Deeks woke up terrified, he didn't know where he was, and Kensi wasn't here with him. Plus he had an underlying feeling that something was wrong. His breathing started to accelerate, his heart rate rose, Deeks was panicking.
"Mr. Deeks everything is all right, you are ok. You were shot, you're in the hospital. You need to calm down." Hetty said to him, she could tell he was in distress.
"Where's Kensi? Is she ok?" Deeks asked his boss wanting more than anything for his partner to be ok.
"She's fine; she's at home taking care of Sophie." Hetty said, as soon as she said those words to him she could see relief flooding his face.
"What happened Hetty? All I remember is arresting the suspects with Callen and Sam, then nothing." Deeks said trying to piece together the events that led up to him getting shot once again.
"That's what I need to speak with you about, I had Mr. Beale review the second of security footage we had before you got shot. It appears that whoever shot you has been after you for quite some time. Mr. Deeks I believe that someone if after you." Hetty told him. She hated that one of her agents was in danger and she knew nothing about who was the cause of it.
"Hetty what do you mean? Are you saying what I think you're saying?" Deeks said, he had a thousand questions running through his head.
"What I'm saying is it appears that there is someone out there who wants you dead." Hetty said to him seeing worry register on Deeks' face.
"Just me or are Kensi and the kids in danger as well?" Deeks asked wanting to know if the people he loved most were at risk because of him.
"I do not believe so; however there is very little information about this." Hetty said wishing she was able to answer his questions fully but she truly had just pieced this together a very short time ago.
"How am I supposed to do anything now? Do I have to go to a safe house? Are you saying that I have to leave my family until this thing blows over?" Deeks said thinking about how much he would miss his family if he were to leave. All the milestones Sophie would have without him, Kensi and the babies going through things without him.
"I want you to go about your life as normal, just be aware of the risk. Step up your security measures, and no you are not going anywhere for now. If things do get worse though, I will have to think about your safety first." Hetty said to him, she knew that family was important to him but she knew that the life of an agent came first.
"Hetty promise me that you won't let these….these monsters get to my family. I don't care about me, but if they get to Kensi and our kids I don't think I could live with myself. I need to know that they are safe at all times, nothing can happen to them." The thought of anything happening to Kensi, the babies, or his little girl brought Deeks to tears. They were his life and without them he didn't know what he would do.
"Mr. Deeks as long as you are safe so are they, I know this is a lot to take in but you need to put yourself first. Your safety means safety for your family as well." Hetty explained to him in the way that she hoped he understood.
"Hetty promise me, I need you to promise that nothing will happen to them. I will not be ok until I know that nothing will get to them." Deeks told her, hell at this point he was begging her to reassure him that there was no risk to the people that meant the world to him.
"I promise that I will try my very best to protect them as well as yourself. Now I need to know the possible people who would want you dead." Hetty said hoping that Deeks would know who was behind this.
"Umm, everyone we have arrested, the people I caught through LAPD, my mother, Hetty it will be a long list unless you give me some for information to work with." Deeks said as a list of all the people that he had wronged in some way passed through his head.
"That's all that I know so far Mr. Deeks but I can assure you that there is a group of agents working tirelessly to figure out who is behind all of this." Hetty said thinking that this would give Deeks some comfort knowing that the agency wasn't just going to sweep this under the rug.
"I want to know everything that they are doing, I need their files, everything. If this is happening I won't sit by and do nothing about it." Deeks said wanting to sit up in his bed but winced at the sudden motion.
"Careful Mr. Deeks you don't want to push yourself. You need to recover first but you can have access to everything that they are doing. However you may not go after whoever is behind it like some crazed killer yourself." Hetty said thinking about how he reacted when Ms. Blye was put in danger.
"Thank you Hetty, truly. Speaking of recovery how long will that be? You know that I hate hospitals more than most." Deeks said hoping that it wouldn't be too long since he didn't want to miss time he could be spending at home.
"Mr. Deeks you have made that known for quite some time now. As to how long you will have to stay in this place I have no idea, I think the doctors will be around in a little bit to discuss that with you. Now if you excuse me I have to go call you very worried wife and inform her that you have woken up." Hetty said to him.
NCIS LA
"Hetty what is it? Is Deeks ok?" Kensi said when she picked up the phone right away. She had been up all right unable to sleep.
"He's more than ok my dear; he's awake and has been asking for you." Hetty said knowing that both agents would not be able to calm down until they saw each other
"Alright I am on my way, I just have to call a sitter for Sophie. Give me a half hour or so then I'll be there." Kensi said into the phone as she started to look for a number for a sitter.
"No need, I have already got one on the way. She should be there in about ten minutes or so." Hetty said to her knowing that it would calm Ms. Blye down just a little.
"Thank you Hetty, you really do think of everything. Are you sure that Deeks is ok though?" Kensi said knowing that she wouldn't believe anyone until she saw him for herself.
"I think that both of you will be a lot better when you can see each other. Don't worry though Ms. Blye your partner will be just fine now that he will have you by his side." Hetty said before she hung up the phone and went back to sitting beside her wounded agent until his wife arrived.
NCIS LA
"So did Kensi sound ok? She wasn't too worried right? The stress isn't good for her." Deeks said hoping that she was taking care of herself and as a result of that was taking care of the babies.
"I think she would be better if you weren't in this situation; however I think she's doing the best that she can." Hetty said to him before she went back to her book and waited for Kensi to get here.