A/N: Hey guys! This is the third chapter! I think this story is going to have 5 or so.

In this chapter, it is one month after the Partner Switch Up day. It started out to be a one-shot but I decided to change it. So… not a Switch Up DAY but a switch up MONTH. got that? ;) anyways, all mistakes are mine and I own nothing except this story. :) Enjoy!

It was a month since Hetty and Nate announced that it was Partner Switch Up day. Nate extended it to a month after the first week because everyone was working pretty well together. Surprisingly, Deeks and Sam were doing okay.

They got a case first thing in the morning. It was a drug deal gone wrong with some undercover officers killed as the drug dealers ran. The team needed to find those drug dealers before they came across any undercover officers.

They caught a lead around halfway through the day. Callen and Kensi traced one of the drug dealers to a port, surrounded by containers and surprisingly, no security guards in sight.

They caught sight of the drug dealers, scampering towards the back of the port.

"You go left, I'll cover this side," Callen said. Kensi nodded and snuck to the left side. They advanced slowly, checking around them just in case there were sneak attacks.

But… they weren't careful enough. Kensi accidentally kicked a rock and it struck a container, giving off a loud metal PING!. The drug dealer swiveled around and saw Callen. Callen fired at him and bullet dotted his chest while he fell dead to the floor.

"Well. We lost that lead," Kensi said, looking down at him, "Sorry." Callen shrugged. He was about to say more when he collapsed on the ground. He looked down and saw the drug dealer managed to get three lucky shots before he died, hitting Callen right above his bulletproof vest, dotted across his collarbone, dangerously close to his neck; near his windpipe.

"CALLEN!" Kensi screamed, running to him.

"You'll be fine, Callen. Just breathe." He struggled and tried, but only ended up coughing blood.

"C'mon Callen. C'mon," Kensi urged, trying to stem the bloodflow, while she dialed Eric.

"Eric," came the reply.

"Eric. Call the medics! It's Callen. He's been shot." She heard desperate typing then Eric said, "Medics en route. How's he doing?"

"Not good. How far are they?"

"About 10 minutes." Kensi shook her head.

"10 minutes is too long."

"Kensi… It's really bad isn't it?" Eric said, concern creeping into his voice.

"Yeah," Kensi admitted, "It's bad." Eric tried to say something else but she hung up. She needed to be with her… partner.

"C'mon Callen. Just hang in there. Just hang in th–" She was cut off when his hand grabbed her wrist. The heat of his skin seemed comforting, but made things feel final.

"I'm not going to make it," he managed to croak, blood trickling from the corners of his mouth.

"Don't say that," she said in a small and hoarse voice, tears already starting to well up.

"Hey. Don't cry. But it is the truth," he countered. A tear dripped on his neck, mixing with the blood.

"Listen to me," he said weakly. She kept her head down.

"Kensi." She still kept her head down.

Then, with extreme effort and through extreme pain, he lifted his hand from her wrist to her chin and tilted it up to meet his eyes. His eyes were a deep, swirling blue; an unrealistic color, mesmerizing her.

"Kensi. The truth is– I am in love with you." Her eyes widened.

"I have always been in love with you," he continued, "and I never told you because I'm supposed to be… Callen. I'm not supposed to need anyone. But. I needed you. That's why work is my favorite part of the day. Sure, we get shot at and we find dead bodies and we might die, but at least you were there." Her eyes darted to the bullet wounds, still oozing blood. When they went back to his eyes, there was an emotion she's never seen on him before: Love. She opened her mouth to say something but was cut off by Callen.

"They say one is friendship on fire and that's what I feel about you." She tried to say something but was cut off (again) with an ambulance siren from about half a mile away."They're here. You'll be alright," she told him. He shook his head.

"I'm done," he said. He coughed and blood flowed freely down his mouth.

"I– I can't lose you, Callen." He smiled. Not a smirk. But a smile; a soft tilt of his mouth. Her breath hitched in her throat.

"You won't lose me. I'll be right here." Somehow, she managed to smile through her tears.

"K–Kensi." A shudder went through his body. She leaned close to hear what he was saying.

"You'll always be my favorite agent." His eyes dimmed but stayed open while his head rolled back. And with that, he was gone.

That's how Sam, Deeks and the medics found her. Over G Callen's dead body, crying and crying

and crying.

A/N: WEEEELLLLL… chapter 3. Watcha think? PLEASE REVIEW. I hope you liked it! All mistakes are mine and the next chapter will be posted sometime during the week or on Saturday (cause I have school). Anyways… PLESE REVIEW :)