Crashing Down
SMASH! The car slammed head first into the front of Sophia's car. Kensi's last thought before she gave into the darkness that surrounded her was of Issy and Gabby and she hoped they were ok.
A car crash was a big thing in the relatively quiet town of St. Martins and many people flooded to the scene trying to find out what had happened and who was involved. The rumours were that a drunk driver had been driving down the wrong side of the road and had crashed into a car with two locals in it. Max pushed through the crowds to see paramedics pulling two young women from the car. In that split second, he recognised them as Kensi and Sophia the two young mothers who were now thought of as family by most of St. Martins. Pushing towards the paramedics he saw one pick up Kensi's phone and dial and number.
In L.A. ...
Hetty picked up her phone and saw it was Kensi calling her.
"Hello Miss Blye", Hetty answered as Callen, Sam, Deeks and Eric were far enough away to not hear her.
"Hello Ms Hetty", a male voice replied. "Are you related to a Kensi Blye?"
"Yes, what is going on? What are you doing on Miss Blye's phone?" Hetty's exclamation caught the attention of most of the bullpen including the boys but she too worried about Kensi to care.
"I am sorry to inform you that Miss Blye has been in a car accident with her friend Miss Marcelles. You were the last person she called so I thought I would inform you. We are taking her to the St. Martins hospital with her friend. We can't be sure what their injuries are yet but we will be able to be more sure once we get them to hospital. Would you like me to ask the hospital to call you back and inform you of their conditions?"
"No, I will drive up there and come and see them for myself. What happened?"
"If you are sure. A drunk driver drove up the wrong side of the road and collided head first with Miss Marcelles' car. He hasn't sustained any injuries in the crash and the police are taking him down to the station as we speak. I have to go, I assume you know where you are going."
"Yes, I will get there as quickly as possible."
Hetty quickly grabbed her stuff and went to get in her car when she was stopped by Callen and Sam.
"Is there something you want to tell us Hetty? Something involving a Miss Blye maybe?" Callen asked angrily, unable to believe that Hetty had known where Kensi was and hadn't told them."
"No Mr Callen, now if you will move out of the way, I have to go and see a friend. It is an emergency." With that Hetty stepped around the boys and jumped in her car. Driving quickly to her house she collected a suitcase of clothes and set off towards the hospital that had Kensi in. She was so focused on making it to Kensi that she barely registered the tail of two car jammed with people and luggage following her.
Callen, Sam, Eric and Deeks had been shocked by Hetty's brush off and her worry and so it was Nate who acted. Grabbing his stuff he said "Come on then. It's obvious Hetty might need our help so shouldn't we follow her?" The others jumped into action, quickly grabbed spare clothes and belongings they may need from each of their houses, piled into two cars driven by Callen and Nate and followed Hetty for 6 hours.
In St. Martins ...
After hearing about the crash from Max, Allie had quickly gone to collect Issy and Gabby from the friend's house that they had stayed at overnight knowing that was where Kensi and Sophia had been heading. After that she took them to the hospital to find out how their mothers were. When she got there, there was already a big crowd of people wanting to find out how Sophia and Kensi were. Both girls were very popular and everyone was hoping they were fine.
Pushing through the crowds with Issy and Gabby in tow, Allie made it to the front of the crowds and approached the doctor emerging.
"Kensi, Sophia, how are they? Are they going to be ok?" Allie exclaimed.
"Miss Marcelles is fine. She broke her arm on impact which has been put in plaster. Miss Blye suffered a concussion from the crash and is currently unconscious. We check for any internal damage but we didn't find anything. Something in the car must have hit her in the back of the head as the car crashed. I see no reason why so won't be awake in a couple of hours once her body has recovered. I believe these two are their daughter." At Allie's nod he said "The nurse just down that corridor will take you to them and I will inform the rest of these people of their conditions. I have been told to expect another lady by the name of Hetty to arrive as the paramedics have called her."
Allie smiled at Hetty's predictable worry, she had met her the last time Hetty had visited, and guided Issy and Gabby down the hall to the nurse who took them to a large private room with two beds in. Upon entering Issy and Gabby ran towards their mothers and Allie saw Kensi lying peacefully in one hospital bed with Sophia sitting in the chair next to her, holding her hand and talking to her.
"Mummy!" came the identical squeals from the two girls.
"Auntie Sophia, why is mummy still sleeping?" Issy asked.
"She's just tired like you are I imagine. Why don't you go and have nap on the bed over there? I'll wake you up when mummy wakes up. You too Gabby", Sophia replied.
"Ok mummy."
"Ok Auntie Sophia", came the replies as Allie helped lift the two girls onto the bed where they curled up together and fell asleep.
"You should sleep too Sophia", Allie said. "It looks like that pain medication is making you tired."
"Fine but if Kenz wakes wake me up please." At Allie's nod Sophia let her head fall back against the chair and fell asleep.
It was late afternoon when Allie started to notice Kensi's eyes drifting open. Pressing the button to call the nurse and let them know, Allie moved round the bed and gently shook Sophia awake. She then did the same with Issy and Gabby. Issy and Gabby instinctively moved to their mother's sides as Kensi's eyes fluttered open.
"Hey Kenz, how are you feeling?" Sophia asked when she saw her best friend was fully awake.
"My head hurts a bit but apart from that I'm fine", came the reply from Kensi. "How are you?"
"I'm fine. I broke my arm but that's it. Anyway there are some special people here to see you." As Sophia said that Allie lifted Issy onto the bed who promptly curled up next to her mother and Sophia lifted Gabby as best she could with one arm so she was sat on her lap.
"Auntie Kensi!"
"Mummy you're awake. Did you have a nice sleep?"
"Hey Gabby. Hey Issy. I did have a nice sleep and I feel much better now I've seen you two", Kensi replied smiling. The doctor came in and checked Kensi over. He then told her that she had recovered very well and would be fine but they would like to keep her in overnight just to monitor her. Kensi agreed and the doctor left through the door. Just as it closed, it was opened again quickly and a small figure hurried through the door.
Hetty hurried through the hospital following the doctor's directions still not registering the tail of five men behind her. Bursting through the door to Kensi's room Hetty saw Kensi lying in one of the hospital beds in the room in a hospital gown with Issy curled up next to her with Allie in one chair one side of the bed and Sophia was sat in the chair the other side of the bed with her daughter Gabby curled up on her lap and they were all talking and laughing.
"Hey Hetty, what are you doing here?" Kensi asked when she saw Hetty standing in the doorframe.
"I heard you were in a car crash. Are you ok?" The boys arrives in the doorframe but no one notice them as they were focussed on Issy and Gabby as they replied.
"She's fine Auntie Hetty. Mummy was just sleeping", Issy said.
"Yeah and then when we woke up so did Auntie Kensi", Gabby added.
The boys couldn't hold in their surprise any longer after hearing those two comments.
"Mummy!?" exclaimed Callen.
"Auntie Hetty!?" questioned Sam.
"Auntie Kensi!?" Eric said confused.
"Hey Kensi, how are you?" Nate said seemingly unsurprised.
Deeks just stood in the doorframe unsure of what to do.
"Hetty what are they doing here?" Kensi asked.
"I don't know, why don't we ask them", Hetty said turning around shocked and annoyed to see them there.
"Well you were acting strangely and you mentioned Kensi's name so we followed you here. How could you hide her from us? And Nate, did you know about this?" Callen said confused.
"I caught Kensi leaving her resignation letter but I knew I couldn't keep her here so I promised to keep the fact I was still in contact with her quiet in return for updates and being able to visit her occasionally", Hetty admitted
"Well I overheard Hetty on the phone to Kensi but I promised to keep it quiet in return for updates as Kensi didn't want anyone to know where she was", Nate added.
Everyone in the room turned to Kensi and suddenly she felt trapped. Looking around the room but not making eye contact with anyone Kensi knew she could escape but she felt so uncomfortable. Issy's voice broke through her thoughts as she said "Mummy, are you ok? Who are these people? Why are they here?"
"I'm fine Issy. These are some of the people I used to work with. I don't know why they are here. Mummy has to stay here tonight, do you want to stay here or go back home with Auntie Sophia and Gabby? It will get bust and noisy in here tonight and it might be nicer to go home." As Issy clutched her gown Kensi said "I will see you tomorrow. Auntie Allie can go with you and you can play lots of fun games, ok?"
"Ok mummy but promise me I can come back and see you tomorrow", Issy said.
"I tell you what, better than that, I will come and see you myself and we can go home and play in the garden, yeah?
Issy nodded and let Allie scoop her of the bed as Sophia stood up and carried a sleepy Gabby out.
"Thanks Soph", Kensi said.
"It's fine Kenz. I'll see you tomorrow. You'll be ok won't you."
Kensi nodded as Sophia left the room quietly, shutting the door behind her. Turning to face the boys she gestured for them to take a seat as Hetty had done and turned to Deeks.
"I'm sorry", she said. "I don't think we've met before. I'm Kensi. I used to work with these guys."
"I'm Marty Deeks but just call me Deeks. I've heard about you before", Deeks replied.
"Oh dear. That doesn't sound good. I have heard of you though, I think Hetty mentioned you in a phone call."
Interrupting their conversation Hetty said "So Miss Blye, are you really ok? How is Issy?"
"I am fine. I had concussion but I recovered well apparently. Issy is ok. She wasn't in the car at the time. Soph and I were just going to pick her and Gabby up when the drunk driver hit our car. She's growing up fast and she misses her Aunt Hetty", Kensi said with a smile.
Turning to Nate, Kensi said "So you knew why I left did you. Thanks for keeping it quiet. I assume Hetty has told you about Issy."
Nate nodded and smiled. Kensi looked happy with her new friends and her daughter with her. He knew he had done the right thing in keeping Kensi's secret quiet.
Turning to Sam, Eric and Callen, Kensi said "And I suppose you guys want answers don't you?"
"That would be nice", Callen replied sarcastically.
"You know", Kensi said "If you had just looked for me under my real name you would have found me really easily but I guessed you would think that would be too easy if I was trying to avoid you. As you may have guessed that little girl on my bed a while ago was Isabella Rose, or Issy as we call her, is my daughter. Yes I was pregnant when I left. The woman with the little girl on her lap that looks like my twin is my best friend Sophia Marcelles and the little girl on her lap was her daughter Gabriella Lily, or Gabby as we call her. The other woman was Allie. Along with her cousin Maria, she helped me find a place to live and gave me a family. As for why I left well you may have guessed but I was pregnant at the time."
"Who is the father then? And why did you leave? We would have supported you", Callen said.
"You know I hate being seen as weak and I was embarrassed. I got pregnant after a one night stand with a man I can't even remember the name of and I thought you would think badly of me so I just had to up and leave. I didn't plan on anyone finding about where I was. I'm sorry I left without telling you but it was something I needed to do. I just looked around me and the way I was living and I couldn't see where a baby could fit into that and with my job they would have just been in danger constantly. I wanted to give my baby the best chance in life and so I decided to leave and build a life where they could be safe and happy", Kensi explained.
"You know we wouldn't have looked at it that way", Sam said.
"I guess I realise that now but it was something I needed to do and it has worked out so well. I have a friend that had been in exactly the same situation as me at the same time. I have so many friends and Issy is safe and happy. As much as I missed all of you and I wished it could have been different and I am sorry that I hurt you so much I don't regret a thing. It was what I needed to do", Kensi said.
"I wish you hadn't needed to do that but can you come back now?" Eric asked.
"I can't come back. I can't put Issy in that kind of danger. Anyway I have a family here and I can't leave that behind. I have work and friends. I'll stay in contact. I will go and visit you now you know and you can come and visit me but this is my life", Kensi told Eric firmly.
As the boys went to argue Hetty cut in "Of course we understand Miss Blye. Family comes first. Now we better let you get some sleep. Is it ok is we stay here tonight?"
Kensi replied "If you want to. Are you going to stay for a few days or a few weeks or are you going straight back? You are welcome to stay with me and I'm sure Sophia will be able to put some of you up."
"I think we all deserve a bit of a holiday don't you. Would it be ok to stay for that long?" Hetty asked.
"As long as you don't mind us carrying on our traditions around you and I'm pretty sure that once word gets around about the accident there will be a constant stream of people wanting to check we are ok for themselves", Kensi replied.
Just then the doors to Kensi's room opened and a nurse pooped her head around the door. "Hey Kensi. How are you feeling?" she asked.
"Like I've been in a car crash, Michelle", Kensi replied sarcastically.
"Very funny. You have a lot of visitors out here wanting to see you and Sophia to make sure you are ok and see if they can do anything. What do you want me to do with them?" Michelle, the nurse, asked.
Kensi thought for a minute and then said "Tell them to come to the beach tomorrow and bring something for lunch. Ask Max if he could get a barbeque down there big enough for everyone and some food to cook. Tell him I'll pay him back tomorrow. You're welcome to come if you want."
"I'll see if I am free and I'll try to get down there. Can I do anything else for you?" Michelle asked.
"No, I'm fine thanks. I just need to get some sleep. Oh hang on, one thing, just how many people are there out there?"
"About twenty to thirty but you know more will turn up tomorrow."
"Oh I know. Thanks Michelle."
"No problem Kensi." Michelle left the room and went to relay the information to the crowds of people.
Staring at the shocked faces in the room, Kensi said "What? I told you I had friends here." They talked a little while longer before Kensi fell asleep. Hetty looked forward to being able to spend more time with her ex-agent and her daughter and Callen, Sam, Eric, Nate and Deeks looked forward to seeing a glimpse of Kensi's new life and wondered if there was any way they could get Kensi to come back.
