This could be the last chapter for this story. I'm still trying to decide on that (or how to continue it) so without further ado…
Disclaimer: the awesome characters of NCISLA do not belong to me. If they did I'd be living in a cool apartment in LA.
ALONE
CHAPTER 10
Doctor Fletcher pulled off his blue latex gloves and strode quickly over to the waiting area to meet the three federal agents and one police detective who had put his patient in the hospital for his treatment. He had seen quite a few gunshot wounds in his time, mostly from gang related activities but since his patient was a police detective himself, attending to Shep had left him with a strange repulsion for treating the detective who had obviously done something worthy of being shot. Doctor Fletcher decided he absolutely didn't want to know what exactly he had done.
"Agent Callen" Doctor Fletcher called out, as he watched the federal agent stand and come confidently striding over.
"Is he free to go Doctor?" he asked, "There's some important questions he needs to answer"
The doctor nodded, "I have removed the bullets in his leg. Luckily there were no bones broken in the leg. He will have some swelling and I've given him some antibiotics and painkillers which should help. He will need further medical treatment of course"
"We'll make sure he gets whatever medical treatment is needed…before his ass gets hauled off to prison of course" Sam smiled.
"Err…right. Well if you need any further help medically I'm always at this hospital. Nurse Kaitlin will be wheeling him out in the wheelchair in a few minutes. We just need to get his meds together" Doctor Fletcher stammered.
Callen nodded, reaching his hand out for the doctor to shake, "Thanks for your help Doctor"
Deeks saw Kaitlin wheeling Shep out of the room. In his hands he had a bag with all of the meds he needed. Striding over, Deeks gave Kaitlin one of his dazzling smiles, "I can take him from here" he cooed, taking hold of the wheelchair, "Thanks a lot Kaitlin"
"Oh my pleasure, Detective" Kaitlin shyly smiled, feeling a rosy blush creep on her cheeks, "If there's anything else I can do?"
Kensi just rolled her eyes as she watched her partner's flirting, "We're good, thanks Kaitlin. I am sorry to say that Detective Deeks is taken though"
"Oh…I'm sorry. It's just…I didn't mean to imply" Kaitlin said.
"It's totally fine" Deeks grinned, "My partner just has a big problem with a certain green eyed monster. Mind you who could blame her. I mean I am the one and only Marty Deeks"
"Yes and thank goodness there is only one Marty Deeks. Believe me one is enough" Kensi winked at him.
"Ouch, you finished burying my ego to the ground there, Kens?"
"If you two have finished? We have a suspect to question" Sam grumbled.
"Right..." Deeks nodded, "Let's get going. Boatshed I presume?"
Callen nodded and all of them headed to their vehicles. Kensi and Deeks took Shep in her silver SVU, while Sam and Callen drove the Challenger. Twenty minutes later, they all arrived at their interrogation place, the Boatshed. An understated building, down by the beach, NCIS used it not only for suspect interrogations, but also for meetings with other agencies, instead of their OSP centre becoming known and possibly terrorist targeted from outsiders.
Callen and Sam wheeled Shep into the room as Kensi and Deeks watched and listened to the monitor outside. Kensi grabbed two bottles of water out of the fridge and settled on the table next to her partner, who was anxiously waiting for the questioning to begin.
"Okay start talking. Why are you targeting Deeks?" Callen brusquely asked.
Shep said nothing, just gave Callen and Sam an angry stare.
"Ever heard of water boarding Shep? It's one of my favourite pastimes" Sam growled.
Still there was silence. Shep's lips started to curl into a smirk, "Gentlemen, Deeks is the one I want to talk to. Only him"
Callen shook his head, "That's not going to happen. Now we do this the easy way or the hard way"
Shep shrugged, "Either way, Deeks never knows why if I can't tell him. Your choice"
Deeks stood and walked to the door, "Deeks no" Kensi pleaded. He took a deep breath and glanced at her before forcefully opening the door, causing it to bang against the wall. He stood in the doorway leaning against the frame, frowning.
"I'm here" he gave a quick nod to Callen and Sam as he entered, acknowledging to them that he was fine to take over, "I only want the truth"
"You sure you can handle it Marty?" Shep warned, "It's not pretty"
"Let's hear it" Deeks sat in the chair opposite, watching Sam and Callen walk outside to join Kensi.
"Okay. Well as you are now aware, Lucas was adopted by Narelle and me some years ago. He was a fairly troubled kid, but he reminded me so much of another kid I knew who shot his father when he was eleven. Shit, he even had blonde hair and blue eyes like you. When he hit his teenage years, he started getting in strife…big time. Narelle couldn't handle him and all the threats and punishments I tried to give him weren't getting through to him"
"Go on" Deeks pushed.
"One night he got in with a few other kids, did an armed robbery. Unfortunately for Lucas, a cop came into the store while he was doing the robbery and the cop got hit…by the gun that Lucas fired at him. Which ironically was my gun. Lucas got sentenced to a year in Folsom State Prison" Shep said.
"Where my dad ended up after I shot him before Lucas got there" Deeks mumbled.
"Exactly Deeks. And it's also where Lucas met your father" Shep spat.
"Folsom's a huge prison. What makes you so sure he even met my father there?" Deeks queried.
"Because as soon as ol' Gordon Brandel knew that Lucas was my son, he saw me visit him and remembered me from that night that I was the Detective that helped you that night… well let's just say things got worse…for Lucas"
"How?" asked Deeks
"Brandel asked for a new cellmate. You have no idea of how much pull Brandel had with the prison officers. Once Brandel clapped eyes on Lucas that was it"
"Wait so you're saying my dad and Lucas ended up cellmates" Deeks frowned.
Shep nodded, "You haven't heard the worst part yet. Everything was okay for a few days between them. Brandel even mentioned to Lucas how similar in appearance he was to you. Three days after he first got in with Brandel…he…"
"He what, Shep?" Deeks asked angrily, "Spit it out!"
"Brandel raped and beat Lucas" Shep punched the table, making Deeks jump slightly.
"One time?"
Shep shook his head, "No Deeks. Every night for that one year he was in with your dad. Lucas tried telling the prison guards, but as Brandel had the power…they turned a blind eye"
"How did you find out? Did he tell you?" Deeks quietly asked.
"Lucas didn't tell me to my face. I could see something had changed. At first I thought it was just prison life was getting to him but…"
"But?"
"Two days after Lucas was released from prison I came home to find Lucas dead in his bedroom. A bullet wound to his head. A suicide note was next to him, telling me all about it. Lucas took his own life because of what your father did to him, Deeks. I was so angry at what happened and how you are Brandel's son that I was concerned enough to want to hurt you in fear that you had that same anger and hate that your father had…maybe buried deep within you"
Deeks stood and ran to the door. Yanking it open, he raced outside to the beach, where he dropped to his knees and vomited violently. Kensi raced after him, calling his name, when she saw him slumped on his knees, trying to stop the wave of nausea gripping him so tightly. She dropped down beside him, rubbing circles on his back, soothing him with gentle kisses on his shoulder.
"Kens" he murmured, "Sorry"
"Sshhh. Here's some water. Small sips" she offered her water bottle, "It's okay. It's gonna be okay"
As the vomiting ceased, they sat together silently on the beach, watching the waves roll in, as Deeks broke the silence, "That's the thing I'm most scared of"
"What, drowning in quicksand?" Kensi smirked.
Deeks gave a small chuckle, "No I'm still afraid of that…no I mean I'm most scared of becoming like my dad. A drunk, abusive father who hits his wife and child"
"I don't believe that you will become like him for a second, Deeks"
"Thanks Kens. I think I'm ready to go back in now" Deeks hauled himself to his feet, holding out his hand to her.
Kensi nodded, as he effortlessly pulled her up and they walked back to the Boatshed. Sam and Callen had already notified LAPD of Shep's activities and the LAPD officers were in the process of taking Shep away when they walked in.
"You okay Deeks?" Callen asked concerned.
"Yeah, just lost my lunch" Deeks shyly smiled, "Is he on his way?"
Sam nodded, "He's in LAPD's hands now. Hetty called Bates and stripped him immediately off the force. So my guess is he's off to prison now"
"Great more LAPD and NCIS paperwork to fill out" Deeks sighed, "It wouldn't be so bad if paperwork was actually fun"
"I'll let you off your paperwork for this evening Mr Deeks, you've had quite a day" Hetty appeared on the monitor screen, "Perhaps it be best if you rested up at home"
"Well since you lost your lunch, how 'bout pizza, popcorn, beer and lots of DVD'S?" Kensi grinned.
"What's for dessert?" Deeks smiled.
Kensi whispered in his ear, to which a huge grin appeared on Deeks' face.
"Dessert?" Callen shrugged, watching the two partners grinning stupidly.
"I don't want to know" Sam patted his shoulder, as they walked back to their cars "And I don't think you do either"
"You sure Sam? I mean it's delicious and I can't wait to have it" Deeks called out.
"NO DEEKS!" Sam and Callen yelled back.
"So…my place or yours?" Deeks turned to Kensi.
She thought for a minute before deciding, "Mine, but we'll need to run into the store to pick up the dessert"
"Mm mm, dessert…can't wait!" Deeks licked his lips, "Chocolate covered naked Kensi"
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