen that I saw Hetty standing by the stairs; watching me.

She had a look on her face that I knew well. She was reading me.

"Hello, Hetty," I said quickly, before walking by her and going up the stairs.

I could still feel her eyes on my back. Almost as if she was trying to carve them in between my shoulder blades.

I knew her tactic well. She knew I was somewhere tonight. I would bet anything Marty called her to tell her I went out with a guy. But she won't bring it up.

This happened every time. Marty would let slip I was seeing someone, or at least on a date, and Hetty would squint her eyes at me until I finally spilled.

Not this time though. I was determined to not say anything about me and Callen until I was comfortable with it, until we were both comfortable with it, and not because Hetty's squinty eyes made me uncomfortable and wanting to spill just so she would stop.

I walked into OPS and was greeted by Eric, Nell, Marty, Kensi, Callen, and Sam.

"What you got for us, Eric?" Sam asked as soon as I joined them.

"Meet Lieutenant Blake Earnhart." Eric said, a picture of a man coming up on the screen in front of us. "He witnessed a murder around one o'clock this morning."

"The victim was Commander Kasey Jacobs." Nell said, as another picture popping up of a woman right next to Lieutenant Earnhart. "Earnhart said they saw Commander Jacobs talking to someone in a alley when the person pulled out a gun and shot her twice before running off."

"Any footage of that?" Callen asked.

"Not yet." Nell said. "Still trying to see if there were any cameras in the area."

"Where's the Lieutenant?" Marty asked.

"Boatshed." Eric replied. "Hetty told LAPD to drop him off there and she will take care of the rest."

"Classic Hetty." I said.

"Me and Sam will go to the boatshed." Callen said. "Kensi, Deeks, Emily, go to the crime scene. See if you can locate a camera and anything LAPD might have missed."

"Roger." Marty said.

"On it." Kensi said.

As Sam began to ask Eric if there was anything specific they needed to know about Lieutenant Earnhart, Kensi, Marty, and I left OPS.

As we headed down the stairs, Kensi and Marty slipped easily into their regular banter, not seeming to notice Hetty in her office watching me with the same look she did when I had come in.

I ignored her as best as I could as I followed Marty and Kensi out. Repeating in my head that I can do this. I can last this out.

I hope.

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"So, how did your date go?" Marty asked suddenly.

Marty, Kensi, and I were in the alley where Lieutenant Earnhart saw Commander Jacobs got shot and killed. Each of us had flashlights and were looking for anything that could have been missed earlier by LAPD.

"Whoa, wait," Kensi said, looking at me. "You had a date?"

"I take that as it wasn't common knowledge." Marty said, smiling a little. "I mean, I knew Hetty didn't know-"

"Because you said something to her." I stated.

"….Not the point." Marty said.

"Who's the guy?" Kensi asked, smiling in a teasing sort of way.

"It's no one." I said, unable to stop the smile coming to my face.

"Oh my God," Kensi said, as I went back to searching the alley. "You really like this guy don't you?"

"I think we should get back to work." I said, attempting to drop the topic.

"Well, now I have to know who it is." I heard Kensi say.

"That makes two of us." I heard Marty say. "If you're really into him, me and him are going to have to have a talk."

I looked at Marty, then I looked at Kensi just in time to see her look at me. Then, we both started laughing.

"Something funny?" Marty asked.

Not answering him, Kensi and I continued to look around the alley again; still laughing.

"Wow." I heard Marty say. "That doesn't hurt. Like, not at all."

"Well, what do you know?" I heard Kensi begin, her laughter subsiding.

I looked at her and saw she was looking ahead. I followed her gaze and saw a security camera.

"Looks like we may have a view afterall." Kensi said, taking her phone out.

She then called Eric.