Chapter 15

Kensi was sitting on the side of Callen's bed, stroking his forehead with endless patience. He had just gotten out of surgery, so he was still under the effects of the anesthesia. She would leave as soon as he woke up because she was sure that she was the last person he'd want to see when he woke up in pain.

Sam entered the room and smiled at the sight in front of him but cleared his throat to get Kensi's attention. She looked at him and stood up.

"You don't need to get up, Kenz. I just wanted to let you know that I'm here."

"I know, but he's going to wake up soon so I should leave."

Sam frowned. "Don't you want to see him while he's awake?"

"I do, but I'm pretty sure that I'm the last person that he'll want to see." she explained.

"Kensi, Callen adores you. He will want to see you as soon as he wakes up…what makes you think that he won't?" Sam asked.

Kensi laughed sarcastically before turning to the door to leave.

"He's been ignoring me for two weeks now, pretending that I don't exist…he won't want to see me. Please don't tell him that I was here, okay?"

Sam wasn't sure if he could lie to his partner but looking at Kensi's pleading face he gave in and nodded. Kensi walked past him, right out the door.

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Callen woke up from a deep slumber and felt the familiar pain in his stomach.

Kensi had brought him to the hospital and the doctors had diagnosed him with appendicitis, which required him to have surgery. The surgery had been a few hours ago, so he thought that he wouldn't be in pain when he woke up, but the doctor had assured him that it was completely normal.

Callen looked around and saw Sam sitting on a chair near the bed, looking at a magazine. After glancing up quickly, he looked back down at the magazine.

"Where's Kensi?" Callen asked

That was the question that had been haunting him ever since he woke up. She had brought him to the hospital and had called everyone so why wasn't she there when he woke up?

Sam looked at him, dropped the magazine on a nearby table and sighed.

"She doesn't want to come in to see you. Deeks has been trying to convince her to come but he's not being very successful. You know how stubborn she is…"

Callen leaned back on the bed. He knew that he deserved this. He had been the one who had ignored her for the past couple of weeks and he had been the jerk that hadn't had the guts to tell her just how much he loved her. He deserved this but all that he wanted was to have Kensi right there next to him.

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To say that Deeks had been trying to convince Kensi to go see Callen not exactly true. In fact, it was a complete lie altogether. Deeks and Kensi had been sitting on the waiting room in complete silence ever since Sam had gone to see Callen. Deeks hadn't said a single word and Kensi was more than okay with that.

Suddenly the blue-eyed agent sighed and looked at his partner.

"How long?" he asked.

Kensi looked at him in shock that he had actually talked after almost an hour of complete silence and with confusion written all over her face.

"How long what?"

Deeks laughed and rolled his eyes at her.

"Come on, Kensi…How stupid do you think I am?"

"Believe me when I say that you don't want an answer to that question!" Kensi replied.

"You and Callen are together. How long?"

"Deeks, Callen and I are not together"

"Look Kensi, deny it all you want but I've only been here for two days and can already tell that something is definitely going on between you two. My guess is that you two are in a secret relationship and that something happened that made you get angry at him. Am I right?"

Kensi looked at him, a bit shocked that he had figured it out in so little time, but nodded.

"Why don't you go see him, then?" Deeks continued.

"What part of 'angry' don't you understand? He's been ignoring me for the past 2 weeks! I'm pretty sure that he doesn't want me there. Sam will keep him company." Kensi said loudly.

"So basically, your brilliant plan is to stay in the waiting room of the hospital until he's released but without actually seeing him? Seriously, Kensi, I thought that you were smarter than that…What is the fight about?"

Kensi sighed but decided to tell him anyway. She was sure that he wouldn't tell anyone and she needed someone to talk to.

"It's not exactly a fight…I told him that I love him and he left my house without a single word. He has been avoiding me ever since."

"The 'I love you' bomb is a classic…I'm actually surprised that you told him that. I thought that you were the girl who is afraid of commitment…"

"I know that but Callen makes me feel safe and protected…Besides, I know that he wouldn't hurt me on purpose."

"Isn't that what he's doing right now?"

"No, because I understand what's going on. He doesn't love me back and that's okay I just wish that he would have the guts to actually tell me that instead of avoiding me altogether. That's why it's better for him if I just stay here and if Sam stays inside with him!"

Deeks sighed and looked at his partner. She was hurting and being extremely stupid. He was sure that Callen would want to see her, in fact, if it was with him, there was nobody else that he'd rather see that the woman who loved him. But he already knew just how stubborn Kensi was and there was no point in arguing with her about this. That would only cause a massive headache and problems with the hospital staff.

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Sam was getting annoyed. Callen had been lying in the hospital bed in complete silence for over half an hour and he was sick and tired of it.

"Will you please just say something?" Sam asked.

Callen looked at him with a look of pure sadness and regret in his eyes, making Sam wonder what had happened.

"Kensi and I have been together for a few weeks now." he said simply.

Sam was shocked and confused. It seemed like Eric owed him 10 bucks…

"And why doesn't she want to see you?"

"Because I'm an idiot. Worst than that, I'm a stupid idiot!" Callen yelled

"You would give me a huge help here if you actually explained what's going on, because I'm pretty confused right now." Sam told G.

"She told me that she loved me and I froze. I just stared at her for a few seconds and then practically ran out of the door. If that wasn't enough, I've been ignoring her for the past two weeks, in case you haven't noticed…" Callen explained.

Sam sighed. He had no idea of what he was supposed to say in a situation like this.

"And now the woman that I love won't even come and see me while I'm lying in a hospital bed. Do you think that Deeks can convince her to come inside?" Callen asked hopefully.

"That's highly unlikely. Look, I promised her that I wouldn't tell you this but she was here before you woke up. When I got here, she was sitting on this bench, stroking your forehead. As soon as she saw me she said that you wouldn't want her here and left. You really did screw up but if you really love her, talk to her. I'm sure that she'll understand and that she'll forgive you."

"And how am I supposed to do that if she won't come inside this room?"

"I guess that you'll just have to wait until you get back to work, then!"

Callen sighed and lied down on the bed again. The woman he loved was just outside the door and he couldn't see or talk to her. This was not good. He couldn't wait to go back to work…

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So? What do you think?

I'm sorry that this took so long but I'll try to post the next one quicker.

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Xoxo Sarah