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Callen walks back into OPS looking for an update on the situation a few hours after Deeks went rogue.

"Eric, Nell tell me you have something." He said

"I've been tracking Deeks movements and cell activity." Eric said. "The cell phone off one of the dead men received a call. It last 20 minutes, tops; after the call Deeks checks his cell phone and…."

"And what Eric?" Nate asked

"And nothing. The message is encrypted with pentagon level encryption, or better." Eric stated with a huff. "And the photos of the three dead are in the system, but they are foreign operative, to be more specific of the Arabic type."

"I don't want to hear any more about that topic." Callen said waving it off.

"Where did he go after he left the rooftop?" Nell asked.

Eric accessed Deeks GPS function on his phone and brought the last visited locations.

"Deeks first stop was his apartment, and he was there for about ten minutes, tops. Next stop was the residence of a Julia Feldman. After that he stopped at a local food truck. His current location looks like." Deeks rattle off the list of stops that Deeks made. Eric tapped a few more keys and brought his final location.

"Deeks is currently at the boat shed. Has been there for about… 5 minutes" Nell said

"Feldman." Callen stated "I think that is Julia Feldman. And if that is the case Deeks picked up Kensi mom again, Deeks sure does have a thing for picking her up whenever Kensi is in trouble."

"Do we have an update on update on Mr. Deeks location?" Hetty asked effective scaring the living daylights out of the two tech analysts, the operations psych, and the agent in charge.

"Deeks is currently at the boat shed." Nate replied. "And no, he hasn't tried to make contact yet."

Just as Nate finished his sentence a phone started to ring. Everybody was waiting for the person to answer their phone, but it didn't happen. Then everybody turned and started to stare at Hetty.

"Opps didn't realize it was my phone." She said while pulling her phone out and answering it. "Lange."

"Sorry I haven't called to give you an update. The last few hours have been kind of crazy." Deeks said.

"Nonsense, Mr. Deeks. I'm just glad to hear you voice." Hetty said. "Are you hurt?"

"You can tell everybody I'm in perfect health, physically at the moment. My mental health depends on the people upstairs calling the shots." Deeks replies.

Hetty covered the receiver and said "Mr. Deeks is no worse for wear." To which everybody let out a sigh of relief.

"Hetty, tell Callen and Nell to come to the boat shed will you?" Deeks said.

"Why?" Hetty asked.

"I've been on the run for 6 hours, or longer Hetty. Aside from Mrs. Feldman, who I just picked within the last half hour, I could stand to see a familiar face. Not only that I have information here that could be looked at with a fresh pair of eyes." Deeks shot back.

"Mr. Callen, Miss. Jones to the boat shed. It seems Mr. Deeks could use a fresh pair of eyes to look over the information and some much need rest." Hetty said to Callen and Nell. As they were walking out of Ops Hetty returned her attention to Deeks. "They are on their way; anything else Detective?"

"Yeah, whenever I make it back to Mission I have a gift for you." Deeks said.

Hetty smiled and replied "I eagerly await said gift. Take care, and keep Mrs. Feldman safe. I'm sure Kensi would kill you if she died."

"Will do Hetty and good-bye" Deeks said, and disconnected the line.

"Eric, start a trace on the anonymous number that has been texting Deeks." Hetty said

"I'll see what I can do." Eric replied.

"I won't stop you. I'll be in my office awaiting an update on your search." Hetty said as she was leaving Eric to his new assignment.

N.C.I.S. L.A.

At the boat shed, Deeks was sitting on a chair playing the violin that Hetty had bought for him. It was the first time that day he had a chance to play it. It was the first time in two decades since Deeks has touched a violin. He was a bit rusty at first, but pick up some simple cords, and then he move on to play a few lines from some classical music. When he finished one section that was particularly hard, harder than he remembered, Julia gave him a standing ovation. Deeks jumped and took a bow.

"Have you ever played for Kensi?" Julia asked.

"No I haven't. Kensi knows that I grew up playing the violin, but I lost interest in playing." Deeks said. "In all honesty this is the first time I have touch a musical instrument in a very long."

"Deeks you have to play for Kensi when she gets back to you." She said.

"Well that will be on my "to do" list, but I have some other pressing issues to attend too." Deeks replied

"Like what?" She asked.

"Well to keep it short and spoiler free because some parts of it pertain to matters of national security: Kensi and I decided to engage in a private relationship a few months back." Deeks said

"Congratulations." Julia said

"Thanks. Continuing on; the day after we decided to start dating, the assistant director decided to take Kensi on a classified mission. In short Kensi and the director fell short on completing the mission, and I was called in with two my other co-workers to rescue them and complete their original mission." Deeks said. He was about to finish the story, but had a visual flash back of the mission. Julia was waiting for him to finish the story, but realized something was off. She looked carefully and saw that Deeks eyes had glazed over and was no longer in the room mentally.

"The mission didn't go as planned?" She asked.

Deeks shook his head coming back to reality. "I'm sorry did you say something?" Deeks asked

"Did the mission fail?" Julia asked

"Except for getting your daughter out, yeah pretty much," Deeks responded. "The mission target happened to be Kensi ex-fiancé."

"I'm sorry did you say ex- fiancé? Kensi was engaged to be married?" Julia cut in.

"Yeah, she was engaged. After your ex-husband was murdered, Kensi spent about a year on the streets. And then somewhere along the line she found the love of her life. I'm not sure how long they were together for, a year maybe, and then he left her. Just up and left one morning. No god-bye, just gone. I think Kensi said it was on Christmas morning, too. Well her ex showed up again and it was as a terrorist. The assistant director gave her orders to execute him. Long story short: Kensi was rescued, but the terrorist got away."

"Kensi wasn't happy that you tried to kill him before she got some closure." Julia responded.

"Yep, now if you'll excuse me I want to return to my violin playing. The last week has been very rough on the team. Not that I don't trust you, but I would like to forget the whole ordeal. I also want to continue playing my violin too. Knowing Hetty I have a feeling it will be come in to play for some op down the road in the future." Deeks said and reset to the playing position and started to play again. It was another 20 minutes before Callen and Nell showed up.

N.C.I.S. L.A.

Outside the warehouse that Kensi and Sam were being held hostage, Jon Doe and his team were prepping to hit the car that was leaving to dump Sam's body and go looking for Julia Feldman.

"Follow the car until they dump Sam's body, and then take them down. Leave no survivors, or evidence of the hit. And take Sam to Riverside Memorial Hospital. Check him in as a Jason Wyler.

"You got it boss." His lieutenant said. Then Joe Doe return his attention back to the warehouse. Two minutes later the side door on the warehouse opened and a car left. Through his binoculars Jon could Sam's body in the back seat.

"They're leaving now. Godspeed men" Jon said through his ear piece.

"Same to you too, boss." The lieutenant replied and the radio was silent again.

N.C.I.S. L.A.

Kensi was drifting in out of consciousness for what seem like hours, but it doesn't matter if she was awake or asleep. Kensi seemed to have lost all sense of time after she was knocked unconscious. Only one thing was on her mind though: Marty Deeks. All Kensi could think about was his laugh, his smile, even the innocuous pet names he had for. Everything that drove Kensi insane about Deeks was keeping her mind from going off the deep end.

{If I make it out of this alive, I'm never going to complain about the names every again!} Kensi thought

Kensi was willing to take all the ridicule in the world from Callen and Sam for however long they decide to pick on her, if she could just hold Deeks again. And with that she had a renewed vigor to get out of the warehouse alive. So Kensi just bided her time and waited until she had an opening, and conserved her strength. Little did she know that within the next few hours she would get that and more.

N.C.I.S. L.A.

As Callen and Nell were entering the boat shed when they heard some very beautiful and moving music being played. They followed their ears into the main sitting area where Deeks and Julia were sitting. Deeks was in the middle of playing a section of Beethoven's 5th symphony on the violin when Julia saw Callen and Nell enter. She waved at both of them, and they acknowledge her, and she told Deeks that they had company. Deeks quit playing when he heard clapping coming from behind him. Deeks stood up and turned to see Callen and Nell were applauding him and he took a bow for the second time in a 2 hour period.

"Who would have thought that motor mouth was talented in the fine arts?" Callen asked. Which elicited a bark out of Monty; both Nell and Callen walked over and petted the detective's scruffy friend.

"I bet Kensi is going to get some private shows when she gets rescued and released from the hospital." Nell said.

Callen and Deeks stared at Nell in shock and Julia bust in to laughter. Nell looked between Callen and Deeks with a quizzically and asked, "Did I say something wrong?"

"You do know who that is right?" Callen asked pointing at Julia.

"No." Nell replied

"Julia Feldman." Deeks answered.

"No. I'm still drawing a blank here." Nell replied.

"I'm Kensi mom." Julia said. After Julia's words register in Nell's mind did she realize why Deeks and Callen had the shocked looks on their faces, which was Nell's face cue to start blushing.

"I'm Nell Jones." She said introducing herself to Julia. The two women shook hands and Nell continued, "I'm a tech analyst, and friend of Kensi. I forgot that Callen mention that little detail earlier."

"There's no need to be embarrassed by what you said Nell." Julia reassuringly told Nell, "Though she never said it, but Kensi has confided her feelings for Deeks many times to me. Though Kensi never made light of private shows in any of said conversations, I got the feeling that Kensi want something more than a platonic relationship with Deeks."

Deeks had a surprised look on his face while shrugging his shoulders, all the while Callen and Nell stared at Deeks waiting for a denial. When Deeks didn't deny Julia's claim, Callen piped up. "What no denial from our shaggy detective?"

Deeks fixed Callen with a stare that said "Really?" to which Nell and Julia just laughed at the two men.

"Hetty said that you had some information for us to look at?" Nell asked.

"Backpack on the table." Deeks replied. "And while you two are looking over the information I'm going to return to my playing."

Nell was over by the table and opening up the backpack and dumping its contents on the table. Then she tried to make sense of the paperwork and photos.

"That's sounds like a great idea." Callen said as he was joining Nell at the table. "Not sure if Julia said this, but whenever you and Kensi settle your differences you should play for her."

"Yes, Julia has already told me. And I know the perfect song to play for her." Deeks replied and set up to play again.

When Deeks finished his sentence and start to play the violin again, Julia felt a little giddy that her daughter was going to have a handsome gentleman play a musical instrument for her. Julia's ex-husband, Donald Blye, never played an instrument for her but he still provided for her and that was all that Julia could ask for. Imaging in her mind's eye that Deeks was going to play the violin for Kensi, it would definitely be a romantic moment that she was happy that her daughter was going to have.

{I'm glad that Kensi finally found someone to care for, and love her.} Julia thought.

N.C.I.S. L.A.

"There they are." Said one of Jon Doe's men.

"Let's do this, and get Sam to the Riverside." The lieutenant replied. "Well look at that they only brought two guys. And they will both have to get out to dump Sam's body."

The four men that Jon Doe sent are moving into position to take out Jack's men as soon as the get the opening.

"Eagle 1 as soon as dump the body; take both of the bogies down." The lieutenant said.

From a van twenty meters away is a sniper waiting for the body dump. The two men get out of the car go to the back door and pull Sam out of the passenger side. The two men struggle to carry the 6'2" 225 pound man to the nearest dumpster. After about a minute of deliberation, the two men decide to dump the body next to the dumpster and walk back to the car. And without hesitation, Eagle 1 put a bullet into the Foramen Magnum of both men.

"I like your style Eagle 1. Nice clean and surgical, the Foramen Magnum, works every time." The lieutenant said.

Eagle 1 drove the van over and two men loaded the bodies of Jack's men with Eagle 1. Eagle 1 and one other guy drove off to the harbor to discard the bodies, while the lieutenant and the last man to come out with them loaded Sam's body into their car and drove to Riverside Memorial. Time is of the essence if they were going to save him from suffer permanent damage, both physical, and mental.

N.C.I.S. L.A.

Back at the Mission, Eric was heading down to update Hetty on his newest assignment.

"They number that you wanted me dig into is a burn phone, but every time it contacted Deeks it was in the same location." Eric stated.

"It seems that Deeks new found friend has been sitting on a high value target. Only question is what is being held at that location?" Hetty asked.

"I check traffic cams in and around that area, and see what I can dig up." Eric said before returning to Ops. As Eric was going back up to Ops, Nate was coming to see Hetty.

"The warehouse Eric just mentioned had some action a little a bit ago. One vehicle left the warehouse, and another vehicle left an adjacent warehouse. The vehicles made a stop north of the L.A. harbor, and then a third vehicle joined the party. The vehicle that left the warehouse is still in the same spot; whereas, the other two vehicles have left the scene. One went to the harbor and the other went Riverside Memorial." Nate said.

"Go up to Ops and stay with Eric." Hetty said.

"Where are you going?" Nate asked.

"My agents will be gearing up for a raid soon. Deeks will be me calling to the boat shed to keep an eye on Ms. Feldman." Hetty said as she was getting up to going to the armory, to grab few weapons and await the call.

N.C.I.S. L.A.

Callen, Deeks, and Nell were going over the information when Deeks got a call on his cell phone.

"Detective Deeks." He responded answer his cell.

"Detective, it's Lieutenant Bates speaking. Do you want to tell me why somebody was checked into Riverside Memorial using one of your undercover aliases?"

"Which one?" Deeks asked with a puzzled glance.

"Jason Wyler." The lieutenant replied.

"Somebody sending a message, thank you Lt." Deeks said hanging up the phone. After he got off the phone, Deeks look at Callen and Nell once over but more so Nell; Deeks let out a sigh of relief when he realized she was wearing pants.

Deeks phone vibrated and he check his messages:

J.D.: get a partner and be ready to move in an hour.

"Nell do you have a bulletproof vest?" Deeks asked.

"Why?" Callen asked

"That was Lieutenant Bates on the phone." Deeks said

"Why is he calling you?" Nell asked

"A body was checking into Riverside Memorial Hospital under an alias." He responded.

"Then why'd Bates call you?" Callen asked.

"The name given to the nurse checking in patients was Jason Wyler." Deeks shot back.

"Sam!" Callen shouted. "Wait you're sending me to sit on Sam, while Nell and you go and do what exactly?"

"I have a vest in the car." Nell said, and left to retrieve it.

"Callen don't be stupid!" Deeks exclaimed back at Callen, "Sam needs a better protective detail than L.A.P.D.; on top of that Nell and I would be a more welcomed sight than you, no offense."

"None taken bring, and bring her back alive." Callen said, trying to keep the disappointment out of his voice. Though Deeks is right, he still wanted to be there when they rescued her; Kensi is practically his surrogate baby sister.

Looking over at Julia and remembering Hetty's conversation Deeks responded by saying, "Don't have to tell me twice."

As Nell came back with her vest, Callen was running out of the boat shed to head over to Riverside Memorial, hoping that Sam hasn't had any unwanted guests; before Callen was even out of the door Deeks was on the phone to the little tea drinking Svengali, as Lieutenant Bates called Hetty last time they talked, with an update.

"Yes Mr. Deeks." Hetty replied in her usual calm tone in her voice.

"Sam has been recovered and is at Riverside Memorial Hospital, Callen is on his way now to keep an eye on things until we can move Sam to a more secure location." Deeks said.

"Do you think that is necessary?" Hetty asked.

"I'm thinking there is another player involved, someone who hired "The White Ghost," so just to be safe once Sam is stable I suggest moving him to a safe house." Deeks replied.

"And Kensi?" Hetty asked

"Same deal, but we have to rescue her first." Deeks said, "Which brings me to the purpose of this call."

"You want me to come and keep Julia safe until you take down "The White Ghost" and his men." Hetty said before Deeks asked.

"We need you here with\in the next twenty minutes so Nell and I can be ready when Jon Doe calls." Deeks said not even wondering how Hetty knew what he was calling about.

"Keep Miss. Jones safe, or you won't have a job: as a liaison officer, or agent." Hetty warned.

"You wound me Hetty." Deeks said sarcastically. "I know I wouldn't last a day if Nell or Kensi were killed."

As Deeks was hanging up the phone he noticed that both women were staring at him.

"Hetty just threaten my position at N.C.I.S. if I let either of you died." Deeks replied to Nell. Both women laugh at his response and Monty just whimpered.

"Don't worry buddy, I won't let Kensi die. Too much is as stake to let go of her now." Deeks said scratching Monty behind his ear."

Deeks grabs his violin and walks over and grabs the case and places both on the table. Deeks opens the case and grabs the folder and opens it. Deeks flips to the last page and signs it. As he was signing it Nell walks over and watches Deeks. He returns the paperwork to a flat position and Nell gets a look at the paperwork as Deeks was putting it back in the violin case. Deeks put the violin back in the case on top

manila folder and closes the case.

"An N.C.I.S. application, how long have you had this?!" Nell asked excitedly.

"Two years, and this doesn't leave the room." Deeks said with a serious look on his face and a serious tone in his voice. Nell nodded her acknowledgement of his wish, "The same goes for you too Julia."

"My lips are sealed." Julia shot back at Deeks, to which he nodded his thanks.

T.B.C.

Author's note: I know I said there would be romance in this story, and so far it hasn't really happened. I promise its coming, just had to get the life threating parts out of the way. Have faith Densi fans, the romance will be coming.