And There He Was…Gone.
Chapter 12
Granger was fuming mad and pacing the waiting area of the hospital. He was concerned about Deeks and the status of the operation but he was here to see one particular agent, a female agent with mismatched eyes. This specific agent was currently being attended to by the emergency doctor on call, a one Dr. Bellows. Once that examination was done, Granger would be able to see the agent in question and conduct a civilized debriefing. At least, that is what he told himself. Chances are that it would go much worse than even he could imagine.
A middle aged man with surgical scrubs walked out from behind the curtain and moved towards Granger. Dr. Bellows was about five foot ten and in good physical shape. Full head of hair, glasses and a great big smile. This was someone you immediately liked and Granger was no exception.
"Hello doctor. Can you give me an update on Agent Blye? I need to speak with her as soon as possible."
"Yes, I'm Dr. Bellows and we have just completed our exam and she is fine. We sent a sample of her blood out for analysis, but other than that, she can leave anytime."
"Good. So I can see her now?"
"You sure can." Was the reply.
"Great and thank you." With a quick hand shake the doctor was off and Granger pulled the curtain back and stepped into the area where Kensi was standing.
"Hey, I'm getting dressed. Do you mind?"
"Oh I mind. I mind a lot of things. Especially when an agent decides to interject herself into an on going mission being run by several agencies. What the hell were you thinking?"
Granger's anger was mounting with every word and Kensi could see it and feel it. She was in for some serious shit and this was just the beginning.
"I can't explain now. I need to check on Deeks. He went into surgery as soon we got here so I need to know how he's doing."
"Sit down and start talking. Or would you prefer we went to the boathouse for a full blown interrogation?" Granger was having none of her attitude, not this time.
"You are in very deep water Blye. So deep in fact that not even Hetty can bail you out of this one."
"I made a serious mistake and I needed to rectify it before it was too late. I'm sure you've made a few mistakes in your time." Her eyes were locked into his and she wasn't blinking. Dealing with Granger and Hetty could wait one more minute. Once she knew Deeks was going to be fine then the meeting with everyone involved could take place.
"Like I said, I'm going to find out how my partner is then you can rip me a new one if you like." Turning and pushing the curtain aside, she started to walk down the corridor to the surgical waiting area.
"Blye! Get your ass back here. We are not done." Granger yelled after Kensi. The Assistant Director looked like he was going to blow a gasket as he stood shaking his head and rubbing his eyes. Kensi just kept walking.
It had been a long night even for him and the fact they had shut down all the known operation points of the Cartel was satisfying enough, however Rico and a few of his closest men had slipped away. They had Deeks and Kensi back and both were going to be just fine. Another good outcome, sort of, but things needed to be settled with Agent Blye. They all knew how bad this op could have ended and why it had progressed this way. He was going to discipline her and it wasn't going to be pretty.
Kensi finally reached the waiting area and found it empty. Walking over to the window that looked out at the parking lot, she stood to wait. The two men in suits that were weaving quickly through the parked cars went unnoticed as her mind was focused on one thing; what to say to Deeks when they have their talk. The doors behind her opened and that brought her back to reality. Turning around she watched as a doctor in surgical garb approached her. He looked at her not sure if he should ask but decided to go ahead anyway.
"Would you be waiting for news on Detective Deeks?"
"Yes I am. I'm his partner." Kensi looked into the doctors eyes for clues on what was about to be said. The doctor raised his eyebrows seemly wanting to ask a question but thought better of it.
"Well then, first off the detective will be fine. The bullet hit the meaty area of the upper leg and it was removed and the hole stitched. The wounds on his back have also been treated. They were deep but easy to take of. He has a mild concussion and bruised ribs, which will give him the most pain at this point. Again, he will recover from all this."
Kensi' shoulders relaxed and she felt as if a large weight had been lifted.
"Thank you for taking care of him."
"I will be checking on him later on, but for now you can go on in and visit him. We gave him a local for the stitches so he is awake. I'm Dr. Powers should you need me later on."
The man returned through the same doors and left Kensi alone standing in the middle of the waiting area.
Well lets go see how he's doing thought Kensi, but before she could move two men where approaching her from the corridor. They looked a little out of place but this is a hospital so what exactly is out of place. But still, little bells are going off.
"Nurse….Nurse, can you help us? We are looking for our friend who came in a little while ago. His name is Jake Thomas. Can you tell us what room he is in?"
Kensi was confused at first. Why are they calling her nurse? Then she remembered she was wearing the green scrubs the nurses had given her until she had her own clothes brought in. These guys must work for the Cartel and they could only be here for one reason; finish the job Rico had started.
Thinking fast, she smiled and faced the two and stated "well let me go find out where your friend is. I'm sure he has is own private room. Just give me a moment."
Holding up her index finger she moved towards the nurse's station.
Looking up she spotted Granger walking down the hall toward the two men. Kensi knew it was time to act and fast. The two goons turned and eyed Granger and they knew he was a cop. At the exact time this was happening, the doors from the surgery corridor opened as well and Deeks was being wheeled out to be taken to his room.
This was going to be a blood bath if she didn't act now.
She jumped from behind the desk and headed straight for Rico's men. They were focused on Granger and didn't see her approach from their blind side. As they began to draw their weapons Kensi left her feet and dove directly at them hitting with a side body. A gun fired and she fell to the ground bleeding. As the bullet ripped through her the two men fell back from the force of her body. Their hands slapped against the floor sending the guns sliding, one ending up under a chair and the other stopping under the wheels of the gurney that Deeks was laying on.
Granger, gun drawn, ran towards the pile of bodies on the floor.
"Freeze, don't even think of moving. Kensi, you alright?"
"Not really. It's a through and through." She replied through clenched teeth.
Deeks was screaming "Get a doctor. Get a doctor now."
Callen and Sam came running down the corridor, guns out and pointing at the men on the floor.
"Kensi' hit. Help her, Sam, Help her." Deeks was trying to get off the gurney but couldn't move his legs; they were still numb from the anaesthesia. The nurse with him stood up from behind the gurney and was restraining him "you need to stay still or you're going to rip all the stitches."
"Forget about me and go help her. She's bleeding everywhere."
They had managed to roll Kensi off the two men and started to apply pressure to the wounds. Callen and Granger zip tied and dragged the cartel boys out of the area.
"Let's go. Move it. We have a nice warm cell waiting for you." G was pulling one by the arm and Granger had the other guy.
By now Dr. Powers had joined them. "We need to get her to surgery STAT. This bleeding must be stopped now. Nurse go and find a free operating room and get me some help here."
"Hang in there Kensi, you're going to be fine." Sam was covered in blood but still applying pressure to the wound.
"Yeah, I'm g…." but before she could finish the sentence, her eyes rolled back into her head and she blacked out.
"She is going into shock. We need to stabilizer her now. Get a gurney." Dr. Powers barked orders to the nurses that had arrived to help.
Sam just stood there hands by his side dripping with Kensi' blood.
Deeks couldn't do much of anything, he was stuck on his own gurney, lying on his stomach and watch his partner bleed out all over the floor.
Looking over at Sam, Deeks knew this was bad, very bad.
Within seconds Kensi was loaded onto a gurney and wheeled into the nearest operating room.
"She's going to make Deeks. You gotta believe that. If Kensi is anything , she's strong and a fighter."
"I know Sam, but that's a lot of blood." Deeks was as white as a ghost and trying to swallow down a large lump that had just formed in his throat.
At this point Callen, Granger and Hetty walked down the corridor and surveyed the scene.
"I'm going to get cleaned up. I'll be right back." Sam found the nearest sink and began to wash the blood off his hands and arms. He was worried about her and rightfully so.
"What happened here Owen?" Hetty wanted answers. Why was her agent on an operating table fighting for her life when twenty minutes ago she was fine?
"She walked away from me while I was debriefing her and came to check on her partner. I followed her and before I know it she's diving at those two. I guess she took the bullet for me."
"I guess she did, Owen. I guess you could say she saved your life." Hetty wasn't pulling any punches; this was on Granger's head, no matter what the outcome.
They were all sitting in Deeks' room waiting for Dr. Powers to arrive with the news on Kensi. After several hours he finally walked through the door looking tired and rubbing the back of his neck. It seemed they were all holding their breath waiting for the first words to come out of his mouth.
"She is one tough cookie that girl and lucky for her that the desire to live is strong in her. We finally stopped the bleeding, it took us a while and 50 units of blood but she is stable. She is currently in recovery and then we are moving her up to ICU to monitor her. unfortunately she is not out of the woods yet."
"I want to be with her. Can you move me into the same room as Kensi?" Deeks asked.
"We usually don't allow anyone in the ICU however given these bizarre set of circumstances I'm going to allow it."
"Doctor, we will need to post guards at the door of the room and in the corridor. This is still an active case." Hetty was already moving to the door. She needed to make the necessary arrangements for the guard detail.
Rico was still out there and he would try again. Question was when?
Happy New Year to all.
