Chapter Twelve- "Daylight"

Kensi walked into her apartment, Deeks had offered to take her home, but in the end she agreed to let Sam be the one. Once she got in the door she thank Sam and made sure he had left. She knew they were just trying to be nice and make sure she was okay, but she didn't need all the hovering. That and she managed to avoid conversations with everyone while she was in the Hospital. Kensi knew she'd have to talk to everyone, especially Deeks, but for now she just wanted to get home. Tomorrow she'd talk to them tomorrow. She'd call Deeks and the two would talk, where it would lead that was another story. Kensi had just finished getting changed and was getting ready to head to bed, when there was a knock on her door. When she opened it she was shocked to find Carlos there.

"I came as soon as I heard," Carlos said as he rushed into her place. Kensi looked at him puzzled. "I wanted to know you were okay."

"Why are you here?" Kensi asked him looking at him puzzled.

"I heard you were brought to the hospital and released. I just wanted to make sure you were okay," Carlos said.

"I heard that," Kensi said. If things didn't make sense before they weren't any clearer now. "I meant why are you here… in my apartment?"

"I…" Carlos started to say.

"How did you know where I lived?" Kensi said.

"I…" Carlos said. "Look…"

"So either you are one of those creepy guys that stalks women, or it was you," Kensi said. She knew this was the last thing she needed right now.

"Kensi," Carlos said slipping up. Kensi felt sick to her stomach.

"Get out," Kensi yelled.

"This isn't what you think it is," Carlos said.

"I said get out," Kensi said to him. She was way beyond angry right now.

"Let me explain," Carlos said.

"Explain what? How you knew who I was when you started talking to me at the bar? Or how about how you took me home that night when I was completely drunk," Kensi said to him. She wasn't really looking for an answer. "You give me this shit about how you're a nice guy. You're a real nice guy. You take the drunken girl women and what you think they owe you something for being so nice. You took advantage of me and then pretending to be this nice person, you're sick."

"Kensi," Carlos said. Kensi backed away from him. "Yes I knew who you where when I sat down that night and yes I took you home, but I swear nothing happened."

"That is what you want me to believe," Kensi said to him.

"Kensi I'm a cop," Carlos said. He pulled out his badge to show her.

"This just keep getting better and better," Kensi said.

"When I took you home that night I put you on your couch. I saw the idiot trying to leave with you and stopped him, then I took you home because I didn't think you could make it on your own," Carlos told her. "I was just trying to look out for you."

"Why?" Kensi asked. "Why on earth would you look at for me?" Kensi then slowly put it together. "Deeks, he asked you didn't he?"

"No," Carlos said. "Deeks actually thought the same thing you did. He is the one who gave me the black eye."

"The one you said a friend thought you did something you would never do," Kensi said. "You just have it all figured out."

"I'm sorry Kensi," Carlos said. "You're a really great person and I didn't want to see you get hurt."

"Well it's a little late for that," Kensi said. "Now get out."

"I'm sorry," Carlos said before walking out oh her apartment. Kensi closed the door and then walked over to her couch. Kensi sat down on her couch and just let herself cry. This was all far too much for her. Between everything that happened with Deeks, to now finding this out it was all too much for her. Kensi wasn't paying attention to hear the door opened.

"Kensi," a soft voice said. Kensi looked up and over to see Nate standing there.

"Can we not… do this right now," Kensi said through her tears.

"I was just checking to see how you were doing," Nate said. "When I went to go talk to you at the hospital, they said you were released. I came here I knocked no answer, the door was opened."

"How does it look like I am?" Kensi snapped. Nate walked over and sat down in the chair.

"Would you like to talk about it?" Nate asked.

"No," Kensi said.

"Okay," Nate said.

"He lied to me," Kensi said after a moment.

"Who did?" Nate asked.

"This guy Carlos," Kensi said. "I thought he was nice. Someone I could talk too, someone who didn't know me. It was all a lie."

"Was it important to have someone to talk to? Someone who didn't know you?" Nate asked.

"It felt good," Kensi said. "For the first time in a long time I felt like the person I used to know. I was able to be myself, even if I was pretending to be someone else."

"It was an escape?" Nate said.

"I guess so," Kensi responded. "In a weird way he helped me realize something's, even if I just knew him for a short time."

"Like what?" Nate asked.

"Like about not giving up," Kensi said. "I ran into him at a dinner and some how we ended up talking about love. I said it was for fools and he … he was so set on making me believe in it. He told me not to give up and I don't know I guess for a bit I believed him."

"Love isn't something you should give up on," Nate said. "It's something you should believe in."

"I'm slowly getting there again," Kensi said. "I know you want to talk, but I need to do some things first."

"Of course," Nate said.

"I will come see you tomorrow," Kensi said. Nate then got up from the chair and walked towards the door. Kensi got up off the couch. "Nate." Nate stopped and turned to face Kensi.

"Yeah?" Nate said.

"Thank you," Kensi said. "You've really helped."

"I'm just doing my job," Nate said. "But I glad I am." Nate then walked out of Kensi apartment. Kensi wiped away the last remaining tears and headed to her bedroom. What the next few days would bring, she wanted to be ready for them.

AN: Sorry took so long for an update. School's been crazy, but hit a little road block with writing. But kind of figured out something we'll see how it goes. Carlos Alvarez will be back, this is not the end of him. Will Kensi finally be able to talk about her feelings, or will something keep her from doing so? (Really excited for what's ahead with Densi on the show. First the dinner and then next week. They are happening, They are really happening.)