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(The Next Day)

(NCIS: OSP Headquarters)

(Callen's P.O.V.)

"Whoa! What happened to your nose?!" I heard Deeks ask.

I looked at him to see him and Kensi enter the bull pen.

"I knew you and Sam fought, argued, and threaten each other a lot, but I never knew it got physical." Deeks said, smiling, as Kensi sat down at her desk.

"Funny." I said, not even a little amused.

"Whoa, someone got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning." Deeks commented.

"G's just mad that our possible only lead to this case got away yesterday." Sam said. "Along with his gun and left him with a bruise nose."

"Aw, that sucks man." Deeks said. "Don't worry, I'm sure you will get him."

"Her." Sam said.

Deeks looked at Sam confused.

"The suspect, is a girl." Sam said.

"Callen got beat up by a girl?!" Deeks asked, a big smile coming to his face.

"She didn't beat me up." I said.

Sam and Deeks looked at me.

"She just punched me." I said. "If she HAD beaten me up, which wouldn't have happened anyway, it wouldn't just be my nose that is bruised."

It was silent for a moment, then Deeks said:

"You got beat up by a girl!"

Then, Sam and Deeks began to laugh.

I glared at them.

Then, I looked at Kensi, and saw she was laughing also.

Kensi looked at me and tried to stop laughing, but failed.

"Mr. Deeks." Said a voice, causing Deeks to jump, as him, Sam, and Kensi stopped laughing.

I looked behind Deeks and saw Hetty standing behind him.

Deeks turned around and faced Hetty.

"I thought you were suppose to be at LAPD today?" Hetty asked him.

"Hetty!" Deeks said, smiling at her. "Uh, yes, I am suppose to be there today…"

"Then why on earth are you here?" Hetty asked him. "Your shift at LAPD started five minutes ago. This will be the tenth time in two weeks you will be late."

"I know Hetty, but there's a good reason for that." Deeks said. "Just like the reason for why I'm here. I need to talk to you about….something."

"Couldn't you have just called?" Hetty asked.

"And miss seeing your face light up when you see me? Not a chance!" Deeks said.

Kensi made a disgusted noise.

I smirked.

"Oh, Sunshine, come on, don't be like that!" Deeks said, as he looked at Kensi.

"You have two minutes, Mr. Deeks." Hetty said, gaining Deeks attention once again.

"Not here." Deeks said. "This is a…..Uh…..Personal matter."

Hetty just stared at Deeks.

"ET saw the boy at sunrise before today." Deeks began. "And hasn't spoken since they agreed upon before they went their separate ways."

Kensi, Sam, and I just stared at Deeks and Hetty confused, as they stared at each other.

"The boy should give ET, more time." Hetty responded calmly. Clearly knowing what Deeks was talking about.

"The boy is worried that something may have happened between then and now." Deeks said.

"The boy should trust that ET is being careful." Hetty said.

"The boy thinks that something is keeping ET from contacting him." Deeks said. "He doesn't have a good feeling about it. Especially since ET is normally on time when it comes to contacting him."

"The boy worries too much." Hetty said. "And needs to remember, that ET has been through a lot worse."

It was silent between them for a moment, then, Deeks said quietly:

"The boy remembers the last thing that happened…before…..And won't forgive himself if…If it were to…Repeat."

Hetty nodded. Clearly understanding what Deeks was saying to her.

"I think that the boy should give ET until this time tomorrow, to contact him." Hetty said. "And if, and I do mean if, Mr. Deeks, ET does not contact the boy by then, come back, and we will talk."

Deeks nodded.

"Now, you should get going." Hetty said. "I'll let LAPD know you're on your way."

Deeks nodded again.

The, Deeks walked by Hetty, and left the bull pen.

"Hetty, what were you and Deeks talking about?" Kensi asked.

"Nothing of importance, Miss Blye." Hetty said.

Then, Hetty walked out of the bull pen, and toward her office.

"Something's not adding up." I said, as I tried to figure out what was going on between Hetty and Deeks.

"I couldn't agree with you more, G." Sam said. "Hetty and Deeks have been very secretive lately. Which wouldn't be surprising, but…."

"It's Hetty being secretive with Deeks." I said.

"Deeks is hardly ever secretive." Kensi said. "Unlike Hetty, who has more secrets than the book of secrets."

"They're hiding something." Sam said.

I nodded in agreement.

"Any idea what is could be?" Kensi asked.

Sam and I shook our heads.

"Not a clue." I said.

"Ok!" I heard a voice say.

Sam, Kensi, and I looked toward the entrance of the bull pen, and saw Eric walking in.

"I have some good news for you guys." Eric said.

"You found the woman from yesterday?" I asked.

"Kind of." Eric said, as he walked over to the T.V. by Deeks desk.

"Define kind of." Sam said.

Once Eric was by the T.V., he put up a driver's license, that had a photo of the girl from yesterday on it, up on the T.V. using his handheld keyboard.

"Meet Rebecca Lorene." Eric said. "Or at least, what she goes by."

"What do you mean?" Kensi asked.

"Rebecca Lorene isn't her real name." Eric said.

"How certain are you?" Sam asked.

"Very certain." Eric said, confidently. "This name only goes back two years."

"Which means it's an alias." Kensi said.

"Have you found her real name?" I asked.

"I've been running her through every facial recognition program." Eric said. "But, so far, I haven't got a hit. However, I found this."

Then, Eric put up a photo of two girls that was taken at the beach.

"What does two college girls taking a picture at the beach have anything to do with this case, Eric?" Sam asked.

"Nothing." Eric said. "But, the people behind them, do."

Then, Eric selected the part of the picture that had three people in the background, and magnified it, until we could see the picture clearly.

"That's Jerry Burke." Kensi said.

"And there's the woman." I said.

"Who's the other guy?" Sam asked.

"That is Raphael Palmer." Eric said. "He is a billionaire three times over."

"Why is a billionaire meeting with a marine?" I asked.

"That's what I thought." Eric said. "So, I looked more into what Jerry Burke did. Turns out, he was a computer analyst and hacker. One of the best. Pretty much, if you need anything for a computer, or wanted to get at something that was encrypted, he was the guy to go to."

"Why does a billionaire need a computer hacker?" I wondered out loud.

"That, I still don't know the answer to." Eric said.

"Where can we find this Raphael Palmer?" Sam asked.

"Don't know." Eric said. "All I found was that he lives in Los Angeles. As for where his house is….There is nothing coming up with his name."

"Which means he used a different name." Sam said.

"Or he's living with his mom." I said, as I looked at Sam.

Sam looked back at me.

"When was that picture taken?" Kensi asked, as Sam and I looked back at Eric.

"Four days ago." Eric said.

"Maybe Raphael got what he wanted from Jerry Burke and ended up killing him to keep his mouth shut." Sam said.

"Maybe." I said.

"But what did Raphael want with a computer analyst and hacker?" Kensi asked.

Then, it was silent for a moment as we all wondered that question.

"Keep a look out for him and the girl." I said to Eric.

"Already on it." Eric said. "I'll let you know when anything pops up."

Then, Eric left the bull pen.