Hi! I'm sorry for the delayed update but I had an accident. I fell off my skateboard and my wrist is killing me so it's a bit hard to write. The pain is subsiding now so here's your chapter.

Also, did anyone go to check Handle with Care? If so, what do you think about it?

Sarah

Chapter 13

Okay, so their talk didn't exactly go as she wanted it to.

Kensi was sad, angry, pissed off and a lot of other things that she couldn't quite put into words. This was not how she had envisioned her evening, that's for sure.

As the girl she was, Kensi had watched many of the so called "girly" movies and she had to admit that she had never really liked them that much, but there was a scene that always managed to bring her to tears. When the couple shared their first 'I Love you'. She had always liked watching that. A scene that always broke her heart was when one of the characters didn't say it back.

Now that she was a grown woman, she realized that love stories don't always have a happy ending. In fact, according to her experience, they more often than not ended badly.

At that time, all she wanted to do was sue all the companies that had ever made movies with happy endings, giving all those little girls across the world the false idea that a love story always ends with the couple in complete bliss and with many kids to fill their house.

This was not how she had planned her evening. She had planned to tell Callen that she loved him and he was supposed to say it back. After that, they were supposed to kiss and make love until the next morning. Was that too much to ask? Couldn't the universe just let her be happy for once? Apparently the answer to that last question was a big no. It had become clear to her that the universe didn't like to see her smile.

Kensi had accomplished the first part of her plan but the second had gone down the drain right after. She had told Callen that she loved him. They had been sitting on the couch, sharing some chocolate ice cream and watching TV. As soon as the words had left her mouth he had froze and had got up. It had only taken him a few seconds to exit her house without even saying a word; without even looking at her.

That had happened exactly one hour and 13 minutes ago, not that she was counting. She was at a loss of what to do. Should she call him? Should she just go to bed and pray for a better tomorrow? Should she just stay up all night crying? Should she go to a bar and get drunk? Should she cry herself to sleep?

The last choice seemed to be a really good one but Kensi wasn't about to break down. She refused to cry over someone that didn't want her, so she just went to bed and tried to forget about her awful night. That was a difficult task because she was already used to sleeping with his arms wrapped protectively around her and being there alone made her feel scared and vulnerable. She hated that feeling.

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Kensi walked in the operation's center with her head held high. She wasn't going to let Callen see how much this had affected her. She would not give him that pleasure.

She had spent most of the night thinking, instead of sleeping. She couldn't believe how stupid she had been. He had promised not to hurt her and she had foolishly believed him. Now she was hurt. She could swear that her heart was literally breaking into tiny little pieces. How would she be able to work with him now? Well, she knew the answer to that question. She was a master in undercover operations so she would have to pretend that this hadn't affected her and that things were normal. It should be easy for her.

Kensi walked in and sat on her desk, noticing that Callen and Sam were already there. She greeted them both with a smile on her face to let them believe that everything was okay.

She could feel his piercing gaze on her but she decided to ignore it. This was going to be a very long day.

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It had been exactly one week since the night in which Kensi had told Callen that she loved him and things were not okay between them yet.

In fact, Callen had been ignoring her for the entire week, only speaking to her about work when he absolutely had to.

At first, she hadn't cared, but after two days it had started to get to her. Every time that he ignored her was like a knife cutting through her and the pain was starting to get unbearable.

Kensi had already made a decision. She was going to ask Hetty for a new partner. They had been avoiding that ever since Dom had died but she was tired of going to the field with Callen or Sam, or staying inside the office. She needed to have a partner so she could go into the field without feeling left out.

Hetty smiled at her request and told her that that subject was going to be taken care of as soon as humanly possible.

Of course, Kensi didn't know that 'as soon as humanly possible' meant that she would have a partner the next day, but Hetty was just that great.

They entered the office the day after and Hetty called them all upstairs immediately, with a smile on her face, directed towards Kensi. That made Callen and Sam look at her weirdly but she just shrugged and climbed up the stairs.

As soon as the three agents were inside the room, Hetty started:

"It's been 6 months since we lost Dom and as tragic and sad as that is, we have to move on. Kensi came to me yesterday to request a new partner and I made a few phone calls to grant her wish as soon as possible. Miss Blye, your new partner will arrive this afternoon."

Kensi nodded and smiled at the older woman with a thankful look on her face. She could feel Callen's gaze cutting two holes on her back but it was Sam who spoke:

"Why does Kensi need a new partner for? She has me and Callen. We are more than capable of working all together. Better yet, why did you request a new partner? Are you that tired of working with me and G?"

She could tell that Sam was upset but she tried to calm him down.

"It's nothing like that. You and Callen are partners and I need one for myself. I can't be with you two all the time and I don't want to stay inside this office every time that you two feel like going alone. I'm tired of feeling left out!"

Sam opened his mouth to speak but Callen beat him to it.

"When have we ever made you feel left out? I give you the same treatment that I give Sam. You're part of this team, a vital part of this team even. We need you."

"Okay, can you two stop acting like this? I'm not shipping off to Iraq, okay? I'm just getting a new partner. Dom was supposed to be my partner but he's gone and as much as that makes me sad I can't stop working because of it. I'm still going to be a part of the team but I'll have help. Why is that so bad?"

Sam beat Callen this time.

"You know that I don't like new guys. I don't like to think that there will be a new guy again and that your safety will be in his hands. It makes me feel a lot better to know that me and Callen can protect you. And why are you so calm anyway? Do you trust a guy that you don't even know with your life?"

Hetty talked before Kensi could even open her mouth.

"And who says that you don't know the new agent already? In fact, he's not even a new agent. He's already worked with us several times. All I did was give him a more permanent position in our team. Besides, I can assure you Sam, that Kensi will be perfectly safe with this agent. I wouldn't have hired him if I thought otherwise, don't you think?"

And that was the end of that conversation.

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TO BE CONTINUED…

WHO'S KENSI'S NEW PARTNER AFTER ALL?

DRAMA COMING UP IN FUTURE CHAPTERS!