After the second date
Chapter 7
Fortunately it turned out that it wasn't that night that Pete would make an appearance. In the end Kensi had turned her phone off ignoring his insistent ringing figuring that if somebody had to get in touch with her immediately they would have Callen's number anyway. Unfortunately ...well for Pete...the man decided that the following morning would have been enough time for Kensi to cool off. And another unfortunate fact for Kensi's former boyfriend was the fact that there was another man spread out lazily on the couch quietly flicking through the TV channels while Kensi was in the shower. When Callen heard the click of the door he tensed but rolled his eyes a second later knowing exactly who it was.
Another minute passed before the man walked into the lounge area to see a blanket spread out on the couch. He frowned wondering why Kensi had slept there instead of in her bed. He moved forward hearing the shower stop but only managed to get as far as the kitchen before he was stopped,
"Do you really think that's a good idea?" a low voice spoke from behind him and he jumped so violently that he dropped the flowers that were in his hand.
"C..Callen" the man stuttered momentarily,
"Pete" he said simply, leaning against the bench,
"Look I just want Kensi to hear me out okay..I just want to talk" he begged,
"And you had to break into her house to do that, you couldn't knock on the door" he asked,
"No...no look I'm going to give her key back now, I brought it around for her" he said,
"Pete I think you need to go" the agent suggested quietly hoping he could get Pete to leave without worrying Kensi,
"Callen just let me talk to her" Pete pleaded,
"You've done enough" he stated his annoyance building,
"I didn't...please Callen come on just let me talk to her. I don't want to lose her" Callen's eyebrows shot up in disbelief,
"You already have"
"No...no...I haven't!" he insisted adamantly,
"Yes you have" this time both men turned to the hall where Kensi had appeared. She was dressed in a pair of track pants and a long sleeved shirt and her hair was still wet. She was glaring towards Pete,
"Get out Pete" She said,
"Kens-" But she didn't let him speak,
"Get out" Callen stood still using everything he had in him not to simply grab the man by the back of his neck and physically drag him from the house.
"Kensi she was a business partner that's all, it wasn't like that –"
"PETE GET THE HELL OUT OF MY HOUSE BEFORE I MAKE YOU" she yelled and Callen watched her patience snap,
"Ok Kensi I get you don't want to talk to me but I'll ring tomorrow and see how you are okay" she rolled her eyes,
"Don't bother. Now get the hell out" Pete turned and went to walk away,
"Wait" Kensi and Pete turned back to the senior agent confused,
"Key" Callen said simply and held his palm up. Kensi almost groaned and her absentmindedness and watched as Pete sighed and dug the key back out of his pocket dropping it into his hand before turning and walking away from the angry man.
"Oh and Pete" he turned one last time but this time was met with a clenched fist the smacked into the side of his jaw. He heard a crack and florescent spots clouded his vision for a moment.
"G!" Kensi exclaimed,
"Now you can leave" G said dangerously,
"And don't come back or bother ringing" he added threateningly with a low voice.
Pete stood and scrambled down the hall and out the door. When Callen turned back to Kensi he almost grinned at the sight of her with her eyebrows raised and hands on her hips,
"You just couldn't help yourself could you" she asked but he knew she wasn't that upset and he smirked at her before placing her key back down on the counter.
"Don't make me take yours back as well Agent Callen" Kensi threatened before turning her back on him and heading back up the hallway as if nothing had happened.
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"Hey you" Deeks said as she and Callen walked into the bullpen side by side the next morning. Sam smiled at them from his desk and Deeks who was standing between Kensi and Sam's desk turned to them. Her partner offered her a sip of his coffee which she took up raising the mug to her lips. She sighed in happiness before placing it back down onto his desk and let him wrap his arms around her 'just this once'.
"Thanks Deeks" He grinned and moved back to his desk and she turned to sit back at hers. When she turned she saw that Nate had arrived and was watching her closely,
"Morning Nate" She said trying not to let the annoyance building up inside of her show,
"Hey Kens, how are you doing?" She sighed but offered him a slight smile,
"Guys I'm okay I promise" Nate nodded and she let her eyes flick to the others who were still watching her as well. Sam shrugged telling her that he wouldn't question her and Deeks just kept looking at her. She didn't even bother looking to Callen who was sitting next to her. She knew they didn't believe her but was thankful none of them kept going.
The day was fairly busy they'd gone to several crime scenes, eaten plenty of donuts, filled out years worth of paperwork and headed to the gym for their workout which was done daily if they could fit it in.
Thankfully, and she was thankful, the team chose not to approach the subject all day, not even Nate who Kensi had been sure would track her down and ask her how she was doing. She knew that in their minds the whole situation must have been a huge blow and it was. It hurt and there was no reason to lie about it but from her point of view there was even less of a reason to wallow around and mope about it. She wouldn't admit to herself that in fact that was exactly what she wanted to do. She wouldn't admit it and she certainly wouldn't do it. She wasn't going to let Pete Hennings destroy her..no matter what.
By the time the end of the day rolled around they were several steps closer to finding their suspect and bringing the entire plan down. An entire plan which involved a lot of weapons and a lot of people. Standing up she announced that she was heading home and Deeks stood saying that he was leaving as well. Callen turned to her as the others got ready to head home as well,
"Kens want some company?" he asked and she grinned,
"I'd love some G" Having Callen in her house over the last couple of days had been lifesaving. He had been so supportive of her and it was relieving to know she had someone on her side. That and he made her house seem full again. She used to be so used to it being just her and then Pete came along and she hadn't really been alone since. He'd be at hers or she'd be at his. And now...being alone...in an empty house again, it was hard.
"Alright well I'm going to head to Sam's and get some of my stuff and then I'll come round yours yeah?" he asked again and she nodded,
"Thanks G" he shrugged,
"Your cooking is much better than his" She grinned back at him and then looked up to where Deeks stood in front of them,
"Ready? I'll walk you out" She smiled lightly at him and said good night to Sam before heading out alongside her partner.
"Hey Kens, I know I said it before but you know I'm here if you need me. We all are. G told us about this morning and we'd be more than happy to go and have a chat...or another chat in Callen's case" She smiled at him and turned wrapping her arms around his shoulders,
"Thanks Deeks" she said happy that he'd left it to the end of the day to bring up,
"I'm alright though" she assured him and he nodded rolling his eyes,
"You always are Kensi Blye... alright I'll see you tomorrow"
"Night Deeks" Like usual the raced to get out of the car park first and like usual she won waving good bye to him. He playfully blew her a kiss and she rolled her eyes before speeding off. Twenty minutes later she turned into her drive way yawning loudly.
Heading inside Kensi stifled a yawn as she unlocked and pushed the door open heading straight for her bedroom throwing her bag and keys carelessly down on her bed. It had been an exhausting day. From going after the bad guys like always to attempting to keep Deeks, Sam and Callen convinced that she was in fact alright. She had no doubt in her mind that Callen would most likely turn up later on but she was looking forward to it.
She quickly began to get changed wanting nothing more than to throw on something comfortable and daggy. It was after she had slipped off her shoes, kicked away her jeans and pulled off her shirt replacing it with a singlet that she realised something was wrong. Kensi froze her body turning rigid and she quickly fished her gun from her bag. She pulled it out and gripped it tightly in her right hand as she listened for anything. A shiver ran up her spine; someone was in her house.
She moved from the bedroom and silently headed down the hall, when she got to the bathroom she paused the uneasy feeling suffocating her. She peeked carefully around the corner. Kensi's eyes widened and she felt her gun slipping from her fingers. She staggered into the bathroom her bare feet barely feeling the cold tiles beneath them.
The agent stood frozen for a second just staring at the man faced down on the floor in a puddle of his own blood. She felt the bile rise and let out a breathy gasp as she realised who it was. She recognised the jacket because he'd slung it over her shoulders one cold night. She recognised the watch on his wrist that she'd bought him with Deeks one afternoon for his birthday. She recognised his hair even though it was saturated red.
"P...Pete" She breathed out shakily and fell to her knees by his side.
"Pete...Pete...no, no, no, no, no, no Pete..Pete...Pete" She used every ounce of her weight to roll the man over and gasped when she did. She could feel her hands shaking her whole body trembling. He was covered in blood, his skin stained red. Her blurry eyes ran over his body as did her hands. She could just count four wounds. Gunshot wounds. Two to the chest, one to the knee and one smack bang in the middle of his forehead. She reached for his neck looking for his pulse.
"please...please...please" She begged. She felt drops on her arms and confusedly looked up to the ceiling for the source not even realising she was crying. She stumbled up grabbing the cabinet to help herself pull her body upright so she could yank the towels off the railing. She put them everywhere, everywhere the blood was. His chest, his legs, he was so cold. She pulled her phone out of her pocked and after accidently dropping it once she rang 911.
"Ambulance...I need...he's hurt...please..hurry...yes 15 Valley Grove...he's hurt...okay" She dropped the phone not even bothering to hang it up, quickly forgetting about it and focusing on holding the towels on his bleeding body. She held them over his wounds the blood quickly seeping into the material. His head lolled to the side, his eyes were glassy and her mind knew he was dead, some part in the back of her mind somehow knew he was gone. But the rest was clouded and her body kept on with her efforts to bring him back,
"no...no..no...no..no..NO..NO PETE...PETE PLEASE WAKE UP PLEASE I'M SORRY...PETE I'M SORRY WAKE UP PLEASE"
Before she knew it she heard her front door opening but didn't move. She could hear yelling and it was then that paramedics raced into the room. They looked at her; they looked at the man beneath her and grimaced. They slowly moved around her. The first man sat across from her on the other side of Pete while the second crouched beside her,
"Mam what's your name?" The one next to her asked gently while the first slowly grasped her shoulders slowly pulling her body upright. She moved easily; numb.
"Kensi" she whispered,
"Okay Kensi are you hurt?" She looked up at him blankly,
"Kensi are you hurt" He reached an arm out to the woman that was covered in blood. Her skin was clammy, her face pale. He watched his partner push her upright and he pulled back on her body until she was sitting upright. He watched her warily,
"Kensi...Kensi...she's in shock...and I think..it's just his blood," he said to the other man who was now surveying the man that lay supine, between them. He looked up before he pulled out his phone and stood,
"NO, NO! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" the woman yelled loudly
"HELP HIM, YOU HAVE TO...WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" She began to stand but quickly fell,
"HELP HIM...OH GOD PETE I'M SORRY ...I'M SORRY PETE" the paramedic grabbed her before she could clutch onto his body again,
"Okay Kensi I need you to come with me okay" She looked up at him and then to the other guy who was watching her,
"Kensi my partner John he'll help Pete is it okay...he's going to do what he can but I need you to come with me okay"
"You're going to help him?" She looked up and he nodded,
"Yes he is Kensi you come with me okay" She nodded her eyes fixed on Pete while the man next to her wrapped an arm around her waist leading her out of the room. He sat her down on a chair in the dining room and she stared at him. The room was spinning, she couldn't focus on anything. She'd seen bodies before, she'd seen death, she'd killed..but this..she shook her head when the paramedics voice finally got through to her,
"Kensi...kensi...can you hear me" She nodded,
"You have to go and help...help him. Go..you have to" the man nodded placing a glass of water in front of her that she hadn't even realised he'd left to get.
"Kensi I need you to drink that okay" she could feel him placing the glass in her hand and raising it to her lips. She instinctively swallowed,
"Good job Kensi. Just breathe" She shook her head and as she went to insist that she was fine she heard more sirens around her. Moments afterwards police swarmed into the house. Kensi began to stand but the paramedic pushed her back down,
"Not yet love"
"no...no..no..no..you...NCIS...you ...call, phone..where's my phone?" She couldn't think, couldn't put her words together, couldn't string them together to form something coherent. She shook her head trying to get rid of the cloudiness.
"Kensi Blye" She looked up at the deep voice to see a cop, LAPD she realised and nodded.
"We're going to have to take you down to the station" She looked up shocked when his words registered in her brain,
"What?" the paramedic next to her exclaimed,
"There's a dead man in her bathroom she's covered in blood and her gun is in the bathroom what do you think" the cop said rudely and grabbed Kensi's upper arm none too lightly. She was pulled off the chair and the paramedic stood up beside her,
"Well right now she's in my care so you officer need to wait until I give you clearance" The men stared each other down but finally the cop let go and Kensi stumbled for a second. And before the paramedic could reach out and steady her or before she could grip something she leant forward, the room spinning, and vomited. Her throat stung and her eyes watered, she felt hands on her shoulders which was the paramedic sitting her back down while he glared at the cop.
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Deeks had just cracked open a beer and had collapsed on his sofa that he and Kensi had picked out just the week before when his phone rang.
"Deeks" he answered,
"Yeah, this the LAPD NCIS liason" a gruff voice asked,
"Yeah who's this?" Deeks asked confused,
"Sergeant Lewis I've been told to report to you that there's been a fatality at one of your NCIS agent's houses and that you were to be told before we took em' in for questioning" the sergeant sounded bored like the call was a waste of time,
"What? Who?" Deeks asked abruptly sitting upwards knocking his beer to the ground,
"Kensi Blye she's now our prime murder suspect" When Deeks heard the name he didn't bother scrambling to pick up the beer instead he was off the couch in seconds, slipping thongs onto his feet, grabbing his keys and heading for his car.
Hetty was in her office when a shrill sound from her phone sliced through the air. Picking it up and reading the screen she frowned before getting up quickly and heading for the exit her report left abandoned on her desk.
Nate was in a line waiting for dinner which was quickly forgotten as he scrolled down the screen taking in the message. He stalked out of the building jogging towards his car.
Callen and Sam had just walked into Sam's place where Callen had been temporarily staying to get some of his things. When both their phones went off Callen reached for his while Sam didn't bother knowing they would be the same. He stopped in his tracks however when he caught the alarmed expression spread over his partners' face.
"G?" Callen looked up to him almost confused,
"It's from Deeks, says we need to get to Kensi's, says she's being arrested" Sam frowned,
"What?" He exclaimed while pivoting on one foot to pick his keys up again,
"What for?" he asked and paused as Callen looked back up at him,
"Attempted murder"
There's chapter seven for you guys. Drama, drama, drama : )
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