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I do not own NCIS:LA. Sarah is mine.

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Honey you are a rock Upon which I stand
And I come here to talk I hope you understand
That green eyes, yeah the spotlight, shines upon you
And how could, anybody, deny you
I came here with a load And it feels so much lighter, now I've met you
And honey you should know, that I could never go on without you

"Green Eyes" By Coldplay

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Chapter 9

Sarah woke up to the sound of the shower running and smiled when she realized what happened was not a dream. Sitting up she could see in the dim light clothes still all over the floor. She remembered his kisses slowly all over her body, Callen wanting to know every inch of her and driving her crazy before making love to her. His arms wrapped around her, feeling his breath on her neck as she fell asleep.

She got out of bed and walked across the room to join him when her phone went off. "Damn it!" She looked and finally found her phone on the floor by the dresser.

"Hello?" She said hoping it didn't get to voice mail yet.

"Sarah, where in the hell are you?" Sam said.

"I'm at the house." She didn't like the sound of panic in his voice.

"Is G there?" He asked.

"Yes."

"I just turned onto the street meet me at the door." He hung up.

She went to the closet, grabbed the terrycloth robe, put it on put on and tied it as she hurried to the front door.

She opened the door and saw the look on his face as he walked up the stairs to the door. "What's wrong?" She asked as he walked in.

"Where's G?" He asked.

She closed the door. "He's...in the shower." It was then that they both realized that she was wearing a robe and nothing more. She gathered the fabric a little closer to her neck. "I'll go and get him." She turned and walked over to the entry table, picked up Callen's phone, and quickly went into the bedroom.

The water was off and she knocked on the door. Callen opened the door wearing just a towel. "Hey," he pulled her in and kissed her. His he started to untie her robe. "There's still hot water" He whispered in her ear. She felt his mouth travel down her neck making her knees go weak. "We could-"

She put her hands on his chest and pushed away slightly. "Sam's here." She said.

"What?" He asked.

"He said he's been trying to get a hold of you. He called me on my phone." She told him as she put his phone on the counter and tied her robe back up. He looked at his phone and saw the missed calls and texts "Shit. I'll be out in a minute."

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Minutes later Callen walked out of the bedroom and saw Sam pacing by the front door "What's wrong?"

"There's a break in Sarah's case." Sam said quietly seeing Sarah at the doorway.

"What happened?" Callen asked.

"Another woman was attacked. There is a good chance that it's connected to the case. The officer at the scene was there the other night called Deeks. Kensi called me on the way over there." He looked at Callen. "Why didn't you answer your phone?" He asked.

"I turned the volume off." Callen said.

He looked at Callen in shock. "You what?"

"I-"

"It's my fault Sam." Sarah spoke up and stood between them. "I asked him to. I'm sorry we worried everyone."

He looked at her and knew that it was a mistake. The look of panic on her face told him that she knew that something bad happened. "It's okay Sarah." But she knew that it wasn't.

She walked to Callen. "I'm going to change in something less embarrassing." she said.

He took her hand, "It's not your-"

"Never be unreachable." She whispered and walked away.

Sam waited until she shut the door to the bedroom. "G."

"Don't start Sam." But he knew that he would not stop.

"You have got to be an agent first and her boyfriend-"

"I said don't start Sam."

"Why in the hell would you-" His phone rang and he got it on the first ring. "Yeah," He paused and looked at G "They're here and they're alright." He listened. "Fine." He said and hung up. "Kensi and Deeks are on the way, they need to talk to Sarah."

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"No no no no!" She whispered taking off her robe and getting into the shower. She closed her eyes as the water hit the back of her shoulders. Memories of pain shot through her body as the bullet hit her shoulder. Her partner ordering her to go when she wanted to stay and be with him. "Don't have her lose two agents in one night." He told her.

Running for her life in the woods.

A man standing in the middle of the highway with his hand out to her. "I promise I will protect you. They will not hurt you."

Waking up in the hospital seeing Gibbs sitting there. He was angry "You got yourself shot and another agent killed because you thought with your heart and not your head." Gibbs words came back to her. She was unreachable. She was careless and didn't think.

"No. Please no."

The pain. The faces. The disappointment. The cold hard stares that he gave her.

"Shit" She said as she turned off the water, got out of the shower and dried off. She pulled on a pair of jeans, sweatshirt, wrapped her hair in a ponytail and looked in the mirror. The happiness that she felt less than thirty minutes ago was gone. Now there was the endless pit in her stomach filled with dread.

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Callen walked out to meet Kensi and Deeks as they got out of the car. "What's going on?" He asked Kensi.

"We need to ask Sarah a couple of questions." She said.

Callen looked to see a car slowly pulling up.

"It's Officer Bury he's married to Sarah's assistant. Found out that he has known Sarah for a couple of years. His wife is her assistant at the college." Deeks said watching Callen's reaction.

"Why didn't she tell us that she knew him?" Kensi asked.

"Keep personal and business lives separate." Callen said. The officer wasn't being a jerk because they were arguing he was scared because he knew Sarah. "How bad?" He asked.

"Pretty bad," Kensi admitted.

"Can't talk about it out here Callen, we should get inside." Deeks said walking to the door.

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Kensi, Deeks, and Callen walked in to find Sarah in the living room wearing jeans and a sweatshirt.

"Hey Sarah, we have a couple of questions for you." Deeks sat across from her.

"Okay." Callen sat next to her and held her hand.

"Sam told you that there was another attack at the bar."

"Yes and it's connected to the case? How is that possible when the guy is arrested? He wasn't released was he?" She asked.

"No he's still in jail." Deeks said.

"Then what is going on?" Callen asked.

This was always the toughest part being a cop. But it was worse because Sarah had come into their lives. "The person who was attacked was at the bar around nine. It happened around eleven. She was walking to her car. People who saw her leave said that she did leave alone. Someone found her about fifteen minutes later. The police were called and I got a call from Steven. We're pretty sure they are connected but we need you to identify her."

Deeks took the picture out of the folder. "This is the woman." He handed the picture of the woman's driver's license. "Do you know her?" Deeks asked.

Callen felt her hand let go of his. "Yes." she whispered.

"Who is it?" Deeks asked.

"It's April."

"April?" Callen asked her.

"She was with me the other night." She said. "She works in the English Department."
"This is more than purse snatching G." Sam said looking out the window. "We may have to move both of you."

"Yeah," He said watching her just look at her friend's picture.

"How did she die?" Sarah asked quietly, seeing the tears on the picture.

"We're waiting on that information." Deeks said seeing Sam opening the front door. Callen looked at Deeks and wondered what the hell was going on now.

"How did she die?" She asked louder and feeling her hands started to shake.

"We'll talk about it at the office." Deeks told her knowing that she was not going to take these excuses for very long.

Sarah glared Deeks "Damn it stop treating me like I'm the victim!"

Callen touched her shoulder "You are the victim. This is now connected to your case."

She stood up "Until Director Vance says I'm off the case I'm part of this team. Now tell me how did she die?"

"They broke her neck." Steven Bury said walking in and standing next to Sam.

"For the love of..." Callen closed his eyes.

"Thank you Steven." She said. "Where is Jenn?"

He walked into the living room "On her way to her Mom's in Arizona with the kids taking every back road she can find. She has been calling me every twenty minutes."

"Good." She walked out of the room.

"Want to tell us what's going on?" Sam asked him.

"There may be a break in the case. I'm sorry I was asked by Hetty not to say anything until we get there."

"But you told her how April died." Kensi said.

"If didn't know her I would not have."

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Sarah prayed that Callen would not follow her as she left the room. She ran into the bathroom, closed the door and barely made it to the toilet before she threw up. There wasn't much in her stomach as she grabbed the counter for support.

"I'm so sorry April." She whispered. "I'm so sorry" She heard someone knocking on the bathroom door. "Just a minute" She said trying to sound normal and praying that she wouldn't get sick in front of them. She got up and sat on the edge of the tub. "Come in."

Deeks saw her sitting on the edge of the tub, elbows on her knees, and her hands covering her face. He stood there watching her knowing too well how she felt. He did the same exact thing when he found out that Tess Traynor was killed.

"How could I have been so stupid?" She said more to herself than to them as they opened the drawers.

He walked over to the sink and turned the water on "Because you're falling in love with him."

"I shouldn't be." She said feeling her stomach twist again.

"But you are." He told her handing her the washcloth. She sat up and looked at Deeks. "And that's what got her killed." She took the cloth and wiped her face.

"You cannot blame yourself about this Sarah. We asked you not to contact anyone."

"The look that Sam had when he got here, he was pissed"

"He was worried." He told her.

"They argued."

"They argue over who shot first Han or Greedo, don't worry about them."

"Three other women were attacked. The one before me died"

"After the person beat her severely," He sat down next to her on the edge of the tub.

"All I needed to do was just text her and say I'm okay. Then she would not have gone there and..."

"Someone else would have been hurt." He knew that this was not working. "Last year I was deep undercover for LAPD for a human trafficking case. My partner was killed. Seventeen hours before I was nearly killed when I went to put in the code for an apartment gate that was malfunctioning and the car exploded. After waking up I tried to call her but I was too late."

He looked at his hands still seeing some of the scars that he had "I felt guilty for a long time after that. Even after getting the one responsible later that day."

"What are you trying to tell me Deeks?"

"That you need to not feel guilty about something you had no control of."

"Again all I needed to do was tell her that I was okay!"

He sighed and knew that Callen was going to be pissed but she needed to know. "There is a chance she might have known them."

"What?"

"We're going over the tapes again and Hetty wants you to take a look at them when we get there."

"So I'm still on the case?" She asked.

"I think as long as you are focused on getting April's killer you should be on the case." He hoped he was telling her the truth.

"Wanting them to be arrested and not killed."

He nodded. "So what are we going to do about this Batgirl?" he asked standing up and holding his hand out to help her stand.

She took his hand and looked at him in the eyes. "Get the Bastard."

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