A/N: Hi Everyone,

It apparently wasn't a good night to be a grandparent last night. What with Amelia and Reginald showing up at the hospital and then when my mom and I were eating dinner, we were watching the Secret Circle and Faye's grandfather Harry Chamberlin was found dead in the lake by his house. Is anyone else enjoying watching it? I can't wait to see what happens next.

I can't believe how much you all like this story. I'm hoping that you'll enjoy this chapter, just as much as the last one, especially since we'll see some more development in the Gikki (that really is a stupid shipping name, so if anyone can come up with better please mention it to me and we'll start using that) relationship!

Enjoy!

WARNING: Slight mention of abuse against women.

Chapter Twenty-One: One Sided Battle Royale

"NICOLE BRIDGETTE DANIELS," yelled Reginald as he stepped into the hospital room. Nikki pushed G away from her, looking at him with her wide eyes. She turned to look at who screamed her name, and when she saw Reginald, her wide eyed look turned to one of despair. She had been hoping that maybe her father's parents would have forgotten about her, like they usually did and she wouldn't have been forced to see them at all. G looked between the two and noticed that he was getting glared at, by the elderly man. He quickly got up and out of the bed and went to stand out in the hall, but Nikki stopped him.

She placed her hand on his arm, and gave him a look that clearly said, 'If you leave me alone with them, I will make sure that getting bullet holes in Grams' car will be the least of your problems.' He gulped, but stood beside her, as she too got out of the hospital bed.

"Grandfather," she said, the word leaving a bitter taste in her mouth. Reginald glared at Nikki, clearly not likely the way she was dressed.

"Don't you 'Grandfather' me, Nicole Bridgette, what were you doing with that boy's tongue in your mouth," Reginald snapped, with a look of distaste at G. G just looked at the man, the same look of distaste on his face.

"That boy, is my boyfriend, and I will stick my tongue in his mouth if I want to, and you can't stop me," Nikki said, wrapping one of her arms around G. G looked down at her, with a look, that was meant to say 'Please don't bring me into this.' Reginald glared at the intimate placing of her hands and glared at his granddaughter, again. He walked up to the pair and grabbed Nikki by her ear, twisting it slightly. She winced at the pain and quickly let go of G, to bat her grandfather's hand away.

"Nicole, you will break up with boy right now. Your grandmother and I have found you a suitable match and you can now leave N.C.I.S and come with the F.B.I just like your father did," Reginald said rudely. Nikki looked up at the man in front of her, again. She looked at him with complete hatred and it made G glad, that she was looking at him like that. Just then Hetty walked into the room, slightly out of breath.

"Grams, are you okay," Nikki went, running over to her, pushing her grandfather out of her way and ignoring his comment about finding her a suitable match.

"I knew you'd try to get in here," Hetty said, not bothering to answer Nikki, she just continued to look at Reginald, who was fixing his suit jacket, that had come slightly lopsided when Nikki pushed him. Nikki looked at Hetty and then to G. She knew something must have happened when they met somewhere along the way on coming to her room. She should have made the nurses note that anyone with the names Reginald or Amelia, weren't allowed in her room. She nodded towards the door, saying that it was better for them to just leave. G went to follow, when Reginald grabbed the back of his shirt and forcibly turned him around.

G paused to look at him, and then was punched in the face.

"You did this to her, you no good, money stealing, reputation ruining bastard," Reginald yelled at him. Nikki let out a loud squeak as she rushed over to G, who had fallen to the ground surprised by the punch. She leaned over him, looking at his nose and jaw, hoping that they weren't broken. When she was satisfied that the pain was only caused by the shock of the hit, she quickly stood and turned towards her grandfather.

"How dare you," she said, her voice dripping with venom, "How dare you?" G looked up at Nikki, surprised. He had never heard her speak like that. Not even when she spoke of Beck, was her voice filled with that much hatred and anger.

"Nicole Bridgette, that is no-" Amelia, began to speak, when Reginald waved her off. He looked at Nikki with the same hatred that he had looked at her, her entire life. She quickly raised her hand, but then it took all of her control, to put it back down.

"You don't get it do you," Nikki said, looking Reginald right in the eye. She had inherited her mother's height and had to look straight up at him to look him in the eye," You just don't get, that you and grandmother, were the ones that did this to me. You're the ones that made me strong and enabled me to fight against you. You never cared for me, you never cared about what happened to me. I was just that mistake. The burn mark on the Daniels family tree and all because my father didn't do what you wanted, while Aunt Eileen, who was never actually my real Aunt, did exactly what you said she should do. She married for reputation and had perfect children in Hilary and Xavier, but here's a newsflash for you. Those two are not perfect. Hilary's had 3 abortions, but wait you probably knew about that, because you've most likely paid for them and Xavier, he's been in and out of rehab so much he's starting to look like Keith Richards. Oh and Aunt Eileen and Uncle Adam, well they're in the middle of a secret divorce, that you most likely don't know about, and all because he was having an affair with a tattooed stripper." Reginald and Amelia looked as if they had been slapped in the face.

"This entire family is a mess, and instead of dealing with it, you just ship everyone off, or you claim that you have no relation to them," Nikki continued, "I'm done with caring about what you think. I guess maybe 16 years ago was the last I thought that maybe you would have been there for me. Christmases were always a disaster. Hilary and Xavier got every extravagant gift they wanted from you and what did I get, insult after fucking insult. Not even a fucking pair of socks or a fucking lump of coal. And please don't even get me started on you not showing up for dad's funeral. What kind of parent doesn't show up to their own son's funeral? You disgust me and I hate being part of this family. You can take your suitable match and shove it up your ass along with the Daniels family name," Nikki yelled. Reginald looked at and with lightning speed; he slapped her across the face. The entire team, gasped in shock as Nikki raised her hand to her cheek, when he had slapped her.

G glared at him and was about to go after him, when Deeks and Sam, grabbed Nikki and began struggling with her, because she was trying to tackle her grandfather.

"Nikki, breathe, your ribs were cracked. You need to calm down, or you're going to cause further damage to them," Sam said in her ear. She took a deep breath and looked at her estranged grandparents.

"Get out," she snapped, "both of you. I never want to see you again." The elderly couple left quickly, both glaring at her angrily. Nikki calmed down as soon as she saw them leave. She lay down on the bed, leaving Sam and Deeks' arms, to allow her some time to think and as she lay down on her hospital bed, every ounce of sadness she felt that had been caused by the couple that had just left seemed to come out. She began sobbing into her hands and the tears began streaming down her face. G went to walk over to her, but Kensi stopped him and pointed to Hetty, who had walked over to her granddaughter and grabbed one of her hands.

Nikki turned onto her side, looking at Hetty through her red eyes.

"Nikki, you did, what anyone else would have done, when faced with a family like that," Hetty said, "plus, the both of them look like glorified llamas." Nikki laughed at her grandmother's comment and smiled at those in the room.

A couple of weeks later, found Nikki and Callen standing outside, her house. Nikki was glad to be home. She could now sleep in her own bed, drink from her own glasses, eat off her own plates and use her own utensils and have the privacy of a locked bathroom door. Callen stood behind her, his arms wrapped around her waist, hugging her close to him, kissing her neck, as she unlocked the door.

She giggled, as the stubble on his face tickled her, as he left open mouthed kisses on her neck.

"What are you laughing at," he whispered huskily in her ear. She shivered against him. She opened the door, and turned in his arms. She kissed him squarely on the mouth, grabbing onto the lapels of his jacket and pulling him inside the house. Callen kicked the door behind him, as he left Nikki into the air. She wrapped her legs around his waist, and he walked them up the stairs and into her room, where he gently dropped her on the bed.

She giggled as she bounced slightly. She sat up on her knees, kissing G, again, and began lifting his shirt up, wanting him to take it off. They parted long enough for them to get his shirt off and hers, before they reattached their lips together. She moaned as G, began leaving a trail of hot, opened mouthed kisses down her neck, and began sucking on her pulse point. She tried to concentrate on making quick work of his belt, but then G lifted her again, and sat down on the bed himself, placing her in his lap.

She smiled down at him, kissing him slowly on the lips, as he leaned back, lying them down on the bed.

Nikki and Callen were wrapped in each other's arms, the sheets tangled in their legs. She had her head on his chest again, kissing his chest every so often, as he ran his fingers through her hair. She smiled up at him, kissing him on the lips again. He smiled into the kiss again, and rolled them over, so that Nikki was on her back and he was above her. Nikki loved the feel of having his weight, pushed so intimately against hers. He continued kissing her, trailing wet kisses down her neck, chest and stomach. He stopped there and looked up at her.

She smiled at him, caressing his face with her hand. He was about to continue kissing down her body, when her cell phone rang. Both of them groaned at the intrusion.

"Ignore it," G moaned, as he climbed back up her body, kissing her as he went.

"I just want to see who it is," Nikki said, grabbing it off the nightstand. He continued to kiss her neck, while she looked at the caller ID. It was Kensi and she was sure that Kensi wouldn't mind, as long as she explained it to her later, but then she noticed that there was a 911 text from Kensi as well. The 911 text was the code they came up with a long time ago, whenever one of them would have an emergency.

"I have to take this," Nikki whispered. G groaned, but rolled off her anyway. She smiled at him sheepishly, but answered the phone anyway.

"What's wrong, Kens….WHAT? Where?...When?...How?...You didn't?...Kensi, I have to say I'm proud of you, who knew that you'd do something like that….Oh really and you're timing was just perfect, as well…..What?...No, I'm being sarcastic…..What do you mean I can't do sarcasm. I'm the Queen of sarcasm…..And I'm the fucking Queen of Iceland…..Stop, please I don't need the encyclopedia explanation…..Kensi...KENSI!...Don't you what me…..Okay goodbye….Wait, was that him...Kensi, please tell me you didn't…..GROSS! I did not need to hear that...Goodbye Kensi….GODBYE!"

"What was that about," G asked, as he rolled over to look at her fully. Nikki made the motion that she was zipping her lips and throwing away the key.

"I can't tell. Plus I don't want to scare you, the same way she did me," Nikki replied back. G smiled at her and wrapped her in his arms.

"I thank you," he said smiling, looking up at the ceiling. She smiled.

"No problem, good sir."

Kensi rolled onto her side, after putting her cell phone in her purse. She looked at her bed mate, the way he his hair fell into his eyes, and twitched his nose every time he snored. She smiled, but then frowned. She shouldn't have done this, especially not with him. He was her partner and she just complicated the job. She allowed feelings to get involved. She had been glad that it had happened when she had called Nikki, but now that she had thought about it, she regretted it. In their type of work, they couldn't complicate the partnerships. It could put their lives in jeopardy if they let feelings get involved.

She slowly and silently got out of the bed, glad that they had done this at his place, rather than at hers. She slowly got dressed and gathered her things. Kensi looked back at him one more time, he had grabbed his pillow and was now cuddling with it. If it hadn't proof that they had slept together, she would have snapped a photo for blackmail, but instead, she quietly crept from the bedroom, threw Monty a biscuit and quietly left the house, sending Nikki a text, telling her to meet her, at the coffee shop down the street. She needed to talk to her best friend.

Nikki and Callen groaned again, when they heard her cell phone beep, but Nikki knew Kensi and the way her mind worked. She knew that Kensi was now starting to regret, actually doing what she did, especially because it can start to complicate things, especially since they're partners and if Hetty were to find out, they would have to change partners and if there was a chance that Nikki was partnered with him, they couldn't chance it. Especially since Kensi can put up with him and Nikki would just put a bullet in his brain or hers, depending on if she wanted to cause him less or more pain.

"I have to look at the text. I know Kensi, trust me G, it'll be better in the long run, if I answer the first one," Nikki said, pushing herself away from him. Callen groaned again, but rolled off her anyways.

"How do you know, it's even Kensi," G asked, as he rolled onto his side to watch her.

"Because I know my best friend, plus we're both girls. You don't think I did this to her, when I first got here," Nikki said, reading the text. She groaned at what it said, but knew how Kensi's worked. Kensi would keep bugging her and bugging her until she got what she wanted and that would mean, she'd never get to back to what her and G were doing and in the long run going when she first asked, would be A LOT easier. She stood wrapping the sheet around her, causing Callen to smirk at her. She smiled at him and then began to get dressed. He pouted at her jokingly.

"What are you doing," Callen asked, sitting up to watch her.

"I have to meet Kensi, she's having regrets and if I don't go now, she'll just keep bugging us, until I do," Nikki explained, as she pulled her top on. Callen groaned and lied back on the bed.

"I know, I know. Best friends suck, but not like you wouldn't leave me, if Sam or Deeks needed you," Nikki said, kissing his head, as she grabbed her purse, that he had thrown onto the armchair.

"I wouldn't leave you naked in bed, even if they needed me….well maybe if Sam needed me, I would, but definitely not Deeks," G said. Nikki laughed.

"Keep joking, you might just get him as a new partner, especially if Kensi doesn't get talked out of regretting it," Nikki, said before quickly walking out the bedroom door, leaving Callen to contemplate what she had just said.

Nikki walked into the small coffee shop and saw Kensi sitting at a table by the window, two Nesteas and chocolate éclairs in front of her. She smiled at her best friend. She was so predictable sometimes. Nikki rolled her eyes and then went to go sit with her best friend.

"You know, Kens, eating won't get rid of the regret, it'll just make it bearable," Nikki said as she sat down, taking one of the éclairs, from Kensi. Kensi looked at her and laughed.

"You always were prompt," Kensi said, as she took a sip of iced tea.

"Now, tell me what you want, cause I had to leave a naked boyfriend in my bed for you," Nikki said, before taking a bite out of the chocolate éclair. Kensi looked shocked for a moment and then let it go. It was only going to be a matter of time, before Callen and Nikki slept together. It just happened to be sooner or later.

"Nikki, I need you to either switch partners with me, or become my new partner," Kensi said, putting her iced tea on the table. Nikki looked at Kensi, while she too took a sip of the iced tea that Kensi had bought for her.

"Why," Nikki asked.

"Because I slept with Deeks," Kensi whispered.

A/N: So there we go, chapter twenty-one and Densi makes an appearance, kind of, and Nikki and G, took a big step in their relationship. Hoped you enjoyed it.

xo