Chapter 3
Yay, I got my laptop back today. Sooner than expected. So here is the chapter, as promised.
Summary: Episode tag to the end of the epiosde 4 of the fifth season. Callen needs some comfort and his friends will be there for him.
Callen watches the film, Deeks found, and realization hits him. His father might still be alive... This is a moment where he needs his friends the most, even though he knows that he does not have the right to depend on them at that moment, after he kind of abandoned them again on this mission to find his allegedly "father" on his own.
The day ended with him almost losing his partner, Granger getting shot, and him watching Schreiber die. (the man, who procalimed to be his father... but he actually was a German refugee, who promised Reznikov, Callen´s real father, to keep an eye on him, until he would come back for his family...but that never happened)
Now Callen realizes, that he endangered the entire team and if anything had happened to one of them, he would never have been able to forgive himself. Granger got shot, but he will be okay again...
...
His team, his friends, who became his family over the last few years, they love Callen for who he is. And after that day they all know that their partner needs some company...in fact, all of them need some comfort. They just cannot be angry with him. It was about family, it was about Callen´s past.
Callen cannot describe the feelings that are surging through him at the moment he watches the film, were his father pushes his sister on the swing, and tears well up in his eyes when images show up with him, as a small kid, being there as well... it is too much...all these years he spend looking for answers, not knowing that he even had a sister, until he found out about his older sister Amy on a case, who died years ago, when she was young...
Callen knew that his mother had been killed, had been shot by a man with a tattoo on his arm, which, he now knows, belongs to the Comescu family...he was there when it happened...he was still so young...but he does not have any memories about his father at all...he always thought that he was either dad or that he had abandoned him...and now G sees his family on the fim...and what he sees is clearly a proud and loving father...hope rises up in him again... his father could still be alive.
And if he is alive, G Callen WILL find him.
He might be able to get answers...to get to know his name...
...the Agent might eventually get the closure he needed...
But is it okay to be that hopeful? What if all he would find would only be another disappointment...
Too many questions are on his mind. Callen closes his red-rimmed eyes and lets out a long sigh.
The doorbell rings.
At first Callen does not even hear it... but then, after several moments pass, and noises can be heard from his front porch, Callen curses and scolds himself for being so stupid...He let his guard down... Callen searches for his gun and slowly, carefully walks over to the door... Fortunately he did not bother to even turn the lights on, when he came home about an hour ago...
Could Comescue have had other men with him who followed him? Wait, that could not be right... IF someone was still after him, they would not ring the doorbell. Besides, all of Comescue´s men are dead.
...sigh...he really is too paranoid...and he definitely needs to get some rest...
Callen hears familiar voices and puts his gun away, turns the lights on and finally opens the door.
Sam, Kensi and Deeks are there. All looking exhausted but happy...happy that everyone is alive and that everything is good, considering the events of the day.
"Finally...took you long enough to get your butt here, G. "-said a smiling Sam.
He claps his best friend on the shoulder and enters the house... Kensi and Deeks follow his example.
Callen just stays were he is, at the door, and stares after the others, when Deeks yells "Tell me you have an oven...you have an oven right?" Even Deeks knows that Callen has not really furnished his house.
But hey, Callen owns a comfortable couch, that can be used as a sleeping couch, a tv and dvd player now, and Hetty supplied him with some kitchen utensils, so he is all set.
After he finally closes the door and follows Sam, Kensi and Deeks into the kitchen, he sees that they are currently unpacking some plastic bags, that they brought with them, and preparing something that seems to resemble a pizza.
It is late and Callen had already changed into cofortable sweatpants and a hoodie...and he notices that the others are wearing similar things. Now he is really confused "What are you doing here?"
"We are having a sleepover, grumpy." Kensi smiles, while she is putting some ice cream and beers into the fridge.
"With pizza, ice cream, you know...films and stuff like that. It´s like a team night out."
"That´s what people do. And Kensi , here, thought you could need some company." Sam gestures towards her.
-G still does not know what to think of this.-
"No, no, no Sam, actually we ALL came up with this." Kensi looks at Callen "It´s just that this was a tough day... and I was worried about you. We all were."
"I just came for the beer." Deeks joked, but everyone knew, that he wanted to be there for Callen as well. He could sympathize with their Team Leader, Deeks himself had father issues. It is not the same, but if anyone would know something about a difficult and troubling childhood, it was him, Marty Deeks.
Especially after he found the film in Schneider´s belongings, Deeks knew they should not let G alone the night.
Sam on the other hand knew that his best friend would just beat himself up about the events of the day. He almost got burned alive in the car, and that would never have happened, when Callen had not abandoned them in the first place.
At first, Sam was angry...but that was just because the huge former SEAL was scared...scared of losing his partner.
"All of you were in danger because of me..." Callen is interrupted by Kensi
"Don´t even start with that, Callen, what if it really had been your father? WE would have done the same. It´s okay." Sam and Deeks both nod and Kensi continues " I can´t even imagine how it must feel to know so little about your past...and you deserve to know the truth. You are the strongest person I know and you had to take care of yourself for so many years, so it´s natural to do such things alone.. you don´t have to apologize...
but we are family... You can let us help you for a change. So let us be there for you now."
Kensi bumps her shoulder with his and smiles again.
"Yeah, but it was a close call for Sam today, too close...and it was my fault."
Sam intervenes "Nothing happened G, but the next time you go all lone wolf on me, on us, again, I will NOT have your back." he stressed the word NOT, but with a hint of a smile...he did not really mean it ...Sam would always be there for his partner and have his back.
The two partners look each other in the eyes and there is this mutual understanding.
"I am sorry to be the one breaking up this chick-flick- moment, but we have to put the pizza in the oven and I we have to have a serious discussion as adults about what films to watch..." Deeks wants to lighten the mood.
Everything is good between Callen and Sam, but they needed to talk about something else.
What happened is not important anymore.
"Serious Deeks?...You and a serious conversation?" Kensi is mocking her partner and Sam rolls his eyes... when Deeks and Kensi start another argument, they will never have a relaxing night. "I brough my James Bond collection, anyone having problems with that..."
Soon the four gather in the living room, only to see an old film in black and white running on the projector. Callen sighs and closes his eyes.
Sam, Kensi and Deeks watch it... clearly mesmerized by it...
"That´s your family?" Sam asks while Kensi is still staring at the wall, on which the film is projected on.
At that moment Sam takes a careful look at G, and what he sees makes his heart clench... just now he notices his partner´s red-rimmed eyes, Callen had been crying while he watched this before they arrived. Furthermore Sam is looking at the lost boy, G was, who grew up without a family, being rushed from one foster home to another one.
The boy who does not even know what the letter G stands for...
One moment, G is just looking up at his friend, Sam, and then he is enveloped in warmth...he does not even fight it, when Sam hugs him...without knowing, tears stream silently down his face again...
Sam pulls G closer and wraps his arms around him even tighter, not wanting to let go...wanting to let his friend know that he is not alone...that they will get through this together and that he will never be alone again.
"We will find him G...we´ll do everything to find answers." Sam speaks softly and assuringly.
G is pressing his face into the taller man´s shoulder, letting his walls down, not caring about the fact, that his team can see him so vulnerable.
"I will NEVER leave you. You are stuck with me being your partner." These words are exactly what Callen needs to hear...
Then Kensi approaches them as well and puts her hand on G´s back and then puts her arms around both Callen and Sam. She then gives Deeks an encouraging nod... he then joins the group hug as well.
"We will always stick together. We make a badass team." Deeks says that with an honesty that surprises everyone.
Yes, they are a family.
After several Minutes Callen shifts his position and they let go...give him some space...
"Thank you." Callen is glad to have those three people in his life.
...
"Oh no! The pizza!" Deeks just surprised the others with his confession and now he goes back to being his usual loud self... Sam, Kensi and even Callen laugh. His tears have dried and he smiles...a true smile.
Together they sit all cuddled up on Callen´s couch, feet propped up, with some beers, the pizza and lots of ice cream, with a huge blanket draped over them. They are watching one of the Bond films and enjoy each other´s company. This is exactly what all of them need. Over just this day, the four of them got closer then ever.
Kensi has her head on Deeks´ shoulder, and he, of course, does not mind. It is quite the contrary. She soon falls asleep in his arms and she unconsciously snuggles up closer to him. Seeking his warmth. Deeks then gently places a kiss on top of her head.
Callen is sitting beside Kensi, sensing the presence of his friends, and for once he falls asleep without any trouble.
Sam is the only one awake, so he turns off the tv and sits down again, slips beneath the blanket, careful not to disturb the others. Michelle already knows that he won´t be coming home the night. He needs to be with his friends right now.
Callen, who is next to him, breathes softly and Sam is glad that his best friend is okay.
They are alive, they are okay.
Deeks is snoring. Every other time Sam would punsh Deeks, but not this time. Sam realizes, that Deeks would actually really make a good Agent.
The last thought on his mind, before he succumbs to sleep, is, that he will do anything for this team, especially for Callen. He will not let anything destroy this team. Callen, Deeks and Kensi are the best people to work with...the best people to be friends with.
Hetty would be proud of them.
They are safe and sound and you can see all of them sleeping with a content smile on their lips.
THE END
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Hope you liked it.
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This was rather a team chapter, but there was still a Sam/Callen hug situation. And a little Densi moment as well...I love those two. They just belong together.
I will post the next chapter soon.