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Chapter 29
'Tell me how it's going between you and that boy -Cam right?' Kensi asked when Aimee walked into the bedroom. The girl started to blush immediately and glanced in the direction of the living room where her mom, sister and brother were. She smiled and plumped down on the bed.
'We have talked today,' she told Kensi. 'It was about math, which sucks, but he was really nice and funny.'
'That's a lot better than hiding behind a wall,' Kensi joked. 'It's how it all starts: a talk.' Aimee started to blush even more.
'Well, my dad would never allow me to date,' she said. 'Or at least not until I'm like fifty. But talking about math: mom told me to ask you if you could help me with it?' Kensi nodded, taking whatever to keep her from boredom. Aimee smiled and she grabbed her books from her bag.
'I have to warn you: it's horrible and extremely boring,' she told Kensi, who started to laugh.
'Believe me: nothing is a boring as lying in bed all the time,' she laughed. 'Especially when you're hardly allowed to out of bed to go to the bathroom. Besides your mom is a tough one.' Aimee laughed and nodded. 'So let's get started with that homework of you.' Aimee opened her book, showing Kensi what she had to do.
'Did we get anything else on our killer?' Callen asked Eric while he, Deeks and Sam walked into the room. A Lieutenant had been killed after he has been tortured. The question was whether he had given up the classified information and the only way to get the answer was to find the killer. Eric jumped in his seat and quickly turned around.
'LAPD is working on it,' Eric answered. 'We found his address and they were on their way over there while you were talking to his friend.' A ping was heard from the computer and Eric typed something in. 'And they got lucky. Our killer, Ben Lewis, is arrested by the LAPD.' Callen nodded contently.
'Well that means I can go,' Deeks stated. 'Nina is leaving early because…' He looked at Sam, asking for help.
'Parents-teacher-day,' Sam helped and Deeks nodded.
'Yeah, so I'm going home early,' he said.
'We should get a beer,' Callen said, looking at Sam. 'You could use one before that parent-teacher-stuff.'
'Right,' Sam said. 'One drink before I go. Deeks I'll tell you now: parent-teacher-day is okay for one kid, but not for three.' Deeks laughed.
'I'll keep it in mind,' he said. 'I'll see you after the weekend. No calls in the weekend. I'm spending the entire weekend with my family!' He could hear Callen and Sam laugh while he walked to his car. He was looking forward to a weekend with Kensi. If it went well, he might even tell her about the gorgeous house. The realtor had been harassing Deeks all that time. Apparently he was the only one interested in the house. That realtor wanted to sell. Deeks dumped his bag on the passenger's seat. He had bought some chocolate and movies to watch. He was definitely ready for a weekend with his family.
'Thank you so much for helping Aimee with her homework,' Nina said gratefully when she and the kids were getting ready to leave. 'Sam and I try to help her but it's like she doesn't want to understand anything we try to explain.'
'No problem,' Kensi said. 'It was actually a lot of fun. She also wanted to make her English homework. She was very motivated.'
'You should have become a teacher instead of a NCIS agent,' Nina joked. 'Next time I'm sending all three kids to you so that they will all make their homework. Also I'm very sorry we have to go early but those parents-teacher-days are very important and serious at their schools. They already don't like that Sam can't make it to all of them.'
'Again, no problem,' Kensi assured her. 'Deeks will be home in half an hour or so. We already talked about it this morning. So don't worry.'
'Isn't that what I'm supposed to tell you?' Nina smiled.
'Mommy! We have to go!' Leo yelled from the other room.
'I guess I should leave,' Nina laughed and she said her goodbye to Kensi. Once they had left, silence fell in the apartment and Kensi sighed. When week 25 had started Kensi had read all the baby books, all the book she wanted to read herself, but never had the time and she had done her administration. Bed-rest was the most boring thing in the world. She was so happy that Nina, Aimee, Sarina and Leo came by every day.
Now, around 32 weeks, Kensi couldn't even remember how many times she had played the countless games and how many times she had read those books. She felt like she was going crazy. She longed to go outside and take a walk at the beach with Deeks. But the only time she got outside was when Deeks drove her to doctor Idle.
Kensi quickly got the phone when it started to ring, so happy for the distraction.
'Hey Gabby, how are you doing?'
'How did you know it was me?' Gabriella sounded confused and Kensi smiled a little bit.
'I have caller-ID. It shows your name when you call me.'
'Oh, that's way too modern for me to understand. But are you okay? I heard about your partner.' Kensi froze.
'What's wrong with him?' She said it in a small whisper, not finding the strength to speak up.
'I heard he was kidnapped and still missing. You called me a few days back, feeling sorry for not knowing Dom so well.' Kensi felt horrible when she took a relieved breath. But she couldn't help it. Deeks was okay.
'Umm…we found him but he was shot to death, saving another team member, Sam.'
'Oh, sweetie, how horrible! I'm so sorry to hear that! I really hoped that you would find him alive and well.' Kensi wanted to tell her aunt how long ago it was, but she didn't want to hurt her aunt's feelings.
'Yeah, me too, Gabby. I have to go…'
'Of course! I just wanted to know how it was going…are you coming soon to visit me? I miss you.' Kensi took a deep breath.
'I miss you too. You'll have to wait a little longer but then I'll come with Deek…' Kensi shut her mouth when she realized what she was saying.
'Oh, Kens, I'm sorry…it's just…sometimes I forget things…How long ago did Dom die?' Kensi took another deep breath. She could hear the sadness and frustration in her aunt's voice. She rubbed small circles over her belly when she felt the baby.
'About six and half years ago,' Kensi answered, deciding to be honest with her. 'I'm sorry Gabby, but I have to go. I'll call you soon.' She listened to Gabby's goodbye and apology and hung up. Then she gasped in pain.
Callen and Sam were just on their way to Callen's house where Sam would drop Callen off when Kensi called them.
'Hey Kens, how is it going?' Callen answered the phone cheerfully.
'…can't reach Marty…' Callen was immediately alert when he picked up on the hurt in Kensi's voice.
'Kensi, tell me what's wrong.'
'It hurts….'
'Is it the baby?' But before Kensi could answer, the line went dead. 'Kensi?' Sam glanced worried at Callen.
'What's going on, G?' he asked his partner.
'We need to get to Kensi's,' Callen urged. 'I believe there is something wrong with the baby!' Sam didn't need to hear that twice and he immediately made a sharp U-turn. He stepped on the gas and raced towards Kensi's apartment.
Deeks was running through the long corridors of the hospital, trying not to bump into everyone in his way. How could he be so stupid to not charge his phone last night? How didn't he even think of the possibility that Kensi might try to reach him. At a nurse's station he stopped. The nurse behind it looked up with a bright smile.
'How can I help you?' she asked.
'Kensi Blye,' Deeks said. 'I got a call that she was admitted.'
'And you are…?' the nurse asked.
'The baby's father,' Deeks answered impatient. He wanted the nurse to hurry up. He needed to be with Kensi. Fortunately he saw Callen and Sam sitting in the waiting room and he walked over to them without saying anything else to the nurse.
'What the hell is going on?' Deeks asked. 'Where is Kensi?' Callen stood up and he took a deep breath.
'Kensi called us after she couldn't reach you,' he began telling. 'She told us that something was wrong. When we got to the apartment she was laying unconscious on the floor and she was bleeding. We called an ambulance. The doctor is examining her right now.' Deeks ran his hand through his hair. How was this all possible? Why couldn't they get one bit of happiness?
'Did you get anything from the paramedics or some nurse?' Deeks asked. He wanted to know what was wrong. He needed to know what was going on. Both Callen and Sam shook their head. 'Do you at least know what room she's in?' Deeks continued and again they shook their heads.
'It happened all very quickly,' Sam answered. 'When we got to the hospital the doctors took over.' That didn't sound good at all, Deeks thought and he sank down on one of the plastic chairs in the waiting room, not knowing how this could happen.
'Get her to the OR!' the doctor yelled while he had just taken one glance at Kensi's beaten body. Deeks ran along with the stretcher until a nurse stopped him. It took all his strength not to punch the woman right there. He needed to know what was happening to Kensi. He needed to be with her.
'I'll get you something to drink,' the nurse said kindly while she forced Deeks to sit down. When he sat down, he felt how exhausted he was. The stress and no sleep for the last couple of days caught up with him. But there was no way he could get some rest. Not now Kensi was fighting. With a loud of commotion Callen, Eric, Hetty and Sam walked into the waiting area.
'Where is she?'
'How is she?'
'What did the doctors say? What are her chances?' All the questions made Deeks confused and even more stress. He actually didn't know the answers.
'Mister Deeks, what can you tell us?' Hetty asked and Deeks rubbed his face.
'They took her into surgery,' he told them. 'It isn't looking good. Even the doctor looked like he had no idea…she looked really bad…' The nurse who had dragged him away from Kensi came back with paper cup with some water. She was surprised with the extra people standing around him, who were looking at her.
'Can you tell me how my agent is doing?' Hetty asked in her boss-like, forcing tone.
'She is taken into surgery,' the nurse said nervously. 'Our best doctors are working on her. Your agent has been through a lot…'
'You don't need to tell me that!' Deeks yelled angrily, causing the nurse to jump. Callen, Eric, Hetty and Sam looked at him and Deeks stormed off. It was his fault that Kensi was here, going through all of this. If he just kept…
'Deeks,' doctor Idle said, pulling Deeks back into the waiting room. She looked at him with empathy. Deeks jumped up and faced the doctor. Callen and Sam also stood up when they heard doctor Idle say his name.
'How is Kensi?' Deeks asked worried and slightly panicking. 'And the baby?'
'The baby is in distress and we need to do a c-section,' doctor Idle told them. 'Kensi is going to surgery as we speak. We got it early so there is a good chance they will both survive.'
'Also Kensi is a fighter,' Sam said, looking at Deeks. 'And so is your baby girl.'
'I have no doubt believing that,' doctor Idle said with a faint smile. Deeks took a deep breath, taking it all in. His baby girl was in distress and so they needed to do a c-section. Again they were in the hospital and again because of Kensi.
TBC.
