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So here is another chapter, it's up later than I thought, but alot has been happening.
Characters may be a little OOC, not 100% whether they are or not.
Thanks for all the storie alerts and thanks to those who took the time to review :)
So enjoy & let me know what you think.
Lottie.

They just ran head on into the situation as soon as the comms went out. Had they waited just one more minute, they could have prevented the loss...

Deeks didn't break the pace as he approached his apartment block. He took the stairs two at a time and only slowed once he reached his front door.
He was panting and damp with sweat caused by the run and the increasing humidity.

Deeks entered his apartment and quickly discarded his weapon and badge not wanting to be associated with these objects after events of earlier that day, and replaced them with a chilled beer from the fridge.

"Callen, Sam comms inside have dropped out, not receiving anything" Eric frantically informed from the sanctuary of the Ops centre.

"Kensi, Deeks you guys in place?" Callen quickly asked through the central communication line.

"Ready" Kensi and Deeks whispered in unison.

"All units move in" Callen called through the comms, sending the order loud and clear.

Deeks shook his head, the run had been helpful at clearing his head at the time, but the emotional wave was about to crash over him again.
It was times like this he wished there was a family or at least someone to come home to, someone to provide the distraction and to ease all his constant worries.
Deeks knew someone who could provide all this but wasn't willing to accept it herself, Kensi.
Deeks wanted to provide this comfort to her as much as she did for him, but both were too stubborn and neither wanted to be the first to admit it.

Deeks sighed again and ran his hand through his hair. He looked at the state of his apartment. He had gotten in late the night before after running surveillance on a suspect with Kensi and hadn't had a chance to clean it for the last two days and it now was beginning to look somewhat similar to that of Kensi's.
That particular suspect that was now lying on a hard cold slab in the morgue.

The Morgue, where he would be also by now...

Deeks shook his head and place his beer down on the kitchen bench, deciding a nice cold shower was in need to help wind him down.

As soon as Kensi closed and locked the door behind her she regretted it. She leaned her head against the glass panel and watched as Deeks turned on his heal slowly making his way down the pavement and out of her sight.
Why couldn't she just let him in? She felt as though she was biologically programmed to be alone and resist any form of affection in the slightest.

'Kensi! Kensi? C'mon answer me' Came Deeks panicked voice through the earpiece as he made his way through the maze of crates and vehicles, whilst trying to dodge wayward bullets and heavily armed members of the drug ring.

'Deeks where are you?" Kensi edgily replied trying to maintain cover as she hurriedly returned shots.

'Watching your six of course, nice view by the way' Deeks replied adding in a joke.

'We are all being shot at and you are commenting on my ass?' Kensi harshly replied.

'Okay you're right not the time to be joking, sorry' Deeks apologised as he dodge yet another bullet that was aimed to be fatal if contact was made.

'Forgiven, now get over here!' Kensi hastily pleaded as the bullet serge increased.

'Coming, I can see you now. KENSI BEHIND YOU!' Deeks yelled into his comms and out loud across the large echoing warehouse.

Kensi's hand instinctively went to the cut above her eyebrow that she now noticed was throbbing with pain.
She placed her badge and weapon on the small table by her door and made her way down the dark hall that seem longer than ever before, to the bathroom where she retrieved some pain relief which she promptly swallowed without water.
She closed her eyes and leant against the sink, the events of the day were taking a toll and all she wanted was to sleep away this nightmare.

Feeling her eyes beginning to fill with unshed tears once again, Kensi promptly turned on the shower
letting the bathroom fill with hot steamy air.
Whilst the temperature outside was still warm despite the rain, Kensi enjoyed the sensation of the hot water cascading over her body, rinsing the events of the day clean off her.
It allowed her to escape the reality she faced, creating a world where the emotions she felt were normal and not so foreign.
And it was when Kensi managed to accomplish this, did the first tear trickle down her cheek as she could no longer hold them in.

Deeks exited his bedroom now somewhat refreshed from his shower and now contently dressed in a white t-shirt and a pair of cotton boxer shorts.
He entered the kitchen and picked up his previously open beer, which was now slick with beads of water, and took a hefty swig off it.

Deeks trudged to the couch in which he slumped on, flicking through channels on the television before empting to have it remain off. He had no interest in watching anything and only one thing remain on his mind and he just wasn't able to shake it.

'KENSI BEHIND YOU!' Deeks yelled into his comms and out loud across the large echoing warehouse.

A larger looking man, that looked as though his position within the drug ring had comfortably supplied him some anabolic steroids, had managed to get the better of Kensi and was now striding gun raised in her direction..

Kensi swiftly respond to Deeks warning and took full advantage of the slower reaction time of the bulky man, allowing her to disarm him of his immediate weapon.

As Kensi reached for her own weapon, the man pulled back and unleashed a mighty blow to the right side of her face.

'KENSI!' Deeks bellowed again as he ran towards where Kensi was now laying on the ground.

'Deeks' Kensi mumbled as she began to sit up.

The larger man was reaching for his secondary weapon, to which Deeks responded with two quick pulls of the trigger each hitting the target, with perfect precision.

Deeks jumped with the buzz of his mobile phone, breaking the current replay he was enduring. He retrieved his mobile of the coffee table hastily in hopes that it would be Kensi.
Surprisingly instead of Kensi it was a simple message from Callen, Surgery a success, stable and safe.

Deeks allowed himself to briefly smile, some good news was welcomed and some was better than none, but still wished it had of been from Kensi.

Deeks sighed once again, took another swig of his beer and reclined back looking up at the ceiling repeating the actions of what he had done in the office, and sat quietly listening to the pouring rain against the windows.

Kensi sat in the shower until the water turned ice cold against her skin, bringing her back down from her alternate reality.
She exited the shower quickly, drying off and dressing in an old oversized t-shirt she had borrowed from Deeks but never returned and pair of small soft shorts.
Not bothering to dry her hair Kensi, entered her bedroom and opened the large windows that were protecting the interior from the rain fall.

A hand swept across her now puffy eyes, removing any last tears that may threaten to fall and she inhaled the smell of the rain deeply.
Letting out a long breathe Kensi padded over to her bed where her previously discarded phone now sat. It was flashing, notifying that an un-read message was waiting to be discovered.

Kensi gripped her phone quickly, wondering if it was Deeks informing her that he wasn't going to listen to her stubborn protests to be alone, and he was on his way to comfort her.
But much to her disappointment it was a message from Callen, regarding the safety of their friend. She sent her thanks in reply and harshly placed her phone on the bedside table.

Lying in the middle of her bed Kensi observed her room in the darkness.

'Eric call the EMT's Sam's down!' Came the call through the central communication line.

'EMT's on their way G' Eric instantly replied.

'Mr. Callen, what's your status?' Hetty asked as she listened to the hurried chatter between her agents.

'Sam's been shot, losing a lot of blood, lost sight of two armed men and of...' Callen replies trying to remain calm as possible.

'I see him Callen, he's with Kensi' Deeks confirmed as he rushed towards Kensi who was still struggling to sit up 'Stay with Sam'

"What about the armed men?" Kensi whispers to herself softly. "No one had eyes on them" She thought to herself as she continued to replay that moment.

"Why didn't anyone have eyes on them?" Kensi shouted angrily to no one in particular. But her cries were drowned out by the cracking of thunder, which was harsh and fierce, and that had brought a new howling cool breeze to wreak even more havoc.

Kensi lay back against her pillow and willed sleep to come to take her from this nightmare. But with the vibration of her phone she knew that this wish was not going to be fulfilled any time soon.

Kensi rolled over and retrieved her mobile and read the message with great haste.

Kens,
I know you said to leave you alone,
but I was never any good at doing what I was told
Just checking to make sure you still didn't need anything?
And my offer from earlier still stands,
Just want to make sure you're okay
- Deeks

Kensi allowed a small smile to creep across her face, at the kindness and sincerity of these words.
But she couldn't face Deeks right now, so instead of replying what she truly wanted to she placed her phone back on the night stand and closed her eyes once again, listening to the frenzying storm around her.

An:/ There we go. Were they too OOC? Please let me know.
Thanks
Lottie.