Coming to the stage Ladies and Gentlemen, is a chapter filled with answers and questions. Please welcome our next guest... Chapter SEVEN! (I know I'm weird, don't rub it in.) :-)
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Callen stood in the hospital waiting room, rethinking his choice to tell Sunny about her brother. "Uncle Callen, is my mommy gonna be okay?" A tiny voice brought him out of his thoughts. He looked down at Callie and saw the worry plainly written all over her face. Bending down to face her at her height, Callen put a hand on her shoulder. "I'm sure she'll be fine, Callie."
Just then the doors of the waiting room opened and in came Kensi and Sam. "What happened?" Kensi asked.
"I went over to Sunny's house to tell her about Deeks, but-"
"Uncle Marty? Is he hurt too?" Callie asked when she heard them mention her uncle's name.
Callen looked at Callie and then at Sam. "Uncle Marty's okay, Callie. He's just away fighting... the bad guys for a while. He'll be back soon, promise." Sam said to the girl, before lifting her into his arms. "C'mon, let's go get some hot chocolate." With that Sam and Callie went in the direction of the cafeteria, leaving Kensi and Callen alone.
"So what happened?" Kensi asked again once Callie was out of earshot.
"Well, I told her what we found about Deeks... and she kind of panicked... and then fell unconscious." He said.
"Oh my goodness... what did the doctors say?"
"I haven't heard anything yet."
Both Kensi and Callen fell quiet, trying to process everything that had happened in the last few hours.
"Sanibell Deeks," they heard. Both agents raised their heads and saw a doctor standing next to the check-in desk. They walked over and told the doctor they were her family, and he began to inform them of her condition. "Ms. Deeks-"
"Please don't call her that." Callen interrupted, remembering the first time he had made the mistake of doing so.
"Okay, well, Sanibell-"
"Don't call her that either. It's Sunny." Kensi corrected him.
"Alright... Sunny... is expected to be okay. When she fell unconscious, she was simply suffering from severe shock. We'll need to monitor her for another 24 hours to make sure her brain and heartbeat has gone completely back to normal. She is awake though, in case you want to see her. Room 136 on the second floor, now if you'll excuse me."
Kensi sent a quick text to Sam telling him what room Sunny was in and that they were going up to see her before she and Callen entered the elevator. Getting off on the second floor they both hurried to room 136 and entered. "Hey guys," Sunny said quietly looking down at her hands.
"How are you feeling?" Callen asked, hurrying to her side.
"I'm good, I feel great." She said. Although she did seem fine, Callen could tell she wasn't. Again, she was putting on a strong front to hide her true emotions, and it was driving him crazy. "So... ah..." she began, "you guys find my brother yet?" She asked trying to be nonchalant.
Callen and Kensi shared a look of worry, before Kensi answered. "Not yet, but we will. I can guarantee you that I won't stop looking until I find him." She promised, putting a comforting hand on Sunny's. Sunny nodded a "thank you', before beginning another question. "Do you know if he's okay or not?"
"Sunny, we'll find Deeks, I promise. But right now, you need to take care of you. Get some rest, okay?" Callen intervened. Sunny hesitantly agreed. She relaxed onto the pillow behind her head and soon fell right asleep.
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"Deeks! Deeks! Deeks, get up!" Deeks slowly opened his eyes to find a fully dressed Jessica shaking him out of his sleep. "We have to go, put your shirt on, and c'mon." She commanded throwing his t-shirt at him and gathering all her things.
"What's going on?" He mumbled, pulling his shirt over his head.
"We have to get to the airport, fast."
"Why?" He said curiously.
"Because, I just got a call from FBI. They said that they picked up chatter that suggests that Cedro Rung is heading out of the country." She stated as she threw a backpack at him.
"Where are we going?" He asked, now fully awake.
"To Paris. Apparently that's where Cedro is going. We have to get there first."
"Woah... hold on for a second." He said as Jessica stopped what she was doing to look at him impatiently. "I said I'd go undercover. I never said I was traveling to a different country for this guy. I'm sorry, but faking my death was far enough. I refuse to illegally travel to another country for just another op. You're on your own with this one Jessica, I quit."
"No you-you can't! Please! This isn't 'just another op', okay? This one is different!" She said. Deeks looked at her and saw her eyes begin to water with tears.
"Why? Why is this op different?" He asked.
"It just is." She said, turning her face away from him.
"Jessica..."
"Whe-when I first started this case... I was new and inexperienced. My partner had already been working for three years and this was our first case together. It was my first case period. Since he had more experience than I did at the time, he went under alone while I worked surveillance. I was in over my head and too eager for my own good. I saw a chance to get involved and I took it. I ended up getting my partner killed. Cedro shot him in the neck and he bled out before I could get to him."
"I'm sorry, I didn't know."
"Right. Well, you can go if you want to, but I'm going to Paris to catch Cedro. I don't care how long it takes. I've worked this case for five years already, I don't plan on stopping now."
"Fine... let's go to Paris."
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